INDIKA - A Russian Nun and The Devil Go On A Dark Journey Of Self-Discovery, Full Game Playthrough

[@MrKravin]

02:33:19 Had to remove the audio here because of a copyright claim that blocks the video in a ton of countries. Hopefully no more of those pop up. In nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus Sancti. Amen.

[@grimalkin6085]

My theory is that the points are like someone trying to get favor with god. Like going through the motions and following all the rules, whether you believe or not, to get "points" but they don't really matter.

[@thedukeofweasels6870]

Switching to first person to symbolize her taking control of her own destiny instead of being controlled by her faith was pretty ingenious

[@ЕлизаветаПетрова-о5ы]

Ещё существует предположение, что поскольку она избавилась от " голоса в голове", рассказ не может вестись от лица демона

[@Monayla]

read about the devs intention and i think of that ending not as a dark one, but as an empowered one. also i feel that as we got rid of the pointless artifact we stop hearing the devil and we also see ourselves as human (the reflection is our own). so we can finally find our own path in the world and stop beeing scred into submission (not to our fathers pov nor the strict catholic view). That is a really beautiful thing to me ^^

[@AnnasGameCharacters]

You are absolutely correct in your understanding of the plot. I watched an interview with the creator of the game, he said that as a child he was very religious and regularly attended church. The podcast asked him what do you think now? He said he was a militant atheist. The message of the story is quite straightforward, the voice in the head is rational thinking.

[@captainsawbones]

as someone who was raised by a pre-vatican II catholic: can confirm this is the most likely outcome for all of us

[@marrykozakura9352]

​@@captainsawbones yeah, I went to a catholic school both for middle school and high school, going to church every Sunday, catechism also on Sunday and made me realize how much I hate their vision of the world. You would expect caring and empathy and compassion but the people I've met in that environment were cold and close minded and even rather cruel. I still really like Jesus and his worlds but the church has stranded very far away from him.

[@shiningdiamond5046]

​@@marrykozakura9352 You went to catechism? Oh so you didn't read this 2443 God blesses those who come to the aid of the poor and rebukes those who turn away from them: "Give to him who begs from you, do not refuse him who would borrow from you"; "you received without pay, give without pay." 232 It is by what they have done for the poor that Jesus Christ will recognize his chosen ones. Seems like the catching tells you to be active in showing the glory of God

[@KanaYukino]

The devil inside her was saying 'I will only dissapear when you wouldn't care about me' and he would stay as long as she wants him gone. So when she opened the box and saw nothing there, her faith faded and she stopped caring about the devil, therefore she stopped seeing her self as the devil. Very clever way of putting things and a way to almost show 'insanity' in some game scenes /or things that cease to make sense.

[@ashymo9928]

TEXT: Points don't matter! KRAV: BUT I MUST!

[@cahebding]

Three bazillion points later Kravin: Finally, level 100 The Game: Actually, the game is over and you just wasted an hour. Enjoy your carpal tunnel.

[@ashymo9928]

Worse than that dang barrel of water. By the way... watching Satan shake all the coins out at the end was pretty funny.

[@jessicalucius893]

So. Brutal. I, too, came to a halting realization for myself that religion is empty. I want to believe in something bigger, so badly... Even though it's just a game, my heart hurts so bad for the nun and Ilya. The nun was trying so hard to win favor in God's eyes to erase her 'sins' and ended up not mattering in the end. Those points really don't matter :( Ugh. My heart. Such an amazing game!14

[@godzoookie]

Relax.

[@jessicalucius893]

@@godzoookie That was my gut reaztion to the game. It was very similar to MrKravin's. Just sharing in the feels, as one is allowed to do.

[@hampsterthegreat6978]

Harrowing ending. Just like Indika you have to sit with the information you've just gained. The kudets has nothing inside, so it means nothing. None of it was ever going to help. They are trapped with their sins, their suffering, for nothing. Thanks for the long video Kravin, i really enjoyed it.

