Game Theory: Does Isaac DIE?!? Binding of Isaac Rebirth's Endings EXPLAINED.

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  • @GameTheory
    @GameTheory  Před 9 lety +5974

    Under 301 club! Suck on tha...Oh wait...no I'm not. :(

  • @fracturedfractal3840
    @fracturedfractal3840 Před 6 lety +6617

    “If a kid wants to dress up as a biblical prostitute, I say let him.” -Mattpatt
    Context is everything.

  • @CosmicCreeper99
    @CosmicCreeper99 Před rokem +459

    So basically Isaac’s endings are the equivalent to the phrase “You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain”

  • @organizedbonfire2649
    @organizedbonfire2649 Před 3 měsíci +127

    This is my favorite game theory Matpat has ever made even to this day. Here's me hoping that one of the final 9 game theories will be coming back to discuss The Binding of Isaac now that the game has seemingly finished its story. I wish Matpat and the new generation of theory hosts all the best.

  • @Drache832
    @Drache832 Před 9 lety +1825

    Aggressively arguing over the merits of organized religion.

    • @dwell7315
      @dwell7315 Před 9 lety +32

      Drache832 *gasp* What sorcery is this?!?!

    • @shannonb7255
      @shannonb7255 Před 9 lety +24

      Drache832 how DARE YOU!!!!!

    • @Theminimarvela
      @Theminimarvela Před 9 lety +30

      Aggressive argument against the aggressive argument you posted.

    • @tjthegamer9059
      @tjthegamer9059 Před 9 lety

      I I'm just posting😧

    • @mrappleberry6914
      @mrappleberry6914 Před 9 lety +7

      ARGUING OVER ORGANIZED RELIGONS aggressively

  • @n4te_riv3r
    @n4te_riv3r Před 3 lety +4032

    *When you scroll down but nobody is aggressively arguing over the merits of organised religion:*

    • @dirtdoes6272
      @dirtdoes6272 Před 3 lety +139

      He has lied to us everyone attack with your Bibles!

    • @penguin5907
      @penguin5907 Před 3 lety +64

      @@dirtdoes6272 oh ok *wips out a gun*

    • @LuNa_097
      @LuNa_097 Před 3 lety +49

      @@dirtdoes6272 I'll just pick up my sword

    • @Father_finder
      @Father_finder Před 3 lety +40

      He must pay with his blood
      *pick ups Holy Cup*

    • @Doom-hd9of
      @Doom-hd9of Před 3 lety +12

      @Verlisify would like to differ

  • @ThatBirdBitch
    @ThatBirdBitch Před rokem +178

    Ah the old intro, my memories have returned from 2019 when I first watched the series! I hope to see more MatPat!

  • @X_XD
    @X_XD Před 2 lety +171

    Ok yes,as a christian myself I can say this game is totally accurate to the bible,and no I don’t feel like it’s making fun of religion,I think it’s showing an abusive parent that takes the story of Abraham too seriously and starts to go insane.
    Oh and also 4:37,he could’ve just made some new ones

    • @mageninjaballer1449
      @mageninjaballer1449 Před rokem +2

      btw the “god” was actually the devil trying to tempt abraham

    • @mageninjaballer1449
      @mageninjaballer1449 Před rokem

      and the mother

    • @hashtags_YT
      @hashtags_YT Před 8 měsíci +7

      It's about Ed's critiques about religious indoctrination at a young age, as well as other harsh topics like abuse, death, divorce, alcoholism (literally depicted as poison) and the likes.

    • @HowieDewitt535
      @HowieDewitt535 Před 8 měsíci +1

      @@hashtags_YT But what wouldn't be indoctrination at a young age?

    • @hashtags_YT
      @hashtags_YT Před 8 měsíci +2

      @@HowieDewitt535 Mostly presentation. There's a big difference between explaining your religion and way of life and straight up telling a kid "you will go to hell if you do this" (in reference to playing cards). The latter refers to Edmund's experience.

  • @avinashsingh1642
    @avinashsingh1642 Před 8 lety +19872

    *sees warning*
    *immediately scrolls down*

  • @quinnmaster504
    @quinnmaster504 Před 4 lety +860

    Matpat: *warns about arguments in comments*
    The comments: *mostly joking about ignoring the warning*

  • @ImSorryYaroslav
    @ImSorryYaroslav Před 2 lety +121

    Matpat: *Makes theory about rebirth*
    TBOI: Afterbirth, AB+ and Repentance come out
    Matpat: wait what game is this again

  • @3misoraX
    @3misoraX Před 2 lety +27

    Honestly this theory makes sense with repentance true ending if you think about it, after escaping the chest and his house he looks for his father, finds it and tells him the story he made and everything that happened, his father helped him to finish it and the stuff happening in true ending happens

