Hi from DARQ dev! Love your theory video! Not to spoil the fun, I won't comment on any of the observations you've made. Regardless, it's one of my favorite videos made on DARQ, thank you for making it!
Thank you so much for the way you stood up against Epic's shady business practices! Bought your game on Steam, wrote a glowing review and gonna be gifting your game to my friends after I get paid later this month.
I agree with most of what you said. However, I think it’s more simple to assume that every experience he is having is related to his worsening state. The respirator is hooked up to him, and each state of his dreaming is his deepening into a state closer to death. So for example, the limbs being severed is possibly the cancer taking away his use of his limbs. The electrocutions done on him are attempts to revive him. There’s more to it, but those are simple ways to explain it.
I think that the last chapter of the game is that Lloyd is dying and when he is chased down by the lamp creatures, that were shooting at him, that's the nurses, trying to save Lloyd. But, when Lloyd (you as the player) keep running, the bridge finally crumbled down, meaning that Lloyd passed away. Now, all he has to do is to continue forward, and then the door opens and he is reborn!
Wow. This sad story has a deep meaning to it. And in all honesty, this game makes me think that this could be the work of Tim Burton since his works are known for being creepy(and I happen to be a huge fan of his).
Poor boy I feel so sorry for him but at last he get re born that's a good thing right? that means he can stared his life all over again with a normal family and have friends, go to school and grow up to be a heathy happy man hope fully?
I don’t think he gets reborn. I think the end is like the saying when somebody dies a new one begins. Maybe it’s just a baby and reinforcing the idea that Lloyd is dead. But it could also be reincarnation. I personally don’t think it is.
That's what I was thinking, he was dying from a sickness....it reminded me of a game called Rime (I played the full game) except you have a cute fox to guide you and it really isnt dark/spooky till mid game.
That reminds me of another game that's super short but it's pretty dark. I forgot its name, but in it, a little girl explores her dream world which seems great and all. She meets animal friends who are nice to her and all is well. However, at a tree, there's this one creature (I think he's a wolf), who said he can help you wake up if you collect the seeds of each of her friends, who would only hand it over if you solve the quizzes they give you. Each wrong answer leads to a flower petal being plucked. The true story about the game's story is that the girl was born to a wealthy family: the animals represent key people in her life. One day her mother died, and in her father's depression, he locked her away in a room and made her a sex slave, since she looks like her mom. So basically a story about child rape, and how this girl tries to escape this reality through dreaming
The guy in the bird mask you say looks like a plague doctor's mask. I seen masks like those in history of the "Black Death". Something like "Among the Sleep", this is also horror game with a heart warming story.
How horrible of an ending would that be. Like if all the stuff about the terminal illness and his body shitting down is true. Waking up just to realise you're on death's door. I think I'd rather not wake up at all xmx
Maybe Lloyd had a troubled past, like where he was an orphan. And some of his care takers was bad to him. Like yell, hitt and similar things to him. And he got a bad illness, and needed to go to the hospital. After a while he fell into a coma, with never ending nightmares. And all of the enemies he encounters are all the bad people that was involved in his life. The ending was when he died and got reborn, in hopefully a better life.
This whole games gives me a little nightmares, Inside, and Limbo vibe. Especially with the old women with the janitor. Congratulations Lowd your in the support group of kids who need love. We'll take care of you now.
That game kinda hits home for me because i had an uncle who suddenly out of nowhere went into a coma i think due to something happening in his brain,but because his family could not take it they asked the doctors to remove life support from him. *sighs* he was a great guy.
As a lucid dreamer wh ok tends to have nightmares, I have learnt to appreciate and love them. But kinda like inception, if you want to stay immersed in the dream despite knowing it is a dream, you can't fiddle with it too much or it will start to break at the seams over time.
