my initial impression of the game without having any prior knowledge of it: it reminds me a lot of little nightmares, and i wonder if little nightmares was inspired in some way by INSIDE. an hour in: sean confirms this
omg same exact thought re little nightmares.. and when he mentioned this being the inspo for it I felt proud of myself, but then definitely felt called out at 1:58:00 lol
@@georgia2321 i wonder than what the "meta" for little nightmares was. cuz i don't understand the glutton people getting on the boat, why you're not an adult but a child, why you're food @_@ oof
exactly, little nightmares is probably both my favourite indie game as well as horror game and this reminds me a lot of it, hoping next nostalgia week jack will play little nightmares again
The saddest thing about the farm section is chicks imprint so them following the little boy mean that he is most likely the first living thing they've seen since they've hatched. Edit: thank you all so much for all the likes🥰💖
The dogs running away when you unplug that one node made me think the dogs were being mind controlled, too. They’re vicious as hell… because they were forced to be. Once the mind control stops because you unplug the node, they run scared like regular dogs. Remember, the pig was aggressive too, until you remove the worm controlling it.
But what would be controlling the dogs? We never see a worm on them? maybe some sort of chip? but the mind control doesn’t seem that advanced to be put in a chip
i think the dog can be smarter if they are under control, example the fence puzzle where the boy need to pull out the 3 board from the door and the dogs are going after the boy, if they are controlled they wont fall to the same tricks over and over, also thete are 3 of the dogs, they can strategize and split up or something. Also the humans that got controlled dont 'care' of dying, but the dogs somehow is afraid of dying showed that they wont jumped of a clif to follow the boy on the first lvl of the game But who knows
Why control the dogs when you can do that without any tech. I personally think they keep mind control away from them because dogs instincts to sniff out non drones would be hindered.
@@Meokka well, if you consider the boy's ability to still breath underwater AFTER being detached from the cord the fish-girl sticks on him.... If you also consider the boy goes into "sleep mode" after the secret ending device is shut off, implying he was being controlled remotely the ENTIRE TIME.... ...
@@Meokka worms were never knocked out of them like they were with the pig, they could still be in the heads of the dogs, we just can't see it because they get turned off and their hosts run away with it still inside
I'd like that as well because it'd allow for him to replay some of the longer series. I'd personally love it if he revisited some of the longer games like night in the woods, sally face, or franbow. But they wouldn't be feasible for just one video I don't think. I wouldn't expect it to make it into nostalgia week but manual Samuel is an underrated series as well imo. One that would fit in one video i'd love to see this week is kerbal space program (KSP 2 is also coming out not far away really hope he plays it as well, comes out feb next year) or evie bot.
I mean, he does do that alredy. Recording what he wants, when he wants to. (I guess you mean games he already played, that would be good for some of them too.)
"All of you guys at home you're storytellers you just don't know it." I can't begin to explain how much character a statement like this shows. So much passion for art. So much faith in other people.
1:41:32 Omg I just realized, the reason you hear no sound in that room is because the view from the camera itself isn't in that room. You're in a chamber and you can see if you look towards the bottom! Theres computers or panels of some sort but theres an outline of where the glass would be to look into the room, like how the scientists at the top were looking in!
THATS WHAT I REALIZED TOO the devs did SUCH an awesome job with that section i never caught on until this playthrough even after watching the original one he did multiple times
which begs the question of whether this proves that you, as the camera, are a separate entity from the boy? Could this be a tiny detail piece of evidence to support the, "You are mind-controlling the boy" theory? Very interesting.
@@reydragonclaw1128 I think it just means that the other people behind glass probably have their backs turned, and the glass is soundproof, explaining why they don't react to all the noise the boy's making.
@@joodini3723 No. I'm not and didn't imply that at all. Where tf did you come up with that nonsense? My WHOLE COMMENT was how stupid it is to find a normal person doing normal person things.... As being "wholesome". But I guess with your comprehension skills, you're both paddling the same boat... And on the same side. 🙄 Now leave me alone until you can actually grasp the context of my statement, because I'm guessing you'll misinterpret the boat metaphor as well. Thanks, have a nice day.... Or a nicer one than this interaction at least.
What I love about the name is how it dawns on you as you play through it several times. At first you think "I started outside, then I went inside, and at the end I'm outside again." But then you see the trees indoors and realize that maybe the forest at the beginning is actually part of this complex. And then it finally clicks what the diorama is depicting, and you realize that even at the end, *you're still inside*
2:23:08 I think order of control goes like this: you the player controling the machine/computers attached with the mind control helmet in that secret room, have wires that connect to control the blob that controls the boy. So when you unplug the wire from machine to blob, it cannot control the boy anymore, the machine turn off and the boy return to his drone state. Player-machine-blob-boy. Its layers of control and might be able to be extended forever infinitely.
What if it means that the blob is controlling you (in front of your screen) and the blob is making you control the boy? Could be either honestly up for debate
@@xItzRevenge Impossible, the player (us) always has free will, we will always be the top layer of control. There's no breaking that rule. You control the boy is not bc the blob or anything telling you, you just want to. So the theory that the player controlling the boy - through - the blob (without knowing it and thought they directly controlling the boy) make more sense.
@@barry8871 well... that's debatable! you can choose to just not play the game, of course, but you cannot progress in the game without doing what the game (blob) wants you to do. games like Undertale and the Stanley Parable explore these ideas, and you could read Inside as a comment on them.
Honestly listening to you talk about all this stuff is cool itself I don’t know anything about making games but because of you I now enjoy those tiny details and I love that you explain those details makes everyone appreciate it more!!
My favorite part is the intensity of the heartbeat in the sections like "pretending to be a drone" such subtle touches that makes your heart race while playing a slowed section of a game, which is so unsettling but awesome!
@@zoebee1656i read that shit 3 times till i understood it, i don't care about grammar i myself have some mistakes since it's not my first language, but this isn't just grammar this changes the meaning of his comment.
@@ZACKARDO The addition of 's really makes no difference to the meaning of the comment tbh. Maybe those who are still practising English would struggle a bit while reading it (since they have probably studied English grammar thoroughly at school), but honestly as a native speaker it makes sense. It's kind of obvious that they're talking about UA-cam's bitrate and how it can't display the amazing graphics of the game. (Idk how my tone comes across in this comment but I'm not trying to be mean or anything)
This game is an absolute gem. It stays interesting, enjoyable, and mysterious the whole way through. The aesthetic was ominous and hauntingly beautiful, as well. Fantastic game.
aside from visuals and sound design not much else is above even mediocrity joseph anderson made a video on the game like 6 years ago that explains alot of what i would say anyways in a better way
Jack talking about sound made me think of probably one of the best horror movies I watched. It’s called Hush and the main character is completely deaf and living in the woods and they treat the situation from her perspective of how she would take the situation in. She can’t hear the person but there’s all these other things she’s paying attention. Beautifully done in my opinion
hush was beautifully terrifying. however, i'd have to say Silence of the Lambs, Halloween Kills (specifically out of all the halloween movies) and Pet Semetary (the original) are my top 3 favorite horror movies. Pet Semetary makes me cry.
I have a mild cynophobia (fear of dogs), and the dogs in this game are one of the most terrifying things I've seen in a video game... The sounds they make chill me to the bone even when watching a playthrough...
its not just that the dogs in this game are just terrifying, they're barely dogs at this point and it doesn't help that the audio for their barking almost has clip distortion on it (making it more fierce and vicious)
dude literally the same here, because circumstance i gotta live with my aunt's family, and they have a dog and every single day i am terrified for my life when that thing barks
Inside truly is a whole nother experience, the mystery behind the story is what makes it so amazing as you uncover more pieces leading up to the ending, truly amazing game highly recommend
I really wish there was another game like this. A 2D puzzle game disguised in a 3D world with a vague story is so intriguing. Somerville was cool too, but the loneliness and more secretive story make this one just feel so much more mysterious and creepy.