[@rickmortt8546]

How very Russian lmao

[@max.t.channel]

losing her faith, but getting rid of the devil as well. Making peace with herself finally sort of...

[@lukasblur3500]

i didnt fully appreciate the devs vision until they made you waste your time on that cookie clicker just before the game ended. such great commentary on religion.

[@ЕлизаветаПетрова-о5ы]

Я не уверена, но вроде оно необязательно (трясти кудец))

[@shiningdiamond5046]

A commentary that says nothing but the ravings of a mad child

[@zestytengu]

I don't think I have ever seen such an exceptional ending.

[@SnakesBeSnaken]

I think the animal sizes is symbolism for animalistic feelings, aka the devil. At first, she fears them, then finds them a challenge but accepts them, to then fully embrace them and viewing herself as the devil as a result. This game, from the UI/point system, to the level design, does such a wonderful job at explaining the emotional complexity that is questioning your faith. It does such a wonderful job of showing and not telling you.

[@magebabe7613]

This was incredible. Beautifully done, very thought provoking. It touches on a lot of things that people of faith need to consider. I'll remember this one for a long time!

[@ashymo9928]

You know what. At the end of it all... I have that feeling of the water fetching all over again. What a Beautifully Brutal game. One more blessing as we depart please! ❤ it

[@mas9h]

Ну и заодно оставлю здесь загадочный комментарий на русском :) Спасибо за годное прохождение!

[@ChuxterTx]

That cut to running in the snow at the end made me think you were about to show an alternate ending lol. And I know not every game has to have a happy ending but damn that was dark..

[@MrKravin]

Sorry to get your hopes up!

[@Пень1Бук1]

Ого, в русской озвучке дьявола озвучил Ефим Шифрин, неожиданно, и даже не узнал. Но озвучка шикарная, как и почти все

[@Iamandrey]

Согласен, очень круто!

[@lilovs9952]

@@Iamandreyo que vocês dois acham da dublagem em inglês? Melhor/pior ou no mesmo nível da dublagem russa? Vocês acham que talvez se perca um pouco de qualidade ao jogar dublado em inglês?

[@glassdragonmedia]

I already love the unique combination of pixel and realistic game play. So cool.

[@Courtneyemily91]

3:40:41 . I did not expect you to cut to 30m points and for it to keep going forever is crazy. Maybe if you didn’t have to go through the level up every time, it wouldn’t matter. 😂

[@cleit1802]

The letter said: Our beloved. but lost sister Indika There is no doubt that you will open this letter. Both the fear of God and even simple decency have long been empty words for you! I only hope that this will happen outside our gates and that we can be spared from any useless scandal. It is with a heavy heart and great sorrow that I write these lines, but, God says no longer have the right to tempt the nuns and scare away our already meager parish. The apostolic rule commands us to withdraw from every disorderly person and not communicate with him, and therefore I have no choice but the last one to transfer your further fate from the hands of our sisterhood into the hands of God. His judgment and mercy. Our prayers for the salvation of your soul will never cease. with sorrow and blessing, the abbess of the Epiphany Convent Varvara.

[@tehmanticore]

Where did you see this?

[@cleit1802]

@@tehmanticore texture in the game. Some on reddit went into the files.

[@intenebrisveritas]

I think the point with Ilya is that he wanted to die, actually. That the very things he believe in most also has him on a death march he refused to let go of. I think that's why the scar on his arm is so recent in appearance. It's warmer/pinker in color than the rest of his body, even though he's dying of sepsis. That's the hint of it's recency. Ilya also is implied to not be in a great place mentally. I'm not sure what happened with his arm right now, or the shot, but I'm certain he wasn't in a good place mentally. And that's before how sepsis can cause not so great mental health affects like delusions.

