Stray's true ending (meow) discovered...

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  • Did Stray finally reunite with their family? By piecing together some hidden details, we'll find out something that may completely change your feels about Stray's ending... and finally explain what we all want to know... (meow)
    (meow)
    You're welcome :)
    Stray is a game by BlueTwelve Studio and Annapurna, and its music is by Yann Van Der Cruyssen. Music in this video contains clips from the game music. If you are looking for them on the OST, you can find them within the tracks called "Inside the Walls", "Notebooks", "Antvillage" and "Daybreak".
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  • @initjum
    @initjum ปีที่แล้ว +12950

    thank you for making me less depressed about the ending. cant believe math did something to make me happy😭

    • @heyitsalix
      @heyitsalix ปีที่แล้ว +287

      Fr, math has only ever brought me suffering 💀

    • @trustyrusty6969
      @trustyrusty6969 ปีที่แล้ว +106

      idk I still hate maths, it sucks

    • @kirillheroes98
      @kirillheroes98 ปีที่แล้ว +184

      @@trustyrusty6969 its not maths that sucks, it the school that can't teach properly

    • @trustyrusty6969
      @trustyrusty6969 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      @@kirillheroes98 I highly agree with you and slightly disagree, while there are few casual schools who teach maths poorly, it's also maths which is very complicated, as we get promoted to next grade levels, it just becomes difficult, like if ur grade 7, it's tough and in grade 8 it's double than previous and grade 9 it's going to be rocket science maths

    • @dovos8572
      @dovos8572 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      @@trustyrusty6969 the problem with math is that schools teach the fundamentals wrong. from day 1 on. math isn't something you can "understand" like a word. math is purely knowledge based and it doens't matter if you understand your knowledge or not. you just have to know how and when to use what you know. it will always be right if you use the right formula in the right situation. there is no x is all of a sudden not 3 but 5.
      all you have to know about math is what the variables are and where you get the value of these variables including what formula gets used to get the searched value with the given varibales. you don't have to "understand" or even know WHY it works. you just have to accept that it is that way. the WHY in maths is only teached when you do math classes in the university. there are many things most people have no clue about that you can do in maths or that it is even part of maths like group theory or in a sense even parts of programming.
      the thing that makes math so hard in school in grade 9 is that that is the point where you have to know everything you learned once in the years before and uses that knowledge as foundation for the harder stuff, but because school has it's tests and a really bad way of taking notes in notebooks it is normal for a student to forget the last subject within the week after the test about it because you never use the same formulas again until much much later.
      the diffrentz between a math "genius" that can calculate big numbers in a second and a "normal" student who can't even calculate the small multiplication table fast, is that the "genius" has memorized the big multiplication table (until 100*100) by heard and knows about small algorithm that allows him to break down big calculations into small basic calculations in his head and recall the answer to the small calculation and then he works his way up until he recalls the last answer he needs and then he has the answer to the equation.
      in china there are maths competitions where a few students stand on a stage and get told 100 3 digit numbers and they have to add them up in the head. the numbers get called out each second and won't be repeated. the one who get's it right or is the closest wins. and there are always some that get it right. something like that is unthinkable in western schools because we don't memorize the basics of maths to that degree and don't learn to train our mind to be able to use the short term memory that effective and in such a way.

  • @jumbicat1929
    @jumbicat1929 ปีที่แล้ว +5901

    the devs made a point to show him sniffing the air at the end no doubt he smelled his brothers & sisters......thanks for the time put into making this. You've made a lot of players happy. Me included.

    • @areasevenpro
      @areasevenpro ปีที่แล้ว +118

      I'm surprised he still has his sense of smell after going through the slums and the sewers.

    • @kaifchoudhary2538
      @kaifchoudhary2538 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@areasevenpro he probably realised that

    • @uget-uget
      @uget-uget ปีที่แล้ว +5

      and wachers

    • @brianrodriguez6897
      @brianrodriguez6897 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Cats do that just because. Clearly you've never owned one 🤣

    • @kaykinz2549
      @kaykinz2549 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      I figured that was because he was enjoying the fresh air he missed

  • @SixOThree
    @SixOThree ปีที่แล้ว +2079

    Thank you for not making this a 20+ minute video. Like Stray, this video was "exactly what it needed to be".

    • @frostbitetheannunakiiceind6574
      @frostbitetheannunakiiceind6574 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      ikr

    • @kiwihuman
      @kiwihuman 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      One of my favorite parts of stray is how the game had the perfect amount of stuff, Nothing left out and no extra padding simply everything that was needed for a great game.

  • @P1sky
    @P1sky 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +373

    Two things:
    1. B12, as far as we know, is the only being left that is aware of his humanity so the final moments where he shared his companionship with Stray is extra touching given that that might have been the final human/cat interaction in that world. Cat lovers will get an extra kick from that.
    2. At the end, when Stray walks up the stairs and starts heading to the right, we see a flashing screen. This is similar to the time when we were guided to B12 by flashing lights. This strongly suggests that he's alive somehow through the network and technology.
    This game was so good, I plan to recommend it to my co-worker who is currently dealing with a little kitten :)

    • @1simsimma1
      @1simsimma1 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ❤ kitty

    • @1simsimma1
      @1simsimma1 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I wuv kittys ❤❤❤

    • @Solar-Skies
      @Solar-Skies 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Any follow up? Did you ever recommend this and/or did they ever play it? Would love to hear more.