Little nightmares is similar. Overarching plot is great and there’s tons of hints and symbols to plot points throughout. Plus, for a horror game it’s very cosy. You can hold hands with your friend in the second game :)
Jack, you've legit like just made me happier, you see my dad used to play inside all the time but he never got to finish it, and seeing you play it is just heartwarming, jack i hope your life keeps getting better and you make more people happy everyday. thank you jack!
@@COBrien45 but still if he played it "all the time" there is no way he didnt finished it. So either you just used a wrong expression (which i believe and hope) or you lied for attention and where to stupid to realize that the game is not long enough for your story
I always wonder about how the boy seems to be the most "free" at the beginning, even though there are people out there seemingly rounding people up, like, he's out in just farmland. Why does he go *towards* the factory? Is he trying to infiltrate the factory is that the whole goal? Or is it that although he seems to have more free will than the others, there's still some sort of hold on him drawing him into the facilities? Or is some other Thing controlling him in order to wreak havoc on the lab & join the meatball etc? Like it seems like the most preferable option would just be to stay & live with the lil chickens, no?
It was always my understanding that the flesh amalgamation was a giant hivemind of sorts that had dominion over the 'slave' people then some greedy bastards imprisoned it for money/power/control, thus controlling the masses. However it's consciousness was just free enough to coerce the boy, unbenounced to it's captors, to liberate it which is why he melds with it towards the end. Freeing the hivemind meatball frees the people. Could be some edgy reference to modern day politics or economics, I like to just think it's a good game.
1:27:28 “How much of a human could they remove but still control them and have them carry out the functions of a human.” Sounds like the 40 hour work week
My favorite explaination for the story is something I've read years ago. The idea would be that Inside is a metaphor for cancer. The boy would be something that get inside a human body and try to evade the guards (white cells) by using the "zombies" worker (cells) to cause a tumor (the blob monstruosity you control at the end). The big machine creating shockwave would be the effect of chimio, good at destroying both cancerous cells and the body. Eventually offices workers (doctors) are able to trick you to fall of the city (chirurgy to remove the tumor). The secret code used to get the second ending could be the cancer resurfacing and being able the shortcut through the body since it has already mutated and reprogramme it this way. Of course this is not the confirm explaination and would love to hear different theory on the story.
That sounds so crazy but it weirdly makes a lot of sense. I mean here was me interpreting it how every evil government Syfy is depicted and thinking that the poor and homeless get picked off into a career as a mindless nothing that is meant for labor for the high middle class and the elites.
@@eryyy554 Didn't think about it, but I think he might be the only child and the only one with red color. That's the kind of stuff I absolutely love, tiny details, big implications.
My assumption is with regards the large machine that pulsates, it was the original experiment to control people on a much larger scale, it’s a power node to facilitate large amounts of control. However, in turning it on it was simply too powerful and destroyed the surrounding areas.
It's interesting how many of Sean's favorite games combine the same set of elements: a distinctive visual design that incorporates effective lighting and a grand sense of scale, strong sound design that serves to reinforce the visual aesthetic and add depth to the world itself, and a narrative that can be told with little to no dialogue simply by taking in the story that's told by the sights and sounds of the world.
Fun fact: right after the sonic boom/pulse chapter and after you leave the sunken elevator you enter a room with a slightly cracked open door and inside it is a green glow, stand there for a little bit and you'll see a person peering in to see what you're doing, It's super freaking creepy and I was terrified when I found it out myself. Also another fun fact is that there’s a very tiny and extremely small Limbo boy at the very beginning in the woods chapter. This game is one of my favorites for sure!
During the part where you mind control a guy to push you dangling under the track when you open the floor to reveal the water and the guys below start freaking out if you dont drop and wait long enough the guys who ran off come back with one of the wall-e spotlight robots, aim it up, and kill you
sean: you are more than welcome to interpret things in your own way, subvert your own expectations, now you have your own unique experience with something everyone can experience also sean: maybe im just overthinking and thats not at all what the devs intended
To me a movie that feels like Inside is Stalker by Andrej Tarkovskij, it’s a sci-fi movie that combines themes of philosophical, psychological and theological nature - a cinéma d’auteur type of movie I’m fond of and that I cannot recommend enough.
sean, you might think you're explaining like you're playing smartass but just to let you know, at least to me it's useful. i'm not a native english speaker so something that you might think is common knowledge might not be one to me. i hope other viewers have similar views with me :) i'm thankful that you like this game so much to the point of letting everyone know what you think of it!
Little Nightmares is one of my favorite games ever. I know it was based off this game, Inside is such a good game and it coming back for Nostalgia Week is sooooo cool!
Sorry to be that guy but ppl say this a lot & it’s acc not true. Little nightmares was in production long before Inside was released. Their similarities are only rlly superficial, aesthetically & thematically they’re v different
@@nevermind3013 yes but when inside came out little nightmares was about half finished so it did end up inspiring the second half of the game edit: also in little nightmares 2 the giant six at the end of the game was definitely inspired by the blob even if it's only a little bit
The first think I thought of was also Little Nightmares. I love that game. I don't think these two games are supper different in game play wise but the story I could see that being said.
After rewatching the original playthrough, I'm so happy that Jack has gone from praying that the ending isn't ambiguous to praising how the ambiguous ending allows you to come up with your own theories and imagine what's really happening. That's character development.
Just so you know, the dogs are called holfs, and the creepy underwater kids are called sirens. The holfs are a crossbreed of hounds and wolfs, and the sirens are lids that were experimented on until they found a sustainable way for people to live underwater.
"Why am I talking to you like you're a baby" you're not, most of us do not see it as you being condescending. You're a fellow neurodivergent person who is excited about something and jazzed to share it with folks who care :) like us! I've learned a lot from you, never stop explaining things that you think are cool or make you happy!
This!! It feels really nice and comforting :) I do the exact same thing and find myself always apologizing for being exited about something and shutting down because I feel like I'm too much, so even though I'm not talking to him or anything it kinda feels like hanging out with a friend who understands me and we can share our excitement for these things you know? :) ♡
I actually studied this game in my Master's class this past semester! It was my professors favorite video game so he integrated it in to our discussions of new media. I absolutely fell in love with it and LOVED talking about it on such a deep and intellectual level! Everything Jack says reminds me of that class haha
listening to sean talk about lighting and sound design is super satisfying, him gushing over everything in all the games he plays makes me appreicate it more in all the games I play now
I’d love to see a Machinarium play through in this format. It’s a little gem. It’s an indie game that came out before UA-cam was big, so it could use some love and it’s a hand painted point and click adventure so it aged well.
holy hell imagine if the blob we see jack play as at the end of the game is just another mutant in "The Forest". The virginia mutant is creepy as hell, I'd be hitting the highest notes if I saw this thing charging right at me. just a thought
This is why I like Jack. I like that he talks about game design, lighting, music, sound effects, etc. I HOPE he does talks more about his point of views when it comes to this. Waited for him to play INSIDE again, and the wait was worth ✌🏼
This is not Sean playing Inside, this is Sean simping for sound design. Don't get me wrong tho, I adore the high-quality sound-design, the music and the sound effects in this game. It's amazing.
I just want to say that, as a games art and design student, I really really appreciate Jack’s commentary, whether it be on how pretty he thinks the lights are or the deeper meaning about design choices. His thoughts give me a lot of insight and have actually inspired me to take the course in the first place :)
its also noteworthy that the fish haven't eaten the blob experiments right after we get water breathing, despite the blobs having been there a long time. Almost like the fish know they aren't natural...
I played this game for the first time HOURS before you posted this... so being able to play the whole game, and experience it again with you was kinda awesome!
I love the fanfic mindset of "once you know a story and have developed your own ideas of how it should be, you have your own version of that story you wrote by yourself". Exactly my thoughts. Less death of the author and more.... Debating the author 😂
I love games like this,where the story isn't being told but it's being told as the world unfolds as it progresses even more when the puzzles are connected to the story,your mind trying to unravel the lore of what's being told I love it.
