As silly as the whole thing is, credit where credit is due; the bird not running straight for the player at first was pretty good, and if it didnt have the funniest character design in any horror game ever made, it would have been genuinely creepy.
Yeah, I don't think the game itself is anything special- it's a furthens the problems of Poppy's Playtime, but like Poppy's Playtime, it has one or two good enough elements that it was able to kick off as a "good" horror game to people willing to overlook the lack of polish and care put into other important areas.
@deg vegas Im not talking about the bird. The bird goofy AF. I'm talking about the way the bird moves towards you before the chase scene. If applied to an actually scary monster in an actually scary game, I think it would've been cool. Just pointing out massive missed potential. Besides, we can't rob the Euphoric brothers of ALL credit.
The things I instantly noticed are are that: -It has a funny visual/line (the thing with the pancreas or whatever) for KZclipr reactions -The bird for KZclipr reactions and thumbnails -The end of the first (chapter? level?) is roughly the perfect length for a gameplay video It's literally tailor made for KZclipr reaction videos, and it worked
1:59 No idea if someone already said as much, but note from germany: Garten is the german word for garden. When I just got deeper into english scripts of horror games in my late childhood/early teens, it actually slightly spooked me to see "Kindergarten" in the language at all, because neither of those are english words.(Kind is german for Child.) I guess it could theoretically be translated as Garden of Children if we squint our eyes, making the name of this game a weird pun.(Though that may actually be unintentional and pure luck with how bootleg the product actually is)
@Fresco I know and I still don't quite understand why that is a thing. That some words are shared is logical, but shared words that build ontop of non-shared words always sound wrong.
I've never made a game before, but Garten of BanBan honestly gave me motivation to make my own game. I mean hey, if this shit can trend then I can too! 🤷
I genuinely believe that GOB was made unironically at first, then after it started trending cause of the Bird Up memes and other such ironic shit, the Euphoric Brothers decided to act like it was an ironic game afterwards. The way they were hiding replies making fun of their game until it got ironic popularity, then suddenly going through and reverting all of that only solidifies this idea to me.
Kinda reminds me of how Tommy Wiseau handled The Room becoming so popular due to how bad it was. Honestly, he made it work, and if the Euphoric Brothers own it, then maybe Garten Of BanBan 2 can be genuinely enjoyed as horror comedy/satire, assuming they pull it off in a way that doesn't come off as trying too hard.
On the KZclip side - I think the most surprising thing to me is the number of creators who leveraged the name "Poppy Playtime" in Banban video titles to drive clicks, meanwhile a few years back MatPat got dragged for doing it with Undertale's name. A complete 180, regardless of how one feels about Banban's quality.
@Flamedramon68 It's not a double standard anymore tho because that event happened years ago. It's no longer a modern standard. All It means peoples values changed during that time. And yes, THAT quickly.
I think this a bit of an unfair reading of the situation. The problem with Matt's stream is that he didn't link the game at all, and when called out on it tried to double down and didn't apologise. Irrc he didn't even name the game in the title. Most of the videos I've seen at least mention the game so you can go find it. Matt gets dogpiled for some dumb shit but the backlash from the heartbound stream was completely deserved. He didn't credit the artist, we all know that's bad.
I feel like that's a different situation because with the Undertale/MatPat thing, MatPat was comparing every other game to Undertale (including using the algorithm to make the video more recommended with Undertale tags) as like a 'showcase' type of style but taking away the game's identity by just saying it was another Undertale. The games were unique but they were just being labelled as "like Undertale" instead of being a game that might _remind you_ of Undertale. The whole Banban comparison I feel is to highlight how little originality indie games like these have now. They follow the same linear plotline, same monster mechanics, etc. To the point where it's becoming bland and overdone and you can put games like Poppy Playtime and Banban side by side and see very few major differences. There's nothing unique about it anymore.
This comment is a prime example of causing discourse, unintentionally or intentionally. Matpat refusing to give proper credit and links if I remember right, when confronted by the devs he still refused and played it off as a good thing only giving up when Toby Fox said something. So did this happen with Banban? It isn't one 180 and part of the reason things get so hostile when you mention Undertale. Edit: To clarify, the hostility is due to false blame which Undertale had to deal a lot with, a big thing was Megalovania where Homestuck community tried to take credit for that theme when it was in a romhack Toby made before that. Undertale got kicked a lot by ignorance... which led to people being a lot more annoyed with Matpat since it came across less as funny and more as kick the beaten dog. Which ultimately ended with him doing as I mentioned and made his character questionable as it looks like he was trying to stir up discourse.
On a completely unrelated note, I am in LOVE with your new sprites! They look so clean and adorable but also so detailed and classy! Kinda wished you credited the artist in the description so I could follow them somewhere (unless you did it yourself, to which, wow you lot MAJOR talent!)
@Oh No Yeah I didn't realize I missed an upload, and it was credited in his previous video. I think I checked his community posts but found nothing though, just a stream announcement from three months ago
The one credit I will give this game is Opila’s kinda stalking/staring right before the “big chase” is quite funny and has a good amount of charm put into it with the way she doesn’t walk right over to you and kinda stumbles around, testing the waters and seeing what you’ll do.
the funny thing about Markiplier's video is that, if you watch it, it's only so long because he spends most of the game just...lost and confused. like, he spends so long looking for the batteries and the eggs, uncut. it's still entertaining cause it's Markiplier, but maybe 70% of the video is just general confusion.