[@COYOTE743]

I have a wild theory that Ilya isn't actually real (or he died at some point), that's why there's smoke coming out of his wound. He's basically a personification of the last remnant of Indika's faith, he tried very hard to bring her back to God but ultimately failed, because she was so stubborn. This theory kinda fell when the father called guards on him, however the game is too cryptic so maybe there's an explanation to my theory being correct. This is what I love about games/movies like this, it keeps you guessing and theorizing and never give you a clear answer.

[@intenebrisveritas]

@@COYOTE743 I'm glad you said this cause, at one point, I had the same theory myself!! Like, with how sepsis travels through the body and how rotted his arm was, I was convinced he purposely looks like a corpse/undead because he isn't real. I assumed the real Ilya died after getting shot very early on unless he got extremely lucky and the shot hit an already necrotic part of his body. Only thing is that, with the amount of weird things that happened later, I figured it couldn't be possible he's dead/unreal unless there's a rational explanation for a LOT of things Indika couldn't have done on her own. I'm honestly hoping somebody who knows about Catholicism does a deep dive into the game one day. There's so many Catholic references that went entirely above my head and I think that'll offer some clarity!

[@COYOTE743]

@intenebrisveritas true, a lot of puzzles wouldn't make much sense if it was only Indika the whole time, but it's hard to look at things with logic when a puzzle had you go through massive fish and another that had you pick up entire buildings. Regardless, this is definitely one of the those games I'd watch hours of youtube essays about and never get bored.

[@thedukeofweasels6870]

I think it was actually a happy ending the voice representing her fear and doubt and guilt all at the hands of religion but once she overcomes that trauma and takes her destiny into her own hands he's gone she's free it wasn't a devil it was just her own true nature trying to breakthrough now she's free to be whatever she wants to be no longer constantly fighting her nature constantly tolerating the horrific abuse constantly apologizing and groveling the louder she registered her true nature assuming it to be something evil the louder that nature became now this represents self acceptance the good the bad the warm the cold it all just is and the moral judgments we place on it are nothing more than human ideas

[@thedukeofweasels6870]

I think the abrupt ending leaving you feeling defeated by highlighting just how pointless it all was especially after all the work you put into the idle clicker segment actually conveys the attended message perfectly

[@TheXrayhope]

Such an incredibly cool game, so happy that you posted a full playthrough!!

[@Coffeepanda294]

Made it two minutes in before I realized I had to play this myself.

[@Dmitriy88S]

the setting of the frame in the cut scenes is gorgeous. and pixel-art!

[@quleughy]

Okay, I didn’t expect to enjoy this one. Usually with skepticism heavy stories, there’s always something at the end, like in Life of Pi or Pan’s Labyrinth, that attempts to preserve the faithful’s perspective over the skeptical one despite everything. But after that ending, I think I like this game. It’s just such a beautiful tragedy. In fact, Indika’s character arc reminds me of what was said of the philosopher Henry Sidgwick: something to the effect of, he was a religious man who tried to prove God and souls exist but accidentally proved atheism, which he regretted to his grave. I will say, however, while it’s convenient for the story that she didn’t, I’m surprised Indika didn’t receive some theological and theodicy training as a nun, since churches usually prepare those in their ranks with all sorts of rationalizations and apologetics for philosophical and scientific challenges against their faith, such as many that are presented here. The main one being the paradox of free-will and the use of the Open Question Argument to prove moral nihilism.

[@shiningdiamond5046]

The open question argument is refuted in the first premise

[@missglamourista89]

Totally blown away by the ending. I would either restart the game and walk around to collect my thoughts. Thanks for this, nobody could play better than you. Strong game 🙏🏻

[@glassdragonmedia]

The voice of the Devil/Narrator/Voice in her head reminds me a little of John Hurt.

[@evrynameistaken5]

Indica the nun has to deal with the trials and tribulations of having to deal with voices of the devil; sativa

[@the_ecips9692]

Underrated comment. x'D

[@auddie6639]

I mean, tragic story yes, but It is very funny that you basically got to the end and instead of ending you sat there and tried to max out your nun level... in a way it adds to the art concept making it more tragic. How long did that even take you? You probably felt like you were Indika, tried so hard, and it was pointless. At least you got youtube money for it? That's real!

