INSIDE (FULL GAME)

INSIDE is one of my favourite games of all time and I will use any excuse to replay it
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[@haileyrussell9319]

The saddest thing about the farm section is chicks imprint so them following the little boy mean that he is most likely the first living thing they've seen since they've hatched. Edit: thank you all so much for all the likes🥰💖

[@PheonixGirl-hg7cf]

To make it worse- he’s probably the ONLY living thing aside from each other that they’ll see…

[@LunaTheMoonBean]

Its so sad :( i wanna give all the little chicks a hug and a snuggle

[@Mr_MacMiller]

That's....fucking depressing

[@PurPoll620]

There’s also the one that dies when you shoot them through the pipe

[@Adriens.admirer]

I didn't know that. It sounds like some family trouble

[@catlovingnerd21]

my initial impression of the game without having any prior knowledge of it: it reminds me a lot of little nightmares, and i wonder if little nightmares was inspired in some way by INSIDE. an hour in: sean confirms this

[@georgia2321]

omg same exact thought re little nightmares.. and when he mentioned this being the inspo for it I felt proud of myself, but then definitely felt called out at 1:58:00 lol

[@NDJunction]

@@georgia2321 i wonder than what the "meta" for little nightmares was. cuz i don't understand the glutton people getting on the boat, why you're not an adult but a child, why you're food @_@ oof

[@dylanvandriel4086]

no cap i thought that after the first minute

[@suprressed]

exactly, little nightmares is probably both my favourite indie game as well as horror game and this reminds me a lot of it, hoping next nostalgia week jack will play little nightmares again

[@moki4541]

Imagine if they made this a movie, that would be mindblowing

[@landonbrown3028]

Jack: turn that audio all the way up! *turns audio up and puts phone close to ear* Jack: YOU HEAR THAT PULSE

[@claranadine1086]

Same 🤣 our poor ears LOL

[@shayloreEXE]

Well not no more I dont!

[@moogleydoot]

i did that too 💀

[@noahshad09]

Thanks for the warning you saved my ears

[@Set_your_handle]

HI MY NAME IS PULSE 😃

[@jachompw5235]

1:53:29 DUDE OMG i love the detail of the cigarette smoke coming off the ashtray, indicating someone was RIGHT THERE just minutes before, it’s so cool

[@FALLin14]

Yes

[@Skrunglycat]

Jack: *Dies once or twice already* Also Jack: We're gonna go through the whole game without dying

[@feyzamrym2743]

zero deaths babyyyyy

[@ABBO_WOLF_YT]

@@feyzamrym2743 noice

[@scottysevans8885]

Literally thought the same thing lol

[@ABBO_WOLF_YT]

@@scottysevans8885 look at my community tab

[@wakeup702]

i mean didnt he only get tranquilised?

[@riveramnell143]

The dogs running away when you unplug that one node made me think the dogs were being mind controlled, too. They’re vicious as hell… because they were forced to be. Once the mind control stops because you unplug the node, they run scared like regular dogs. Remember, the pig was aggressive too, until you remove the worm controlling it.

[@Meokka]

But what would be controlling the dogs? We never see a worm on them? maybe some sort of chip? but the mind control doesn’t seem that advanced to be put in a chip

[@mr.rimota1939]

i think the dog can be smarter if they are under control, example the fence puzzle where the boy need to pull out the 3 board from the door and the dogs are going after the boy, if they are controlled they wont fall to the same tricks over and over, also thete are 3 of the dogs, they can strategize and split up or something. Also the humans that got controlled dont 'care' of dying, but the dogs somehow is afraid of dying showed that they wont jumped of a clif to follow the boy on the first lvl of the game But who knows

[@bungiecrimes7247]

Why control the dogs when you can do that without any tech. I personally think they keep mind control away from them because dogs instincts to sniff out non drones would be hindered.

[@Jadebones]

@@Meokka well, if you consider the boy's ability to still breath underwater AFTER being detached from the cord the fish-girl sticks on him.... If you also consider the boy goes into "sleep mode" after the secret ending device is shut off, implying he was being controlled remotely the ENTIRE TIME.... ...

[@sydious_s_snake]

@@Meokka worms were never knocked out of them like they were with the pig, they could still be in the heads of the dogs, we just can't see it because they get turned off and their hosts run away with it still inside

[@ananas6307]

"All of you guys at home you're storytellers you just don't know it." I can't begin to explain how much character a statement like this shows. So much passion for art. So much faith in other people.

[@IKILLFORFUN07]

Rightt

[@xxcallmeniaxx3272]

To me it’s just the sincerity with which he says it

[@Nicolas_Cage525]

And “once we hit 30mil, I’ll initiate blob protocol”)

[@melephant_]

As a writer and writing major myself it’s exactly what I needed to hear from someone like Jack❤️

[@SilverVicsion]

I know you're probably not reading comments anymore, Sean, but I just wanted to tell you that based on all the research I've done... The numbers in every area are significant and this "blob" is #4. This is the fourth time they have conducted this experiment. Hence why all the previous testing areas were flooded. You can see the faded numbers throughout the game as you pass through. Those previous, flooded observation windows you noted are like the ones in the final facility. Hence why all those "regular" humans were watching and helping you, both before and after being the blob. That is why, I think, they have a plan for where to lead you. This is not their first rodeo.

