So was curious and did some digging about the meaning of this game and supposedly Coda and Davey are the same person there are lots of parallels between Codas life and Daveys life and after releasing stanley parable Davey had a hard time dealing with all the pressure that came with it and in regards to the R at the end of the game he had a roommate named robin who had helped with the stanley parable that said the "when im around you i feel physically ill" quote to him verbatim after experiencing how davey reacted to the success of the stanley parable so Coda in slight also represents some of the people that he has wronged
although i will also a say a big part of it is to take away your own thoughts and feelings about the game it what it means even beyond just Coda and Davey
Was going to add a similar comment. I got the same impression about 2/3rd’s of the way through, and then confirmed what I suspected online, which was almost exactly what you just mentioned. ;)
For clarification, this isn’t real. This game is a work of fiction and Coda isn’t a real person. I interpret it as Coda being an aspect of Davey. His creativity and his “ideas”. He tries to add meaning and purpose to his own work in a world that is meaningless and purposeless (“would you please stop adding lampposts to my games?”). Progressively over 2008-2011, he grows more and more estranged to his creative side. But then again, maybe this game doesn’t have a deeper purpose. Maybe it is simply… meaningless, and we’re all trying to make sense of it. Same way how Davey was trying to make sense of Coda and his games.
If he played it, it would be what finally gets me to watch a play through of the game (I know it’s gonna destroy me mentally so I’ve been kinda avoiding it)
Fun fact: The mystery man in the tower in fire watch was actually Stanley from Stanley parable. In Stanley parable, there is a path that puts you in the tower. I'm not sure if it's actually cannon, though.
For the lamppost comment, "Stop adding lampposts.".. In the mid-beginning, we're told that lampposts, to Coda, represented the end, or an ending to the game. As we get to the actual end, it's revealed that Davey had 'added lampposts', meaning he was reaching for a way out. yearning for a solution to these puzzles, these games that he misinterpreted and misunderstood. Davey had misinterpreted Coda's entire way of life, all while poisoning the one thing he seemed to really take to. Davey was the one searching and prodding and walking every direction for a way out, a solution to something that Coda found comforting. This is also shown from the, "they were literal loops, like the house cleaning one. That one I actually had to create an end to." after it was previously revealed that Coda really found that game comforting. Davey had, "added a lamppost". Each and every loop meant something to Coda, and Davey just wanted an exit.
Thanks, SMii7Y. Games like these are exactly what I need. Games that some would consider meaningless but paint a vibrant picture of what life means and how people traverse it in different ways. I would love more games similar to this one! Keep up the good work!
@P3bbl3 Well, let me start off by saying thanks for the suggestion. Beforehand, while we are on the topic of profiles, I like your username. Reminds me of another album from Lovejoy. Unfortunately, I will not be changing my profile picture anytime soon, as I like the band's music and don't feel like changing it. I appreciate your concern on the matter, but sadly, people have different tastes. That's just the way society is. Again, I appreciate your comment and your belief in expressing yourself, even though it may be to put others down for their tastes.
@the_fuhuhluhtoogan My name is from the album Pebble Brain actually but I dont fw the band anymore because all of the members (apart from Joe I believe) turned out to be shitty people. All of the members including W are zionists and W is obviously a rpist and abuser. You shouldn't give them money by viewing the content on RUclips or listening to their music on spotify. I was a fan since the very beginning of the band and around February-march of this year I made the hard decision to stop listening to the band and W's music as a whole. You should do the same because abusers and zionists like him don't deserve your money or support
1:25:46 three or four years ago I discovered playthroughs of this game and I remember almost crying at this line. Now in the present day I just about broke down at this line. Since last discovering this game I’ve been through 4 years of a very unhealthy work environment which ended in a low point in my mental health, I’ve been diagnosed with social anxiety, and I’ve been constantly feeling like I’m putting on a mask. In almost every social situation I’m in, I’m usually the comedic one of the group. And more often than not, I tend to be fairly over the top in my humor. People love it, and don’t get me wrong, I love being able to bring them joy and entertainment like that, but every time I leave I almost feel a sense of disappointment in myself. Over the years I’ll start to feel like it’s hard for people to take me seriously, to see me as something more than just the funny guy. I don’t hate my role in any way, but more and more I’ll find myself feeling tired when I’m by myself again. Almost like I’m wearing a mask, yet at the same time not cause I always feel genuine still even when I’m being funny. I feel like people assume that I’m just the funny guy, and that they don’t take me seriously when I’m around them. Sometimes I’ll tell myself I’m gonna tone it down this time, yet sooner or later I revert back to being the zany funny one. I don’t wanna stop being that way, but I also wanna know that people can appreciate me for more than just being funny. And I absolutely love it when people do, when they say I’m kind of respectful or eloquently spoken at times. Not out of a sense of vanity or boosting my ego, but because I feel a deeper sense of appreciation, a more sincere validation than just “oh you’re really funny.” None of this was going thru my head the first time I watched playthroughs of this game, but coming back to it with all that I’ve experienced now, it just hits me a lot harder, the idea of this complexity and struggle beneath the surface that you can’t see. I know the point of this game is almost to not assume that about people, but I can’t watch this game without thinking that. I can’t hear that line at 1:25:46 without feeling it infinitely harder now than I did back then.