  • @tanania
    @tanania ปีที่แล้ว +4273

    In the beginning the door behind where they sleep also says control room access or something of the sort, so I figured they weren't far from home. This is so reassuring

    • @starbucksmocha88
      @starbucksmocha88 ปีที่แล้ว +229

      Oh good point! I'd forgotten about that.

    • @therealwisemysticaltree
      @therealwisemysticaltree ปีที่แล้ว +108

      Yeah but in the game there are dozens of doors that say the same thing, it's just a texture that the game devs used again and again to save time

    • @jamesherald5389
      @jamesherald5389 ปีที่แล้ว +90

      @@therealwisemysticaltree and there are 8 control rooms

    • @therealwisemysticaltree
      @therealwisemysticaltree ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@jamesherald5389 but i don't think there's one in the sewers which is where one of the doors is

    • @MakingtheCase
      @MakingtheCase ปีที่แล้ว +219

      If the cat was smart enough to figure out how to open the city, it would have found its way home regardless. Cats have a built-in homing beacon and have been known to travel anywhere from 0.2 miles to as much as 80 miles to return to their home territory. Cats are notorious for returning to their old homes and trying to take up residence with the new occupants.
      So, guaranteed the cat would have made it home.

  • @marcfuchs6938
    @marcfuchs6938 ปีที่แล้ว +3192

    The ending of the game is one thing, but it really made me emotional, how the other cats were desperately meowing when we fell from that pipe. Humans could start looking out for their friend, find a way down there and track down the person. These kitties are completely helpless, processing nothing but "he's gone, we don't know where he is, we might never see him again". To me, this meowing delivered so much emotion, even without words or faces, and maybe it was even sadder, when there was no meowing anymore after a period of unconsciousness. Them supposedly accepting the loss of their friend, with no options to do anything about it........ wonderful game.

    • @purplemnkydshwshr
      @purplemnkydshwshr ปีที่แล้ว +147

      I don't think I've seen a movie or game with more pull, than hearing those meows as you limp away to the nearby light, followed by the title "Dead City".

    • @marcfuchs6938
      @marcfuchs6938 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      @@purplemnkydshwshr Yes, as a cat lover, whose beloved fuzzy friend lost his life on November 14th of last year, this was hitting me hard. I am only playing few games these days anymore, because only few kinds of content interest me - but as I randomly saw this game in a recent episode of Boundary Break, it was enough for me to buy and and despite being short, I was very pleased with what I got. Hopefully they'll make DLC or a whole sequel/prequel. But since it was very successful, I think we can hope they do. And it would be nice, if that game would integrate the cat buddies more.
      Imagine scenes, where you need to evade the zurks, and you partially need to fight them, when they catch a buddy and you need to act quickly so that he doesn't die. Integrate a permadeath system (for the party) and that game would make me emotional no game before. When you fail to protect a friend and he will be gone for the reast of the playthrough, potentially adding various endings for which of your buddies makes it through the game with you. So many possibilities. Those ideas make me shiver in excitement for what could come.

    • @Hammerite
      @Hammerite ปีที่แล้ว +64

      The echoing meows of his buddys calling for him gets me every. Single. Time.

    • @marcfuchs6938
      @marcfuchs6938 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      @@Hammerite Absolutely. Best animal emotions ever. Now try to imagine it from their perspective, their friend just gone and they hear his low and injured meows from a point far below, out of reach.
      As someone, who lost his cat, when it was also meowing in agony and fear, this touches me deeply.

    • @jamesrfb
      @jamesrfb ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@marcfuchs6938 I’m so sorry for your loss. I understand how much this hurts. God bless.❤

  • @navitaw8876
    @navitaw8876 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +523

    Stray is one of those rare games that comes along, seemingly out of nowhere, and is just absolutely mesmerizing. The story, the art, the characters... it reminded me of the power of a great game and why I love them. So many games these days are created to solely be a cash grab, but this one had heart. I really hope they make a sequel. Or expand upon other lives in this world they created. Like, what happened in other shelter city's across the world? Phenomenal game.

    • @t0xt878
      @t0xt878 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      Prequel… sequel idc I want it

    • @aprioriontoast704
      @aprioriontoast704 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      the power flicking on suggests sequel or open ending

    • @maverick_cw
      @maverick_cw 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@t0xt878 Why not both...? Both? Yes, both! My money's on the table for both.

    • @misslala1377
      @misslala1377 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I know right? Flower on PS3 was kinda simillar too

    • @misslala1377
      @misslala1377 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Oh and Journey on PS3!

  • @KarlRock
    @KarlRock ปีที่แล้ว +1386

    Beautiful video, thank you. RIP B-12.

    • @tronicgo8873
      @tronicgo8873 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I didn't know you like stray 😂

    • @Torobuck
      @Torobuck ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@tronicgo8873 Karl bhai is a bigtime gamer lol

    • @tronicgo8873
      @tronicgo8873 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Torobuck ha lamo

    • @dutchvanderlinde3544
      @dutchvanderlinde3544 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      rip b12

    • @Gojiira
      @Gojiira 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Doubt a cat would forget his friend? If hes really gone...we wont hint at the cat's hunt for STRAY 2. **SAID NO DEVELOPER EVER**

  • @nathandarcymusic
    @nathandarcymusic ปีที่แล้ว +3070

    I’m glad we can always count on you to do some absurd amount of work to learn things about the games we play. Who looks at a wall and is like “I wonder how many panels there are and if I can make a map from that?”