Actually, I'm pretty sure the clocks make no sense in the game because they actually make no sense in real life dreams, this is actually a really good way to figure out if you're in a dream, which usually leads to lucid dreaming
Got a lot of respect for this developer and what he did. Good on you for making this video while his hype is "high". Idk if this is my cup of horror tea, but ill be buying the game solely to support the dev anyways. also if you kids could stop ruining youtube comment sections itd be greatly appreciated.
This is probably one of the most unusual games on steam, unless one takes time to theorize the symbolism around in the game Still, the ending is quite bitter sweet once you watch this video after you finish the game, with mixed emotions, and positive feedback from the community.
In regards to the coma, some patients when put into a medically induced coma will experience vivid lucid nightmares they physically can't wake up from. Some people even end up with medical induced PTSD from being quite literally trapped in the nightmare state. It's not something everybody experiences, but a handful of people simply react that way to the drugs.
the last running away part could be all of nurses trying to inject him medicine to save him and the shakes are actually the electric shock which they gave him the old granny I think is his own old grandma who probably was taking care of him and when we see her fall on us before the last dream is when she hugs Lioyd as he is passing away
Thanks so much for breaking down all the symbolism within the game. I knew he wasn't actually awake when he was in his "apartment", but that was all I could figure out. This all makes perfect sense now. And this story is a very sad tale of how the mind works against some. Especially if they are in a coma like state. I myself was put into a chemically induced coma and my dreams weren't this darq (I hope you found the pun as funny as I did...then again I'm a dork so probably not hehe) but they were pretty scary I tell you that. I still have nightmares about them. Anyway at least the game ended on a hopeful note of poor Lloyd being reborn to live again. And hopefully in a lot less pain then he was in this game. 🖤
I'd like to point out that in the "Theater" level, Lloyd at one point utilizes a snake, which I've heard symbolizes transformation & new life. Maybe it was a foreshadowing of Llyod being reborn?
This theory makes sense and an original soul can really go on to take another brand new bodie’s place such as a new born, or even if you die let’s say at an slightly old age you can also have an opportunity to live a new life in another body. And this really does happen, for babies..every nine months.
Well actually now that I consider those TV shows about spirints and past lives, Kids themselves at age 5 already remember there past lives and who they were. Let me tell one of them. So, a little boy a few years ago suddenly started acting strange to his parents, like, actually saying his name was Wilson or James, something like that, and also saying that he flew a plane, he was a pilot back in the 1920’s until his parents finally found a way to understand what was going on with there son, so the interviewers on TV showed him a picture of a man, in old pilot uniform and cap. So the interviewer asked him, “Do you recognize this man?” The boy said “yes, that’s me!“. So yep. Find these interesting? Please comment if you will! :)
Assuming you are correct in your theory, due to the increasing population of humans on earth wouldn't you think some souls are brand new and have had no past lives?
My theory was that Loyde had some troubles with his family and saw every one as a twisted entity with way to be dept with, which usually ended up in being avoided. And when we see the lady in the wheel chair, I assumed this was his Grandma. After seeing the train sequence of Loyde's Journey, I came to a conclusion that when Loyde went out with his Grandma, and to make sure he didn't have to deal with her, he pushed her under the train out out of fear.
I saw a comment about Lloyd's black eyes, and, I think they're black because he can't truly see anything that's going on in the real world during his journey. So instead, his black eyes adjusted to how his eyes are closed irl but are open to his dream world.
I agree this makes sense I personally thought he lived with the old woman possibly mother or grandma or guardian and she may have been in a train accident or something else that makes her blame him for her condition the main reasons being she shows up the most and she gets up from her wheelchair a few times witch to me felt like lioyd seen her walking around
Personally, I think that everything you said in this video makes sense, and I agree that while Lloyd's story is sad, there is hope for him in the end. I'd buy the game just to support the developer, but me no have dough.
Maybe a reference to the light leaving one's eyes? I know of sicknesses that turn one's eyes yellow, but never heard of blackening, so maybe it's just another metaphorical hint that he's dying, rather than a literal one.
