The Most Heart-Breaking Game Ever Made

Quest reward: Depression

I love how in the game there’s a slow realization that the grandma had a small part in every single death because of her paranoia over the family curse. It was quite insidious

I fully believe Rick, being Barbara's biggest fan, genuinely wanted to hear her scream or just tried to scare her because it was Halloween. Walter probably saw Rick in the costume and thought it was a real monster (since Walter was a little kid) and ran to hide. Rick probably did scare Barbara, and she accidentally fell off of the railing, killing her. Rick ran away because he didnt want people to think he purposefully killed her, and Walter became convinced that a real monster killed his sister. A simple, unfortunate Halloween accident that was dramatised for a comic.

The real curse is the generational trauma we suffered and perpetuated along the way

I have always believed that the curse was mostly bad parenting habits passed down. But no one wanted to admit it because that's how they were raised. It's super common with the older generation. The addition of some bad luck and grief made it all look like a curse

One of the horrifying things about these deaths is thinking about the aftermath; a little boy who flew off a cliff, a little girl who died to poisoning, a teenager probably killed by her boyfriend during an argument; imagine the people who found them.

The finches: "Family curse!!" Me: "family neglect yall. Go to therapy"

God Walters story always makes me cry it’s not that sad compared to the rest of the game but it sticks with me he lived his whole life in fear and the one time he decides he wants to live and not just exist he dies and his quotes are so hopeful “I’m glad with just one new day”

Something I noticed while watching this video was how even with all the death surrounding the Finches. One of each generation is left alive to continue the bloodline. Basically, no matter how many family members die, the Finch bloodline will continue. Meaning that even though Edith only had one child before her death, the future is looking hopeful for that kid.

"Oh no me family is cursed. Let's live on a cliff, build our continuously growing house near the edge of it, close to live train tracks and also furnish the outside with equipment our daredevilish children can play on."

Something that wasn't mentioned is the fact that Barbara's mother collaborated in writting the story of the comic. She wanted to push the narrative of the curse to everyone that will read the comic, the same way she did on every child in the family. She glamorizes their deaths and presents them as stories rather than the tragedies they actually are. Another thing that showsthis is the fact when Sven died in the paper,by her request, the headline was "Sven Finch killed by a dragon" rather than specifying it was a slide that collapsed in him.

I understand Sam's desire to ease Kay of the blame for Gregory's death, but he was no way he could've known his wife would be so careless with a baby. All she had to do was not pick up the phone if she didn't want to talk to Sam in the first place

52:32 Sam's death is kinda interesting because it fits in both of the themes of the Finches being bad parents and being reckless. Generally when hunting, the very first thing a person is supposed to do with their kill is make sure the thing is actually dead. You do not start dressing it, you do not take pictures with it, you do not pass go, you do not collect $200, you do not handle that thing in any way until you're certain that it no longer has the faculties to kick you, bite you, or gore you on its antlers. Sam not only failed to do so, he took his kill to the edge of a cliff. What happened was just one of several ways his actions could've killed him and/or Dawn.

There is a theory that Molly didn't hallucinate at all, she eat what she did and went to bed, dying in her sleep. It was her mother who wrote all the extra stuff on her diary, to make it all fantastical and her saying " I'll be gone soon" is VERY convenient. It's as if Edie wanted to hide away her child neglect that was the true reason for Molly's death

the ear in the music box imagery might be a hint towards walter not being involved at all in her death, but still hearing everything go down, and how that trauma and survivor's guilt sticks with him. just like he was hiding under his bed, the ear was hiding in the music box, which is an auditory toy, so i think its meant to parallel their relationship. he's used to hearing her scream as a performance, like a music box's tune, so he might not think anything bad really happened when he hears her screaming for real, but little did he know his sister is dead. like the comic, he has no way of knowing if someone pushed her or if she fell, but if he had done something he might have at least been able to stop it.

What always struck me was that Edith was still a child. The face slap at the end where we see her grave and she passed just a month before her 18th birthday is still such a shock to me. And from the looks, her child is probably around the same age or younger. This is still one of my favorite games to hear about and I love hearing other people's interpretations of everything. It still makes me cry. I can't wait for the next game the developers create. So far they've been fantastic stories.

i have been calling this channel water dave for too long , i need glasses

I love that the right side of the controller is used for work and the left for imagination. A subtle nod to the left and right side of the brain and how they work.

The kid at the end is clearly as "cursed" as the rest of the family. This curse appears to be a mix between intense creativity and daring that often leads to disaster, alongside the typical bad luck. At the end, the kid has a broken arm, which almost certainly comes from him doing something risky.

What Remains of Edith Finch is one of my favorite games of all time! The artistic way they tell each person's story makes this game such a unique experience