Lewis’ Story In What Remains Of Edith Finch Is Brutally Relatable: culturedvultures.com/lewis-story-what-remains-edith-finch-brutally-relatable/
@byronius7012
7 жыл бұрын
Best part of the game, hands down. I love how they perfectly simulated what it's like to daydream while at a monotonous job. I actually felt like I was Lewis.
@patrickmoore5436
4 жыл бұрын
Yes for every character they some how made me feel like I was them In that moment like calvins part I felt like I was flying
@phil_matic
3 жыл бұрын
I felt his pain while doing that :( it made me sad and actually had me down the rest of the day
@acreativename2781
3 жыл бұрын
Ikr, I didn't even notice anymore how i cut the fish.
@wairuaozula3060
3 жыл бұрын
Same here.
@nickherer1501
3 жыл бұрын
Too bad the Hindu psychologists will never get me to stop day dreaming
@MuellerX
4 жыл бұрын
The best part about this scene is if you are activeley immersing yourself into it u can do the fish chopping like him completeley automated while you are fully focusing on the daydream
@vikaskumarpatel5017
Жыл бұрын
Exactly, I kept chopping fish while all my mind was on the daydream. The best part how it starts with simple lines to isometric 3d to 3rd person to first person. From imagining to becoming the king. This game is the best experience anyone can have in entertainment.
@sardonicus1739
Жыл бұрын
I was I was able to do that. Instead I was so terrified that one of the times I put the fish towards the blade that I was going to chop my hand off, that I was extremely careful with each fish.
@KrillSpammer
4 жыл бұрын
The part that made me a puddle of tears wasn't actually the sequence, but Edith's line after it. "My brother was really cool, I wish you could've met him." The delusion was initially due to the monotony of his daily life, however it was amplified by him not feeling he lived up to the Finch name. Odin traveled across the ocean and established the Finch Curse, Barbara was a child star, etc. Each Finch has a story attached to them. Lewis wasn't really extraordinary, but he was, according to the psychiatrist's letter, kind and, by hearing Edith's line after, he was a good older brother. He was so engulfed in his delusion, he didn't see the reality that he was more than good enough. That killed him. That's why he's drawn as the cannery worker and not the king. Lewis the cannery worker was better than he ever realized.
@stonecat676
3 жыл бұрын
fuck man...
@axelpatrickb.pingol3228
3 жыл бұрын
The fact he is in the best position to survive the "curse" at all and yet he wanted to go out with a bang...
@heyysophie9928
3 жыл бұрын
@@axelpatrickb.pingol3228 why was he in the best position? 🧐
@nickherer1501
3 жыл бұрын
Just a bunch of Hindu psychologists trying to stop creativity for the queen of England the royal families and the institutions
@nickherer1501
3 жыл бұрын
Hindu psychologists trying to stop revolutions against the royal families
@SnowdropHill
4 жыл бұрын
Written on a desk in the Finch home-classroom: "Lewis rules" If that ain't some sad foreshadowing...
@bubbaducky7961
3 жыл бұрын
Also the crown on his gravestone :(
@DimaShinder
7 жыл бұрын
Most memorable segment for me
@djenei2564
6 жыл бұрын
First I thought "omg, he is not paying attention, he's gonna cut his arm off" but I wasn't ready for this...
@SupremeMathemAddicts
6 жыл бұрын
The ONLY memorable segment*
@stonecat676
6 жыл бұрын
That's a false statement fam. This whole game was memorable.
@VGamingJunkieVT
5 жыл бұрын
This is the climax of the game for many people, the way they represent the daydreaming is really creative, both from a writing and gameplay mechanics standpoint. Even in the daydream, you can tell he's poking his head into a guillotine but he was obviously so obsessed with the daydream to notice. It's interesting how some of the characters that are tied to each other seem to die in similar fashions. Like how Milton went missing because of his imagination while Lewis was killed because of his.
@RinRan1
4 жыл бұрын
Yep. Came back here even though I dont even remember much of the game just because of the fish
@daphne5302
5 жыл бұрын
when he was walking up the steps to the queen and she said “there was only one thing left to do”, i knew what was coming but i still was horrified at the end. fantastic storytelling from this game
@MeowthRocket
5 жыл бұрын
I knew too and I was like....... "No....... please no.........."
@noblechief4023
4 жыл бұрын
The best part is the epic and cheerful music . Theres something about that music that disturbs me when i replay the game. It foreshadows a lot.
@frozenyogurth
2 жыл бұрын
@@noblechief4023 It follows a similar pattern as Maurice Ravel's Bolero. It's always the same in an endless repetition but more and more instruments join until it reaches a climax. Now the interesting thing is: Ravel suffered from a desease of the brain wich caused him to hyperfocus on patterns. Nearing the end of his life he composed the Bolero which is a piece as explained above who repeats the exact same pattern. The parallels between Mauric Ravel's Bolero and Lewis' music are really cool.
@Kid2loW
2 жыл бұрын
What did they do
@luxaetrna8010
Жыл бұрын
@@frozenyogurth thats really interesting thanks!!
