RAIN WORLD || Fading Kitten Syndrome 

This made me imagine how terrifying it must be to be hunter, you dont know what cancer is, you just notice some pain and bumps on your body. But suddenly, they grow bigger and bigger until its too difficult to walk, and you pass away cause a dumb iterator messed up.

this perfectly captures the bittersweet nature of rain world, how we still push through the cruelty of life just to experience a fleeting beauty. I don’t think rain world has one clear philosophy, same with real life, the choice between wanting to abandon the physical tethers of the world or continue living to experience life in all of its joy and hardships is not going to be an easy question with simple answers. we need more games like this that are not afraid to have a message, to strive to be a piece of art rather than a mediocre experience that only appeals to the lowest common denominator. not everyone will like rain world, and that’s fine, because the people who do will REALLY connect with it and deeply understand it. thank you so much for making this, that last shot actually made me sob

Fading kitten syndrome is a real condition in which a kitten, usually at a very young age, suddenly dies for what seems like no reason. Also, love that you made the echo actually move! It makes it feel more ethereal because it's the only truly animated creature in the video

Im loving how accurately people portray the emotion of memory crypts; Terrified, curled up as the beasts ravage just outside your cover. 1:32

I’m imagining this animatic from the iterator’s perspective. Like, nearly eternal existences of monotony, punctuated by the brief visit from these smaller creatures, like a spike in smooth data. Or a crack on a mirror. And to have it end as quick as a slugcat’s visit, even if their life is millions of cycles long, there is always an instant where they are in the cycle and the next where they aren’t anymore.

I’m actually gonna fall to my knees crying, this is the most beautiful video you’ve ever made Faint??? Never played Rain World, but god, there’s so much care and effort, and your editing has actually improved so much it’s jaw dropping. The camera spin shot?? The last one with all of the slug cats??? This is actually magnificent, I couldn’t be prouder of you. ❤

That whole thing was amazing but the ENDING??? THE SLOW ZOOM OUT?? Be proud of yourself that was incredible

I'm crying... It might feel so peaceful 'sleeping' in a place where everything is a part of you and you are a part of everything. The ending is just... woah

WATCHING THIS ON REPEAT FOR AN HOUR ISNT ENOUGH I NEED THIS PERMANENTLY IMBEDDED INTO MY MIND I LITERALLY CANNOT EXPRESS HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS ANIMATION. THE SPIN AROUND SHOT AT THE 5P SCENE??? THE SHEER AMOUNT OF SKILL REQUIRED TO DRAW ANY OF THIS?????????? THE LIGHTING?????????? THE SHADING?????????????? THE SCENE RECREATING SURV AND MONKS OPENING CUTSCENE???????????? THE WAY YOU DREW THE SCAVENGERS??? THE. MEMORY. CRYPTS. SCENE. OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD /VPOS /VPOS /VPOS /VPOS /VPOS. THE WAY THE SLUGCATS ARE ALL SO CUTE?????? THE WAY YOU DREW THE ITERATORS SO WELL?????????? 1:40 TO 1:43. I CANT EXPRESS MY LOVE FOR THAT SCENE EVER IN MY LIFE EVER AT ALL. THE EFFECTS ON THE ECHO?????????? HUNTERS LITTLE FACE AT 1:53 OMGGGGGGGGGGGG. AND NOT TO MENTION HOW I COULDNT RECREATE ANY OF THE BACKGROUNDS FROM THE GAME AT ALL EVER IN MY LIFE????????????? AND YOU RECREATE THEM WITH THAT AMOUNT OF CARE AND ARTISTRY AND TALENT AND DETAIL????????????????? I CANT TELL IF IT GOING FROM HUNTER TO SURV TO MONK TO HUNTER AGAIN AT 2:03 WAS INTENTIONAL BUT I LOVE IT ANYWAYS????????????????? THE ASCENSION SCENE. THE ASCENSION SCENE. EVERY FRAME THERE IS IMPECCABLE AND I WISH I COULD WATCH THIS ENTIRE ANIMATION FOREVER??????????????????? THE ENDING. THEM CIRCLING. AND THE SLOW ZOOM OUT TO THE OTHER SLUGCATS. I CANT EVEN DESCRIBE HOW THIS MAKES ME FEEL. IM ALMOST BROUGHT TO TEARS FROM HOW BEAUTIFUL THIS IS AND HOW WELL YOU DREW THE SLUGCATS AND EVERYTHING EVER AND THE WAY YOU PUT SO MUCH LOVE AND CARE INTO EVERYTHING AND THE WAY YOU DRAW BACKGROUNDS AND FDGJIUHNTRYESO94H09IY9UDRKT4R FAINTVOX. YOU DESERVE EVERYTHING GOOD THAT HAS EVER COME YOUR WAY. I DONT KNOW HOW TO END OFF THIS COMMENT. I LOVE THIS ANIMATION MORE THAN I LOVE MY NONEXISTANT CHILDREN. OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG /VPOS /VPOS /VPOS /VPOS /VPOS /VPOS /VPOS /VPOS

the part where survivor wakes up after losing their family was so good, the shaking and the slow turn and everything

