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Ironically, I really loved the boyfriend's apartment aesthetic. I love the modern look and everything being all color-matchy and such. It was maybe a little too neat and sterile, but I was sad at Jack's instant reaction to it lol. People with different aesthetics and/or different vibes can absolutely work well together, and the being able to move his stuff to fit ours in made me think it might've worked out. I would really love if maybe something like finding a place for the diploma would change the way the story went. But that might be asking too much from a game like this haha
I felt SO vindicated after seeing his reaction to that part. I had a viscerally awful reaction to it -- right down to feeling sick shoving the diploma under the bed -- and he says it perfectly: Someone who loves you will make space for you. It makes the sequence for their girlfriend's moving in that much more of a contrast as space is already made, even going so far as to get new (and matching!) bedside tables, closet storage, etc.
im pretty sure the only thing you missed about the main character is that she started off this really sporty person. shed play soccor, rock climb, etc, but as she got older she started to have too much pain for that. thats why she had a walking stick and so many medications, and the only physical activity she did by the end of the game was yoga.
@@TheNocturnalOracle I was surprisingly sporty as a child, did quite the variety of sports before I hit double digits. But I never got any kind of sporting injury, probably because I pretty much stopped doing sports by age 10 and never really did them again.
I can’t believe I never pieced that together before! I’ve played through so much and just thought that the added meds were like…the result of moving out and needing to have shit like pain and flu meds on hand. It took this comment and Jack pointing out that what I thought were martial art belts were actually exercise bands that can be used for like physical therapy for my brain to have an “oh duh” moment
Unpacking in the boyfriend’s place is so well designed to be more and more frustrating as you go. The fact that the diploma is one of the last things you’ll probably unpack (when you’re already feeling uneasy) and then you HAVE to put it UNDER THE BED…makes you just feel like NOPE IM OUT. well done designers!
I was getting frustrated unpacking in the boyfriends house to the point where i gave up making it look nice. I was just trying to cram anything where it could fit. Excellent subtle storytelling, done almost through the players emotions.
I've not seen anyone mention it, but it's really touching to see that the MC is disabled in some way - they carry medicine with them from the very beginning, then heating pads for back pains, and the moment they move in to their own place they get a cane that follows them to the new house... not to mention the medicine cabinet that rapidly grows throughout the levels. It makes me feel seen
@@NotMe-yh5gi they said it makes them feel seen so I assumed they have to deal with back pain also or something along those lines and was tryna be nice
@@kaitlynnelson2139 There’s was also three people living there and I’m pretty sure the devs said they were roommates. For example they had three ttrpg character pieces.
The underlying story of the main character getting hurt always gets to me. She has rock climbing gear one time and then the next has back pain medicine and a cane.
Okay, now that is a neat detail I didn't pick up on. It's amazing how the developer thought of these things and how they incorporated it in to such a simple game.
but its so cute how she still keeps up with things like yoga!! im pretty sure she has MS, which is something that you take vitamin d tablets for because its a vit d deficiency (she often has the tablets in the bathroom) and my dad has MS and he walks with a stick and has back pains pretty frequently, i love the thought that goes into this game
@@martyr3435 oh wow, my dad has MS too! It's always really out of the ordinary for me to hear about other people who have family members with MS/have MS. I hope you are doing well, it's a really hard disease for families to go through. My dad has little movement now, he gets around with an automotive chair. But he pushes through!
A little detail I absolutely love is the picture of the mc and her ex-boyfriend in the tidy apartment can be put on the fridge no problem. But then in the childhood room if you hang it up on the cork board above the bed before moving it to the cabinet, one of the pins goes straight through his face. That little detail really tells you how angry and hurt she was - I’m gonna guess he cheated on her or something along those lines
As someone pointed out, she started out super sporty, rock climbing, etc, but then it all of a sudden stopped and she had a cane and pain meds, insinuating she was probably very injured and had to recover and unable to continue. My guess is that he treated her like crap during her recovery, and yeah, possibly even cheated on her because she couldnt put out, and then dumped her.
To me, it seemed like he was very sporty and athletic, if you look at his gym equipment and the protein powder. I'm guessing the main character started out sporty but hurt herself and ended up needing pain medication and couldn't walk properly throughout her recovery so she turned more towards her art and writing, and the guy was the complete opposite of her, so they broke up.
Or he simply didn’t respect her at all given the fact that he didn’t even let her hang her own diploma on one of the walls. This is just frustrating, dismissing and disrespectful.
i love that she stole his incense burner from his bedside table (52:00), its such a small thing but his house gave me ocd vibes and if thats true then it will drive him mad looking for it (she unpacks it when she's back home in her bedroom 59:31) its petty revenge and im here for it.
I think it was worse, she did not fit in his agenda. "I could barely fit my things there" See how the only place for her diploma or loved things was under the bed or inside the wardrobe. He did not want her in that space since beggining. Look at the difference when she moved in with her GF, that there were new bookshelf, drawers or nightstand for her.@@Godrocks1998
As soon as I saw the boxes I knew and I was like “That’s a moving box. Like from a moving company… someone is moving in…” I then got so excited when the makeup and more female geared products. I love an LGBTQIA+ love story
i assume the apartment at 50:50 is when the character is in a relationship with a guy and the character is queer. maybe signifying that they don’t match because of the style difference and difficulty in finding space.
i thought the styles were actually pretty different, she definitely seemed to wear more dresses with patterns and more colors. like, she's more 'girly' i guess?? idk lol
I really liked his apartment ;-; And they did clearly have some common interests- the music instruments, the weights. Plus being able to move his stuff is generally a good sign that the relationship isn't super toxic. If anything, I'd say maybe their financial states were too different cuz that was a very fancy apartment with a view of a busy city, and then our girl moved back in with her parents when it ended, which suggests she didn't have the money for her own apartment. I'd guess it was money disagreements that split them up.
@@animeartist888She probably was allowed to move things because he didn't care enough to make space for her himself. When you love someone and they are moving in you try to make everything as comfy as possible. I could feel she was not welcome. BUT the house is pretty, not to my taste, but the colors match and it's clean and decorated. ✨️
What sold it for me that the boyfriend was an asshole (other than there not being room for anything) is that the diploma has to under the bed showing he doesn’t care about the mc or her accomplishments
The contrast between the first roommates and the boyfriend really is stark. You can't move anything in the roommates' apartment, but they made space for you. Meanwhile, you can move everything in the boyfriend's apartment, and you HAVE to to make space for your things. It's absolutely telling about the amount of respect one had over the other.
@@L-tb9kk So basically the roommate made space for you. They thought about all the things you might bring and made space for those things. Meanwhile your boyfriend doesn't even do that, you have to do it yourself. It's also a good way to show the difference in relationship without directly telling you. The roommate doesn't let you move their stuff around but that's because they are your roommate, your boyfriend(your significant other) obviously has less qualms with you moving their stuff, they just also don't put the most thought into it compared to the roommate.
I think the person the main character lives with in 2010 also lived with them in 2007! You can see when you go to move into the fourth house that there's a bug box on top of one of the characters boxes. But in the third house/ 2007, there are multiple bugs in critter boxes all throughout the house! I think that since there were two other bedrooms in the third house, you can infer that you live with two roommates, one of them is a cosplayer/ design student, and the second (future boyfriend) is an entomologist/ bug enjoyer. I think the symbolism of not being allowed to move any of the furniture in the third house shows that t\they're all just friends that have their boundaries, while the fourth house shows that the entomologist and the main character have a closer connection, thus you're allowed to move pre-existing furniture :}
@@hayden_ann1339 I thought the bug is the main characters, not the boyfriends. like they picked up the love for bugs from one of their roommates. Especialyl because there is just the one bug and it doesn't fit anywhere, if it was the boyfriends I would think he'd have space for it.
@@Luje_YT2020 I think it was a girl if you're talking about the very last partner, since there was a picture of them and both had long hair, and also when Sean unpacked the clothes it was only clothes girls would wear, eg panties, bras, dresses and so on
Edit: I now realize that John has worded it correctly but also Jack does not realize his mistake xD (also he didn't realize the pictures of people on the fridge at the SO's place are likely the friends from the first shared space lol) Unless he corrects himself later, the first "SO" was just a shared house during some sort of study - typical after first year or two of college to do stuff like that in the US or just if going out of town to college in some cases it's preferable to a dorm, sometimes even paid for by the university to reserve more space for those who need it. Also that's why you're not allowed to move the stuff at first because you can't move other people's stuff but with an SO you definitely can. Also there's already 3 controllers for the system and there's 3 bedrooms but 2 are inaccessible, in the first location.
I love how he cares so much about where the characters diploma goes while also not having his diploma up, hang it up Sean, show off your accomplishments!
I literally never picked mine up from the school... No job has ever asked for it or even asked for me to prove in any way that I went to college or even HS for that matter. I guess they'd know if it was a background check position, but I haven't gone for anything that corporate/untrusting, I guess.
