PLANETCHEAT I wish I could explain to you just how wrong you are, but I know the argument would seem pointless and hostile. However, the gaming industry is on a rise not a plummet, and many designers and developers are creating more interesting graphically involved and story driven games in order to reach different audiences. This game wouldn't have fit as movie because the act of becoming one with the character is what makes this game - and others like it - so emotional and unique. Movies have a constant way of reminding you that you are not involved. Games diminish that wall and allow you to take part of the action. Also, I respect that you feel this way.
PlanetCheat what the fuck are you talking about if you dont like it you dont play it thats all, this game has mostly been made for book readers that would to dive into something different than a book. Why would you spit on that? It doesnt disturb the game industry at all
@PlanetCheat No your wrong. A game needs a good story and sometimes interactive stories is the best way to make a story. Stories like this wouldn't fit in a movie because it needs you to be a part of the experience and feel like ur in that world. Ur just a angry gamer who can't appreciate a game that doesn't involve much movement. Btw this game is really beautiful and has a great story with magificient telling of that. U seriously need to act Up and respect how the gaming world blooms into different styles and genres. I'd say the gaming industry mostly has been improved but in some cases not
@PlanetCheat " I don't play games to be told a story - I play them for the challenges they offer" Good for you, others dont. Just because you dont like this GAME, it doesnt mean its not a game. I actually love playing games with a deep story line. If a game focuses on a story, its not less of a game. Its just a different genre. Bet youre one of those fortnite kids that are literally too braindead and lazy to enjoy story based games.
The “beast” rattling the bunker turning out to be the train took me by surprise but when he got hit because the schedule change made him finally decide to return to the real world... knocked the wind out of me.
It's so crazy that a regular routine schedule change literally ended a whole human life with a story and feelings and all. Just a different tick of the pocket watch to the conductor
Wow .. I really somehow spaced on what exactly happened here, thank you for making that make sense to me.. I did not here the explanation for why he was hit by that train as well as why the trail came out right onto the tracks .. seems like a poor design ..
Mollys story always strikes me as odd. A child would not be that ravenous to eat toothpaste and Holly berries from skipping one meal. I truly believe that her mother (Edith) was abusive. The way she speaks makes me believe that it wasn’t just one meal or even two, she had possibly been hungry for days. She talks about wanting to eat her own fish, she eats gerbil food with obvious animal droppings in the bowl, she eats a whole tube of toothpaste, she eats poisonous, bitter holly berries which cause her to hallucinate and probably was the main factor in her early demise. Then whilst hallucinating she emphasised her hunger even more to the point she eats PEOPLE too. Another thing I saw is she emphasises on ‘mother’ animals e.g. mama bird, mama rabbit. That seems very significant to me as it’s her mother that is starving her. It’s almost like the only type of revenge she can take at her age and in her mentality altered state. Edith is known to be pretty selfish and strict e.g. allowing Brianna to be a child star and work at such a young age, forcing her children to sleep in the same room that memorialised their own siblings. It’s crazy.
@@andrewowens1043 I accidentally played this game it was freee on psplus didnt really think anything of it but decided to download and , great game and normally I would never play a game like this
I watched a theory video about it online and after the first 30 seconds hearing him talk about it I was like ‘I don’t want spoilers I have to check this out first it sounds amazing.’ I was not disappointed, it was really an experience that I won’t forget. I want to watch it over and over again but with a game like this I think it’s best I don’t watch it again for another 3 years just so that it stays special.
Lythist for sure, I haven't played this game specifically but special experiences in general can lose their magic with too many repeated viewings. Best to leave it in the memory
"This is where your story begins. Im sorry I won't be there to see it, its a lot to ask. But I don't want you to be sad that im gone. I want you to be amazed that any of us ever had a chance to be here at all. Good luck, Edith"
What a stupid quote thanks for having me mom and then dying. I now am an orphan with no blood relatives and may or may not die a gruesome death due to a family curse. It would have been better if she never wrote the book, just let the family history die.
That whole time during Lewis's story I kept thinking to myself "DONT CUT OFF YOUR HAND DUDE!" But then he had his head chopped off and it felt a hundred times worse ;-;
How this story hasn't been turned into a real movie yet, is beyond me. With the right cast, and the right person doing it, Tim Burton comes to mind, this would be an instant classic. Plus, I think you could get a little deeper into the characters, that way.
Derek Lindsay Helena Bonham Carter would make an incredible Great Gramma Edie. Vera Farmiga as Dawn and her little sister, Taisa Farmiga from American Horror Story as Edith would be perfect.
All those would be great choices, especially Helena Bonham Carter. She was amazing in Big Fish, and has no problem, pulling off different ages, which Edie's character would probably need. I think Willem Dafoe would make a great Sven. Gary Oldman, or J.K. Simmons as Sam, I know they are a little older than the character, but could easily, pull it off. Maybe Dev Patel as Lewis, and Hayden Panettiere as Barbara.
Why is no one talking about how absolutely beautiful this is... This must have taken ages. The lighting, the rooms, all of the tiny details and colors, everything looks stunning and the way they create mood is amazing. The design team did so good on this game
The Lewis finich part got to me really, really hard. Letting your imagination carry you away, escapism, then, ultimately, suicide. My boyfriend, my mother and my sister had all attempted, all survived, and this just broke me. I can't describe it besides empathy, happiness that they are still with me, and fear, and guilt, because I've treaded along those lines before, and although I never hurt myself or attempted, I could've. Now I'm mourning Lewis without even knowing him. He was my boyfriend with a different face, he was once myself, my sister, my mom.... especially my boyfriend though, from his room to his imagination, it was.. a lot.
As someone who has ADHD and has maladaptive daydreams, I broke at his story too. Creating such complex and investing worlds to escape the mundane hell you live in, it’s something I do to escape the mounting pressures of my life. Lewis and his death are, in my opinion, the scariest and the most real. Mental health is no joke.
@@duchessnoor I thought he didnt suicide but unknowingly killed himself while dreaming. Maladaptive daydreaming is because of depression? As a coping mechanism? Does it mean im actually mentally not good right now
@@gypsy544Lewis’ “daydreams,” as they were called by that psychiatrist, really seemed to be hallucinations, which would explain why he might not have been aware he was killing himself. Maladaptive daydreaming is generally a coping mechanism and can be a symptom of mental illness or neurodivergence, but its biggest threat to a person is just the time they waste imagining things and neglecting their daily life. It’s called “maladaptive” because it’s excessive, but not because the daydreams themselves are dangerous. Maladaptive daydreams don’t necessarily mean you’re mentally ill or something is wrong. It could be as simple as having an overactive imagination, as many neurodivergent children do.
It’s devastating when you’ve played long enough to know that each portrait is some kind of memorial - and then you turn the corner and see a picture of a baby ....
This is truly a story about how family "curses" get passed along through the generations. The children are left to either repeat the cycle or become something new. So beautiful and I'm totally not crying rn.
@@jordanporter3749 when you figure out how they actually died through the stories that are told, then yeah, they're all realistic. Its fucked up, and alot of people died, but given how this youtuber talked about danger prone the family was, I dont see how any of it wasnt realistic.
@Nandini Iyer The story doesn't say it but think about it. It was 1947 where it took place, a lot of punishments then involved sending your kid to bed without dinner if the misbehaved, so I think she was misbehaving. Don't get me wrong that's horrible and I'm glad it isn't a punishment today.
Edith's VA is so good. Theres a constant somberness to her voice and when it starts to crack with emotion, especially at the end with her final words to her son, its absolutely outstanding work.
Molly: Ate holly berries and a tube of toothpaste Sven: Slide collapsed on him and crushed him to death Calvin: Flew off swing into the ocean Barbara: Murdered by her boyfriend, and it was covered up as a story of a cult murder Walter: Hit by a train Sam: Knocked off a cliff by a deer Gregory: Drowned in a bathtub Gus: Crushed to death by debris in a storm Milton: Probably ran away and starved to death Lewis: Chopped his own head off with cannary blade Edie: Disappeared (i like to think she went to the water to see the old house one time before drowning herself) Dawn: Health issues Edith: Child birth problems Edit: coming back to this comment 2 years later and seeing the outpouring of love and theories for this game is amazing guys, this game means so much to me and it means a lot to see so many people appreciate it. Thank you 💖
Also wanted to point out the neat parallel between Sam and Dawn. For Calvin's death, Sam writes a poem describing his brother's death. Dawn does the exact same thing for her brother, Gus. Another one is Lewis and Milton, how Milton in the end escaped to his fantasy world (and presumably lives depending on what you believe happened to him) while Lewis during life realized that though the world he created in his imagination is one he is proud of, he can never be apart of it and it can never be real, thus the only way he could be apart of it is through death.
