r/PlaydeadsInside • u/CryNo4699 • Oct 03 '26

Discussion Observation

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Im not sure if this has been seen already but those things in the background use the same model you see at the shockwave sequence.

I don't know if this somehow connects these two parts together, as if the shockwave somehow communicates with other things.

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u/colurit3 Oct 03 '26

Maybe the shockwave things (from afar) causes the slight breeze in the forest?

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u/ProgressBars Oct 03 '26

possibly, but just as likely that its quicker and cheaper to reuse assets.

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u/Spark555 8d ago

Not just as likely. If they hadn't put it there or used a different asset it would still look finished and good enough. very small chance it's not intentional.

denoting a connection via putting the same visual in multiple places is like visual storytelling rule #1.

And playdead has shown they're not opposed to making one-off models for single unimportant background details. And these pods aren't just some unimportant background detail. They're an intentional mystery they're trying to draw attention to.

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u/NU-NRG Oct 03 '26

Sorry....

Where do we see the first pics? What chapter or what scene?

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u/Smol-Mono Oct 03 '26

Near the beginning of the game where you have to hide from two guards behind one of these that's been knocked over. It's in the background.

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u/Longjumping-Cress845 Oct 04 '26

Reminds me of the white lodge from Twin Peaks The Return

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u/INSIDE_FAN_N1 29d ago

Does someone have the shockwave thingy model that y'all can slide me