  • @tinweirdytthingy9571
    @tinweirdytthingy9571 Před 5 lety +1293

    *MatPat* : Isaac left his mother and he went missing
    *Aferbirth DLC* : Isaac went missing because he hid and died in his chest

    • @arandomzoomer4837
      @arandomzoomer4837 Před 5 lety +31

      Aww that's sad :(

    • @andrewpaul8732
      @andrewpaul8732 Před 4 lety +27

      if isaac was dead the parents would have smells his body long before it would get to the point of hanging posers for a missing son. Not that they'd ever post that anyway

    • @tinweirdytthingy9571
      @tinweirdytthingy9571 Před 4 lety +16

      @@andrewpaul8732 well , tell that to the creator... since he is the twisted mind guy who made the story

    • @tentative_flora2690
      @tentative_flora2690 Před 4 lety +24

      @@andrewpaul8732 The same way she would have smelled a dead cat?

    • @andrewpaul8732
      @andrewpaul8732 Před 4 lety +27

      @@tentative_flora2690 exactly. She must've smelled the dead cat but she didn't react because she isn't concerned about Isaac or what he does. If he died they wouldn't be the ones to post a missing sign.
      I think the sign is made to make us believe much time has passed and others have begun to realize he's gone missing

  • @civetmink9060
    @civetmink9060 Před 4 lety +8637

    Aggressively arguing over the
    merits of organised religion.

  • @SpaceFace.
    @SpaceFace. Před 9 měsíci +9

    in the hush fight there are small clips of faint breathing sounds that are meant to be him suffocating in the chest

  • @killianmccartney5842
    @killianmccartney5842 Před rokem +38

    You got to appreciate how far he will go and how much research he will dig into to make these theories it's really impressive

  • @tangycuplg1690
    @tangycuplg1690 Před 4 lety +1582

    Title: Does isaac die?
    Thumbnail: Isaac lives?

  • @clearskydive2163
    @clearskydive2163 Před 6 lety +12856

    Sees the warning:
    Immediately scrolls to the comments

  • @DirectorNarayan
    @DirectorNarayan Před rokem +41

    4:30 - I actually have a personal anecdote for this reason. I used to have things like pictures and toys be taken away from me because of (insert punishment/religious/evil reason here) only for them to forget the whole thing and let me replace my disposed belongings with "new" things.
    It wouldn't surprise me if Issac's mom let him draw new artwork or gave him new toys to use as a leverage to punish him.

  • @d1n0jl76
    @d1n0jl76 Před 2 měsíci +6

    Honestly, Matpat should revisit this game for Repentance

  • @Verlisify
    @Verlisify Před 9 lety +9981

    *aggressive religion comment*

    • @MrCaneron
      @MrCaneron Před 9 lety +359

      Whoa come down bro.

    • @viwygervitq3
      @viwygervitq3 Před 9 lety +357

      Dude that's the most offensive comment I've seen so far

    • @Dappis
      @Dappis Před 9 lety +412

      *aggressive religious answer*

    • @missielloyd6732
      @missielloyd6732 Před 9 lety +335

      *Aggressive input on this aggressive discussion*

    • @Dappis
      @Dappis Před 9 lety +308

      *aggressive rage quit*

  • @TheTutore
    @TheTutore Před 9 lety +445

    God exists - prove it
    God does not exist - Disprove it
    There is no point to this argument because both cant really be done, so instead why cant we all just be friends and not argue?

    • @GeneralSteelflex
      @GeneralSteelflex Před 9 lety +45

      Arguing is fun though. At least it would be if everyone were actually open-minded and not stuck in their ways...

    • @zoeysheldon5634
      @zoeysheldon5634 Před 9 lety

      Tell that to all the people thinking that this video was to argue about it God exists or nah.

    • @austrinusYT
      @austrinusYT Před 9 lety +2

      well, i think there is a way to prove that he doesn't exist. if he created everything, then you created him? everything has a beginning and god didn't create himself. soo? plus im pretty sure scientists are finding proof of the big bang theory. not sure though.

    • @kimberlyamaya4912
      @kimberlyamaya4912 Před 9 lety

      Prove to me that God does not exist...