My theory behind this is that the kid you play as is being controlled by the person who made all those underground or secret rooms so you can unplug the reach of the other people that control. Sorta like taking away some strings from the puppet master while also finding a way to destroy the kid, with the result of the blob's escape. And the person controlling the kid is probably wanted by the others who control and the people who control knows that the wanted person is controlling the kid, that's why they will shoot you on sight or grab you. Then again, someone already said this. And probably explain it better
Jack talking about Inside being his comfort game is exactly how I feel about Little Nightmares 1 & 2, but 2 especially. I'm not able to play games often though, so instead I put on Jack's playthroughs of both whenever I need comfort or to steady myself. It always works 😊
@@Morrigan855 I know for fact it's on PC and Nintendo Switch. Idk about Playstation or Xbox but it might be on there too. There's a mobile possibility too
There’s something about this niche genre of like Scandinavian side-scrolling puzzle platformers that I just adore. Limbo, Inside, Little Nightmares and Unravel. They all follow the same basic concept, but execute it in such interesting and unique ways.
Okay. So, you mentioned how writers of this game are able to tell a story without talking. Although I don't know a movie with that kind of writing, I do know an episode of a TV show that does that and it does it astonishingly well. I didn't even notice it the first time i watched it, and the only reason I noticed it the second time it's because at the end there is one sentence said, which got me thinking like, "wait, did they just not talk?". Yes I know it's just one episode, but hear me out. This is the darkest show that I have watched ever, it's about hacking first and foremost, but also about the mental state of the main character, his addiction to drugs, and the society. The most amazing element of the show for me is the fact that the main character is talking to you, the viewer. To him you are this imaginary friend that gets to see the world through his eyes. The show is called Mr. Robot, and i honestly can't recommend this show enough, Sam Esmail did such a wonderful job with it. I hope you Sean see this comment and decide to watch it, but also anyone else who found this comment. Have a nice day evreryone!
@@jorgesalvador4659 isn't that the one they did in one shot? Because I'm pretty sure the epsiode I'm talking about is s4e6, right before the, you know, reveal?
I expected the show name to be something obscure that I'd never heard before and then you said Mr. Robot lmfao. Never seen it but I've def heard Abt it
There's nothing I love more than listening to someone talk about something that they are passionate about. And listening to you talking about sound and lighting, even though I don't understand anything about the technicals of making a video game, I feel secondhand appreciation for these things because of how well you express how much you like them. Please don't ever apologize for going on and on about something that you are passionate about. It's like the opposite of gatekeeping, instead of pushing us out You are excitedly sharing something that you love.
hey jack i think it would be cool if you could replay limbo in the future. I haven't seen the game but the way you talk about how amazing it is i think it would definitely be worth the watch :)
Don't know how I never caught it my first time playing it, but our protagonist in this game, makes me think of the little girl in the red coat in Schindler's List. Thematically, I do believe this game draws from that film, which was obviously based on real life events, but there are of course other sources of reference and inspiration for this game, with similar themes.
i feel like a big reason why sean is still popular is because a lot of his audience including me have matured alongside his style of recording videos if that makes sense
Inside was actually the first series I ever watched from Jack. Getting involved with this channel opened so many door ways for me. I owe a lot to this game. Feels great to see it again👍
there is a horror film me and my dad watched called Possum - there is very little explanation to anything, and everything just feels off, the acting is phenomenal and the story is very strange. i get the same feeling of unease when playing this game of course this is only my opinion and the film may not have any comparison whatsoever
I honestly love how Jack has been playing games that people think are the perfect recommendation to play. These games all seem to have such interesting stories, characters, gameplay, etc. This basically shows that gaming companies are trying to open up and expand for gamer to experience what they have created for big ideas. Also Jack’s reactions when he sees just how creative these games can be can help lead an a very huge impact to future projects.
I love Sean being all passionate and just TALKING for the sake of talking about it and just enjoying playing a damn good game. It's super entertaining and just nice to have on. Makes me feel like we're all just chilling having a good time watching our friend play a game. It's cool.
idk, it further spreads the idea that inside is "a damn good game" when it's far from it it has great visuals and sound design, but most of everything else barely even scratches mediocrity, joseph anderson made a video on the game like 6 years ago which goes into much more detail than i'm willing to
Thanks for all you do jack. My dog just died suddenly and you're videos are really helping me get through it. You're such a good genuine person and a great role model.
I’ve always had a theory about the secret ending. It’s not that he becomes a mindless drone. He was the drone before controlled by the player and once you pull the cord, he’s free. The screen goes dark bc we can no longer see through him and control his movements.
i love creating stories but have the hardest time building a medium to express them. I instantly gave a like when you said "We are all story tellers" because we are and finding what story we'll be telling is the journey. ty Jack
As for movies that are sort of reminiscent of Inside, I'd say I Am Mother feels a little bit like Inside here and there. Some elements of James Cameron's The Abyss also kind of remind of Inside. Those are the ones that immediately come to my mind.
Came back here to drop one trivia: I just realized that the scene where the boy is being chased in the beginning of the game is totally ispired by the chasing sequence in No country for old men. Even small details such as how the car is framed in some scenes or raging dogs seem to have inspired Playdead.
Games with visual storytelling like Inside or Little Nightmares are always so fun and immersive because it gets people to be more interactive as everyone tries to piece the puzzle and theorize what the story means or what symbolic message it's getting across. Games that make you think beyond what it shows give me a greater appreciation and are definitely the best in my opinion.
This game is def. amazing and when I first saw you play this, my favorite part was every time you'd be scared of something or amazed, I loved watching your reaction. It would either be funny as hell or funny as hell.
So glad you played this again! I watched your Inside playthrough ages ago and immediately fell in love with the game. Loved all your commentary this time, really insightful and interesting to listen to. As for recommendations that are similar to Inside, I don't think I have ever seen something quite like this game, but I can recommend you a few short films that have a similar vibe, or that are really cool soft sci-fi stories that I think you would like: - La Jetée (1962) by Chris Marker - Don Hertzfeldt's World of Tomorrow trilogy - Umbra (2010) by Malcolm Sutherland - Coda (2013) by Alan Holly - Scavengers (2016) by Joseph Bennett and Charles Huettner - Zygotte (2017) by Neill Blomkamp (this one specifically very reminiscent of the blob from Inside) Edit: forgot to add Peripheria (2012) by David Coquard-Dassault
The only thing that comes to mind when I played this game was the Old Test Chambers in Portal 2 that Cave Johnson made. The combination of some overgrowth on top of these spherical chambers slowly breaking apart overtime. It creates this decaying scene that feels quite lonely if you stay in one place for long enough, (with only the exception of voice lines from Cave Johnson at different points and eventually, GLaDOS). It feels very similar to the somewhat empty nature that INSIDE portrays.
Man seeing Jack grow from like 2015-2016 to now has been crazy, id be lying if i said ive seen every video, but to see the difference is from then to now is just awesome, love the videos Jack
I think the fact that you step forward nine times when pretending to be controlled is actually pretty meaning in itself. The number nine represents completion without an end, the fulfillment of one thing only to prepare for the next, and the flow of life.
also worth mentioning that not only does the player character not have its own free will, but the player doesn't either. you aren't given an option not to use those chicks and the hog and so on to get what you want, you simply have to do it to progress
Probably played this game over 10 times now. Played it because of Sean, and Cryaotic (as embarrassing as that is considering his recent actions)... Glad to see you revisit it yet again jack. Love the content, love you, and love this game and community. Trigger Warning: Just a heads up. The replies could be dangerous for anyone with trauma from experiences of being groomed or cheated on, abused... Just a lotta bad stuff. So if you enter the replies, be careful. Looking out for you all. Keep your head up. Have a good day/night, and PMA, alright? Be careful out there.
same. and i cant believe those ''recent actions'' are over 2.5 years ago now.. it's weird how i still sometimes go to his page hoping for something to change.
