Tales of Flowers and Pain. The Lore of INMOST.

[@TiptoeTheTank]

Hey! Future Tiptoe here. Boy, this is an old video. Thanks for checking out these videos! If you'd like to keep up on KZbin Community info, I'll be posting extra bits of info here in the future: kzbin.infocommunity As of this post, this is a relatively young channel. I've only really been around since the end of 2020. I hope to be around for the foreseeable future; I'm excited to watch this little passion project grow. More info and content will come with time! Thank you for being here so early in the game. PEACE! -Tip

[@blingsing5383]

I actually started crying and chose to skip my bus stop and get off at the next one this one really got me thanks it was cathartic even if I look like a complete nutcase

[@slimtim1782]

My confusion in this game came from thinking the father and grandfather were the same person. The pixel art style had something to do with that of course.

[@simondoesstuff]

Same thing here

[@tupuchandaa5192]

Same here... And that really made my experience of the game confusing and less enjoyable :(

[@slimtim1782]

@@tupuchandaa5192 Yeah it's unfortunate. It was a pretty good game otherwise.

[@ozdemirsalik]

Yeah I thought the same as well until I read the word “my son” in the dialogue section. I thought he was just the younger version of him. Which also figures since he’s his son. But kudos to developers for making a few pixel sprites that much telling about the characters.

[@diegoep4636]

Yeah. I tought that 1) there was a second man, love triangle stuff, or 2) there were two children, the girl that killed her self and a boy that they never mentioned until the mother snaps and kill everyone. Without this vid i would have never understood that part

[@bennahum9642]

Other points of interest: 1. It seems the reason the mother was so freaked out when her (adopted) daughter threw the bunny at her is that her real daughter used to do the same, as it shows in one of the flashbacks in the end. This is the trigger that sends her over the edge. 2. The giant dark being is likely pure pain. The father keeps paying "Tribute" to keep it at bay, but ultimately only his father (the grandfather) really survives it.

[@denizomg]

bro the bunny one is so true… good catch

[@Garth_Brown]

the Keeper of the Spark (the giant being) is the incarnation/avatar of the Pain that is inside all of us. It's symbolic.

[@michaeldunaev5264]

Nope, that's wrong actually. The keeper doesn't represent pain, he represents life itself. There is a detailed post by devs on Steam which explains this

[@EduardoRodrigues-xl3ht]

The narration in this video... it's "profissional tier"! Just finished the game, but I felt the real ending was in this video. Thanks

[@khornethegrim8258]

It's amazing how a story like this can bring a person to tears with its sadness and beauty.

[@ethandempsey8363]

This clears it up a lot. When I watched the ending the first time I thought that the little girl died from the fall and he went a adopted another girl to help share his pain and her pain (didn’t really make sense so this kinda clears it up). I still cried

[@YokoYakashi]

The story was so beautiful and sad, had me a tear fest. It truly is a great game. I'm glad I caught most of the story correct, it was a wild ride of emotions ngl

[@sole008]

When someone finally decide to pay better attention to a story its always beautiful even in a video game

[@ricardokambara]

Awesome.... Thx for sharing this vídeo... I cryed again.. watching the end...

[@TiptoeTheTank]

Thank you for watching! Inmost was definitely one of the most unexpectedly heartfelt and beautiful games I've ever played. It landed a spot in my "Top 10" of the year 2020.

[@Thoomas2001]

Thank you for the video. As someone with autism, I often find it very difficult to understand stories. This one was no different. While I could pick up on some details well enough, there were a lot of things I couldn't piece together. While I enjoyed my time with the game, I found that the fact I couldn't figure out if I was even close to understanding the story to be eating away at me, so this video gave me the closure I needed. Thank you so much!