Maybe because when we close our eyes everything's black and that is a representation of Lloyd in the real life where he is always asleep with his eyes closed and everything is black all the time, idk if this makes sense or not
A person who is in a comatose state can't dream. They have very minimal brain activity. Imagine it like someone who can't react to stimuli around them. That's how a person in a coma state is. They don't go through a REM cycle so they can't dream
I agree but the end I think he just died and they added that sound to convey the scientific theory or what we socially say as "When someone dies, a new child is born", but not exactly reencarnation, and the light could be the light you see when you die to go to heaven and the journey how we see all our life/memories 'pass by our eyes' before death. This theory is very interesting. Good job!
What if he isnt ill and dreaming during the game, but allready breathing his final breath and the "dream" is the last tries of the brain to stay alive and you end up going into the light?
It’s either him being reborn, or showing the hope of a better life future people can have as medicine develops and cures are developed. If it is reincarnation I guess the second game will be from the reincarnated kid’s point of view?
We wear the mask that grins and lies, It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,- This debt we pay to human guile; With torn and bleeding hearts we smile And mouth with myriad subtleties, Why should the world be over-wise, In counting all our tears and sighs? Nay, let them only see us, while We wear the mask. We smile, but oh great Christ, our cries To thee from tortured souls arise. We sing, but oh the clay is vile Beneath our feet, and long the mile, But let the world dream otherwise, We wear the mask! -Paul Laurence Dunbar
I had a dream once, it was wierd but I kind of liked the idea of it. Basically, the dream started when Sonic.EXE came to the house, yes, Sonic.EXE. But rather than being evil, he was quite nice and chill. He even got the job of a lifeguard (it was really a little gif or something of a lifeguard running somewhere, and sonic.exe's face was plastered on the head.) And there were humans that were just spinning around and when one of the spinning people went over the crotch area (yes, the crotch area) it would cut to a scene where Sonic.EXE would say something then "I swear!", i forgot. Basically, it was a dream where sonic.exe became a lifeguard.
Yeah have to agreed since he experienced nightmares that trauma him in the hospital. I have agree with on this when first saw the full game I had to agree since the lucid dreams are based on your reality and some part of the kid must have been scared of them.
I always have lucid dreams, and I can usually be like nope and peace out if it's just not interesting to me. But the nightmares, they never let go... I just have to get thru them the best I can
I’m in love with this game. The visuals and storyline are legit, I hope to play this one day. I agree with your theory on the game also, as you tell it quite well. You have the perfect narrative voice for games like this, I’m super appreciative when hearing your take on ALL your games. I think waaaaay too much into macabre limbo games like this. Theories bring my mind at ease. Thank you keep it up ❤❤❤
Well done. I don't think people reincarnate though, I'd rather think of the ending as Lloyd passing away peacefully into the afterlife while another life is born in the same hospital, as a life ends, a new one begins.
Hey mike I love your theories/story explains. But I just wanted to share some of my own theories! (Quick warning ‘idk what to call this’: I am NOT a expert on brains, illnesses, or bodies! This is just because I had some theories that I wanted to share) 1 - the clogs/gears: this could be Lloyd trying to fix his mind after hearing about his condition/him trying to keep his brain working in some way. 2 - the limbs: the limbs could represent how he feels stuck in his hospital bed/apartment unable to move while others around him can move freely without pain/worry (idk if this is something that does happen to people. I didn’t exactly do my research before typing this. Because if I was worried that I would forget everything so...yea but how I figured this out is the fact that he is so skinny, yea it could be because of his illness but I also think it’s because he can bearly move, so he’s pretty weak) 3 - the clocks: the clocks could represent his fear of running out of time, wasting time, death, etc.(this is also known as Chronophobia or the fear of time.)
Wow. I just watched the gameplay and this explanation just made it that much more enjoyable. Sad, but I love understanding nonetheless. New subscriber and I've been binge watching your content all day. Great work!
If you read the comic you know he died instantly falling off the tower. So he is DarQ land of the dead, where he try to find a vessel to reborn again. Thats it.