@@bambii-_ Me too. I'm guessing mostly because he was my comfort youtuber back in the day (not anymore after his "recent actions"). And yeah, it's weird to still looking out for him sometimes but it just that we can't completely let go of the past yet I suppose
I found this game years ago and to this day it's one of my top favorites as well. The lore is INSANE and I will never get tired of how fascinating it is. I could talk for hours about it. This game is very close to my heart and it honestly means the world to me that you think as highly of it as I do.
Hey Jacky boy. Absolutely loved this game when I played and so awesome watching you play and commentate. One call out is the part where they completely cut out all sound and you said it was cut for no reason. If you look in the foreground you can see you’re perspective is actually from behind viewing glass. Notice the no. 4 on the glass and the computers. This game thought of everything.
When I played Limbo, I was blown away by the art style! It was so moody and foreboding, like an F. W. Murnau film. But INSIDE took that to a whole new level. It kept all of the foggy background elements, but added so many layers of depth and scale! This is one of the most artistically beautiful and horrifying games I've ever played.
Your appreciation of art and way of words when talking about story telling really puts lots in perspective for me as an artist and writer. I am very inspired after watching this video and hearing what you have to stay about mystery and its relativity to story. I think sometimes as artists and writers we get so caught up in adding every single component that we forget sometimes the lack of something can be the biggest component of a story in itself.
Hey jack, I don’t know if you already have the games picked out for nostalgia week but I would LOVE to see you play Little Nightmares again, one of my favourite games too! ❤
Watching Sean find bassy sounds as enjoyable as I do is so awesome. I’ve always had an obsession over them in games so it’s cool to find someone who thinks the same
The sound is so simple yet it balances the calming atmosphere and big booming moments while making it so uncomfortable you scare yourself and they don't need to use cheap jump scares to make me feel that, they make me scare myself and I love that
God now I want to see Gabby running this to see her reaction because she is such a emotional player, when it comes to her games. Plus I would love to see jack and Gabby play each other most loved games and see what they think of them
I literally just started playing this game yesterday and got stuck on one of the parts so I'm really glad you just released this video! Such a cool game!
The City Of Lost Children is a film that reminds me a lot of Inside in a way, very strange steampunk science fiction/fantasy film by the director of Amelie
yes, I have seen it when it got out, it is not well known because it is an old french movie, but a great one, very weird and dark. Hope seán get's to see your recommendation and watch it.
The sound design and enviroment of Inside alone has made it one of my favorite games of all time. it's one of those types of games that are oh so confusing but you just have this incredible urge to know more about the world and the story that the game is telling you about. It takes talent to tell such an interesting story without a single line of dialogue! The visuals and worldbuilding is astonishing and to this day i still replay it every once in a while and just think about what i would give just to re-live that experience for the first time again
my initial impression of the game without having any prior knowledge of it: it reminds me a lot of little nightmares, and i wonder if little nightmares was inspired in some way by INSIDE.
an hour in: sean confirms this
omg same exact thought re little nightmares.. and when he mentioned this being the inspo for it I felt proud of myself, but then definitely felt called out at 1:58:00 lol
@@georgia2321 i wonder than what the "meta" for little nightmares was. cuz i don't understand the glutton people getting on the boat, why you're not an adult but a child, why you're food @_@ oof
no cap i thought that after the first minute
exactly, little nightmares is probably both my favourite indie game as well as horror game and this reminds me a lot of it, hoping next nostalgia week jack will play little nightmares again
Imagine if they made this a movie, that would be mindblowing
The saddest thing about the farm section is chicks imprint so them following the little boy mean that he is most likely the first living thing they've seen since they've hatched.
Edit: thank you all so much for all the likes🥰💖
To make it worse- he’s probably the ONLY living thing aside from each other that they’ll see…
Its so sad :( i wanna give all the little chicks a hug and a snuggle
That's....fucking depressing
There’s also the one that dies when you shoot them through the pipe
I didn't know that. It sounds like some family trouble
Jack: *Dies once or twice already*
Also Jack: We're gonna go through the whole game without dying
zero deaths babyyyyy
@@feyzamrym2743 noice
Literally thought the same thing lol
@@scottysevans8885 look at my community tab
i mean didnt he only get tranquilised?
Jack: turn that audio all the way up!
*turns audio up and puts phone close to ear*
Jack: YOU HEAR THAT PULSE
Same 🤣 our poor ears LOL
Well not no more I dont!
i did that too 💀
Thanks for the warning you saved my ears
HI MY NAME IS PULSE 😃
The dogs running away when you unplug that one node made me think the dogs were being mind controlled, too. They’re vicious as hell… because they were forced to be. Once the mind control stops because you unplug the node, they run scared like regular dogs. Remember, the pig was aggressive too, until you remove the worm controlling it.
But what would be controlling the dogs? We never see a worm on them? maybe some sort of chip? but the mind control doesn’t seem that advanced to be put in a chip
i think the dog can be smarter if they are under control, example the fence puzzle where the boy need to pull out the 3 board from the door and the dogs are going after the boy, if they are controlled they wont fall to the same tricks over and over, also thete are 3 of the dogs, they can strategize and split up or something.
Also the humans that got controlled dont 'care' of dying, but the dogs somehow is afraid of dying showed that they wont jumped of a clif to follow the boy on the first lvl of the game
But who knows
Why control the dogs when you can do that without any tech. I personally think they keep mind control away from them because dogs instincts to sniff out non drones would be hindered.
@@Meokka well, if you consider the boy's ability to still breath underwater AFTER being detached from the cord the fish-girl sticks on him....
If you also consider the boy goes into "sleep mode" after the secret ending device is shut off, implying he was being controlled remotely the ENTIRE TIME....
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@@Meokka worms were never knocked out of them like they were with the pig, they could still be in the heads of the dogs, we just can't see it because they get turned off and their hosts run away with it still inside
You should just make a nostalgia month. Play whatever you want because when you enjoy it, we also enjoy it because it's not feeling forced
I'd like that as well because it'd allow for him to replay some of the longer series. I'd personally love it if he revisited some of the longer games like night in the woods, sally face, or franbow. But they wouldn't be feasible for just one video I don't think. I wouldn't expect it to make it into nostalgia week but manual Samuel is an underrated series as well imo.
One that would fit in one video i'd love to see this week is kerbal space program (KSP 2 is also coming out not far away really hope he plays it as well, comes out feb next year) or evie bot.
Yes
*flashback to when gaming week turned into Minecraft year*
Yes.
I mean, he does do that alredy. Recording what he wants, when he wants to.
(I guess you mean games he already played, that would be good for some of them too.)
@@Solt-sd3km also SOMA, any of the deep think games.
That shockwave part really is one of the best parts in any video game ever.
I use that part to test my new headphones lol. As soon as I get a new set, straight to that video to test out the bass. So good
When is it
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@@kaidenphotopoulos2256 First time you hear it is 56:00. First time you se it is1:13:35.
The good part is at 1:15:19
"All of you guys at home you're storytellers you just don't know it." I can't begin to explain how much character a statement like this shows. So much passion for art. So much faith in other people.
Rightt
To me it’s just the sincerity with which he says it
And “once we hit 30mil, I’ll initiate blob protocol”)
As a writer and writing major myself it’s exactly what I needed to hear from someone like Jack❤️
1:41:32 Omg I just realized, the reason you hear no sound in that room is because the view from the camera itself isn't in that room. You're in a chamber and you can see if you look towards the bottom! Theres computers or panels of some sort but theres an outline of where the glass would be to look into the room, like how the scientists at the top were looking in!
THATS WHAT I REALIZED TOO the devs did SUCH an awesome job with that section i never caught on until this playthrough even after watching the original one he did multiple times
which begs the question of whether this proves that you, as the camera, are a separate entity from the boy? Could this be a tiny detail piece of evidence to support the, "You are mind-controlling the boy" theory? Very interesting.
@@reydragonclaw1128 I think it just means that the other people behind glass probably have their backs turned, and the glass is soundproof, explaining why they don't react to all the noise the boy's making.