@CultGamerAlliancechannel
6 жыл бұрын
I've never related to something as much as I related to this scene in the game. I could barely get through it, I was hysterical. I kept crying. I am newly sober as well(4 months to be exact), I have a psychiatrist. And I've worked a job just like that, and did the exact same thing. It gave me a sense that for once I wasn't alone, I have never felt that before.
@CulturedVultures
6 жыл бұрын
Hey man, four years sober here! You got this.
@CultGamerAlliancechannel
6 жыл бұрын
Cultured Vultures thanks man, it's getting a lot better. The first 30 days and nights where brutal. but after that each day has gotten a little bit better, and a little but easier.
@mnjkmnjk123
6 жыл бұрын
CultGamerAlliance the worst part for me is the boredom things that I used to take pride in doing or found fun in I can no longer be bothered with. When it came to video games all I could think while playing was how much more memorable this part would be or how much more into it I would be if I wasn't sober. This is the first game I've bothered to play in a while and this part was so surreal I can't even put it into words. Best of luck to both of you.
@CultGamerAlliancechannel
6 жыл бұрын
jonasthepaladin going on 8 months sober right now. Doing a lot better, this scene is still incredible. It's absolutely incredible
@australianmade86
6 жыл бұрын
Minus the addiction, this is me all over and this actually scared me into getting a psychiatrist I live in a small town, with no like minded music fans (My obsession) and I became getting more and more closed off. I'd not talk to friends or family. If people asked if I was ok I'd constantly repeat "I'm fine" and walk away and just work and work. I'd not take breaks so I could avoid talking to people. I began making stories in my head of what I wished my life was like in my extremely stressful job. I had suffered from extreme depression for a long time, crying in bed every night and putting on a happy face for work that just got harder and harder. It seemed that I had an option to get away from it and that was scaring me Then I found this segment of a game, and now I am on medications, get calls from a psych every 2 days and have meetings 1 time per week
@TheChrishendrix
6 жыл бұрын
It's unbelievable how most of us relate to such a deep and terrible sorrow.
@missvida6251
9 ай бұрын
I can't relate to him but I still feel so empathetic to his pain and hurt
@rabidheartbeats5953
5 жыл бұрын
i used to work in a japanese factory. i always used to complain that the daily repetative nature of my job was gonna drive me insane. And my Japanese co-workers who've been there far longet than me would say "Going insane is far better than dying of boredom".
@alexsilva28
3 жыл бұрын
That's some Japanese wisdom right there
@SpaceGirlLaika
3 жыл бұрын
I know this is late,but as someone who is currently working in a japanese factory, I agree wholeheartedly
@TheSkyrimInquisitor
6 жыл бұрын
This one hit me the hardest since I've also been building a world of my own to hide in. I relate so much with this :(
@Darin882
6 жыл бұрын
SkyrimPrincess been through that, you better escape that imaginary world, before it's too late.
@NoOne-ru5tu
4 жыл бұрын
It’s called maladaptive daydreaming
@kafei-creme
4 жыл бұрын
As long as you don't mistake your head for a salmon, there is nothing wrong with having an imaginary world The hard thing is to equilibrate the time you spend in the two worlds
@eliassalgado14
4 жыл бұрын
Kafei-Crème facts
@s3xc0smic40
7 жыл бұрын
I really feel sad everytime I hear the throne room's music
@stonecat676
6 жыл бұрын
It's a heavy feeling, despite how cheerful the tune is. It breaks me heart.
@abdelhamidjr8469
4 жыл бұрын
Man i really feel the exact thing when i hear the throne music its so fucking depressing
@lotuschips4740
3 жыл бұрын
true im crying rn
@hongquiao
7 жыл бұрын
Lewis's story hits way too close to home... And in a way that could only work in a video game. It brilliantly shows, through interaction, how a menial job inevitably leads one to daydream, but requires just enough concentration that you can't fully focus on your fantasies. Fortunately, there are no chopping hazards at my job.
@shoopoop21
6 жыл бұрын
Lewis did not kill himself because he was mistaken as to what was imagination, and what was real. He simply stopped caring at all about the real one, because it had nothing for him.
@OhNotThat
2 жыл бұрын
Lewis didn't die accidentally from chopping himself, he died because he was so seduced by his own fantasy reality and it's contrast with reality after getting off drugs/alcohol. The fact he saw the real world so clearly is why he grew so attached and smitten with his own invented one. He wanted to lucid dream so bad into it, it was so much better. In the end he simply couldn't bear to live in reality anymore, his final thoughts probably were consumed with hoping that he opens his eyes to see that world he created be the one in front of him. He knew very well it wasn't real, but he didn't care anymore. He didn't want to be here it was perhaps too late for him here; a life not well lived enough, not enough done, he wanted to be in there forever.
@Corrupted
5 жыл бұрын
You don't need to relate to lewis to appreciate this scene. I've been lucky enough to turn my biggest love into my job (games) , but I still think this is one of the best scenes I've ever seen in a video game. This is a masterpiece.