    • @sdkverse
      @sdkverse  ปีที่แล้ว +240

      hahaha...... there might be something wrong with me

    • @MrCynor
      @MrCynor ปีที่แล้ว +11

      noot noot

    • @gush-ub4wv
      @gush-ub4wv ปีที่แล้ว +57

      @@sdkverse you're perfect

    • @TheKentanthony
      @TheKentanthony ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@sdkverse no, you are you. tis great !

    • @BigRed328
      @BigRed328 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@sdkverse if this kind of work and dedication is weird then i dont want normal! keep it up mate your contents great

  • @audreyplaysnice2086
    @audreyplaysnice2086 ปีที่แล้ว +3080

    I played Stray as grief counseling after suddenly losing my 10 year old cat. I cried so hard when the ending separated him from the drone guy AND we didn't see him reunited with his family. THANK YOU for this

    • @twobits548
      @twobits548 ปีที่แล้ว +74

      So did I. Mine was 12. It's tough but it made me love this game even more than I already would have.

    • @swedlepop7092
      @swedlepop7092 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      10 years…too soon. I’m so sorry.

    • @losgaba
      @losgaba ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Sorry to hear about your cat.

    • @Alexander_l322
      @Alexander_l322 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@eliclark8750 18 years old is a long life for a cat isn’t it?

    • @eliclark8750
      @eliclark8750 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Alexander_l322 it is yea

  • @whitbe
    @whitbe ปีที่แล้ว +371

    I love the amount of effort people put just into proving Stray did find her family in the end. This is how much this little cat mattered to us. :D

    • @shadowboy813
      @shadowboy813 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      Orange tabbies are female only ~20% of the time. Just like calicos are nearly always female, orange tabbies are almost as frequently male.

    • @orangehi2323
      @orangehi2323 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      @shadowboy813
      ok? female tabbies still exist? I don't want to argue about the fictional cat's gender but found it weird that you felt the need to point that out lol

    • @Endor2001
      @Endor2001 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​​@@orangehi2323no, it's not weird at all. It IS truth. The fact the devs chose an orange tabby cat means it is a male cat just on the sole fact that most orange cats ARE male. I have have 3 orange cats, ALL MALE. I'm passed off because you called somebody weird for pointing out a fact. You are a stuck up, a-hole.

    • @catmask1123
      @catmask1123 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      @@orangehi2323 How is it weird to see someone referring to an orange tabby using she/her and use that as an opportunity to point out a fun fact? Like I understand that they were implying that the cat is probably male, given the fur pattern and no other info, but they weren't saying that the cat is male, just that is the greater possibility, there's nothing you could debate, because the only statement they made was a single fact.

    • @xGOKOPx
      @xGOKOPx 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      @@orangehi2323 It's the original commenter who assumed that the cat from Stray is female for no reason

  • @theangrypotato2.031
    @theangrypotato2.031 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    Something a lot of people forget about cats is how amazing they are at geography and directions, because most of the time owners never let them leave the house. If your cat ran away, odds are it still knows exactly how to get back.

    • @Sanquinity
      @Sanquinity 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      When you move it's recommended to keep the cat inside for like 6 weeks to get them familiar with the new place. After I moved my cat slipped out in the early afternoon on like day 10~12. Didn't see her the rest of the afternoon. But right during dinner time, there she was again. Despite the environment and layout outside being completely unfamiliar to her.

    • @Doodmove
      @Doodmove หลายเดือนก่อน

      Not my little idiot though, she slipped as we were about to move and I was freaking out for a whole day until I heard some cats outside my window, I went to check and there she was surrounded by other cats probably telling her to go home

  • @Lapantouflemagic0
    @Lapantouflemagic0 ปีที่แล้ว +539

    At the end of the game i was like "eh, it's a cat, they'll find each other soon enough"
    but this is much better.
    also, this cat is clearly the smartest cat in existence, so yeah.

  • @mistymane52
    @mistymane52 ปีที่แล้ว +573

    That’s impressive! The fact they had him go that direction as if they too had this map and knew some smart person out there would figure it out

    • @Krisztian08
      @Krisztian08 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      It's almost like they designed a game world

    • @Ewokpilot65
      @Ewokpilot65 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      Obviously they know. They probably have a map of the entire place because that's how game worlds are made

    • @robbieboydudeguy
      @robbieboydudeguy 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      It’s really sweet they went with it instead of inter-splicing something compositionally appealing in place of what was really probable ❤

    • @Drag0nmaster
      @Drag0nmaster 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Ewokpilot65r/woosh

  • @cola98765
    @cola98765 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    The montage of going back though intro showing how far you went in there, and how close it was to the exit made me cry with joy.
    It's almost like this was part of the design or something. Considering how far they were going, Stray would have been to that entrance before, knowing exactly where to go.