This game was so hauntingly dark and beautiful. I’m so scared of death but something about the calmness with which Edith narrates about the deaths, put me at ease a bit and I felt tremendous peace about death, when I finished the game. I want part of the last line to someday be on my tombstone or at least spoken at my eventual funeral: “It's a lot to ask, but I don't want you to be sad that I'm gone. I want you to be amazed that any of us ever had a chance to be here at all.”
Even though he was born five years after Molly died, Walter's room's walls were painted in an undersea motif, with a shark in the corner swimming towards Molly's room, representative of how Molly recorded herself from her dream, and always visible from the foot of Walter's bed. The book "Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea", hiding the lever to get into Molly's room, is known to feature a giant squid, or kraken, which is, again, reminiscent of the tentacle shown in Molly's dream which showed her in a monster's form, only the tentacle visible, suggesting she imagined her monster form was that of a giant squid. And, under where the head of Walter's bed had been, on the carpet beneath, was added a long, blue, creepy tentacle, with branches snaking off of it, both suggestive of the monster under Molly's bed, waiting for her to fall asleep to eat her, now being under his own, as well as of the Finch family tree, a wall painting behind the side of his bed showing the old, sunken house, and behind the head, near the floor, a wall painting of a sunken wooden board reading "Finches", with finches painted atop it, showing what the fate of the Finches would be with the "Curse" . Walter was surrounded by the last horrific vision Molly had, and the vision of the "Finch Curse", his entire life, even if only subconsciously in his mind, and when he had to hide under his bed, he had to lay right on top of the monster's tentacle the entire time, between the dead, sunken house, and the sunken family name, and if he looked up from the foot of the bed, his eyes would rest on the mouth of the shark.
I thought that during lewis' story you should have kept cutting the fish. It is pretty well understood by most everyone that his story is one about your imagination wandering during the monotony of daily work,and how you can feel like a robot (like when you see him from third person in the factory just moving his hands even with no fish). I thought taking the long break between chops detracted a lot from that part. Otherwise everything else was well timed and thorough. Great quality as well.
Beghty27 I thought the same thing, but having the loud clank of the machine over and over again would had driven me insane. So in his credit, I'm thankful he didn't.
@@therealnoodles7638 it is implied that she was killed by her boyfriend. in the comic book the killer fell over the railing and broke it. in the actual house you can see the same damanged, but badly repaired. which means there must have been a conflict.
Lewis' story always makes me cry because I find that I can relate to his feelings. Like reality just didn't fulfill him due to the cryptic circumstances regarding his family. A lot of do many things to want to escape some of the depressing issues in our lives. While he was daydreaming I can imagine that he was smiling all the way through his journey because.... I was smiling and thinking how amazing it was to be him for that moment. Then the end happened. T_T Update: I forgot to say the one with Gregory also made me ball out. He wasn't too different from Lewis. In fact, Gregory is kind of like the child within Lewis.
Flurry Flurry same, read my comet that i leaved on the same daye as this one, or ill just teel you. I know its a game, but last night i used it as an actal movie, i had popcorn, drinks, a blue tooth speeker, & a lot more.
Edith Finch changed my life. It’s a comfort game, you see I’m horribly nostalgic to the point where I’m homesick for a home that’s no longer mine. When Edith said “The house was exactly like I remembered it. The way I'd been dreaming about it” I realized I was envious. Envious of the fact that she got to go back to her childhood home (under unfortunate circumstances) a place that held good and bad memories but memories nonetheless. It made me feel every emotion because I too want to see my childhood home again, shit I drive by it everyday and it sits there empty decaying and it makes me want to cry. But when I play this I feel that in a way I am seeing my childhood home one last time. I’m seeing all my memories and things that were left behind. I’m living through Edith I’m these moments and it makes everything feel better for a while.
@safe and sound no we were the last family to live in it and the guy donated/sold it to our fire department to practice in. I drive by it on my way to and from work every day
The weed was seeming to help a schizo type disorder under control I just got a new job at a meat packing facility and have been told I have signs of schizoaffective. I also already have a story line started. Welp
To be honest, after I watched Calvin’s I felt extremely sad. It was very emotional and just personal to me. I think it’s why I’m scared to swing very high now...
And that piece of opera will never, ever, seem the same again.. I had to turn off, reflect and start again the following morning.. That scene broke my fucking heart..
Watching it right now has me crying like what kind of mother leaves their kid in the bath to answer the phone. wow. i just have to tell myself : its just a game its just a game
Lewis's story felt like reliving my last suicide attempt. It made me pause and wonder if I actually died and I was experiencing this game in my final moments as part of my own "imaginary world" the way Lewis did. I've never had a more visceral "this was written about me" experience consuming any other work of literature than I did playing through his story. Since I experienced this game, I bought a copy on Steam to family-share with my friends/family to explain my mental illness to them. This is the single best representation of it in art/literature I've seen to date. Not only did this allow me to feel like other people are dealing with the same issues I'm dealing with, but it finally allowed my family and friends to finally "get it." And it made me feel doubly stupid for almost putting my loved ones in the same circumstances as what I assume inspired the writing of Lewis's story. This is truly one of the best works of art to have ever been created.
I'm sobbing at this because I relate to it, not from the perspective of someone whose attempted but from someone who's mother, sister and boyfriend attempted. I almost did, but didn't, and this feeling is just... Lewis was my boyfriend with a different face, from the weed to the games, to the imagination. I could've lost him before I met him, and that idea terrifies me.
I keep watching this game through again and again. I just love EVERYTHING about it from the animation and font to the beautiful but dark story plot. I really like watching youtubers reacting to this game but not many have played it- why is this beautiful, alluring game not getting as much attention as it deserves.
Because not everyone is as beautiful and empathetic as you.. ;) I felt the same as you, if everyone felt the same, it would be boring, mainstream and devalue our experience.. No disrespect to the others, if they want to play Call of Duty, let them..
As someone who has lived on Orcas Island, I can tell you that this story really fits with the island. There's just something... meloncholy and powerful about that place
I think that is how she died, i could be mistaken but toothpaste back in the fiftys was poisonous and she probably had a nightmare (snake creature) before she died
On a side note: the entire movie I thought Edie was a child prodigy. She built a castle for Milton and I was like, “What a prodigy!” At the end I actually realized that Edie was a freaking old women not an 11 year old insanely smart kid.
This game always has and always will be my favourite game ever. The stories are so tragic but fascinating at the same time and the house is so intriguing. I absolutely adore this game and it deserves so much more recognition
god. mollys story hit me harder than i expected. i can only imagine how scared she was before she died. the excruciating pain of hunger, the betrayal, the desperation to just find something to eat? she went through a lot at the hands of her mother. im only thankful that shes at peace but im heartbroken that she faded away so slowly and was in so much pain and agony. rest well molly ❤️❤️❤️
Holly berries are poisonous, and toothpaste in large quantities as well, so I think it’s more likely that she died from eating those things and not because her mother starved her. Sending a kid to bed with no dinner was a more common punishment in the 40s and would’ve been considered normal, but locking your kid up to starve to death in her room probably wouldn’t have gone over well with the rest of the family lol
Man, for some reason I just find Walter's death to be so tragically unfortunate. To think that the rumbling was just the train passing by and he could've lived to see another day and soak in the sun for the first time in forever, if only the train came in earlier than intended. He really just wanted out, far far away from his house of nightmares. :
Played this 2019, and this is the most captivating story in a game i've ever experienced. Not only fell I in love with this game, I named my baby girl Edith because of this. She was born 3 months early, and for the first 7 weeks of her life, we lived in 2 hospitals. So, in a way, her life didn't start easy.
@@shreenidhiravishankar1881 She's doing great. She's such a stubborn child and can show her worst side with toddler tantrums but when she's happy, her smile and goofyness can melt any heart.