    • @ravenplaysmc1254
      @ravenplaysmc1254 Před 9 lety

      i agree theres no point fighting over religion stuffs

  • @Garrett3371
    @Garrett3371 Před měsícem +8

    Me: *sees this was made 9 years ago*
    "Oh so it was made in 2011"
    *Then I realized*

    • @emanueldavi._.5220
      @emanueldavi._.5220 Před 25 dny +1

      standing here, i realize, i'm just like you, zooming throught history

  • @keith9022
    @keith9022 Před 2 lety +21

    I'm really glad that Matpat made this theory because this is how I discovered TBOI :>

  • @quin2700
    @quin2700 Před 4 lety +4409

    Matpat: "... So grab your bibles and knifes..."
    Me: *looks over at my desk* " Knew these were going to be useful today

  • @grasperofbones2763
    @grasperofbones2763 Před 5 lety +1470

    "His external life is rough"
    *shows him in the bathroom with no toiletpaper*
    Well god damn

  • @faithlynalycia6108
    @faithlynalycia6108 Před měsícem +6

    Who is whacting this from 2024? Goodbye MatPat :(

  • @xentherandomsewerrat5521
    @xentherandomsewerrat5521 Před 2 lety +13

    Dang...six years ago? I remember when this came out. I've been watching this for 7 years now, and man this is bringing a lot of nostalgic memories now

  • @oegaboy
    @oegaboy Před 3 lety +4317

    This editing just has Ronnie written all over it. We still miss you buddy.

    • @takingtheshot9830
      @takingtheshot9830 Před 3 lety +181

      We all loved him R.I.P ronnie

    • @katwood7120
      @katwood7120 Před 3 lety +144

      I haven't been watching game theory enough to know eho that is, but I also miss him. F in the chat.

    • @takingtheshot9830
      @takingtheshot9830 Před 3 lety +44

      @@katwood7120 good to know

    • @rakishpotato4783
      @rakishpotato4783 Před 3 lety +83

      This comment drained the happiness I got from this video

    • @oegaboy
      @oegaboy Před 3 lety +132

      @@rakishpotato4783 Sorry dude, didn't mean to be a downer. He made all of us happy and i can't help but feel happy each time i think back on how amazingly awkward he was. He even made it feel charming.

  • @Rin-dg4tz
    @Rin-dg4tz Před 5 lety +2018

    “This may be personal, but have you ever thought about death?”
    Welp, time to go to sleep now

  • @unkno_wn3595
    @unkno_wn3595 Před rokem +3

    After beginning tboi, and returning to see if a theory has been done.. I didn’t expect this old intro to hit so hard

  • @crestedgecko681
    @crestedgecko681 Před 5 měsíci +5

    Fun fact: this video traumatized me 8 years ago.

  • @patrickclaudino8788
    @patrickclaudino8788 Před 7 lety +253

    Now, with Afterbirth+, I think we can change this theory a bit. Isaac died in the box, and he felt guilty about everything. Only with death he could accept how he was, and move on. His body was found in the box, but he never felt so free and alive, while people thought he was missing, actually, he just found himself.

    • @patrickclaudino8788
      @patrickclaudino8788 Před 7 lety +9

      Also, I think his mother started acting like that because of his father. It is shown in the new ending brought with the Afterbirth+ that she was crying and burned Isaac's father from all the pictures.

    • @chiefbool
      @chiefbool Před 7 lety +3

      shh we dont talk about AB+

    • @ethanedwards3357
      @ethanedwards3357 Před 7 lety

      Patrick Claudino Actually, Isaac died BEFORE this happened.

    • @yetanotherhankhill1032
      @yetanotherhankhill1032 Před 7 lety +7

      That's no reason to ignored the new lore added to the game

    • @meymeyman3127
      @meymeyman3127 Před 7 lety

      ok no if you think this listen HEAR its the fact that well if issac WAS dead then the endings would be different

  • @somerandomhuman6126
    @somerandomhuman6126 Před 3 lety +4222

    matpat: issac dies????!!!
    the devs: yes, and im tired of pretending he doesnt

  • @Crouch_Gob
    @Crouch_Gob Před rokem +7

    Watching in 2023 and looking back post repentance and how huge fnaf has gotten, I really appreciate how reasonable Isaac’s story still is. We’ve gotten tons of elaboration, but the story stays the same at heart. The delirium ending shows a kind of purgatory space and the beast ending gives a more vague heaven sort of thing. (To me, I interpret that as him ascending to whatever ideal afterlife their is after reconciling his religious guilt, I.E. dogma and the beast.) Either way, the mother ending and ascension sequence mainly serve to flesh out isaac’s story, and strengthen the emotional core, making the beast ending specifically really emotional. Compared to the fnaf story, it’s branched out and expanded so much to the point that there’s not much emotion left, if any at all. It’s mainly just answering questions for it’s own sake, at least in my opinion.

  • @raea29
    @raea29 Před 2 lety +6

    Would love to see a new video on this tackling all the new info, characters and endings that are in repentance. Please have another look.

