I Must WAKE UP! | Superliminal Ending 

"Are you crying" "I just felt the game had a great message." "And your not running on much sleep." "That's also true. *SNIFF* That's also true."

Matt: "I don't know why I got so emotional about the end of that game." Me: "Maybe because it's the first game that doesn't end with something bleak like children being shoved into animatronics you've played in a while."

Matt “I’ve always been fascinated with” ad comes on “the wendy’s baconator”

For the record, that blue thing was the first and only secret you’ve found, out of dozens. But the developer says nobody has found every secret, even across every playthrough they’ve seen, so don’t feel too bad. You were the only ones to find the blue thing on top of the door though, out of everybody I’ve seen.

There's rarely a game that can break these two down into tears for an ending. This is one of those games. I knew they'd like the ending.

In Mat and Steph’s confusion they broke the game, to the point that they solved the puzzle that was confusing them

Matpat: creates crazy and convoluted theories digging into the lore of games Also Matpat: *keeps making the doors bigger and wondering why he's getting smaller*

Does anyone else find the way they can synchronize a clap and a half without looking at each other so perfectly really satisfying?

Honestly the background music in this game is fire

Puzzle: *is easyer when bigger* matpat: *gets so tiny he breaks the game*

Am I the only one who caught on to the fact that throughout these videos "whacky" has been Steph's "interesting"? :D

"Today, you had the chance to see things differently. You were able to solve problems that seemed impossible at first, but you were able to solve them, because you saw things from every angle and perspective" God that's such a genius message. The devs of this game are freaking enlightened or something.

He did miss something. The opportunity to create a GIANT Diet Coke from one of those soft drink cups on the tables in the hall. :P

Name a more Iconic duo: Matpat and trying to make things bigger next to a wall blocking half of his vision and preventing him from making said object bigger

Oh god that message.. it honestly made me cry. And then Matthew added his own part and it really hit me. Sometimes I feel like I’m in a box, and that box for me would be my anxiety. My box shrinks and it feels like it’s crushing me sometimes, but like the game and Matthew said, all you have to do is look at it at a new perspective. It’s easier said than done, but so were some of those puzzles. In retrospect, looking back at the game, no matter how big or small, you _can_ work through your problems.

"I don't want to miss any secrets" *Skips over the hidden collectible last episode*

This ending hit me hard do to my recent mental state, and I had a reaction similar to Matpat's, maybe even more.

Every time I see someone grow the other portal, then walk through the bigger portal, it breaks my heart at how much harder they are making it for themselves.

Matpat:Nope, going through the doors don't make you bigger Also Matpat:*doesn't see himself get smaller*

Do cats are liquid next. It also has a deep message, just like superliminal. The second one is a prequel to the first one.

21:10 "I.. I missed ya'll... talking about how much we missed ya'll" aw love ya'll

Hey Steph are you crying? No? Good, because I’m definitely not crying either

The ending gives me mega chills each and every time. Also out of any Motivational speech I've heard, this one legit motivated me. Edit: You guys should play "the Unfinished Swan" It's old but very underrated. It's made by the team who made "What Remains of Edith Finch"

There was *one* mechanic in play. You resize the doors you're going through to resize yourself. It was the same mechanic that the whole level was about. I don't understand why that was so hard. >.

The framing of it being a dream and then ending with "Part of you will think that none of this was real so how could it have meant anything" and then saying it's as real as you perceived it to be, is perfect. It's the perfect way to both not break the fourth wall, as well as say "Even though this was a game and you didn't truly do all those things doesn't mean the message doesn't land"

The whole game: depth perception is weird be confused about my game Me: still confused about how Matt walked behind the couch👁👄👁

Finish Spooky's Jumpscare Mansion. It has a surprising amount of lore.

I'm not someone that gets emotional very often, but this ending hit so hard, I tried to hold my tears, but the music playing in the background only made it worse... Such a great ending and moral...