While there has not been solid confirmation on whether the game is based on real events (Coda alone is fictional within this game's context), it would not even be remotely surprising if Davey did lead a fellow developer down such an unfortunate sequence of events. Not even because Davey's track record is shady or anything but Davey's and Coda's last "exchange" shows such a horrifyingly disturbing form of both desperation in Davey's case, and sheer disdain in Coda's that it really puts front and center the horror of this being based on real events, as well as Davey being monstrous enough to completely shed light on projects that were meant to be private, all because he was... well, downright obsessed with Coda. Granted, the likelihood of it being actually based on/inspired by similar events is still up in the air, leaning unlikely if the success of Davey's previous and infamous game, The Stanley Parable, is anything to go by, but it not being deconfirmed as a work of fiction adds to the absolute horror of the game and (potentially) Davey as an individual. No one should go through the hell that Coda (or even the person that inspired the Coda character) has had to deal with, and under the assumption that said events were based on real events, as downright disgusting as Davey's actions were, I do sincerely and genuinely hope he at least improved as a person, despite the fact that the damage has probably already been done by the victim developer's eyes.
Coda is supposed to be Davey's creative side, one that enjoyed making games just for games, it's him struggling to enjoy making games again after releasing Stanley parable, the biggest clue to this is that Davey knows what "coda's" recycle bin was named (it was his own recycle bin)
57:38 listening to this and getting to know a more serious side of smii7y is really nice to hear; its refreshing to get to know more about the creator beyond the silly videos
Thank you smii7y. You have made my day. My dad recently got unemployed, grandpa has dementia, and my grandma is getting her pace makers. I have basically no hope but for you too succeed.
Honestly, I think the tower is absolutely about someone who has finally let someone in. Finally feeling that you could trust someone when they've made it past all the walls you made (The maze, the combination) and then they hurt you- and you cut them off. You don't let them past any more walls. You trap them away from you. And when - if - they do escape that trap, you tell them the truth. And they still go against your trust, they still won't leave you alone. But now they make it - make everything - public. They add in guides to manipulate the thirty party (the lanterns) they decide when to move on. Not you. _Them._ They take something special to you, something precious that you decided to share with them, and they share it to everyone. They take the stage from you, they analyze everything you did, and they never give you the chance to add your own input. Every fault, every defect, every _secret_ you shared, is reviewed by so many people who will never know you. However, I think the ending where instead of the “fix” the dev to The Beginner's Guide, where you actually die, instead the dev chooses to go with the original aspect. You float up instead is representing that the Dev for The Beginner's Guide is stepping back from changing the games, and embraces the fact that we don't know why Coda decided to just let the bug be. Maybe it wasn't even a bug. Maybe it was. Only Coda knows, and that, along with the “true” meaning (if there was a meaning) is something that Coda *_can_* keep a secret.
Hyped for more of the solo content on this channel! If you want, you should definitely give Thank Goodness You're Here a try. It's a pretty funny game. You'll get a good laugh out of it
This has been my favorite game since I first played it years ago. I'm so glad you decided to replay, and post it. here are a couple more introspective type games I highly recommend: 'Presentable liberty' it gets a bit darker than anything you've posted before. 'What remains of edith finch' definitely stays on the sad category. 'Still wakes the deep' more violent but very well made. 'Before your eyes' beautiful way of storytelling that I've never seen before. I've heard that 'Among the sleep' is good but I've never played so I cant vouch for it personally. and of course 'Firewatch' I love these types of games, hopefully this list can help you decide what to play on this channel next!
thank you so much for uploading smii7y. i wont talk about it too much since i know its not the place, but i was in a major panic attack and desperately needed a distraction. thank you so much for being the light in my dark room, your videos help so much more than youd think.
Fully support you uploading stuff like this that tonally differs greatly from what you usually play, especially because it means a lot to you. Means a lot to me too; I played it when it came out at a time when Davey's monologue at the end of the art exhibit as the walls slowly close in hit me extremely hard. Cried during and it left me shaken for a long while because I had never really heard someone say something so accurate to my own thoughts as "I want to know how to be a good person. I want to know how not to hate myself. I'm fading and all I want is to know that I'm going to be okay." Still hurts so many years later. Big props to you for playing this.
After watching this video, I have such a heavy heart. This game made me realize things about myself and things in my own life from a different perspective I know I would have never been able to see without this game. The reality and raw emotion that you can feel radiating, weather this game was biased off a true event or not. it makes you think of things you would have never thought about on your own...
i hate admitting that i feel a lot like Coda. I'm high functioning autistic, and with that comes extreme social anxiety and isolation. It feels like I'm genuinely trapped.. my outlet isn't creating video games, though. It's making music. And when I run out of ideas for a new song or melody, it leaves me in a place of even worse desperation than before. I want friends so bad, but I'm too terrified to make any, because I've been laughed at, manipulated, and rejected by everyone I've ever met. I hate it. And it makes me hate myself. Deeply. I don't even know why I'm typing this comment. People will probably just say something mean in response. Hell, they probably won't read it at all. I honestly don't even want to be here anymore.