  • @salvulcano491
    @salvulcano491 Před 4 lety +998

    “Have you ever thought about death?”
    *it was time for Thomas to leave, he has seen enough*

  • @simbachvazo6530
    @simbachvazo6530 Před 5 lety +386

    Either the warning made everyone nice, or it just wasnt needed

  • @Clydethepup
    @Clydethepup Před 10 měsíci +6

    POV you’re watching 8 years later

  • @dragonbeast1159
    @dragonbeast1159 Před 7 měsíci +2

    It's weird how accurate this is to the actual story given that its from 8 years ago. Before afterbirth even

  • @OVAtheVoid
    @OVAtheVoid Před 4 lety +1462

    Isaac: Kills everything with his tears, including angels and Satan
    Also Isaac: *Is 5-8 years old*

  • @jacksongilman4061
    @jacksongilman4061 Před 4 lety +1452

    This video: exist
    Afterbirth and afterbirth+: imma end this mans whole carreer

    • @monsieurvoid5587
      @monsieurvoid5587 Před 4 lety +49

      Jackson Gilman well he just got the « isaac is alive » part false.Because all the « pressure makes isaac psyco » talk is right

    • @unsubscribeplease2787
      @unsubscribeplease2787 Před 4 lety +3

      Wut ;-;

    • @fundamental232
      @fundamental232 Před 4 lety +5

      Wolfy Squad There’s a new dlc coming out called repentance

    • @tenki_
      @tenki_ Před 3 lety +1

      @@goldenkoi7682 not canon

    • @DerpySteve173
      @DerpySteve173 Před 3 lety +1

      Somebody really had to add one more like

  • @jessejames1175
    @jessejames1175 Před rokem +1

    The old game theory intro is really nostalgic and I love it

  • @dorafrombfdi8836
    @dorafrombfdi8836 Před rokem +2

    why does this bring back nostalgia watching old videos

  • @TheOneDonatru
    @TheOneDonatru Před 3 lety +872

    The entire plot point of “Isaac is dead in the chest” traumatized me when I was 9. Still scared to sit in small, closed spaces to this day

    • @ThatOneGuyHere462
      @ThatOneGuyHere462 Před 3 lety +12

      So you have claustrophobic or however you spell it

    • @TheOneDonatru
      @TheOneDonatru Před 3 lety +39

      @@ThatOneGuyHere462 claustrophobia you mean. I mean yeah I kinda do but it’s more like I’m afraid that I’ll die and no one will know

    • @gamingwithevie8303
      @gamingwithevie8303 Před 3 lety +2

      This video gave me claustrophobia when it came out (I think. I'm not sure) rn I am 13

    • @megablueboy712
      @megablueboy712 Před 3 lety +1

      I guess im lucky cuz it didnt rlly affected me

    • @Daniel_S_
      @Daniel_S_ Před 3 lety +1

      @@gamingwithevie8303 Im pretty sure you need to be diagnosed with claustrophobia, you cant just say you have it

  • @jessylynnechance97
    @jessylynnechance97 Před 6 lety +2925

    Mat- *Kids are the worst*
    Mat (3 years later)- *I AM DADPAT*

  • @CalifornianCuttlefish
    @CalifornianCuttlefish Před rokem +3

    Great Video! *this game is crazy, but I love the new grounds kind of aestethic*

  • @72lucious
    @72lucious Před rokem +1

    This channel went a long way
    But never changed

  • @brandongreenland9632
    @brandongreenland9632 Před 3 lety +5257

    To be honest, I really hope that Mat visits TBOI again, since there’s a ton of new things that came with Repentance.

    • @doggysupper17
      @doggysupper17 Před 3 lety +88

      Me too. This is kinda Outdated since Repentance has been Announced

    • @druiz5032
      @druiz5032 Před 2 lety +44

      Especially the final ending (no spoilers)

    • @cheemzzz8966
      @cheemzzz8966 Před 2 lety +5

      Yas

    • @AwesomeTurtle70
      @AwesomeTurtle70 Před 2 lety +21

      there's a two left thumbs video that covers everything pretty well

    • @lizzyfredrick2363
      @lizzyfredrick2363 Před 2 lety +4

      I hope matpat thinks about it

  • @azazeltboi3640
    @azazeltboi3640 Před 3 lety +1864

    Matpat needs to do an updated theory for repentance when it comes out.

  • @jamstarr
    @jamstarr Před 6 měsíci +3

    i remember watching this as a kid even though i didnt know what issac was and i came out of it being scared of my religious parents

  • @hyperspeedz7135
    @hyperspeedz7135 Před 3 měsíci +1

    It’s the practically a tradition to rewatch this video every year as this was my introduction video to fame theory but now that he’s gone I feel like I would just ball my eyes out knowing it’s jover

  • @Orion3603
    @Orion3603 Před 5 lety +601

    Honestly, I don’t fear death itself. I fear the pain that comes with it, and the grief it causes others.

  • @Yukito622
    @Yukito622 Před 3 měsíci +6

    im going to miss you :(

  • @youtubebobguy
    @youtubebobguy Před rokem +2

    6:16 u don't realize how relatable this is to me.