[@semagicus693]

I would disagree on one point. You said the adopted girls was left abandoned by both of her new parents. That's not so. The game specifically tells us that the Father accepted her with his whole heart. He tried to get her to accept him as best as he could. It's the Girl, who rejected him, not the other way around. That is why we see the Stolen flower surrounded by a barrier that the Knight tries to, but cannot cross. The Knight returns again and again to give his sparks, but the flower doesn't respond. More so, the Girl doesn't just reject the Father, she is afraid of him. So afraid, in fact, that she even tries to run to the Mother for protection from him - the Mother that openly hates her. And i think the game gives us an explanation of why she's so afraid. The Girl meets the Father three times during the game, and two out of those three times what does he look like? A terrible Knight, engulfed in flames, bursting through a burning door. And how did she meet him the first time in real life? A burning house, and a scary stranger bursting through a door, to snatch her away from her real parents and her home, where she was probably loved, to be taken into a dank, dark place, filled with misery. She was too small to understand what exactly happened the day she was "stolen", but i guess that is how she viewd him, at least subconsciously. And when she finally confronts him, and learns the truth - the Stolen flower's barrier cracks and shatters, it finally allows the Knight to reach it. The Girl accepts the Father. Unfortunately, we know what follows soon after.

[@peace4myheart]

I love your storytelling. I listen to your video when I go to sleep, as if you are telling a bedtime story . Great work. I'm going through all your videos and saving the best one for bedtime.

[@Garth_Brown]

for me it was clear that the knight and the bearded men were two different people, in the moment we see the phone call of the mother to the bearded man. From there, it all connected to me.

[@SmnWrt]

I just came from watching the let's play of Gronkh (The german Youtber (I am also german btw)) and watched as he pieced the story together. There it was a little emotional. BUT after that I searched for "Inmost explained" and found your video and now I understand it completly and cried at the end, as the story was finished at being pieced together. I want to REALLY thank you for making this video! THANK YOU!

[@TiptoeTheTank]

Thank you so much for checking it out! I'm glad the story pulled you in.

[@irr3isont1Lt]

Ich hab's eben durchgezockt, dann Gronkhs Erklärungsversuch am Ende des let's plays geschaut. Das Video hat mir dann auch sehr geholfen. Aber geheult hab ich nicht. Inmost ist wirklich Melancholisch schön.

[@irr3isont1Lt]

@@TiptoeTheTank Great video. You gained another Sub from Germany

[@pseudovollkommen2931]

Really good video with a good explanation of the story. But I wonder why you are not mentioned how the flower opens for the knight. I think that is a key moment. The story could have ended "well" at that moment. But the mother gave in to her despair.

[@wagnerjosechaconvillalobos9352]

For real I just finished the game, I feel like I played a totally different one

[@Garth_Brown]

i interpreted that moment as the "knight" is finally worth of the flower. So, if we translate it to the real life, maybe in that moment, the father decided to actually end the home turmoil. But it was late at that point.

[@26yd1]

Thanks for the video, finished the game with mid-unclear understanding, and that pieced it out all together! I'm a little bit disapointed there's no Mossbag for this game haha, but with you and some comments on the subreddit, the core is way clearer. I subbed so :) Maybe you could post your vids on the sureddits of the games you play to start having an audience?

[@TiptoeTheTank]

Thank you for watching, I'm glad it could help fill in some blanks! I've considered posting on some sub-reddits, but I'm apprehensive to appear like I'm self-promoting. I love discussion and ideas (these videos are just "takes" on the lore, not definitive answers), so maybe I should figure out a constructive approach to it. Thanks for your recommendation! I appreciate it.

[@26yd1]

@@TiptoeTheTank I thought you didn't know in fact^^ I know about imposter syndrome, fear of ad response and things alike, being creative and introverted myself, assuming you are; the content you do is rare and the Hollow Knight community (for what I know, Dark Souls too I guess) proves there are many people looking for it, and it doesn't seem toxic compared to when it's all about the git-gud^^ I'd feel pretty safe and legit advertising myself with your content :)

[@TiptoeTheTank]

@@26yd1 Dang, talk about hitting the nail on the head! Thank you for the encouragement.

[@Rat-ey]

Thank you so much for the explanation, i loved the game but i was very confused by what was happening. Now thay i get the whole story I'm so impressed by the writers and the way it's all intertwined !