I’m scared of hospitals because I was in and out of them because I used to take a lot of seizures so I had to go get tests and I also had to get surgery to fix my knee
I interpreted Lloyd and the others in the limbo world as spirits of the dead all aiming for the same goal: to return to life by being born. Lloyd and the small boy are simply not as aggressive about it, but they are just as determined to escape the afterlife
The clocks make no sense because that's how clocks are in dreams. Likewise the glitching text on the "Park" and "Emergency" signs. A classic way to tell if you're dreaming is to try to read something in your environment. (Unless the language part of your brain gets destroyed, then text will glitch like that in real life.)
What if the electricity area is the doctors using a defibrillator on him?
Lady ESPer dude
or a pacemaker. as those are commonly use for people with week hearts
That's possible from both, but it fails.
@@rablerandomnesst.r.r.8871 Would that cause him to experience electric shocks, though?
@@KyrstOak yes when getting shocked the whole body is shocked and the heart stops beating
Hi from DARQ dev! Love your theory video! Not to spoil the fun, I won't comment on any of the observations you've made. Regardless, it's one of my favorite videos made on DARQ, thank you for making it!
You Sir / Madam is one of the most respected indie game developer out there.
Thank you so much for the way you stood up against Epic's shady business practices!
Bought your game on Steam, wrote a glowing review and gonna be gifting your game to my friends after I get paid later this month.
Thank you so much for your support, I appreciate it!
I just finished Darq
And oh my god I loved it so much
@@marwanhoteit5666 Thank you, means a lot to me! Stay tuned for the upcoming (free) DLC's.
I agree with most of what you said. However, I think it’s more simple to assume that every experience he is having is related to his worsening state. The respirator is hooked up to him, and each state of his dreaming is his deepening into a state closer to death. So for example, the limbs being severed is possibly the cancer taking away his use of his limbs. The electrocutions done on him are attempts to revive him. There’s more to it, but those are simple ways to explain it.
Ramon Cruz that seems logical
Not a bad theory to say the least
perhaps both multiple representations can be shown
Too simple for my liking lol
Whoever made this game must love Tim Burton stuff.
Sophia Metcalf damn we gonna be like huh
Cant say I don't
There’s a Dev’s React on IGN with him and he called our Tim Burton as one of his big influences for the game so you hit the nail on the head 🥸
lloyd really looks like the sickly version of victor from frankenweenie
Lloyd being a prisoner of his own mind makes sense considering his shirt, it looks like a classic prison uniform.
I think that the last chapter of the game is that Lloyd is dying and when he is chased down by the lamp creatures, that were shooting at him, that's the nurses, trying to save Lloyd. But, when Lloyd (you as the player) keep running, the bridge finally crumbled down, meaning that Lloyd passed away. Now, all he has to do is to continue forward, and then the door opens and he is reborn!
Wow. This sad story has a deep meaning to it. And in all honesty, this game makes me think that this could be the work of Tim Burton since his works are known for being creepy(and I happen to be a huge fan of his).
Poor boy I feel so sorry for him but at last he get re born that's a good thing right? that means he can stared his life all over again with a normal family and have friends, go to school and grow up to be a heathy happy man hope fully?
Mhmm interesting very interesting indeed
Yea you are right unless he has the same fate or something like that
I don’t think he gets reborn. I think the end is like the saying when somebody dies a new one begins. Maybe it’s just a baby and reinforcing the idea that Lloyd is dead. But it could also be reincarnation. I personally don’t think it is.
If Lloyd is reborn maybe he'll be in the same nightmare like life
.....maybe?
@@sleepygamer9031 What makes you think he isn't reincarnated??
That's what I was thinking, he was dying from a sickness....it reminded me of a game called Rime (I played the full game) except you have a cute fox to guide you and it really isnt dark/spooky till mid game.
Rime... I haven't heard people talking about that in a long time. The real shock came in the 5 chapters/level's names in level select.