Mine are in the envelopes they arrived in (never had a graduation ceremony or anything other than high school) and are sitting in some stack of something somewhere. Only ever felt relief as getting it done, never proud of my accomplishment. I never felt they were accomplishments. Also felt scared that school was over because it's the only thing I've ever done decently at in my life. It meant going on to be fired from one job after another and being threated to be kicked out to the streets.
I was laughing so hard at Jack not quiteeee processing that the fifth level was moving in the main character's new girlfriend, even though you move in a new wardrobe of dresses, skirts, bras, and panties, as well as a box of tampons- but then upon encountering her shampoo and conditioner he says "oh, seems like men's hair products!" Unpacking is such a creative game- moving house is always a personal time in your life. You have to pack everything important to you into boxes, and one by one spend time with each little portion of your life- it just makes so much sense for the basis of a storytelling video game, and it's flawlessly executed here. I love piecing together the little things about this person- how she's from New Zealand, she's an artist, has a childhood interest in fantasy that turns into a passion for D&D, loves her stuffed animals, likes collecting things, that she's Jewish- and, specifically, appears to connect more with her faith later in the game, when she starts displaying her Menorah and a Hamsa!- even the random nod to her having done a form of martial arts at some point as a kid- it feels so HOMEY! You really get to know this woman, in so many stages of her life :] I loved how her girlfriend's hobby for gardening was expressed!! For the first four levels, our girl never has any kind of plants, but once the girlfriend moves in, they're in every room- a gorgeous visual nod to how having a partner, and especially living with them, changes every single aspect of your life, in small, almost unnoticeable ways :] Especially in contrast to her ex, who didn't really seem to have a place for any of our girl's stuff- nodding to an emotional unavailability, that isn't present in our girl when she's the one moving her partner in. There's such a stark contrast between the feel of the two relationships- its crazy the sense of warmth we get from the second one, versus the coldness, and slightly suppressed feel we get from the first, without ever meeting either partner. Much more personal, but I LOVED seeing her subtle progression as an artist!! She went from having from a simple kid's arts and crafts collection, to the classic multi shade colour pencil tin you get when your parents realise you actually will use five different shades of green, to having multiple packs of copic markers, which any intermediate artist knows is equivalent to pulling on your big boy pants, a screenless tablet to hook up to a desk top (you ALWAYS get one before you get a proper drawing tablet, because buying a proper one is SUCH a huge commitment, and what if you suck at digital art??? and you just give it up and now you've bought a 700 dollar piece of technology that you'll NEVER use- the horror! The screenless version, or an non-specialised tablet is that safe bridge to cross first- so much less expensive), and a stand for the tablet/sketchbooks (proper posture, woohoo!!), and then eventually, she has a proper tablet with a set up- so. Real!!! Like the game creator totally lived it :] I liked the hint to her being a children's illustrator- there's something really sweet about her going back to what made her love to draw in the first place. I loved seeing her slowly collect more and more sketchbooks- again, so real to the artist lifestyle, you just can't bring yourself to throw the old ones away 😞 Also I CACKLED when Jack unpacked the CLASSIC posable wooden figure drawing tool- my mom got me one when she realised I was more serious about studying art, and I like to imagine it was similar for our girl :] Overall, my favourite detail was the wear and tear on the stuffed animals becoming more pronounced until she gets her own apartment and patches the pig up, and then gets it properly cleaned/repaired to pass on to her baby :>> so, so cute. Such a perfect throughline and full circle moment for the story
Also, her sports phase ends suddenly and suddenly she has a cane and pain meds, insinuating she was injured (possibly by rock climbing) which could be why the boyfriend dumped her.
Oh my god... I'm literally gay and didn't pick up on this while playing it myself. I'm starting to understand why I've been ragged on for my lack of gaydar...
Literally same. I was kinda screaming at the screen, trying to tell him, even though I know it wouldn't work. Sean: "Where the heck am I supposed to put the plant, in the baby room?" Me: "the f**king windowsill! Please!" Lmao
@@shinyy_mineyy "bi-" meaning two, and "cultural." So "of two cultures." I think it's cuz once the partner moves in with main character, there's the dumpling baskets and rice cooker, meant to imply the partner is of (most likely) Chinese heritage, whereas MC is Jewish :)
@@bloop4627Yeah though unless they come with stuff in the future with technology and stuff, I don't think we will get that till maybe in the 2050's since their kid was born in 2018 it seems. Maybe we could get one of the characters sister or their parents that they have according to a photo.
On the darker side I wish there were more levels where you go through a divorce and you have to move into a really shabby apartment. Or possibly one of the partners dies and you have to downsize either by continuing as the main protagonist or take over as the other parent. Its better that it ended the way it did but I love drama 🤣
I myself thought the place looked pretty good. A little simplistic and modern, but I didn’t really see what Sean hated about it outside of conflicting styles
@tdoyr2119 I think the reason he and many of us hate it is because the boyfriend didn't try to give us any room whatsoever. We had to move all of his stuff to cram our stuff into his space. Also, the conflicting styles bothered me.
I played the game before watching this video and it's really funny that everyone equally hated it. Thought it was just me, but I knew the next placed we'd be moving was either back home or a new apartment alone because dude was clearly a band junkie prick.
@@tdoyr2119 I think the real hatred didn’t truly come from the conflicting styles alone, it was that mixed with other factors… many people irl had an almost immediate feeling of being out of place with the boyfriend and his minimalist style kinda choked out the MC’s colorful aesthetic and ESPECIALLY the diploma incident… overall these factors alone probably wouldn’t be that much of an issue, it’s the fact that all of these signs were present and so overwhelming that really put many players off
watching sean not realize that dresses take up more room than shirts and then getting frustrated that they won't go on the (full) hangers is hilarious but also had me nearly screaming at my laptop.
The fact that Jack didn't realize he was moving in a new girlfriend (why do i have more makeup and deodorant? So many new dresses!) Is hilarious to me.
he was so close to getting it, too xD but i love that he subconsciously approved of her so much more than the first boyfriend, complimenting her taste in lamps and everything
Sean not realizing someone was moving in was absolutely killing me. “Another toothbrush?” “Almost like a completely different personality” “it feels like someone is going to move in with us in the next place” smh.
It hit me that way at first too, because I also started with the bathroom. I was like "Oh okay, some time has passed, she's getting new things, updating her style a bit". And then when I went into the bedroom and saw the new clothes I was like "Ohhhhhhh okay." It clicked that there was a new person with a distinctly different style.
the little "vacuum" thing at 33:30 is chalk for rock climbing/bouldering! there's chalk inside the bag and you stick your hand in, shake it around a bit, and then you have chalky hands for better grip :D
Have a love/hate with it. He picked up on the diploma not being able to be put up meaning bad match, but when putting away a whole other wardrobe... It's not a relationship, it's just more clothes... Stored in boxes with other belongings we haven't seen before...
Had to put the diploma under the bed with the bad relationship and I immediately thought this wasn't going to last long 😂 And when I unpacked make-up I also immediately knew another girl moved in.
I love that a lot of us collectively didn't like the boyfriend's place; it seemed nice to me at first but the more you unpack your stuff, everything feels more crowded, you feel out of place in the apartment, and there's less space for you and your dreams. Because of that, you just feel tense organizing everything in that stage of the game. AMAZING environmental storytelling
Especially the diploma part. I absolutely agree with Sean. Imagine being so proud with something that you did in your life, then your SO just ignores it and in addition, tells you to put it away instead. Thats like the biggest red flag out of all red flags
I love how Jack is constently like “I don’t like him for US” “WE can figure this out” lol really shows how empathetic he is even when he can’t see a person ❤
him not realizing the plastic drawers are for the clothes and the shelves are for the shoes kills me, and the fact he doesn't realize it's a girlfriend moving in XD love you sean!!
55:10 currently just had to move back home into my childhood bedroom after a 5 year relationship failed... so im currently sobbing , thank you sean for those words.
*hugs* I hope things are going better for you now! I know things like that can be really hard on you, but I'm sure you're strong enough that you pulled on through!
The fact Sean managed to go through the entire game without putting anything on the windowsill is both impressive AND had me almost screaming at my screen.
I loved how the second the MC moved in with the bf Sean knew the MC didn’t fit and then when the MC’s gf moved in he didn’t even realize because they just fit together so well
I did have to laugh at him though. He sounded like someone who talks about how their "89 y/o aunt has lived with her best friend for years and years", lol. Yes, Jack, she's got a new girlfriend. I just kept waiting for him to realize.
The pure gender in Sean's words just warms my soul. "We're a person who gets periods" and "assuming they're a guy" it's just so awesome and the completely observational comments he makes about them possibly being Jewish and just continuing just and oh cool fact, hey there's another cool thing and just being so awesome about everything. Thank you Sean for being so accepting and understanding it really helps a lot of people feel better about being themselves! Much love to everyone reading, drink some water and get a quick stretch if you haven't in a bit and are able ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
THIS! As a trans person hearing him say, "We're a person who gets periods." Made me so happy🥺 He didn't instantly assume like "oh we're a girl." like probably many others would.
