Time Fcuk - Good and Bad Ending

[@extol2247]

My conception of the story. Steven made a box that told his future, and when he was about to dispose of it another Steven came out, and told him the box was his future and when he leaves he ceases to exist in a moment in time and rather becomes the thousands of bodies spread throughout time, and space. Dying in the fact that you are no longer your past self. Putting you back in the box was a meaning of nostalgia. Wanting time to go back Ed made this metaphorical box to show that your life revolves around you, and in one of the whispers during the music say, "The problem is because you keep playing with it." There would be no puzzle in this puzzle game if you never played it. "Give up" is the message during the game because it would rather be remembered as too hard then not remembered at all! You are the key to Ed's success, yet yours too.

[@KLIXORthe]

*tldr from what I can tell:* *good ending:* the box is the world of a child, the darkness is ignorance. the marker is your actions, and the drawing is you. As you grow up in ignorance, your actions determine your fate. Only in adulthood can you understand what your actions determined. You hate what you've seen, and want change that cannot happen. You will live life unhappy, wishing for the power to create a world you're happy with. _(unachievable purpose dillema)_ *bad ending:* you search for meaning and instruction. You do what you're told and what you've come to expect. You expect meaning to present itself. You search for meaning rather than assigning it, in a search that will end in death. _(unattainable purpose dillema)_

[@jessethersthecociner8325]

SpasticLobster I feel like the good ending is a reference to something... (hint: TP TN)

[@Amber_100_Percent]

Nice, thx :)

[@skyemegakitty]

@@jessethersthecociner8325 what did you mean by this? True positive true negative?

[@amefists]

@@skyemegakitty I know this is 6 months old, but I think he meant The Polaroid and The Negative from The Binding of Isaac.

[@skyemegakitty]

@@amefists thanks

[@Aronnax777]

it seams the only difference between the good and bad endings is that the bad ending ends with a passage saying you took the easy way out and followed the rules set forth by society and therefore you did-not learn from the experience i may be reading too much into this but that's just what it seams like and also the game was fairly creepy and left me saying wtf

[@skyemegakitty]

I'll just say that edmund has expressed the inspiration for this game to be encountering old acquaintances at a school reunion. I don't think you're so far off.

[@littlesteven501]

This is exactly why I wanted to be in Isaac

[@Kaleii08]

GET IN THE DAMN BOX!

[@mehmeterciyas6844]

Hey!

[@Meatjar_streams]

You wanna be in me?

[@se.224]

the wall of text at the end describes Isaac's story really well, at first he has his "box", his imaginary world where he can live his best life however he wants. Then, he can't see well, and after his mum tells him to "turn on the light" he realises his world is ruined, full of bodies of himself. This is really similar to Tboi, where every enemy is confirmed to be a twisted version of Isaac. Not only that, in The Legend of Bum-bo, there's a cutscene where we see that Isaac's mum actively tried to interfere with his imaginary world because it was something he and his father made together, who left them both. Isaac "cannot see well" in his imaginary world, he starts to feel the weight of his dark hone life and asks his mum for help, who only makes it worse for him. After this, he asks for a different box with a different marker, which I think has a lot of similarities to Repentance's beast ending, where Isaac and his (fake?) father start over with a new, happier story.

[@Dovetears]

It was actually confirmed by Ed himself at some point that Isaac and Steven are the same in both a literal and figural sense, which raises more questions than answers to be honest. My theory is Steven is what Isaac becomes after death, unable to let go of his imaginary world, it being the only thing he's ever known at this point, instead of being able to rest, to let go and move on, he is forever stuck in a loop of his own doing, he has always been cursed to be his own personal hell since childhood.

[@Wmega_U]

medal get: YOU GET NOTHING

[@WARDEATHFUN]

Jesus, the ending can be pretty deep.

[@TekRobo]

Might be deep, might just be a whole plate of bullshit.