[@fitzytail896]

I feel like Indika's dad sent her to the nunnery beacuse she isn't "Pure" anymore. I did kinda wish the ending was a bit more happier than what we got but i understood the message.

[@kohtan13kumi]

I'm still early in the video, but I just have to say how scared I would be as Indika! Like, you're just out there alone with a Bad Thoughts generator. No weapon, no gear, everyone is a jerk--only prayer and points.

[@dymundprynsess]

They did say multiple times the points were useless lol

[@MrKravin]

But I neeeeeeed them

[@dymundprynsess]

@MrKravin lol and I was happy to see the dedication, now im goin to wonder how much u can actually get, prolly symbolizing blind faith to get to the end, I was pondering that, u get points to ur faith but when does it end, wat do u get in the end

[@tehmanticore]

Wow, what a magnificent game! I hope it wins lots of awards. I was rapt during the entire playthrough. And I can't get over how charming, admirable and likable Indika herself was. I hope this game gets a lot of coverage on the webs

[@МаксимАнатольевич-ь6х]

If there is no God, then there is no devil

[@rayofsunshine629]

I know you lost an arm, corpse boy, but you gained a ✨friend✨

[@metaatlas7]

Sending much love Kravin! I love all the hard work you do, your honesty and humor. ❤

[@Monayla]

so trueee =)

[@pikhtau]

well done! the meaning of the game is literally "don't collect points." this means we need a world championship with collecting points on indika engine

[@isaachan767]

To your question: i think maybe breaking it into 1hr-ish videos would've been nice. but long form videos once in awhile is pretty good too, don't have to wait for the next episode

[@biipo4064]

Even as someone who is religious and doesnt necessarilly agree with some of the opinions of the game i can still appreciate this game a lot. I grew up going to catholic school and around many very religious catholic family members. My experiences were not always the best as i grew up with a single mom. I was religious for part of my childhood but my mom chose the school due to the actual education being better than the public schools in my area (which im very thankful for) not for the religious aspect. But there was so much judgement towards me and my mom due to her not being married. I was outcasted to a certain degree and made to feel like i was less than because of the circumstances of how i was born. Other family members were judgemental and harsh as well. This really pushed me away from my faith as a preteen and teenager and created a lot of anger, sadness, confusion, and trauma in me. I felt rejected by God and the community. I think that the feelings Indika goes through in the game can be really relatable to a lot of people who grew up in the church especially more traditional churches. You can end up questioning your faith a lot due to the actions of others. I think its a conversation that should be had more often. While my current life/ending to that issue is very different from Indikas i also have empathy for peoole who do completely lose their faith after being put in a position of questioning it like she does. It took me quite a few years to find God again after i felt abandoned and lost my faith. I think everyone has their own path and thats the beauty and pain of free will. We struggle, we question things, we have the choice to really get to know God or decide that we arent interested. While i am sad for those who feel that God isnt "for them" or that God doesnt love them because God loves everyone and the ending to me makes my heart hurt i am also a strong believer in our free will and if someone believes they are happier not knowing God then i respect their choice. Overall very uncommon and interesting storyline choice for a game and i think religious or not most people could probably enjoy this game to a degree and relate to it in some way. Even people who have never been religious. Most people know what it feels like to question your own beliefs and feel rejected and lost. Its a part of life for us all.

[@thatonedude2099]

Ay the video length is a good INDIKA-tor that its a good game 😂🎉

[@Dragonbleps]

The cut to "Mmkay, I'm almost to level 100" I respect the grind xD I do the same in FFX. It's so satisfying! I got to it late but this game was incredible to watch. What an amazingly told story. Thank you for showing us!