  • @X08-Chill
    @X08-Chill ปีที่แล้ว +124

    Just wanted to say, I love the neon sign editing and how ridiculously clear the visuals are. The videos, arrows and diagrams keep such clarity. Really well done imo

  • @shadowthehedgehog181
    @shadowthehedgehog181 ปีที่แล้ว +1293

    After watching this video, I got curious and returned to the area where you start roaming around with the other cats. If you immediately look back and up towards the building, you'll see an arched structure that's possibly an overpass. I strongly think the passage into the city is up there
    Edit: I also realized the butterfly you see in the beginning of the game also appears at the end. It has to be the same location

    • @fajaradi1223
      @fajaradi1223 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      or it might be just a reused assets

    • @fnafgachafan1644
      @fnafgachafan1644 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Bruh

    • @r4cc00n2
      @r4cc00n2 ปีที่แล้ว +120

      @@fajaradi1223 No the blue butterfly definitely has a stronger connection. Sure, it might be a reused asset, but we're thinking of the actual story and not dev nerding. And in games, especially stories, or folklore, blue butterflies are viewed as a sign of wishes being granted, joy, luck or even a person's essence/soul viewed in the past/present or future.
      A blue butterfly in games tend to have a meaning when in full detail.
      Look at life is strange, or even metroid dread. Blue butterflies leading the way or showing the future, or even to give you a sign of the past is extremely important.

    • @Varrbariouss
      @Varrbariouss ปีที่แล้ว +62

      And plus they wouldn’t just add a butterfly specifically two cutscenes with no reason. If they where more around i may agree with the other commenter, that it was a way to make ambience and so randomized.

    • @Bos_Meong
      @Bos_Meong ปีที่แล้ว +32

      @@fajaradi1223 no way. its definitely subtle hint for people who are observant enough. The devs know what they doing and put every little detail possible. The dev gonna be like "oh yeah lets put this butterfly here that looks like at the start of the game so people gonna discuss about it!" it keeps the game talked for long even after its completed. Keeps making people interested to it and people gonna keep making content for it to uncover its secrets.

  • @revenjl1834
    @revenjl1834 ปีที่แล้ว +529

    Jesus I just finished this game and I cannot tell you how good this makes me feel about the ending now

    • @freddiebarr06
      @freddiebarr06 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Exactly the same as me 😄

    • @AninoNiKugi
      @AninoNiKugi ปีที่แล้ว

      Why? I just finished it. Did I miss something? 😅

    • @RageAndRoses
      @RageAndRoses ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I come back every now and again to rewatch this video for this exact reason. It gives me the closure I needed.

  • @57080300
    @57080300 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    Knowing the fact that Stray will finally come home is so heartwarming

  • @LittleNikkiGram
    @LittleNikkiGram ปีที่แล้ว +138

    I have to take time to thank you, from the bottom of my heart for this video... I have been playing this game with my six year old daughter (we love cats), and the ending and the fate of B-12 really had us in some big feelings (both crying and trying to process these two things, as well as Clementine). This video served as a vehicle to enlighten my daughter to the wonders of mathematics, as well as ease the emotional pain of not knowing if Stray reunited with their family. You really did a great thing here, thank you very much for this video!!!

    • @coleiche
      @coleiche ปีที่แล้ว +16

      BTW, Clementine is seen at the end when the city opens, as she is alive and the sentinels drop to the ground. So she will likely be able to visit the outside she wanted to see. :)

    • @atharvsalve
      @atharvsalve ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@coleiche yayy all my homies love clementine

    • @smsmsm33434
      @smsmsm33434 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      This is such a sweet comment! I can imagine how distressing the ending could be for a child- I’m almost 30 and I’m clearly desperately searching for proof that Stray found his family.

  • @beastdude
    @beastdude ปีที่แล้ว +210

    This was the one thing about the ending that annoyed me. Because all the way through the game I was thinking "I hope we meet back up with the crew at the end" but we never do on screen. I do hope there's a stray 2 where we explore the outside world, see it alot more. Could even be with other cats/animals near other cities.

    • @Nighto
      @Nighto ปีที่แล้ว +35

      That (and the cat not being able to wear a poncho) was my only complaints about the game. We're led here for the entire game and it just ends practically as soon as the door opens.

    • @AlfaOrbz
      @AlfaOrbz ปีที่แล้ว +11

      They could call it “Strays”

    • @kassjazzy
      @kassjazzy ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah since there's cats there must obviously be other animals, a sequel where you could switch between them would be amazing

    • @turtlestormchaser16
      @turtlestormchaser16 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I was hoping maybe if we had a second game, maybe it could be about finding the other cities because the control room says "walled city 99". Or exploring the rest of this one and finding possible survivors.

  • @eipurunika3667
    @eipurunika3667 ปีที่แล้ว +446

    (sobbing) I hope stray has a happy life with their family! 🐈 Thank you for the video.

    • @userAlpha.
      @userAlpha. ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @Arda It's ok if u named it and that's a cool name.

    • @mathszzzzzz
      @mathszzzzzz ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @Kagereneko thats a beautiful tribute, im sorry for Hyuga

    • @IwinMahWay
      @IwinMahWay ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I named it balushai ( its an indian sweet dish ).

    • @MuffinHunterX
      @MuffinHunterX ปีที่แล้ว +9

      After Momo calls you Little Outsider I just started referring to him as Outsider.

    • @Isenlyn
      @Isenlyn ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@MuffinHunterX When you played Dishonored, I'm not sure you want to name your car The Outsider. XD
      In french most people call him Poti Chat
      That's "Lil' cat" ^^

  • @fulcrum8108
    @fulcrum8108 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    This makes me feel so much better! After finishing the game, I was so sad we didn’t get to see our little Stray reunited with their family.