The tragic tale of a family cursed with creativity. Featuring: the failed escapee, the carpenter, the dreamer, the astronaut, the star, the mole man, the photographer, the rebel, the swimmer, the teacher, the artist, the disconnected, the writer, and the one who kept the curse alive
@@paids3764 My wife and I just played it last night. She was in tears from the bathtub scene with Gregory. Amazing game. Amazing storytelling... which is why I'm watching it again already. lol
Milton’s story: Milton wanted to pursue his dream of being an artist and the paint brush was something he admired and gave him the thought of being one. So sadly he left and disappeared for a long amount of time. Dawn (aka his mother) kept looking for him since it was her only option of getting him back. Although she wasn’t happy with the result of the discovery. Milton disappeared when Edith was very young. Dawn wanted Edith to not know what happened to Milton and decided to say ‘he left’, Eventually Edith knew from the posters that were hanging around the forest. (I gathered clue and information from the game itself and the app)
Love that the title can be interpreted in several ways, Edith’s son, her diary, her family history, the house, or even the stories of you think that the Edith in the title is Edith Sr. This game is just spectacular in so many ways and I love that even the title reflects that.
God this is such a great story. I've been watching it for a few days now, spacing out how much I watch everyday. I feel like apart of me was lost with every death of the Finch family. This story is just so powerful, it astonishes me how someone could go through all of that their entire life. A few quotes stuck with me, specifically "we believed in the curse so much that we made it real." I'd 10/10 recommend this story to anyone.
Eddie sr commited suicide. That is what Eddie jr meant by her being "gone" when the nursing van arrived. That's why she was drinking alcohol during their last meal together. She knew it contradicted her medications and was drinking it for that reason. I know the story is vague at times but there was nothing vague about what she was doing if you pay close enough attention.
True, but I by Edies mothers reaction to her drinking at the table it seems like she usually does this meaning it is unlikely she would have suicided from drinking unless it was an insane amount. My theory is she tried to go back to the house in the sea and died trying as when she mentions it she talks about how she used to live there and blah blah blah. So that’s what they mean when she was “gone”.
The part about Gregory made me think about my cousin who died when he was 2. A fence fell over and he died. He would've been 20+ by now...sometimes I wish I could've met him. Anybody else loose somebody who was little?
TheGamingKat a distant cousin of mine died when he was 13. It was a long time ago- apparently a traveling circus came to their school and all the kids ran outside to watch. One of the clowns was climbing the flagpole, but the pole couldn’t handle the weight and it fell on him. I feel like that’s probably one of the strangest deaths out there.
I lost a cousin when he was 12 and he had told my aunt about the kids at school bullying him she didnt listen and he ended up killing himself he would be about 22 or 23 now but no one talks about him and if you mention him you are hushed right away
My oldest cousin on my dad's side was still born, i share her middle name. She would be in her late twenties to early thirties. I probably wouldnt have gotten to meet her even if she wasn't stillborn as my dad and his sister havent talked in years, but i guess they were on good enough terms then for him to name me after her daughter
My distant cousin, he was barely a few months old. His mother and father were all sleeping in the same bed. One night his mother rolled on top of him, crushing him. My mother was so small he was only the size of my mother's thumb when he was born. I don't know how it's possible, but it happened. My own twin died before birth.
I just finished this game and it was truly amazing! The writing and the depth of each character so beautifully captured within a small segment of time and unique game play mechanics made each of them extremely memorable. I could honestly say I wish I had a family as interesting as this, but what it is what it is and it made me think more of my current family and appreciate them more.
this is honestly one of my favorite games. not just because of the storyline, but how creative it is with its characters, gameplay, and overall storytelling. not only is the story good, but even the art. i’m not usually a person that enjoys these types of graphics unless theres something to compensate for it, yet even without the storyline does the art do an amazing job of immersing you into the game. the graphics give the game the surreal feeling it portrays. it also makes the game feel more alive, like all the detail and mess thats in the house, which really makes it feel like a long generation of a family has lived there. overall, this game is amazing and, as i said, one of my favorite games.
Thank you for making this a movie/video. It's such a good story and I think it should be made for people who don't play games too. So thank you so much for doing this
this game. something about it. it’s creepy in a way it’s beautiful. i dont know what to feel when watching this. a physical pain stretches my heart throughout the course of this game that i dont know what to make of it. the truth and beauty in this story is amazing but heart wrenching. i desire to watch this playthrough again and again. theres something about the feeling i get. its amazing. i would love to see this become a movie one day.
@@owningkoning not made for VR, but with an extra driver like VorpX you can play almost any game in VR with 3D stereoscopic effect on a huge screen (and many non VR games in VR mode as well but i prefer cinematic mode with VorpX)
Every Finch died in their own wierd way. Molly: Self induced food poisoning. Edie: Possible dementia or old age. Odin: Shipwrecked. Sven: Crushed by a dragon slide. Calvin: Flying from a swing and off a cliff. Barbera: Murdered by guys in halloween masks. Walter: Hit by a train. Sam: Knocked off a cliff by a deer. Gregory: Drowning in the bath. Gus: Hit by debris in a storm. Milton: Went missing. Lewis: Committed suicide via decapitation. Dawn: Illness. Edith: Childbirth.
and i think walter died differently, to be realistic those tracks had stopped their routes and such, so i think the paranoia or the anxiety of the so called “curse” got to him and he died that way. barbra died i believe by her boyfriend murdering her and the press came up with something for it since he wasn’t found either which led me to believe that he did one of two things. option one being to get the hell out of the area, or option two would be to commit sewer slide so he wouldn’t be convicted of a crime.
Actually, if you pay attention, what really killed gus was The totem. You can see how the tent makes it lose its balance and it starts falling on him. If you go to the beach, the totem is still there, knocked down right where Gus was standing. The game is full of little details like these and you can figure out a lot of the story without being told about it, it's amazing.
I just played this game and thE story is BEAUTIFUL 😢 each died in different ways, strange, accidents, missing, and health......the ending was just sad, i didn’t expect it😢 Great Game!
Some people are saying this should be a movie But it can’t be enjoyed as much as a movie This is the best way to experience this story At your own pace This youtube video is already like a movie and not nearly as enjoyable as the real game
Every time I rewatch this game I fall even more in love with it, even though i’m usually sobbing like a baby by the end. I’m watching this now at 17, and it hits so much harder being Edith’s age than it did when I was younger.
Just played this game finally last night. And I cant begin to explain the emotions that overcome me with all the little ones... such a tragic game but beautifully made as well.. bravo
when i played this game-i really thought that cutting the fish head while being in that imaginary world lewis made was great and very real in my opinion
Don't shun and forget what hurts you, as it will always be part of you. Don't run away, that only makes it worse. Face the pain and accept it, that's the only way to heal and grow from it. Beautiful story, I'm glad I stuck it out.
Some of these deaths really leave me feeling some type of way. They all do but some of them more than others and I don't know how to describe it but I never forget it
Deaths in order- Molly - Ate berries that were possibly poisoned and started hallucinating Sven - Slide collapsed on him Calvin - Flew off the swing Barbara - Murdered by “monsters” Walter - hit by train Sam - knocked off a cliff Gregory - drowned in the bath Gus - crushed by flying objects Milton - disappeared Lewis - chopped his head off Edie - died during sleep? Dawn - health problems Edith - child birth I watched gloom play this around 2 years ago I think but I never noticed that someone did this till now I cried again this was beautiful
Molly Finch 11:10 [December 11, 1937 - December 13, 1947] Died of food poisoning Odin Finch 21:40 [1880 - December 1937] Died of drowning Sven Finch 23:22 and 39:36 [June 17, 1915 - August 26, 1964] Died because of a collapsing dragon slide Calvin Finch 25:40 [April 25, 1950 - September 23, 1961] Died because of wind/high altitude of a cliff Barbara Finch 29:25 [Halloween in 1944 - Halloween in 1960] Killed and cannibalized by her fans Walter Finch 40:50 [August 26, 1952 - March 31, 2005] Struck by train Sam Finch 51:42 [April 25, 1950 - June 16, 1983] Fell of a cliff by a deer Gregory Finch 57:49 [January 12, 1976 - December 19, 1977] Drowned in the bathtub Gus Finch 1:01:56 [June 20, 1969 - November 8, 1982] Died because of a tornado Milton Finch 1:07:53 [May 19, 1992 - 2003] Disappeared (play unfinished swan) Lewis Finch 1:11:12 [December 27, 1988 - November 21, 2010] Suicide Edie Finch 1:23:24 [April 8, 1917 - December 5, 2010] Died by combination of alcohol and medicine Dawn Finch 1:28:03 [1968 - 2016] Died of a certain disease Edith Finch 1:30:00 [February 14, 1999 - January 18, 2017] Died of birthing problems *extras* Sanjay Kumar [September 6, 1966 - February 22, 2002] Died from an earthquake Ingeborg Finch and Johann Finch 21:40 [unknown - 1937] and [1937 - 1937] Died of birthing problems and failed to give birth Rick 37:30 [Unknown - Halloween of 1960] Disappeared
It sounds hokey, but this game really reminded me of how games can be such unique vehicle for storytelling and art. The section with Lewis blew me away the first time, how they used the constantly evolving gameplay mechanics to mirror Lewis's descent into his fantasy life, the dread and tragedy of him being lead to that moment. The last thing you see as him is the black and yellow hazard painted metal, a brief reminder of reality before it all goes black.
everything about this game makes something in me calm and happy. the story is so intriguing while also beautiful and simple. everything. the ambiance, the narrators voice, the little things like the pregnant belly you see when you look down or even the deer in the opening, and the creativity in every way the story is told like molly transforming into all these creatures and going on this insane adventure. the producers did a fantastic job keeping the viewer/player tied in and intrigued.