[@Welcometotheslam5424]

I believe the good ending of time fcuk is symbolic of isaac (who is Stevens past self) finally escaping from purgatory

[@Welcometotheslam5424]

Ed himself confirmed it

[@xIcyStarzz-yz7my]

This was SUCH a good game dude.

[@ninjayoshiguy]

Hmm so the guy new that if he stayed in the box he whould die, but he stayind in there... THAT IS DISTURBING

[@Youlikethevideo]

Nice spoilers.

[@ninjayoshiguy]

Youlikethevideo this is the ending video...... the whole video is a spoiler.

[@Kyuubi424]

My interpretation of the bad ending: Metal Gear Solid 3 box convo

[@agentx7y588]

The box loves us all.

[@Kyuubi424]

You should all come into the box; then you'll know what we mean.

[@agentx7y588]

Yes, join us in the box.

[@idktbh1786]

Wait what how is this possible???!

[@jerssh]

Im bored so I came up with meaning. Its not wrong because it is an opinion, which is stupid. So like, Steven (you) is you that lives in imagination, and you (Steven) are you. Steven wants you to live in your made up world so you can be happy, but this will end in death (It does in both endings) the child lived in a 'box' of their own imagination, and only peeked into the world to eat and stuff. That world was perfect in every way, but when graduated to a larger box (I feel this was literally the child moving into a room, not simply a box. Cause things can have a literal meaning and a poetic stupid meaning) he saw that his world was killing him, severing him from the real world and he wanted a new box and marker, so like he could start over. Its like when as a kid you realize you cant spend all your time thinking about the adventures you would have if you lived in the starwars universe or whatever, and that you will eventually need to do taxes. The kid still fails this, depending on how you want to look at him wanting a new box/room/whatever. Steven (you) and you (Steven) are the same characters. You want to stay in the imagination world, while you want to also not and actually do something with your miserable life. The second ending is kinda just like "Oh come on you got this far and you give up? You don't get the real ending, you don't get to have another sleepless night/ hour long shower thought session." Rereading this I feel like I just summarized the first ending, but I spent like... 5 minutes writing this so its getting posted. Oh wait, youtube says this is tboi. Guess ill have to scrap this and write an Isaac theory. Cause, you know, Edmond has only ever made Isaac.

[@julie.d1840]

Something I’d like to call attention to is the legend of bumbo, another of ed’s games. In it Isaac (Steven) plays in a cardboard box, living in a world he thinks is better than his own. Nice touch Ed!

[@jerssh]

@@julie.d1840 really had to remind me of some cringy highschool theory I had huh

[@ienjoy7819]

this is cool i like this, angry youtube man

[@jerssh]

@@ienjoy7819 really wonder why this comment started getting attention after 4 years

[@ienjoy7819]

@@jerssh i replayed basement collection and was mildly confused by the contents its a tradition

[@kinglimerules339back]

Predestination paradox and creepy stuff.Good job

[@KingBorderShock]

Hey guys, i've noticed a few of you have been wondering what the ending means or what the story is. well while i can't tell you the answer, you can hear this Question and answers video i just uploaded which is where edmund answers questions about time fcuk and hints at what the ending is about. I will put the link to the question and answer video in the description and just in case for some reason you can't see it, visit my youtube channel and find it there. Thanks guys ^^

[@MrGenoid]

What if you entered the portal? Would it really just reset that level?

[@Chromeno]

Every time i read the name of this game my mind says "Time fuck".

[@TheFailMachine]

Which one is supposed to be the good ending? lolol

[@extol2247]

Neither. There is a Chpt. 2 to the game as well. Tells you that once the message in the game is over the game is... over. Steven once leaves the box finds a note telling himself to never stop writing. Time goes on, and of course he stop writing.

[@BatCountrynomnomnom]

What a mindfucking game, thanks for uploading!

[@otorimasu]

its kinda confusing when watching it.. its because its for a long time i never play time fcuk

[@mandridhugh9555]

So apparently this Steven's the main character from The End is Nigh?

[@user-uq4xj7uy2y]

That's Ash.