@@jasontankable Um... thats not what he was talking about at all, but whatever...
Nostalgia week? More like 7 days of Jack talking about Lighting and sounds but thats ok because we love it
That’s why it’s called nostalgia week
@@kasonyoung8753 true
Literally haha
@@jacksepticeye What a beautiful game!
So true.
Jack geeking out about the game designs is so wholesome!
Yes, Jack being a normal, everyday person...
With normal, everyday topics of interest...
so wholesome...
...
@@Jadebones cry about it 🤡
Yea definitely
@@joodini3723 exactly my point. Dude is doing NORMAL shit.... How is that "wholesome"?
As if Sean isn't just another person?
@@joodini3723 No. I'm not and didn't imply that at all. Where tf did you come up with that nonsense?
My WHOLE COMMENT was how stupid it is to find a normal person doing normal person things.... As being "wholesome". But I guess with your comprehension skills, you're both paddling the same boat... And on the same side.
🙄
Now leave me alone until you can actually grasp the context of my statement, because I'm guessing you'll misinterpret the boat metaphor as well.
Thanks, have a nice day....
Or a nicer one than this interaction at least.
1:53:29 DUDE OMG i love the detail of the cigarette smoke coming off the ashtray, indicating someone was RIGHT THERE just minutes before, it’s so cool
Yes
Markiplier didn't mention it, so he didn't notice
@@ninjaguyYTso?
What I love about the name is how it dawns on you as you play through it several times. At first you think "I started outside, then I went inside, and at the end I'm outside again." But then you see the trees indoors and realize that maybe the forest at the beginning is actually part of this complex. And then it finally clicks what the diorama is depicting, and you realize that even at the end, *you're still inside*
Good point! Not to mention the analogy as well of going inside someone’s mind/controlling them
2:23:08 I think order of control goes like this: you the player controling the machine/computers attached with the mind control helmet in that secret room, have wires that connect to control the blob that controls the boy. So when you unplug the wire from machine to blob, it cannot control the boy anymore, the machine turn off and the boy return to his drone state. Player-machine-blob-boy. Its layers of control and might be able to be extended forever infinitely.
fauci-player-machine-blod-boy /s
What if it means that the blob is controlling you (in front of your screen) and the blob is making you control the boy? Could be either honestly up for debate
The theme being that even you at your screen, are a puppet of the blob (maybe society?)
@@xItzRevenge Impossible, the player (us) always has free will, we will always be the top layer of control. There's no breaking that rule. You control the boy is not bc the blob or anything telling you, you just want to.
So the theory that the player controlling the boy - through - the blob (without knowing it and thought they directly controlling the boy) make more sense.
@@barry8871 well... that's debatable! you can choose to just not play the game, of course, but you cannot progress in the game without doing what the game (blob) wants you to do. games like Undertale and the Stanley Parable explore these ideas, and you could read Inside as a comment on them.
Honestly listening to you talk about all this stuff is cool itself I don’t know anything about making games but because of you I now enjoy those tiny details and I love that you explain those details makes everyone appreciate it more!!
Oop
My favorite part is the intensity of the heartbeat in the sections like "pretending to be a drone" such subtle touches that makes your heart race while playing a slowed section of a game, which is so unsettling but awesome!
this is the game that made me really appreciate sound design. that shockwave gives me goosebumps
Same. All of the sound design in this game is fucking amazing. I love really loud bass too so the shockwaves part was especially cool to me.
shockwave asmr
Me too! Both this game and Jack specifically.
it's a massive shame that the sound design and visuals are all the game really has going for it
It's a shame that UA-cam bitrate ruins the graphics of this game
Yeah. That was one of thing for me
Especially the secret ending underground part. But this is defo like top 10 favorite games.
Put an 's after youtube.
@@ZACKARDO care less about grammar
@@zoebee1656i read that shit 3 times till i understood it, i don't care about grammar i myself have some mistakes since it's not my first language, but this isn't just grammar this changes the meaning of his comment.
@@ZACKARDO The addition of 's really makes no difference to the meaning of the comment tbh. Maybe those who are still practising English would struggle a bit while reading it (since they have probably studied English grammar thoroughly at school), but honestly as a native speaker it makes sense. It's kind of obvious that they're talking about UA-cam's bitrate and how it can't display the amazing graphics of the game.
(Idk how my tone comes across in this comment but I'm not trying to be mean or anything)
This game is an absolute gem. It stays interesting, enjoyable, and mysterious the whole way through. The aesthetic was ominous and hauntingly beautiful, as well. Fantastic game.
aside from visuals and sound design not much else is above even mediocrity
joseph anderson made a video on the game like 6 years ago that explains alot of what i would say anyways in a better way
Jack talking about sound made me think of probably one of the best horror movies I watched. It’s called Hush and the main character is completely deaf and living in the woods and they treat the situation from her perspective of how she would take the situation in. She can’t hear the person but there’s all these other things she’s paying attention. Beautifully done in my opinion
I hate when people nit pick spelling errors, but I feel like you probably meant “deaf” and not dead.
@@Akitsunesceilingfan I for sure did, I don’t know if that was me or autocorrect
omg i love that movie
I KNOW THAT MOVIE !!!!!!!!!!!!
hush was beautifully terrifying. however, i'd have to say Silence of the Lambs, Halloween Kills (specifically out of all the halloween movies) and Pet Semetary (the original) are my top 3 favorite horror movies. Pet Semetary makes me cry.
I have a mild cynophobia (fear of dogs), and the dogs in this game are one of the most terrifying things I've seen in a video game... The sounds they make chill me to the bone even when watching a playthrough...
I work with dogs and these are still terrifying to me so you're absolutely valid
Sorry that it's causing such terrible feeling to meet/hear a dog, hope you are okay after that video🫂
One day, you’ll find a corgi puppy who will cure you of that fear. Wish the best for ya.
its not just that the dogs in this game are just terrifying, they're barely dogs at this point and it doesn't help that the audio for their barking almost has clip distortion on it (making it more fierce and vicious)
dude literally the same here, because circumstance i gotta live with my aunt's family, and they have a dog and every single day i am terrified for my life when that thing barks
Jack: Have I died? No, I haven't. We'll go this whole playthrough without dying.
*Flashback to ten minutes previous when he got electrocuted to death*
Also shot in the beginning
The first 2 times he was tranquilized by a dart, and paralyzed by the electric taser wire, so he didn't TECHNICALLY die. He was just captured :)
@Arreis oh I missed that it was a tranquilizer
@@maebunny5298 it's an easy miss. I only noticed it in this second playthrough when he pointed it out.😅
*or when he got tranqed by the dude on the bridge because he didn't swim deep enough*
Inside truly is a whole nother experience, the mystery behind the story is what makes it so amazing as you uncover more pieces leading up to the ending, truly amazing game highly recommend
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Yeah this game was amazing. Really enjoyed it
🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡
@@CraffleZ bro really thinks commenting e on every comment he sees is funny. Ur living in 2014💀
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I really wish there was another game like this. A 2D puzzle game disguised in a 3D world with a vague story is so intriguing. Somerville was cool too, but the loneliness and more secretive story make this one just feel so much more mysterious and creepy.
Little nightmares?
limbo? (also made by the same people who made inside)
try yume nikki its an rog but nails atmosphere
Little nightmares is similar. Overarching plot is great and there’s tons of hints and symbols to plot points throughout. Plus, for a horror game it’s very cosy. You can hold hands with your friend in the second game :)
Check out Planet of Lana.
Jack, you've legit like just made me happier, you see my dad used to play inside all the time but he never got to finish it, and seeing you play it is just heartwarming, jack i hope your life keeps getting better and you make more people happy everyday. thank you jack!
No offense but if your dad played it all the time how did he not finish it? It’s like 2 hours.