Incredible. Outstanding. Phenomenal. The section at 2:20 is some kind of amazing to me. The song up to that point is rather dreamy; the shifting feel and style, and pacing of the lyrics make it feel like the song is never quite settled *until* 2:20, and the way you demonstrate the visually is stunning. In contrast to everything else, it feels like peace. I feel like a lot of people who play Rain World have a problem with the idea of ascension. They very understandably feel like this world has so much to offer despite its struggles and that the Ancients were fools for dedicating their existence to escaping it. I know this and I feel it too, but at the same time Rain World as a narrative puts the player in the unique position of a slugcat; low enough on the food chain that survival has to be clawed out every cycle but intelligent enough to understand their struggle, isolated from meaningful connection. Downpour expands the world and gives the player more mechanical and narrative options (and very notably gives Survivor and Monk the option of a happy ending) but the vanilla slugcat is trapped by both the land and the cycle with no way home. It is Samsara, wandering, a cyclical existence that one seeks to escape through understanding (and in Rain World subsequently, ascension). For one whose existence is struggle, ascension is rest. When I see 2:20, it feels like that.

This is beautiful. It’s so warm and comforting but also so deeply sad at the same time, pain and warmth and comfort and hurt and joy and sadness all wrapped up in a lullaby like song with picture book like art, thank you for making this

i just realized..the rot holds the spear up on its back, im sobbing rn ong

This was absolutely gorgeous, I've never seen anyone recreate the Depths glow effect so well before!! And that ENDING - gods i cant imagine the amount of time and LAYERS it must've taken to make that swirling, zooming-out look!

MY GOODNESS????? This is masterfully done the way you’ve been able to interoperate the characters and landscape into your style and how beautifully you’ve told the story through it is phenomenal!!!!!!! 💞💞 I need a whole masterclass on this game I still have no idea what I’m doing after 20 hours

This is so good! The multiple monks falling into the water?? The ENDING???

That ending sequence actually gave me chills. This is such a beautiful work. Your editing skills are through the ROOF!

As much as we like to imagine, hunter never got a happy ending.

I keep coming back to this. I don't have the words to explain how it makes me feel. I feel silly feeling so much emotion for a game and for a video but goodness it makes me feel so much. And you brought back that deep sadness and wonder that Rain World makes me feel. I know I'll keep coming back to this for a long time. I know I'll keep feeling that deep sadness, and love. Keep being creative, it makes beautiful things like this. Thank you ❤

OH MY GOD YES I SAW THIS IN THE RAINWORLD DISCORD YES YES YES I WAS IN LOVE WITH IT THE MOMENT I SAW IT OH MY GOD YES THIS IS *PHENOMENAL*

this is absolutely gorgeous, im speechless. the shading, the tweening, the backgrounds-not to mention the slow zoom out to show the tens-hundreds-of thousand of slugcats at the end. you managed to capture the environment and feelings of the game perfectly. amazing work

i keep THINKING about this animatic. I can't ge tthe ending out of my head, especially.

I got chills watching this... This is one of the most bittersweet Rain World animations I've ever watched, and it's absolutely stunning. Amazing work!

I wish I could experience rain world for the first time again

Man I don’t think I’m gonna be the same after this holy shit. I’ll come back at a later date and analyze just about everything I love about this. Because god this might be one of my favorite pieces of art like. Ever.

interestingly this is what got my friend to change his opinion on rain world entirely

everything about this was beautiful, to the shots used, backgrounds, way you synced their stories alongside the music, all of it. god goddamn that ending- i dont know when the last time i genuinely felt a sense of awe like that was, if i ever felt it at all. thanks for that new emotional experience and this incredible animatic

this genuinely almost made me cry i cant i cant i just cant

OMG I LOVE HOW YOU DRAW SLUGCATS ANC ECHOES SM

This genuinely *cries might be mmf the saddest depiction of hunter I think I have *sobbs ever seen(gulp) the ending is incredibly bittersweet and fitting 😢😢 it feels like emotion *cryes and you did incredibly good work I am sad *ehg you made the gosh friggidy dammit I died into genuine emotion 🥺☹️☹️😢😢😢😭😭😭😭 it’s eleven 30 and I think I need to sleeping now moan sob bawling tears

This was absolutely beautiful!! I can’t get over this I just have to keep rewatching it to take note of all of the lil details You have such an amazing talent and thank you so much for using it to make outstanding works like this!!