  • @NastySN1P3R
    @NastySN1P3R 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Bro, I really needed this. I cried for so long and honestly felt so sad after the ending. Seeing this video honestly made me clear my mind and I can’t appreciate you enough. Thank You.

  • @nothingisfree3534
    @nothingisfree3534 ปีที่แล้ว +615

    Thank you for the analysis. I really hope they release a sequel with much longer play hours and story. This game is amazing. I'm already attached to the nameless cat and her/his friends.

    • @veloxfurem
      @veloxfurem ปีที่แล้ว +39

      @@idiot5637 well, key word is "almost". male cats do tend to wander away from groups and become nomads, finding unrelated females to then mate with. females, on the other hand, are more likely to stick together. our stray could be an unusual female ginger tabby, sticking together with her family!
      but thats digging it a bit too deep, and honestly i agree w u that the devs probably intended for her to be a he

    • @Absoluuttinen_Totuus
      @Absoluuttinen_Totuus ปีที่แล้ว +26

      @@veloxfurem It's a he. It was confirmed when with the release of the game (not that I really care which gender the cat is). He was also given a name by the devs.

    • @veloxfurem
      @veloxfurem ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@Absoluuttinen_Totuus o shoot, whats the name???

    • @terrencevoltaris4271
      @terrencevoltaris4271 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      His name is Murtaugh

    • @TheChangeling13
      @TheChangeling13 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      @@terrencevoltaris4271 Murtagh is the name of one of the Dev's real life cats that inspired the Stray protag. He is not everyone's favorite cat himself, but he is the direct inspiration since he was also found as a stray and his colors were meshed to the protag's model. I do believe it was confirmed that the protag was a tom cat as well, or at the very least, the Devs like referring to him as male. There is also Stray's lovely cat voice actress, Lala, and his movement and body model, Oscar, a sphinx kitty! If you watch Stray closely, you can see the Sphinx body in the movements and models.

  • @sparksvoy7389
    @sparksvoy7389 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Did anyone else noticed that at the end when the pov unfocused from the background and Stray, and instead focused on those screens that flickered? My theory is that it was B-12 and that he's still alive!!

    • @purplemnkydshwshr
      @purplemnkydshwshr ปีที่แล้ว +5

      There's alot of little nuggets all through that game. On one of the walls in the slums is a quote about Robots being slaves, but for the past 25 odd Billion days (i'm not writing the numbers) they've had souls" that would put the game almost 7 million yeas after the Companions were made, which is astounding that the doors even opened.

    • @johnathanstevens8436
      @johnathanstevens8436 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes, I saw the screens turn on and if nothing else is like one of those horror movie teasers for a sequel or something.

  • @Kaos-Kusinerna
    @Kaos-Kusinerna 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    I was litterely crying for the rest of the day when I saw the ending scene after playing for 10 hours (not straight) and basicly building an emotional bond with this cat while playing i didn't see the little kitty reuniting with his family so thank you so much! ❤ 😭

  • @serhiid3758
    @serhiid3758 ปีที่แล้ว +164

    The saddest part is the cats can't talk - so Stray can't tell his tribe about his adventures.
    Where he's been, what has happened to him and what he did - all his story will remain untold to everyone.
    Well, except for B-12 (who's now has other things to worry about), and us - who play this game and watch those videos on TH-cam.
    I could say - this is very symbolic. Many of us have a lot to tell - but we will not. Because nobody will believe anyway.
    And nobody cares.
    Daily routine is the alpha and omega of any society and everything, that is not the part of daily routine has zero value to majoryty of population - even families of those who's been somewhere, has seen and did something unordinary.
    So your story is only yours. And, maybe even you will forget it someday... because it was long ago, and doesn't matter anymore...
    One more time - i'm amazed, how deep the story of this game is.

    • @yummy.crayon
      @yummy.crayon ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thank you for your input.

    • @KRN02_92
      @KRN02_92 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Being fair, I don't think the cat actually understands what happened... Only thing he can process is that its friend who helped it has died... I think that is the saddest part of the game, the Cat saved a city and its people and it doesn't know it, only thing it knows is that it has to keep going, trying to find home again...
      Anyway, I wouldn't say that his adventure will be forgotten; pretty sure the robots will always remember the epic story of the Little Outsider who brought back the sun to their lives.

    • @_ra1n
      @_ra1n ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@KRN02_92 well B-12 does translate what the robots are saying for Stray, either vocally or telepathically, so he acknowledges that Stray does have an exceptionally high level of understanding and intelligence. There's also the puzzles Stray has to complete along the way which would be much too difficult for cats from our world to do, and all the mini side quests he does which don't necessarily help us find a way out but do have a positive impact on the world around us. I think cats might've either developed a high level of intelligence through evolution, or through humans selectively breeding them. B-12 also says the pack Stray wears was designed for quadrupeds, so it's possible that cats were often used to help around the city. That might explain the bucket ziplines, which could've been installed to help them get to hard-to-reach places

    • @KRN02_92
      @KRN02_92 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@_ra1n hard to say, I agree that the Cat is smarter than a real cat but we really can't say if this is actually the cat's intelligence or just our input as players. In the beginning all the kitties act normal and the cat couldnt even see that the pipe was breaking under their weight. It is possible that B12 was able to transmit insructions to the cat in a basic language... Also, remember that the robots had no idea what the cats is, pretty sure they never have seen an animal... And about the buckets, they are just a game mechanic that doesn't make sense like Castlevania's candles