[@kayipkely]

this actually really makes sense, and the thing I was thinking is that know the secret ending? we can't do the secret ending if we don't finish the game first time and know unattach all those devices throughout the game first. I feel like the "secret" ending is more like a bug in that universe It's like "im in the cornfield and I haven't gone through all of the other ones cuz im physically here. but IF only IF I (the boy) HAVE DONE THAT, I could just unplug myself from here. and the scientists plan witch is making thes 4th blob is not going to happen and they're gonna need another boy cuz I just unplugged myself" and I feel like at the start of the game we feel like oh no we're not controlled so we're kind of "special" perhaps? witch it's wrong but we would think that at the start of the game But personally, I think that even when you finish the first ending of the game, which is the OG ending of the game you would still kind of think that "oh I(the boy) was special to certain level because HE was being tested to be in the blob( out of all the other ppl, at least that's what I thought) But my thought process completely changed after I went through the secret ending of the game because other than the fact that we were controlled( which we understood that after the first ending) I thought you were kind of different from the other people that were being completely controlled without any sort a fuse of their own brains, this descending real literally proved that we were literally like the other ones. The only thing about us was that our shirt was red and we had clothes on and that was it. We were nothing different from the others and we were just disconnected from the world exactly like them so it was fascinating.

[@SoulSearcherr]

That shockwave part really is one of the best parts in any video game ever.

[@TheHulksMistress]

I use that part to test my new headphones lol. As soon as I get a new set, straight to that video to test out the bass. So good

[@kaidenphotopoulos2256]

When is it

[@seanivanocampo6030]

Olo I'm O lm

[@eliaslundgren892]

@@kaidenphotopoulos2256 First time you hear it is 56:00. First time you se it is1:13:35.

[@eliaslundgren892]

The good part is at 1:15:19

[@chuomge6598]

You should just make a nostalgia month. Play whatever you want because when you enjoy it, we also enjoy it because it's not feeling forced

[@Solt-sd3km]

I'd like that as well because it'd allow for him to replay some of the longer series. I'd personally love it if he revisited some of the longer games like night in the woods, sally face, or franbow. But they wouldn't be feasible for just one video I don't think. I wouldn't expect it to make it into nostalgia week but manual Samuel is an underrated series as well imo. One that would fit in one video i'd love to see this week is kerbal space program (KSP 2 is also coming out not far away really hope he plays it as well, comes out feb next year) or evie bot.

[@richardramondo8929]

Yes

[@thebreakfastmenu]

*flashback to when gaming week turned into Minecraft year* Yes.

[@BotHunterCZE]

I mean, he does do that alredy. Recording what he wants, when he wants to. (I guess you mean games he already played, that would be good for some of them too.)

[@Autistic_Pixel]

@@Solt-sd3km also SOMA, any of the deep think games.

[@KariTripp]

My favorite part is the intensity of the heartbeat in the sections like "pretending to be a drone" such subtle touches that makes your heart race while playing a slowed section of a game, which is so unsettling but awesome!

[@sariacheadle5053]

Jack talking about sound made me think of probably one of the best horror movies I watched. It’s called Hush and the main character is completely deaf and living in the woods and they treat the situation from her perspective of how she would take the situation in. She can’t hear the person but there’s all these other things she’s paying attention. Beautifully done in my opinion

[@Akitsunesceilingfan]

I hate when people nit pick spelling errors, but I feel like you probably meant “deaf” and not dead.

[@sariacheadle5053]

@@Akitsunesceilingfan I for sure did, I don’t know if that was me or autocorrect

[@maddycalverley2700]

omg i love that movie

[@furballscave4431]

I KNOW THAT MOVIE !!!!!!!!!!!!

[@xtrmsleep]

hush was beautifully terrifying. however, i'd have to say Silence of the Lambs, Halloween Kills (specifically out of all the halloween movies) and Pet Semetary (the original) are my top 3 favorite horror movies. Pet Semetary makes me cry.

[@cherrytachi3530]

1:41:32 Omg I just realized, the reason you hear no sound in that room is because the view from the camera itself isn't in that room. You're in a chamber and you can see if you look towards the bottom! Theres computers or panels of some sort but theres an outline of where the glass would be to look into the room, like how the scientists at the top were looking in!

[@annemartinez4922]

THATS WHAT I REALIZED TOO the devs did SUCH an awesome job with that section i never caught on until this playthrough even after watching the original one he did multiple times

[@reydragonclaw1128]

which begs the question of whether this proves that you, as the camera, are a separate entity from the boy? Could this be a tiny detail piece of evidence to support the, "You are mind-controlling the boy" theory? Very interesting.

[@jasontankable]

@@reydragonclaw1128 I think it just means that the other people behind glass probably have their backs turned, and the glass is soundproof, explaining why they don't react to all the noise the boy's making.

[@jonnyj.]

@@jasontankable Um... thats not what he was talking about at all, but whatever...

[@silent64209]

Nostalgia week? More like 7 days of Jack talking about Lighting and sounds but thats ok because we love it

[@kasonyoung8753]

That’s why it’s called nostalgia week

[@Lazygamer15]

@@kasonyoung8753 true

[@jacksepticeye]

Literally haha

[@biteofdog]

@@jacksepticeye What a beautiful game!

[@owenwilson4342]

So true.

[@The.Reilly]

I really wish there was another game like this. A 2D puzzle game disguised in a 3D world with a vague story is so intriguing. Somerville was cool too, but the loneliness and more secretive story make this one just feel so much more mysterious and creepy.

[@kalico4477]

Little nightmares?