2:20 this is insanely gorgeous wow 🤍💛❤️

Congrats on 6 million subscribers!

Goosebumps, literal goosebumps

this is stunnig holy shit that ENDING. absolutely wonderful job

this is actually so amazing! the ending reminds me so much of the ending of a game called Sky children of the light! it's so impressive.

This is absolutely incredible!!!!!!! This song fits perfectly with the tender, bittersweet tone of Rain World, and you have perfectly captured the magic of the vanilla ending. As much as I love Downpour and the wacky characters it introduces, there will never be anything quite like beating the main game for the first time. My favorite sections are obviously the ending, but also the zero-g scenes, and the multiple Monks falling intrigues me- perhaps your interpretation of the Cycle is similar to mine?

holy im so glad i see someone finally using this song for a video cause I've been wanting someone to for a while (i love roar and i've tried making an "edit audio" w this like 2 years ago lmao) plus the animatic itself is incredible! amazing job !!

this is so beautiful, i already loved this song but you made me love it even more thank you for this whole thing!! i hope this gets lots of views because it deserves it (the ending also reminds me of orbit from sky: cotl, very beautiful)

Wonderful animation work, such expressive faces and dynamic looking camera work on a 2d plane, thank you for making this!

The end reminds me of the ending cutscene for sky children of the light, in a good way. Its such an interesting take on ascension

My new animation to watch on repeat

I opened the song's text and it is so sad:(( Awesome animation! The video looks wonderful

watching this with my hunter plush rn

THIS IS SO COOL!!! It’s so pretty and I love it so muchhh! Great job!!! Also this song is so good and feels like it’s made for rain world animations

Reminds me of all the time I spent before downpour was even announced. beautiful.

THIS IS BEAUTIFUL!!

the ending reminded me of the core of a galaxy :O

this is actually so incredibly well made, i love this so much 😭 it makes me want to cry but smile at the same time

This is AMAZING!! Seriously one of my favorite rainworld AMVs of all time.

WHATTTTT RAINWORLD AND ONE OF BY FAVOURITE BANDDSSSS 🫶🫶

This is actually beautiful.

Beautiful animation! This game has such an amazing community I’m so glad to be apart of

3rd image is gold

brO THIS FUCKING SONG. needs more amvs. have been thinking about doing one about the kpg extinction to it for months! and im in my rainworld phase so seeing this in rec was a treat

THAT IS SO PRETTYY!!

absolutely beautiful work

Weirdly depressing silly creature game my beloved

THIS IS SO UNDERRATED god i fucking love fading kitten syndrome thank you for making this a thing

i’m obsessed with this video. amazing amazing outstanding work on this. i know everyones also saying how awe inspiring this work is. but holy moly man. this is beautiful. inspirational for me as an artist and person. keep doing you , dude ! ♥️👍

someone just shed a tear

this is so beautiful and the camera movements r >>>>> holy moly,,,, the beautiful ball of light at the end is so perf too RAAAH!!! /pos

This thing is so… never seen better animation to be honest…. Really great job

omg this is something I can’t express my emotions

This was actually incredible!! nearly brought me to tears-

Beautiful and really quite sad

I am. Going to cry. This is beautiful.

Such a beautiful ending... I really really like the way you draw scavs btw :3

this is one of the best rw works ive ever seen ;;; great job on this!

NO!!!! STOP IT!!!!!! CRIES OUT AND BANGS ON THE WALLS!!!!! HUNTER!!!!! WWAAAHHHGGHH

HOLY SHIT AND THE ANIMATION ITSELF OKAY FUCKIGN AMAZING LOVE LOVE LOVE STYLE FITS THE SONG

Wow, this video is genuinely stellar, bravo FaintVox, bravo! ❤❤❤

Oh wow this is great! Your art style fits perfectly with the game art ❤

This made me tear up a bit

RAHHHHHHHHH gorgus work bro

Why am I crying

Wow this is gorgeous and the tweening is amazing!!!

I love it so much!

This is exceptionally well done!

HOLY FUCK THIS IS LIKE WOW WOAOAOW JDJSHDJHD THIS SO FUCKING COOL

Very nice

THIS IS INCREDIBLE!!!!! GREAT JOB :o

I LOVE THIS SO MUCH‼️‼️😭

THIS IS GORGEOUSSSSS HOLY SHIT

incredible animation !

I do not think much of PMVs. I have to let you know well done for the animation, story and detail you chose and put into doing this.

Beautiful!

Hold up. Take one step back two steps forward and one to the side, this is the thing from discord 😀

I like rain world

1:40 I love the camera angles here oh my goshh

Butifull~_!!

bro never wrote a proper description