@Kat I don't think that's the case, I'm pretty sure it's an intentional cash grab. These brothers have literally put out eleven games in the last year, and the other ten all look worse than Banban
@Kyle I feel like he may be a good game designer in reality but was pressured by the current media. He might of thought his game wouldn’t of gotten any traction if he didn’t try and feast off the success of others.
My biggest concern is that this "Game" will takeover youtube because of clear Poppy inspiration and a lot of actually geniuenly good indie horror games will be overshadowed by it not because they are bad, but because they were released at similar time as Garten of Ban Ban
Children will swarm over this copy-paste, low effort game like wildfire, and children's content creators are inevitably going to take advantage of that. It's sad, really.
i'm not gonna lie, i actually really love the weird, probably broken way opila walks it reminds me of how a wild animal might slowly approach, only to try for a threatening sprint, and it adds to the spook factor for me definitely needs to be used in a good game imo
@ReptileRandy Krusha id like one that is in a laboratory where they where designing a kid's product that then failed but instead of being a rotten image of that is practically undistinguishable, like from an artificial dog to a octopus like beast
FusionZGamer is a guilty pleasure of mine, I started watching him ironically but over time I watched him regularly because he's funny and somewhat relatable. Clips like the one you put in the video are peak Fusion and the reason I started watching him, glad to see a shoutout for the goat.
@KILL ME_YT yeah, I personally think sometimes his voice is a little annoying, but I enjoyed a few of his videos. Also he sometimes milks games a little too much, he made a billion videos on porkchop's adventure while the game is really short and doesn't really have that much extra content.
Even if it was a parody, it would be a terrible one. And the fact that there's legit merch of it is proof enough that it was nothing more than a quick cash grab.
@Azura Exactly. A parody that is not clearly a parody is not a parody, but rather it is exactly the same as what it’s trying to parody. Also. Mommy fly.
i really hate Banban but oh lord the bird is incredible, he's looks so funny, like he seen things he shouldnt and now his life is not the same anymore and he lives with free of the past, the present and the future
Hey uhyea, would you ever consider looking at Oxynfree? It’s a horror game that doesn’t get much attention. It’s not a traditional mascot horror game, it’s more story based. It is terrifying to me without any real jumpscares.
Someone should make a game similar in style to this and make it seem like some cash grab and promote a second game and everything and have merch, but have the merch site and wishlist page for the second game have an ARG and when the second game releases it's a genuinely good horror game. Or something idk it sounds like a good idea
That could honestly work, because something this bad grabs a lot of peoples attention and makes people pay attention. So suddenly dropping a good horror game you already have people waiting to play.
@Skylar Chungus To quote another reply that summed it up better... "Bird nerd here: I also was kind of taken aback by how accurate Opila’s movements, “thoughts” and such were. It genuinely looks like the birds I’ve worked with, they do almost exactly what she did before they decide to strike and attack you. (Usually playfully with the ones I deal with tho.) She honestly scares me because she feels like I’m up against an actual giant bird that could hurt me lmfao." Definitely can see it yeah...
What sets Poppy apart from the cash grabs like Banban is that, after their pretty demo-like chapter 1, they seem to be putting effort into making something worthwhile as we can see with their attempt to make a L4D/DBD style multiplayer game and be relatively successful at it (being that it’s their first multiplayer game). And even though both Banban and Poppy have basic Chapter 1s, Poppy still had quite high quality visuals compared to Banban and still had more than 3 minutes of gameplay. I’ve seen people call Poppy “The problem with indie horror” when they should be saying that about Banban
@Stargatory Don’t know why it runs bad for you, I use a gaming laptop and it runs fine for me. Even still, Poppy playtime started with old and stale concepts and the whole “childhood thing become scary” is oversaturated at this point, but I’m still keeping an eye on it for the later chapters since the monsters themselves are relatively unique in this sector of games. Most of these mascot horrors are more stiff movements like robots, meanwhile Poppy has things like Mommly Longlegs which is a pretty refreshing monster idea. And even if you have gripes with Poppy, Project Playtime is quite fun and, sure it’s still glitchy, at least it’s getting worked on and updated while being a fun time still (unlike some other massive triple A release where the devs are “content with the current state of the game”). Out of the Mascot Horrors, I have more hope in Poppy than I do with Hello Neighbor and this Banban crap.
@The_Godbodor Massive cope, Poppy is dogshit through and through. Game barely runs a consistent frame rate on my high spec PC, crashed fifteen times while I was playing chapter two, the concept is tired and played out, and the game doesn't have an original bone in it's body.
@The_Godbodor ngl I'm still sorta interested in seeing where Banban goes from here, if but to see whether they double down on their nonsense or actually try to improve like Poppy did. Got my thoughts on which lol
@Mystery acount It was, but they actually managed to turn it around due to already having some level of quality and care put in (mainly the visuals) and they worked from that. Banban on the other hand has all the negatives of Poppy at its launch with no redeeming qualities that they could salvage it from, unlike Poppy.
You seem to be forgetting that originally poppy WAS a cash grab with the whole NFT's having the lore situation they tried to do and the controversy with the possible plagiarism They apologized for both things and are now trying to do better work with their game...but originally it was about money
The bird 🕊️ gave me chills 🥶. The way it didn't immediately charge 🔌 but seems to observe 👀 the player 🎮 with a sort of predatory 🦁 curiosity ❓was genuinely 💯 scary 😱.
@A simple complication The bird gave me chills. The way it didn't immediately charge but seemed to observe the player with a sort of predatory curiosity was genuinely scary.
