Inside's Ending and Why it Puts Other Video Games to Shame

Inside's ending is one of the best in the medium and it makes other video games look bad by comparison.

[BlakHavoc]

This game, Odin Sphere, UC4, Ratchet, Doom and Grand Kingdom are phenomenal. Amazing games honestly, what a year 2016 has been so far for gaming. Strongest year thus far I would argue, and we still have 5 months to go...

[naruga]

Inside is ultra overrated game ...it tries to be artistic with variety of meanings but it ends to be just an atmospheric mix of environments with riddles without any connection or cohesiveness...the ending is a huge disappointment also ...reminds me the cliched untalented painters who try to show off their non existent talent and just mixing and matching everything wiht some ridiculous titles in order to appear a deep with artistic meanings in the eyes of illiterate people

[Software_Lover]

reminds me the cliched untalented painters who try to show off their non existent talent and just mixing and matching everything wiht some ridiculous titles in order to appear a deep with artistic meanings in the eyes of illiterate people

LOL. I thought that I was the only one that didn't understand why some trash sold for millions, and other trash is considered................. trash.

[coolbeans]

"...it tries to be artistic with variety of meanings but it ends to be just an atmospheric mix of environments with riddles without any connection or cohesiveness..."

I must--respectfully--disagree with that assessment. I'd dare to go so far as to question if we'd actually played the same game here. Thematic ideas of slavery + conformity take up roughly half the game, all of which is incorporated through visual storytelling in the backdrop or in the puzzles themselves. Again, there's texture to this world for players to examine without being bogged down with a single stopping moment of unnecessary exposition.

Comparing that effective use of this medium to say...a Jackson Pollock painting is really unfair. And just so you know: the toothless hicks and illiterates are often the ones who find absolutely no value in painters who just mix and match everything.

[Haru]

The ending and the story as a whole doesn't make much sense really,the game was also very short and kinda reptitive, this is deff a very overrated game

[christocolus]

I totally enjoyed this game. Great job Playdead. Can't wait to see what you guys do next.

[Silly Mammo]

Critics falling over themselves to praise this game. Reminds me an awful lot like Ori.

[candystop]

Finally a game that keeps you glued to the television. Hopefully this will be a Goty contender!

[Redgehammer]

Totally agree!

[Miacosa]

The game was cool but its not the end be all of interactive story telling. The actual true ending is a hidden secret so many may not even see it so lets try and keep the hyperbolic statements in check.

[coolbeans]

I knew I missed something at the end. I know I got to go back and clean up all missing collectibles.