@marcelxd1633
3 жыл бұрын
Hahaha geil Gut das du es gespielt hattest das Spiel hat mich zum weinen gebracht
@ZaZa_-uz3et
3 жыл бұрын
Es ist wirklich ein Meisterwerk, währe toll wenn du noch mehr solche Games machen würdest
@TheAxeLord47911
2 жыл бұрын
How is your game development going?
@Jormbis
3 жыл бұрын
What works so well about this scene was how difficult it was at first to chop fish with one thumb and walking as another person in another. Then gradually, you get used to it. Just like he did. Excellent programming. I think about this section so much.
@thedistinguishedgentlemens3678
6 жыл бұрын
This game hit too close to home. I have never played a video game that made me cry. I was inconsolable for about an hour. I've lived this. I want to know who put this in the game because they obviously have been through the same shit alot of of us have. what a masterpiece of level design and immersion
@DoctorDoomsPvP
5 жыл бұрын
Imagine being an adult man and crying over a video game LOL. How could anyone ever respect you?
@milanw_
5 жыл бұрын
DoctorDoomsPvP you obviously have never experienced what it feels like to struggle with life, with yourself, with your thoughts and feelings. that’s enviable. i hope you make the best out of it.
@jillreyerma7592
3 жыл бұрын
@@DoctorDoomsPvP Alright asshole, calm down you're getting too stressed out again.
@skyp2961
4 жыл бұрын
This scene is a hard one. I suffered abuse until I was 19 and at that point had built an in depth fantasy world to live in so I could cope. I still am having trouble letting go of it. I'm so proud of everyone in this comment section that that has overcome their hurdles and knows this story all too well. Keep plugging along everyone.
@eodico
2 жыл бұрын
You don't have to let go of this world, just don't live in it. Put it on paper for others to enjoy. You'll enjoy writing it down too.
@missvida6251
9 ай бұрын
Lewis became depressed after Miltons disappearing. He turned to drugs, alcohol and was struggling with his sexuality. He'd daydream to escape reality until his fantasy overtook his reality. He wanted to escape so he decapitated himself😢. Absolutely heartbreaking
@RyanKaufman
6 жыл бұрын
This scene broke me, and I've never related more to a character than I did Lewis.
@dwilliams02
2 жыл бұрын
So relatable, tragic, and well done. The moment at 7:29 when he opens the door in the palace and it's the cannery is chilling. It's like this is his last grasp of reality.
@allealle8362
6 жыл бұрын
Best part of the game. Worth the Asking price alone.
@KoroiItami
5 жыл бұрын
This part is just so amazingly well done. Not just with Lewis fantasies starting small with a simple 2d labyrinth and getting bigger and more realistic but also the way you use the Controller in this part. The right stick that you use to do the tedious work of chopping the fish, always just left -> right -> chop fish -> up -> throw fish onto the production line vs the way you control Lewis in his fantasy while using the full motion of the left stick which always changes between up and down, left and right contrasting his work which is always done in the exact same way. And in the end even the player gets fed up with the fish-chopping because it's so boring compared to Lewis fantasy and you kinda wanna stop chopping and just use the right stick to play Lewis fantasy too but you have to do it and after a while it gets so annyoing.
@NoOne-ru5tu
4 жыл бұрын
For those who don’t know, this is called maladaptive daydreaming
@maiwenhebert4672
8 ай бұрын
I have this, 😢
@Rosabella.Thorne7
4 ай бұрын
@@maiwenhebert4672 I do, as well, it's so distracting at times
@gypsy544
2 ай бұрын
@@Rosabella.Thorne7I didnt even know it had name. I did it since my childhood. In the last years I do it more due to depression and boredom, didnt know it was even mental health disorder (some say in comments) that can lead to suic1de.
@autumnidkk
4 жыл бұрын
this still wrecks me. I was caught off guard completely. I remember just started sobbing out of nowhere once I realized what was going on....
@Perfectly_Cromulent351
6 жыл бұрын
I had no idea what I was getting myself into when I first started playing this game. It hit me like a ton of bricks. In terms of emotional impact, I rank this game right up there with the Witcher 3 and the Mass Effect trilogy.
@SupremeMathemAddicts
6 жыл бұрын
This game was utter garbage IMO. I don't understand why it was so highly rated, I REALLY REALLY don't.
@Perfectly_Cromulent351
6 жыл бұрын
Daddy Memer you’ve got to be in the right mood when you play it
@Corrupted
5 жыл бұрын
@@Perfectly_Cromulent351 It's just a masterpiece, I can't relate to lewis at all and I still think this is one of the best games of all time. Not sure how you can dislike this game, maybe if you're too young to care about stories and prefer gameplay.
@engineerhealthyself
4 жыл бұрын
@@SupremeMathemAddicts wow interesting. I can't imagine walking away from this 'lewis scene' and thinking it was utter garbage. I was pretty disturbed by this. Maybe it was the relateability of a menial job and bizarre fantasies that arise during them. Did you just not relate to the game much? For me it brought back childhood and teenage memories I thought I'd completely forgot, and because of that was deeply moving to me.