[@fauxpolecat3456]

They’re all Isaac. Think of it like this: Isaac is the past, Steven is the present, and ash is the future. Isaac has lived in his box for a while, scared of his mom and while harbouring a lot of self hate (probably also brought on by his mother). Steven, being older, is now processing his past, realising how he spent his life up until now, but still being trapped in a metaphorical box of meaningless experience. But because he sees his past, he is now beginning to realise his future. Ash is his future. Ash is the oldest (judging of voice) and he’s living through what I’m interpreting as the end of his life. He tries one last time to find meaning, to make a friend. But it doesn’t work. His world (metaphorically) crumbles away, until he finally confronts his death. And he accepts it, realising he’d rather die at peace with himself than struggle to escape what he can’t. It doesn’t matter where he dies. In the chest (past), in the box (present), at his (future) home, he dies accepting his life for what it was. And Steven hasn’t accepted his life yet, hasn’t accepted his abusive past or his foreseen death. He’s still living in his box. Well that’s my interpretation, anyway.

[@eltiolavara9]

Can anyone explain the ending?

[@MechWarrior894]

If you ended up listening to the voice and killed yourself, it kind of says that you only listen to what you're told and don't think outside the box, forever restrained by the rules and choosing never to look outside them. The level before the voice said the next level is the level you die, and you essentially made it a self-fulfilling prophecy. However, if you choose to find a solution on how to meet the future Steven, it shows you are willing to get outside the box and explore other possibilities that are not constrained by what others tell you. Like Edmund said, his mother made him live in a cardboard box when he was four and gave him a new box when he was ten. He started drawing his future when he was ten and when he finally looked at the future, all he saw was his future selves dying. He rejected that 'future' and asked for another box and a different marker so he can hopefully create a much better future for himself.

[@eltiolavara9]

thanks

[@MechWarrior894]

You're welcome. :)

[@chocolatehappiness4976]

what about little steven? he just disappeared

[@seriouslyWeird]

perhaps there could have been another animation for the good-bad ending? i didn't feel like i achieved anything when trying the other way

[@slved]

Haha isaac u so crazy

[@CanONuke]

Good ending didn't seems that good

[@TheTechnoBroz]

Its awesome though.

[@Shauny7488]

Yep, thats exactly what happens.

[@SuperGT240]

This game made no sense... and I loved it.

[@13weirdguy]

this game is a mind cufk

[@vegitoisbaas]

It is a very disturbing game:(

[@zackslaststand]

i have learned nothing

[@coolestofguys570]

WHAT THE FCUK IS THIS ENDING EVEN MEAN?

[@l.fgilreyes9112]

Fuck :v

[@Thisisforvortex]

Could you please make a transcript? I can't understand it that much because i'm not english.

[@l.fgilreyes9112]

la carta?

[@hersheyzrespawn]

all I can say is WTF

[@louizeandrei]

Fcuk?

[@pommromm]

Yep

[@geoffrey123456789123]

Someone tell me wdf is going on?

[@rydianedge]

hei gooby get in hte boks.

[@Xiaoooooooooo]

Creepy

[@omi7711]

HE LOOKS LIKE STEVEN FROM THE BINDING OF ISAAC ARE THE CREATORS OF THE BINDING OF ISAAC THE CREATORS OF THIS GAME?? SORRY FOR MY BAD ENGLISH

[@SlowDownYT]

yes

[@asseenontv9323]

time fcuk came before the binding of Isaac

[@omi7711]

ooh alright :)

[@CorruptedMaterial]

YOUR ENGLISH IS GOOD BUT CAPS IS BAD.

[@omi7711]

what is caps?

[@MenachemSchmuel]

lyk dis if u cri evertim

[@zsanetick]

No likes in 4 years

[@mroof8913]

No likes in seven years, oof.

[@ewangiles5630]

Holy shit the best ending story in any game EVER so true but yet so un-explainable

[@FangFeraligatr]

I have to say in comparison to his other works...this one is my least favorite

[@Chromeno]

Every time i read the name of this game my mind says "Time fuck".