Yes, I've read the entire thing. I didn't realize that until I watched this playthrough game, I had to have an outlet. I make music, I know it's not at all good, mostly because it's phonk, it's not going to be good at all, but as you do, once my creativity stops, my whole world comes crashing down on me. I hope you feel better.
I read your comment. I feel very similar, but we gotta keep moving forward or we won't move at all. My depression consumes me most days, but just remember we aren't alone, even if we feel that way.
Blud, fixing your life is a process made of steps. Make the first step towards recovery, no matter how fearful or reluctant you are, and the rest will follow. Life is about momentum and making a first step in anything is giving you at least some inertia, now you just have to maintain it. Think of it both like a journey through outer space - even a small boost can take you far - and of climbing a mountain, that turns into a hill, then into a plateu, that turns into a descent and inevitably you'll find yourself cruising through life. But the longer you submit to your reluctance, your fears, the harder and worse it will become until eventually all will to live extinguishes. That's the harsh reality of it. You got to make the first step and there's no way around it. But you can do it, no matter how much tou think you can't, and it takes balls to admit that you can. Good luck and stay strong
I love how this game makes you see the “deeper meaning” in R’s work, and even make some theories of your own, only to find out that the narrator was just seeing himself in these stories all along. R just loved to make games from his own random ideas, nothing else to it. (At least this is my interpretation) I really discovered some things about myself seeing this game. I also loved your commentary! It feels nice to learn something about this RUclipsr I’m seeing through the screen. I would love to see you play Fire Watch! Another good one that I feel would be perfect for you is “Among The Sleep”.
Honestly I feel like this person didn’t have any boundaries with this to break the friends trust & post the games regardless of how the friend felt it’s like seeing your diary posted all over the internet I would distance myself from him to
16:44 I used to write stories. My stories were read by a few friends and randoms, I too, wrote stories that were never finished. But I loved something that I did with my stories, and that is that each one was connected, same world or alternative worlds that somehow could be seen each other. Coda is a cool guy
I have a full folder of half assed songs that I used to make. They weren't special at all, but it was just an idea that got into my head and I couldn't get it out until I produced it. There was only ever like 7 of them, but they were the most haunting and strange but also beautiful as well. I never showed them to anybody and now they have long since been deleted, but they will always be a part of me. Truly a once in a lifetime experience.
This game has helped me through a lot of creative slumps and dark times in my life. It taught me that, no matter what I create, so long as I enjoyed making it, so long as I found my own meaning in it, then that's enough. It's enough to just make. To just create. It's such a treat seeing you play this game. Hell yeah, Smithers
thankfully this story is fictional, but the message is still very strong, as a small game dev myself i heard from others that this game is powerful and i gotta agree, this story hit deep
Smii7y coming in clutch with this upload, life’s falling apart and there isn’t anything that’s better than laying down and watching Smii7y’s shenanigans😊
From all of this, my interpretation of this story was how the Narrator wanted to help out a friend, and ended up ruining everything. He didn’t go to them personally, talked with their friend, but still wanted to help them, so, he grabbed the games his friend made, and showcased them for the world to see, without their friend’s permission. In the light of this, our Narrator went and did this so he could feel good about himself while trying to help, and ended up backfiring on him. The last game shown in this compilation was to show us how all the pieces of the puzzle came together, and revealed the truth that our Narrator ended up destroying his friends dreams, and that our Narrator was distraught at the prospect of losing his sense of goodness from showing these games. This was a story that definitely deserves it’s place in this channel, SMii7Y, please continue to make RUclips your creative outlet, so you can enjoy yourself while doing what you love❤❤❤
I love these, I don't know if it'd be a this channel game but you might like the outer wilds, not the outer worlds but the outer wilds an incredible single player experience and id love to see you playthrough it
Some funny knownledge. The SMG doesn't sound like from half life 1, it's from half life 1. The source engine, which was used in these times, is open source and you could bassicly create any game you like, within the limitations of the engine from this time, because it's only the first iteration of the engine and not the updated versions from Half Life 2/CounterStrike Source, CS:GO, CS2
i love this game, saw it many years ago from a different youtuber. it's still relatable in so many ways and also many different ways than when i initially saw it. glad you returned to this one
I'd like to see you play COD world at war. I don't know if you play games like that or that long but its one of my most favorite games I've ever played.
never thought id cry to a smii7y video, the whole part were the game was like talking about separating your self from real people hit me like a freight train
The editing in these type of videos is so immersive you sometimes don't even notice. The echo of Smii7y's voice in the big white room (36:50) is somehow so immersive that if you were to notice you wouldn't even think it was edited in. edit: I'ma be 100% honest I didn't think almost all of the comments were also talking about this I just kinda commented without reading the other comments.
Hi Smiity, I’d like to recommend my favorite game to you. It’s called IRON LUNG. The game is designed as a horror experience centered around the fear of deep ocean depths and monsters. Since I’ve known you for a while, I know you’re not really fond of deep waters and have a bit of thalassophobia. On top of that, the game has an old-school graphic style, which really adds to the horror feel. It’s available on Steam for 5 euros, and it’s a truly great game. I think you might even consider making a video about it.