@matilde_5
4 жыл бұрын
Robert Courtemarche It hit you like the train hit Walter... (I feel horrible but I just had to-)
@SteinOnkel
5 жыл бұрын
The only thing that bothered me here (and this is such a nit-pick) is that she ended up drawing Lewis as the cannery worker and not as the king he wanted to be :(
@nandee1fuery
5 жыл бұрын
She probably wouldn't have known. My brother suffered for years with schizophrenia. We only just started to figure out who the voices were when he died. We knew they had names, but we didn't know what they were like, but to him they all were unique. But knowing ABOUT IT isn't the same as knowing what it is.
@maddu8437
4 жыл бұрын
This was my exact thought while watching her draw him.
@TheRealJDC
4 жыл бұрын
Underrated comment #RememberLewisFinch
@sieghardtofcatarina7827
4 жыл бұрын
@@nandee1fuery But Edith draws him AFTER reading the psychiatrist's letter, so she would have known.
@nandee1fuery
4 жыл бұрын
@@sieghardtofcatarina7827 again, knowing doesn't mean understanding.
@nielsB_FPV
6 жыл бұрын
I worked for 4 years in a factory because I couldn't get any other job with a decent paycheck, and didn't have the financial freedom to settle for anything else (nightshifts pay pretty well). Everyday was a the same degrading monotonous crap, and all that kept me going was daydreaming about a better live... Thought that I closed and burried that chapter in my life... and then I decided to play Edith Finch one night, and now I feel miserable again. GJ!
@rafaelsantiagosupportkingi9265
5 жыл бұрын
What are you doing now? Pls let me know
@Shadynastys
4 жыл бұрын
work shouldn't be your life anyway fill your personal life outside of work let your job just he work and let your life your world, I have paranoid schizophrenia and it works for me
@caue9516
7 жыл бұрын
it's awesome what they did in this part! the way how this problem was handle/represented is one of a kind! great game, great story!
@Jan3k
7 жыл бұрын
This part gaves me goosebumps. I think that mental illness and depression is not that frequently used in games.
@Corallus_Caninus
2 жыл бұрын
For someone that never knew success in the real world, I think it was overwhelming.
@annakrone5963
5 жыл бұрын
This game is like beautiful, sad poetry - and it had so many mesmerizing segments. This one was one of my personal favorites.
@taichisuzuki1207
5 жыл бұрын
I can connect with lewis story the most. I can imagine how it feels to live a monotonous meaningless depressing life while feeling like you're not living up to your full potential and living the life you were meant to have. Such life does make you actually dream more to try and escape. After a while, such life for him made him prefer to live in his pleasant fantasy and dreams rather than the reality of his mundane existence. His reason for suicide is sad but understandable.
@AlexanderWilithinIII
5 жыл бұрын
This segment is great because the assumption is at some point you're going to slip up and push your arm too far and into the guillotine. Even while trying to pay attention to that, I still found myself more preoccupied with the story and just going through the motion to get the fish cut, and if it were possible to slip up I definitely would have. Unfortunately Lewis had it much worse than that. I knew where it was going as soon as I started up the steps. I almost didn't want to go through with it.
@TheSandwichOfKings
4 жыл бұрын
Bawled my eyes out. This absolutely was one of my top three gaming experiences of all time. I can't recommend enough.
@rogerpatino3000
5 жыл бұрын
I like how the music picks up when he steps into the guillotine
@AlyssaPerrine
5 ай бұрын
this story literally kills my soul as a Maladaptive Daydreamer. this is literally me. it's obviously about daydreaming, and it's obviously maladaptive. they told our story. now let me tell you a bit of mine. the reason this game hit hard? because i relate to lewis, so much. the substances, the daydreaming, the way they depict "getting lost" in a daydream, to the point that it truly takes over your world. there are points where i've stopped day dreaming to use the bathroom and i've came back to my room looking at my turned on tv going "what was i watching"? because i was THAT vivid to me. my brain recognized it as something i was WATCHING not making. the repetitive motions triggering daydreams, the way it starts out black and white. this is EXACTLY how my daydreams start. full black background, with me having to actively build the world each time. sometimes i can pick up where i left off, but not always. the talking about worrying about lewis daydreaming at the cannery. it reminds me of how i used to daydreaming while using the 4 wheeler. i'd sit in the fields and drive in circles. different paths i made in my head. and i'd listen to music while i did it. in hindsight, its dangerous. lewis really is just like me. the part about success?? it hurts me. it genuinely makes me tear up. my daydream is practically a palace. it's this massive hotel, thousands upon thousands of rooms. but it didn't start out this way. you see, i started out with a simple office in a high rise building set somewhere near new york. i love new york. i love luxury. i love escapism. and so, my fantasy was built around money and cars, buying things and living a life i'll never be able to live in real life. my character, her names Alexandria. She's in love with the person who owns the hotel, but it also wasn't always like this. they're an enemies to lovers trope. Over time, the world grew bigger and bigger. the office turned into a hotel. That hotel turned into a mega hotel with apartments inside. they added a theater, multiple stages and auditoriums, pools, malls and shopping districts, gyms, if you can think of it (or as i should phrase it, if I CAN think of it), it exists inside this hotel. what was a hotel is basically an entire community. what used to be an office building with two people turned into three (an assistant), to four (a sister), to eight (relatives), to dozens (workers), to hundreds (guests) to thousands (people who visit and live there). my character is famous, and its accumulated over time. she's made her name by doing multiple different hobbies which she had to learn (through me researching how it works because i NEED my daydreams to be accurate). she sings, dances, does gymnastics, ice skates, paints, cooks, plays multiple instruments, and does parkour. she loves fashion and aquariums, and she spends a lot of time in her bedroom. one i've crafted, down to the molding of the walls and the books placed inside the bookshelves. the art on the walls. the clothes inside her dressers and the clothes filled in her two story walk in closet. is she a mary sue? probably, but she has a lot of trauma. it's a coping mechanism, and every trauma i've faced is also placed onto her. i wont name it off, but that if her life. i'm so similar to lewis, but so different. obviously, i recognize reality from fantasy. but i see myself in him so much.