I think that it would kinda make the story worse, some stories are better left unresolved so that you can imagine yourself what happens after. It's part of what makes it such a good story in my opinion
I discovered this game a couple years ago when I found my dad playing it, and he was at the part with the bathtub. At some point I caught on that it was supposed to mean that Gregory had drowned, but it didn’t really “register” for me. I finally decided to watch the whole game and it hits a lot harder with the context of the rest of the game
Either: A. Molly was an avid fiction reader and her trip from the mistletoe was inspired by a lot of the fiction she read, especially monster B. She was a shape shifter
“Maybe we believed so much in a family curse... we made it real”
Is the video scary ✨
Jdhebdn Bbsnejiw what do you think?
LilySoupySoup that’s *deep* ya know what I’m saying?
@@jdhebdnbbsnejiw500 at night, yes, at day, no
No it’s honestly just depressing and deep. Some parts have light jump scares but it’s mostly pg-13 :)
This is kind of depressing, but beautiful. An amazing game indeed.
PLANETCHEAT I wish I could explain to you just how wrong you are, but I know the argument would seem pointless and hostile. However, the gaming industry is on a rise not a plummet, and many designers and developers are creating more interesting graphically involved and story driven games in order to reach different audiences. This game wouldn't have fit as movie because the act of becoming one with the character is what makes this game - and others like it - so emotional and unique. Movies have a constant way of reminding you that you are not involved. Games diminish that wall and allow you to take part of the action. Also, I respect that you feel this way.
This is literally a waste of my gamer time
PlanetCheat what the fuck are you talking about if you dont like it you dont play it thats all, this game has mostly been made for book readers that would to dive into something different than a book. Why would you spit on that? It doesnt disturb the game industry at all
@PlanetCheat No your wrong. A game needs a good story and sometimes interactive stories is the best way to make a story. Stories like this wouldn't fit in a movie because it needs you to be a part of the experience and feel like ur in that world. Ur just a angry gamer who can't appreciate a game that doesn't involve much movement. Btw this game is really beautiful and has a great story with magificient telling of that. U seriously need to act Up and respect how the gaming world blooms into different styles and genres. I'd say the gaming industry mostly has been improved but in some cases not
@PlanetCheat " I don't play games to be told a story - I play them for the challenges they offer" Good for you, others dont. Just because you dont like this GAME, it doesnt mean its not a game. I actually love playing games with a deep story line. If a game focuses on a story, its not less of a game. Its just a different genre. Bet youre one of those fortnite kids that are literally too braindead and lazy to enjoy story based games.
" _...she listened for Rick, but the house was silent._ "
And so did everything else due to copyrights.
Yea i thought it was just my phone that cut silent
Omg is that what it was lmao
I was confused haha
There was so much copyright for poor Gregory
Literally I wanted to hear what was happening 😭💀 especially with the baby with his laughter
Is it just me or is Edith’s voice so relaxing, soft and calm?
she reminds me of amy adams
Valerie Rose Lohman is the voice actress
Yes
Yes I love it
Idk she sounds like she's about to cry all the time 😂 no shade tho. Just what I think
The “beast” rattling the bunker turning out to be the train took me by surprise but when he got hit because the schedule change made him finally decide to return to the real world... knocked the wind out of me.
Holy shit I was so fucking confused about that
OHHHHH THAT MAKES SO MUCH MORE SENSE?????
OHHHHH THAT'S WHAT IT WAS?? DAMN
It's so crazy that a regular routine schedule change literally ended a whole human life with a story and feelings and all. Just a different tick of the pocket watch to the conductor
Wow .. I really somehow spaced on what exactly happened here, thank you for making that make sense to me.. I did not here the explanation for why he was hit by that train as well as why the trail came out right onto the tracks .. seems like a poor design ..
Mollys story always strikes me as odd. A child would not be that ravenous to eat toothpaste and Holly berries from skipping one meal. I truly believe that her mother (Edith) was abusive. The way she speaks makes me believe that it wasn’t just one meal or even two, she had possibly been hungry for days. She talks about wanting to eat her own fish, she eats gerbil food with obvious animal droppings in the bowl, she eats a whole tube of toothpaste, she eats poisonous, bitter holly berries which cause her to hallucinate and probably was the main factor in her early demise. Then whilst hallucinating she emphasised her hunger even more to the point she eats PEOPLE too. Another thing I saw is she emphasises on ‘mother’ animals e.g. mama bird, mama rabbit. That seems very significant to me as it’s her mother that is starving her. It’s almost like the only type of revenge she can take at her age and in her mentality altered state. Edith is known to be pretty selfish and strict e.g. allowing Brianna to be a child star and work at such a young age, forcing her children to sleep in the same room that memorialised their own siblings. It’s crazy.
Edith wasn't her mother...
@@Charlotte-j3e if Edith wasn’t Molly’s mom, who was?
@@mateyt624 Edie was
@@Charlotte-j3e isn’t Edie Edith’s mom?
@@mateyt624 No Edie was Edith’s great Grandma,as it says in the game
So.. you could say that... Edith’s son is...
what remains of Edith Finch...
FeeTheEevee 8(
You didn't put on sunglasses lol
I think the title references her diary, and that her diary is what remains of edith finch
No, the entire family story is what remains with her. She vows to never let her son know about this, and he won’t
I wouldn’t.. say that.. because it.. is...
i watched this whole thing by accident and i feel like something in me changed
how do you watch an hour and 35 minutes by accident?
It's called "boredom"
@@andrewowens1043 I accidentally played this game it was freee on psplus didnt really think anything of it but decided to download and , great game and normally I would never play a game like this
I watched a theory video about it online and after the first 30 seconds hearing him talk about it I was like ‘I don’t want spoilers I have to check this out first it sounds amazing.’ I was not disappointed, it was really an experience that I won’t forget. I want to watch it over and over again but with a game like this I think it’s best I don’t watch it again for another 3 years just so that it stays special.
Lythist for sure, I haven't played this game specifically but special experiences in general can lose their magic with too many repeated viewings. Best to leave it in the memory
"This is where your story begins. Im sorry I won't be there to see it, its a lot to ask. But I don't want you to be sad that im gone.
I want you to be amazed that any of us ever had a chance to be here at all.
Good luck,
Edith"
Legit best quote
I started crying at it haha
@@Idk0234 honestly mood
What a stupid quote thanks for having me mom and then dying. I now am an orphan with no blood relatives and may or may not die a gruesome death due to a family curse.
It would have been better if she never wrote the book, just let the family history die.
If only it said “Good luck- Mom”
That whole time during Lewis's story I kept thinking to myself "DONT CUT OFF YOUR HAND DUDE!" But then he had his head chopped off and it felt a hundred times worse ;-;
Kung Fyu same!
I was afraid he might leave his hand on the cutting thing.
but*
Hey, atleast he didn't cut his hand off.
Poor guy.
Wow I hate myself thanks for spoilers
How this story hasn't been turned into a real movie yet, is beyond me. With the right cast, and the right person doing it, Tim Burton comes to mind, this would be an instant classic. Plus, I think you could get a little deeper into the characters, that way.
Derek Lindsay Helena Bonham Carter would make an incredible Great Gramma Edie. Vera Farmiga as Dawn and her little sister, Taisa Farmiga from American Horror Story as Edith would be perfect.