Smii7y got one of the best endings outa the OG vanoss crew (also side note at the end smii7y couldn’t really find the words for how to describe it which the word would best describe this game would be introspective)
Loved it, just listening and watching as I studied was a amazing experience, thanks for uploading this even if its different. Can't wait for more from this channel
I have really enjoyed watching every game you’ve played so far on this new channel and would love to see you play Firewatch. I’ve actually played it myself and would love to hear your take on it. You are amazing, keep it up!! 👍🏻👍🏻
In your solo playthroughs on this channel you bring a similiar vibe to markplier’s in his solo game videos. And as i loved those, im starting to get attatched to yours as well. It would be very cool to see you also experience some deeper games, like the firewatch you mentioned, Slay the Princess, Bad End Theatre etc.
Never thought I'd get a philosophy lecture on videogames but damn this is interesting. also whoever this new eidtor is for smii7y plays is going the extra mile with the subtle voice changes. thank you!!!
Dude. Play all the old games and revisit them. I think it would be so cool to go back to old games and replay them for nostalgia and fun. Definitely will be a nice change of pace and will always support you!
Firewatch would be incredible! It is one of my favorite narrative games. It would be so awesome yo see it get more recognition. Keep doing what you’re doing!
That's big brain of you, Smitty. Saying you don't remember the game to bait in views. They won't think "oh it's a re-play, he knows what's gonna happen, not fun." Instead, they will think "oh, since he doesn't remember I'll watch." (Don't worry, I'm still gonna watch it)
WOW this game is crazy. It walks you through like your watching one person, Coda, descend into madness. when all along it was Davey. Or possibly even that they were the same man, fragmented. You should def play Mouthwashing, it's another game that's mostly narrative and will have you questioning everything
I think from reading other comments, people have been interpreting it as coda and davey being the same person, specifically as coda being the "creative" side of davey as that also explains why davey knows/knew what coda named his recycling bin (again, gathered that from another comment)
While this game isn't necessarily based on real events, it does leave you feeling something real. It's controversial, sure, but it's a work of art nonetheless.
its a small thing but the way SMII7Y’s voice changes with the environment like the reverb in big open areas is a really nice touch
completly agree. very immersive
yeh
i thought i was tripping
Same bro
I noticed this too and was about to comment
So was curious and did some digging about the meaning of this game and supposedly Coda and Davey are the same person there are lots of parallels between Codas life and Daveys life and after releasing stanley parable Davey had a hard time dealing with all the pressure that came with it and in regards to the R at the end of the game he had a roommate named robin who had helped with the stanley parable that said the "when im around you i feel physically ill" quote to him verbatim after experiencing how davey reacted to the success of the stanley parable so Coda in slight also represents some of the people that he has wronged
although i will also a say a big part of it is to take away your own thoughts and feelings about the game it what it means even beyond just Coda and Davey
Was going to add a similar comment. I got the same impression about 2/3rd’s of the way through, and then confirmed what I suspected online, which was almost exactly what you just mentioned. ;)
@@TANNIE-TAN-TAN I was thinking the exact same thing 18 min into the video, that they were the same person
1:06 FIREWATCH WOULD GO HARD ON SMII7YPLAYS BRO!!
YES SIRRR
-@@Dunkin_sum_muff 🤓
Needs more votes lol
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Bump lol
For clarification, this isn’t real. This game is a work of fiction and Coda isn’t a real person. I interpret it as Coda being an aspect of Davey. His creativity and his “ideas”. He tries to add meaning and purpose to his own work in a world that is meaningless and purposeless (“would you please stop adding lampposts to my games?”). Progressively over 2008-2011, he grows more and more estranged to his creative side.
But then again, maybe this game doesn’t have a deeper purpose. Maybe it is simply… meaningless, and we’re all trying to make sense of it. Same way how Davey was trying to make sense of Coda and his games.
game really feels like the game dev equivalent of vent art, just a way to scream out your inner demons into the world in a creative way
this makes sense but also doesn’t, and i love it 😂
@@vecks_ Think about it, if coda did exist then why do we see these games? He had a recycling bin for his games so they would be long gone by now.
@ so Coda is his imagination/creativity? just like an alter ego?
@@JustAnotherAccount8 yeah because Davey definitely wouldn't have the games if he was playing them
Please play Mouthwashing. The 1st game you uploaded on this channel are the same devs as Mouthwashing. I think you'd really like it
I heard there's a link between Mouthwashing and How Fish is Made
Please smii7y 🙏
THATS WHAT IM SAYING
If he played it, it would be what finally gets me to watch a play through of the game (I know it’s gonna destroy me mentally so I’ve been kinda avoiding it)
Mouth washing has a little too which are things in it is not technically weird and it's more disturbing
Fun fact: The mystery man in the tower in fire watch was actually Stanley from Stanley parable. In Stanley parable, there is a path that puts you in the tower. I'm not sure if it's actually cannon, though.
Could you please play "What Remains of Edith Finch"? I think you would absolutely love it.
I was literally just about to recommend this game. I very much agree.
@@theundocumentedman8081 Same I love both of you
I hate that game!!!
