This song is him going to heaven, his final thoughts.... if you left him there he would go to heaven with his mother, her dead wife... And be happy...
I would buy the game again just for the brief moment of saving Zulf. By far the most touching game I have ever played. Would recommend this to anyone and everyone...Bastion deserves to be experienced by the world.
When I was faced with the choice of saving Zulf, I said nobody deserves this, I grabbed him and said f*ck this, I'll take you all on with him on my shoulder, and even if I wasn't able to attack or defend myself, I knew I had made the right choice, no matter the outcome.
When they stopped attacking, I felt it. A game that truly showed human honor and respect; compassion and understanding. It truly resonated with me...
I then decided to evacuate, because if they went back, what did they learn?
When i finished it.. i saved and evacuated. Then i played the final level again to get the achievement for getting the other ending.. and well.. I played it once more, saving Zulf and evacuating... I just couldn't leave the game with any other ending
Bastion is such a deceptive game, from the snippets I saw it just looked like a standard hack and slash with a novelty narrator , what I realised after playing is that it has one of the deepest thought provoking storylines I think I have ever seen in a game, bringing together so many elements that are relevant in our current society.
Mark my words in years to come bastion will be looked back on as an example of Art in the virtual medium.
sadpart is supergiant games doesnt really want to revisit the bastion world. they want to do a different IP. They will only return to Bastion if they really feel like they can do it just and the entire tech team wants to. So far "new IP" is beating "bastion 2"
Its good that they considered their capabilities to carry on such a powerful game. It would bring such disappointment as we have witnessed from games which have had high expectations but ended up being a game just for the company to profit and capitalise on.
Unless the team is confident of making an equally or even more outstanding game, I would second their current stance. :D
@Gravemaker9036 I think they said they would like to do another game in the Bastion world at some point in the future, but it will most definitely not be a sequel.
Recently, I've been going through a hard time after having to say goodbye to a person I loved. Everybody around me just seemed frozen in place, disconnected, dead. The world had just crumpled down before me. Everything seemed pointless. But then, I played this game, got to the end, saved Zulf, and chose to evacuate Caelondia. It taught me such an important lesson about moving on from a tragedy, a disaster.
Because you may not be able to relive the past..but now you can go wherever you want.
@TheAlexRo123 Zulf aint that bad of a guy. He was a peace ambassador for the Ura, and saw everything he had ever loved die before his very eyes. He saw the world topple and fall before him. When he fucked the Core up, he did it because he was just fed up with the Caels, destroying it to save his people. Of course, Zulf didn't understand what the Bastion did, but who can blame him? In the end, hes just like the Kid, trying to build a new world.
@Slide2671 Another example of how powerful this game is. Honestly...this game is one of the best games ever to see the light of day. That's really deep man. Good for you :).
@Slide2671 I hear you. I live in Fukushima... and nothing is gonna stop what happened. And what would setting time back do? Make everyone relive that chaos? No, it's better to go on. Tomorrow is ours. Powerful comment, good luck in everything you do.
@spdeew Wow, I cant believe my sob-story helped anybody. Whatever the decision you made was, just know to never regret it. Keep your eyes on the road in front of you my friend and good luck to you in all your travels.
@Slide2671 Human suffering is natural. Sympathy is what some lack. But looking at your posts does comfort me a little. I, myself, will be choosing how to handle my dilemma soon. I'll keep your words in mind as well. Merci.
@AngryKhan I think you miss the point of music and art in general. Music is supposed to make us feel and relate to it from our own experiences. Supergiant Games clearly understands this and thus crafted a game that can be considered nothing but art, and truly beautiful art at that. I hope more video game companies work to put out games on the level of Bastion or Portal, and put music like this into it that can stand on its own.
@darkboy820 its not about art its about being in a room with a bunch of other people and laying their shit on others, like they are some unique little snowflake that is the only person on earth who has experienced hardship.
@LightDarkNinja Please don't reply to him. I don't mind his opinion, and there is a 99.5 percent chance that he is trolling here. You'd just be feeding him.
@LightDarkNinja Please don't reply to him. I don't mind his opinion, and there is a 99.5 percent chance that he is trolling here. You'd just be feeding him.
@LightDarkNinja youre obviously mad, and now im quite amused. You know, you seem like a really smart guy, and by now we know each other well so i must respect your opinion think. I will take your advice and jump out of a window, since you are such a wise and close friend.
@Slide2671 i turned back time because even though the whole thing never happened i saved countless lives and, brought back the land. hopefully our heros can help prevent the calamity from happening . i think the people still keep their memories but i don't know if i did the wrong thing and if i did i'll just beat the game again. :)
@earthboundkid1 Weirdly,This is the reason I DIDN'T go back,Sure everyone is alive again and their loved ones but does that not mean you have doomed their lives as well? It think it would be worse if they remembered what happened because the calamity DID happen again and if they remembered they would have to lose all they ever loved a second time...I would have loved to save, If I had any chance to save everyone I would have taken it...The whole message of the game is to move on.
@Slide2671 I love how you express your feelings. I don't know if you have watched 'No country for old men'. At one point there is a guy that explains that the more you try to take back something you have lost the more you keep losing. I've done the exact same choices in the game as you. The funny part is that if you chose to reverse the calmaty when you replay the game the narration changes expressing feeling of deja vue :).