  • @menn9116
    @menn9116 Před 3 lety +1199

    Therapist: Front facing Mario doesn't exist. He can't hurt you
    Front facing Mario: 0:47

  • @syzchoron16
    @syzchoron16 Před 4 lety +773

    “Ending 16, The hardest to reach in the game “
    Hutts: Well yes, but actually no.

  • @longfurby5392
    @longfurby5392 Před rokem +2

    this was uploaded 7 years ago, and this has been a theory I've been coming back to and watching again and again for years. Its honestly kinda just a take back because I remember when this came out, it's honestly just a "why am I getting old" moment

  • @stevegamington8911
    @stevegamington8911 Před 3 měsíci +3

    Alright, if you want newer information on this theory, (I will be using what I’ve seen from repentance) no, Isaac is not dead. It is revealed that the entirety of the game is a story that Isaac wrote, and that his dad is reading to him.

    • @thatchrisguy_9431
      @thatchrisguy_9431 Před 2 měsíci +2

      Edmund confirmned that Isaac is dead a while ago, the Beast ending is just to show how important Isaac's dad was to him I believe, anyways Isaac suffocated in his chest and the Delirium ending implies that he's in Purgatory.

    • @ytepic9727
      @ytepic9727 Před 2 měsíci

      but hey thats just a theory a GAME THEORY@@thatchrisguy_9431

  • @hahaihaveahandlenow
    @hahaihaveahandlenow Před 3 lety +2390

    I think Isaac is religiously traumatized. He went through so much and he believes it was his fault because he sees himself as a sinner.

    • @WolfyDekira
      @WolfyDekira Před 3 lety +81

      i thought it was because he thought we was causing his father and mother to fight, which eventually led to the father leaving

    • @ranferihernandezjr3104
      @ranferihernandezjr3104 Před 3 lety +187

      I believe it was trauma from being taught Christianity in the wrong light. I mean Abraham killing Isaac? That's not a biblical story you tell to a child because it is difficult for a child to understand. You don't raise a Christian child through fear, but with love. Showing the love of Christ. My parents tried raising me through fear of God, and it did traumatize me for a long time and I stayed away from faith for a log time. Then someone showed me the love of Christ, the love of God, and I realized the life I had been missing out on for almost 19 years.

    • @jpixl6961
      @jpixl6961 Před 3 lety +48

      @@ranferihernandezjr3104 Amen

    • @minecrafttaher
      @minecrafttaher Před 3 lety +4

      Right

    • @minecrafttaher
      @minecrafttaher Před 3 lety +7

      @@WolfyDekira yep that's right too

  • @megandismuke5124
    @megandismuke5124 Před 7 lety +425

    I'd love to see an updated theory surrounding the new final area, boss, and ending added in Afterbirth +.

    • @hochob8612
      @hochob8612 Před 6 lety

      YES oh my god that's what I was about to say

    • @BleakwoodProductions
      @BleakwoodProductions Před 6 lety +2

      Yes

    • @loweredvermin_1215
      @loweredvermin_1215 Před 6 lety

      Megan Dismuke me to

    • @donjezza10
      @donjezza10 Před 6 lety +4

      I doubt he will, because a lot of what I've seen actually ties in almost perfectly with his theory here. So I think there's just not enough to talk about to have a full Game Theory episode for it.

    • @camerongower9261
      @camerongower9261 Před 6 lety +4

      〈The Nickname〉 yea coz hush is a suffocating child trying to get out

  • @tealtundra6366
    @tealtundra6366 Před rokem +5

    If only he did a video on repentance

  • @Notthingreal
    @Notthingreal Před 2 měsíci +2

    i wish he'd made another theory in the binding of isaac.

  • @thedoppieyeo4145
    @thedoppieyeo4145 Před 5 lety +4269

    the old intro! not to be cliche but anyone watching in 2019?

  • @Rin-dg4tz
    @Rin-dg4tz Před 5 lety +1055

    7:32 “his external life has been rough...”
    OH NO MOM WE RAN OUT OF TOILET PAPER

  • @princetonowens
    @princetonowens Před měsícem +1

    Bro the way Matpat always breaks it down is amazing

  • @LeSharky664
    @LeSharky664 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Matpat needs to revisit this game sometime and make a theory on it. Hopefully the community can voice this. With all the updates, added lore and many many new characters and endings that he can explain and make a new story for

  • @Yogpod299
    @Yogpod299 Před 9 lety +819

    *WAIT!!!!!* Did you not see the warning? GET BACK UP THERE!

    • @SpookyNutcracker
      @SpookyNutcracker Před 9 lety +12

      actually im surprised theirs like zero religion top comments so far!