@@linnonline that's rough buddy it's a masterpiece
@@wowthatsalottabees real
For the lamppost comment, "Stop adding lampposts.".. In the mid-beginning, we're told that lampposts, to Coda, represented the end, or an ending to the game. As we get to the actual end, it's revealed that Davey had 'added lampposts', meaning he was reaching for a way out. yearning for a solution to these puzzles, these games that he misinterpreted and misunderstood. Davey had misinterpreted Coda's entire way of life, all while poisoning the one thing he seemed to really take to. Davey was the one searching and prodding and walking every direction for a way out, a solution to something that Coda found comforting. This is also shown from the, "they were literal loops, like the house cleaning one. That one I actually had to create an end to." after it was previously revealed that Coda really found that game comforting. Davey had, "added a lamppost". Each and every loop meant something to Coda, and Davey just wanted an exit.
Thanks, SMii7Y. Games like these are exactly what I need. Games that some would consider meaningless but paint a vibrant picture of what life means and how people traverse it in different ways. I would love more games similar to this one! Keep up the good work!
Brother change ur pfp 💀
Brother keep your pfp
@P3bbl3 Well, let me start off by saying thanks for the suggestion. Beforehand, while we are on the topic of profiles, I like your username. Reminds me of another album from Lovejoy. Unfortunately, I will not be changing my profile picture anytime soon, as I like the band's music and don't feel like changing it. I appreciate your concern on the matter, but sadly, people have different tastes. That's just the way society is. Again, I appreciate your comment and your belief in expressing yourself, even though it may be to put others down for their tastes.
@@the_fuhuhluhtoogan love joy is goated.
@the_fuhuhluhtoogan My name is from the album Pebble Brain actually but I dont fw the band anymore because all of the members (apart from Joe I believe) turned out to be shitty people. All of the members including W are zionists and W is obviously a rpist and abuser. You shouldn't give them money by viewing the content on RUclips or listening to their music on spotify. I was a fan since the very beginning of the band and around February-march of this year I made the hard decision to stop listening to the band and W's music as a whole. You should do the same because abusers and zionists like him don't deserve your money or support
I love the new audio editing smii7ys editor is doing it’s super cool and good example is 11:00 the echo of smii7ys voice in the empty rooms and halls.
1:25:46 three or four years ago I discovered playthroughs of this game and I remember almost crying at this line. Now in the present day I just about broke down at this line. Since last discovering this game I’ve been through 4 years of a very unhealthy work environment which ended in a low point in my mental health, I’ve been diagnosed with social anxiety, and I’ve been constantly feeling like I’m putting on a mask. In almost every social situation I’m in, I’m usually the comedic one of the group. And more often than not, I tend to be fairly over the top in my humor. People love it, and don’t get me wrong, I love being able to bring them joy and entertainment like that, but every time I leave I almost feel a sense of disappointment in myself. Over the years I’ll start to feel like it’s hard for people to take me seriously, to see me as something more than just the funny guy. I don’t hate my role in any way, but more and more I’ll find myself feeling tired when I’m by myself again. Almost like I’m wearing a mask, yet at the same time not cause I always feel genuine still even when I’m being funny. I feel like people assume that I’m just the funny guy, and that they don’t take me seriously when I’m around them. Sometimes I’ll tell myself I’m gonna tone it down this time, yet sooner or later I revert back to being the zany funny one. I don’t wanna stop being that way, but I also wanna know that people can appreciate me for more than just being funny. And I absolutely love it when people do, when they say I’m kind of respectful or eloquently spoken at times. Not out of a sense of vanity or boosting my ego, but because I feel a deeper sense of appreciation, a more sincere validation than just “oh you’re really funny.” None of this was going thru my head the first time I watched playthroughs of this game, but coming back to it with all that I’ve experienced now, it just hits me a lot harder, the idea of this complexity and struggle beneath the surface that you can’t see. I know the point of this game is almost to not assume that about people, but I can’t watch this game without thinking that. I can’t hear that line at 1:25:46 without feeling it infinitely harder now than I did back then.
I ain't readin allat
This channel has filled a hole In my heart
With shotgun shrapnel!
same
I’d love to see the PORTAL 2 single player on this channel. You played the co-op with John and those videos were great!
While there has not been solid confirmation on whether the game is based on real events (Coda alone is fictional within this game's context), it would not even be remotely surprising if Davey did lead a fellow developer down such an unfortunate sequence of events. Not even because Davey's track record is shady or anything but Davey's and Coda's last "exchange" shows such a horrifyingly disturbing form of both desperation in Davey's case, and sheer disdain in Coda's that it really puts front and center the horror of this being based on real events, as well as Davey being monstrous enough to completely shed light on projects that were meant to be private, all because he was... well, downright obsessed with Coda.
Granted, the likelihood of it being actually based on/inspired by similar events is still up in the air, leaning unlikely if the success of Davey's previous and infamous game, The Stanley Parable, is anything to go by, but it not being deconfirmed as a work of fiction adds to the absolute horror of the game and (potentially) Davey as an individual. No one should go through the hell that Coda (or even the person that inspired the Coda character) has had to deal with, and under the assumption that said events were based on real events, as downright disgusting as Davey's actions were, I do sincerely and genuinely hope he at least improved as a person, despite the fact that the damage has probably already been done by the victim developer's eyes.