@Lubetza Thanks man. I love No Country for Old Men, next to breaking bad, its my favorite western. And its funny you mention that, cause when they were writing Ruck's narrations, they were hugely inspired by Cormac Mcarthy's short, minimalistic, atmospheric writing.
I cried after listening to this song and reading the comments... I was overwhelmed with the power of this song and the mood of the game's ending. After playing the game twice and being faced with the decision to leave Zulf behind or not, i chose to save him again. I loved this game for the short amount of time while it lasted, and if Supergiant Games ever thought about making a sequel to this game with different plot twists based on your decisions here, i would buy it on the spot.
@Xlr8down Exactly. However, I think this game was perfect in terms of how long it lasted and how much it still had content, being a short game. It was perfect from all sides.
as a person past stated on this video, this song is in fact most likely a funeral precision mother refers to the goddess micia, the goddess of loss and longing, also known as the lorn mother who in the religious belief of the celondians was where all originated from and returned, going home refers to passing on, back to where they originated, i believe the setting of the sails is a pointer to the motherland, across the boundless ocean, where the ceals came from, and the gods reside in the sky,
I always imagined it was the Kid playing this song, sitting on the ledge of the Bastion, looking out at the crumpled landscapes before him, with a wooden guitar sitting on lap.
@Slide2671 Most say this but in my analysis, Zulf can be a person with the same experience as the Kid. They were both ill-treated in Caelondia (City of heaven), they both lost the loved ones and was betrayed (even though Zulf found it out later on in the game). Mother I'm here and Build that wall sort of expresses both Zulf's and the kid's mental and emotional states about their homes and Bastion (Which Bastion symbolizes the land where the second chance is given to change it all)
@arrazzan I agree with you on just about everything you said, except for Build That Wall having to do with the mental and emotional states of the Kid and Zulf. Whereas Mother, I'm Here is about the loss and grief held by all of the characters, especially that of Zulf and the Kid, Build that Wall is more about the world found in Bastion. In my opinion, it is about the conflict between the Caels and the Ura.
@Belial1247 Oh goodness NO! We don't need this property butchered. If it is to be expanded let it be a sequel or some dlc made by supergiant. Tell me do you remember what happens to movies based on video games?
@hockeater Yes i know. But have you ever noticed, that the game was also made by Warner Bros? Thats my point...I already know that movies based on videos games are most bad... But i want to give this game a try!
@Belial1247 This game is great because of how it delivers it's story, and how the music is used to set the tone for every moment of the game. Everything in this game is tied to gameplay, and through gameplay everything progresses. If you put this game into movie form you would have to cast aside the gameplay, in doing so you would not just take away what makes this game great, you would be taking away the reason it works.
@fralfbert Mhhhh... yes, thats true. Thats true for every game. But there are so much elements which could be use for a great movie. There are many secrets about the story... Okay, before I want a movie for Bastion, I want a second title... This game is so ingenious!
@Belial1247 it would be a great movie. i think they should make it inteactive. to leave Zulf or help him and also use the choice of whether to stay whith your firnds in the world or fall back in time
@jonasdrejerjensen Yes... In my opinion, they could take over the story in a movie really good... but interactive movies? I think this won't work... But i wish, they start a trial! :)
Micia was the Goddess known as the Lorn Mother. Setting sail, lying on your back, heading up through parting clouds... going home in this case sounds like heading to the big house in the sky.
It was a perfect combination between this song and the solemn walk to the skyway with Zulf's limp body in your arms, carrying him to safety, knowing you made the right choice.
@Xavier291 And i love how the guys that are attacking you are then killed once the other people see you are carrying Zulf and at the end they are bowing to you :)
Carrying Zulf out and watching the Ura slowly stop attacking me has to be one of the most powerful scenes in a video game I've ever scene. I was completely blown away.
@xaviagrade But most people take that for granted sadly but i have to agre with you i never take the ram i always take zulf because he dosent need to die :(
I laughed too, I really think it was there to lighten the mood a bit. It was still incredibly dramatic and powerful, but I think that made it better, if possible.
@MrZ0MFG I didn't think that lightened the mood whatsoever, what I took from it was that the sheer camaraderie, forgiveness, and friendship was too strong to end. They were so serious about preserving the beauty of it that they went to extreme measures to make sure they passed unharmed.
@xaviagrade I was actually really moved at that part, that's when you know you've found a well-made game with a well-written story, when the plot actually evokes real emotion in a way that a great movie or a book would.
Talk about a picture being worth a thousand words- this gorgeous game conveys so much with so little that it still amazes me listening to this a month after Ive beaten it
Kid starts to think about where he's been, what's he's done and what he's seen. Then he realizes; it doesn't matter anymore - he can go anywhere, see anything.
He might as well enjoy it with a few friends, huh?
@BlockBrothers0 There are subtle hints in the New Game Plus that the Restoration did NOT prevent everything from happening the way it did, causing everything to happen again. The only way to make things right is to evacuate, or be stuck in the infinite time loop.
@snrabu Not to mention the pictures at the end. Save for Zulf, there is nothing for the survivors in the old world. Zia, who is shown sitting alone and forlorn at not being able to leave Caelondia. The Kid, who is shown working long, painful hours on the Rippling Walls just to feed himself, and his mother who eventually dies. And then you see Rucks, who is shown working on the Calamity all over again...