[@motrop]

limbo? (also made by the same people who made inside)

[@trevorpgamer1936]

try yume nikki its an rog but nails atmosphere

[@sirtimothy481]

Little nightmares is similar. Overarching plot is great and there’s tons of hints and symbols to plot points throughout. Plus, for a horror game it’s very cosy. You can hold hands with your friend in the second game :)

[@blipblap614]

Check out Planet of Lana.

[@orchetect7415]

1:27:28 “How much of a human could they remove but still control them and have them carry out the functions of a human.” Sounds like the 40 hour work week

[@DolphinTreasureArt]

Jack geeking out about the game designs is so wholesome!

[@Jadebones]

Yes, Jack being a normal, everyday person... With normal, everyday topics of interest... so wholesome... ...

[@fixingthebroken6445]

@@Jadebones cry about it 🤡

[@engagingweirdo]

Yea definitely

[@Jadebones]

@@joodini3723 exactly my point. Dude is doing NORMAL shit.... How is that "wholesome"? As if Sean isn't just another person?

[@Jadebones]

@@joodini3723 No. I'm not and didn't imply that at all. Where tf did you come up with that nonsense? My WHOLE COMMENT was how stupid it is to find a normal person doing normal person things.... As being "wholesome". But I guess with your comprehension skills, you're both paddling the same boat... And on the same side. 🙄 Now leave me alone until you can actually grasp the context of my statement, because I'm guessing you'll misinterpret the boat metaphor as well. Thanks, have a nice day.... Or a nicer one than this interaction at least.

[@missfrizzler]

this is the game that made me really appreciate sound design. that shockwave gives me goosebumps

[@Park_Junimo]

Same. All of the sound design in this game is fucking amazing. I love really loud bass too so the shockwaves part was especially cool to me.

[@bellabelle8490]

shockwave asmr

[@danyalgibson3578]

Me too! Both this game and Jack specifically.

[@fortnitesexman]

it's a massive shame that the sound design and visuals are all the game really has going for it

[@The-EJ-Factor]

The way the kid tries to escape from the blob when he gets grabbed by it gives me the shivers 😢

[@gabrielbrinton3569]

Just so you know, the dogs are called holfs, and the creepy underwater kids are called sirens. The holfs are a crossbreed of hounds and wolfs, and the sirens are lids that were experimented on until they found a sustainable way for people to live underwater.

[@adamquentin4710]

It's a shame that KZbin bitrate ruins the graphics of this game

[@LynxWolf9309]

Yeah. That was one of thing for me Especially the secret ending underground part. But this is defo like top 10 favorite games.

[@ZACKARDO]

Put an 's after youtube.

[@zoebee1656]

@@ZACKARDO care less about grammar

[@ZACKARDO]

@@zoebee1656i read that shit 3 times till i understood it, i don't care about grammar i myself have some mistakes since it's not my first language, but this isn't just grammar this changes the meaning of his comment.

[@og_apple]

​@@ZACKARDO The addition of 's really makes no difference to the meaning of the comment tbh. Maybe those who are still practising English would struggle a bit while reading it (since they have probably studied English grammar thoroughly at school), but honestly as a native speaker it makes sense. It's kind of obvious that they're talking about KZbin's bitrate and how it can't display the amazing graphics of the game. (Idk how my tone comes across in this comment but I'm not trying to be mean or anything)

[@jasper3706]

What I love about the name is how it dawns on you as you play through it several times. At first you think "I started outside, then I went inside, and at the end I'm outside again." But then you see the trees indoors and realize that maybe the forest at the beginning is actually part of this complex. And then it finally clicks what the diorama is depicting, and you realize that even at the end, *you're still inside*

[@cassidy2453]

Good point! Not to mention the analogy as well of going inside someone’s mind/controlling them

[@thedeafdogs]

Fun fact: right after the sonic boom/pulse chapter and after you leave the sunken elevator you enter a room with a slightly cracked open door and inside it is a green glow, stand there for a little bit and you'll see a person peering in to see what you're doing, It's super freaking creepy and I was terrified when I found it out myself. Also another fun fact is that there’s a very tiny and extremely small Limbo boy at the very beginning in the woods chapter. This game is one of my favorites for sure!

[@levi3384]

This game has always felt like it came from the mind of George Orwell or Ray Bradbury.

[@wingnroses]

+H.G.Wells

[@MrRoarman]

It is very liminal and eerie

[@whitasky]

Honestly listening to you talk about all this stuff is cool itself I don’t know anything about making games but because of you I now enjoy those tiny details and I love that you explain those details makes everyone appreciate it more!!

[@laven_sir760]

Oop

[@youreadthisinyourmindright2604]

2:23:08 I think order of control goes like this: you the player controling the machine/computers attached with the mind control helmet in that secret room, have wires that connect to control the blob that controls the boy. So when you unplug the wire from machine to blob, it cannot control the boy anymore, the machine turn off and the boy return to his drone state. Player-machine-blob-boy. Its layers of control and might be able to be extended forever infinitely.

[@smolapril]

fauci-player-machine-blod-boy /s

[@xItzRevenge]

What if it means that the blob is controlling you (in front of your screen) and the blob is making you control the boy? Could be either honestly up for debate

[@xItzRevenge]

The theme being that even you at your screen, are a puppet of the blob (maybe society?)

[@barry8871]

@@xItzRevenge Impossible, the player (us) always has free will, we will always be the top layer of control. There's no breaking that rule. You control the boy is not bc the blob or anything telling you, you just want to. So the theory that the player controlling the boy - through - the blob (without knowing it and thought they directly controlling the boy) make more sense.