Company is an amazing musical, and I absolutely agree that it grows on you as you get older. I fully support naming the penguin Bobby!!

I wanted to watch this live today, but didn't want to face the wrath of Mom and Dad Pat. I had homework to do instead, and I did it.

To my dad, blue is pure blue and nothing else. If you show him a shade of blue with any visible sort of green in it, it's green.

I'm glad we're live again...But it's still not the same without Jason and Chris 😭😭😭

Seeing other people crying, for any reason, always make me tear up; most of the time I end up crying too. I love y'all, and thank you for taking us with you through this game.

I would find it fascinating if someone were to put a handful of people that spoke different languages than one another into a room and give them a game like this to play to see how they solved it, and how they would communicate different ideas/perspectives

Guys we really need them to play The Witness if they enjoyed this game as much as they did.

I've noticed the most consistent mistake Mat has made is he makes an object larger/smaller and then tries to move it as if it's going to remain that size.

I can’t believe we’re live again!

The ending of this was so sweet, both because of the speech in the game itself and Matt and Steph getting emotional and comforting each other through it too. So many feels

Lucid dreaming is SO FUN! I love doing it every night, but I don't know if that makes me even more of an odd person...

Hey matpat, I know of this game called “Cats are liquid” there are two games, the first one being “A light in the shadows” and I recommend this game, it has a deep meaning.

I love Matt so much. He's so sweet and sensitive.

nothing: no one: Steph: oH WoW tHaTs sO WaCkY

Matt and Steph are so smart but watching them not understand the size mechanic was painful

Everyone in the chat: go through the different size doors, your size will change Mat: THE ROOM IS SHRINKING??? WHAT IS THIS MECHANIC?

Uh-oh... you mentioned Neuromorality, and I'm a neuroscience geek, so now I *have* to respond! 😁 I would argue that morality is not one thing, but an emergent property of a combination of theory of mind (understanding what other people are thinking, even if it's different from what YOU think), empathy (simulating other peoples' feelings within yourself), and consequence prediction (knowing what the consequences of your actions will likely be). If you can predict the consequences of your actions, understand what someone else would think about those consequences, and empathize with them in that hypothetical situation, it will motivate you to be moral towards others. Consequence prediction is handled by the frontal lobe of the brain. The anterior insular cortex handles empathy and compassion (i.e. the desire to reduce the suffering of others after simulating that suffering within ourselves). Theory of mind we haven't quite pinpointed yet, but there is a lot of evidence to show that the right-side superior temporal sulcus (a little fold of brain) is strongly involved in that. TL;DR: I'm a nerd, and neuromorality would be a combination of superior temporal sulcus activity, anterior insular cortex activity, and frontal lobe activity (along with how well those brain regions are integrated with each other).

0:31 It’s cool to see Mat bump to his own intro

the ending... i- i really needed that right now

Yall should continue West of Loathing, that game was really fun lol

That no trespassing puzzle is a really unique mechanic, I would really love a game that expanded on that and had the game change as you look at things, schrodinger's-cat-style

Mat: "I'm finding them all!" Also him: _runs past literally four of them all near each other_

Games I Want MatPat & Steph To Play On Livestream: (Among The Sleep),(One Shot),(A Bird Story),(Finding Paradice),(To The Moon-DLC),(Among Us).

26:21 I'm so infatuated with how perfectly in sync Mat's eyes and head turns was with the piano playing in the background 🤩

This game really shows that if you see a boring chest piece, you can change your perspective and see another world

I’m so happy that we got over 3mil donos on that stream. It still makes me full of joy when I know that moneys going to help children. Can’t wait for the next

Why dose every thing just turn to stacking with matpat

This is such a seriously wonderful game. It sometimes feels long and a bit repetitive/isolating at times, but I almost think that was on purpose because when it comes to mental health and therapy, everyone’s journey is their own and it often can be pretty long. What matters is the deciding not to give up.