@razorshade2 You can see the monument in the background in the picture he appears in. All in all that ending just shows us everything that was going on a little bit before the calamity struck, combined with new game plus it leads us to believe everything happens again.
@BlockBrothers0 my first playtrough was saving zulf and going back in time because i thought that saving the life of the whole world is the better decision.
In my second playtrough i will save zulf and evacuate
@BlockBrothers0 I did take Zulf with me, but the Calamity killed too many innocent people to just leave them dead like that. Zulf's love did not deserve to die. I loved Zia, but I can't make her happy if it means innocents must stay dead. I have never been more sorry for making the right decision. It was heartbreaking.
@BlockBrothers0 I beg to differ. We all have our choices, and our opinions, and when we don't know for sure what is to happen, does that give you or anyone else the right to tell them they are wrong for sure? Personally, I saved Zulf, and went back in time feeling there was atleast a little hope left to make things different. Also, think of the choices like this, this can give the creators a chance to make both a prequel (time travel) and a sequel (move on).
@Dynafols The game heavily implied that time would more than likely not change and the Calamity would just happen again and again. Think of it as a comfort of limbo or the freedom of the unknown.
Oh Men when i heard this Song i felt the Tears in my eyes .... I only heard this Song and i know i have to get this Game instantly ... this emotional Text let me think on my Bad Times ... but when i Hear this Song theres still some smile in my Face
The other ending to this game gets so much less love than Save Zulf.
With good reason obviously.
But still, that final battle is quite legitimate. You get the same sense of absolute doom, and you actually have to fight it this time. When you've finally killed all of them, the walk towards the teleporter is like taking a breath after being underwater for several minutes.
At the very end where you had to pick to leave or restore I was like "WTF thats not even funny.. -.-" how was I suppose to pick?! Audio was AMAZING thank you.
I don't think there's been a game that's caused me so much emotion in a long, long time. I was choking back tears during some parts. After choosing saving him and evacuating on my very first play through, I just couldn't believe how intense everything I went through was. Shame I didn't pay ENOUGH attention though, never got to do Zulf's or the Strangers dream yet.
Regardless, playing through again. Possibly one of the best games I've played in a long, long time.
I can't help but wonder what was going through Zulf's mind. How he felt when he regained consciousness in the Bastion. Being utterly forgiven by the people he had nearly doomed.
@KGElf This wasn't said in the game was it? I havent played for a while and for some reason when I read your post I could hear it being said by the narrator in my head and it just fit that ending where you pick up zulf so perfectly. If this was all you then thanks man, really great. :)
I caught that, & loved it (He also had an aura, probably a commander). And afterwords none of the other Ura were shooting, letting you leave in peace. Seems like, Zulf's original hope for peace, might of been reached in everyone.
This song is him going to heaven, his final thoughts.... if you left him there he would go to heaven with his mother, her dead wife... And be happy...
pandasrcute2 6 hours ago in playlist Favorite videos
One does not simply dislike this song.
BasemElbadry92 1 day ago
I would buy the game again just for the brief moment of saving Zulf. By far the most touching game I have ever played. Would recommend this to anyone and everyone...Bastion deserves to be experienced by the world.
Or1ginZer0 1 day ago
When I was faced with the choice of saving Zulf, I said nobody deserves this, I grabbed him and said f*ck this, I'll take you all on with him on my shoulder, and even if I wasn't able to attack or defend myself, I knew I had made the right choice, no matter the outcome.
When they stopped attacking, I felt it. A game that truly showed human honor and respect; compassion and understanding. It truly resonated with me...
I then decided to evacuate, because if they went back, what did they learn?
1lostwolf 4 days ago 6
this + Rainymood.(com) = epic win
TheKentzor 5 days ago
i never unlocked this song or Zulf and Ruck's "who knows where" stories. maybe someday.
blizrfiz 6 days ago
@Slide2671: Amen, dude. Amen. Song is amazing, btw.
Oondronite 1 week ago
Still do not have the achievement for getting the evacuation ending. And I'm proud to keep it that way.
snrabu 1 week ago
When i finished it.. i saved and evacuated. Then i played the final level again to get the achievement for getting the other ending.. and well.. I played it once more, saving Zulf and evacuating... I just couldn't leave the game with any other ending
OriginalMammelukken 1 week ago 3
update this and ad the speed list to the bar i wanna slow this down so it sounds sadder :P
lolorainga 1 week ago in playlist Favorite videos
13 persons are dont coming home :(
SerekAkaSeras 1 week ago
quick i better post this before my laptop runs out of power
i love bastions music and this hit me the most,
we are researching the emotion of art in class and i had to show my teacher this.
she cried and showed it to all the people in the staff roo...
LightDarkNinja 1 week ago
I have researched and found out about this song and now i am looking to buy the soundtrack and game and the only thing thats stopping me is...
shadowrder2 2 weeks ago
its amazing how much a song from a game can mean to people,an amazing song from an amazing game,
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Bastion is such a deceptive game, from the snippets I saw it just looked like a standard hack and slash with a novelty narrator , what I realised after playing is that it has one of the deepest thought provoking storylines I think I have ever seen in a game, bringing together so many elements that are relevant in our current society.