[@Dragonbleps]

Going from the pure elation of finally getting all the "points" back (and then some) only to realize it all meant nothing, was such a fantastic ending

[@Taylor-we3dh]

That steering looks like the steering on Sims Bustin Out on GBA, with the lawn mower mini game. 10/10 steering imo

[@Nikkosunshines]

I love long form as long as there are chapters I feel like part of the point is not empathizing with Indika. She let a boy rob her dad and didn’t recognize him resulting in his death. I think her “punishment” is mostly due to her own values being broken at 15. That’s why it was her “choice” to go to the convent. I do feel bad but I think we’re not supposed to. She’s not innocent but she shouldn’t be crucified

[@Monayla]

also: thank u kravin, u made this playthrough so enjoyable

[@cahebding]

An undeniably beautiful and artistic game. So many of the shots are done uniquely, it's great to see. I love the concept of her losing her faith by end, but I was really hoping for explanations for all of the odd things, specifically the pixel art and point system. It was something always in your face, but it wasn't given any context so I am not sure where the devs were going with that.

[@SnakesBeSnaken]

I think the UI style was to put the player in the head space of the Devil, that Indika is nothing more than a game to play, to the point where even her most impactful memories are nothing more than a game to beat. This wouldn't have been so clear if they didn't do such a good job showing her thoughts and feeling throughout the game, also putting you in Indika's perspective. It was to put the player in two perspectives simultaneously. I think the point system was to represent the pointlessness of doing good works or "play the game" in order to get into heaven. That doing good or holy deeds should be something you genuinely want to do instead of for a goal.

[@mariecarie1]

@@SnakesBeSnakenagreed, that’s what I got from that too

[@kseniag407]

I love how realistically russian жижа sounds like

[@mr_KoshmariK]

Sht man, you made me giggle)

[@theslayerboyRED]

3:42:03 you went to 100! I stopped at 20 lol 👏🏼👏🏼

[@megwillo]

I love long form videos it just feels cosy

[@AdventureFerret]

. . . dude's hand. 3:14:05 Watch the hand.

[@cahebding]

Very curious. I thought I saw it moving earlier but figured it was just the heaving sunlight in the background. Not sure what it means tho.

[@dianadoraen7864]

The motion animation for the hand must still be on. Rigor mortis realistically would have prevented it from moving like that.

[@lindyloohoo]

I feel like it would have a spiritual meaning in this game. It has to

[@Namezzis]

@@lindyloohoo it's just a moving hand for the sake of moving hand that you'd notice and be hyped for what happens when MC interacts with the box : )

[@ashymo9928]

Welp. Got another notification for it so I'll just watch it again! 😊❤

[@sealofapproval5598]

The fish are big because I think they are tuna. Tuna can get pretty big.

[@sealofapproval5598]

Actually... correction.... Tuna can get big but not as gargantuan as those later fish 2:24:04 I dunno wtf those are. Also what kind of crazy steampunk society is this where they're producing massive drums of caviar and still seem to be living in poverty?

[@mas9h]

30kk points! Thats impressive! )

[@MrBeadsone]

That’s what happens when Russians try to make ideological art. They make tragedy. In old Greece was theatre where actors play comedy for weeks for plebs, but tragedy played only once and newer replayed. As Russian artist, I can say it was awesome story, awesome visual, awesome music. Sadly we have a very low cultural art like this, and more “smuta” the game what costs 10906100 dollars for all taxes payers. As man in faith it’s make me sad. In now days it’s so easy make atheistic minds to be happy, but in the end they have no points, even if points meaningless. At least, you was a good nun, love 🫶 God bless you ❤

[@zacharyantle7940]

Interesting take. What kind of art do you do?

[@hakhpu693]

that was brutal

[@jorngaming89]

There he is again hopefully *youtube* won't start complaining again!

[@consuelodinh1369]

Ok side rant here: When you went through the house and found the ‘unscathed’ picture of Jesus, something bugged me. If the picture was so powerful that it was able to survive the fire, why couldn’t it save the house? I see those all the time, there was an old church in my hometown that burnt down and all that was left was the cross in the main room. But why didn’t it stop the fire itself? A couple people died in that fire, why weren’t they saved? Ok rant over, thank you for coming to my TedTalk😂

[@xiamei140]

i can't believe you missed the devil in the mirrored room because you accidentally solved it too fast...