    • @SmilingJester2
      @SmilingJester2 Před 9 lety +1

      Fuck no! I'm too hardcore to listen to the warning!

    • @MadAnime963
      @MadAnime963 Před 9 lety +4

      Mike McInnes thats probably because he put the warning. no one wants to look stupid and prove him right lol

    • @ImInAgonyLOL
      @ImInAgonyLOL Před 9 lety

      Fuck off. I do what I want.

    • @Spazmm723
      @Spazmm723 Před 9 lety +2

      D: SORRY! =scrolls back up=

  • @themudkipmando4125
    @themudkipmando4125 Před 5 lety +413

    "him struggling in the box"
    there's a keyhole, he's fine

  • @CharZap
    @CharZap Před 2 měsíci +4

    i honestly hope one if the last theorys being about tboi, i want to see his view 8 years later

    • @dusteddustin5643
      @dusteddustin5643 Před měsícem

      Especially with the lore of everything after rebirth

  • @Technovore-X
    @Technovore-X Před 8 měsíci +2

    I feel Samson is an Oath Breaker

  • @iziwings5363
    @iziwings5363 Před 9 lety +238

    I suppose that Super Meat Boy is related to McMillen's past as a skinless cube in hell.

    • @joshuaobrien4479
      @joshuaobrien4479 Před 9 lety +8

      Actually, that was my past. We worked closely together to make sure everything in the game was as accurate to real life as we could get it.

    • @joshuaobrien4479
      @joshuaobrien4479 Před 9 lety +3

      ***** It was very painful and I'm glad it's over. I felt those deaths, y'know.

    • @1Itry
      @1Itry Před 9 lety

      No but the name meatboy and how everything instantly hurts him like a man without skin. The game is an examples of the trials that he felt willing to go through to get his bandage girl back to protect him from the pain of the whole world.

    • @AnimeGemuRigu
      @AnimeGemuRigu Před 9 lety +3

      Quote IGTM "Meat Boy is just a mass of muscle and meat. Salt kills him, it's so painful and dry he can't come in contact with it even, which is the source of the Salt Factory levels. Meat Boy is constantly open to the elements and that's why he needs Bandage Girl. She covers up those injuries. She completes him." So, there is a reason it's a cube of meat. The game was starting development not too long after he proposed to his wife Danielle as well. As for the Hell part, I think thats just Edmund...being Edmund

    • @legosrore
      @legosrore Před 9 lety

      why are you everywhere i go

  • @iota7037
    @iota7037 Před 9 lety +355

    Has anyone noticed the next Game Theory wil be the... 100th theory!? Something obviously needs to be done to celebrate.

    • @lqx8nz3l
      @lqx8nz3l Před 9 lety +1

      Unless you count multiple part theories, like watchdogs, as one lol.

    • @iota7037
      @iota7037 Před 9 lety +1

      Yeah, and like the Mario is mental parts, hopefully it will be the 100th soon, if not next.

    • @daniellieu336
      @daniellieu336 Před 9 lety +1

      is it gonna be sonic 06?

    • @-__-_-_--__--_-__-_____--_-___
      @-__-_-_--__--_-__-_____--_-___ Před 9 lety +1

      Drunk game theory! LIVE (with the script tho, or at least a general layout of what's to be discussed)

    • @Crazy_Gamer_OG
      @Crazy_Gamer_OG Před 9 lety

      I just hope the celebratory cake isn't a lie.

  • @isyhamsamvr1362
    @isyhamsamvr1362 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Watching this and seeing deadlock again is freaking wild. Not only does this remind how old that was, but how much everyone forgot it

  • @memeloverr
    @memeloverr Před 11 měsíci +2

    he needs to redo this so badly

    • @elbowjuiced
      @elbowjuiced Před 11 měsíci

      at the end he got a bunch wrong

  • @billbofraggins
    @billbofraggins Před 5 lety +506

    And then Afterbirth/Afterbirth+ dropped, added a new final boss (Delirium) and it turns out that-
    SPOILERS FOR FINAL ENDING
    -Issac did actually die in the box and his mother finds his skeleton inside. She just didn't realise he was inside and therefore thought he ran away.

  • @melaniebisnath717
    @melaniebisnath717 Před 5 lety +585

    “No one can have so has many different endings as this game!”
    Scott: hold my beer

  • @taratea3798
    @taratea3798 Před 2 lety

    I just had a breath of fresh air with the old intro
    This just feels right

  • @keith9022
    @keith9022 Před 2 lety +5

    I can't believe how matpat is actually close to predicting the true ending in repentance

  • @justsomestickman.4300
    @justsomestickman.4300 Před 3 lety +561

    plot twist:actually almost all the monsters in the basement are isaac-made recreations of himself

  • @that_guy_who_yells1960
    @that_guy_who_yells1960 Před 7 lety +340

    Who else went straight to the comments after he said be careful

  • @beanboozled4589
    @beanboozled4589 Před 3 měsíci +3

    I’m gonna miss you matpat ❤

  • @daxtinparsons7132
    @daxtinparsons7132 Před 27 dny +11

    Who’s watching this in 2024?

