#that sky game

[lelanida]

The dualism of Sky. A small essay.

Vincent Diamante, maestro, we don't deserve you. Music is the heart and soul of Sky. It's not the face of the game, no. Music does not try to attract attention and force you to interrupt the gameplay in order to enjoy it. Instead, it works for the atmosphere, not just without overriding everything else but also giving other aspects leadership positions. Sky's music is patiently waiting for you to pay attention to it. And since we're all here, let's appreciate it.

Sky has two main leitmotifs. The first is the theme of our first flight on the Isle of Dawn. It also plays during the loading of the game during the daytime. The second is the "Flight" by Aurora. Not many people pay attention to this, but these two melodies accompany us (in one form or another) in a bunch of other compositions. "The first flight" sounds at moments of special emotional uplift and "Flight" at moments of decline. You may think: "Well, what's the big deal? The music, written at a time when lore was still important, contains an interesting subtext.". But it's not that simple. I listened to the rest of Sky ost. I have tracked the use of these leitmotifs, and I can say with confidence that these two themes never play together. The composition either uses only one of the leitmotifs, or both, but at different ends of the song... ...I was thinking until I listened to the soundtrack of the season of prophecy.

The theme that sounds when you complete the trial. In it, both leitmotifs are woven together.

This is the ONLY theme in the entire game built in this way. I sat in a stupor for a while and was about to bury this musical analysis. But then it hit me. What was the season of prophecy about anyway? No, not about the trials. NO, not about the extra candle cakes. The season of prophecy was about Alef.

The theme of passing the trial is the theme of Alef. And it combines two opposing leitmotivs.

And now, ladies and gentlemen, get ready for madness because this simple detail puts everything in its place.

As soon as I found out about the existence of the Megabird in lore of Sky, this character immediately interested me. I liked how she was essentially detached from the whole action, but at the same time, incredibly tightly woven into it. Megabird is Sky's phenomenon whose potential TGC is afraid to exploit.

I have always been confused by the generally accepted image of a Megabird. She is always portrayed as a powerful, very wise, prudent, and merciful being. The true and only ruler of this world. Everyone was pleased. But not me. And the most important thing is that I couldn't explain why! Something inside me subconsciously resisted the concept of monotheism within the framework of Sky, but there was no specific reason. I had a feeling that it was simply... wrong. And now I realized: This is indeed wrong! Megabird, as the only deity, will actually break the whole system!

Sky is steeped in dualism. It's always one thing against another. I mean:

Life and death.

Nature and machine.

Sky and ground.

Descendants and ancestors.

Children and elders.

Light and darkness.

In this, Sky is different from Journey. In Journey, you didn't have a clear enemy. Journey taught that you can become your own enemy. The ancient civilization destroyed itself, not someone from outside. And the messengers must step over themselves, and themselves only in order to be reborn. Journey taught you to look into yourself. Sky is about something else.

Even though the concepts of these games are similar, Sky is a fundamentally different game. Sky is about joining up with others. Therefore, Sky sets a clear boundary between "we" and "they". And I'm not saying it's a bad thing. Otherwise, this system simply would not have worked. In Sky, everything has an opposing force. The other side of the coin, if you please.

Megabird just can not be the only deity. This contradicts the whole system, starting from philosophy and ending with music. Someone, something, sentient, unsentient, there MUST BE SOMETHING on the other side. That's why I made Angst.

Let's return to the topic of the two leitmotifs and the Alef. The system of confrontation between the two sides can give us an answer to another question.

What is "the void"?

We know that after the explosion of the crystal, Alef fell in a kind of "void", from which he still has not found a way out. But what kind of place is this? Many people used to think that this is something like a dimension of darkness. But I can disagree with this.

At first It is logical: Alef was imprisoned in a darkstone crystal and fell into darkness. But I have a question: Why does this "darkness" charge us?

The void is not darkness. If it was the darkness, it would have extinguished the skykids' cores in the blink of an eye. The void is the place BETWEEN light and darkness.

Alef, the child of light, was imprisoned in a darkstone crystal, the gift of darkness. Together, they created a new, third kind of energy. Chaotic, unpredictable, wrong. Alef has united in himself, things that, according to the laws of this world, cannot be combined. Therefore, it is his theme that connects the two main leitmotivs of the game. The Alef was on both sides at the same time.

But you can't be on two sides. You're either light or dark, or you're not on anyone's side, like ancestors were. At the moment of the Shattering, Alef literally tore the fabric of the Sky universe itself. That's why he got into the void. After all, if he does not obey the fundamental law of this world, then he has nothing to do in this world.

The void is the space between light and darkness. Like a number divided by zero, the void is negligible, but at the same time infinite. It is a mirror that doesn't allow energy to mix. Therefore, the floor in it charges us. The void reflects our own light back into the cape.

That's why the Megabird sends us to die in Eden. With our sacrifice, we repeat the same shattering on a reduced scale and fall into the void to the Alef. But Alef sacrifices a fragment of his former power to bring us back to the side of light. And when that happens, the void just pushes us out.

Something like that.

#sky children of the light #thatskygame #sky cotl #that sky game

[danelloevee-sky]

The other day I was chatting with my new Japanese friend online and we started talking about the different terms that the communities use in our own languages. Most of us have heard that the Japanese community calls their Moths “Sparrows” but apparently they’re also called “Chun” because they chirp “chun chun!”

