Remember, at the very end, a man with a gentle voice asks the toddler “if he likes his gift.” Why? I believe because it’s actually a gift from her ex-husband, which she doesn’t appreciate so she tries to destroy it. ![]() Eventually she returns and steals the teddy bear. She takes this opportunity to have a drink… or twenty, who’s counting. By morning, it’s a huge mess, hence seeing so many details in the boy’s imaginary world. Here’s what I think happens away from the little boy’s eyes: After he falls asleep, the mother begins unpacking the boxes, which we see spread throughout the home. So we’re seeing an imaginative world, but there are puzzle pieces from his reality there, too. There are toys, owl figurines, stars, word cubes, and a fair number of things that I think are hidden in the boxes earlier, such as old photographs, paintings, boots, and empty liquor bottles. ![]() (However, I find the abundance of large coats and boxes disturbing.)Īnother interesting visual in the game hinting that there’s no real magic going on are the objects in each scene. Each level contains pieces that exist in their home, which becomes obviously apparent towards the end when you exit the closet. That closet the little boy and Teddy enter in the beginning is most likely not a huge space either. I doubt that Teddy lights up, too, but his presence helps the little boy walk into the dark places so it makes sense that’s what he sees. ![]() It’s the boy imagining that the bear talks to him, because he’s afraid and he needs a friend by his side. My guess is that nothing magical really takes place within the house, because the boy uses his imagination as a defense mechanism in order to get through the night actually I’m sure he has to do this day by day. That’s such a psychological twist, isn’t it?įor example, Teddy the Bear, our companion throughout the game, probably doesn’t move and talk on its own. As a little child, everyone and everything else looks bigger and scarier. The thing that makes this kind of horror story special is that the monster is real – it’s an abusive, alcoholic mother – but at the same time, it comes of as fantastical since the narrator here is unreliable. There are two issues I think they should have fixed, but I’ll get to that in a moment. Overall, I think this game has an amazing story. Apparently, she suffers from alcoholism and beats the son during her drunken rampages. Somehow you’re pulled into this magical place with monsters, and the adventure consists of surviving and finding four memories of yours, which will unlock the doors that are keeping you away from her.Īt the end of the game, however, it turns out that the little boy’s nemesis – the long-legged and tentacle-armed witch lady – has been the mother all along. ![]() The objective is to find your mother who is nowhere to be found in the house. Recently I watched Markiplier play “Among the Sleep,” which is a short horror game where you play as a two-year-old little boy. **Before you continue reading this post, I want to warn you that there are going to be spoilers.** Take pride that even through the rest of the world may disagree, you still believe it to be a beautiful place.” ~Kurt Vonnegut Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness.
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