    • @_ra1n
      @_ra1n ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@KRN02_92 I like to think of it the other way round-the player's actions are the cat's, because while playing the game we _are_ the cat (or any character we play in games). Both points of view are valid though. Some robots did seem to know what a cat is while others didn't, which I think might either be due being old enough to remember when they were still around, or having more access to resources and information. As for the opening cutscene when they were all playing around, no matter how intelligent they are, cats will be cats. I think our cat either didn't spot that the pipe was bending and was too distracted by adventuring with his friends, or thought it could still take a little more weight and decided to chance it. Heck I barely noticed it was loose, and I'm human. Maybe that cat's smarter than me haha. Either way I'm not saying the cat's a genius by our standards, just that he's intelligent enough to understand the impact of his actions, and just how much he helped everyone that day. Even if it's only to leave me feeling a little happier

  • @emmawilliams5584
    @emmawilliams5584 ปีที่แล้ว +263

    This is perfect, thank you for doing the most heartwarming maths possible. I can die happy.

  • @nataliat.3358
    @nataliat.3358 ปีที่แล้ว +274

    This is exactly what I needed after finishing this game. Thank you.

  • @granterono1
    @granterono1 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    This game made me cry I’ve no idea why but it was beautiful :) it had such a good balance of keeping you engaged and also a nice story telling even though there wasn’t much dialogue :)

  • @worms937
    @worms937 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I don’t think I can ever do that but thank you because now, every time I think about the ending, I will cry less

  • @sculpturex
    @sculpturex ปีที่แล้ว +186

    Nice one man! I can sleep well now knowing that he can go home by mere seconds ☺️☺️

    • @sdkverse
      @sdkverse  ปีที่แล้ว +32

      enjoy your sleep! 😆

  • @gibbo3783
    @gibbo3783 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    You did a great job of this, well done! However, it still isn’t enough to stop my wife being angry at the devs for not actually showing a happy reunion 🤣

  • @fightingfaerie
    @fightingfaerie 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I wasn’t expecting to get so excited and happy seeing their home so close to the end.

  • @schaefer_hund
    @schaefer_hund ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I sent this to my dad - a college math professor who doesn't care a bit about video games or cats - and he said you're "one of [his] people," so good show 😆 Thanks for this! I like narratives that leave things up for interpretation, but it's nice knowing there's a good chance our protagonist found their kitty friends again.

  • @DezzyRayAttack
    @DezzyRayAttack ปีที่แล้ว +544

    This was incredibly heartwarming and beautiful to watch. Thank you so much for answering a question that I’ve been wondering about since I’ve finished this game!

  • @BeyondtheAgesStudios
    @BeyondtheAgesStudios ปีที่แล้ว +283

    I like to think the reason they didn't do a reunited scene was due to either possible future DLC or a strait up sequel, seeing how well the game has done overall, it wouldn't be a bad move on there part. I'd buy it! :)

    • @canislatransit
      @canislatransit ปีที่แล้ว +63

      honestly if they made 98 other sequels for each of the other potential walled cities I'd happily buy and play every single one of them like 3 times lol

    • @johnathonfrancisco8112
      @johnathonfrancisco8112 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      single player stories like these very rarely get dlc, but that's not to say that i wouldn't be willing to pay for one

    • @ravengaming7526
      @ravengaming7526 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      What if they did like the day everyone moved underground stuff, going back in time and Stray gets left behind and has to escape it's home and meets it's cat friends, etc, etc seeing the world is empty.

    • @GoldKeralis
      @GoldKeralis ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@canislatransityeah definitely especially if all the games are made as well as this, I don’t care how much it would cost

    • @Drag0nmaster
      @Drag0nmaster 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@johnathonfrancisco8112 one word. Portal.

  • @flicka25
    @flicka25 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow thanks. I was so sad when B-12 died. You did a fantastic job piecing all this together. Thanks!.

  • @Aoikitty
    @Aoikitty ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Okay number one: the editing in this video is absolutely lovely- the little neon lines everywhere are just such a nice touch!
    And two: as someone who has been dreaming about trying to build a 1-1 recreation on Stray’s map in Minecraft- the fact that you left the calculations for the size of the city in the video and even made a little map has me nearly jumping up and down in excitement- like omg if I can figure out how the fuck to convert that to meters I’m set

    • @delin.mp4
      @delin.mp4 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Update?

    • @jan_Masewin
      @jan_Masewin หลายเดือนก่อน

      that would be such a cool project!!

  • @TechNinja.1701
    @TechNinja.1701 ปีที่แล้ว +146

    This is so reassuring and gives yet more appreciation to the care & attention the developer put into the game.
    But here's hoping for a free DLC or mod that unlocks a new menu screen for players who finish the game just showing the cat sleeping, playing, and cuddling with their family while the panel lights blink on & off in the background to check on them...

  • @BWTF_Ben
    @BWTF_Ben ปีที่แล้ว +29

    Loved this video. I took the "sniff" Stray does at the end as the kitty smelling his friends and then heading off to rejoin them but now the power of Math helps confirm it!

  • @sdkverse
    @sdkverse  ปีที่แล้ว +5

    If you enjoyed this, you may also like my video on solving when Stray takes place 🕰 th-cam.com/video/75ryaHDpZSg/w-d-xo.html

  • @lunaxquinn
    @lunaxquinn 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    This video made me feel much better about the ending, i really wish they'd put just a little more at the end with stray re-uniting with his cat family. I'm so sad i actually cried at the ending with b-12 and stray snuggling up with their companion.