Mark my words in years to come bastion will be looked back on as an example of Art in the virtual medium.
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Come on Zulf. We're going home.
What is done is done,
what is gone is gone.
We can't go back anymore,
but we can go... wherever we please.
And though that might not sound great too great for you right now,
after all of this...
I cannot leave you behind.
I won't say please. And you won't thank me. Because this is what friends are for.
roman054781 3 weeks ago
man, chills, every time..
poopsmith890 3 weeks ago
when my squirt died during the ura attack on the bastion i flew in a fit of rage
14Minicuccim 3 weeks ago 4
@viljarwonka yes i did, but i was just wondering if thats really means
libertycreationtv 3 weeks ago in playlist slow and sad
is this the song of someone dyeing?
libertycreationtv 3 weeks ago
@libertycreationtv Play the game.
viljarwonka 3 weeks ago
As soon as finally got to read the lyrics, I bought the entire album. I'm welcome.
martialmaster06 3 weeks ago
...the related videos get REALLY weird after about the first 6 or 7...
Bahamut728 3 weeks ago
Why do i have to cry :yuno:
jonathanx1408 3 weeks ago
I've completed the game eight times so far, and yeah, I still don't know what happens if you leave Zulf.
Janac95 3 weeks ago 4
sadpart is supergiant games doesnt really want to revisit the bastion world. they want to do a different IP. They will only return to Bastion if they really feel like they can do it just and the entire tech team wants to. So far "new IP" is beating "bastion 2"
Gravemaker9036 3 weeks ago
@Gravemaker9036
Its good that they considered their capabilities to carry on such a powerful game. It would bring such disappointment as we have witnessed from games which have had high expectations but ended up being a game just for the company to profit and capitalise on.
Unless the team is confident of making an equally or even more outstanding game, I would second their current stance. :D
TeleportationTiming 3 weeks ago
@Gravemaker9036 I think they said they would like to do another game in the Bastion world at some point in the future, but it will most definitely not be a sequel.
TheInsaneWombat 3 weeks ago
does anyone get the feeling that this will be released as a full game someday, by full game i mean a much longer one that you buy on disc.
lukemoseley4ac 4 weeks ago
Recently, I've been going through a hard time after having to say goodbye to a person I loved. Everybody around me just seemed frozen in place, disconnected, dead. The world had just crumpled down before me. Everything seemed pointless. But then, I played this game, got to the end, saved Zulf, and chose to evacuate Caelondia. It taught me such an important lesson about moving on from a tragedy, a disaster.
Because you may not be able to relive the past..but now you can go wherever you want.
:)
Slide2671 4 weeks ago 140
@Slide2671 Do you mind if I quote this for a project? The way you worded that was amazing. :)
MrBellossom 3 weeks ago
@MrBellossom Sure buddy, its fine. Good luck on the project!
Slide2671 3 weeks ago
@Slide2671 Thanks :)
MrBellossom 2 weeks ago
@Slide2671 dude, deep. way to go... keep on movin forward
ALLGAM3R 3 weeks ago in playlist Bastion Soundtrack
@Slide2671 never understood why i saved that bastard....He brought suffering to everyone he met and yet..still couldnt let him die
TheAlexRo123 3 weeks ago
@TheAlexRo123 Zulf aint that bad of a guy. He was a peace ambassador for the Ura, and saw everything he had ever loved die before his very eyes. He saw the world topple and fall before him. When he fucked the Core up, he did it because he was just fed up with the Caels, destroying it to save his people. Of course, Zulf didn't understand what the Bastion did, but who can blame him? In the end, hes just like the Kid, trying to build a new world.
Slide2671 3 weeks ago 3
@Slide2671 Another example of how powerful this game is. Honestly...this game is one of the best games ever to see the light of day. That's really deep man. Good for you :).
razorshade2 3 weeks ago in playlist Ending song/parts Bastion
@Slide2671 I hear you. I live in Fukushima... and nothing is gonna stop what happened. And what would setting time back do? Make everyone relive that chaos? No, it's better to go on. Tomorrow is ours. Powerful comment, good luck in everything you do.
Shreeder 2 weeks ago
@Slide2671 You're right =] Well said. x
internalexile 2 weeks ago in playlist Favorite videos
@Slide2671
Thank you for this post, it helped me make an important decision.
spdeew 2 weeks ago
@spdeew Wow, I cant believe my sob-story helped anybody. Whatever the decision you made was, just know to never regret it. Keep your eyes on the road in front of you my friend and good luck to you in all your travels.
Slide2671 2 weeks ago
@Slide2671 Human suffering is natural. Sympathy is what some lack. But looking at your posts does comfort me a little. I, myself, will be choosing how to handle my dilemma soon. I'll keep your words in mind as well. Merci.
twisted6lynch6man 2 weeks ago
@Slide2671 I cry.....
leodarkrabbit 2 weeks ago in playlist Bastion
@Slide2671 youre fucking retarded, why cant people enjoy the music without having to bring their shit into the equation.