[@craftminerCZ]

That was beautifully retold. Missing or not remembering a single scene from this game can have a huge impact on the interpretation, thanks.

[@eyesofnova]

I cried so hard at the ending of this game. Only the Last of Us has made me cry like this before. Just an amazing story.

[@selenareal9962]

Oh my gosh, I was trying so hard to find the explanation to this video, I’m glad I ran into it. You are awesome for this !!!

[@bencekiss1443]

Just found the channel, and I have to say that it's the peak of lore analysis.

[@glurp1er]

I finished the game yesterday... What an adventure, what a story! This is art.

[@kyle123456789986]

I probably never would've found this game if it wasn't for you

[@trik6727]

I loved playing this game and was thrilled to have you spell out the whole game in detail. I got a lot from the game on my own but you did an amazing job putting it in perspective

[@nozzzzy]

Thank you for this! I thought the father and the grandfather were the same person and that confused the heck out of me. This makes much more sense. If they had made it more clear that the father and the grandfather were different I think I would have understood the story better. Either way, this game was incredible. I didn't expect this to be one of the best games I ever played but here we are. First time a game made me cry at the end.

[@Skreebles]

It was very hard for me to understand when I played this game, but I fell in love with it the second I began playing.

[@DSKJr18]

Thank you so much for this video. Just finished the game and couldn't piece all of the parts together. The explanation was beautifully done =) I'm subbing.

[@marco6980]

this was a fantastic video, thank you very much for making it

[@TheSmallestLittleBilly]

I played the game when it came out, I just bought it again after many years… it’s-it’s just amazing. This game is put together so well, from the art, animation, voice acting and story telling. The visuals are glorious. Wonderful.

[@mipipiisraelihardd4914]

Holy hell I was binging all your videos and I just realized you made this one! This was the first video I ever watched that you made and I had no idea! What a awesome coincidence

[@-r1ch0-16]

Great Video! Now the story comes better together, because i certainly didnt understand everything like the son and father being 2 different persons.

[@ozdemirsalik]

Amazing story and amazing narration, thank you for clearing up details.

[@omkar6107]

So beautifully narrated. Kudos to game makers as well. Amazing story.

[@ZillaPrime-rh5wq]

I’ve never cried over a pixel-art game before😭

[@Viryl_TV]

Agreed. The ending gets me teary eyed every time I see it.

[@TheSmallestLittleBilly]

Yeah, same…

[@hellisalie4237]

great story explanation, everything is made clear and coherent

[@TiptoeTheTank]

Thank you!

[@curiousj87]

That was beautiful, thank you! 🥲

[@julienassani3469]

thanks a lot for this great video, i would never have fully understand the lore of the game without it !

[@TiptoeTheTank]

Thanks for checking it out!

[@guitarinapool]

Thank you for this, I needed some form of closure and this was it :)

[@micharogalski9804]

You've made great work on explanation! Thanks!

[@RussGussDoodles]

Just finished the game and I had a rough understanding of what happened but this video really helped me sort out all the plot points in my head. Thank you!

[@ZoidbergForPresident]

Thanks for the clarification, just finished the game and not everything was in place, ahah! Cool video! ;)

[@dmitriichepyzhov5757]

Thanks for the video about this great game. Great voice and storytelling. keep it going)

[@goodluck4037]

Therapy can be useful.

[@lunamoon7548]

I see this as a bedtime story that I will tell my future child

[@BoneDog1215]

I don’t think childrens bedtime stories are supposed to be full of suicide and family murder.

[@joseph2500]

Such a hard story but told in a very intricate way

[@RavenousDevil]

I'm not crying, it's just raining on my face

[@Garth_Brown]

much of the story was already clear for me after finishing it at 100%, but still a great explaination. Thanks, a wonderful game this is.

[@МаксимЯблоков-р4ю]

That was an extemely beautiful and emotionally difficult game

[@Vegathron]

This was amazing, thank you.