All those would be great choices, especially Helena Bonham Carter. She was amazing in Big Fish, and has no problem, pulling off different ages, which Edie's character would probably need. I think Willem Dafoe would make a great Sven. Gary Oldman, or J.K. Simmons as Sam, I know they are a little older than the character, but could easily, pull it off. Maybe Dev Patel as Lewis, and Hayden Panettiere as Barbara.
I still feel like there's something about the first person perspective that really makes the game experience special though
tbh, I feel like a movie would just ruin the experience of the game.
Different kind of budget
Why is no one talking about how absolutely beautiful this is... This must have taken ages. The lighting, the rooms, all of the tiny details and colors, everything looks stunning and the way they create mood is amazing. The design team did so good on this game
I was okay until 1:29:57. From "This is where your story begins." to "good luck, Edith" I just cried.
Same
omg she even began to cry too
Samee . The voice breaking while saying goodluck really got me
Honestly she I almost sob just thinking about it
Your username haha 😂
Are you the perfect no commentary channel!? You don’t have 31 ads AND you know the basic game mechanics!
he be like:free add is my moto
T H A N K Y O U
I was less than 5 minutes in when an ad popped up
Maybe it's youtube-instilled and but now (2022) theres 2 unskippable ads every 3 minutes or so 😞
@@KKRB3 i didn't get any ads
When everything goes silent due to copyright issue
I THOUGHT MY PHONE WAS FUCKING UP OR SOMETHINGSNDHGDJDK
raybrandt omg sameeee
@@monicaraybrandt Same!
Oh
raybrandt same 💀💀
The fact that no one has even *tried* to make this a live action or even an animation movie to go in theaters makes me kinda upset.
It's perfectly suited to its medium already. No way a movie adaptation would be as inventive.
Some things are better left alone.
Nun 707 ♥️
Kevtb87 I would like a live action or animation and think if done right would be so cool
what is 707 doing here
@@stephenkingswifu1002 ohhh y'know. chillin', killin'
what's Stephen King's waifu doin here? 👀
The Lewis finich part got to me really, really hard. Letting your imagination carry you away, escapism, then, ultimately, suicide. My boyfriend, my mother and my sister had all attempted, all survived, and this just broke me. I can't describe it besides empathy, happiness that they are still with me, and fear, and guilt, because I've treaded along those lines before, and although I never hurt myself or attempted, I could've. Now I'm mourning Lewis without even knowing him. He was my boyfriend with a different face, he was once myself, my sister, my mom.... especially my boyfriend though, from his room to his imagination, it was.. a lot.
As someone who has ADHD and has maladaptive daydreams, I broke at his story too. Creating such complex and investing worlds to escape the mundane hell you live in, it’s something I do to escape the mounting pressures of my life. Lewis and his death are, in my opinion, the scariest and the most real. Mental health is no joke.
@@duchessnoor I thought he didnt suicide but unknowingly killed himself while dreaming.
Maladaptive daydreaming is because of depression? As a coping mechanism? Does it mean im actually mentally not good right now
@@gypsy544Lewis’ “daydreams,” as they were called by that psychiatrist, really seemed to be hallucinations, which would explain why he might not have been aware he was killing himself. Maladaptive daydreaming is generally a coping mechanism and can be a symptom of mental illness or neurodivergence, but its biggest threat to a person is just the time they waste imagining things and neglecting their daily life. It’s called “maladaptive” because it’s excessive, but not because the daydreams themselves are dangerous. Maladaptive daydreams don’t necessarily mean you’re mentally ill or something is wrong. It could be as simple as having an overactive imagination, as many neurodivergent children do.
It’s devastating when you’ve played long enough to know that each portrait is some kind of memorial - and then you turn the corner and see a picture of a baby ....
This is truly a story about how family "curses" get passed along through the generations. The children are left to either repeat the cycle or become something new. So beautiful and I'm totally not crying rn.
The most depressing thing is how real most of these deaths are. Like all of these are completely possible, but some are a little on the nose though
What do you mean on the nose? They're all realistic.
@@enderlove2794 they mean it’s like almost not realistic
@@jordanporter3749 when you figure out how they actually died through the stories that are told, then yeah, they're all realistic. Its fucked up, and alot of people died, but given how this youtuber talked about danger prone the family was, I dont see how any of it wasnt realistic.
@@enderlove2794 yea i loved this game... it felt a little too real
u know this never would’ve happend if u just gave her a snack
Sarah Pirie ikr Atleast a yogurt or something
Oml yes 🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
Nandini Iyer ikr 💀💀
@Nandini Iyer The story doesn't say it but think about it. It was 1947 where it took place, a lot of punishments then involved sending your kid to bed without dinner if the misbehaved, so I think she was misbehaving. Don't get me wrong that's horrible and I'm glad it isn't a punishment today.
@@lingquanli8384 it took place in 1947 so back then sending your kids to bed was a common punishment.
Edith's VA is so good. Theres a constant somberness to her voice and when it starts to crack with emotion, especially at the end with her final words to her son, its absolutely outstanding work.
agreed
Molly: Ate holly berries and a tube of toothpaste
Sven: Slide collapsed on him and crushed him to death
Calvin: Flew off swing into the ocean
Barbara: Murdered by her boyfriend, and it was covered up as a story of a cult murder
Walter: Hit by a train
Sam: Knocked off a cliff by a deer
Gregory: Drowned in a bathtub
Gus: Crushed to death by debris in a storm
Milton: Probably ran away and starved to death
Lewis: Chopped his own head off with cannary blade
Edie: Disappeared (i like to think she went to the water to see the old house one time before drowning herself)
Dawn: Health issues
Edith: Child birth problems
Edit: coming back to this comment 2 years later and seeing the outpouring of love and theories for this game is amazing guys, this game means so much to me and it means a lot to see so many people appreciate it. Thank you 💖
Edie died from a mixture of Wine and her medicine.
The next morning they wanted to get her, she was "gone".
@@zhaang666 It could be either but it's more likely she died of medical problems than running away.
@@codehorse8843 Her Gravestone says she died Dec 5th 2010
@@zhaang666 I like to think she went out to the water to see the old house one last time and drowned.
saddest death was Lewis and Edith. Those are my only favorite characters. Every other character had a great story. But Edith's is best.
Also wanted to point out the neat parallel between Sam and Dawn. For Calvin's death, Sam writes a poem describing his brother's death. Dawn does the exact same thing for her brother, Gus. Another one is Lewis and Milton, how Milton in the end escaped to his fantasy world (and presumably lives depending on what you believe happened to him) while Lewis during life realized that though the world he created in his imagination is one he is proud of, he can never be apart of it and it can never be real, thus the only way he could be apart of it is through death.
Well, we do actually know that Milton survived
This game was so hauntingly dark and beautiful. I’m so scared of death but something about the calmness with which Edith narrates about the deaths, put me at ease a bit and I felt tremendous peace about death, when I finished the game.
I want part of the last line to someday be on my tombstone or at least spoken at my eventual funeral:
“It's a lot to ask, but I don't want you to be sad that I'm gone. I want you to be amazed that any of us ever had a chance to be here at all.”
You play the game like you are the actual developer. I'm impressed not many gamers play like this. Well done my friend :)
Even though he was born five years after Molly died, Walter's room's walls were painted in an undersea motif, with a shark in the corner swimming towards Molly's room, representative of how Molly recorded herself from her dream, and always visible from the foot of Walter's bed. The book "Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea", hiding the lever to get into Molly's room, is known to feature a giant squid, or kraken, which is, again, reminiscent of the tentacle shown in Molly's dream which showed her in a monster's form, only the tentacle visible, suggesting she imagined her monster form was that of a giant squid. And, under where the head of Walter's bed had been, on the carpet beneath, was added a long, blue, creepy tentacle, with branches snaking off of it, both suggestive of the monster under Molly's bed, waiting for her to fall asleep to eat her, now being under his own, as well as of the Finch family tree, a wall painting behind the side of his bed showing the old, sunken house, and behind the head, near the floor, a wall painting of a sunken wooden board reading "Finches", with finches painted atop it, showing what the fate of the Finches would be with the "Curse" . Walter was surrounded by the last horrific vision Molly had, and the vision of the "Finch Curse", his entire life, even if only subconsciously in his mind, and when he had to hide under his bed, he had to lay right on top of the monster's tentacle the entire time, between the dead, sunken house, and the sunken family name, and if he looked up from the foot of the bed, his eyes would rest on the mouth of the shark.