I'd like to point out that garten is a word, it's German for garden. Also, the bird was the highlight of the game. Some people have pointed out that the bird's behavior is the same as a bird predator. First being curious and sizing up their prey before attacking.
The fact that a 5-10 minute game (that is nothing more than a shameless cash-in on the success of Poppy Playtime) is getting so much attention online, astounds me. There are some pretty good Indie Horror Games out there that are rarely getting the attention they deserve.
Fun fact: Garten is a word and it's the German word for "Garden" and yes this does mean the word Kindergarten translates to "Child Garden". The term dates back to the 19th century. tbh don't know why I decided to comment this, but here we are. The more you know #birdup
The fact that this took off scares me into thinking that the indie horror genre has become stagnated and cookie cutter especially from a youtube side. Imagine making a game that tackles deeper types of fear instead of avoid big man and find the secrets for lore.
@Phantasm Blast yeah like , a lot of youtubers were having trouble with that one game about a mortuary asistant because the videos kept getting age restricted, super cool game but a pain in the butt to upload the video
It HAS though. Actually good indie horror games will never get popular due to how basic and "kid-oriented" they have to be now. Anything that showcases gore or really anything too creepy will not get far on youtube anymore.
Uhyeah, I watched the suprhorrorbro video and the funny part is that the effort that was put in the game is significantly less than Mikes' theory, bro is the apprentice of Matpat, and the creepy, hollow and Monologue tone that he uses just makes the awesome video much better!
I never thought this game would blow up, either. I first heard of it on ManlyBadassHero’s channel and he plays horror games of all sorts. Then I saw another, and then another, until I finally saw Mark’s playthrough and was like, “What’s going on!?”
The idea of a horror game with with this sort of liminal space/abandoned building setting HAS a lot of potential. But like... if someone behind it actually CARED.
In my opinion a horror game related to liminal spaces would work much better as a more psychological horror game, probably about losing your innocence.
YOU STARTED THIS God what a magical time it is to be alive. I'm gonna drum up a team of 3D coders and a composer to create a game that's just PNGs of blobs made in paint that floating towards the player if this is what folks will eat up nowadays.
Whether you think that Banban is satire or not; I think we can all agree that when discussion of a game is obfuscated by Poe's Law kicking in, that's a sign of just how dire the genre has gotten.
I don't know if uhyeah has covered this yet but the fnaw series is definitely something I would love to see a full reviewing of and a small summary of the story and the unique game mechanics that it brought to the fnaf fan game community.
Your situation with Garten of BanBan and the viral tweet reminds me of Jim Stephanie Sterling (The Jimquisition) being somewhat responsible for the entire existence of FNAF by making fun of the Dev's bad first (non-horror) game and its unintentionaly creepy character models - resulting in using those models for FNAF.
The bird scared me personally, especially the way it looked at me and walked beside me (But I think it's more because of my phobias) I'm even more convinced that Twitter is garbage
(1:58) Garten is simply the German translation for garden so kindergarten is...well a kindergarden. Leaving us with the assumption that the game takes place in germany
It would've been hilarious if we had this game that looked like it was made by a student doing a college assignment for coding last 10 minutes the due time, turn out to be a well written, beautifully executed, BATDR level graphics masterpiece... But, a man can only dream, though.
The funny thing about this game is that it absolutely worked. Everyone is talking about and will probably also buy the next game just for the memes, absolute W.
If Ban Ban 2 is gonna cost money, I feel the creators are gonna make it confusing as hell and impossible to beat in under 2 hours so you can't get a refund. That is, if it's on Steam.
Honestly, I'm glad to hear this game is just kinda a meme than anything serious. I didn't give it any thought because the devs of this game also made some weird school shooter life sim game with a werewolf b plot, where the developer(?) texts you in game and tells you to DM him on twitter if you want to talk.
Wait a minute, what? You cannot just say they also made a school shooter life sim and not tell us the name of the game, I need to see it since I haven't heard about this at all in discourse surrounding the game
This could actually be pretty opportunity to use the game as a poke on mascot horror and how it's so bad these days as a way to make it funny than terrifying
*Poppy playtime:* Indie horror can’t be this bad! *Rainbow friends:* Indie horror can’t be this bad! *Garten of ban ban:* Indie horror can’t be this bad! You guys really like to speak too soon…
1:58 Correction: “Garten” IS actually a word, just not in English. It’s the German word for “garden.” The term “kindergarten” is also taken from German and, translated directly, means “children garden”
the story is actually pretty good from what i saw. to be honest it seems like it looks the way it does on purpose, although the mechanic did suck in part one and still kind of does. I think it was made to be more of a story-kind than a horror, similar to FranBow.
11:00 THANK YOU! I stated this before on Daggz' video, but I highly doubt that this game was made to be a "satirical take" on the state that is indie horror. I mean, if this game really was supposed to be made in satire, then why do they have a merch button to a game that wasn't even a week old when it first came out?
I kinda think it's more story wise then game play as the first part was kinda just a demo... but it's fun to look into the story. And clay figure looks cool. But the surprises aren't really surprising as if you read around you can predict what's going to happen before it does happen. They put effort in it but not as much as could be in it and it would be nice if they had more minigames instead of look for the EGG scenes. Like sometime you have to do to open certain doors or to operate the drone making it harder because you have to do the minigame while being chased :D I think the poppy playtime crase already went down before garten of ban ban came out tho.