  • @Stonehawk
    @Stonehawk ปีที่แล้ว +49

    A full map-out of the entire game path is exactly what i wanted to see and this is the closest video i've ever seen to it. Love this. Thank you!

    • @noaharkadedelgado
      @noaharkadedelgado 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Bro we should have a final fantasy 12 type of open world for stray 2 😮

    • @ManiX207
      @ManiX207 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      it is actually great to see that the devvelopers though of this considering i spen almsot 10h for this game - just exploring a freaing what now 500m circle is insane

  • @Gr1mR34p3r85
    @Gr1mR34p3r85 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I like the "Who does this?" I'm glad someone does it. This should have more views.

  • @banjotiki3910
    @banjotiki3910 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This is the closure I needed. An absolutely beautiful game 🧡

  • @MissTrillian72
    @MissTrillian72 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    aww you gave us the ending we all needed, thank you

  • @spiritmuse
    @spiritmuse ปีที่แล้ว +104

    I honestly never had doubts that our cat would find their home and friends again. Presumably they have done a lot of roaming around up there so they'd be pretty familiar with the territory above and around the city, so it shouldn't be that hard for the cat to figure out where they ended up and how to get home from there, even if it was further than that. Still, this is a cool bit of information to know! Very interesting that we apparently end the game so close to the beginning.

    • @giltiger
      @giltiger ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Add to that the amazing direction sense any cat has and (if he exits so near their usual spot) his noose and smell sense will send him pretty fast on track toward his beloved companions...

  • @tofugoast
    @tofugoast ปีที่แล้ว +41

    In real life cats are really good at finding their way back home when they get lost…it would’ve been nice to see a reunion but I also like the open ending that Stray’s journey is just beginning, to find his way back to his family. Thanks for the video, the math and effort you took for mapping is really cool!

  • @RedRachard
    @RedRachard ปีที่แล้ว

    This and your other Stray video are so amazingly well done. Thank you

  • @YCE-ws2wu
    @YCE-ws2wu 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It’s very possible that when we see the cat sniffing, it could have picked up the scent of its companions in the fresh outdoor air

  • @skullsmitten
    @skullsmitten ปีที่แล้ว +37

    cant overstate how vitally important it was for you to do this and share it with us. thank u for ur efforts. and in 3 minutes no less. top tier content

  • @MaxMortonProject
    @MaxMortonProject ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Thank you so much. I can't express the relief I felt:) Rewatched it a few times. I especially love how you "filmed" the cat family reunion in the end. So heartwarming!

  • @alexsouza829
    @alexsouza829 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is a short video which has a huge meaning by giving the information we all needed at the end . Thank you!

  • @sb_bacon
    @sb_bacon ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you so much, the ending made me cry, and I'm so glad that Stray makes its way back to its family ;w; we need more of them please

  • @Garbinge
    @Garbinge ปีที่แล้ว +63

    Yes! I needed this closure 😭 Since the game and its story only really take an hour to finish, I imagine his friends weren't too far away either.

    • @johnm2012
      @johnm2012 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      If you finished it in an hour you didn't win the Productive Day trophy, which itself takes an hour of sleeping to achieve! You should go back and start again. You don't have to do it in one go. You can accumulate sleep time while Morusque plays his guitar, or next to the dozing stargazer on the rooftop, or on one of the shelves in Doc's library. The cat looks its most adorable when sleeping.

    • @Garbinge
      @Garbinge ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@johnm2012 I acutally did that in my first playthrough! I made sure to get all of that stuff out of the way because I knew I wasn't going to finish the speed run lol
      The only downside is that I did it before giving Morusque any music, so there weren't any cool tunes :( I wish I had explored a bit before doing it because there's so many cute spots.

    • @Solarstormflare
      @Solarstormflare ปีที่แล้ว +2

      an hour???? omg i must be bad at gaming it took me like 9-12 hours i think.

    • @johnm2012
      @johnm2012 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Solarstormflare Good or bad doesn't matter. The question is, did you enjoy it?

    • @keythah
      @keythah ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Solarstormflare you're good at enjoying the game. there's a lot to explore and enjoy in it that takes way more than an hour.

  • @IliasBeekveldt
    @IliasBeekveldt ปีที่แล้ว +32

    It's heartwarming to know the cat has safely ended up reuniting with his friends again :). Great video, keep it up!

  • @maddlarkin
    @maddlarkin ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cheers for this dude, had this all qued up for when my Mrs finished the game, cheered up. Your a legend

  • @jonygamerpro1534
    @jonygamerpro1534 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I didn't think a 2 minute video of a lost kitten finding his family was more entertaining than school

  • @sabrinath736
    @sabrinath736 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    This guy deserves a salute for all the work he did to figure all of this out

  • @adrianmontero876
    @adrianmontero876 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Thank you so much for this video .. it certainly helps to know Stray is very close to home in some way.. very comforting too after that bitter sweet ending … hoping for that Stray sequel! 🐈‍⬛❤️

  • @PossiblyPointless1
    @PossiblyPointless1 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Thank you for making me feel better, I could not stop thinking about this game

  • @cadonpc
    @cadonpc 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    wow. this video is beautifully edited and well produced. hella underrated

  • @sulemansaqlain3522
    @sulemansaqlain3522 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    This video honestly makes me feel better about the ending.