I love how he refers to the main character as gender neutral after seeing the bras and pads. As an AFAB enby who menstruates sometimes, it makes my dead heart happy Also my blind ass needs to keep zooming in because Jack keeps the camera so far away 💀
@@kaydenong1114 I'm insinuating that men cannot be women, women cannot be men. The OP of this comment seems delusional but I'm not going to go that far.
57:50 if u zoom into the picture of her and the boy she previously lived with on the corkboard, u can see a thumbtack going through his face. idk thought it was a cool detail
I’ve never met anyone in my life that had this much stuff when moving into a college dorm. But then again, I’ve never seen a college dorm that was more than a single room with two beds. This is more like an upscale apartment or a small house lol
The game using white boxes to introduce another character is so brilliant. Putting them alongside the familiar brown boxes in the next house made my brain so happy. I love the implication that you just have two girlfriends in the same house decorating and unpacking together.
@@Toro563 Don't do this man. How would you like people moaning and complaining each time a straight couple is depicted in a piece of media? Stop polarizing or making lgbtq relationships "other" in your mind so much. It's just a regular relationship like any other. They exist.
the way he spoke during this entire episode, trying to talk to a character that you never see. that felt more like he was talking to me. i'm only an hour in but i can tell i'm going to love the rest of this playthrough. thanks sean, love you and your accent.
@@clashwithwords oh interesting My grandparents is opposite in a very low nook you have to crouch or kneel to use My home fams is just on the bench under the cupboard lol
@@nickythehickey i thought that was weird till i noticed how small the fridge is in the game (like u compare its height to the sink you can tell) so its probably shorter than the ppl that live there
I have fallen asleep to this video every night for about 2 weeks. It's just so calming and beautiful but fun and the music is so ambient. Thank you Sean for helping this little insomniac get some sleep
him not realizing she moved in with 2 other roommates (3 toothbrushes in the bathroom, one was just sitting on the sink, considering there were 2 bedrooms it might have been a couple) and then not trying to place the plants on the windowsills were killing me
1:03:12. Damn. Sean's excitement at having his own office space had me unexpectedly crying my eyes out. I played this game last year from a 1 bedroom rented flat, but two months ago I exchanged contracts and moved into my own 3 bedroom flat - with my own office space. Been feeling rather overwhelmed and underachieving this last week and to hear that really brought it all back to me. Thank you
I commented on Gab's playthrough how my ex-husband wouldn't allow me to display my college diploma because he didn't have one. Happy to see Sean agrees with her that it was a crappy move.
I don't have a diploma, my wife does and doesn't put it up anywhere. That's confused me, but it's hers to do with what she wants. Probably a reason why I'm not an ex... Lol
Sean may have misread a couple of story elements, but I love how as SOON as he saw the boyfriend's apartment he immediately picked up on the implication that the MC did NOT fit in with him and that the way the aesthetics clashed showed a dysfunctional relationship. I totally glossed over that in my playthrough
I get this is a game and visuals often hint at/show a characters personality but Realistically how does aesthetics clashing mean jack shit about a relationship being compatible Genuine question pretty much
@@Blip_OwOit’s just a way to tell a story. It’s not an insult on people with those tastes for aesthetics, but just a way for the story to show that this place with no color VS you who has a lot of color in their life. Kinda like clashing personalities.
@@Blip_OwO I meant in a storytelling sense- I know that realistically many people who are very compatible have "clashing" aesthetics. My best friend has a very cutesy vibe and her favorite colors are purpley shades while I have a darker aesthetic and my favorite colors are red and black. Although, I would also like to note there is a difference between clashing and complementary. You can have different aesthetics that go well, but when they clash it's more of a "we don't have much common ground or anything to talk about because we like different things." Clarification: On paper, aesthetics don't sound like an issue (and in real life they mostly aren't), but what I was talking about was less about the literal sense and more about the metaphorical sense. It's like picking up on a bad vibe. They just don't go together. Something about the colors, the way things are organized, and the space left for the MC is a vital storytelling element.
@@danielwoods3896 it’s purely story based as it’s a story game without words you have to use the clues the game gives. It’s supposed to be symbolic lol. Just as rainy days don’t mean bad things and sunny days don’t mean happiness but when you see them in a wordless story you understand the implications of them, if that makes sense?
I'm only in the first bit and Idk why but it made me very happy to see that Jack didnt immediately assume the characters gender even after seeing the bras underwear and period products. He just said 'oh we're playing as a person who gets periods' idk man its the little things that make me happy like that
The fact that you end up moving back into your parents' house in this game makes it a very millenial sort of experience. That part takes place in 2012 in the game, but it was 2010 for me.
I love how in Evelyn's video, she's so meticulous about it all being neat and then Jack somehow makes this relaxing game stressful by just putting stuff everywhere XD It's like the two sides of ADHD incarnate
I think it's hilarious he went into the nursery three times before realising "wait, are we having a baby?" I also don't think he's clicked that the character is with another woman. It's cute
@@schaynegeorge4793 I'm pertty suree he realized when he got the tampons, but for the sake fo inclusivity, he said "We're playing as somsone who gets periods", sine not eveyrone who menstruates is a woman
I wish I had a lil Jack in my head to encourage me like this. I've moved so many times with divorced parents, whom I have lost all connection with through my teens. Jack/Sean has gotten me through some rough times...none of us have met him or spoken to him, yet he's like a best friend that's always there.
When he put his diploma on the wall and said "Put that up! Be proud of it!" I couldn't help but anticipate the next apartment. He figured out sooo fast that the guy she's with wasn't good lol. I'm always so impressed by the creators' storytelling, just through simple items.
You really help with my recent breakup, Sean. Always been here for me when I feel emotional and sad or been going through something and I really appreciate the cozier videos and all the content you do. Thank you for being here through the years.
@@shorthairlukeisuglyPeople other than women menstruate. Not all women even have periods. My aunt for example has a condition where she no longer has periods. He knows what a woman is, but he also knows that having boobs and a period doesn’t make one.
@@shorthairlukeisugly non women get periods , and some women do not get periods. and thats completely okay. a period is not womanhood and we shouldn't reduce it to that :)
One feature of this game that I love is when you help your girlfriend move in with you. As with the past two people that you moved in with, it's implied that they didn't help you. and that you as the player character don't want your new partner to feel unwelcome, showing that your home is their home too.
I love this unseen character that we play as. Her hobbies remind me of a friend of mine, her story reminds me of my own, and seeing all the cute stuff that she grows up with makes me a little less scared to do so myself.
I liked how in the second move the soccer ball is dirty showing it's worn. Same thing with the pig plushie, it gets worn down every time you see it, but it's still there with you
"So we're playing as someone that gets periods" is such a little thing to say but means so much to me ❤️ EDIT: Y'all, we got some terfs in the replies. Chill out. No one is replacing women wtf is wrong with you
@@Tyler-ec2pbIf you can't handle people talking about periods, then you'll need your mommy to teach you that it's time to put your big boy pants on and grow up
I'm so glad Sean played this. It's crazy how a simple game about literally unpacking boxes reveals so much about a person's interests and life and whoever they're moving in with. The amount of detail and environmental storytelling in this is so cool to see and I love it
I have always loved his video's since the first video that my brother showed me and he makes me smile and laugh, i miss being able to just sit down and watch his channel to escape reality. Ive been dealing with some pretty bad depression lately and sean has made me smile for the first time in weeks and i missed the feeling of watching sean's videos and laughing my ass off at the jokes and his reactions to the smallest things. If you do see this sean, i love you and i hope you never stop making people laugh
"So we are someone who gets periods" this made me feel so seen. I get periods, but I'm not a girl. It's the little things that make people feel safe in a community. Thank you, Jack.
@@prince.of.mushrooms prime example of acceptance lol. But fr though, jack might not always get every hint but he does so many little things that make an impact and are so welcoming, it's really nice to see.
One thing that stood out to me was the weights at 57:45. It felt like, maybe she got them to try to participate in the boyfriend's lifestyle somewhat, like it was a failed effort to make the relationship work. But I like that she opted for something brightly colored rather than dull gray metal like his; she was still keeping true to herself. She still kept them after the breakup, though, so she still thinks they're at least somewhat important to her, which I suppose is nice. Edit: Well, she didn't seem to keep them for long, but then I also realized that the whole game shows her trying out new sports and physical activities - but also getting injured by them, taking a lot of pain medication, and even having to use a cane for a little while. Perhaps the weights were just another activity she enjoyed for a time.
I love how the boxes changed from brown to white for the other persons stuff. That was my first assumption that there was another person moving in and then them moving into the big house together which is why there was brown AND white for that one :)
I love how Jack kinda acts like the girl's wingman when it comes to boyfriend and well... the whole moving thing like he was so happy to hang up her diploma after the boyfriend's place and was all like "I'm afraid you're with someone who doesn't get you" and all that it was very wholesome
This is just 2 and a half hours of a minimalist stressing as he has to arrange a maximalist house and as a maximalist with a thousand trinkets myself I'm cackling
@@ibireconditum6466 this is me but digitally PC full on space? I could look through everything and see what I don't need OOOORRRRRRRRRRRR, I just buy a 4th storage drive, I can only imagine when I get a space of my own that will also be the case IRL, I don't need to sort through my clothes to make more room, I just need a 2nd dresser
As someone with magpie tendencies, a massive doll collection, and someone who has a massive need to make my space my own, minimalist shit feels like a soulless dentist office to me XD
1:03:00 "2 bed 1 bath?? Oh they finally landed a GOOD job :O Good for them! Wait wtf why do I care...?" Why is it so easy to get invested in games? I'm not even playing it XD
Jack's immediate reaction to the boyfriend's apartment is just proof that this game is a masterclass in environmental storytelling.