AngryKhan 2 weeks ago
@AngryKhan I think you miss the point of music and art in general. Music is supposed to make us feel and relate to it from our own experiences. Supergiant Games clearly understands this and thus crafted a game that can be considered nothing but art, and truly beautiful art at that. I hope more video game companies work to put out games on the level of Bastion or Portal, and put music like this into it that can stand on its own.
darkboy820 1 week ago
@darkboy820 its not about art its about being in a room with a bunch of other people and laying their shit on others, like they are some unique little snowflake that is the only person on earth who has experienced hardship.
AngryKhan 1 week ago
@AngryKhan you sir, are a dumbass.
this song is obviusly a sad song.
music as a form of art and this is beautiful.
Slide2671 was only sharing his/her tale of how a simple piece of music helped him/her learn an important life lesson.
what drives me insane it that people like you come in and ruin the whole moment and starts to think there better than everyone else.
LightDarkNinja 1 week ago
@LightDarkNinja Please don't reply to him. I don't mind his opinion, and there is a 99.5 percent chance that he is trolling here. You'd just be feeding him.
Slide2671 1 week ago
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@LightDarkNinja Please don't reply to him. I don't mind his opinion, and there is a 99.5 percent chance that he is trolling here. You'd just be feeding him.
Slide2671 1 week ago
@AngryKhan also, do you know what a "window" is?
it is a very interesting, complex invention which lets you see through walls.
they can also be used to let sunlight in and the wind out. however you can also open them to let in a small breeze.
now that you know what a window is, please proceed to go to the top floor of a skyscraper, open the window using the same method, and jump out of it.
the world would be a better place without people like you.
LightDarkNinja 1 week ago
@LightDarkNinja youre obviously mad, and now im quite amused. You know, you seem like a really smart guy, and by now we know each other well so i must respect your opinion think. I will take your advice and jump out of a window, since you are such a wise and close friend.
AngryKhan 1 week ago
@AngryKhan please proceed
LightDarkNinja 1 week ago
@AngryKhan well Slide isnt exactly taking a dump and posting a link to a picture of it on facebook now is she/he
LightDarkNinja 1 week ago
@Slide2671 i turned back time because even though the whole thing never happened i saved countless lives and, brought back the land. hopefully our heros can help prevent the calamity from happening . i think the people still keep their memories but i don't know if i did the wrong thing and if i did i'll just beat the game again. :)
earthboundkid1 3 days ago
@earthboundkid1 Weirdly,This is the reason I DIDN'T go back,Sure everyone is alive again and their loved ones but does that not mean you have doomed their lives as well? It think it would be worse if they remembered what happened because the calamity DID happen again and if they remembered they would have to lose all they ever loved a second time...I would have loved to save, If I had any chance to save everyone I would have taken it...The whole message of the game is to move on.
bananasXgoneXwild 1 day ago
@bananasXgoneXwild That, and the fact that new game + is canon. Its pretty much what happens if you chose to go back.
Felsmukk 1 day ago
@Slide2671 I love how you express your feelings. I don't know if you have watched 'No country for old men'. At one point there is a guy that explains that the more you try to take back something you have lost the more you keep losing. I've done the exact same choices in the game as you. The funny part is that if you chose to reverse the calmaty when you replay the game the narration changes expressing feeling of deja vue :).
Lubetza 2 days ago
@Lubetza Thanks man. I love No Country for Old Men, next to breaking bad, its my favorite western. And its funny you mention that, cause when they were writing Ruck's narrations, they were hugely inspired by Cormac Mcarthy's short, minimalistic, atmospheric writing.
Slide2671 2 days ago
I cried after listening to this song and reading the comments... I was overwhelmed with the power of this song and the mood of the game's ending. After playing the game twice and being faced with the decision to leave Zulf behind or not, i chose to save him again. I loved this game for the short amount of time while it lasted, and if Supergiant Games ever thought about making a sequel to this game with different plot twists based on your decisions here, i would buy it on the spot.
Xlr8down 1 month ago 51
@Xlr8down I would rather have a new storyline and setting with the same great story telling\plot.
lazyeyestuffballs 4 weeks ago
@Xlr8down Exactly. However, I think this game was perfect in terms of how long it lasted and how much it still had content, being a short game. It was perfect from all sides.
Zarnuko 1 week ago
I would rate the tragedy of Bastion higher than any ancient greek play.. feeling for the characters makes all the difference...
stormsedgeV 1 month ago
as a person past stated on this video, this song is in fact most likely a funeral precision mother refers to the goddess micia, the goddess of loss and longing, also known as the lorn mother who in the religious belief of the celondians was where all originated from and returned, going home refers to passing on, back to where they originated, i believe the setting of the sails is a pointer to the motherland, across the boundless ocean, where the ceals came from, and the gods reside in the sky,
AngryChickenGaming 1 month ago 3
Sounds exactly like Jack Black and Tenacious D
MrMisterpickle 1 month ago
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Come on Zulf. We're going home.
What is done is done,
what is gone is gone.
We can't go back anymore,
but we can go... wherever we please.
And though that might not sound great too great for you right now,
after all of this...
I cannot leave you behind.
I won't say please. And you won't thank me. Because this is what friends are for.
roman054781 1 month ago
It's been a long time since a proper music was writen and composed specifically for a video game. I love it!
Bastion is a master peice.
FulgrimTG 1 month ago
Perfect music for a perfect game. Bastion is simply the greatest.