I don't understand how Matpat has so much trouble understanding how the scaling changes when entering "portals". The scaling is determined by your size compared to that of the door, if you're the same size as the door you enter you'll be the same size as the door you exit and with that same logic if you're ~10% the size of the door you enter you'll be ~10% the size of the door you exit.

Matpat refusing to listen to chat at the door part was agonizing.

Ultimately the door problem Mat had is an example of Why Matpat sucks at puzzles. He makes an assumption and doggedly tries to follow it through even when it's not an intended solution.

Not only are they having placement issues, they still have Microphone volume issues. for me it’s still a little low

I accidentally taught myself to lucid dream because I was lonely and wanted to have more human contact

1:24:45 I can relate to this. For the longest time I didn’t even know I had terrible eyesight. I just assumed everyone’s was as bad as mine

although this is 3 months old, I just want to say that the door portal puzzle was mainly confusing for them because they did not realize that the portals were non-Euclidian, meaning that proportions to not stay consistent when you go through them at different sizes --smart fella

RIP Sondheim. Also we a theater nerd turned also video game lover, the constant theatre references only strengthen my love for gaming. Love these guys.

I love Mat’s continuous failing of grasping the gameplay mechanics

At 17:32 Steph called out my comment and few will understand the joy I felt when that happened.

This game is phenomenal. Such an amazing idea and super well executed. I'd be curious to see a portal 2 type level creator to keep the game alive. Or maybe just more levels because I don't trust regular people to make fun levels...

excited for a theory if you make one. Also you should play "Thr Beginners Guide" if you haven't yet. it's from the creator of the Stanley Parable

I swear, its games like Siperliminal and The Beginner's Guide that truly change the world of Video Games. Games like that show that games dont need to be all Action-Packed or have incredible graphics to be amazing. We need more game like that. Games that hold messages that can truly impact the players.

I remember watching about 10 minutes of your first episode of superliminal and i knew that i have to play it first. so I did and I LOVED IT and somehow I was more curious to watch your reactions and thoughts about the game. So here we are at the end of the live stream of the last episode and i really wanted to tell you that i loved every second of it. thanks for all of these great videos ❤️ wish you the best. oh and btw , play firewatch , it was really fun to play

MatPat: "I'm still tiny" Me: Clearly he doesn't think with portals very well. *Of course* you're going to become *smaller* if you walk into the bigger portal first. You're not just still tiny, you're tinier than you were before.

Here's a name for the ski bird. "Ski per" Pronounced like skipper.

You could play Return of the Obra Dinn. It's from the guy who made Papers Please and it has a very unique and fascinating mechanic (it's kind of a detective game)

Me: just minding my own business taking a shower. Matt Patt: Do you have any LOOOORE SECREEETS?

Scarlet Day: You are filled with Determination

Also thinking about a first-person game and perspective, and being trapped in a bad dream, I had a funny idea for a game mechanic. A first person puzzle game where the NPCs act really weird towards you, but then later in the game you find a mirror and it turns out that you were naked the whole time! ROFL

Also, not gonna lie the end of this game made me cry😭😭😭❤❤❤

A rule about Lucid Dreams is don’t look in mirrors unless you are prepared for the Demon inside you.

Matpat: says you can't translate size. Also MatPat: gets size translated. Matpat: Instead of admitting mistake, says the room is shrinking.

Man, if MatPat got this choked up over Superliminal, then you all need to play Gris!

Dang It! I just missed the stream.

Matt: *sees shower* Also Matt: *Looks inside every single one*

I don’t know why, but right now my mind is yelling “Hello internet, welcome to game theory, my name is Dr GlEnN pEiRcE

Just jumping in to say that I absolutely LOVE "Company," and I'm here for all the "Company" discussion. That's all. Okay, back to watching the video.

1:37:34 Have you tried the witness?