@@haydenrhead7692 He was just always way too busy, he used to have a ton of work
@@COBrien45 but still if he played it "all the time" there is no way he didnt finished it. So either you just used a wrong expression (which i believe and hope) or you lied for attention and where to stupid to realize that the game is not long enough for your story
@@sedeku1445 the game took me like 7 hours to beat on my first playthrough because i was very dumb with some of the puzzles
@@blibblab222 In my opinion that still wouldnt fit the phrase "all the time". As I said I think it was just not the right phrasing.
I always wonder about how the boy seems to be the most "free" at the beginning, even though there are people out there seemingly rounding people up, like, he's out in just farmland. Why does he go *towards* the factory? Is he trying to infiltrate the factory is that the whole goal? Or is it that although he seems to have more free will than the others, there's still some sort of hold on him drawing him into the facilities? Or is some other Thing controlling him in order to wreak havoc on the lab & join the meatball etc? Like it seems like the most preferable option would just be to stay & live with the lil chickens, no?
It was always my understanding that the flesh amalgamation was a giant hivemind of sorts that had dominion over the 'slave' people then some greedy bastards imprisoned it for money/power/control, thus controlling the masses. However it's consciousness was just free enough to coerce the boy, unbenounced to it's captors, to liberate it which is why he melds with it towards the end. Freeing the hivemind meatball frees the people.
Could be some edgy reference to modern day politics or economics, I like to just think it's a good game.
Wow 200 likes and no one shared their theory?? Cmon yall, I'm trynna figure out too😭
@@earthing3696 am I shadow banned or something? I literally just posted my theory right before you commented lmao
Yeah I been wondering the same thing like why did he go there
the blob at the end was using very long range mind control to pull the boy to enable its escape. Kid is basically a zombie.
Playing this game while Jack is playing it was a better idea than I thought.
I did that while he played plague inc
lmao
@YeaMan didn't know jack made music
I did the same thing with Far: Lone Sail
Jack pls play limbo 
1:27:28 “How much of a human could they remove but still control them and have them carry out the functions of a human.” Sounds like the 40 hour work week
My favorite explaination for the story is something I've read years ago. The idea would be that Inside is a metaphor for cancer. The boy would be something that get inside a human body and try to evade the guards (white cells) by using the "zombies" worker (cells) to cause a tumor (the blob monstruosity you control at the end).
The big machine creating shockwave would be the effect of chimio, good at destroying both cancerous cells and the body. Eventually offices workers (doctors) are able to trick you to fall of the city (chirurgy to remove the tumor).
The secret code used to get the second ending could be the cancer resurfacing and being able the shortcut through the body since it has already mutated and reprogramme it this way.
Of course this is not the confirm explaination and would love to hear different theory on the story.
That sounds so crazy but it weirdly makes a lot of sense. I mean here was me interpreting it how every evil government Syfy is depicted and thinking that the poor and homeless get picked off into a career as a mindless nothing that is meant for labor for the high middle class and the elites.
that's a good one. the boy dress in red as well implying a virus color
@@eryyy554 Didn't think about it, but I think he might be the only child and the only one with red color. That's the kind of stuff I absolutely love, tiny details, big implications.
My assumption is with regards the large machine that pulsates, it was the original experiment to control people on a much larger scale, it’s a power node to facilitate large amounts of control. However, in turning it on it was simply too powerful and destroyed the surrounding areas.
It's interesting how many of Sean's favorite games combine the same set of elements: a distinctive visual design that incorporates effective lighting and a grand sense of scale, strong sound design that serves to reinforce the visual aesthetic and add depth to the world itself, and a narrative that can be told with little to no dialogue simply by taking in the story that's told by the sights and sounds of the world.
Fun fact: right after the sonic boom/pulse chapter and after you leave the sunken elevator you enter a room with a slightly cracked open door and inside it is a green glow, stand there for a little bit and you'll see a person peering in to see what you're doing, It's super freaking creepy and I was terrified when I found it out myself. Also another fun fact is that there’s a very tiny and extremely small Limbo boy at the very beginning in the woods chapter. This game is one of my favorites for sure!
During the part where you mind control a guy to push you dangling under the track when you open the floor to reveal the water and the guys below start freaking out if you dont drop and wait long enough the guys who ran off come back with one of the wall-e spotlight robots, aim it up, and kill you
sean: you are more than welcome to interpret things in your own way, subvert your own expectations, now you have your own unique experience with something everyone can experience
also sean: maybe im just overthinking and thats not at all what the devs intended
well, he never said the devs intended for freelance interpretation :))
Maybe he meant that's not what the devs interpreted their own story as?
And that’s why i think “interpret yourself” endings are kinda sucky
I love to imagine Sean walking into the bathroom every morning and when he looks in the mirror he says, "LOOK AT THOSE REFLECTIONS"
"my god, look at how the sink water reflects the lights. that ray-tracing is phenomenal!"
To me a movie that feels like Inside is Stalker by Andrej Tarkovskij, it’s a sci-fi movie that combines themes of philosophical, psychological and theological nature - a cinéma d’auteur type of movie I’m fond of and that I cannot recommend enough.
I second this!!
Where can you watch it?
@@sineadlucas3682 it’s available on prime video (at least in Italy), but you should also be able to find it on UA-cam
Yes! I had to watch that movie for my film class, and it’s beautiful
The animated movie "9" has a post apocalyptic setting that feels very much like this game.
The way the kid tries to escape from the blob when he gets grabbed by it gives me the shivers 😢
sean, you might think you're explaining like you're playing smartass but just to let you know, at least to me it's useful. i'm not a native english speaker so something that you might think is common knowledge might not be one to me. i hope other viewers have similar views with me :) i'm thankful that you like this game so much to the point of letting everyone know what you think of it!
Little Nightmares is one of my favorite games ever. I know it was based off this game, Inside is such a good game and it coming back for Nostalgia Week is sooooo cool!
Sorry to be that guy but ppl say this a lot & it’s acc not true. Little nightmares was in production long before Inside was released. Their similarities are only rlly superficial, aesthetically & thematically they’re v different
@@nevermind3013 yes but when inside came out little nightmares was about half finished so it did end up inspiring the second half of the game edit: also in little nightmares 2 the giant six at the end of the game was definitely inspired by the blob even if it's only a little bit
The first think I thought of was also Little Nightmares. I love that game. I don't think these two games are supper different in game play wise but the story I could see that being said.
@@MyRoseIvory I can agree on the story being different but the 2 games are super close in gameplay
i absolutely love little nightmares and have been thinking of getting a Six tattoo since playing it lol
After rewatching the original playthrough, I'm so happy that Jack has gone from praying that the ending isn't ambiguous to praising how the ambiguous ending allows you to come up with your own theories and imagine what's really happening. That's character development.
Just so you know, the dogs are called holfs, and the creepy underwater kids are called sirens. The holfs are a crossbreed of hounds and wolfs, and the sirens are lids that were experimented on until they found a sustainable way for people to live underwater.
"Why am I talking to you like you're a baby" you're not, most of us do not see it as you being condescending. You're a fellow neurodivergent person who is excited about something and jazzed to share it with folks who care :) like us! I've learned a lot from you, never stop explaining things that you think are cool or make you happy!
This!! It feels really nice and comforting :) I do the exact same thing and find myself always apologizing for being exited about something and shutting down because I feel like I'm too much, so even though I'm not talking to him or anything it kinda feels like hanging out with a friend who understands me and we can share our excitement for these things you know? :) ♡
why do some people have such a need to relate literally everything to neurodivergency in some way?
@@orang1921 Sean is neurodivergent and that affects the way he talks about things
@@thedualityofman6362 he is no more different to the "normal person" than the average person is to that "normal person"
@@orang1921r, like being excited about smth and explaining it doesn't automatically mean/is due to neurodivergency
I actually studied this game in my Master's class this past semester! It was my professors favorite video game so he integrated it in to our discussions of new media. I absolutely fell in love with it and LOVED talking about it on such a deep and intellectual level! Everything Jack says reminds me of that class haha
Oh wow, that’s so cool! What an interesting game to get to discuss
listening to sean talk about lighting and sound design is super satisfying, him gushing over everything in all the games he plays makes me appreicate it more in all the games I play now
This game has always felt like it came from the mind of George Orwell or Ray Bradbury.