[@aud7593]

@@barry8871 well... that's debatable! you can choose to just not play the game, of course, but you cannot progress in the game without doing what the game (blob) wants you to do. games like Undertale and the Stanley Parable explore these ideas, and you could read Inside as a comment on them.

[@corupt3628]

listening to sean talk about lighting and sound design is super satisfying, him gushing over everything in all the games he plays makes me appreicate it more in all the games I play now

[@loafy349]

I played this game for the first time HOURS before you posted this... so being able to play the whole game, and experience it again with you was kinda awesome!

[@whoalookout8578]

This game is an absolute gem. It stays interesting, enjoyable, and mysterious the whole way through. The aesthetic was ominous and hauntingly beautiful, as well. Fantastic game.

[@fortnitesexman]

aside from visuals and sound design not much else is above even mediocrity joseph anderson made a video on the game like 6 years ago that explains alot of what i would say anyways in a better way

[@emilylyver729]

Jack: Have I died? No, I haven't. We'll go this whole playthrough without dying. *Flashback to ten minutes previous when he got electrocuted to death*

[@maebunny5298]

Also shot in the beginning

[@arreis7866]

The first 2 times he was tranquilized by a dart, and paralyzed by the electric taser wire, so he didn't TECHNICALLY die. He was just captured :)

[@maebunny5298]

@Arreis oh I missed that it was a tranquilizer

[@arreis7866]

@@maebunny5298 it's an easy miss. I only noticed it in this second playthrough when he pointed it out.😅

[@reydragonclaw1128]

*or when he got tranqed by the dude on the bridge because he didn't swim deep enough*

[@s4oren2]

I'm so grateful Sean introduced me to this game. It really got me to the game industry and games, and now I'm pursuing game art

[@nomimushichan]

Jack talking about Inside being his comfort game is exactly how I feel about Little Nightmares 1 & 2, but 2 especially. I'm not able to play games often though, so instead I put on Jack's playthroughs of both whenever I need comfort or to steady myself. It always works 😊

[@melephant_]

Going through a similar phase rn myself (the trailer for little nightmares 3 got me hyped)

[@Marfvoe]

Playing this game while Jack is playing it was a better idea than I thought.

[@Shoebocks]

I did that while he played plague inc

[@Sundropz]

lmao

[@rysea9855]

@YeaMan didn't know jack made music

[@Vladinious]

I did the same thing with Far: Lone Sail

[@hugotermaat359]

Jack pls play limbo 

[@The_Vas]

I have a mild cynophobia (fear of dogs), and the dogs in this game are one of the most terrifying things I've seen in a video game... The sounds they make chill me to the bone even when watching a playthrough...

[@bellabelle8490]

I work with dogs and these are still terrifying to me so you're absolutely valid

[@angelinhale1387]

Sorry that it's causing such terrible feeling to meet/hear a dog, hope you are okay after that video🫂

[@mrlink206]

One day, you’ll find a corgi puppy who will cure you of that fear. Wish the best for ya.

[@SoloSlater]

its not just that the dogs in this game are just terrifying, they're barely dogs at this point and it doesn't help that the audio for their barking almost has clip distortion on it (making it more fierce and vicious)

[@AviAgarwalirock]

dude literally the same here, because circumstance i gotta live with my aunt's family, and they have a dog and every single day i am terrified for my life when that thing barks

[@ezzalongford9097]

there is a horror film me and my dad watched called Possum - there is very little explanation to anything, and everything just feels off, the acting is phenomenal and the story is very strange. i get the same feeling of unease when playing this game of course this is only my opinion and the film may not have any comparison whatsoever

[@ourladyofperpetualskepticism]

Possum is one of my all time favorite movies *ever*. Sean Harris is haunting in it. It’s such a grim, desolate little film.

[@comfy84]

i feel like a big reason why sean is still popular is because a lot of his audience including me have matured alongside his style of recording videos if that makes sense

[@KnightSlasher]

Inside truly is a whole nother experience, the mystery behind the story is what makes it so amazing as you uncover more pieces leading up to the ending, truly amazing game highly recommend

[@CraffleZ]

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[@quesisa311]

Yeah this game was amazing. Really enjoyed it

[@fatimapavon7787]

🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡

[@haffey2]

@@CraffleZ bro really thinks commenting e on every comment he sees is funny. Ur living in 2014💀

[@yungcream9208]

@@haffey2 e

[@COBrien45]

Jack, you've legit like just made me happier, you see my dad used to play inside all the time but he never got to finish it, and seeing you play it is just heartwarming, jack i hope your life keeps getting better and you make more people happy everyday. thank you jack!

[@haydenrhead7692]

No offense but if your dad played it all the time how did he not finish it? It’s like 2 hours.

[@COBrien45]

@@haydenrhead7692 He was just always way too busy, he used to have a ton of work

[@sedeku1445]

@@COBrien45 but still if he played it "all the time" there is no way he didnt finished it. So either you just used a wrong expression (which i believe and hope) or you lied for attention and where to stupid to realize that the game is not long enough for your story

[@blibblab222]

@@sedeku1445 the game took me like 7 hours to beat on my first playthrough because i was very dumb with some of the puzzles

[@sedeku1445]

@@blibblab222 In my opinion that still wouldnt fit the phrase "all the time". As I said I think it was just not the right phrasing.