The reason why Steph never had trouble with her mic is because she never had it on also love company

Can you by chance play the witness? It’s a really fun puzzle game with a cool concept as well as lots of secrets. Can you at least check it out please, I feel like it needs more attention

I feel like matpat forgot he can rotate things

I love mat, but that keyhole room puzzle was so frustrating to watch you enter small door, you go out big door, it makes you big. there's nothing confusing about it. and it got to the point that he noclipped the door through the puzzle without solving it. like, I'm not mad, I'm impressed edit: this game is taking a toll on mat

I had wathcen a playthrough of this a loong time ago and now I finished this one. And it hits hard even now. Maybe even harder somehow. But the message at the end, I had forgetton about that. And it actually made me feel emotional and my eyes tear up. This is genuinley one of the best games to ever come, making a difference and standing apart.

Daco, thank you so much for mentioning The Beginner's Guide, I hope they play it

Wholesome Game ;_; 1000/1000 Matthew it's okay precious child 🤧

It’s not the game that make my head hurts, it’s them for not getting it quickly.

I really wish that Stephanie had been paying enough attention to the game to realize why Mat was emotional at the end.

If youre looking for another lore-heavy puzzle game that can be very easily turned into a theory video, I suggest Filament. It was a early 2020 release game, but I also have to warn you about how extremely difficult some of these puzzles can get. If I had to compare it to anything, it is very much like The Witness

About the part where you have to look the opposite direction for the door to appear where you want it to, it's actually not that hard to figure out if you stop and think about it - it's just a bit of casual quantum physics, a Schrödinger's door if you will Both sides of the corridor exist in superposition - both a door, and a dead end at once. What you perceive (see) first is an exit sign pointing in one direction - therefore, the assumed reality (perception *is* reality) is, that the door must be in that direction. However, when you actually look at one of the walls, the superposition is resolved, and it becomes a dead end - while the wall that you didn't look at becomes the exit (thus the hint of "perception is *not* reality", i.e. in order for the door to be where you think it is, you have to look for it where you think it is *not*) Or at least that's my crackpot theory for the reasoning that the devs used for this puzzle

One thing I realized when almost through the video, I think they took a little while to get through things because their way of moving through the game was trying more to grab and interact, and touch things, rather than visually take in the area and move through it

Amazing message, great game, but... Part of me is still waiting for a serial killer to suddenly appear in a doorway or something. I mean, we had all those perceived moments of "Wait is someone there?" only to realize that it was nothing to be worried about... I was waiting for that one moment where we again perceive someone being there, think to ourselves "Oh but it's nothing to worry about." only to get closer and closer until we suddenly realize "Wait sh*t that's actually another person." only after coming nearly face-to-face with them. Honestly, I feel like that's gonna be the next bestselling horror game of 2021, something that creates a scenario like the one I've just described. Talk about nightmare inducing... but imagine that being the final test of this game? Like okay, they've taught us how to view things from another perspective, and "[...] Oh you may wake up and wonder if this meant anything because it wasn't real [...]" Assuming this were a REAL process and not a game, what better way to cement the learning process than pitting us against a terrifying situation such as being stalked, chased, and hunted like prey by a murderous psychopath in an environment we're unfamiliar with? And we have to either utilize this "new way of viewing things" to ensure we survive, or we experience something nearly traumatizing? (Because obviously the experience of actually being killed would cause legal red flags, assuming this were a real life thing and not a game, so they'd have to stop just short of actually killing you.) Just some of my lingering thoughts that are probably going to cause some really weird dreams tonight... (O-o)

15:27 When I've lucid dreamt, it comes generally in 1 of 2 methods: I think about a concept or situation before sleeping which inserts me into said scenario, or when I wake up from a dream I try to go right back to sleep to continue where I left off.

How do people never get how these scalable portals work? Matpat keeps going through a big door to a smaller, constantly making himself smaller, and doesn't seem to realise this at all. Edit: jesus christ, this playthrough is really getting on my nerves, do they completely not understand how this game works?