@halfbakedproductions7887
2 жыл бұрын
This is probably the most creative and thoughtful mechanic and sequence I've seen in any game for years now. Just unbelievable.
@Chiamaka_
3 жыл бұрын
this scene introduced me to what maladaptive daydreaming is and it really freaked me out how much I could relate to it.
@tristenholley
4 жыл бұрын
ever since i was first into this lewis’s part of the game, i knew what was going to happen:( that’s what broke my heart. he been dreaming of being a king to escape his life that he wasn’t comfortable in. i’ve never been so emotionally attached to a game before. excellent work.
@g.dejong7804
5 жыл бұрын
I thought he would chop of his hand at some point.
@eli8444
3 жыл бұрын
"My imagination is as real as my body." What places these words can go.
@gamesdeen3768
3 жыл бұрын
Haven't played the game, but boy do I relate to this segment. If you've ever worked a job that you're too smart for, you can relate too. You start using your brain just to use it if you run on autopilot too long. I wrote a lot of music at a factory job. I memorized my times tables up to 24 instead of 12 just to keep me from going mad.
@himizu3900
4 жыл бұрын
The most beautiful scene/level in one of the greatest masterpiece of this generation and one of the most beautiful narrations in the history of this medium. Everything that makes this game great and important is condensed in this short part.
@shamilevergreen6200
2 жыл бұрын
This is such a powerful and heartbreaking scene. I have a menial cashiering job, and while I can relate to the escapism, I can only daydream in short bursts because of near constant customer interaction. I see and hear miserable people all around me and it makes me wish I was anywhere else. Part of me wants to escape into my head but, maybe it’s for the best that I am “awake” so that I can try to fight my way out of this.
@adamjo5287
2 жыл бұрын
Can't believe i just played this game now in 2022. Still better now then never, imagine what a GEM i'd miss! WOW, some of those stories were nothing short of a masterpiece of creativity and execution. Lewis's story made my jaw drop but it wasn't the only one that's stuck in my head. Remember Gregory playing in the tub? or Milton's paintings? That was magical... The whole game was MAGICAL and will stay on my ssd for ever.
@rozt107
5 жыл бұрын
This part of the game let me know how good human imagination is.
@randomguy6679
4 жыл бұрын
And how terrifying it can be
@TimCools_WithALongO
3 жыл бұрын
Hearing Edith say, "My brother was really cool, I wish you could have met him," makes the whole thing so much sadder.
@dianatorralbo7690
6 жыл бұрын
This segment was the most inspirated one. Absolutely brilliant, it's impressive how you can relate with Lewis feelings. I feel sorry for him.
@gingeroverseer9302
3 жыл бұрын
I played this game yesterday this section broke me. I quit my job only a couple weeks ago because I was pretty much in this exact scenario. I worked so hard and all I could do when not working was sleep. For years it went on I wanted a life in the real world. But it couldn't happen no matter how I tried. So I found some small solace in a dream world. This world but I had a job AND a life. I quit because I was coming close to being "crowned" myself. I did not expect that from this game or at this particular moment. I'm still reeling. This game is something special for sure.
@neotronextrem
2 жыл бұрын
"being crowned" is my new favourite euphemism for An-Hero-ing.
@corinnepowers9646
3 жыл бұрын
I have Autism and Dissociative Identity Disorder. Can confirm. Lewis' Experience did not only make me relate... it reminded me... watching this helps....... keep my foot in this reality. I appreciate having a... tool I can show others... and say "I'm getting Lost In Wonder I may be in danger" Edit: bad memory too... 8 months later just made some other comment; refreshed video, see this one now, don't remember much of one I just made... sigh, haha
@BornHero
5 жыл бұрын
This is one of the only scenes in a game that I constantly think about. It’s a masterpiece.
@DangerBayLive
5 жыл бұрын
have been crying all morning and find myself connecting to this more and more lately. if you're at all feeling in a similar way, I hope we both find some purpose or passion which we are looking for. sometimes the pull of fantasy, even just for just a moment, is preferable to my reality. working so hard to change my substance abuse problems but it feels impossible to break up all of the dependencies I've created for my myself. i find myself inserting myself into fantasy and just kind of...not thinking about reality unless I can avoid it. i really don't want to die, i just want things to be so much different than they are and it's hard to wake up and fight for that every morning.