[@AMan_629]

I’ve always had a theory about the secret ending. It’s not that he becomes a mindless drone. He was the drone before controlled by the player and once you pull the cord, he’s free. The screen goes dark bc we can no longer see through him and control his movements.

[@heyindiegamer7831]

The only thing that comes to mind when I played this game was the Old Test Chambers in Portal 2 that Cave Johnson made. The combination of some overgrowth on top of these spherical chambers slowly breaking apart overtime. It creates this decaying scene that feels quite lonely if you stay in one place for long enough, (with only the exception of voice lines from Cave Johnson at different points and eventually, GLaDOS). It feels very similar to the somewhat empty nature that INSIDE portrays.

[@Nitrinoxus]

It's interesting how many of Sean's favorite games combine the same set of elements: a distinctive visual design that incorporates effective lighting and a grand sense of scale, strong sound design that serves to reinforce the visual aesthetic and add depth to the world itself, and a narrative that can be told with little to no dialogue simply by taking in the story that's told by the sights and sounds of the world.

[@flarefox3118]

My assumption is with regards the large machine that pulsates, it was the original experiment to control people on a much larger scale, it’s a power node to facilitate large amounts of control. However, in turning it on it was simply too powerful and destroyed the surrounding areas.

[@LykanTheDM]

Jack talking excitedly about his passions is amazing and we need more of jack doing what he loves

[@jenniferthomas288]

There's nothing I love more than listening to someone talk about something that they are passionate about. And listening to you talking about sound and lighting, even though I don't understand anything about the technicals of making a video game, I feel secondhand appreciation for these things because of how well you express how much you like them. Please don't ever apologize for going on and on about something that you are passionate about. It's like the opposite of gatekeeping, instead of pushing us out You are excitedly sharing something that you love.

[@steffanixoom3629]

I always wonder about how the boy seems to be the most "free" at the beginning, even though there are people out there seemingly rounding people up, like, he's out in just farmland. Why does he go *towards* the factory? Is he trying to infiltrate the factory is that the whole goal? Or is it that although he seems to have more free will than the others, there's still some sort of hold on him drawing him into the facilities? Or is some other Thing controlling him in order to wreak havoc on the lab & join the meatball etc? Like it seems like the most preferable option would just be to stay & live with the lil chickens, no?

[@totallyrealname6376]

It was always my understanding that the flesh amalgamation was a giant hivemind of sorts that had dominion over the 'slave' people then some greedy bastards imprisoned it for money/power/control, thus controlling the masses. However it's consciousness was just free enough to coerce the boy, unbenounced to it's captors, to liberate it which is why he melds with it towards the end. Freeing the hivemind meatball frees the people. Could be some edgy reference to modern day politics or economics, I like to just think it's a good game.

[@earthing3696]

Wow 200 likes and no one shared their theory?? Cmon yall, I'm trynna figure out too😭

[@totallyrealname6376]

@@earthing3696 am I shadow banned or something? I literally just posted my theory right before you commented lmao

[@PaletteMorning]

Yeah I been wondering the same thing like why did he go there

[@Mushromeow]

the blob at the end was using very long range mind control to pull the boy to enable its escape. Kid is basically a zombie.

[@caleblawler2819]

I love to imagine Sean walking into the bathroom every morning and when he looks in the mirror he says, "LOOK AT THOSE REFLECTIONS"

[@naan000]

"my god, look at how the sink water reflects the lights. that ray-tracing is phenomenal!"

[@Xenoraniumwolf]

Games with visual storytelling like Inside or Little Nightmares are always so fun and immersive because it gets people to be more interactive as everyone tries to piece the puzzle and theorize what the story means or what symbolic message it's getting across. Games that make you think beyond what it shows give me a greater appreciation and are definitely the best in my opinion.

[@blurrysgirl]

i started thinking around 1:29:36 and i feel like ive come up with a good theory. the masked ones, the ones with no face but a shield to hide the people and even us from knowing that, they make the mindless ones, the ones we control through the in-game character, with the mind control device. but the more sentient faceless ones, such as the ones simply walking, or on the train, or the masked ones, even our character, they were created by a higher being. a being that controls them. that being being humans. we are their creators and controllers. the npcs, enemies and masked ppl, theyre controlled by the creators of the game, humans. and the main character, the boy, he is controlled by us, humans. we created them for us to play as them which thus lead to them creating things to play as. the game realized itself within itself so therefore it created itself. the game, in its development, it became aware of what it was, of what it was made to be, and it understood that, yet it sought to do the same. it created things to control little by little. as sean said, with pigs, but even further back, as the pigs seem semi recent here, they may have controlled bugs, before that, robots, and before that, characters in their own games. you look at most of the tech in this game and besides things like the mind control devices and massive sonar pulse devices, its not that different from ours. think, people say the oceans could rise to levels that put current shorelines completely underwater, taking out cities. our technology is moving rapidly. our games are as advanced as ever and in recent years weve been getting increasingly better in robotics and ai. we are moving in a path that is undeniably similar to the most likely route the characters in this game did. this game is a representation of a future we may see. and to push the theory even out of the game, whos to say were not doing EXACTLY what theyve done in the game. in the last couple of decades more and more people have questioned, are we actually in a simulation? what if we are, and what if the path to realization is to go so far as to be able to create simulations as real as the one were in? idk im just sayin shit new edit now that i finished the video, the thing you unplug for the secret ending, thats the plug that powers the game. just like how you cant control the mindless ones without being connected, neither can we. so you unplug the game and you lose control. and just to make it even better the design is so good that the power leaves first but just like when you turn off a light the light stays for a short moment before fading out.