The way I see it, as long as they aren’t as bad as the Poppy devs, I’ll support the game. I actually thought the bird design was really creepy. The blank expression and the simple textures really emphasize that it’s a kid’s toy. And seeing it starting at you so creepily is just… yeah it was pretty creepy. Definitely terrified me more than Poppy, FNAF, or Bendy ever could. Of course, FNAF and Bendy are still better franchises, but there’s potential. It definitely needs a lot of work though. After seeing the second "game," I've changed my opinion. These games are so bad. There's just nothing in them lol. Thought there'd be a quality improvement (or hoped there would be), but nope. Just as bare bones as the first. Still not as bad as Poppy's devs, but these guys are super lazy.
Real time cutscenes are such an underutilized thing in gaming. If GOB ends up being a satire of horror and carries this over to the sequel then I will respect the series
Meatly, the creator of Bendy, has literally made a parody game of Garten of Banban to show how bad the situation of indie horror games is.
@Pancake Lord that's an insult to coldsteel
@Cosmic Klampzy Very true. I only ever played the first one but it was a very good experience,actually got startled a few times lol
@Asto 69 outlast is probably one of the best horror games of all time
Xman 723 said it was the best game in 2023 and the video was made in January
Whats it called?
Fun fact: "Garten" is indeed a real word, not just part of the word "Kindergarten". It is literally just the German term for "garden".
My brain is weird and immediately assumed it said “Garden” until now 🤣
*C H I L D R E N E G G*
@Marina Gellert ...which....if you translate it in a literal sense means 'childrens garden'
Ja Deutsch is halt so bissi komisch mit seinen Wörtern
maybe the uephoric brothers are german
Er hat recht weißt du
Honestly Opila Bird is the best thing to come out of all this, the design looks so ridiculously funny it's charming
@Ivan Alves I would like to add in “Sharing is caring, your Pancreas is mine.”
reminds me of kyoro chan lol
I love the bird so much I have it as my profile pic #opilabird
They are mildly attractive... there I said it
@maninanikittycat fr
i feel like matpat could make an episode theorizing what characteristics are needed for a game like this to blow up
Yk I'm kinda hoping he does this for science theory
I like that idea
Imagine getting a game over, and the G.O. screen being just a letter L
In the second chapter were "n" and "i" 💀
F
Fun fact: if you put the letters i think its supposed to spell “garten of banban”
It’d be funny if all the random single letter G.O screens spelled out “skill issue” but I saw an “r” so idk
That’s amazing
Imagine if they just never released a second chapter.
This comment aged poorly. They're gonna release a 3rd chapter with even more polygons.
Peace i guess
@Itz Skully MORE OPILA
OPILA HAS RETURNED
@inescapableboiTHEY RETRUNED
As silly as the whole thing is, credit where credit is due; the bird not running straight for the player at first was pretty good, and if it didnt have the funniest character design in any horror game ever made, it would have been genuinely creepy.
I definitely thought it was creepy.
The most unsettling part is how it stared at you the whole time… otherwise… comedy gold
Yeah, I don't think the game itself is anything special- it's a furthens the problems of Poppy's Playtime, but like Poppy's Playtime, it has one or two good enough elements that it was able to kick off as a "good" horror game to people willing to overlook the lack of polish and care put into other important areas.
@deg vegas Im not talking about the bird. The bird goofy AF. I'm talking about the way the bird moves towards you before the chase scene. If applied to an actually scary monster in an actually scary game, I think it would've been cool. Just pointing out massive missed potential. Besides, we can't rob the Euphoric brothers of ALL credit.
Thank God, someone who also knows this was a real attempt at horror. It felt like I was being gaslit into thinking it was a satire game from the start
anyone who thought this game was too bad to not be satire must not have lived through the era of slenderman clone games
@lautaro gomez Why did you think about rule 34 for this shitty indie game? 🤨📸
@lautaro gomez i think i found the devs alt account
@lautaro gomez
Ahh irony
@pato o cadeirante saaaaauuuuce
The things I instantly noticed are are that:
-It has a funny visual/line (the thing with the pancreas or whatever) for KZclipr reactions
-The bird for KZclipr reactions and thumbnails
-The end of the first (chapter? level?) is roughly the perfect length for a gameplay video
It's literally tailor made for KZclipr reaction videos, and it worked
@Teme the bird is chills.
I dont think youtubers care though because they got views anyway
@TheDayOfTheDucks So? the effect was still there, get off the hate bandwagon dude, you guys are so boring.
Just like the first chapter of Poppy.
lmao
1:59 No idea if someone already said as much, but note from germany: Garten is the german word for garden. When I just got deeper into english scripts of horror games in my late childhood/early teens, it actually slightly spooked me to see "Kindergarten" in the language at all, because neither of those are english words.(Kind is german for Child.) I guess it could theoretically be translated as Garden of Children if we squint our eyes, making the name of this game a weird pun.(Though that may actually be unintentional and pure luck with how bootleg the product actually is)
@LPFan Yeah, that is understandable
@Fresco I know and I still don't quite understand why that is a thing. That some words are shared is logical, but shared words that build ontop of non-shared words always sound wrong.
Far as I know, kindergarten is one of those german words that is also being used in english, like poltergeist.