Then they asked what we call “professional players” and after explaining Veterans/Vets (“bed?!” “No, vet”) they said that in Japanese they’re called “Gorichun”

#sky cotl #that sky game #sky children of the light

[scotlmsgs]

[ ID: A screenshot of a boat message in Sky: Children of the light. Behind the boat message is the dark red gate to Eden, the seventh and final realm of the game. The text reads, “Am I the only one that just procrastinates going to Eden? XD”. End ID. ]

#sky cotl #scotl msgs #that sky game #skyblr #sky children of the light #boat message #id #sky: queue of the light #sky cotl spoilers #eden spoilers

[anerol152]

Season of Ikea be like:

#sky cotl #sky children of the light #that sky game #sky cotl meme #memes #sky meme #nah but the prices are so foul #and the mini quests? “buy something from the guide” when the current options are all either 40+ candles or 40+ hearts? #F O U L

[jaybirdiestatic]

hey guys! im drawing with other skid artists! one of them is @catofaurora !

join us! https://magma.com/d/k7fpjy5sns

#sky #sky cotl #sky children of the light #that sky game #skid #sky kid oc #skids

[mothstalgia]

Moth cimbs onto the ceiling furniture and will not come down unless they hear “pspsps”

#Sky cotl #sky children of the light #sky children of light #sky children #thatskygame #that sky game #sky game #that game sky #skyblr #sky: cotl #scotl #sky: children of the light #skykid #moth #moff #sky cotl moth #mothstalgia

[melbourneskybourne]

TGC just be robbing us all, huh?

#sky children of the light #sky cotl #melbourne #sky #that sky game #fyp #fypツ #memes #funny #funny memes #sky cotl meme #sky memes #sky meme #tumblr fyp #fypシ゚viral #fypシ #fyppage #fypage

[leafith]

Heyyy people and Sky fans who like the Gods, I finally got some small food 📜

I managed to give designs to Megabird and the Darkness... After one year of playing Sky. :)

I gave them their different mystical forms! From "animal" to "humanoid"!

Zooms here:

I don't know why, but I see Darkness as a snake. Maybe it's just my mind that makes this idea, because I always saw the snakes as Darkness's keepers.

And under the designs, you can find a height difference between them and AURORA, a normal Skykid and creatures.

I hope you enjoy these designs! 💞

#sky cotl #sky children of the light #sky: children of the light #sky: cotl #that sky game #that sky art #megabird #darkness #aurora #season of aurora #skykid #dark crab (:'>) #and a tree yay #anyways I put Krills details on Darkness because... because... it seems obvious to me come on. #and megabird is just a big bird so I guess I got the design right..??? #tell me #I also love to call these deities just The Gods or The Architects (based on an unreleased aurora song I randomly found) #they aren't much friends but they are quite similar

[starlit-fawn]

So fun story

I drew a skykid on my school whiteboard

Someone I saw today replied... with their own skykid

So now I drew my current character, and left a friend code. I just named the code after my school, but signed my name

Wonder if they'll take it...

#sky children of the light #sky cotl #sky game #sky #that sky game #skyblr

[hishoi]

The lighthouse keeper

Entry 2

(click for better quality please)

Entry 1:

#yes i might have ripped the paper of the first page #we ignore that #call it environmental storytelling #sky cotl #sky children of the light #sky: cotl #thatskygame #art #that sky game #original art #oc art #the lighthouse keeper

[vivienne-joi]

Maid day 🎉

Fun drawings of sky kids

#digital art #my art #vivienne art #sky children of the light #sky cotl #sky cotl fanart #that sky game #sky #sky children fanart #skyblr #maid outfit #maid day

[skykids-and-other-wonders]

Beauty is in the Eye

EYE OF EDEN SPOILER IMAGES AHEAD!!! PROCEED WITH CAUTION!!!!!

Another adventure into Eden and it is still just as beautiful as ever.

#sky children of the light #sky cotl #sky cotl photography #skykid #skykids #that sky game #sky game #sky-lights #skykids and other wonders

[nnomsu]

#i actually never draw backgrounds so im really proud of this #sky cotl fanart #art #artwork #digital art #sky children of the light #artists on tumblr #sky cotl #sky cotl art #digital #cozy art #that sky game #nesting guide

[scotlmsgs]

[ ID: A screenshot of a boat message in Sky: Children of the Light. The text reads, “I believe in you! You got this! No matter how hard it may seem right now..”. End ID. ]

#sky cotl #scotl msgs #that sky game #skyblr #sky children of the light #boat message #id #sky: queue of the light

[seanagtala]

Palestine will be FREE

#myart #that sky game #sky children of the light #sky cotl

[jaybirdiestatic]

Hi~ I'm curious ^^ Can you make a short presentation of your Sky OCs?

why yes I would love to!

First off is Merci, Child of Grace The eldest you'll often see her in Eden and Golden Wasteland.

Memori Child Of Care, second oldest, you'll often see her in hidden forest and isle dawn.

Ming Ming Child of Wonder, second youngest, you'll often see her in Praire and seasonal areas

Melowdii The Child of Harmony, is The youngest child. Often seen in Valley and Vault.

they are all siblings and came from the same shooting stars at the same time. Hence Merci was the first to land.

come cute chart

#sky #sky cotl #sky children of the light #that sky game #skid #sky kid oc #skids