[@Elodeme]

My favorite explaination for the story is something I've read years ago. The idea would be that Inside is a metaphor for cancer. The boy would be something that get inside a human body and try to evade the guards (white cells) by using the "zombies" worker (cells) to cause a tumor (the blob monstruosity you control at the end). The big machine creating shockwave would be the effect of chimio, good at destroying both cancerous cells and the body. Eventually offices workers (doctors) are able to trick you to fall of the city (chirurgy to remove the tumor). The secret code used to get the second ending could be the cancer resurfacing and being able the shortcut through the body since it has already mutated and reprogramme it this way. Of course this is not the confirm explaination and would love to hear different theory on the story.

[@natecgames4612]

That sounds so crazy but it weirdly makes a lot of sense. I mean here was me interpreting it how every evil government Syfy is depicted and thinking that the poor and homeless get picked off into a career as a mindless nothing that is meant for labor for the high middle class and the elites.

[@eryyy554]

that's a good one. the boy dress in red as well implying a virus color

[@Elodeme]

@@eryyy554 Didn't think about it, but I think he might be the only child and the only one with red color. That's the kind of stuff I absolutely love, tiny details, big implications.

[@roobeedooo]

sean: you are more than welcome to interpret things in your own way, subvert your own expectations, now you have your own unique experience with something everyone can experience also sean: maybe im just overthinking and thats not at all what the devs intended

[@blu3d3vil97]

well, he never said the devs intended for freelance interpretation :))

[@Xodabeef]

Maybe he meant that's not what the devs interpreted their own story as?

[@unioneye1087]

And that’s why i think “interpret yourself” endings are kinda sucky

[@aurelion9778]

I just finished this game for the first time, and I'm so glad I found your video while playing it, because it made the whole experience SO MUCH better. You're awesome and I think this is definitely one of the best video games I've ever played. Thank you sir! Subscribed right away.

[@t.k.000]

Your appreciation of art and way of words when talking about story telling really puts lots in perspective for me as an artist and writer. I am very inspired after watching this video and hearing what you have to stay about mystery and its relativity to story. I think sometimes as artists and writers we get so caught up in adding every single component that we forget sometimes the lack of something can be the biggest component of a story in itself.

[@jasper3706]

After rewatching the original playthrough, I'm so happy that Jack has gone from praying that the ending isn't ambiguous to praising how the ambiguous ending allows you to come up with your own theories and imagine what's really happening. That's character development.

[@hannalee665]

To me a movie that feels like Inside is Stalker by Andrej Tarkovskij, it’s a sci-fi movie that combines themes of philosophical, psychological and theological nature - a cinéma d’auteur type of movie I’m fond of and that I cannot recommend enough.

[@isaacstacey1227]

I second this!!

[@sineadlucas3682]

Where can you watch it?

[@hannalee665]

@@sineadlucas3682 it’s available on prime video (at least in Italy), but you should also be able to find it on KZbin

[@voidnoidoid]

Yes! I had to watch that movie for my film class, and it’s beautiful

[@P4nDA_pls]

The animated movie "9" has a post apocalyptic setting that feels very much like this game.

[@kingofnerds5911]

So glad to see another appreciator of the sounds of The Pulse TM, I thought I was the only one! Thanks for doing another run of Inside Jack! It's so awesome seeing you come back to it with renewed appreciation for it all

[@GodsReaperMan]

I thoroughly enjoyed this entire play-through from start to finish of this incredible game. Every single thing from the sound design to the visuals of all the lighting, shadows and reflections were absolutely 110 percent flawless. Jack's description of every part of this game honestly made me love it that much more as well too, it truly was a treat to hear him talking about everything in such detail. Wonderful video here as always my friend, loved every single second of it. And HAPPY NEW YEAR TO EVERYONE HERE AS WELL TOO!!!

[@deylicatto]

sean, you might think you're explaining like you're playing smartass but just to let you know, at least to me it's useful. i'm not a native english speaker so something that you might think is common knowledge might not be one to me. i hope other viewers have similar views with me :) i'm thankful that you like this game so much to the point of letting everyone know what you think of it!

[@michaelachapman2192]

its also noteworthy that the fish haven't eaten the blob experiments right after we get water breathing, despite the blobs having been there a long time. Almost like the fish know they aren't natural...

[@Even_littlerB]

The fact that there is a forest inside the facility makes me think that at the beginning of the game you were already in the facility

[@midnightriderzombie386]

Hey Sean, I love hearing you talk about the lighting and sound. I can't help but smile when I hear the excitement and awe in your voice. It's pure joy and I'm always so happy to hear you gush about it. Hope you have a great new year.

[@TheRaziBearz]

"Why am I talking to you like you're a baby" you're not, most of us do not see it as you being condescending. You're a fellow neurodivergent person who is excited about something and jazzed to share it with folks who care :) like us! I've learned a lot from you, never stop explaining things that you think are cool or make you happy!

[@mansikkapoika]

This!! It feels really nice and comforting :) I do the exact same thing and find myself always apologizing for being exited about something and shutting down because I feel like I'm too much, so even though I'm not talking to him or anything it kinda feels like hanging out with a friend who understands me and we can share our excitement for these things you know? :) ♡

[@orang1921]

why do some people have such a need to relate literally everything to neurodivergency in some way?