[@MrKravin]

lmao whoops!

[@will_wolf_1]

Hyped for this one!

[@ennhuite-personal]

Comment about how the Devil sounds KINDA like John Hurt. Engagement is wimple shopping in the big city.

[@NeroAlexander28]

What a game

[@fiery_scream]

Love your videos!

[@LangstonDev]

I'm really more of a sativa man myself

[@auroranamex5886]

The game is brutal

[@katkat6678]

I’d love to play the game but the pixelated parts would drive me crazy, I hate jump and run

[@ЕлизаветаПетрова-о5ы]

2:09:19 я знаю предположение, что все значимое в жизни тогдашнего человека конкретно в альтернативной России сдеоали большим в размере

[@wowkar8857]

it is better to watch with Russian voiceover and English subtitles! English-speaking steals the atmosphere, and much worse

[@sealofapproval5598]

Welcome to WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? Where the points don't matter...

[@larissaharvey453]

i like this video it was good

[@godzoookie]

The fish factory is where I quit playing.

[@DarrenPClayton]

If only they told you that the points don't matter...

[@MrKravin]

I NEED THEM

[@bamitslori9750]

Pretty sure everything after her fall off the bike was a delusion/dream

[@EttaKamenatios]

Вероятно скоро игру запретят в РФ по обвинению в "оскорблении чуств верующих".

[@EttaKamenatios]

За те темы которые подняли в этой игре разработчики их могут даже посадить

[@jsmith6599]

Это возможно. Впрочем, кому не плевать на эти запреты?

[@EttaKamenatios]

@@jsmith6599 так ещё и разработчиков посадить могут, сажали и за меньшее

[@Xotchkass]

@@EttaKamenatios Они в Казахстан перебрались уже давно

[@EttaKamenatios]

@@Xotchkass а там за такое не могут достать?

[@ferealnight3596]

yeye so i am going to see this :)

[@Pp-re6vq]

Oh, man, pity that english voices, the russian voice of demon is many times better, because comedian Shifrin (Шифрин).

[@mikigameplays]

Don't want to lie, but its a SHIT ending lol, or I am missing something. It just ends lol

[@knihnik]

Maaan, I'm disappointed! Russian voice acting is much better! Except the devil. I think the English voice actor even surpassed the Russian one

[@ThatOneAmpharos]

half the game is a black screen

[@Woanderer]

Kinda disappointed with how the full game turned out. The demo made me think that it would have a Resident Evil 4 kinda storyline, packed with action (They showed us only the interesting part with the huge dog etc) The full game is boring, yeah it's pretty but the storyline? meh

[@enisberkaymert1669]

That was an unsatisfying end. No conclusions, no resolution, no solution and everything is grimdark and hopeless as in all Russion novels. Peh.

[@heartsDmise]

The conclusion was that she pushed past the things she was taught, all the religious trauma and guilt tripping, the rational that she decided was the devil because it was expressing her truthful feelings. She learned to let her true self come though, let go of religion and that is why she sees only herself in the mirror. The sadness is the realization that her points towards God and her faith meant nothing, but the joy will come later when she feels freed from everything that religion held back

[@enisberkaymert1669]

​@@heartsDmise There is no pay-off and there is no progress but regress. Ilya dropped to the bottom of the barrel. Indika hasn't solved any of her issues. Both characters lost many things and gained nothing: no new understanding, no new hope, no resilience... She just realised she already has understood but rejected her understanding. And there is no fantasy elements in the game. How the hell Indika was able to bend the reality to reach the places otherwise she cannot reach but all of the things were inside her head. The director of this game had said he was a militant atheist after years of catholic doctrination. Pass.

[@dingbatpaltry]

Feel bad game of the year! 🥲