I thought this person was a lesbian or dated a trans guy
Ironically, I really loved the boyfriend's apartment aesthetic. I love the modern look and everything being all color-matchy and such. It was maybe a little too neat and sterile, but I was sad at Jack's instant reaction to it lol. People with different aesthetics and/or different vibes can absolutely work well together, and the being able to move his stuff to fit ours in made me think it might've worked out. I would really love if maybe something like finding a place for the diploma would change the way the story went. But that might be asking too much from a game like this haha
I felt SO vindicated after seeing his reaction to that part. I had a viscerally awful reaction to it -- right down to feeling sick shoving the diploma under the bed -- and he says it perfectly: Someone who loves you will make space for you.
It makes the sequence for their girlfriend's moving in that much more of a contrast as space is already made, even going so far as to get new (and matching!) bedside tables, closet storage, etc.
I liked the boyfriend! I liked his apartment
@@animeartist888 not really. It usually leads to worse problems down the road
im pretty sure the only thing you missed about the main character is that she started off this really sporty person. shed play soccor, rock climb, etc, but as she got older she started to have too much pain for that. thats why she had a walking stick and so many medications, and the only physical activity she did by the end of the game was yoga.
Oh wait really 😢
It makes sense.. i don't know anyone who was into sports that hasn't gotten hurt at some point.
@@TheNocturnalOracle I was surprisingly sporty as a child, did quite the variety of sports before I hit double digits. But I never got any kind of sporting injury, probably because I pretty much stopped doing sports by age 10 and never really did them again.
I assumed she got hurt rock climbing b/c her sports stuff ended right after that.
I can’t believe I never pieced that together before! I’ve played through so much and just thought that the added meds were like…the result of moving out and needing to have shit like pain and flu meds on hand. It took this comment and Jack pointing out that what I thought were martial art belts were actually exercise bands that can be used for like physical therapy for my brain to have an “oh duh” moment
Unpacking in the boyfriend’s place is so well designed to be more and more frustrating as you go. The fact that the diploma is one of the last things you’ll probably unpack (when you’re already feeling uneasy) and then you HAVE to put it UNDER THE BED…makes you just feel like NOPE IM OUT. well done designers!
You can also put it above the toilet xD the only place on the wall it will fit
Nevermind I see it won't let you keep it there, under the bed it goes 🥺
You can put it In the closet too
I was getting frustrated unpacking in the boyfriends house to the point where i gave up making it look nice. I was just trying to cram anything where it could fit. Excellent subtle storytelling, done almost through the players emotions.
I hated the boyfriend’s place!! 😭😭😭
I've not seen anyone mention it, but it's really touching to see that the MC is disabled in some way - they carry medicine with them from the very beginning, then heating pads for back pains, and the moment they move in to their own place they get a cane that follows them to the new house... not to mention the medicine cabinet that rapidly grows throughout the levels. It makes me feel seen
The move-in before they get the cane had climbing gear, so I think the story is they get injured while climbing
I hope you're doing well and any health problems that could be solved have been 🥰
@@izzyt1626what are you talking about
@@NotMe-yh5gi they said it makes them feel seen so I assumed they have to deal with back pain also or something along those lines and was tryna be nice
i think that the heating pads are for period pains actually
I like the detail that you can’t move your roommate’s stuff around but you CAN move your partner’s stuff. That’s cute
ooooh! they were roooommaaatees
@@yeet2856 Juuust gals bein' pals! >.>
@@yeet2856 I assume so? The character had their own room to themselves and there were other bedrooms on the map you couldn’t go into
@@yeet2856 "omg they where roomates"
@@kaitlynnelson2139 There’s was also three people living there and I’m pretty sure the devs said they were roommates. For example they had three ttrpg character pieces.
The underlying story of the main character getting hurt always gets to me. She has rock climbing gear one time and then the next has back pain medicine and a cane.
Okay, now that is a neat detail I didn't pick up on. It's amazing how the developer thought of these things and how they incorporated it in to such a simple game.
and the wrist brace, probably carpal tunnel from drawing
but its so cute how she still keeps up with things like yoga!! im pretty sure she has MS, which is something that you take vitamin d tablets for because its a vit d deficiency (she often has the tablets in the bathroom) and my dad has MS and he walks with a stick and has back pains pretty frequently, i love the thought that goes into this game
I'm very glad you pointed this out, because I always interpreted it as her having been in an abusive relationship.
@@martyr3435 oh wow, my dad has MS too! It's always really out of the ordinary for me to hear about other people who have family members with MS/have MS. I hope you are doing well, it's a really hard disease for families to go through. My dad has little movement now, he gets around with an automotive chair. But he pushes through!
A little detail I absolutely love is the picture of the mc and her ex-boyfriend in the tidy apartment can be put on the fridge no problem. But then in the childhood room if you hang it up on the cork board above the bed before moving it to the cabinet, one of the pins goes straight through his face. That little detail really tells you how angry and hurt she was - I’m gonna guess he cheated on her or something along those lines
As someone pointed out, she started out super sporty, rock climbing, etc, but then it all of a sudden stopped and she had a cane and pain meds, insinuating she was probably very injured and had to recover and unable to continue. My guess is that he treated her like crap during her recovery, and yeah, possibly even cheated on her because she couldnt put out, and then dumped her.
To me, it seemed like he was very sporty and athletic, if you look at his gym equipment and the protein powder. I'm guessing the main character started out sporty but hurt herself and ended up needing pain medication and couldn't walk properly throughout her recovery so she turned more towards her art and writing, and the guy was the complete opposite of her, so they broke up.
Or he simply didn’t respect her at all given the fact that he didn’t even let her hang her own diploma on one of the walls. This is just frustrating, dismissing and disrespectful.
i love that she stole his incense burner from his bedside table (52:00), its such a small thing but his house gave me ocd vibes and if thats true then it will drive him mad looking for it (she unpacks it when she's back home in her bedroom 59:31) its petty revenge and im here for it.
I think it was worse, she did not fit in his agenda. "I could barely fit my things there" See how the only place for her diploma or loved things was under the bed or inside the wardrobe. He did not want her in that space since beggining. Look at the difference when she moved in with her GF, that there were new bookshelf, drawers or nightstand for her.@@Godrocks1998
"It feels like someone is gonna move in with us" as Jack is literally unpacking the person who moved in...love it
I was watching the video and literally right after I read this comment he said it so that's kinda insane
@@gothichamster2626why does that happen every time? 😂
@@shock-1048 I have no idea but it was cool
“You got some cute dresses! Good for you!” Jack . . …
As soon as I saw the boxes I knew and I was like “That’s a moving box. Like from a moving company… someone is moving in…” I then got so excited when the makeup and more female geared products. I love an LGBTQIA+ love story
The way the girlfriend's style matches the main girl's so well that Sean can't tell that it's a new person, it's so cute
Honestly when I played I didn't even notice the first time! I just thought she decided to change her style lol
i assume the apartment at 50:50 is when the character is in a relationship with a guy and the character is queer. maybe signifying that they don’t match because of the style difference and difficulty in finding space.
i thought the styles were actually pretty different, she definitely seemed to wear more dresses with patterns and more colors. like, she's more 'girly' i guess?? idk lol
@@highdefinition450lmao I literally said “wow Sean a major fem lesbian just moved in and you’re missing it!!!”
@@highdefinition450 yeah she wears like 40s retro clothes (except for the anti-hero merch lol!)
The way everyone understands the first boyfriend is an asshole just by looking at his house brings a smile to my face
I really liked his apartment ;-; And they did clearly have some common interests- the music instruments, the weights. Plus being able to move his stuff is generally a good sign that the relationship isn't super toxic. If anything, I'd say maybe their financial states were too different cuz that was a very fancy apartment with a view of a busy city, and then our girl moved back in with her parents when it ended, which suggests she didn't have the money for her own apartment. I'd guess it was money disagreements that split them up.
@@animeartist888She probably was allowed to move things because he didn't care enough to make space for her himself. When you love someone and they are moving in you try to make everything as comfy as possible. I could feel she was not welcome. BUT the house is pretty, not to my taste, but the colors match and it's clean and decorated. ✨️
What sold it for me that the boyfriend was an asshole (other than there not being room for anything) is that the diploma has to under the bed showing he doesn’t care about the mc or her accomplishments
I thought the boyfriend seemed really cool. Much cooler than the first girlfriend. I don’t get the diploma obsession.