The plague left by that bird on my Twitter timeline will be how I remember the new year. Whether that's a good or bad thing is up to interpretation
#birdup
oh hi pasta sauce
@FredTheProtogen true
I like your content
BIRD UP
I've never made a game before, but Garten of BanBan honestly gave me motivation to make my own game. I mean hey, if this shit can trend then I can too! 🤷
If you do then don’t end up as cash-grabby and begging for attention as garten of banban
I genuinely believe that GOB was made unironically at first, then after it started trending cause of the Bird Up memes and other such ironic shit, the Euphoric Brothers decided to act like it was an ironic game afterwards. The way they were hiding replies making fun of their game until it got ironic popularity, then suddenly going through and reverting all of that only solidifies this idea to me.
I thought it was real but thought it was a roblox game like rainbow friends. Could ya blame ne?
Thats cool, but bird up.
this is literally what he said in the fucking video
it would be a lot better if they made it satire tbh
Kinda reminds me of how Tommy Wiseau handled The Room becoming so popular due to how bad it was. Honestly, he made it work, and if the Euphoric Brothers own it, then maybe Garten Of BanBan 2 can be genuinely enjoyed as horror comedy/satire, assuming they pull it off in a way that doesn't come off as trying too hard.
I feel like Mat's video about it is gonna be figuring out if it's a meta joke or not.
@Splatoon Aleks cant wait for jermas playthrough of garten of banban where he screams like a little girl over opila bird
matter platter
@Saval jerma
@Poisonheart96 doing something because people told you not to seems like a response everyone can relate to
@Poisonheart96 Anything to not play Hello Neighbor 2
On the KZclip side - I think the most surprising thing to me is the number of creators who leveraged the name "Poppy Playtime" in Banban video titles to drive clicks, meanwhile a few years back MatPat got dragged for doing it with Undertale's name. A complete 180, regardless of how one feels about Banban's quality.
@Flamedramon68 It's not a double standard anymore tho because that event happened years ago. It's no longer a modern standard. All It means peoples values changed during that time. And yes, THAT quickly.
I think this a bit of an unfair reading of the situation.
The problem with Matt's stream is that he didn't link the game at all, and when called out on it tried to double down and didn't apologise. Irrc he didn't even name the game in the title. Most of the videos I've seen at least mention the game so you can go find it.
Matt gets dogpiled for some dumb shit but the backlash from the heartbound stream was completely deserved. He didn't credit the artist, we all know that's bad.
I feel like that's a different situation because with the Undertale/MatPat thing, MatPat was comparing every other game to Undertale (including using the algorithm to make the video more recommended with Undertale tags) as like a 'showcase' type of style but taking away the game's identity by just saying it was another Undertale. The games were unique but they were just being labelled as "like Undertale" instead of being a game that might _remind you_ of Undertale.
The whole Banban comparison I feel is to highlight how little originality indie games like these have now. They follow the same linear plotline, same monster mechanics, etc. To the point where it's becoming bland and overdone and you can put games like Poppy Playtime and Banban side by side and see very few major differences. There's nothing unique about it anymore.
@CATibal he did tho, iirc the video was titled somewhere along the lines of UNDERTALE 2 | Heartbound
This comment is a prime example of causing discourse, unintentionally or intentionally.
Matpat refusing to give proper credit and links if I remember right, when confronted by the devs he still refused and played it off as a good thing only giving up when Toby Fox said something. So did this happen with Banban?
It isn't one 180 and part of the reason things get so hostile when you mention Undertale.
Edit: To clarify, the hostility is due to false blame which Undertale had to deal a lot with, a big thing was Megalovania where Homestuck community tried to take credit for that theme when it was in a romhack Toby made before that. Undertale got kicked a lot by ignorance... which led to people being a lot more annoyed with Matpat since it came across less as funny and more as kick the beaten dog. Which ultimately ended with him doing as I mentioned and made his character questionable as it looks like he was trying to stir up discourse.
On a completely unrelated note, I am in LOVE with your new sprites! They look so clean and adorable but also so detailed and classy! Kinda wished you credited the artist in the description so I could follow them somewhere (unless you did it yourself, to which, wow you lot MAJOR talent!)
@KhaoticKiri well shoot, they mightve deleted the community post because I know for certain I saw one.
@Oh No Yeah I didn't realize I missed an upload, and it was credited in his previous video. I think I checked his community posts but found nothing though, just a stream announcement from three months ago
They're credited in the previous video I believe. Should be in the description, and I know for certain that there's a community post about it
The one credit I will give this game is Opila’s kinda stalking/staring right before the “big chase” is quite funny and has a good amount of charm put into it with the way she doesn’t walk right over to you and kinda stumbles around, testing the waters and seeing what you’ll do.
@The_Godbodor I feel like most people have dealt with others like that sadly.
@Jorge Don’t worry about that, as a Gen 5 Pokémon fan I’ve been dealing with people like him for years.
@Uncle Karl So? Even a small animation/interaction like that can add a lot of charm to a character.
It’s literally just a short sprite animation
@Kitty Peanut Because God forbid anyone enjoys something you dislike.
The bird is genuinely unsettling when it inches towards you before giving chase, but everything else about the game is just laughable
the funny thing about Markiplier's video is that, if you watch it, it's only so long because he spends most of the game just...lost and confused. like, he spends so long looking for the batteries and the eggs, uncut. it's still entertaining cause it's Markiplier, but maybe 70% of the video is just general confusion.
@Bloody Hell ??? Mark almost exclusively plays indie horror games. he's not incentivized by money to make that choice lol
@Moss Hive Network because he is a youtuber that plays horror games, and this is considered one, therefore he played it
@Bloody Hell I guess.
@Moss Hive Network 💰💰💰💰
Why did he even play that game.