@hannahdactylfliesagain4829
4 жыл бұрын
I know exactly how you feel. I'm currently trying to pull myself out of a breakdown. Scared, frustrated and depressed every moment that I'm conscious and with every voice in my head telling me that it will never get better. The substance that granted me, for the first time in my life, a break from feeling trapped in my head has stopped working and I spend all my time daydreaming to avoid thinking about how desperate I am for the hurt to stop. But that voice is wrong. Because we can get through this and if we bring it all to an end we not only give up on the possibility of a better future but ruin the lives of anyone who cares about us. The only way out is through and we're strong enough to make it better no matter what the illness in our heads may make us feel is true. I believe in you, man. I hope things have gotten better for you since you wrote that comment. I hope that you'll be here tomorrow and fight with me for a better future. I'll be fighting with you every day and there WILL come a day where existing is no longer an exhausting battle. Stay strong, dude. I'm proud of you for making it this far.
@XiprofteQC
3 жыл бұрын
Being crowned King after an odyssey, finding a home, a duty to settle for after spending years looking for answers, people and belonging. And that happened to be outside of life. Suicide as the ultimate act of escapism, pure acceptance that you don't belong in this reality. You know you're not ok when you come back to this story for answers. I'm so tired.
@neotronextrem
2 жыл бұрын
Ironically, had he continued taking drugs, he would've lived most likely. He only started spiralling after quitting, since he lost his only coping mechanism, and instead of being given time, going to rehab, university or somewhere nice, hes forced to work in a factory. This is a literal recipe for someone attempting suicide. Don't get of drugs without replacing them with something else that gives your life meaning, or else what waits for you behind addiction is going to be faar worse than addiction ever was. I've attempted suicide twice and suffered from mania and psychosis after quitting opioids too quickly because my parents wanted me to. It was incredibly foolish of them to be so impatient and of me for giving in to the social pressure. After all this happened I tried getting substitution and slowly tapered that to 0, while acquiring other things to replace the drugs as light of my life, which worked so much better
@sandwichprotectorisdead1124
6 жыл бұрын
Game of the year to me .
@SupremeMathemAddicts
6 жыл бұрын
wut
@jillreyerma7592
3 жыл бұрын
@@SupremeMathemAddicts Can you not read?
@KillerCaitie
4 жыл бұрын
9:56 the letter reads "his prince" rather than "his queen."
@zebcode
4 жыл бұрын
good spot!
@cybercrasherstv
3 жыл бұрын
It makes sense, he couldn't be discriminated against in his own kingdom. He didn't have to imagine the father of his husband being yelled at. He created him, the prince's parents were accepting. They've always been, and will forevermore
@gardenstateknicks
6 ай бұрын
Something that really struck me was when Edith said about Lewis, "he's surprisingly bad at them [video games]" he liked them not so much for gameplay mechanics but more for atmosphere, story, getting lost in them etc. that maybe the results of winning or losing didn't matter to him
@msmyname
4 жыл бұрын
I'm a factory worker that cuts vegetables alone all day. This part of the game really stuck with me!
@rahul-qm9fi
2 жыл бұрын
His room was the coolest in the house.
@Lacie9
4 жыл бұрын
Lewis' story is worth the entire price of this game on its own
@ObaREX
4 жыл бұрын
This tale is very relatable... it's kinda scary. I didn't even play this game. I just heard of this scene from Hello Future Me's video and went to check it out. It's crazy. I felt genuine dread toward the end. I tried pressing the escape button to exit the scene even though I wasn't in fullscreen mode. I'm sure if I *did* play this game, this scene would've been too much for me.
@_LLawliet23
5 жыл бұрын
this is what being a maladaptive daydreamer feels like
@samitpaudel7886
4 жыл бұрын
This is one of the most inspirational moment of my life. For my experience, this as a moment is one of the highest point that video game art has reached. I had been dwelling with fine arts, I am a big music fan and had always been a gamer from my childhood. To see everything culminate perfectly in this moment was absolutely awe inspiring. This literally has started my journey as a game dev and 2 months since I've had this experience I has started learning C# and Unity to try things in game development.
@rebeccahines2955
2 жыл бұрын
I saw this scene years ago and it was the only part of the game that I still remembered. It reminded me of my older brother a lot too.
@poop8701
6 жыл бұрын
When i saw this i really couldnt believe it. it really hit close to home for me. i love this game for this . i feel it in my black heart
@xxkvngjayxx
2 жыл бұрын
What ever you were going through at the time I pray that you over came it and is living your best life 🙏🏽 God loves you
@sinfulpuritan3430
2 жыл бұрын
I almost cried at this scene because I can definately relate to Lewis' daydreaming. Everything from the detailed nature of it to the time I spend doing it. It is hard to focus on anything without drifting off. I have never used any substances, but you do not need it to daydream to this extent. It is very common for people to daydream because of stress, anxiety, depression or trauma, which is fine until it becomes a problem and takes control of your life. Once it takes up all of your time and interferes with your life, it is a serious issue that, unfortunately, many people do not take seriously.