@@x_8643 First girlfriend? Those were roommates, which is why you couldn't move their stuff lol
I love how Jack doesn't realise they have a nursery but the moment he does he instantly adores it
him going to the nursery the first time while lamenting about the hangers made me lose my mind
"It feels like you're a design student"
Need a series where Jack judges us based on our room designs
Judging our rooms would be a good idea
Lol
yeah! like what kwite does
"We have 3 bras but a million underwears" jack is truly getting the full female experience
Kinda sounds like the Nikocado Avocado experience as well ngl
Yuuuuup! Only because you can usually get those 1 million underwear for the same price as the 3 bras.
Gotta have backups in case Uncle Red and Aunt Flo come to visit unexpectedly and RUIN THE NEW UNDERWEAR YOU JUST BOUGHT--
@@BigGrabowski EVERY SINGLE TIME BRO
It's still weird to me that a jumbo pack of underwear is about the same price of a single bra.
The contrast between the first roommates and the boyfriend really is stark. You can't move anything in the roommates' apartment, but they made space for you. Meanwhile, you can move everything in the boyfriend's apartment, and you HAVE to to make space for your things. It's absolutely telling about the amount of respect one had over the other.
can u explain i dont understand
@@L-tb9kk So basically the roommate made space for you. They thought about all the things you might bring and made space for those things. Meanwhile your boyfriend doesn't even do that, you have to do it yourself. It's also a good way to show the difference in relationship without directly telling you. The roommate doesn't let you move their stuff around but that's because they are your roommate, your boyfriend(your significant other) obviously has less qualms with you moving their stuff, they just also don't put the most thought into it compared to the roommate.
I think the person the main character lives with in 2010 also lived with them in 2007!
You can see when you go to move into the fourth house that there's a bug box on top of one of the characters boxes. But in the third house/ 2007, there are multiple bugs in critter boxes all throughout the house!
I think that since there were two other bedrooms in the third house, you can infer that you live with two roommates, one of them is a cosplayer/ design student, and the second (future boyfriend) is an entomologist/ bug enjoyer.
I think the symbolism of not being allowed to move any of the furniture in the third house shows that t\they're all just friends that have their boundaries, while the fourth house shows that the entomologist and the main character have a closer connection, thus you're allowed to move pre-existing furniture :}
@@hayden_ann1339 I thought the bug is the main characters, not the boyfriends. like they picked up the love for bugs from one of their roommates. Especialyl because there is just the one bug and it doesn't fit anywhere, if it was the boyfriends I would think he'd have space for it.
If you ask me i would think the person who let her touch his stuff and move things around is better.
him calling the chalkbag a vacuum RIGHT AFTER correctly identifying the climbing shoes is endlessly amusing to me
Ooooh I thought it was one of those giant water bottles we always had at marching band
… i thought it was a treat bag for animal training lmao
ah that's what it is!! I don't climb so I've been confused this whole time!
@@aynDRAWS ayyy band kids unite
Sean questioning the second umbrella and a second toothbrush and still not understanding that it was a girlfriend moving in was killing me 😂
And the makeup that wasn't there before 😂
was the last partner a man or a woman? It looked like the shampoos and stuff were for a guy
@@Luje_YT2020The last partner is a lady who just likes manly scented soap lol
@@Luje_YT2020 I think it was a girl if you're talking about the very last partner, since there was a picture of them and both had long hair, and also when Sean unpacked the clothes it was only clothes girls would wear, eg panties, bras, dresses and so on
The picture appeared to be of a male (or male-looking person) while the second was for sure a girl@@Luje_YT2020
I love how both Gab and Sean immediately picked up how the first SO did not match with the character's personality
They really did go full 'Nah Hun that guy ain't for you 😒💅✨'
I’m so glad they both played this!
💚😃😃💚
Edit: I now realize that John has worded it correctly but also Jack does not realize his mistake xD (also he didn't realize the pictures of people on the fridge at the SO's place are likely the friends from the first shared space lol)
Unless he corrects himself later, the first "SO" was just a shared house during some sort of study - typical after first year or two of college to do stuff like that in the US or just if going out of town to college in some cases it's preferable to a dorm, sometimes even paid for by the university to reserve more space for those who need it.
Also that's why you're not allowed to move the stuff at first because you can't move other people's stuff but with an SO you definitely can. Also there's already 3 controllers for the system and there's 3 bedrooms but 2 are inaccessible, in the first location.
Eah
it's already making me depressed just looking at it >_
I love how he cares so much about where the characters diploma goes while also not having his diploma up, hang it up Sean, show off your accomplishments!
I don’t even know where mine is
I literally never picked mine up from the school... No job has ever asked for it or even asked for me to prove in any way that I went to college or even HS for that matter. I guess they'd know if it was a background check position, but I haven't gone for anything that corporate/untrusting, I guess.
Mine are in the envelopes they arrived in (never had a graduation ceremony or anything other than high school) and are sitting in some stack of something somewhere. Only ever felt relief as getting it done, never proud of my accomplishment. I never felt they were accomplishments. Also felt scared that school was over because it's the only thing I've ever done decently at in my life. It meant going on to be fired from one job after another and being threated to be kicked out to the streets.
what diploma?
@@Moraenil ur just like me fr
I was laughing so hard at Jack not quiteeee processing that the fifth level was moving in the main character's new girlfriend, even though you move in a new wardrobe of dresses, skirts, bras, and panties, as well as a box of tampons- but then upon encountering her shampoo and conditioner he says "oh, seems like men's hair products!"
Unpacking is such a creative game- moving house is always a personal time in your life. You have to pack everything important to you into boxes, and one by one spend time with each little portion of your life- it just makes so much sense for the basis of a storytelling video game, and it's flawlessly executed here. I love piecing together the little things about this person- how she's from New Zealand, she's an artist, has a childhood interest in fantasy that turns into a passion for D&D, loves her stuffed animals, likes collecting things, that she's Jewish- and, specifically, appears to connect more with her faith later in the game, when she starts displaying her Menorah and a Hamsa!- even the random nod to her having done a form of martial arts at some point as a kid- it feels so HOMEY! You really get to know this woman, in so many stages of her life :] I loved how her girlfriend's hobby for gardening was expressed!! For the first four levels, our girl never has any kind of plants, but once the girlfriend moves in, they're in every room- a gorgeous visual nod to how having a partner, and especially living with them, changes every single aspect of your life, in small, almost unnoticeable ways :] Especially in contrast to her ex, who didn't really seem to have a place for any of our girl's stuff- nodding to an emotional unavailability, that isn't present in our girl when she's the one moving her partner in. There's such a stark contrast between the feel of the two relationships- its crazy the sense of warmth we get from the second one, versus the coldness, and slightly suppressed feel we get from the first, without ever meeting either partner.
Much more personal, but I LOVED seeing her subtle progression as an artist!! She went from having from a simple kid's arts and crafts collection, to the classic multi shade colour pencil tin you get when your parents realise you actually will use five different shades of green, to having multiple packs of copic markers, which any intermediate artist knows is equivalent to pulling on your big boy pants, a screenless tablet to hook up to a desk top (you ALWAYS get one before you get a proper drawing tablet, because buying a proper one is SUCH a huge commitment, and what if you suck at digital art??? and you just give it up and now you've bought a 700 dollar piece of technology that you'll NEVER use- the horror! The screenless version, or an non-specialised tablet is that safe bridge to cross first- so much less expensive), and a stand for the tablet/sketchbooks (proper posture, woohoo!!), and then eventually, she has a proper tablet with a set up- so. Real!!! Like the game creator totally lived it :] I liked the hint to her being a children's illustrator- there's something really sweet about her going back to what made her love to draw in the first place. I loved seeing her slowly collect more and more sketchbooks- again, so real to the artist lifestyle, you just can't bring yourself to throw the old ones away 😞 Also I CACKLED when Jack unpacked the CLASSIC posable wooden figure drawing tool- my mom got me one when she realised I was more serious about studying art, and I like to imagine it was similar for our girl :]
Overall, my favourite detail was the wear and tear on the stuffed animals becoming more pronounced until she gets her own apartment and patches the pig up, and then gets it properly cleaned/repaired to pass on to her baby :>> so, so cute. Such a perfect throughline and full circle moment for the story
Also, her sports phase ends suddenly and suddenly she has a cane and pain meds, insinuating she was injured (possibly by rock climbing) which could be why the boyfriend dumped her.
I ain't reading all that 😂
Ain't readin allat
Well I _did_ read all that, and agreed. So fun to try and piece together her life with each move ^_^
Bro is a professional yapper
1:06:51 saying "a shoe" and then "bless you" is giving me wholesome dad vibes
Jack repeatedly saying 'look at all this new stuff, she's doing good for herself!' instead of realizing she had her gf moving in had me screaming
IKR
and on the first day of pride month lmao
@@hotdawgbussy 10/10 comment lol
Oh my god... I'm literally gay and didn't pick up on this while playing it myself. I'm starting to understand why I've been ragged on for my lack of gaydar...
He talks about this at the end of the video, even though he doesn't say it when he's moving stuff
It felt like Jack was this character’s dad this whole time
Jack really does feel like a dad
that's the vibe i was getting as well!