+H.G.Wells
It is very liminal and eerie
I’d love to see a Machinarium play through in this format. It’s a little gem. It’s an indie game that came out before UA-cam was big, so it could use some love and it’s a hand painted point and click adventure so it aged well.
yes! from the same makers of "creaks" as well which has similar mechanics as Inside. I know Sean would love it and appreciate it.
I loved that one so so much. The soundtrack was so fun.
Oh my god I love that game!!! I wasn't sure anyone has ever seen it before.
holy hell imagine if the blob we see jack play as at the end of the game is just another mutant in "The Forest". The virginia mutant is creepy as hell, I'd be hitting the highest notes if I saw this thing charging right at me. just a thought
this game has nothing to do with the forest other than some body horror
@@nahrikkon bruh...
This is why I like Jack. I like that he talks about game design, lighting, music, sound effects, etc. I HOPE he does talks more about his point of views when it comes to this. Waited for him to play INSIDE again, and the wait was worth ✌🏼
I'm so grateful Sean introduced me to this game. It really got me to the game industry and games, and now I'm pursuing game art
This is not Sean playing Inside, this is Sean simping for sound design.
Don't get me wrong tho, I adore the high-quality sound-design, the music and the sound effects in this game. It's amazing.
Hahaha yeah it really is, he does remind me of Tyler from that new film The Menu a little
I just want to say that, as a games art and design student, I really really appreciate Jack’s commentary, whether it be on how pretty he thinks the lights are or the deeper meaning about design choices. His thoughts give me a lot of insight and have actually inspired me to take the course in the first place :)
its also noteworthy that the fish haven't eaten the blob experiments right after we get water breathing, despite the blobs having been there a long time. Almost like the fish know they aren't natural...
I played this game for the first time HOURS before you posted this... so being able to play the whole game, and experience it again with you was kinda awesome!
I love the fanfic mindset of "once you know a story and have developed your own ideas of how it should be, you have your own version of that story you wrote by yourself". Exactly my thoughts. Less death of the author and more.... Debating the author 😂
I love games like this,where the story isn't being told but it's being told as the world unfolds as it progresses even more when the puzzles are connected to the story,your mind trying to unravel the lore of what's being told I love it.
My theory behind this is that the kid you play as is being controlled by the person who made all those underground or secret rooms so you can unplug the reach of the other people that control. Sorta like taking away some strings from the puppet master while also finding a way to destroy the kid, with the result of the blob's escape. And the person controlling the kid is probably wanted by the others who control and the people who control knows that the wanted person is controlling the kid, that's why they will shoot you on sight or grab you.
Then again, someone already said this. And probably explain it better
Jack talking about Inside being his comfort game is exactly how I feel about Little Nightmares 1 & 2, but 2 especially. I'm not able to play games often though, so instead I put on Jack's playthroughs of both whenever I need comfort or to steady myself. It always works 😊
Going through a similar phase rn myself (the trailer for little nightmares 3 got me hyped)
I played this game last year and I must say that it was incredibly enjoyable for how weird and random it was..
What game system does it require? It seems interesting
@@Morrigan855 I know for fact it's on PC and Nintendo Switch. Idk about Playstation or Xbox but it might be on there too. There's a mobile possibility too
@@dmay6637 oh cool ,thanks
@@Morrigan855 I played it on PC and it's actually on mobile too.
There’s something about this niche genre of like Scandinavian side-scrolling puzzle platformers that I just adore. Limbo, Inside, Little Nightmares and Unravel. They all follow the same basic concept, but execute it in such interesting and unique ways.
Wait, Little Nightmares is made by a Scandinavian team? I never knew
@@anaionescu8913 yep! They’re Swedish
@@anaionescu8913 if you look at the names they sound Scandinavian :)
Okay. So, you mentioned how writers of this game are able to tell a story without talking. Although I don't know a movie with that kind of writing, I do know an episode of a TV show that does that and it does it astonishingly well. I didn't even notice it the first time i watched it, and the only reason I noticed it the second time it's because at the end there is one sentence said, which got me thinking like, "wait, did they just not talk?". Yes I know it's just one episode, but hear me out. This is the darkest show that I have watched ever, it's about hacking first and foremost, but also about the mental state of the main character, his addiction to drugs, and the society. The most amazing element of the show for me is the fact that the main character is talking to you, the viewer. To him you are this imaginary friend that gets to see the world through his eyes. The show is called Mr. Robot, and i honestly can't recommend this show enough, Sam Esmail did such a wonderful job with it. I hope you Sean see this comment and decide to watch it, but also anyone else who found this comment. Have a nice day evreryone!
For those interested the episode is named eps3.4_runtime-err0r.r00 and belongs to Season 3, episode 5. Absolutely blast of a show
@@jorgesalvador4659 isn't that the one they did in one shot? Because I'm pretty sure the epsiode I'm talking about is s4e6, right before the, you know, reveal?
I expected the show name to be something obscure that I'd never heard before and then you said Mr. Robot lmfao. Never seen it but I've def heard Abt it
@@s4di.3 i hope I poked your interest with it, definitely worth the watch
There's nothing I love more than listening to someone talk about something that they are passionate about. And listening to you talking about sound and lighting, even though I don't understand anything about the technicals of making a video game, I feel secondhand appreciation for these things because of how well you express how much you like them. Please don't ever apologize for going on and on about something that you are passionate about.
It's like the opposite of gatekeeping, instead of pushing us out You are excitedly sharing something that you love.
hey jack i think it would be cool if you could replay limbo in the future. I haven't seen the game but the way you talk about how amazing it is i think it would definitely be worth the watch :)
nice
Limbo is so fucking good
Limbo is great, just very old by now. I would love to see him play it again
I just recommend watching the initial series tbh
I feel like firewatch belongs in this nostalgia week
@jorpage... DONT DO THIS!! this is a bot trying to scam you!!
i totally agree
firewatch is such an amazing game
Don't know how I never caught it my first time playing it, but our protagonist in this game, makes me think of the little girl in the red coat in Schindler's List. Thematically, I do believe this game draws from that film, which was obviously based on real life events, but there are of course other sources of reference and inspiration for this game, with similar themes.
i feel like a big reason why sean is still popular is because a lot of his audience including me have matured alongside his style of recording videos if that makes sense
*YESSS NOSTALGIA WEEK BABY!!!!*
This is what I've been waiting for.
Hi early commenter huh?
@@ayumi-3378 yo
Journey, Shadow of the Collosus, now this! Sean does not disappoint, getting all the nostalgia
Don't forget plague inc
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@@mikeamber2528 very true 😊
Inside was actually the first series I ever watched from Jack. Getting involved with this channel opened so many door ways for me. I owe a lot to this game. Feels great to see it again👍
there is a horror film me and my dad watched called Possum - there is very little explanation to anything, and everything just feels off, the acting is phenomenal and the story is very strange. i get the same feeling of unease when playing this game
of course this is only my opinion and the film may not have any comparison whatsoever
Possum is one of my all time favorite movies *ever*. Sean Harris is haunting in it. It’s such a grim, desolate little film.
I honestly love how Jack has been playing games that people think are the perfect recommendation to play. These games all seem to have such interesting stories, characters, gameplay, etc. This basically shows that gaming companies are trying to open up and expand for gamer to experience what they have created for big ideas. Also Jack’s reactions when he sees just how creative these games can be can help lead an a very huge impact to future projects.
I love Sean being all passionate and just TALKING for the sake of talking about it and just enjoying playing a damn good game. It's super entertaining and just nice to have on. Makes me feel like we're all just chilling having a good time watching our friend play a game. It's cool.
idk, it further spreads the idea that inside is "a damn good game" when it's far from it
it has great visuals and sound design, but most of everything else barely even scratches mediocrity, joseph anderson made a video on the game like 6 years ago which goes into much more detail than i'm willing to
Thanks for all you do jack. My dog just died suddenly and you're videos are really helping me get through it. You're such a good genuine person and a great role model.