34autobot 1 month ago
I always imagined it was the Kid playing this song, sitting on the ledge of the Bastion, looking out at the crumpled landscapes before him, with a wooden guitar sitting on lap.
Slide2671 1 month ago
@Slide2671 Most say this but in my analysis, Zulf can be a person with the same experience as the Kid. They were both ill-treated in Caelondia (City of heaven), they both lost the loved ones and was betrayed (even though Zulf found it out later on in the game). Mother I'm here and Build that wall sort of expresses both Zulf's and the kid's mental and emotional states about their homes and Bastion (Which Bastion symbolizes the land where the second chance is given to change it all)
arrazzan 1 month ago
@arrazzan I agree with you on just about everything you said, except for Build That Wall having to do with the mental and emotional states of the Kid and Zulf. Whereas Mother, I'm Here is about the loss and grief held by all of the characters, especially that of Zulf and the Kid, Build that Wall is more about the world found in Bastion. In my opinion, it is about the conflict between the Caels and the Ura.
Slide2671 1 month ago
@arrazzan "Build that wall" is a song about the impending Ura invasion of Caelondia. It has NOTHING to do with the kid.
OMGitsFMA6666 1 month ago
@OMGitsFMA6666 yea I noticed that.. I made a mistake there. Sorry
arrazzan 1 month ago
they should make another bastion game from the ending where you save zulf and continue on sailing on the bastion
JJLM45 1 month ago
@JJLM45 but imagine its an bad game ! the whole experience would be destroyed
MisterMful 1 month ago
One of the best Indie games i ever had played...
I want an anime or a movie for Bastion!
Belial1247 1 month ago
@Belial1247 Oh goodness NO! We don't need this property butchered. If it is to be expanded let it be a sequel or some dlc made by supergiant. Tell me do you remember what happens to movies based on video games?
hockeater 1 month ago
@hockeater Yes i know. But have you ever noticed, that the game was also made by Warner Bros? Thats my point...I already know that movies based on videos games are most bad... But i want to give this game a try!
Belial1247 1 month ago
@Belial1247 This game is great because of how it delivers it's story, and how the music is used to set the tone for every moment of the game. Everything in this game is tied to gameplay, and through gameplay everything progresses. If you put this game into movie form you would have to cast aside the gameplay, in doing so you would not just take away what makes this game great, you would be taking away the reason it works.
fralfbert 1 month ago
@fralfbert Mhhhh... yes, thats true. Thats true for every game. But there are so much elements which could be use for a great movie. There are many secrets about the story... Okay, before I want a movie for Bastion, I want a second title... This game is so ingenious!
Belial1247 1 month ago
@Belial1247 it would be a great movie. i think they should make it inteactive. to leave Zulf or help him and also use the choice of whether to stay whith your firnds in the world or fall back in time
jonasdrejerjensen 1 month ago
@jonasdrejerjensen Yes... In my opinion, they could take over the story in a movie really good... but interactive movies? I think this won't work... But i wish, they start a trial! :)
Belial1247 1 month ago
You can think what you like about this one.
Micia was the Goddess known as the Lorn Mother. Setting sail, lying on your back, heading up through parting clouds... going home in this case sounds like heading to the big house in the sky.
nocturnalKinesis 1 month ago
@nocturnalKinesis While it does work for that I think it can and is used to symbolize multiple things in game.
hockeater 1 month ago in playlist More videos from outphase52
@nocturnalKinesis Also I think the title may be wrong this sounds like something the kid would sing in that situation.
hockeater 1 month ago
I now feel bad about not helping Zulf first time D:
TheGameSyndrome 1 month ago
When I listen to this song, I remembered the part of the game where you carry dying Zulf, I just cry.
Sartharis 1 month ago 4
It was a perfect combination between this song and the solemn walk to the skyway with Zulf's limp body in your arms, carrying him to safety, knowing you made the right choice.
Xavier291 1 month ago 26
@Xavier291 And i love how the guys that are attacking you are then killed once the other people see you are carrying Zulf and at the end they are bowing to you :)
MrBellossom 3 weeks ago 2
OMG I just realized how this music would really screw up people emotional in a funeral
Woth3n 1 month ago 11
Carrying Zulf out and watching the Ura slowly stop attacking me has to be one of the most powerful scenes in a video game I've ever scene. I was completely blown away.
xaviagrade 1 month ago 177
@xaviagrade how could you not save zulf? I will do it every time I'll fisnish the game.
Colopwnius 1 month ago
@xaviagrade But most people take that for granted sadly but i have to agre with you i never take the ram i always take zulf because he dosent need to die :(
roman054781 1 month ago
@xaviagrade to be honest i was like... OHH SHIT OH SHIT OH SHIT I HAVE TO REDO ALL OF THIS!!!!! WAIT....wait?.... wtf? they stopped?
LilShaggy82 1 month ago
@xaviagrade i felt so bad for laughing when that on shot me and got killed, bad to myself cuz i ruined the the moment
spidnok 1 month ago
@spidnok
I laughed too, I really think it was there to lighten the mood a bit. It was still incredibly dramatic and powerful, but I think that made it better, if possible.