I literally thought this was just a parody and when I saw someone playing it I was genuinely shocked that it was an actual attempt at horror.
personally i think it is satire because the euphoric brothers have basically made many more current horror parodies
@Kat I don't think that's the case, I'm pretty sure it's an intentional cash grab. These brothers have literally put out eleven games in the last year, and the other ten all look worse than Banban
@Kyle I feel like he may be a good game designer in reality but was pressured by the current media. He might of thought his game wouldn’t of gotten any traction if he didn’t try and feast off the success of others.
I feel as though these are the brothers from digital homicide studios
What sucks is that they actually did a good job with the hidden content, the easter eggs are neat, just the main part is bad
My biggest concern is that this "Game" will takeover youtube because of clear Poppy inspiration and a lot of actually geniuenly good indie horror games will be overshadowed by it not because they are bad, but because they were released at similar time as Garten of Ban Ban
Honestly, it looks more like Rainbow friends inspiration (and Poppy playtime as well).
@Alfinator exact same thing happened with fnaf
Children will swarm over this copy-paste, low effort game like wildfire, and children's content creators are inevitably going to take advantage of that. It's sad, really.
I feel like it already has in a weird way.
i'm not gonna lie, i actually really love the weird, probably broken way opila walks
it reminds me of how a wild animal might slowly approach, only to try for a threatening sprint, and it adds to the spook factor for me
definitely needs to be used in a good game imo
That bird is just peak character design
Another Bird Enjoyer. I welcome you.
Smash it.
@Fallout Boy
as much as I hate amogus, I agree
Among Us is better
@ENTITY 404 #birdup
someone PLEASE make a game that is actually based on fighting your fears and not corrupting childhood
@ReptileRandy Krusha id like one that is in a laboratory where they where designing a kid's product that then failed but instead of being a rotten image of that is practically undistinguishable, like from an artificial dog to a octopus like beast
Correction:
Make an actual horror game rather than goofy ahh abandoned kids facility with goofy ahh secrets.
@tamsuemomwife fact
@The Wizard Slime but in a way that good.
@katsunova that's just childhood corrupting at its max point
FusionZGamer is a guilty pleasure of mine, I started watching him ironically but over time I watched him regularly because he's funny and somewhat relatable. Clips like the one you put in the video are peak Fusion and the reason I started watching him, glad to see a shoutout for the goat.
@KILL ME_YT yeah, I personally think sometimes his voice is a little annoying, but I enjoyed a few of his videos. Also he sometimes milks games a little too much, he made a billion videos on porkchop's adventure while the game is really short and doesn't really have that much extra content.
I don't really see why there's any guilt in that pleasure
What video is that clip from?
@Iclynnx "kids shouldn't be babysat by content creators" is the best way i've seen this said
@Iclynnx I agree !
I personally like the theory that it's an elaborate parody of the genre, it's almost too perfectly goofy to not be one at this point.
@charmless man Next game theory: "Why is Opila pink?"
Even if it was a parody, it would be a terrible one. And the fact that there's legit merch of it is proof enough that it was nothing more than a quick cash grab.
@Frenchfrise exactly
Fly Mother fr
@Azura Exactly. A parody that is not clearly a parody is not a parody, but rather it is exactly the same as what it’s trying to parody.
Also. Mommy fly.
@Andrew Bowlerso just saying it’s false doesn’t make it so lmao
i really hate Banban but oh lord the bird is incredible, he's looks so funny, like he seen things he shouldnt and now his life is not the same anymore and he lives with free of the past, the present and the future
@Nebulous Neuhaus opila bird has no time for gender or your professional nouns
@Higuera ft oh yeah, definitely on crack
@xenolizardz Opila Bird, however, is NOT above drugs...
@Nebulous Neuhaus Opila Bird is above gender, Opila Bird is above all of us
ummmmm you misgendered Opila Bird, its a SHE/HER/HERS flightless avian -_-
Ophila Bird must have several back problems.
Because she is CARRYING the game.
Hey uhyea, would you ever consider looking at Oxynfree? It’s a horror game that doesn’t get much attention. It’s not a traditional mascot horror game, it’s more story based. It is terrifying to me without any real jumpscares.
Poor the happy game at the back : (
That game is truly amazing
I freaking loved that game. Amazing suggestion
Yeah that game is awsome
The bird's walk cycle looks like how they made walk cycles in old happy wheels levels by attaching the character's legs to invisible wheels.
Someone should make a game similar in style to this and make it seem like some cash grab and promote a second game and everything and have merch, but have the merch site and wishlist page for the second game have an ARG and when the second game releases it's a genuinely good horror game. Or something idk it sounds like a good idea
Maybe have it be a “EXE” thing?
That could honestly work, because something this bad grabs a lot of peoples attention and makes people pay attention. So suddenly dropping a good horror game you already have people waiting to play.
The bird gave me chills. The way it didn't immediately charge but seemed to observe the player with a sort of predatory curiosity was genuinely scary.
That's actually a good idea for a game, but it's wasted on THE BIRDB MY BELOVED
@Skylar Chungus To quote another reply that summed it up better...
"Bird nerd here: I also was kind of taken aback by how accurate Opila’s movements, “thoughts” and such were. It genuinely looks like the birds I’ve worked with, they do almost exactly what she did before they decide to strike and attack you. (Usually playfully with the ones I deal with tho.) She honestly scares me because she feels like I’m up against an actual giant bird that could hurt me lmfao."
Definitely can see it yeah...