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@@BiggerBossN313 Ozzy
May Ozzy run free through the great pastures over the rainbow bridge. 🌈 ❤
I’ve always had a theory about the secret ending. It’s not that he becomes a mindless drone. He was the drone before controlled by the player and once you pull the cord, he’s free. The screen goes dark bc we can no longer see through him and control his movements.
i love creating stories but have the hardest time building a medium to express them. I instantly gave a like when you said "We are all story tellers" because we are and finding what story we'll be telling is the journey. ty Jack
As for movies that are sort of reminiscent of Inside, I'd say I Am Mother feels a little bit like Inside here and there. Some elements of James Cameron's The Abyss also kind of remind of Inside. Those are the ones that immediately come to my mind.
Came back here to drop one trivia: I just realized that the scene where the boy is being chased in the beginning of the game is totally ispired by the chasing sequence in No country for old men. Even small details such as how the car is framed in some scenes or raging dogs seem to have inspired Playdead.
The way I just rewatched this series a few weeks ago, I love this game so much
Games with visual storytelling like Inside or Little Nightmares are always so fun and immersive because it gets people to be more interactive as everyone tries to piece the puzzle and theorize what the story means or what symbolic message it's getting across.
Games that make you think beyond what it shows give me a greater appreciation and are definitely the best in my opinion.
This game is def. amazing and when I first saw you play this, my favorite part was every time you'd be scared of something or amazed, I loved watching your reaction. It would either be funny as hell or funny as hell.
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Literally just played this game and watched your last 3 eps. It's very nice seeing you play through all these games again!
So glad you played this again! I watched your Inside playthrough ages ago and immediately fell in love with the game. Loved all your commentary this time, really insightful and interesting to listen to.
As for recommendations that are similar to Inside, I don't think I have ever seen something quite like this game, but I can recommend you a few short films that have a similar vibe, or that are really cool soft sci-fi stories that I think you would like:
- La Jetée (1962) by Chris Marker
- Don Hertzfeldt's World of Tomorrow trilogy
- Umbra (2010) by Malcolm Sutherland
- Coda (2013) by Alan Holly
- Scavengers (2016) by Joseph Bennett and Charles Huettner
- Zygotte (2017) by Neill Blomkamp (this one specifically very reminiscent of the blob from Inside)
Edit: forgot to add Peripheria (2012) by David Coquard-Dassault
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Thanks! Came here looking for these recs
The only thing that comes to mind when I played this game was the Old Test Chambers in Portal 2 that Cave Johnson made. The combination of some overgrowth on top of these spherical chambers slowly breaking apart overtime. It creates this decaying scene that feels quite lonely if you stay in one place for long enough, (with only the exception of voice lines from Cave Johnson at different points and eventually, GLaDOS). It feels very similar to the somewhat empty nature that INSIDE portrays.
Man seeing Jack grow from like 2015-2016 to now has been crazy, id be lying if i said ive seen every video, but to see the difference is from then to now is just awesome, love the videos Jack
I think the fact that you step forward nine times when pretending to be controlled is actually pretty meaning in itself. The number nine represents completion without an end, the fulfillment of one thing only to prepare for the next, and the flow of life.
are you saying this ironically? or is this an unironic "bravo vince" moment
also worth mentioning that not only does the player character not have its own free will, but the player doesn't either. you aren't given an option not to use those chicks and the hog and so on to get what you want, you simply have to do it to progress
Jack talking excitedly about his passions is amazing and we need more of jack doing what he loves
Probably played this game over 10 times now. Played it because of Sean, and Cryaotic (as embarrassing as that is considering his recent actions)... Glad to see you revisit it yet again jack. Love the content, love you, and love this game and community.
Trigger Warning: Just a heads up. The replies could be dangerous for anyone with trauma from experiences of being groomed or cheated on, abused... Just a lotta bad stuff. So if you enter the replies, be careful. Looking out for you all. Keep your head up. Have a good day/night, and PMA, alright? Be careful out there.
same. and i cant believe those ''recent actions'' are over 2.5 years ago now.. it's weird how i still sometimes go to his page hoping for something to change.
@@bambii-_ what’d he do?
I played it because it was free on the epic store a couple years ago lol, amazing game. Shame on me for not finishing it
@@chuck2502 I believe some kind of abuse to his SO, and unlawful interactions with a minor.
@@bambii-_ Me too. I'm guessing mostly because he was my comfort youtuber back in the day (not anymore after his "recent actions"). And yeah, it's weird to still looking out for him sometimes but it just that we can't completely let go of the past yet I suppose
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"This is one of my comfort games."
Gets shot.
I think those nodes are basically like range/ mesh extenders for whatever is making the mind control possible/ whatever is powering it
I found this game years ago and to this day it's one of my top favorites as well. The lore is INSANE and I will never get tired of how fascinating it is. I could talk for hours about it. This game is very close to my heart and it honestly means the world to me that you think as highly of it as I do.
Hey Jacky boy. Absolutely loved this game when I played and so awesome watching you play and commentate. One call out is the part where they completely cut out all sound and you said it was cut for no reason. If you look in the foreground you can see you’re perspective is actually from behind viewing glass. Notice the no. 4 on the glass and the computers. This game thought of everything.
I am so glad that you got the secret ending of this game Jack because I wanted to know about this so thank you for doing that in the game.
When I played Limbo, I was blown away by the art style! It was so moody and foreboding, like an F. W. Murnau film. But INSIDE took that to a whole new level. It kept all of the foggy background elements, but added so many layers of depth and scale! This is one of the most artistically beautiful and horrifying games I've ever played.
Your appreciation of art and way of words when talking about story telling really puts lots in perspective for me as an artist and writer. I am very inspired after watching this video and hearing what you have to stay about mystery and its relativity to story. I think sometimes as artists and writers we get so caught up in adding every single component that we forget sometimes the lack of something can be the biggest component of a story in itself.
Should do final station again. I love that game and can't go wrong with a secret scifi story.
Hey jack, I don’t know if you already have the games picked out for nostalgia week but I would LOVE to see you play Little Nightmares again, one of my favourite games too! ❤
Watching Sean find bassy sounds as enjoyable as I do is so awesome. I’ve always had an obsession over them in games so it’s cool to find someone who thinks the same
The sound is so simple yet it balances the calming atmosphere and big booming moments while making it so uncomfortable you scare yourself and they don't need to use cheap jump scares to make me feel that, they make me scare myself and I love that
God now I want to see Gabby running this to see her reaction because she is such a emotional player, when it comes to her games. Plus I would love to see jack and Gabby play each other most loved games and see what they think of them
gabby?
@@embadly gabby is a nickname for gabby smolders aka Jack's gf
@@the_stargazer1731 It's just Gab, it's an acronym for a Dutch phrase
@@shinyfirefly5034 yknow I meant gab. Don't know why I put gabby twice
I literally just started playing this game yesterday and got stuck on one of the parts so I'm really glad you just released this video! Such a cool game!
The City Of Lost Children is a film that reminds me a lot of Inside in a way, very strange steampunk science fiction/fantasy film by the director of Amelie
I second this recommendation. Under-appreciated film, definitely worth a watch.
yes, I have seen it when it got out, it is not well known because it is an old french movie, but a great one, very weird and dark. Hope seán get's to see your recommendation and watch it.
I feel like the film 12 Monkeys has a slightly similar vibe, too.
The sound design and enviroment of Inside alone has made it one of my favorite games of all time. it's one of those types of games that are oh so confusing but you just have this incredible urge to know more about the world and the story that the game is telling you about. It takes talent to tell such an interesting story without a single line of dialogue! The visuals and worldbuilding is astonishing and to this day i still replay it every once in a while and just think about what i would give just to re-live that experience for the first time again