[@WallNutBreaker524]

So that's why this gave me tiptoetank vibes 😂👌

[@LucaDiStefano-r6t]

Thank you! I played this game over the course of two months with many breaks. When I arrived at the end, the story did not make any sense to me.

[@yassinehadd1835]

Thanks for this profissional narration

[@ozzyomega8674]

I'm crying right now, wow.

[@khiclark31]

This was like a movie or maybe a poem.

[@bigboar0074]

The game made me very sad but your video made me cry

[@anabeatrizpaiva4038]

NOW I GOT IT!

[@DonSchorschi]

Thanks for the video. The game was great but I had a bit of trouble understanding it.

[@birthdaycat6756]

Beautiful

[@donnythedreamer]

Well done

[@nerdscornerhighlights7563]

Amazing video

[@AaronBowley]

i've lost so many family and friends in my life, from natural causes to suicide and substance abuse, murder, cancer, etc, this game really hit me in a way no other game has. thanks for the video it was really great

[@williamhououin]

What a great video of a fantastic game! It helped me understand better a few things that weren’t perfectly clear Thanks 🙏

[@TiptoeTheTank]

Thank you for watching; I agree, this game is amazing! So much heart in it.

[@maskedbadass6802]

Okay, but how you gonna make this video and leave out the one thing that ties it all together? The fact that toy bears and toy bunnies are naturally mortal enemies. lol ;P

[@samsamasam]

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[@bhipus6570]

Wait so are the worlds of the knight, witch, and “the man” (grandfather) just symbolic of the real world issues faced in the girls story?

[@Garth_Brown]

the world of the knight and the witch is just a delusional version of the real story of the couple. The world of the man (the grandfather) instead, is the deep sorrow that he carries inside because of what happened. Even the final part (the cat children that tells him that the world is entangled and he shapes it as he see fit) is symbolic of this deep pain.

[@bhipus6570]

@@Garth_Brown Its been 7 months since I finished it, so could you remind me of the little girls role?

[@Garth_Brown]

@@bhipus6570 the little girl is a girl that the father/knight finds in a burning building. He saves her (she is the flower) but her wife/the witch doesn't accept her (because he's trying to replace their deceased biological daughter, that commited suicide cause of bullies).

[@bhipus6570]

@@Garth_Brown Ohhhhh, thanks for sharing. Inmost is such a good game.

[@thefrinkydinkman368]

Great video gave me depression

[@vinipevepe]

NICE VIDEO

[@theowl5126]

i appreciate for you making this video .So good history and perfect narration ...Thank u from Turkish

[@sephirothtx2885]

Holy shiz this story

[@H8Ball]

main question: how did they survive the fall? :l

[@nutellaciatv633]

its not explained

[@chimkennugget45]

well.. not his time yet

[@bennahum9642]

The fall is likely exaggerated to suit the pixel art, "in real life" he probably caught her before falling. Remember, much of this is symbolic, even the real world.

[@emofascist]

That was my only problem with the game

[@Garth_Brown]

he crashed on his back, simply. Probably in the real world, there was something (like a trash can).

[@mojmoj3251]

well i may know why she hates "the girl" it is because in INMOST wiki you see in non playable characters and through the cut scenes you actually see a different girl with dark hair well its easy the real daughter of Zack the father Astrid the mother was the dark haired girl bam! if im wrong pls correct me aahahahha

[@hamstrungharry259]

Did you watch the video at all?

[@heroicroutine]

SPOILER ALERT Thank you so much I just finished the game, and I was so so surprised that the girl actually survives the fall, I thought only the old man did and the woman sitting next to him was a nurse or something.. THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE CLARIFICATION!

[@TiptoeTheTank]

If that little girl hadn't made it I think I would have openly wept on stream. Although I could be wrong on it too! Maybe I missed something and... she DID die! 😉 I don't think so, though. It all fits into a beautiful narrative. Thanks for watching!

[@teorijaludaka]

For real? I got it. I had troubles understanding the whole story but now i do.

[@RA8IDP3NGUIN1]

I would have enjoyed this story 1000x more if it was more coherent and I didn't have to go searching for a guide. Thanks though.