The motifs are real
This is amazing!
I thought that during lewis' story you should have kept cutting the fish. It is pretty well understood by most everyone that his story is one about your imagination wandering during the monotony of daily work,and how you can feel like a robot (like when you see him from third person in the factory just moving his hands even with no fish). I thought taking the long break between chops detracted a lot from that part. Otherwise everything else was well timed and thorough. Great quality as well.
Beghty27 I thought the same thing, but having the loud clank of the machine over and over again would had driven me insane. So in his credit, I'm thankful he didn't.
I did
I did too, It seemed natural to me
it seemed like he was just in his world, really added to it once the “mother” showed up and he wasnt moving or “working” just imagining
@@mikeshoe4779 I mean that was the point, the dull drone of his work and the constant clank of the machine drove Lewis insane
Important Moment Timestamps
Molly’s death: 11:10
Odin’s death: 21:40
Calvin’s death: 25:40
Barbara’s death: 29:20
Walter’s death: 40:50
Sam’ death: 51:50
Gregory’s death: 57:50
Gus’ death: 1:02:00
Milton’s death: 1:08:00
Lewis’ death: 1:11:00
Last day in the Finch Household: 1:23:20
u forgot dawns death
@@rkdaley7874 dawns death was after the last day at the house. Same with Ediths
Thanks
Pin
Barbara's death was kinda creepy and scary😨😔
Lesly Perez cuase is fake, every one made fun of her, didnt you hear that at the start.
I think she left with her boyfriend
@@therealnoodles7638 it is implied that she was killed by her boyfriend.
in the comic book the killer fell over the railing and broke it.
in the actual house you can see the same damanged, but badly repaired.
which means there must have been a conflict.
@@therealnoodles7638 Yeah, and left her ear as a keepsake.
•Lesly• Ramirez u
This game should be a book. Id read it over and over never get tired of it. 11/10.
I know its a game, but last light i used it as an actal movie, i had popcorn, drinks, a bule tooth speeker, & a lot more
How did you get the game? And were did you get it?
bitch
@@queenofcats5704 who?
Whats going on here 👮
That's brilliant!
The voice actresses and actors make me couldnt help but drown into the story
This was magnificent.
Lewis' story always makes me cry because I find that I can relate to his feelings. Like reality just didn't fulfill him due to the cryptic circumstances regarding his family. A lot of do many things to want to escape some of the depressing issues in our lives.
While he was daydreaming I can imagine that he was smiling all the way through his journey because.... I was smiling and thinking how amazing it was to be him for that moment.
Then the end happened. T_T
Update:
I forgot to say the one with Gregory also made me ball out. He wasn't too different from Lewis. In fact, Gregory is kind of like the child within Lewis.
love it that u shut up the entire vid and actually act like the person
Flurry Flurry same, read my comet that i leaved on the same daye as this one, or ill just teel you.
I know its a game, but last night i used it as an actal movie, i had popcorn, drinks, a blue tooth speeker, & a lot more.
Edith Finch changed my life. It’s a comfort game, you see I’m horribly nostalgic to the point where I’m homesick for a home that’s no longer mine. When Edith said “The house was exactly like I remembered it. The way I'd been dreaming about it” I realized I was envious. Envious of the fact that she got to go back to her childhood home (under unfortunate circumstances) a place that held good and bad memories but memories nonetheless. It made me feel every emotion because I too want to see my childhood home again, shit I drive by it everyday and it sits there empty decaying and it makes me want to cry. But when I play this I feel that in a way I am seeing my childhood home one last time. I’m seeing all my memories and things that were left behind. I’m living through Edith I’m these moments and it makes everything feel better for a while.
@safe and sound no we were the last family to live in it and the guy donated/sold it to our fire department to practice in. I drive by it on my way to and from work every day
I feel your pain, although I will never see my childhood house again as it is in another country and hidden behind trees and other houses…
Man, Lewis really should've kept smoking weed.
It was some good weed he smoked to imagined all that
The weed was seeming to help a schizo type disorder under control
I just got a new job at a meat packing facility and have been told I have signs of schizoaffective. I also already have a story line started. Welp
Evan Fowler NO!!!
Nah, that could worsen it
someguywithamic9 what are the signs
i feel as if this was based off imagination and mental health disorders , everyone believed in something so much they forgot their sense of reality.
To be honest, after I watched Calvin’s I felt extremely sad. It was very emotional and just personal to me. I think it’s why I’m scared to swing very high now...
I remember sobbing hysterically during the bath scene
You're not alone..
And that piece of opera will never, ever, seem the same again.. I had to turn off, reflect and start again the following morning.. That scene broke my fucking heart..
Watching it right now has me crying like what kind of mother leaves their kid in the bath to answer the phone. wow. i just have to tell myself : its just a game its just a game
Maybe the family was cursed with schizophrenia
Me too.. it was the only death I cried at...
Lewis's story felt like reliving my last suicide attempt. It made me pause and wonder if I actually died and I was experiencing this game in my final moments as part of my own "imaginary world" the way Lewis did. I've never had a more visceral "this was written about me" experience consuming any other work of literature than I did playing through his story. Since I experienced this game, I bought a copy on Steam to family-share with my friends/family to explain my mental illness to them. This is the single best representation of it in art/literature I've seen to date.
Not only did this allow me to feel like other people are dealing with the same issues I'm dealing with, but it finally allowed my family and friends to finally "get it." And it made me feel doubly stupid for almost putting my loved ones in the same circumstances as what I assume inspired the writing of Lewis's story. This is truly one of the best works of art to have ever been created.
Hope you're doing better now man
things get better man never give up
I’m glad you’re still here :)
I'm sobbing at this because I relate to it, not from the perspective of someone whose attempted but from someone who's mother, sister and boyfriend attempted. I almost did, but didn't, and this feeling is just... Lewis was my boyfriend with a different face, from the weed to the games, to the imagination. I could've lost him before I met him, and that idea terrifies me.
I hope life has changed for you in a year.
I keep watching this game through again and again. I just love EVERYTHING about it from the animation and font to the beautiful but dark story plot. I really like watching youtubers reacting to this game but not many have played it- why is this beautiful, alluring game not getting as much attention as it deserves.
Because not everyone is as beautiful and empathetic as you.. ;) I felt the same as you, if everyone felt the same, it would be boring, mainstream and devalue our experience.. No disrespect to the others, if they want to play Call of Duty, let them..
Your right...I've just never come across a game like this...It's so deep. I literally sent this to all of my friends so they could watch it.
As someone who has lived on Orcas Island, I can tell you that this story really fits with the island. There's just something... meloncholy and powerful about that place
Wait is it a real island? I feel dumb now lol
@Z K Orcas Island is largest of the San Juan Islands. It's a beautiful place with rustic resorts and hippy communes, and a large, wild state park.
anyone else want the house irl? it just needs some help! fixer upper 😂😂
@Caitlin Ducette The houses there are like waaaaay more luxury than here in the Netherlands
Expensive too
@Deana Mangini ikr it's insane if u wanna live in a cursed house lol
I’d build my house there and salvage parts of the house to turn into toys for my kids.
Yeah... Look at Ediths room tho!
"His chopping was as reliable as ever"
Doesn't move for almost the entire sequence.
Dude you have to feed your darn kid food or they will eat their own fricking toothpaste
I think that is how she died, i could be mistaken but toothpaste back in the fiftys was poisonous and she probably had a nightmare (snake creature) before she died
Or (like the resst of the family) she was schitzophrenic
@@samrose5089 It was the holly berries. They're poisonous and can cause hallucinations
Sam rose it was the holly’s too, they are poisonous berries
nice pfp
On a side note: the entire movie I thought Edie was a child prodigy. She built a castle for Milton and I was like, “What a prodigy!”
At the end I actually realized that Edie was a freaking old women not an 11 year old insanely smart kid.