  • @Trent819
    @Trent819 Před 3 lety +834

    Hey just a quick thought that I thought I might share cause it might be true. I got bored and decided "I'm gunna go look at medical illnesses". Since this game has a true final boss, Delirium, I looked that up. When I read what delirium is and what its conditions are, I legit got chills. To name a few, Hallucinations, forgetting who you are, and forgetting where you are. Since Isaac blames himself for his parents divorce he started taking his mothers pills(one of the ways to get delirium is drug overdose/withdraw) and have major panic attacks(this can also cause delirium). The end of the cutsceen shows a drawing on the wall where Isaac is drawn as a demon amd standing on his dead parents(delirium can also cause random outbursts of anger/violence). Shoot, there is even a screen that can show up when starting a new run that says "who am I?" This would also explain all of his alter-egos. Just a quick thought I wanted to put out there and see if anyone else agrees or thinks this might have a sprinkle of truth to it. (Also if Isaac truly does die, delirium can make the person who has it more prone to death)

    • @hadesflynn811
      @hadesflynn811 Před 3 lety +20

      Whoa.

    • @helios_storm
      @helios_storm Před 3 lety +10

      @@hadesflynn811 same

    • @alykat8119
      @alykat8119 Před 3 lety +47

      OK here's another look at this. Reading your theory i had a thought what if he has DID( Dissociative identity disorder) he has a bunch of other personalitys that he has no idea exist but in another personality he eats his mom's pills and gets delirium after eating them every time he switches to that personality. the mom thinks hes being possessed when ever her son switches to a different personality or her son is a sin crawling on her back because one of his personalitys is a girl so she thinks her son is trans so she thinks its a sin. the girl identity has short blonde hair and the nary wig looks like her hair so one day she switches in and has to go to school but all the other kids don't understand the condition Isaac has and make fun of him for looking like a girl. If you've seen the cut scenes it looks like his mom gives him the wig but my way of looking at it is it was Isaac's birthday and one kid who understands Isaac's disorder gives him the wig for Mary as I'm going to call her and then the school thing from before happens. so to recap Isaac has Dissociative identity disorder and delirium. he has at least 2 other personalitys Mary and someone else. the unnamed personality eats the mom's pills and overdoses while the mom is away or the mom finds out and forces him to stop causing withdraw. Mary goes to school get a friend and the friend finds out about the disorder so they buy Mary the wig for her birthday. After all of that one day the mom comes in from making dinner but Isaac hallucinates and sees his mom holding a about to kill him so he hides in his toy chest but as he sees it a trap door and just hallucinates the whole game. for ending 16 i think its him thinking hes messed up so bad hes just a demon so he accepts it and smiles for the first time in a while finally thinking he has an answer. ending 13 is pretty similar to ending 16 but instead of accepting it and being happy with it he feels like a failure to his mom to his dad to everyone hes met. i just hope he gets some help like Jesus save this kid!

    • @Warfflles
      @Warfflles Před 3 lety +18

      This would make sense, as he knows certain pill effects like paralysis, he knows mom has a pill bottle so it would make sense he took some

    • @thesquidmafia8275
      @thesquidmafia8275 Před 3 lety +18

      The overdose makes sense cause all of the pills in his imagination like he knows about the overdose but doesn't cause of delirium and the other thing

  • @Devious_Incorporated
    @Devious_Incorporated Před 2 lety +906

    Even though this is old I have to point out there is literally an ending where Issac hyperventilates in the chest while getting memories flashing back to his photos then back to his scared face each time getting more blue until he’s just a pile of bones… This is probably why there is a blue baby to begin with, the pile of bones is blue baby.

    • @ahedgehog9297
      @ahedgehog9297 Před 2 lety +41

      Nope, the pile of bones is the forgotten
      And blue baby is Isaac suffocating in the chest

    • @eltronic234animaciones
      @eltronic234animaciones Před 2 lety +3

      That final is the delirium ending in afterbirth plus (sorry for poor English )

    • @whytwokay
      @whytwokay Před rokem +3

      That ending came after this video

    • @blackrabbit8420
      @blackrabbit8420 Před rokem +3

      This was before afterbirth and repentance
      Also its blue baby(asphixiated isaac), forgotten and the lost(literally a soul)
      Bb boi decompised inside his treasure box and ascended

    • @raulbrenes778
      @raulbrenes778 Před rokem +1

      @@blackrabbit8420 no he doesnt. The forgotten proves that isaac can not ascend. His soul is tied to the pile of bones. In that ending we see isaac wandering in purgatory.