Very real, the most real, even. But yeah, honestly, feels like the character's supporting father
Hilarious seeing Sean lean so far in to look at things when HE was the one that zoomed out in the first place 😭
I literally went from watching the video on TV to my phone so I could zoom in, bc it was stressing me out not being able to see. 😂
SOMEONE WHO MENTIONED THE ZOOM OUT 👏
i found it so sad when he mentioned that he was leaning in and saying that we probably cant see him. then quickly mentions “not that you’d want to” 😢
I love how much he is attached to that sandwich maker 😂
Cuz who doesn't love a nice crispy sandwich 🥪🤤😋
sean not realizing he could put things on the window sills hurt me more then it should have.
i JUST wrote a comment about this, i was so frustrated 😩😂
This honestly upset me the most because if only he took his time he couldve improved it so much more 😭
Literally same. I was kinda screaming at the screen, trying to tell him, even though I know it wouldn't work. Sean: "Where the heck am I supposed to put the plant, in the baby room?" Me: "the f**king windowsill! Please!" Lmao
Yes that was so triggering!
IT HURT SO MUCH
We stan a bisexual, college educated, artist in a same sex, bicultural relationship with a tiny bb for pride month
period
YESSSS!!!! 🩷💜💙
Yesss!!! 🖤💜💛
If you don't mind me asking, what is bicultural?
@@shinyy_mineyy "bi-" meaning two, and "cultural." So "of two cultures."
I think it's cuz once the partner moves in with main character, there's the dumpling baskets and rice cooker, meant to imply the partner is of (most likely) Chinese heritage, whereas MC is Jewish :)
Sean: doesn’t have a first aid kit.
Also Sean: “If I’m moving in with you and you don’t have a first aid kit, that’s a problem.”
He knows they're important but doesn't know where to buy them, so you, the roommate, must have one when he moves in 😂
thats so real tho@@pringlebatch
How would you know that 🤔
Now we just need the "you move into a retirement home" DLC.
Nah we need one one the MC and her girlfriend's kid. I would love to see what kind of person their kid becomes as they grow older ☺️
@@bloop4627Yeah though unless they come with stuff in the future with technology and stuff, I don't think we will get that till maybe in the 2050's since their kid was born in 2018 it seems. Maybe we could get one of the characters sister or their parents that they have according to a photo.
On the darker side I wish there were more levels where you
go through a divorce and you have to move into a really shabby apartment. Or possibly one of the partners dies and you have to downsize either by continuing as the main protagonist or take over as the other parent. Its better that it ended the way it did but I love drama 🤣
"A walking stick? Are we 70 now?"
Me, a 26 year old cane user: sure feels like it sometimes
I feel ya
It's an easy way to visually show a disability to people.
@@KaleWhip I agree! I'm disabled, if my comment about being a cane user didn't state that clearer :)
Tylenol is one hell of a drug!
me too, at 18...
The way Sean immediately hates the boyfriend's place as much as the rest of us, really makes me happy
I myself thought the place looked pretty good. A little simplistic and modern, but I didn’t really see what Sean hated about it outside of conflicting styles
@tdoyr2119 I think the reason he and many of us hate it is because the boyfriend didn't try to give us any room whatsoever. We had to move all of his stuff to cram our stuff into his space. Also, the conflicting styles bothered me.
I played the game before watching this video and it's really funny that everyone equally hated it. Thought it was just me, but I knew the next placed we'd be moving was either back home or a new apartment alone because dude was clearly a band junkie prick.
@@tdoyr2119 I think the real hatred didn’t truly come from the conflicting styles alone, it was that mixed with other factors… many people irl had an almost immediate feeling of being out of place with the boyfriend and his minimalist style kinda choked out the MC’s colorful aesthetic and ESPECIALLY the diploma incident… overall these factors alone probably wouldn’t be that much of an issue, it’s the fact that all of these signs were present and so overwhelming that really put many players off
@@tdoyr2119it’s just boring
This actually made me really emotional. Seeing the diploma under the bed and then back in the parents house was just really emotional
watching sean not realize that dresses take up more room than shirts and then getting frustrated that they won't go on the (full) hangers is hilarious but also had me nearly screaming at my laptop.
The fact that Jack didn't realize he was moving in a new girlfriend (why do i have more makeup and deodorant? So many new dresses!) Is hilarious to me.
he was so close to getting it, too xD but i love that he subconsciously approved of her so much more than the first boyfriend, complimenting her taste in lamps and everything
i KNOW i was laughing and yelling at my tv lmao
And wondering why the second laptop and the award didnt go in the office. Because they belong to someone else!
It’s even funnier considering how he thought that he was moving in with a new partner when it was just roommates early on lol
I was afraid I would be annoyed by the organizing. But I was really yelling at my screen at those parts. Oh and that he did not use the windowsills
Sean not realizing someone was moving in was absolutely killing me. “Another toothbrush?” “Almost like a completely different personality” “it feels like someone is going to move in with us in the next place” smh.
"why do i need more deodorant? i already have some" sir you're so close
It hit me that way at first too, because I also started with the bathroom. I was like "Oh okay, some time has passed, she's getting new things, updating her style a bit". And then when I went into the bedroom and saw the new clothes I was like "Ohhhhhhh okay." It clicked that there was a new person with a distinctly different style.
Cry
I feel so happy making this 1K likes
Another loofah, another deodorant, another set of underwear's, another set of bras, another umbrella, second nightstand, etc.
I love the fact that as she got older she got more copic markers, because they're expensive and it makes sense that a student wouldn't have many
or wacom tablet and then you can see stack of the same books with pigs, which i believe shew drew and sell :)
the little "vacuum" thing at 33:30 is chalk for rock climbing/bouldering! there's chalk inside the bag and you stick your hand in, shake it around a bit, and then you have chalky hands for better grip :D
I was looking for this comment! I wanted to write one myself but had to check first if someone else had done it :3
This means also these are not ballerina but rock climbing shoes.
thank you I thought it was a weird can of paint this entire time
I like how Sean is like, “it’s interesting that there’s things for two people now,” when there’s literally a nursery in the house 😭😭😭
Boohoo
Jack thinking he is reading to much into something while being also completely oblivious to the very obvious things being shown is a mood
the jacksepticeye experience XD as a long time viewer i can confidently say that this is just every one of his videos lmao
Have a love/hate with it. He picked up on the diploma not being able to be put up meaning bad match, but when putting away a whole other wardrobe... It's not a relationship, it's just more clothes... Stored in boxes with other belongings we haven't seen before...
Had to put the diploma under the bed with the bad relationship and I immediately thought this wasn't going to last long 😂
And when I unpacked make-up I also immediately knew another girl moved in.
He's always been like that, sometimes I don't like it but that's just how he is
ADHD go brrr
I love that a lot of us collectively didn't like the boyfriend's place; it seemed nice to me at first but the more you unpack your stuff, everything feels more crowded, you feel out of place in the apartment, and there's less space for you and your dreams. Because of that, you just feel tense organizing everything in that stage of the game.
AMAZING environmental storytelling
Especially the diploma part. I absolutely agree with Sean. Imagine being so proud with something that you did in your life, then your SO just ignores it and in addition, tells you to put it away instead. Thats like the biggest red flag out of all red flags
Jack being oblivious when the other girl moved in was driving me nuts lmao
ME TOO LMAO
Jack: *Moves in with a woman* = cutesy, enjoys the scenery, has a better time
Jack: *moves in with a man* = complains the whole time
that's because the first SO seemed more focused on neatness and the stock exchange, like the "MAKE A TRADE! MAKE A TRADE!" spirits from Pixar's Soul.
@@Echo81Rumple83 They just didn't fit together. That person wasn't ready for someone to move into their space.
59:40 For some reason, Jack deciding that water bottle goes under pillow gave me a cozy feeling
Sean putting stuffies on the shelves when we know damn well they go on the bed is so on brand.
I love how Jack is constently like “I don’t like him for US” “WE can figure this out” lol really shows how empathetic he is even when he can’t see a person ❤
1:26:48 “are we living with someone? or did you just want a second umbrella?”
i like how the umbrella of all things is what tipped him off LOL
At 40 minutes he looks and sound genuinely heart broken when he says “Oh no… Did we break up with them?”
Hahahaha
@@booperdooper9762 E
@@AlexHansard That’s was sad. As soon as he said that I felt bad for the character ❤😢
@@LucaDaBazooka nooo they were roomates! not dating
him not realizing the plastic drawers are for the clothes and the shelves are for the shoes kills me, and the fact he doesn't realize it's a girlfriend moving in XD love you sean!!
55:10 currently just had to move back home into my childhood bedroom after a 5 year relationship failed... so im currently sobbing , thank you sean for those words.
*hugs* I hope things are going better for you now! I know things like that can be really hard on you, but I'm sure you're strong enough that you pulled on through!
@@DawnAnew thank you so much🥺🥺🥺
The fact Sean managed to go through the entire game without putting anything on the windowsill is both impressive AND had me almost screaming at my screen.