That reminds me of another game that's super short but it's pretty dark. I forgot its name, but in it, a little girl explores her dream world which seems great and all. She meets animal friends who are nice to her and all is well. However, at a tree, there's this one creature (I think he's a wolf), who said he can help you wake up if you collect the seeds of each of her friends, who would only hand it over if you solve the quizzes they give you. Each wrong answer leads to a flower petal being plucked. The true story about the game's story is that the girl was born to a wealthy family: the animals represent key people in her life. One day her mother died, and in her father's depression, he locked her away in a room and made her a sex slave, since she looks like her mom. So basically a story about child rape, and how this girl tries to escape this reality through dreaming
@@ladylunaginaofgames40 You mean Dreaming Mary?
@@moistdaddy5924 yeah that's the one!
How about little misfortune? About how a girl is guided by a mysterious voice?
The guy in the bird mask you say looks like a plague doctor's mask. I seen masks like those in history of the "Black Death". Something like "Among the Sleep", this is also horror game with a heart warming story.
Scp 049 is-
@@anacarganilla2672 who?
Considering the achievement for finishing is called "awaken" I assumed that it simply meant that he had regained consciousness from the coma.
How horrible of an ending would that be. Like if all the stuff about the terminal illness and his body shitting down is true. Waking up just to realise you're on death's door. I think I'd rather not wake up at all xmx
Or Resurrection
Maybe Lloyd had a troubled past, like where he was an orphan. And some of his care takers was bad to him. Like yell, hitt and similar things to him. And he got a bad illness, and needed to go to the hospital. After a while he fell into a coma, with never ending nightmares. And all of the enemies he encounters are all the bad people that was involved in his life. The ending was when he died and got reborn, in hopefully a better life.
This whole games gives me a little nightmares, Inside, and Limbo vibe. Especially with the old women with the janitor. Congratulations Lowd your in the support group of kids who need love. We'll take care of you now.
OMG same
So sad. Poor Lloyd. Hope he have a new & better life soon. Stay strong, kid. Love this video. Peace.
That game kinda hits home for me because i had an uncle who suddenly out of nowhere went into a coma i think due to something happening in his brain,but because his family could not take it they asked the doctors to remove life support from him. *sighs* he was a great guy.
As a lucid dreamer wh ok tends to have nightmares, I have learnt to appreciate and love them. But kinda like inception, if you want to stay immersed in the dream despite knowing it is a dream, you can't fiddle with it too much or it will start to break at the seams over time.
Actually, I'm pretty sure the clocks make no sense in the game because they actually make no sense in real life dreams, this is actually a really good way to figure out if you're in a dream, which usually leads to lucid dreaming
Got a lot of respect for this developer and what he did. Good on you for making this video while his hype is "high". Idk if this is my cup of horror tea, but ill be buying the game solely to support the dev anyways. also if you kids could stop ruining youtube comment sections itd be greatly appreciated.
I’ma kid so no >:3
Hehe >:3
@MrTraceymc not cute.
@@cc_427. ummm........I didn't get it
I don't understand what about the TH-cam comment section is 'ruined'.
A dream within a dream is called a false awakening, I've had a few of those, they are pretty strange. Great video, sad game 😞
This is probably one of the most unusual games on steam, unless one takes time to theorize the symbolism around in the game
Still, the ending is quite bitter sweet once you watch this video after you finish the game, with mixed emotions, and positive feedback from the community.
In regards to the coma, some patients when put into a medically induced coma will experience vivid lucid nightmares they physically can't wake up from. Some people even end up with medical induced PTSD from being quite literally trapped in the nightmare state. It's not something everybody experiences, but a handful of people simply react that way to the drugs.