The bird gave me chills. The way it didn't immediately charge but seemed to observe the player with a sort of predatory curiosity was genuinely scary.
rain world is a horror game apparently
The bird gave me chills. The way it didn't immediately charge but seemed to observe the player with a sort of predatory curiosity was genuinely scary.
The whole meta surrounding Ban Ban is incredible. I’m excited to see how this plays out.
GT is very skilled at making videos that say one sentence worth of actual substance that last 20 minutes so I’m sure he can bs something
GT? You mean every big KZclipr they're literally all the same
You being the very reason this game started trending is the funniest thing to me.
6:26 you can just tell Dawko is just trying to make the creators happy with a reaction
Is it just me, or does Jumbo Josh look like a green M&M left out in the Sun for too long
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@Ivan Alves the father of phantom chica
Watermelon with veins
thats the original green m&m
What sets Poppy apart from the cash grabs like Banban is that, after their pretty demo-like chapter 1, they seem to be putting effort into making something worthwhile as we can see with their attempt to make a L4D/DBD style multiplayer game and be relatively successful at it (being that it’s their first multiplayer game). And even though both Banban and Poppy have basic Chapter 1s, Poppy still had quite high quality visuals compared to Banban and still had more than 3 minutes of gameplay. I’ve seen people call Poppy “The problem with indie horror” when they should be saying that about Banban
@Stargatory Don’t know why it runs bad for you, I use a gaming laptop and it runs fine for me. Even still, Poppy playtime started with old and stale concepts and the whole “childhood thing become scary” is oversaturated at this point, but I’m still keeping an eye on it for the later chapters since the monsters themselves are relatively unique in this sector of games. Most of these mascot horrors are more stiff movements like robots, meanwhile Poppy has things like Mommly Longlegs which is a pretty refreshing monster idea. And even if you have gripes with Poppy, Project Playtime is quite fun and, sure it’s still glitchy, at least it’s getting worked on and updated while being a fun time still (unlike some other massive triple A release where the devs are “content with the current state of the game”). Out of the Mascot Horrors, I have more hope in Poppy than I do with Hello Neighbor and this Banban crap.
@The_Godbodor Massive cope, Poppy is dogshit through and through.
Game barely runs a consistent frame rate on my high spec PC, crashed fifteen times while I was playing chapter two, the concept is tired and played out, and the game doesn't have an original bone in it's body.
@The_Godbodor ngl I'm still sorta interested in seeing where Banban goes from here, if but to see whether they double down on their nonsense or actually try to improve like Poppy did. Got my thoughts on which lol
@Mystery acount It was, but they actually managed to turn it around due to already having some level of quality and care put in (mainly the visuals) and they worked from that. Banban on the other hand has all the negatives of Poppy at its launch with no redeeming qualities that they could salvage it from, unlike Poppy.
You seem to be forgetting that originally poppy WAS a cash grab with the whole NFT's having the lore situation they tried to do and the controversy with the possible plagiarism
They apologized for both things and are now trying to do better work with their game...but originally it was about money
The bird gave me chills.The way it didn't immediatly charge but seemed to observe the player with a sort of predatory curiousity was genuinenly scary.
The bird gave me chills. The way it didn't immediately charge but seemed to observe the player with a sort of predatory curiosity was genuinely scary.
@UnOfficial Door
See, now THAT'S a much better copypasta lol
The bird 🕊️ gave me chills 🥶. The way it didn't immediately charge 🔌 but seems to observe 👀 the player 🎮 with a sort of predatory 🦁 curiosity ❓was genuinely 💯 scary 😱.
@A simple complication The bird gave me chills. The way it didn't immediately charge but seemed to observe the player with a sort of predatory curiosity was genuinely scary.
@A simple complication The point is to roast a guy that unironically believes the bird was scary so for me it's fucking great
I'd like to point out that garten is a word, it's German for garden.
Also, the bird was the highlight of the game. Some people have pointed out that the bird's behavior is the same as a bird predator. First being curious and sizing up their prey before attacking.
Oh.
Well, I mean, not like it mattered. I see no garden.
Yeah. The word Kindergarten means Child Garden.
The fact that a 5-10 minute game (that is nothing more than a shameless cash-in on the success of Poppy Playtime) is getting so much attention online, astounds me.
There are some pretty good Indie Horror Games out there that are rarely getting the attention they deserve.
To be fair, that bird is fucking hilarious looking...
Fun fact: Garten is a word and it's the German word for "Garden" and yes this does mean the word Kindergarten translates to "Child Garden". The term dates back to the 19th century. tbh don't know why I decided to comment this, but here we are. The more you know #birdup
The fact that this took off scares me into thinking that the indie horror genre has become stagnated and cookie cutter especially from a youtube side. Imagine making a game that tackles deeper types of fear instead of avoid big man and find the secrets for lore.
@Phantasm Blast yeah like , a lot of youtubers were having trouble with that one game about a mortuary asistant because the videos kept getting age restricted, super cool game but a pain in the butt to upload the video
It HAS though.
Actually good indie horror games will never get popular due to how basic and "kid-oriented" they have to be now. Anything that showcases gore or really anything too creepy will not get far on youtube anymore.
Uhyeah, I watched the suprhorrorbro video and the funny part is that the effort that was put in the game is significantly less than Mikes' theory, bro is the apprentice of Matpat, and the creepy, hollow and Monologue tone that he uses just makes the awesome video much better!