@etps4444
2 жыл бұрын
As someone who's often daydreaming in order to keep reality at bay, I like to treat Lewis' story as a cautionary tale. I know all too well what it's like to be doing something monotonous and dreary, and meanwhile thinking up wonderful tales and creating fantastic lands all in my head. It takes some real effort to keep myself grounded in reality some days. As dear to me as my stories are, I hope I never stray too far into my imagination and come to regret it.
@HouseOfAndrew
2 жыл бұрын
This game was only about 2 hours and every second was amazing
@msjkramey
6 жыл бұрын
Its terrifying how much I identify with Lewis
@lucerysvelaryons
5 жыл бұрын
@@jimmyr7995 ? the person above just said that they did..
@lucerysvelaryons
5 жыл бұрын
@@jimmyr7995 Why would they wish to the character is struggling with mental illness nobody would wish to identify with Lewis..
@lucerysvelaryons
5 жыл бұрын
@@jimmyr7995 Having a mental illness doesn't make you special how do you know thats what the user meant?
@lucerysvelaryons
5 жыл бұрын
@@jimmyr7995 he wasn't interesting. i have bipolar disorder that doesn't make me interesting. im just like everyone else.
@jimmyr7995
5 жыл бұрын
@@lucerysvelaryons well in my opinion youre not because bipolar disorder sort of seperates you from people who dont. And in my opinion it would make them wonder how do they act and for some people, it makes them uncomfortable because they overestimate the disorder. For example im in school still and people with autism come by and other kids are like "woah watch out" sometimes as a joke and sometimes not
@TheLuckyOne-rg4vk
5 ай бұрын
This whole scenario is also scary to consider from the psychology side of things, the therapist probably thought it was healthier to encourage him, as they tend to judge what's dysfunctional by things that seem to impede their ability to function in society. But Lewis was still "functioning" in society and the fantasies seemed to make him happier, so it made sense to encourage him at the time. And irl I could see a situation like this happening and resulting in legal action against the therapist. Which I don't think would be entirely fair to her either, as she couldn't have expected it to culminate in such an abrupt and final finish like that. Although it may seem foolish in hindsight, therapists don't want to accidentally make patients think they have more problems than they do, so they tend not to be hypercritical. They don't want to jump on something as dysfunctional if they're not sure it is yet, and while Lewis was getting mentally "lost" in this world, the outcomes of it *seemed* to be positive in his life so far. In other words, I don't blame the therapist here, it can be difficult to know what the "right" course is for a patient sometimes when it comes to very nuanced and individually-specific things like mental health. But sometimes you can make the best decision in the moment with the information you have, only for it to go terribly wrong later. Life just be like that sometimes, and it's hard not to look for someone to blame in those cases, but sometimes there just isn't.
@horeckilarion3310
4 жыл бұрын
As someone who do monotone work, this segment brilantly catches the tone, its incredible how they manage to capture it, its exactly like this. My daydreams usualy tho about a better future, constantly making up plans to get out of this, imagining owning a house, having a wife, having kids who are goes to high education so they dont have to experience the shit i've been going trough.
@WelcomeToWh1teSpace
Жыл бұрын
The whole time I played this segment I was so stressed I was going to cut my arm off LMAO
@dallinlutz3657
4 жыл бұрын
I miss Washington so much... Born and raised in Tacoma much love from Louisiana. The sounds of seagulls in the harbor, it’s home to me. Don’t get me wrong, the south has amazing culture , but I miss being around educated people. I rode the Amtrak from Seattle to Portland and I sat next to an amazing women, she was intelligent. Spoke with an intensity, Hard to describe.
@Paragon231
5 жыл бұрын
The best metaphor for gaming and escapism I have ever seen.
@orgywithpigs6
2 жыл бұрын
As a su*cide survivor Lewis’s story hits me so insanely hard in the feels. I usually end up on the cusp of sobbing by the end of his segment.
@ogamiitto8627
3 жыл бұрын
The narration is so subtle and progressive as Lewis delusion grows... What about that INSANE game design. Hands down my greatest videogame experience.
@ryanw3874
5 жыл бұрын
I love the music from this story and all the cute little characters dancing back and forth with their hands in the air lol
@bradybarrett5354
4 жыл бұрын
There are few examples better than this for showcasing the power of visuals, music and dialogue in storytelling. Lots of people like to say things are genius but things like this remind me what true creative genius is.
@alle7540
4 жыл бұрын
This is the most genius thing i’ve ever played wow.
@Seagull780
5 жыл бұрын
I thought I was going to chop my hand off while playing.
@No-dl6im
5 жыл бұрын
How is bleeding out In pain worse than quickly getting your head chopped off lmao
@redguerilla8248
2 жыл бұрын
Had this downloaded ready to play for well over a year but never got round to it until the other day. I started in the afternoon and finished at night, couldn't stop the story was that good, just had to find out what happened. Heartbreaking yet somehow uplifting, wonderful writing for a game, could easily be transferred to a movie or book, wish it would be, masterpiece. Strange how so many of these great indie games come from countries outside of the US, shows where the real creative talent is tbh.