Coda is supposed to be Davey's creative side, one that enjoyed making games just for games, it's him struggling to enjoy making games again after releasing Stanley parable, the biggest clue to this is that Davey knows what "coda's" recycle bin was named (it was his own recycle bin)
57:38 listening to this and getting to know a more serious side of smii7y is really nice to hear; its refreshing to get to know more about the creator beyond the silly videos
Thank you smii7y. You have made my day. My dad recently got unemployed, grandpa has dementia, and my grandma is getting her pace makers. I have basically no hope but for you too succeed.
hope things get gud
Haha Womp womp
@@KaisRUclipsEdits thats crazy
@@KaisRUclipsEditsyour insane 😮
@@KaisRUclipsEdits Keep Yourself Safe😊😊
Honestly, I think the tower is absolutely about someone who has finally let someone in. Finally feeling that you could trust someone when they've made it past all the walls you made (The maze, the combination) and then they hurt you- and you cut them off. You don't let them past any more walls. You trap them away from you. And when - if - they do escape that trap, you tell them the truth. And they still go against your trust, they still won't leave you alone. But now they make it - make everything - public. They add in guides to manipulate the thirty party (the lanterns) they decide when to move on. Not you. _Them._
They take something special to you, something precious that you decided to share with them, and they share it to everyone. They take the stage from you, they analyze everything you did, and they never give you the chance to add your own input. Every fault, every defect, every _secret_ you shared, is reviewed by so many people who will never know you.
However, I think the ending where instead of the “fix” the dev to The Beginner's Guide, where you actually die, instead the dev chooses to go with the original aspect. You float up instead is representing that the Dev for The Beginner's Guide is stepping back from changing the games, and embraces the fact that we don't know why Coda decided to just let the bug be. Maybe it wasn't even a bug. Maybe it was. Only Coda knows, and that, along with the “true” meaning (if there was a meaning) is something that Coda *_can_* keep a secret.
Petition for smitty to play firewatch
Yes please
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Yeah it would be great
for sure
This
Y'know what a good game for this channel could be.
Slay The Princess
watched slimecicle play it and yeah it definitely deserves to be here. That game is wild.
That would be cool, wonder what endings bro would get lol!
Fabulous game, love it from the bottom of my heart, I think smi7y will be confused and scared at first, but eventually he'll enjoy it
You might be right since i just wrote the other comment about the same game without reading this first lol
Definitely!
Hyped for more of the solo content on this channel! If you want, you should definitely give Thank Goodness You're Here a try. It's a pretty funny game. You'll get a good laugh out of it
This was the first game I played on Steam cause I thought this was a tutorial for Steam... 😂
Well, what were the results??
This has been my favorite game since I first played it years ago. I'm so glad you decided to replay, and post it. here are a couple more introspective type games I highly recommend: 'Presentable liberty' it gets a bit darker than anything you've posted before. 'What remains of edith finch' definitely stays on the sad category. 'Still wakes the deep' more violent but very well made. 'Before your eyes' beautiful way of storytelling that I've never seen before. I've heard that 'Among the sleep' is good but I've never played so I cant vouch for it personally. and of course 'Firewatch' I love these types of games, hopefully this list can help you decide what to play on this channel next!
Still wakes the deep moves me.
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This segment of the video actually calmed me so much I was just hypnotized. I actually wanted to be in that house.
thank you so much for uploading smii7y. i wont talk about it too much since i know its not the place, but i was in a major panic attack and desperately needed a distraction. thank you so much for being the light in my dark room, your videos help so much more than youd think.
Yes, please play games like Firewatch.
Y E S
he defo gonna get lost
Absolutely
👍👍
Fully support you uploading stuff like this that tonally differs greatly from what you usually play, especially because it means a lot to you. Means a lot to me too; I played it when it came out at a time when Davey's monologue at the end of the art exhibit as the walls slowly close in hit me extremely hard. Cried during and it left me shaken for a long while because I had never really heard someone say something so accurate to my own thoughts as "I want to know how to be a good person. I want to know how not to hate myself. I'm fading and all I want is to know that I'm going to be okay."
Still hurts so many years later. Big props to you for playing this.
After watching this video, I have such a heavy heart. This game made me realize things about myself and things in my own life from a different perspective I know I would have never been able to see without this game. The reality and raw emotion that you can feel radiating, weather this game was biased off a true event or not. it makes you think of things you would have never thought about on your own...
i hate admitting that i feel a lot like Coda. I'm high functioning autistic, and with that comes extreme social anxiety and isolation. It feels like I'm genuinely trapped.. my outlet isn't creating video games, though. It's making music. And when I run out of ideas for a new song or melody, it leaves me in a place of even worse desperation than before. I want friends so bad, but I'm too terrified to make any, because I've been laughed at, manipulated, and rejected by everyone I've ever met. I hate it. And it makes me hate myself. Deeply. I don't even know why I'm typing this comment. People will probably just say something mean in response. Hell, they probably won't read it at all. I honestly don't even want to be here anymore.
Yes, I've read the entire thing. I didn't realize that until I watched this playthrough game, I had to have an outlet. I make music, I know it's not at all good, mostly because it's phonk, it's not going to be good at all, but as you do, once my creativity stops, my whole world comes crashing down on me. I hope you feel better.
I’m sure there are people out there excited to hear your music, and I am glad your still here. Don’t give up.