[@thedualityofman6362]

@@orang1921 Sean is neurodivergent and that affects the way he talks about things

[@orang1921]

@@thedualityofman6362 he is no more different to the "normal person" than the average person is to that "normal person"

[@sol7476]

​​@@orang1921r, like being excited about smth and explaining it doesn't automatically mean/is due to neurodivergency

[@oplanatie]

Little Nightmares is one of my favorite games ever. I know it was based off this game, Inside is such a good game and it coming back for Nostalgia Week is sooooo cool!

[@nevermind3013]

Sorry to be that guy but ppl say this a lot & it’s acc not true. Little nightmares was in production long before Inside was released. Their similarities are only rlly superficial, aesthetically & thematically they’re v different

[@oplanatie]

@@nevermind3013 yes but when inside came out little nightmares was about half finished so it did end up inspiring the second half of the game edit: also in little nightmares 2 the giant six at the end of the game was definitely inspired by the blob even if it's only a little bit

[@danielleriedinger1676]

The first think I thought of was also Little Nightmares. I love that game. I don't think these two games are supper different in game play wise but the story I could see that being said.

[@oplanatie]

@@danielleriedinger1676 I can agree on the story being different but the 2 games are super close in gameplay

[@cassidy2453]

i absolutely love little nightmares and have been thinking of getting a Six tattoo since playing it lol

[@applausitivity8784]

INSIDE came back into my head for some reason, and it being my favorite game of all time decided to watch a play through. It is so nice to see someone who loves the game as much as I do.

[@Skunk_h8s_u]

The sound is so simple yet it balances the calming atmosphere and big booming moments while making it so uncomfortable you scare yourself and they don't need to use cheap jump scares to make me feel that, they make me scare myself and I love that

[@shiroanimationxoxo]

This is why I like Jack. I like that he talks about game design, lighting, music, sound effects, etc. I HOPE he does talks more about his point of views when it comes to this. Waited for him to play INSIDE again, and the wait was worth ✌🏼

[@aff77141]

I love the fanfic mindset of "once you know a story and have developed your own ideas of how it should be, you have your own version of that story you wrote by yourself". Exactly my thoughts. Less death of the author and more.... Debating the author 😂

[@ph4nt0n74]

The sound design and enviroment of Inside alone has made it one of my favorite games of all time. it's one of those types of games that are oh so confusing but you just have this incredible urge to know more about the world and the story that the game is telling you about. It takes talent to tell such an interesting story without a single line of dialogue! The visuals and worldbuilding is astonishing and to this day i still replay it every once in a while and just think about what i would give just to re-live that experience for the first time again

[@murielkramer7674]

Amazing, thank you! I've watched the original series like three times already, but seeing it again with you gushing about it in one concise video is *chef's kiss*.

[@eisen161]

6:32 "This is one of my comfort games." Gets shot.

[@andrewhowe7950]

I’d love to see a Machinarium play through in this format. It’s a little gem. It’s an indie game that came out before KZbin was big, so it could use some love and it’s a hand painted point and click adventure so it aged well.

[@CGiles]

yes! from the same makers of "creaks" as well which has similar mechanics as Inside. I know Sean would love it and appreciate it.

[@Killytilly]

I loved that one so so much. The soundtrack was so fun.

[@zoebates1174]

Oh my god I love that game!!! I wasn't sure anyone has ever seen it before.

[@SariennMusic73]

1:15:18 hearing Sèan have a total massive Eargasm.... I don't blame him. I've never had any asmr experience but those sounds gave me some intense bodygasm type feels. Stunning sounds. Wish he would have just camped there for like 20 minutes or so. I replayed that for about that long of time lol

[@KayliRay-be9zc]

I love itt!!!!

[@tomkelly1279]

1:12:37 From thay way he was talking, I really thought Seán was going to quote Lord Farquaad from Shrek "Some of you May Die, But it's a Sacrifice I am Willing to Make"

[@equinox5162]

I just want to say that, as a games art and design student, I really really appreciate Jack’s commentary, whether it be on how pretty he thinks the lights are or the deeper meaning about design choices. His thoughts give me a lot of insight and have actually inspired me to take the course in the first place :)

[@sarahk9805]

I actually studied this game in my Master's class this past semester! It was my professors favorite video game so he integrated it in to our discussions of new media. I absolutely fell in love with it and LOVED talking about it on such a deep and intellectual level! Everything Jack says reminds me of that class haha

[@crazymental]

Oh wow, that’s so cool! What an interesting game to get to discuss

[@brooklynapeterson]

I found this game years ago and to this day it's one of my top favorites as well. The lore is INSANE and I will never get tired of how fascinating it is. I could talk for hours about it. This game is very close to my heart and it honestly means the world to me that you think as highly of it as I do.

[@AdamJasper18]

My headcannon for the Pulse is that it was a test for a weapon of mass destruction that went wrong. They activated it remotely, it got stuck somehow and the only way to turn it off is to manually do so which is never going to happen.

[@AboutAlaska]

I feel like firewatch belongs in this nostalgia week

[@Catnip113]

@jorpage... DONT DO THIS!! this is a bot trying to scam you!!

[@katiekennedy5644]

i totally agree

[@suprressed]

firewatch is such an amazing game

[@bolan6622]

This is not Sean playing Inside, this is Sean simping for sound design. Don't get me wrong tho, I adore the high-quality sound-design, the music and the sound effects in this game. It's amazing.

[@TheToxicLake]

Hahaha yeah it really is, he does remind me of Tyler from that new film The Menu a little

[@thecelestialtoygazer7816]

I love these kind of games that just drop you into the middle of things and slowly give you environmental storytelling for you to piece together

[@Sikow787]

One of my absolute favorite games you've played! I've watched the old play through SO MANY TIMES! I'm so excited you did this again!