  • @ayeoh47
    @ayeoh47 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This is by far the best ending analysis on YT

  • @Vomahanew
    @Vomahanew ปีที่แล้ว

    This video made me tear up a little. Thank you for posting this.

  • @JetPackDino
    @JetPackDino 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you. This video deserves more views and more upvotes.

  • @sergiograndio577
    @sergiograndio577 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    This made me tear up, man. Thank you, true happy ending Stray got back to their family😭

  • @starlaarmstrong4997
    @starlaarmstrong4997 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I dont know why this video made me happy cry. Thank you for doing the little clip to make it look like Stray returned home!

  • @tvdinner1986
    @tvdinner1986 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is the kind of closure I needed, thank you.

  • @psi.dayanamoore
    @psi.dayanamoore ปีที่แล้ว

    This video is perfection! Well thought out and beautifully edited. Thank you! ❤

  • @thamkero5781
    @thamkero5781 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Thank you so much, this heals my heart a little bit!! You are awesome, keep it up!

  • @thecarnew5334
    @thecarnew5334 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Who else loves where a new game comes out and like 2 seconds later they want a second one

    • @yakushishi
      @yakushishi ปีที่แล้ว

      Same for me with Stray and Cult of the Lamb

  • @frodo2866
    @frodo2866 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you so much for this

  • @stonks87
    @stonks87 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    this made me cry with joy, wow thank you so much for this

  • @shi117
    @shi117 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Aww. That's so heart-warming!! You, my man earned a sub for all that hard work.

  • @SpectreLAMP14
    @SpectreLAMP14 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dude that was so good! Amazing editing and work Bert clever too, I was just about to finish this game for the second time

  • @nuno5518
    @nuno5518 ปีที่แล้ว

    thank you. From the bottom of my heart, I needed this

  • @IwinMahWay
    @IwinMahWay ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I would love a sequel where you see the robots expanding outside the city and they built monuments and statues for this messiah cat that gave them freedom.

  • @ShadeNightscape
    @ShadeNightscape ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is that Outside Of The Box thinking that I need to see! I had my suspects that he returned home to his kin after the scene of him sniffing the air and it looked like he caught a familiar scent. But this video right here CONFIRMED that thought. Thank You So Much!! 💞💕

  • @neoknight9057
    @neoknight9057 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank You!!!! I needed this closure! 😭 The whole game fell apart for me at the end when we didn’t see him reunited with his little family. This warms my heart and makes it all worth it. 🧡

  • @saracolavito7429
    @saracolavito7429 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much! You can’t even imagine how much I needed this ❤

  • @stacie9224
    @stacie9224 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Thank you for making this video. I kept thinking that it was a bit sad we didn't get to see Strays family ❤ This is what I needed to replay the game after finishing it on 23rd of July!

  • @mraiden1826
    @mraiden1826 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thanks for the heartwarming math I’m sobbing in tears🐈I hope stray haves a happy life with his family

  • @lazyguy97
    @lazyguy97 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love you for this. Thank you. This brought a tear to my eye

  • @nfsgamer3034
    @nfsgamer3034 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Eleven months ago ik but i bought the game yesterday, and started to play today. And you made me also happy now, as you made all other players, from eleven months ago ❤

  • @ScyroTV
    @ScyroTV ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I love the editing in your video, how you integrated the game's soundtracks into the video and also how you created this map of the city. Your calculation of the distances and the exact location of the cat's home was just brilliant. simply a masterpiece.

  • @lockskelington314
    @lockskelington314 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    thank you for putting my mind at ease when the game could not even spare time showing Stray getting back to his family!

  • @ArcaneEther
    @ArcaneEther ปีที่แล้ว

    I seriously needed this. Thank you.

  • @definitelynotcloefrombratz
    @definitelynotcloefrombratz ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Genuinely thank you for all the effect put into this, it means a lot to a lot of the players and honestly I may have cried happy tears haha

  • @MorganHJackson
    @MorganHJackson ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I cannot believe how much that makes me feel better. That is so great!

  • @CaptainUnikitty
    @CaptainUnikitty ปีที่แล้ว +3

    So cool the cat was always close to home. This makes it more happier

  • @maverick_cw
    @maverick_cw 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My heart has been healed by your logic...thank you!

  • @darenbigcas9834
    @darenbigcas9834 ปีที่แล้ว

    this is the closure that I needed. Thank you.

  • @IwinMahWay
    @IwinMahWay ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks man. This was pure comfort for my heart. Your style and graphics to explain are cool too. God bless you.

  • @jettadin
    @jettadin ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The other thing about cats is that, even if the game itself didn't imply it, we need to assume that Stray (the cat) works the same as a cat in our world does. So, basically, unless if Stray has a magnet attached to them, they're not that far from where they started and they're going to be able to find their way home pretty quickly. Add to that their senses of smell and hearing, I'd give it maybe a couple days tops before they and the other cats got reunited (I'm just a cat geek, lol).

  • @StrayLover01
    @StrayLover01 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much for this video and ending weeks of me crying

  • @NextElectronicsStore
    @NextElectronicsStore ปีที่แล้ว

    we all needed this video so much, thanks

  • @CetteSara
    @CetteSara ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Awww so happy to see this ! Thank you for sharing !