I read your comment. I feel very similar, but we gotta keep moving forward or we won't move at all. My depression consumes me most days, but just remember we aren't alone, even if we feel that way.
how can I listen to your music? And dont be too quick to judge, I read it all. others did too. youre not alone
Blud, fixing your life is a process made of steps. Make the first step towards recovery, no matter how fearful or reluctant you are, and the rest will follow. Life is about momentum and making a first step in anything is giving you at least some inertia, now you just have to maintain it. Think of it both like a journey through outer space - even a small boost can take you far - and of climbing a mountain, that turns into a hill, then into a plateu, that turns into a descent and inevitably you'll find yourself cruising through life.
But the longer you submit to your reluctance, your fears, the harder and worse it will become until eventually all will to live extinguishes.
That's the harsh reality of it. You got to make the first step and there's no way around it. But you can do it, no matter how much tou think you can't, and it takes balls to admit that you can. Good luck and stay strong
I love how this game makes you see the “deeper meaning” in R’s work, and even make some theories of your own, only to find out that the narrator was just seeing himself in these stories all along. R just loved to make games from his own random ideas, nothing else to it. (At least this is my interpretation)
I really discovered some things about myself seeing this game. I also loved your commentary! It feels nice to learn something about this RUclipsr I’m seeing through the screen.
I would love to see you play Fire Watch! Another good one that I feel would be perfect for you is “Among The Sleep”.
You should play Still Wakes The Deep and Life is strange
Fun Fact: If you've ever heard of the youtube channel "DougDoug" davey wreden (The creator of the stanley parable and this game) is his brother! Wow!
Honestly I feel like this person didn’t have any boundaries with this to break the friends trust & post the games regardless of how the friend felt it’s like seeing your diary posted all over the internet I would distance myself from him to
this game... this game made me feel an emotion that I didn't know existed
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I used to write stories. My stories were read by a few friends and randoms, I too, wrote stories that were never finished. But I loved something that I did with my stories, and that is that each one was connected, same world or alternative worlds that somehow could be seen each other. Coda is a cool guy
I have a full folder of half assed songs that I used to make. They weren't special at all, but it was just an idea that got into my head and I couldn't get it out until I produced it. There was only ever like 7 of them, but they were the most haunting and strange but also beautiful as well. I never showed them to anybody and now they have long since been deleted, but they will always be a part of me. Truly a once in a lifetime experience.
This game has helped me through a lot of creative slumps and dark times in my life. It taught me that, no matter what I create, so long as I enjoyed making it, so long as I found my own meaning in it, then that's enough. It's enough to just make. To just create. It's such a treat seeing you play this game. Hell yeah, Smithers
thankfully this story is fictional, but the message is still very strong, as a small game dev myself i heard from others that this game is powerful and i gotta agree, this story hit deep
Smii7y coming in clutch with this upload, life’s falling apart and there isn’t anything that’s better than laying down and watching Smii7y’s shenanigans😊
From all of this, my interpretation of this story was how the Narrator wanted to help out a friend, and ended up ruining everything. He didn’t go to them personally, talked with their friend, but still wanted to help them, so, he grabbed the games his friend made, and showcased them for the world to see, without their friend’s permission.
In the light of this, our Narrator went and did this so he could feel good about himself while trying to help, and ended up backfiring on him.
The last game shown in this compilation was to show us how all the pieces of the puzzle came together, and revealed the truth that our Narrator ended up destroying his friends dreams, and that our Narrator was distraught at the prospect of losing his sense of goodness from showing these games.
This was a story that definitely deserves it’s place in this channel, SMii7Y, please continue to make RUclips your creative outlet, so you can enjoy yourself while doing what you love❤❤❤
FIRE WATCH????? YES WE NEED IT PLEASE
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I love these, I don't know if it'd be a this channel game but you might like the outer wilds, not the outer worlds but the outer wilds an incredible single player experience and id love to see you playthrough it
Petition to play the Mortuary Assistant
I love that smii7y really though he matured
Pumpkin Panic is something i'd love to see smii7y play, it'd fit the vibe of this channel.
I love that smii7y made this channel it’s the perfect place for everything and everyone. It just makes my brain itch in a good way lol.
Beginner's Guide??? I haven't heard of this game in forever! Cant wait to see your reactions to it
I am really loving this type of content from smii7y
Well that resonated with my depression
Some funny knownledge.
The SMG doesn't sound like from half life 1, it's from half life 1. The source engine, which was used in these times, is open source and you could bassicly create any game you like, within the limitations of the engine from this time, because it's only the first iteration of the engine and not the updated versions from Half Life 2/CounterStrike Source, CS:GO, CS2
i love this game, saw it many years ago from a different youtuber. it's still relatable in so many ways and also many different ways than when i initially saw it. glad you returned to this one
I think I just need to sleep after “this” yeah I need a sleep thanks SMii7Y just thanks ❤
I'd like to see you play COD world at war. I don't know if you play games like that or that long but its one of my most favorite games I've ever played.
never thought id cry to a smii7y video, the whole part were the game was like talking about separating your self from real people hit me like a freight train
This is a Stanley parable yap video 5:52
This channel was the thing my life was missing
At 12:18 Smii7y was thinking the same thing I was thinking
I think it goes for all of us thinking the same thing lol
You should play finding frankey
this game is one of the most incredible games ever. it hits. it hits so hard. thank you for playing this!!