the last running away part could be all of nurses trying to inject him medicine to save him and the shakes are actually the electric shock which they gave him
the old granny I think is his own old grandma who probably was taking care of him and when we see her fall on us before the last dream is when she hugs Lioyd as he is passing away
Fantastic work superhorrorbro you are fantastic at exploring the lore behind horror games
Thanks so much for breaking down all the symbolism within the game. I knew he wasn't actually awake when he was in his "apartment", but that was all I could figure out. This all makes perfect sense now. And this story is a very sad tale of how the mind works against some. Especially if they are in a coma like state. I myself was put into a chemically induced coma and my dreams weren't this darq (I hope you found the pun as funny as I did...then again I'm a dork so probably not hehe) but they were pretty scary I tell you that. I still have nightmares about them. Anyway at least the game ended on a hopeful note of poor Lloyd being reborn to live again. And hopefully in a lot less pain then he was in this game. 🖤
I'd like to point out that in the "Theater" level, Lloyd at one point utilizes a snake, which I've heard symbolizes transformation & new life. Maybe it was a foreshadowing of Llyod being reborn?
This theory makes sense and an original soul can really go on to take another brand new bodie’s place such as a new born, or even if you die let’s say at an slightly old age you can also have an opportunity to live a new life in another body. And this really does happen, for babies..every nine months.
Yes actually, because soul’s from an older time who dies can be reborn in a new vessel at birth and the soul wouldn’t remember its past in anyway.
Well actually now that I consider those TV shows about spirints and past lives, Kids themselves at age 5 already remember there past lives and who they were. Let me tell one of them. So, a little boy a few years ago suddenly started acting strange to his parents, like, actually saying his name was Wilson or James, something like that, and also saying that he flew a plane, he was a pilot back in the 1920’s until his parents finally found a way to understand what was going on with there son, so the interviewers on TV showed him a picture of a man, in old pilot uniform and cap. So the interviewer asked him, “Do you recognize this man?” The boy said “yes, that’s me!“. So yep. Find these interesting? Please comment if you will! :)
@@cheyenneyoung582 That's so cool! I wonder who I was in previous lives...
Assuming you are correct in your theory, due to the increasing population of humans on earth wouldn't you think some souls are brand new and have had no past lives?
@@guthixwolf7016 Yes, that’s accurate too but everyone’s soul has another soul, a soul that was someone else in *your* past life.
My theory was that Loyde had some troubles with his family and saw every one as a twisted entity with way to be dept with, which usually ended up in being avoided. And when we see the lady in the wheel chair, I assumed this was his Grandma. After seeing the train sequence of Loyde's Journey, I came to a conclusion that when Loyde went out with his Grandma, and to make sure he didn't have to deal with her, he pushed her under the train out out of fear.
Lloyd: *is in a coma
Heart: ight' imma head out
Lloyd, I HOPE YOUR SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE IS GREAT!
Yes. In fact i think he became the green ninja!
Yeah, a second chance to die...JK
no seconds chances Bruh :v
I saw a comment about Lloyd's black eyes, and, I think they're black because he can't truly see anything that's going on in the real world during his journey. So instead, his black eyes adjusted to how his eyes are closed irl but are open to his dream world.
As soon as I heard the baby crying I knew that it was reincarnation
I agree this makes sense I personally thought he lived with the old woman possibly mother or grandma or guardian and she may have been in a train accident or something else that makes her blame him for her condition the main reasons being she shows up the most and she gets up from her wheelchair a few times witch to me felt like lioyd seen her walking around
The Doctor is my favourite DARQ Character! I just love his design and seemingly magical powers!
Am I the only one upset that he called it a gramophone when it is clearly a Tuba?
Personally, I think that everything you said in this video makes sense, and I agree that while Lloyd's story is sad, there is hope for him in the end. I'd buy the game just to support the developer, but me no have dough.
Cool, you should play when "the Darkness comes" I love that game
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Best profile picture ever
This whole game is scary. It's cool tho but I'm creeped. I love this video
Is that a dread duckie in your profile pic?
Looks like it to me
Duck go boo
The lamp-headed nurse is called the Lamp Lady, she's my favourite enemy from Darq!
Is there a reason Lloyd’s eyes are pitched black? Is that due to sickness or something?
Maybe a reference to the light leaving one's eyes? I know of sicknesses that turn one's eyes yellow, but never heard of blackening, so maybe it's just another metaphorical hint that he's dying, rather than a literal one.
