Stray - Story Explained

Hello everyone, and welcome to the next installment of Lore and Order, where I unpack game lore and stories from games. In this one, we look at the new feline inspired adventure from BlueTwelve, Stray.

CHAPTERS

Intro - 0:00
Plot - 0:48
B12 - 7:43
The City - 8:39
Neco Corp - 11:31
Companions - 13:09

ATTRIBUTION

INTRO SONG – ‘Dark Matter’ by AleXZavesa

‘The Baddy’s Plot’ by Sign of Angelo

ALL OTHER MUSIC IN THIS VIDEO FROM EPIDEMIC SOUND
ALL GAME FOOTAGE IN VIDEO CAPTURED BY MYSELF ON PS5

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[lizabee]

Love the fact that the last shot in the game is the cat slow blinking at the camera, and therefore, presumably, at the player themselves. In case anyone reading isn’t aware of the meanings of certain parts of feline behavior, the slow blink is often considered to be how house cats visually communicate love and trust to those they co-habitate with, particularly their owners.
Essentially, the cat, in the last moments of the game, is trying to thank the player for their help, and saying that they love and trust them. They’re happy, and, presumably, they’re bidding you a fond farewell.
And I am absolutely not crying right now, I’m just allergic to virtual cats.

[simonwoods]

I actually find wholesome that a robot can miss humans.

[WinkuzzVids]

It's worth noting that the scientist tried to upload themselves into a companion robot. These pods are strewn throughout the world, so it is safe to assume, that humans have uploaded their consciousness into Companions, which is the reason why the ones in the lower parts of the city are self aware, while the ones near the control room remained "regular" robots. It makes it also so much sadder to think about the fact, that some of these human-personality carrying companions have been wiped by the Sentinels. The human part of them literally got erased, it's scary to think about.

[pleonasm]

This game is very interesting because of how good the cat's movement animations are. Very few games have good animal animations.

[for_barze]

this game came out of nowhere and i absolutely love it

[vegas_party_animal]

The robot explaining why they kept the plants alive was sweet 😢

[jmarshal]

Really interesting. It hints at a much larger story that we don’t have access to because we are a cat and only have our limited knowledge of the world to go by, learning about all these giant things that happened long ago. It would be a great game to see a sequel to in the future.

[jenh]

For those of you that don’t realise that a video called ‘story explained’ will explain the story, here’s a spoiler warning… honestly this never fails to crack me up!

Oh my god this game is too adorable. If anything happens to this cat, I swear, I won’t be happy!

[sivaprasad]

Gaming Harry hope you are feeling well and don't burn out yourself but thanks for back to back videos

[dEEnvious]

Honestly, you make the best breakdown of games. Your voice is easy to listen to and you go really in depth on these. Keep it up my man!!

[Kia_WhSpRz]

This was such a good game very different which is always good... Hopefully the Devs make a dlc to this

[Scorpiogirl_]

I've played this game 2 times and I love it. I wish I could've explored more through the outside after the cat and B12 opened the door. Hopefully the developers work on a sequel and maybe a port to the switch.

[leen]

Thanks for putting this out here so quickly - I was curious about the game's plot and theme, and now I know. Great summary.

[emilymills]

I have never enjoyed a game as much as I enjoyed this. It was easy to play but was still so engaging and emotional. I loved it so much I platinumed it, including doing a speed run which I’ve never done before.

[vladandreas]

I think that somehow B12 is taking comfort with this super sad situation. In my opinion, knowing that the outside world has no humans left in it, in the end he realizes that the cyber city network is more suited for him, in his current state. Altough he states that he wanted to explore the new outside world with the cat, being trapped in a drone body will not offer him the satisfaction perceived by a living organism. He is happy to let his cat friend go and explore, because the cat can feel the beauty of the nature rebirth, while he can't do this anymore - he learns this lesson from his furry friend, observing how the hidden and sealed underground city is a terrible place to live for a live being. Their relation kinda reminds me of the relation between GLaDOS and Chell in the final parts of Portal 2 (another masterpiece that will live forever). Man, how deep and profound is the story of this game... and for now we know just a small part. Stray has broken my heart like no other game did. I played hundreds of games from all genres, but nothing, nothing ever comes close to what Stray delivered to me. Can't wait for the second game...

[haruruben]

I just finished the game! Great! I think B12 was able to transfer its consciousness into the main computer. I hope the Stray can link up with their cat friends! Argh i wonder if there are any humans left on the surface or the the plague end things?

[cme-kgsf]

I’m pretty sure in one of B-12’s monologues he does mention a plague and that’s why his family died. I could be wrong though

[justamurse]

Love your stuff man, and wow lots of content in a short time! Thank you for your hard work. You do the best game story descriptions/summaries on YouTube.

[krzysztofkoba]

Eyy, this is one of my favourite games, i had a great time platinuming it and im sure ill have a great time watching your video

[thestopgobber]

Being as there is a note in the game that was written who knows when stating in other words that the AIs gained souls of such in the near 7million years before said note was made… soooo it’s over 7 million years in the future, clocks have 16 hours, the start of the game shows the moon which is ridiculously closer… I’d say that’s pretty big story details