Third time watching a playthrough of this game and it never gets boring. Goated game, goated commentary by SMii7Y. Awesome stuff man
The editing in these type of videos is so immersive you sometimes don't even notice. The echo of Smii7y's voice in the big white room (36:50) is somehow so immersive that if you were to notice you wouldn't even think it was edited in.
edit: I'ma be 100% honest I didn't think almost all of the comments were also talking about this I just kinda commented without reading the other comments.
Hi Smiity, I’d like to recommend my favorite game to you. It’s called IRON LUNG. The game is designed as a horror experience centered around the fear of deep ocean depths and monsters. Since I’ve known you for a while, I know you’re not really fond of deep waters and have a bit of thalassophobia. On top of that, the game has an old-school graphic style, which really adds to the horror feel. It’s available on Steam for 5 euros, and it’s a truly great game. I think you might even consider making a video about it.
Smii7y got one of the best endings outa the OG vanoss crew (also side note at the end smii7y couldn’t really find the words for how to describe it which the word would best describe this game would be introspective)
36:34 IKEA be like:
the "playable games" zip file reminds me of some Plato/Socrates shit
31:30 - Or theme of the game jam was "loneliness" and Coda had chosen the way of irony
If you feel like playing another emotional game, I would recommend Before Your Eyes. Not sure if you played it before, but it's a good one.
Here before the bot says SMii7Y REAL FANS ARE YOU HERE
Too late. You said that after
Please play more games like this, Stanley parable, etc
I love this more thoughtful smii7y. Super intriguing and way more interesting
Loved it, just listening and watching as I studied was a amazing experience, thanks for uploading this even if its different. Can't wait for more from this channel
I have really enjoyed watching every game you’ve played so far on this new channel and would love to see you play Firewatch. I’ve actually played it myself and would love to hear your take on it. You are amazing, keep it up!! 👍🏻👍🏻
In your solo playthroughs on this channel you bring a similiar vibe to markplier’s in his solo game videos. And as i loved those, im starting to get attatched to yours as well.
It would be very cool to see you also experience some deeper games, like the firewatch you mentioned, Slay the Princess, Bad End Theatre etc.
I'm SOOOO happy to see you play this. I loved this game so much.
That was an entire journey of a rollercoaster in emotions.
If you haven’t played them already, you should try playing the Fears To Fathom games. That is if you’re still playing horror games.
this is just what i needed to power through my life-altering sickness rn, thank you mr. plays
Love the solo stuff! Honestly I’d love to see you play through the fears to fathom chapters especially ironbark lookout
i love casual and chill this channel feels
Smii7y, you should look into doing a collab with DougDoug at some point since DougDoug's brother made this game and the Stanley Parable!
Rigged
Good to know there are a group of others who also watch both of the two
Never thought I'd get a philosophy lecture on videogames but damn this is interesting.
also whoever this new eidtor is for smii7y plays is going the extra mile with the subtle voice changes. thank you!!!
This was my first ever indie game! Still one of my favorite games I've ever played, as a mid teen this hit so very hard
If you've got 4 hours, I highly recommend "to the moon" and " finding paradise"
Dude. Play all the old games and revisit them. I think it would be so cool to go back to old games and replay them for nostalgia and fun. Definitely will be a nice change of pace and will always support you!
just dropped and im hyped, les go smii7y
Firewatch would be incredible! It is one of my favorite narrative games. It would be so awesome yo see it get more recognition. Keep doing what you’re doing!
props to the editor for adding the reverb on smii7y's voice in the right areas
I LOVE SMII7Y PLAYS i’ve always loved his playthrough on his main channel and im so happy he made this second (fourth) channel
That's big brain of you, Smitty. Saying you don't remember the game to bait in views.
They won't think "oh it's a re-play, he knows what's gonna happen, not fun."
Instead, they will think "oh, since he doesn't remember I'll watch."
(Don't worry, I'm still gonna watch it)
Thank you for playing this Smii7y. Love ya man
Another game that is weird but i found very enjoyable was a game called "That Dragon, Cancer". Its about two hours long and is very heart moving!
I'd love to see you play Firewatch! Great game
I love the beginners guide! It's such an incredible game
WOW this game is crazy. It walks you through like your watching one person, Coda, descend into madness. when all along it was Davey. Or possibly even that they were the same man, fragmented.
You should def play Mouthwashing, it's another game that's mostly narrative and will have you questioning everything
I think from reading other comments, people have been interpreting it as coda and davey being the same person, specifically as coda being the "creative" side of davey as that also explains why davey knows/knew what coda named his recycling bin (again, gathered that from another comment)
That got deep really fast and I think everyone can relate to something that happened during the game
I'm excited that you're playing this, it's great! I'd definitely love to watch you play Firewatch too!!
I love small creators like you!
While this game isn't necessarily based on real events, it does leave you feeling something real. It's controversial, sure, but it's a work of art nonetheless.
I remember a long time ago you started a bioshock playthrough that never got finished, wouldn't mind seeing that getting a follow up
Glad your enjoying your new channel smii7y. Im enjoying the videos as well. Keep up the great work. ^^
2:25 Davey is the brother of the streamer DougDoug. Collab when?
Pleaseeeee play Firewatch, its so good!!!