Maybe because when we close our eyes everything's black and that is a representation of Lloyd in the real life where he is always asleep with his eyes closed and everything is black all the time, idk if this makes sense or not
Dude his eyes are closed
Character design.
A person who is in a comatose state can't dream. They have very minimal brain activity. Imagine it like someone who can't react to stimuli around them. That's how a person in a coma state is. They don't go through a REM cycle so they can't dream
I agree but the end I think he just died and they added that sound to convey the scientific theory or what we socially say as "When someone dies, a new child is born", but not exactly reencarnation, and the light could be the light you see when you die to go to heaven and the journey how we see all our life/memories 'pass by our eyes' before death. This theory is very interesting. Good job!
That was DARQ!
What if he isnt ill and dreaming during the game, but allready breathing his final breath and the "dream" is the last tries of the brain to stay alive and you end up going into the light?
It's a tuba. Not a gramophone.
Thank you! I was going to point that out as well. :)
Tuba :D
This seems like a game Jordan Underneath would've done a real interesting video on if he still did game reviews.
Gramophone? Dude that's a Tuba.
Ooh! We gotta see the gameplay. Reminds us of Tim Burton! O.o
It’s either him being reborn, or showing the hope of a better life future people can have as medicine develops and cures are developed. If it is reincarnation I guess the second game will be from the reincarnated kid’s point of view?
Fictional Character: is bald
Conspiracy theorists: CANCER?????
Bro
haha
First jumpscare: *DEATH*
How have I never heard of this game before?! It's so cool!!!
Reborn Lloyd: ima see if I can see my past life
*sees everything*
Reborn Lloyd: 😀....?
We wear the mask that grins and lies,
It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes,-
This debt we pay to human guile;
With torn and bleeding hearts we smile
And mouth with myriad subtleties,
Why should the world be over-wise,
In counting all our tears and sighs?
Nay, let them only see us, while
We wear the mask.
We smile, but oh great Christ, our cries
To thee from tortured souls arise.
We sing, but oh the clay is vile
Beneath our feet, and long the mile,
But let the world dream otherwise,
We wear the mask!
-Paul Laurence Dunbar
Think you could read the Cuphead, Mugman, and Chalice. Exe stories because i love your creepypasta stories.
I'm sorry but is it just me or is Lloyd kind of cute
I had a dream once, it was wierd but I kind of liked the idea of it. Basically, the dream started when Sonic.EXE came to the house, yes, Sonic.EXE. But rather than being evil, he was quite nice and chill. He even got the job of a lifeguard (it was really a little gif or something of a lifeguard running somewhere, and sonic.exe's face was plastered on the head.) And there were humans that were just spinning around and when one of the spinning people went over the crotch area (yes, the crotch area) it would cut to a scene where Sonic.EXE would say something then "I swear!", i forgot. Basically, it was a dream where sonic.exe became a lifeguard.
Hey Superhorrorbro, do you take requests on what to react too?
BlackHood OwO
@@samuelrankins1448 òwó
I am actually a lucid dreamer myself because I can control my dreams but I can’t control some of them
No one:
My ELA teacher during a short story:
Could you explain the Story from Emily want to play too?
A dream inside a dream?
*INCEPTION*
If you think this is still confusing just remember Inseption or The Matrix is more confusing
Thata very interesting i cant wait to see what happens in the 2de game
there's a 2 game of these?
@@freakystories3583 dlc i think.
@@ramonangelschannel5271 cool
Yeah have to agreed since he experienced nightmares that trauma him in the hospital. I have agree with on this when first saw the full game I had to agree since the lucid dreams are based on your reality and some part of the kid must have been scared of them.
Gramophone man? You mean tuba man. See his arm?
Judging from the fact that Lloyd is bald, i’ll bet he was dying from cancer
the healthy boy in the dream of his has a mask that looks like the new character in little nightmares 2 , mono....