@Chiamaka_
4 жыл бұрын
Just finished the game today and while the whole game was amazing, this story was without a doubt the highlight.. and it kinda scared me how much I related to it
@KRoOoOoZ
5 жыл бұрын
my favorite story i felt like Lewis alot of times and i still do
@sawneybean5518
5 жыл бұрын
Incredible, this segment resonated so much with me. Coincedentally we share the same birthday, which added an extra special touch to this character and his story for me.
@forgottenanimator4474
Жыл бұрын
Even tho it has passed 5 years,i think Milton was the reason why Lewis was a "King" in his Daydreaming I think Milton and Lewis had a great relation, because of their imaginations and Milton worked as control for Lewis' Maladaptive daydreaming (Yes,i did take that from the Wiki), because unlike the Therapist,the boss or the rest of the Family,Milton actualy knew what Lewis was passing,so using both of their artistic ways,not only Milton could have more ideias for his drawings and Lewis could find a control for his imagination,however,after Milton's Disappearance,Lewis lost the one actual helpful person on his life,blaming himself for his younger brother disappearance,after all, maybe his imagination putted Milton on danger or something worse Maybe Lewis got depression and started using drugs to stop his guilt of what he did to Milton or he tried to stop his imagination using drugs,but that didn't help I believe the reason why Lewis is a "King" is to remember Milton - the True King - and think about it: We know Milton thought himself as a King and he might have passed that to Lewis,not only that,even years after his disappearance,Lewis believed that he was why Milton disappeared, so to remember the true king,he became a "king" to remind of the other one It is sorta sad that only Milton was the only one who actualy helped Lewis,i mean,the boss didn't care for his mental health and his Therapist left him with a mental problem that could (and was) dangerous and the rest of the Family couldn't do anything,only Milton could do it and he disappeared Or i just talked about sh*t and i might be wrong
@Kartsukko
5 жыл бұрын
This part still haunts me after so long time.
@Goblinmode420
5 жыл бұрын
This has to be one of the best games I have ever played. Is there anything similar ?
@CulturedVultures
5 жыл бұрын
Nothing's quite like it, but games like Blackwater Crossing, Gone Home, Return of the Obra Dinn, and Marie's Room (also free) are kiiiiinda in the ballpark.
@OverlordZephyros
5 жыл бұрын
I recommend also SOMA It may question your humanity
@robbiea5040
5 жыл бұрын
Everyones gone to Rapture is the closest game I have played this.
@DarkWhiteCrow
5 жыл бұрын
No, this is best storyteling in game industry
@BornHero
5 жыл бұрын
Play all the life is strange games
@HaploidCell
5 жыл бұрын
This really messed with my head. I was thinking about amusing myself with some world-building at work. This is brilliantly made, I like how you seem to have to continue chopping fish even though you know where it will lead, kind of like Lewis had to. Man, that game must be awesome.
@Tinseltopia
3 жыл бұрын
I played this game over a year ago, but still come back to watch this part of the game again. This is masterful story telling and the gameplay is essential to the experience. This stuck with me
@gloriouspurpose_
4 жыл бұрын
_My imagination is as real as my body_
@sahibpreetsingh5514
5 жыл бұрын
I couldn't move forward in the throne room..i knew something bad is gonna happen...and then i saw the guillotine.. it's just so sad.
@The.Reilly
2 жыл бұрын
This scene hits hard. I was so oblivious to it all until I saw the black and yellow line when he kneeled. I had to put down the controller and just sit there for 5 minutes.
@penguin_meat
3 жыл бұрын
This game broke my heart multiple times and this scene is just unforgettable.
@erroldtumaque3430
2 жыл бұрын
This is one of the best sequences in any game. Incredibly well done.
@Prime96
4 жыл бұрын
9:00 I came back just to hear again
@rickylafleur5804
Жыл бұрын
It's like this scene was taken straight out of my life
@emmaflores4101
3 жыл бұрын
Living in my own imaginary world was always natural to me, i never realized that we don’t all live like this, but i would never give my worlds away, wouldn’t now how to live without them
@zebcode
4 жыл бұрын
Music on spotify! Here's a link to the song: open.spotify.com/track/0AmjRUaFh6vo6p8SO7bhvr?si=wIyB_MTzSLK-07xHAixHkQ Here's a link to the full album: open.spotify.com/album/0dI3DcRX27ovAqUgSkyxlJ?si=-2DuBFFrSbyecv7xCdqXlg
@Kai555100
2 жыл бұрын
I think it is funny how all cities lewis conquers are a big "I was here guys"
@MandoDin
4 жыл бұрын
I've been through this once, My school had this like Yoga thing every day, repeating. After 5 years of doing the same thing, one day I just daydreamed. And without knowing, I did almost the whole Yoga exercise that day without realising it. And I was actually doing all the different moves and all that. Somehow I like it better that way, I don't have to do it. But after watching this I changed my mind
@Flyingtart
5 жыл бұрын
This is very close to how my psychosis started. (Happened for a week or two a few years ago. I’m ok now).
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