[@alex_delarian0925]

holy hell imagine if the blob we see jack play as at the end of the game is just another mutant in "The Forest". The virginia mutant is creepy as hell, I'd be hitting the highest notes if I saw this thing charging right at me. just a thought

[@nahrikkon8355]

this game has nothing to do with the forest other than some body horror

[@thecrazypain9978]

@@nahrikkon8355 bruh...

[@jananpatel9030]

I played this game last year and I must say that it was incredibly enjoyable for how weird and random it was..

[@Morrigan855]

What game system does it require? It seems interesting

[@dmay6637]

@@Morrigan855 I know for fact it's on PC and Nintendo Switch. Idk about Playstation or Xbox but it might be on there too. There's a mobile possibility too

[@Morrigan855]

@@dmay6637 oh cool ,thanks

[@jananpatel9030]

@@Morrigan855 I played it on PC and it's actually on mobile too.

[@DiceHexad]

Love listening to how passionate you are about the elements of video game creation. I started watching your channel for the horror games, but I think is the best game I’ve watched you play so far!

[@miikastory]

i love how even though this is jacks second playthrough, its still so fresh and like a whole new experience for either returning or first viewers watching him play! this is why i love him

[@femkev.5245]

There’s something about this niche genre of like Scandinavian side-scrolling puzzle platformers that I just adore. Limbo, Inside, Little Nightmares and Unravel. They all follow the same basic concept, but execute it in such interesting and unique ways.

[@anaionescu8913]

Wait, Little Nightmares is made by a Scandinavian team? I never knew

[@femkev.5245]

@@anaionescu8913 yep! They’re Swedish

[@nutelloza]

@@anaionescu8913 if you look at the names they sound Scandinavian :)

[@Ashley-iy7zz]

hey jack i think it would be cool if you could replay limbo in the future. I haven't seen the game but the way you talk about how amazing it is i think it would definitely be worth the watch :)

[@ajayaadk3278]

nice

[@halvedemi]

Limbo is so fucking good

[@heyyhi993]

Limbo is great, just very old by now. I would love to see him play it again

[@nutelloza]

I just recommend watching the initial series tbh

[@jackie_kyr]

seán, you are the person who got me to really notice sound design, lighting, and genuine good graphics in games. the bass notes truly are the best, a game w little to no talking but beautiful sound design always catches my eyes/ears. when I first watched your playthrough of "INSIDE," I immediately fell in love w this game and the theories for it. everytime I watch your playthrough of this game, you either point smthn out or I see/realize smthn that I hadn't before then. thank you for playing this game and introducing me to the games I have now fallen in love w and of course thank you for all your commentary. I'm loving this year's nostalgia week!

[@crig6206]

Been here since primary school and am now in uni lmaoo, literally grew up watching this fella

[@goldensparrow5425]

Don't know how I never caught it my first time playing it, but our protagonist in this game, makes me think of the little girl in the red coat in Schindler's List. Thematically, I do believe this game draws from that film, which was obviously based on real life events, but there are of course other sources of reference and inspiration for this game, with similar themes.

[@HTVCH03]

I love games like this,where the story isn't being told but it's being told as the world unfolds as it progresses even more when the puzzles are connected to the story,your mind trying to unravel the lore of what's being told I love it.

[@sarahklarskovkristensen4180]

Coming home drunk, to watch the last hour of this playthrough, is both interesting, calming, and FUN. Happy new year people!

[@winterchill365]

The Huddle or The Blob mind controlling the boy since the beginning to merge with is mind-blowing!

[@Clearwick]

Boyfriend walked in right before I turned into a skin ball and was totally invested and I laughed as his face turned to horror

[@lizthedisjointedzebra692]

I mean, it is pretty horrifying turning into a giant nutsack with random limbs sticking out🤣 That was me the first time I saw it, too

[@bungiecrimes7247]

Boyfriend. How you get one of those? 🥺

[@some_dude933]

My theory behind this is that the kid you play as is being controlled by the person who made all those underground or secret rooms so you can unplug the reach of the other people that control. Sorta like taking away some strings from the puppet master while also finding a way to destroy the kid, with the result of the blob's escape. And the person controlling the kid is probably wanted by the others who control and the people who control knows that the wanted person is controlling the kid, that's why they will shoot you on sight or grab you. Then again, someone already said this. And probably explain it better

[@Nephelis]

I love seeing Inside re-surfing again after all these years. I remember waiting excitedly for it to come out, and being totally charmed by everything _inside_ the game.

[@Blaze57]

Jack thank you so much for paying inside again, its one of my favorite games of all time (as well as a comfort game) and your play through has always been my favorite

[@mook_10]

also worth mentioning that not only does the player character not have its own free will, but the player doesn't either. you aren't given an option not to use those chicks and the hog and so on to get what you want, you simply have to do it to progress

[@alexcangacha1060]

I think the fact that you step forward nine times when pretending to be controlled is actually pretty meaning in itself. The number nine represents completion without an end, the fulfillment of one thing only to prepare for the next, and the flow of life.

[@fortnitesexman]

are you saying this ironically? or is this an unironic "bravo vince" moment

[@JoThunda]

sooooooooo 30 million.... where can i sighn in? 2:08:16

[@P4nDA_pls]

Movie like this game's atmosphere would be "9". About 1:34:57