MrZ0MFG 1 month ago
@MrZ0MFG I didn't think that lightened the mood whatsoever, what I took from it was that the sheer camaraderie, forgiveness, and friendship was too strong to end. They were so serious about preserving the beauty of it that they went to extreme measures to make sure they passed unharmed.
Kezzer47 1 month ago
@xaviagrade as good as portal 2 ending
bagiandrei 1 month ago
@xaviagrade yea, me 2. that was freaking epic... just remembering just sent a shiver through my spine O.o
allblue88 3 weeks ago
@xaviagrade I was actually really moved at that part, that's when you know you've found a well-made game with a well-written story, when the plot actually evokes real emotion in a way that a great movie or a book would.
wolfeh42 3 weeks ago 2
@xaviagrade I love how one of the Ura at the end shoots the other and kills him while they're just watching
Aclevermuffin2 3 weeks ago
Talk about a picture being worth a thousand words- this gorgeous game conveys so much with so little that it still amazes me listening to this a month after Ive beaten it
GritYT 1 month ago 4
Kid starts to think about where he's been, what's he's done and what he's seen. Then he realizes; it doesn't matter anymore - he can go anywhere, see anything.
He might as well enjoy it with a few friends, huh?
Welcome home, kid.
Dordrius 1 month ago 8
I think anyone who chooses to leave Zulf and to go back in time is just making the wrong choices
BlockBrothers0 1 month ago 64
@BlockBrothers0 There are subtle hints in the New Game Plus that the Restoration did NOT prevent everything from happening the way it did, causing everything to happen again. The only way to make things right is to evacuate, or be stuck in the infinite time loop.
snrabu 1 month ago 6
@snrabu exactly, im glad i made the right choices
BlockBrothers0 1 month ago
@snrabu Not to mention the pictures at the end. Save for Zulf, there is nothing for the survivors in the old world. Zia, who is shown sitting alone and forlorn at not being able to leave Caelondia. The Kid, who is shown working long, painful hours on the Rippling Walls just to feed himself, and his mother who eventually dies. And then you see Rucks, who is shown working on the Calamity all over again...
razorshade2 1 month ago
@razorshade2 ...I don't know about you, but I saw Rucks working on the Bastion.
KaiHyouookami 1 month ago
@KaiHyouookami I suppose that could be true, but that ending is considered "a bad end" by the community so I assumed the worst.
razorshade2 1 month ago
@razorshade2 You can see the monument in the background in the picture he appears in. All in all that ending just shows us everything that was going on a little bit before the calamity struck, combined with new game plus it leads us to believe everything happens again.
KaiHyouookami 1 month ago
@KaiHyouookami Ahhh that makes sense. Thanks for clearing that up.
razorshade2 1 month ago in playlist Ending song/parts Bastion
@BlockBrothers0 I left Zulf and evacuated. I couldn't trust the guy, honestly. But i regret the choice solely because i missed this theme...
Supergibb 1 month ago
@BlockBrothers0 my first playtrough was saving zulf and going back in time because i thought that saving the life of the whole world is the better decision.
In my second playtrough i will save zulf and evacuate
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zombiewar 1 month ago
@BlockBrothers0 I agree, unless you're on New Game Plus and want to see the other endings.
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@BlockBrothers0 I did take Zulf with me, but the Calamity killed too many innocent people to just leave them dead like that. Zulf's love did not deserve to die. I loved Zia, but I can't make her happy if it means innocents must stay dead. I have never been more sorry for making the right decision. It was heartbreaking.
gnetkuji 1 month ago in playlist Bastion 2
@BlockBrothers0 I played both ends (evacuate and going back in time) and took Zulf both times with me. I found going back in time more convincing.
Colopwnius 1 month ago
@BlockBrothers0
I'f you go back in time you are just delaying.
The game makes it pretty clear the calamity is gonna keep on happening
bmombaerts 1 month ago
@BlockBrothers0 I beg to differ. We all have our choices, and our opinions, and when we don't know for sure what is to happen, does that give you or anyone else the right to tell them they are wrong for sure? Personally, I saved Zulf, and went back in time feeling there was atleast a little hope left to make things different. Also, think of the choices like this, this can give the creators a chance to make both a prequel (time travel) and a sequel (move on).
Dynafols 1 month ago
@Dynafols The game heavily implied that time would more than likely not change and the Calamity would just happen again and again. Think of it as a comfort of limbo or the freedom of the unknown.
Yaesumuji 1 month ago
@Dynafols Play new game plus. What's the first line you hear? I'll see ya in the next one. That's time travel for ya...
hockeater 1 month ago
@BlockBrothers0
I'd go back in time over and over again just to keep carrying him out.
lollol012 1 month ago
@BlockBrothers0 The best revenge is to make your enemy love you
ScoothofWrathchild 1 month ago 3
10 don't have a sense of music.....
skate3745 1 month ago in playlist Bastion OST
@skate3745 That, or they are supporters of SOPA. I mean, THE supporters...(as in the only supporters.)
fyrerider521 1 month ago
I don't think I ever heard this song at any point, other than in the ending with Build That Wall..