LMAOOO THAT KILLED ME
HABAHAHAHAH
I thought it was a 20 something yo man for a sec I was confused lol
I thought Edie was the mom until they mentioned her being the great grandmother
This game always has and always will be my favourite game ever. The stories are so tragic but fascinating at the same time and the house is so intriguing. I absolutely adore this game and it deserves so much more recognition
I'm sorry but how did she do all that climbing and crawling at 22 weeks pregnant? It had to hurt
which is probably why she died during childbirth
Ryan Harper I mean the whole family was cursed of course she died
It’s her son who was the character
And like how the heck did the baby survive was she at a hospital or i dont even know im so confused rn
@@johnnystolp312 in the beginning yes but the whole game is on edith's perspective
god. mollys story hit me harder than i expected. i can only imagine how scared she was before she died. the excruciating pain of hunger, the betrayal, the desperation to just find something to eat? she went through a lot at the hands of her mother. im only thankful that shes at peace but im heartbroken that she faded away so slowly and was in so much pain and agony. rest well molly ❤️❤️❤️
Do you think she starved or that she died because she ate something funky? I guess starvation would take longer than poisoning probably huh
Holly berries are poisonous, and toothpaste in large quantities as well, so I think it’s more likely that she died from eating those things and not because her mother starved her. Sending a kid to bed with no dinner was a more common punishment in the 40s and would’ve been considered normal, but locking your kid up to starve to death in her room probably wouldn’t have gone over well with the rest of the family lol
@@notaseagull3320 thats true! i kinda left it ambiguous bc i wasnt sure exactly how she died. you make a really good point! :)
@Gigi Bea oooo thats an awesome theory! it would explain a lot!
@@ZK-ib2wp she died, due to the poisoning of the berries.
This movement is so smooth, it feels like the whole thing is one big cutscene.
Ikr, it doesn’t feel like someone is playing
Man, for some reason I just find Walter's death to be so tragically unfortunate. To think that the rumbling was just the train passing by and he could've lived to see another day and soak in the sun for the first time in forever, if only the train came in earlier than intended.
He really just wanted out, far far away from his house of nightmares. :
Played this 2019, and this is the most captivating story in a game i've ever experienced. Not only fell I in love with this game, I named my baby girl Edith because of this. She was born 3 months early, and for the first 7 weeks of her life, we lived in 2 hospitals. So, in a way, her life didn't start easy.
I hope she smiles a lot now with her great mom 😁
Is she doing okay now? I hope you have a wonderful life ahead!! ❤️
@@shreenidhiravishankar1881 She's doing great. She's such a stubborn child and can show her worst side with toddler tantrums but when she's happy, her smile and goofyness can melt any heart.
it's a painful way to be born but i'm happy to hear that her story is still going on (:
@@mintykiwi Shes turning 3 in october, and she is a little rascal. So yes her story is going strong, luckily!
The tragic tale of a family cursed with creativity. Featuring: the failed escapee, the carpenter, the dreamer, the astronaut, the star, the mole man, the photographer, the rebel, the swimmer, the teacher, the artist, the disconnected, the writer, and the one who kept the curse alive
I'm at a loss of words..
Me too. I never thought the protagonist was multikulti.
I just finished the game on my channel lol had no idea the game is over a year old
@@paids3764 My wife and I just played it last night. She was in tears from the bathtub scene with Gregory. Amazing game. Amazing storytelling... which is why I'm watching it again already. lol
@@SaintPatrick33 yeah that was extremely sad all the deaths were very unfortunate and odd
That ending gets me every time
Same
The ending confused me
Milton’s story:
Milton wanted to pursue his dream of being an artist and the paint brush was something he admired and gave him the thought of being one.
So sadly he left and disappeared for a long amount of time.
Dawn (aka his mother) kept looking for him since it was her only option of getting him back. Although she wasn’t happy with the result of the discovery.
Milton disappeared when Edith was very young. Dawn wanted Edith to not know what happened to Milton and decided to say ‘he left’,
Eventually Edith knew from the posters that were hanging around the forest.
(I gathered clue and information from the game itself and the app)
I was thinking that Milton died while in the room's that Edith explored. He might of starved of been dehydrated
Dat_ Akari hmm I guess that might also be true.
Cause mine is just a theory I thought of.
But doesn't Edith know he left? And I'm sure she knew how old he was - 11 year olds do not just up and leave
Love that the title can be interpreted in several ways, Edith’s son, her diary, her family history, the house, or even the stories of you think that the Edith in the title is Edith Sr. This game is just spectacular in so many ways and I love that even the title reflects that.
God this is such a great story. I've been watching it for a few days now, spacing out how much I watch everyday. I feel like apart of me was lost with every death of the Finch family. This story is just so powerful, it astonishes me how someone could go through all of that their entire life. A few quotes stuck with me, specifically "we believed in the curse so much that we made it real." I'd 10/10 recommend this story to anyone.
This game really got me, what a damn masterpiece
The ending was absolutely amazing I was so confused when she said “we were the last finches alive” then I realized we were her kid in the game
Eddie sr commited suicide. That is what Eddie jr meant by her being "gone" when the nursing van arrived.
That's why she was drinking alcohol during their last meal together. She knew it contradicted her medications and was drinking it for that reason.
I know the story is vague at times but there was nothing vague about what she was doing if you pay close enough attention.
Great observation. She purposely drank and stated she was not leaving. This game broke me down
*Edie
Sorry!
True, but I by Edies mothers reaction to her drinking at the table it seems like she usually does this meaning it is unlikely she would have suicided from drinking unless it was an insane amount. My theory is she tried to go back to the house in the sea and died trying as when she mentions it she talks about how she used to live there and blah blah blah. So that’s what they mean when she was “gone”.
An absolute masterpiece. Stunning.
One messed up family
Just like everyone's family in their own way
Paid2BNothing true tho
The part about Gregory made me think about my cousin who died when he was 2. A fence fell over and he died. He would've been 20+ by now...sometimes I wish I could've met him. Anybody else loose somebody who was little?
TheGamingKat a distant cousin of mine died when he was 13. It was a long time ago- apparently a traveling circus came to their school and all the kids ran outside to watch. One of the clowns was climbing the flagpole, but the pole couldn’t handle the weight and it fell on him. I feel like that’s probably one of the strangest deaths out there.
I had a brother who died as a baby premature, and a friend who died of cancer at 10
I lost a cousin when he was 12 and he had told my aunt about the kids at school bullying him she didnt listen and he ended up killing himself he would be about 22 or 23 now but no one talks about him and if you mention him you are hushed right away
My oldest cousin on my dad's side was still born, i share her middle name. She would be in her late twenties to early thirties. I probably wouldnt have gotten to meet her even if she wasn't stillborn as my dad and his sister havent talked in years, but i guess they were on good enough terms then for him to name me after her daughter
My distant cousin, he was barely a few months old. His mother and father were all sleeping in the same bed. One night his mother rolled on top of him, crushing him.
My mother was so small he was only the size of my mother's thumb when he was born. I don't know how it's possible, but it happened.
My own twin died before birth.
**draws other family members like its real**
Me : That's Ni--
**draws Milton so bad**
Also me : Really man?
She drew Milton in MILTON'S STYLE.
I honestly thought it was really sweet that she drew him how he saw himself.
I just finished this game and it was truly amazing!
The writing and the depth of each character so beautifully captured within a small segment of time and unique game play mechanics made each of them extremely memorable.
I could honestly say I wish I had a family as interesting as this, but what it is what it is and it made me think more of my current family and appreciate them more.
this is honestly one of my favorite games. not just because of the storyline, but how creative it is with its characters, gameplay, and overall storytelling. not only is the story good, but even the art. i’m not usually a person that enjoys these types of graphics unless theres something to compensate for it, yet even without the storyline does the art do an amazing job of immersing you into the game. the graphics give the game the surreal feeling it portrays. it also makes the game feel more alive, like all the detail and mess thats in the house, which really makes it feel like a long generation of a family has lived there. overall, this game is amazing and, as i said, one of my favorite games.
Thank you for making this a movie/video. It's such a good story and I think it should be made for people who don't play games too. So thank you so much for doing this
this game. something about it. it’s creepy in a way it’s beautiful. i dont know what to feel when watching this. a physical pain stretches my heart throughout the course of this game that i dont know what to make of it. the truth and beauty in this story is amazing but heart wrenching. i desire to watch this playthrough again and again. theres something about the feeling i get. its amazing. i would love to see this become a movie one day.
Try playing this in VR with Vorpx in cinematic mode. The game in 3D looks exquisite.
Is this game in.vr ?