There's even a line in the song about it, it was messing with me the entire time
LITERALLY
And he even does it for a split second but doesn't notice it.
he even has one part where it goes on the windowsill but he doesnt realize it.. drove me insane too lol
he also didn’t use the nightstand drawer in the university scene
I loved how the second the MC moved in with the bf Sean knew the MC didn’t fit and then when the MC’s gf moved in he didn’t even realize because they just fit together so well
Great point!
I did have to laugh at him though. He sounded like someone who talks about how their "89 y/o aunt has lived with her best friend for years and years", lol. Yes, Jack, she's got a new girlfriend. I just kept waiting for him to realize.
The pure gender in Sean's words just warms my soul. "We're a person who gets periods" and "assuming they're a guy" it's just so awesome and the completely observational comments he makes about them possibly being Jewish and just continuing just and oh cool fact, hey there's another cool thing and just being so awesome about everything. Thank you Sean for being so accepting and understanding it really helps a lot of people feel better about being themselves! Much love to everyone reading, drink some water and get a quick stretch if you haven't in a bit and are able ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
Sean is one of my favorite gaming youtubers because of how inviting and kind he is.
THIS! As a trans person hearing him say, "We're a person who gets periods." Made me so happy🥺 He didn't instantly assume like "oh we're a girl." like probably many others would.
I love how he refers to the main character as gender neutral after seeing the bras and pads. As an AFAB enby who menstruates sometimes, it makes my dead heart happy
Also my blind ass needs to keep zooming in because Jack keeps the camera so far away 💀
I hope you get the help you need
what are you insinuating@@lancey_e
@@kaydenong1114 I'm insinuating that men cannot be women, women cannot be men. The OP of this comment seems delusional but I'm not going to go that far.
How you gonna say that and be called @FemboyShitpost
@@aspynryde7305 guess we'll never know
Sean: oh these must be litte trinkets for the bedroom.
me: THE FRIDGEEEE
57:50
if u zoom into the picture of her and the boy she previously lived with on the corkboard, u can see a thumbtack going through his face. idk thought it was a cool detail
Sean not understanding that it was a college dorm room is so funny
To be fair college dorms don't always have an individual kitchen, I know mine doesn't!
Him not understanding at first that someone moved into our apartments lol. Or him not realizing the big house as a nursery.
Then him not understanding he moved into a shared house with some friends, not a boyfriend LMAO
I’ve never met anyone in my life that had this much stuff when moving into a college dorm. But then again, I’ve never seen a college dorm that was more than a single room with two beds.
This is more like an upscale apartment or a small house lol
and the nex one she was living with other 2 roommates XD
The game using white boxes to introduce another character is so brilliant. Putting them alongside the familiar brown boxes in the next house made my brain so happy. I love the implication that you just have two girlfriends in the same house decorating and unpacking together.
Of course this game has LGBTQ representation added by the developer....
@@Toro563 Don't do this man. How would you like people moaning and complaining each time a straight couple is depicted in a piece of media? Stop polarizing or making lgbtq relationships "other" in your mind so much. It's just a regular relationship like any other. They exist.
@@mavvi3303 cuz being straight is a normal thing lmao
Your argument don't even make sense cuz straight people have always been depicted in media
@@Toro563 the whole game is a gay love story lmao
im mad i never noticed thats what the box differentiation was omg
the way he spoke during this entire episode, trying to talk to a character that you never see. that felt more like he was talking to me. i'm only an hour in but i can tell i'm going to love the rest of this playthrough. thanks sean, love you and your accent.
damn i rewatched this video entirely forgetting that i commented the first time. this game actually broke my heart in a good way
I love Sean’s reaction when he found the missing boot 😂
Sean: *Worries about logically placing cups and plates for easy reaching*
Also Sean: *Puts microwave on top of tall fridge*
😂
and the whiteboard at the very top of the fridge
@@clashwithwords my only question is how people can reach stuff that high up
@@clashwithwords oh interesting
My grandparents is opposite in a very low nook you have to crouch or kneel to use
My home fams is just on the bench under the cupboard lol
the way that he had no idea that the plants in the window box are supposed to go ON THE WINDOW SILL 😭😭😭 drove me crazyyy
@@nickythehickey i thought that was weird till i noticed how small the fridge is in the game (like u compare its height to the sink you can tell) so its probably shorter than the ppl that live there
"We're playing as someone who gets periods" is so intuitively inclusive of him to be worded that way and it was so nice
I know! I noticed that too!
He really does try to be trans inclusive and I so appreciate that.
I originally went "duh" but then 3 seconds later it clicked and went "Wow, Sean I love you so much"
We don't deserve him.
Transmasc here! Heard that and immediately felt a little bubble of happy in my chest ❤❤❤
@@thatflippinguy me too!!
I have fallen asleep to this video every night for about 2 weeks. It's just so calming and beautiful but fun and the music is so ambient. Thank you Sean for helping this little insomniac get some sleep
No same 😭😭
"Uhh.... ooh! A nice skirt!.... FRISBEE!!! OH BOY!!" Just the change of moods for me 😂😂😂 33:15
him not realizing she moved in with 2 other roommates (3 toothbrushes in the bathroom, one was just sitting on the sink, considering there were 2 bedrooms it might have been a couple) and then not trying to place the plants on the windowsills were killing me
There's actually 3 bedrooms, so I think it might've been 3 friends
which room/house was this?
@@ihadastrokereadingthisthe third one
That house had 2 rooms you couldn't edit, which made it so obvious
Yess I would’ve put the plants on the windowsill 😂
"it's like we're preparing for a new partner," sean says while unpacking the new partner's things
i like how ive watched two youtubers play this game one was tearing up when she found out we were bi and this one just didnt even notice lol
Jack saying “we’ll figure it out, i have confidence in us” is exactly what i needed today
The fact that the thin plants could have gone in the windowsills and he put them on top of the shelves has me screaming inside
The fact that he figured it out once and then never did it again
the fact that he never used the windowsills made me go near grazy😭
"A shoe!...Bless you." *giggles.*
"Easel now."
It's the small things in his videos 10/10
1:06:46 for a shoe
1:12:23 for Easel
@@retroficient thank you
I WISH I had a giant to help me unpack and organize everytime I move!
1:03:12. Damn. Sean's excitement at having his own office space had me unexpectedly crying my eyes out. I played this game last year from a 1 bedroom rented flat, but two months ago I exchanged contracts and moved into my own 3 bedroom flat - with my own office space. Been feeling rather overwhelmed and underachieving this last week and to hear that really brought it all back to me. Thank you
I commented on Gab's playthrough how my ex-husband wouldn't allow me to display my college diploma because he didn't have one. Happy to see Sean agrees with her that it was a crappy move.
very glad to see the "ex" preceding the husband's name~ u deserve to display your accomplishments!
My godddd he sounds extremely insecure and just a big baby lmfaoooo
Yessss you deserve someone who supports your accomplishments and makes space for you! :)
I don't have a diploma, my wife does and doesn't put it up anywhere. That's confused me, but it's hers to do with what she wants. Probably a reason why I'm not an ex... Lol
Someone should've told him that he's welcome to earn one himself
Good on you :)
Sean may have misread a couple of story elements, but I love how as SOON as he saw the boyfriend's apartment he immediately picked up on the implication that the MC did NOT fit in with him and that the way the aesthetics clashed showed a dysfunctional relationship. I totally glossed over that in my playthrough
I get this is a game and visuals often hint at/show a characters personality but
Realistically how does aesthetics clashing mean jack shit about a relationship being compatible
Genuine question pretty much
@@Blip_OwOit’s just a way to tell a story. It’s not an insult on people with those tastes for aesthetics, but just a way for the story to show that this place with no color VS you who has a lot of color in their life. Kinda like clashing personalities.
@@angellava1337 That seems like a childish and frankly untrue view on compatibility...
@@Blip_OwO I meant in a storytelling sense- I know that realistically many people who are very compatible have "clashing" aesthetics. My best friend has a very cutesy vibe and her favorite colors are purpley shades while I have a darker aesthetic and my favorite colors are red and black.
Although, I would also like to note there is a difference between clashing and complementary. You can have different aesthetics that go well, but when they clash it's more of a "we don't have much common ground or anything to talk about because we like different things."
Clarification: On paper, aesthetics don't sound like an issue (and in real life they mostly aren't), but what I was talking about was less about the literal sense and more about the metaphorical sense. It's like picking up on a bad vibe. They just don't go together. Something about the colors, the way things are organized, and the space left for the MC is a vital storytelling element.
@@danielwoods3896 it’s purely story based as it’s a story game without words you have to use the clues the game gives. It’s supposed to be symbolic lol. Just as rainy days don’t mean bad things and sunny days don’t mean happiness but when you see them in a wordless story you understand the implications of them, if that makes sense?
I'm only in the first bit and Idk why but it made me very happy to see that Jack didnt immediately assume the characters gender even after seeing the bras underwear and period products. He just said 'oh we're playing as a person who gets periods'
idk man its the little things that make me happy like that
The fact that you end up moving back into your parents' house in this game makes it a very millenial sort of experience. That part takes place in 2012 in the game, but it was 2010 for me.