NoraRaptors 1 month ago
@NoraRaptors It plays shortly after you pick up Zulf at the end.
llRetrospect 1 month ago
I found my funeral music.
happytomtomrblx 1 month ago 10
@happytomtomrblx i want still alive as my funeral music
LightDarkNinja 1 month ago
Oh Men when i heard this Song i felt the Tears in my eyes .... I only heard this Song and i know i have to get this Game instantly ... this emotional Text let me think on my Bad Times ... but when i Hear this Song theres still some smile in my Face
TheNowoize 1 month ago 6
I just love the pictures of zulf making the kitchen with the squirt (if they are both still alive)
teph1256 1 month ago 3
@teph1256 My squirt was dead, but it was on the kitchen picture with zulf '-' (I saved zulf)
malk663 1 month ago 3
@malk663 :O
teph1256 1 month ago
The best game ever.
RomulusV1337 1 month ago 6
The other ending to this game gets so much less love than Save Zulf.
With good reason obviously.
But still, that final battle is quite legitimate. You get the same sense of absolute doom, and you actually have to fight it this time. When you've finally killed all of them, the walk towards the teleporter is like taking a breath after being underwater for several minutes.
DX795Q 1 month ago
At the very end where you had to pick to leave or restore I was like "WTF thats not even funny.. -.-" how was I suppose to pick?! Audio was AMAZING thank you.
xXkillerontrialXx 1 month ago
I don't think I will ever be able to leave Zulf, even if I played the game a thousand times I will pick him up every single time.
TheCGSphinx 1 month ago
This final scene, is a story of a thousand words, told in only a few, meaningful actions
superfish104 1 month ago
Top comments are good and all but c'mon, talk about spoiler alerts, not everyone watching this video would have finished the game yet.
JaxXzEEh 1 month ago
No song has ever kindled such passion for me, no song
superfish104 1 month ago
@yanivp1
Damn you, I began crying when I read that. The ending of this game always make me cry like a baby..
Moseboelle 1 month ago
Darren Zorb says this is a funeral song... wonder if I could get it played at my funeral :P
Up2Ladeez 1 month ago in playlist Build That Wall
I don't think there's been a game that's caused me so much emotion in a long, long time. I was choking back tears during some parts. After choosing saving him and evacuating on my very first play through, I just couldn't believe how intense everything I went through was. Shame I didn't pay ENOUGH attention though, never got to do Zulf's or the Strangers dream yet.
Regardless, playing through again. Possibly one of the best games I've played in a long, long time.
Wonocva15 1 month ago 5
The Song i will hear when my death is near...
OdinsWrath 1 month ago
I can't help but wonder what was going through Zulf's mind. How he felt when he regained consciousness in the Bastion. Being utterly forgiven by the people he had nearly doomed.
elk832 1 month ago
:'L god dangit this song is sad
criticcrunch 1 month ago
Come on Zulf. We're going home.
What is done is done,
what is gone is gone.
We can't go back anymore,
but we can go... wherever we please.
And though that might not sound great too great for you right now,
after all of this...
I cannot leave you behind.
I won't say please. And you won't thank me. Because this is what friends are for.
KGElf 1 month ago 194
@KGElf you wrote this by urself?:f cuz this is beautiful
KicsiGoshinka 1 month ago
@KicsiGoshinka
@Surya112
It's just what came to my mind when I listened to this song.
Actually, I think Rucks says the "We can't go back anymore" part somewhere near the evacuation ending. But that should be about it.
KGElf 1 month ago
@KGElf
Do they ever say that in-game? I never got that ending/dialogue.
Surya112 1 month ago
@KGElf Simply amazing. Describes my feelings perfectly.
razorshade2 1 month ago 3
@KGElf This wasn't said in the game was it? I havent played for a while and for some reason when I read your post I could hear it being said by the narrator in my head and it just fit that ending where you pick up zulf so perfectly. If this was all you then thanks man, really great. :)
XenonSCRB 1 month ago
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leetmuffinsftw 1 month ago
Manly tears were shed
Rocek 1 month ago 4
Piosenka naprawdę świetna...
Ma swój zajebiście wciągający klimacik ;D
reZiGaming 1 month ago 3
;__;
RhinoSea 1 month ago in playlist Favorite videos
i know the real meaning of this song. :( *cry*
6pinkUnicorns9 1 month ago
Gives me goosebumps everytime...
Sidareth 1 month ago
It's rainging....
TheRealToony 1 month ago
@TheRealToony
Yeah, It's starting to rain...
BLundGames 1 month ago
i take your hand
now you'll never be lonely
not when im home, sweet home.
<3
siumai2 1 month ago
I noticed that the Ura didn't shoot at me as much as I expected, almost as though they were confused as to why I was risking my life for this man...
bossfight1 1 month ago
@bossfight1 One guy shoots at you and then gets shot by another Ura. I doubt many people saw that but I just love that little detail.
Tobias1Haan 1 month ago in playlist Bastion Music 144
@Tobias1Haan I actually stopped walking for a bit, I was laughing so hard.
marcusdranz 1 month ago
@marcusdranz That was the time when my eyes get wet. Love that i can project myself into every game.
Sidareth 1 month ago
@Tobias1Haan
I caught that, & loved it (He also had an aura, probably a commander). And afterwords none of the other Ura were shooting, letting you leave in peace. Seems like, Zulf's original hope for peace, might of been reached in everyone.
AdahnYemeth 1 month ago in playlist bastion ost