  • @ObjectIsCool
    @ObjectIsCool Před 3 měsíci +3

    I’ve never played binding of isaac, but the story seems interesting to me, so this is the first channel i’m going to.

  • @ericrincon7
    @ericrincon7 Před 2 lety +2

    I remember when this episode first came out. Tears to my eyes.

  • @thesheepthatwentmooo
    @thesheepthatwentmooo Před 9 lety +194

    Always nice when there isn't a huge religious 'debate' in the comments of a video with a somewhat religious subject

    • @thesheepthatwentmooo
      @thesheepthatwentmooo Před 9 lety +3

      From what I've seen anyway :P

    • @ryantaylor6503
      @ryantaylor6503 Před 9 lety

      thesheepthatwentmooo I like your videos :)

    • @RaynaGrimm
      @RaynaGrimm Před 9 lety

      prntscr.com/68osrh screenshot of the people below you. sorry, it is youtube comments

    • @VenoMantis
      @VenoMantis Před 9 lety

      Snowball's chance in hell this video will get away without a religious argument.

    • @jeffersonbolin3669
      @jeffersonbolin3669 Před 9 lety

      Yep. I hate it when someone just says the word religion in a video and people start saying stuff like "Religion is for retards who can't think for themselves" and stuff like that. (Most) Christians can respect the fact that some people are atheist. I can't understand why (some) atheists can't respect that other people are religious. They accuse religion of all these terrible things and hatefulness, when they themselves are being hateful to religion.

  • @fanellaraghu
    @fanellaraghu Před 4 lety +533

    Matpat:it’s like fnaf
    Loyal subscribers: here we go again

  • @lolkecks1951
    @lolkecks1951 Před 9 měsíci +2

    please visit the game again with the new dlc's coming out (afterbirth, afterbirth+ and repentance) a lot of stuff has been added it would be so cool to see you jump on it again

  • @mono8093
    @mono8093 Před 11 měsíci

    When you go back from the new mat pat intro to the old one I think the old one was amazing

  • @kirsk8756
    @kirsk8756 Před 9 lety +1322

    You sure it's blue baby? You sure it's not white and gold?

  • @larkandmallow
    @larkandmallow Před 4 lety +472

    I’d like to see another theory on this game. There’s a lot to cover!

  • @MilkLover-ql7vz
    @MilkLover-ql7vz Před 9 měsíci +1

    Indie game developers try not to put a creepy box in their lore challenge. (Impossible)

  • @galaxythealphawolfdemon1497

    Remember THIS intro!? 0:42

  • @grahamoldfield2929
    @grahamoldfield2929 Před 5 lety +1656

    AS A CHRISTIAN
    I don't mind this actually... Its just a game.

    • @Dovankiin312
      @Dovankiin312 Před 5 lety +60

      Same. Glad there is more people like me!

    • @Emoartist-ly7xt
      @Emoartist-ly7xt Před 5 lety +55

      I don’t have really a religion

    • @inquisitivebatman2019
      @inquisitivebatman2019 Před 5 lety +52

      @@Emoartist-ly7xt That's fine dude no one's gonna judge you

    • @Emoartist-ly7xt
      @Emoartist-ly7xt Před 5 lety +37

      Inquisitive Batman thx not a lot of people say that to me in my neighborhood they say that girl such as myself should go to church every Sunday

    • @iamfuzzydolphins7792
      @iamfuzzydolphins7792 Před 5 lety +22

      I live on Mars.

  • @valourss
    @valourss Před rokem +2

    “Isaacs fantasy world has reached its darkest limits”
    Afterbirth(+) and repentance: are you sure about that

  • @cinnamin4457
    @cinnamin4457 Před rokem +1

    Matpat really needs to come back and vist this game as there is so much more that has been added in the span of seven years and he could probably make a whole series on TBOI

  • @alextsats
    @alextsats Před 8 lety +381

    Aggressively arguing over the merits of organized religion

  • @vorpalsword1424
    @vorpalsword1424 Před 6 lety +4769

    Aggressive Arguments over organized religion

    • @dudest.v.g.5881
      @dudest.v.g.5881 Před 6 lety +17

      czcams.com/video/Nmca6PJU_kg/video.html Why dont i ever get to comment on anything first?

    • @Jeffgandel
      @Jeffgandel Před 6 lety +40

      Butter God more argument about organized religion

    • @samanthanne
      @samanthanne Před 6 lety +47

      Unsupported rebuttal about the merits of organized religion

    • @echo0497
      @echo0497 Před 6 lety +4

      Butter God XD

    • @mikee177
      @mikee177 Před 6 lety +5

      AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-