I love how in Evelyn's video, she's so meticulous about it all being neat and then Jack somehow makes this relaxing game stressful by just putting stuff everywhere XD It's like the two sides of ADHD incarnate
nah i played this game and it is not relaxing 😭
@@L-tb9kk yes it is
@@L-tb9kk if you think it’s not, you’re the problem bot the game
@@smwatertasteslikewater bro took my comment way too seriously 💀 chill a bit wont ya. Not everyone thinks the same about games you like
@@smwatertasteslikewaterthat was a little uncalled for... People can have different opinions
Sean not realised he is moving the girlfriend into the house is the funniest thing
I think it's hilarious he went into the nursery three times before realising "wait, are we having a baby?"
I also don't think he's clicked that the character is with another woman. It's cute
"why did we get more underwear?"
"i don't need other deodorant, we already have some"
@@schaynegeorge4793 I'm pertty suree he realized when he got the tampons, but for the sake fo inclusivity, he said "We're playing as somsone who gets periods", sine not eveyrone who menstruates is a woman
@@Honeybee19109 thats not what he meant he means that the character is lesbian
I thought his name was jack? I’m a new subscriber so…
I wish I had a lil Jack in my head to encourage me like this. I've moved so many times with divorced parents, whom I have lost all connection with through my teens. Jack/Sean has gotten me through some rough times...none of us have met him or spoken to him, yet he's like a best friend that's always there.
43:02
Sean was too zoomed out so I (on mobile) zoomed in on my screen so Señor Chang came literally out of nowhere lmao
Sean ignoring windowsills for 2 and a half hours made me cry 😂
It was making me crazy, especially in the nursery with the plant. Sills were lifesavers for me when I play this game
@@jvortie990 EXACT same for me
I'm in the middle of watching but he does use the shower windowsill at 55:36
@@tyddlup towards the end he did put one pot on the windowsill, but that was the only time
I said the same friken thing to myself! 😂
When he put his diploma on the wall and said "Put that up! Be proud of it!" I couldn't help but anticipate the next apartment. He figured out sooo fast that the guy she's with wasn't good lol.
I'm always so impressed by the creators' storytelling, just through simple items.
When you live in an Asian household, organizing your stuff is like a damn art
You really help with my recent breakup, Sean. Always been here for me when I feel emotional and sad or been going through something and I really appreciate the cozier videos and all the content you do. Thank you for being here through the years.
Sean immediately recognizing what the tampons and pads were, and saying "we're playing as a person who gets periods" made me smile
@@shorthairlukeisuglyPeople other than women menstruate. Not all women even have periods. My aunt for example has a condition where she no longer has periods.
He knows what a woman is, but he also knows that having boobs and a period doesn’t make one.
@@shorthairlukeisugly non women get periods , and some women do not get periods. and thats completely okay. a period is not womanhood and we shouldn't reduce it to that :)
@@aboutIove Only women get periods, cultist.
@@kimuires Only women get periods, cultist.
@@shorthairlukeisugly don't worry you're not the only one living in a world with insanity
One feature of this game that I love is when you help your girlfriend move in with you. As with the past two people that you moved in with, it's implied that they didn't help you. and that you as the player character don't want your new partner to feel unwelcome, showing that your home is their home too.
That is true, it's a small detail, but it makes a world of a difference.
I love this unseen character that we play as. Her hobbies remind me of a friend of mine, her story reminds me of my own, and seeing all the cute stuff that she grows up with makes me a little less scared to do so myself.
I liked how in the second move the soccer ball is dirty showing it's worn. Same thing with the pig plushie, it gets worn down every time you see it, but it's still there with you
Jack: “I need to put everything in reaching distance”
*puts microwave on fridge*
FINELLY someome points that out😂
Tbf my microwave is in the same place🥲
Well.. he does live with a tall lady so it technically IS within reach in his experience
@@vanillathebard nice one
To be fair I live in a student house and we have the microwave in the fridge
To be even fairer our fridge is much shorter than the one in the game
"So we're playing as someone that gets periods" is such a little thing to say but means so much to me ❤️
EDIT: Y'all, we got some terfs in the replies. Chill out. No one is replacing women wtf is wrong with you
I noticed this too and nearly cried
I just told a friend that he said this. And now I’m crying because it’s so inclusive and makes me happy
@@Tyler-ec2pbIf you can't handle people talking about periods, then you'll need your mommy to teach you that it's time to put your big boy pants on and grow up
@@Tyler-ec2pb Bro should take his own advice tbh.
It doesn't mean a single thing. He was stating the obvious.
I'm so glad Sean played this. It's crazy how a simple game about literally unpacking boxes reveals so much about a person's interests and life and whoever they're moving in with. The amount of detail and environmental storytelling in this is so cool to see and I love it
I have always loved his video's since the first video that my brother showed me and he makes me smile and laugh, i miss being able to just sit down and watch his channel to escape reality. Ive been dealing with some pretty bad depression lately and sean has made me smile for the first time in weeks and i missed the feeling of watching sean's videos and laughing my ass off at the jokes and his reactions to the smallest things. If you do see this sean, i love you and i hope you never stop making people laugh
"If he loved you, he would make space!" - words to live by.
"So we are someone who gets periods" this made me feel so seen. I get periods, but I'm not a girl. It's the little things that make people feel safe in a community. Thank you, Jack.
your lying to yourself
@@thatsyaboi8185 lol k
@thatsyaboi8185 You didn't even use correct grammar. Not trying hard today, are we?
@@prince.of.mushrooms prime example of acceptance lol. But fr though, jack might not always get every hint but he does so many little things that make an impact and are so welcoming, it's really nice to see.
@@Ghost-ql6tn I don't quite understand the first part of your comment. Do you mind elaborating?
One thing that stood out to me was the weights at 57:45. It felt like, maybe she got them to try to participate in the boyfriend's lifestyle somewhat, like it was a failed effort to make the relationship work. But I like that she opted for something brightly colored rather than dull gray metal like his; she was still keeping true to herself. She still kept them after the breakup, though, so she still thinks they're at least somewhat important to her, which I suppose is nice.
Edit: Well, she didn't seem to keep them for long, but then I also realized that the whole game shows her trying out new sports and physical activities - but also getting injured by them, taking a lot of pain medication, and even having to use a cane for a little while. Perhaps the weights were just another activity she enjoyed for a time.
"I allways keep a ruler under my pillow so i can measure how long I sleep for"
Watching Sean repeatedly call the pink piggy "teddy" is making me giggle every time.
In ireland any stuffed animal or whatever is called a teddy
Its making me die inside
@@aoife1079not only Ireland. Here in Canada a teddy has universally meant a stuffed animal my whole life.
Well, _to be fair_ a "teddy" doesn't immediately mean anything at first.
Personally I see it as a stuffed toy animal
@@Zack_Zander he also called it a bear though at 1:00:52
I love the fact that jack didn't realize they lived with roommates in the messy house despite there being 3 bedrooms on the map lmao
I know right 😂 Then again I just realized the main character moved in with roommates after the college dorm after watching this play through, too.
I was screaming roommates!
I love how the boxes changed from brown to white for the other persons stuff. That was my first assumption that there was another person moving in and then them moving into the big house together which is why there was brown AND white for that one :)
I love how Jack kinda acts like the girl's wingman when it comes to boyfriend and well... the whole moving thing like he was so happy to hang up her diploma after the boyfriend's place and was all like "I'm afraid you're with someone who doesn't get you" and all that it was very wholesome
I also think the MC got a girlfriend or something. Would explain all the newer stuff.
Me screaming at Sean the entire time about zooming in while he's squinting at all the objects 😂
GOD
YES
me smashing my face to the screen to see what he was trying to see
OMG THANK YOU I WAS TRYING TO SEE IF ANYONE WAS GOING TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT IT!!!! its killing meeeeeee. Gotta love Sean tho lol
Yes same ugh. Its so hard to see
I kept on forgetting that I wasn’t playing and tried to zoom in on my own screen before realizing that I’m watching someone else 😂
You can zoom???? I've done like 5 playthroughs and I had no idea-
This is just 2 and a half hours of a minimalist stressing as he has to arrange a maximalist house and as a maximalist with a thousand trinkets myself I'm cackling
too real. Not me just buying a new book case every time I run out of space
he’s definitely not a minimalist
@@callmebrandon4674 well he's said he's a fan of brutalist stuff and he's definitely not a maximalist so I think my comment still stands
@@ibireconditum6466 this is me but digitally
PC full on space? I could look through everything and see what I don't need OOOORRRRRRRRRRRR, I just buy a 4th storage drive, I can only imagine when I get a space of my own that will also be the case IRL, I don't need to sort through my clothes to make more room, I just need a 2nd dresser
As someone with magpie tendencies, a massive doll collection, and someone who has a massive need to make my space my own, minimalist shit feels like a soulless dentist office to me XD
1:03:00
"2 bed 1 bath?? Oh they finally landed a GOOD job :O Good for them! Wait wtf why do I care...?"
Why is it so easy to get invested in games? I'm not even playing it XD