@@owningkoning not made for VR, but with an extra driver like VorpX you can play almost any game in VR with 3D stereoscopic effect on a huge screen (and many non VR games in VR mode as well but i prefer cinematic mode with VorpX)
I had to skip Gregory's part since my brother is 3 years old and i might burst out tears if i didn't the part
Its good you did... my brother is also 3 I cried hysterically
Oh nooo...I can imagine the horrible anxiety that would cause. My friend's mom has cancer and I got really sad when it was mentioned 😣
Every Finch died in their own wierd way.
Molly: Self induced food poisoning.
Edie: Possible dementia or old age.
Odin: Shipwrecked.
Sven: Crushed by a dragon slide.
Calvin: Flying from a swing and off a cliff.
Barbera: Murdered by guys in halloween masks.
Walter: Hit by a train.
Sam: Knocked off a cliff by a deer.
Gregory: Drowning in the bath.
Gus: Hit by debris in a storm.
Milton: Went missing.
Lewis: Committed suicide via decapitation.
Dawn: Illness.
Edith: Childbirth.
Barbra was murdered by her boyfriend
Lol wow so sad
and i think walter died differently, to be realistic those tracks had stopped their routes and such, so i think the paranoia or the anxiety of the so called “curse” got to him and he died that way. barbra died i believe by her boyfriend murdering her and the press came up with something for it since he wasn’t found either which led me to believe that he did one of two things. option one being to get the hell out of the area, or option two would be to commit sewer slide so he wouldn’t be convicted of a crime.
Gus: *Dies from an Incoming Tent*
Also Gus: *Must've been the Wind*
But it WAS the wind that got the tent LOL, so both make sense
Actually, if you pay attention, what really killed gus was
The totem. You can see how the tent makes it lose its balance and it starts falling on him. If you go to the beach, the totem is still there, knocked down right where Gus was standing.
The game is full of little details like these and you can figure out a lot of the story without being told about it, it's amazing.
Nooo Skyrim jokes 😭
I just played this game and thE story is BEAUTIFUL 😢 each died in different ways, strange, accidents, missing, and health......the ending was just sad, i didn’t expect it😢 Great Game!
Some people are saying this should be a movie
But it can’t be enjoyed as much as a movie
This is the best way to experience this story
At your own pace
This youtube video is already like a movie and not nearly as enjoyable as the real game
Every time I rewatch this game I fall even more in love with it, even though i’m usually sobbing like a baby by the end. I’m watching this now at 17, and it hits so much harder being Edith’s age than it did when I was younger.
Just played this game finally last night. And I cant begin to explain the emotions that overcome me with all the little ones... such a tragic game but beautifully made as well.. bravo
At least everyone in the game or being mentioned in the game is in a better place now.
Without a doubt the most creative game I ever played. Stunning. The melancholic atmosphere, story, actual gamrplay… Just wow
when i played this game-i really thought that cutting the fish head while being in that imaginary world lewis made was great and very real in my opinion
Don't shun and forget what hurts you, as it will always be part of you. Don't run away, that only makes it worse. Face the pain and accept it, that's the only way to heal and grow from it.
Beautiful story, I'm glad I stuck it out.
Some of these deaths really leave me feeling some type of way. They all do but some of them more than others and I don't know how to describe it but I never forget it
Guiness Book of world Records "Worlds longest birth canal" goes too......Edith Finch!
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*while being handed the prize* I would like to thank the game creators for doing this to me *sniff*
*dies*
1:08:02 best song in the game in my opinion, it's so calm and happy yet depressing and sad when you put it in a sad game
Awww, Molly thought that the monster was gonna eat her but she really got sick :(
Everything about this game is so beautiful and heart-wrenching and inspiring.
But my god the shark rolling down the hill makes me lose it every time.
Yes omg it was hilarious
Sorry I'm late but I just finished playing the game with my family and I'm Wrecked
Lewis part was the most relatable for me.
Isolation and substance abuse makes you really feel detached from the real world after some time.
I cannot get over how beautiful this game is I watched videos on it a couple years back but I’ve never played it and I’ve always wanted to
Deaths in order-
Molly - Ate berries that were possibly poisoned and started hallucinating
Sven - Slide collapsed on him
Calvin - Flew off the swing
Barbara - Murdered by “monsters”
Walter - hit by train
Sam - knocked off a cliff
Gregory - drowned in the bath
Gus - crushed by flying objects
Milton - disappeared
Lewis - chopped his head off
Edie - died during sleep?
Dawn - health problems
Edith - child birth
I watched gloom play this around 2 years ago I think but I never noticed that someone did this till now
I cried again this was beautiful
Molly Finch 11:10 [December 11, 1937 - December 13, 1947] Died of food poisoning
Odin Finch 21:40 [1880 - December 1937] Died of drowning
Sven Finch 23:22 and 39:36 [June 17, 1915 - August 26, 1964] Died because of a collapsing dragon slide
Calvin Finch 25:40 [April 25, 1950 - September 23, 1961] Died because of wind/high altitude of a cliff
Barbara Finch 29:25 [Halloween in 1944 - Halloween in 1960] Killed and cannibalized by her fans
Walter Finch 40:50 [August 26, 1952 - March 31, 2005] Struck by train
Sam Finch 51:42 [April 25, 1950 - June 16, 1983] Fell of a cliff by a deer
Gregory Finch 57:49 [January 12, 1976 - December 19, 1977] Drowned in the bathtub
Gus Finch 1:01:56 [June 20, 1969 - November 8, 1982] Died because of a tornado
Milton Finch 1:07:53 [May 19, 1992 - 2003] Disappeared (play unfinished swan)
Lewis Finch 1:11:12 [December 27, 1988 - November 21, 2010] Suicide
Edie Finch 1:23:24 [April 8, 1917 - December 5, 2010] Died by combination of alcohol and medicine
Dawn Finch 1:28:03 [1968 - 2016] Died of a certain disease
Edith Finch 1:30:00 [February 14, 1999 - January 18, 2017] Died of birthing problems
*extras* Sanjay Kumar [September 6, 1966 - February 22, 2002] Died from an earthquake
Ingeborg Finch and Johann Finch 21:40 [unknown - 1937] and [1937 - 1937] Died of birthing problems and failed to give birth
Rick 37:30 [Unknown - Halloween of 1960] Disappeared
I posted something like that on my old school account, nice! It’s great to see this reuploaded, kudos to you
Me and Molly have the same b-day 👁️👁️😊
Walters bday is close to mine:)
@@detective_peach1369Don’t starve or eat gerbil food 😊
@@GoldRetriever I’ll try my best😪
It sounds hokey, but this game really reminded me of how games can be such unique vehicle for storytelling and art. The section with Lewis blew me away the first time, how they used the constantly evolving gameplay mechanics to mirror Lewis's descent into his fantasy life, the dread and tragedy of him being lead to that moment. The last thing you see as him is the black and yellow hazard painted metal, a brief reminder of reality before it all goes black.
everything about this game makes something in me calm and happy. the story is so intriguing while also beautiful and simple. everything. the ambiance, the narrators voice, the little things like the pregnant belly you see when you look down or even the deer in the opening, and the creativity in every way the story is told like molly transforming into all these creatures and going on this insane adventure. the producers did a fantastic job keeping the viewer/player tied in and intrigued.
the red bull ad after calvin flew off the swing 😭😭😭😭 “redbull gives you wingsssss” im dead
Watching this as a kid being confused by this but also relating to so many of the characters was such a changing experience. This changed me entirely.
This was great! I hope they make a sequel about her son.
Cutu Puss I wouldn't want a sequel some things are better left alone
my guess is he dies young as well
I think that it would kinda make the story worse, some stories are better left unresolved so that you can imagine yourself what happens after. It's part of what makes it such a good story in my opinion
@@mj-cd9frwe already know what will happen to her son
I discovered this game a couple years ago when I found my dad playing it, and he was at the part with the bathtub. At some point I caught on that it was supposed to mean that Gregory had drowned, but it didn’t really “register” for me. I finally decided to watch the whole game and it hits a lot harder with the context of the rest of the game
The saddest story was Lewis. I relate to him so much.
This masterpiece of a game is both gripping and heart-wrenching, offering a profound experience that reshapes how you perceive the meaning of family.
Either:
A. Molly was an avid fiction reader and her trip from the mistletoe was inspired by a lot of the fiction she read, especially monster
B. She was a shape shifter
I'm fairly sure her hallucinations were inspired by things around her room, I'd say. She did love animals afte rall
i thought it was cause the toothpaste made her hallucinate lmao
@@maryjanehansen7947 Nope. Not the toothpaste, but the holly berries