I always have lucid dreams, and I can usually be like nope and peace out if it's just not interesting to me. But the nightmares, they never let go... I just have to get thru them the best I can
i saw gameplay of this and i couldnt remember if i dreamed it or not im so glad its a real thing
That was amazing I wish I could give you more than one like!!!😊😊
I’m in love with this game. The visuals and storyline are legit, I hope to play this one day. I agree with your theory on the game also, as you tell it quite well. You have the perfect narrative voice for games like this, I’m super appreciative when hearing your take on ALL your games. I think waaaaay too much into macabre limbo games like this. Theories bring my mind at ease. Thank you keep it up ❤❤❤
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I think the enemie that comes for lloyd in his is sleep is the mother trying to wake him up
The creator is making a dlc for more levels not sure if it’ll effect the story so far
i had never heard of this game before i watched this but now i REALLY REALLY wanna play it.
time to add another horror game to my steam wishlist lol
Yo these Jump-scares I wasn’t ready for
Like I swear my heart stopped for a minute
What does darq actually stand for
In the game they are a words, what letters is changing. The game is called Dark, but instead of K there is a Q.
I just finish the game on my channel and I think that your explanation is just brilliant! You have all my respect man. Good job.
Well done.
I don't think people reincarnate though, I'd rather think of the ending as Lloyd passing away peacefully into the afterlife while another life is born in the same hospital, as a life ends, a new one begins.
I honestly think this is the theory I’ll stick with, this will be my headcanon
A crossover between this and American mcgee's alice would be sick.
I love symbolism in games like this. It's incredible
5:28 Quick! Someone que-in the old inception horn!
Hey mike I love your theories/story explains. But I just wanted to share some of my own theories! (Quick warning ‘idk what to call this’: I am NOT a expert on brains, illnesses, or bodies! This is just because I had some theories that I wanted to share)
1 - the clogs/gears: this could be Lloyd trying to fix his mind after hearing about his condition/him trying to keep his brain working in some way.
2 - the limbs: the limbs could represent how he feels stuck in his hospital bed/apartment unable to move while others around him can move freely without pain/worry (idk if this is something that does happen to people. I didn’t exactly do my research before typing this. Because if I was worried that I would forget everything so...yea but how I figured this out is the fact that he is so skinny, yea it could be because of his illness but I also think it’s because he can bearly move, so he’s pretty weak)
3 - the clocks: the clocks could represent his fear of running out of time, wasting time, death, etc.(this is also known as Chronophobia or the fear of time.)
Wow. I just watched the gameplay and this explanation just made it that much more enjoyable. Sad, but I love understanding nonetheless. New subscriber and I've been binge watching your content all day. Great work!
It’s dream logic.
If you read the comic you know he died instantly falling off the tower. So he is DarQ land of the dead, where he try to find a vessel to reborn again. Thats it.
I’m scared of hospitals because I was in and out of them because I used to take a lot of seizures so I had to go get tests and I also had to get surgery to fix my knee
I like the way you interpreted the story, its symbolic meanings and the ending.
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When I saw that boy with the paper bag on his head I instantly thought my precious boi mono
As a tubist, I cringed at you calling the tuba enemy a gramophone, but still a great video.
Character looks like someone made "love" with the tuba
SuperHorrorBro: Ah yes the Gramophone-man!
(loved the episode though)
Hey man thanks for the explanation the game really freaked me out . I couldn't figure out what was going in though unique and dark love it
Ooo awesome theory
Good one. And also at the end his young version is watching him as he goes through the door.
I interpreted Lloyd and the others in the limbo world as spirits of the dead all aiming for the same goal: to return to life by being born.
Lloyd and the small boy are simply not as aggressive about it, but they are just as determined to escape the afterlife
I also feel bad for him...😢
The clocks make no sense because that's how clocks are in dreams. Likewise the glitching text on the "Park" and "Emergency" signs. A classic way to tell if you're dreaming is to try to read something in your environment. (Unless the language part of your brain gets destroyed, then text will glitch like that in real life.)