Opila Bird is the absolute derpiest, dead-eyed, wonkiest thing I’ve ever seen. And I love it.
i swear 80% of the times i see a bird as an enemy in any game i say "bird up"
the fact that Markiplier said it was a genuinely good game and that he liked it for that reason is mind boggling to me
I highly doubt he was being serious.
I never thought this game would blow up, either. I first heard of it on ManlyBadassHero’s channel and he plays horror games of all sorts. Then I saw another, and then another, until I finally saw Mark’s playthrough and was like, “What’s going on!?”
The idea of a horror game with with this sort of liminal space/abandoned building setting HAS a lot of potential. But like... if someone behind it actually CARED.
In my opinion a horror game related to liminal spaces would work much better as a more psychological horror game, probably about losing your innocence.
Gotta respect those brothers for actually doing what I’ve been thinking about doing forever and just making a cash grab game
12:34 markiplier is the type of person to see a pit and jump in without thinking.
YOU STARTED THIS
God what a magical time it is to be alive. I'm gonna drum up a team of 3D coders and a composer to create a game that's just PNGs of blobs made in paint that floating towards the player if this is what folks will eat up nowadays.
Whether you think that Banban is satire or not; I think we can all agree that when discussion of a game is obfuscated by Poe's Law kicking in, that's a sign of just how dire the genre has gotten.
I don't know if uhyeah has covered this yet but the fnaw series is definitely something I would love to see a full reviewing of and a small summary of the story and the unique game mechanics that it brought to the fnaf fan game community.
Let’s dissect this game:
Character designs: Rainbow friends
Recording tape: Fnaf
Ending scene: Doors
Pit scene: Poppy playtime
Fetch quest: every game ever
Tfw I have to make a boring and anticlimatic ending lest my game is called a cash grab roblox copycat
Garten of BanBan is literally the ultimate gaslighting campaign ever, even better then the Cyberpunk 2077 anime.
I thought garten of bambam was an ironic thing made to poke fun of the current state of indie horror
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I actually really like the design of the bird. It makes me feel an indescribable emotion. It's not scary in the way it's trying to be.
I really thought there was no way this game could be an actual attempt at a horror game. The literal only thing it registers in my mind as is parody.
Your situation with Garten of BanBan and the viral tweet reminds me of Jim Stephanie Sterling (The Jimquisition) being somewhat responsible for the entire existence of FNAF by making fun of the Dev's bad first (non-horror) game and its unintentionaly creepy character models - resulting in using those models for FNAF.
remember when people complained about FNaF 3 not being scary and in turn being a bad game?
i hope they're all happy
The bird scared me personally, especially the way it looked at me and walked beside me (But I think it's more because of my phobias)
I'm even more convinced that Twitter is garbage
Are you comfortable sharing what phobias they are?
I feel like every few months uhyeah becomes more and more detailed
(1:58)
Garten is simply the German translation for garden so kindergarten is...well a kindergarden. Leaving us with the assumption that the game takes place in germany
Or it's a contraction of the word kindergarten, but who knows.
You are telling me you are the one who brought Garten of Banban to us?
I really do think this game is going to have a "chapter 2" and the game is going to be completely different. I think it's a bait game.
@ReptileRandy Krusha Yes, we can dream through.
It would've been hilarious if we had this game that looked like it was made by a student doing a college assignment for coding last 10 minutes the due time, turn out to be a well written, beautifully executed, BATDR level graphics masterpiece... But, a man can only dream, though.
Opla Bird beautiful.
This is the one genre where we can all agree that AAA is better that indie.
The funny thing about this game is that it absolutely worked. Everyone is talking about and will probably also buy the next game just for the memes, absolute W.
If Ban Ban 2 is gonna cost money, I feel the creators are gonna make it confusing as hell and impossible to beat in under 2 hours so you can't get a refund. That is, if it's on Steam.
hunt down the freeman strat
Garten of Ban Ban is the horror game of all time.
Honestly, I'm glad to hear this game is just kinda a meme than anything serious. I didn't give it any thought because the devs of this game also made some weird school shooter life sim game with a werewolf b plot, where the developer(?) texts you in game and tells you to DM him on twitter if you want to talk.
you can’t just say that then not say anything else man, i’m concerned about that lol
Wait a minute, what?
You cannot just say they also made a school shooter life sim and not tell us the name of the game, I need to see it since I haven't heard about this at all in discourse surrounding the game
Jesus christ, uhyeah's funny little dog sprite has gotten so much betterly drawn.
Is this the proof he's grown enough to have actual influence?
"GARTEN ISN'T EVEN A WORD" *sad German noises*
I love your videos thank you you are better than most and actually put effort into your videos
This could actually be pretty opportunity to use the game as a poke on mascot horror and how it's so bad these days as a way to make it funny than terrifying
I know this isn't the first video with them but god, I love the new art for your character, he looks so cute and expressive!
*Poppy playtime:* Indie horror can’t be this bad!
*Rainbow friends:* Indie horror can’t be this bad!
*Garten of ban ban:* Indie horror can’t be this bad!
You guys really like to speak too soon…
Love the new model and the new poses! So happy to see that there are now more than 2 poses!
1:58 Correction: “Garten” IS actually a word, just not in English. It’s the German word for “garden.” The term “kindergarten” is also taken from German and, translated directly, means “children garden”
I rate this video a uni/10. Amazing coverage on the hit game BirdUp!!! 🔥🔥
the story is actually pretty good from what i saw. to be honest it seems like it looks the way it does on purpose, although the mechanic did suck in part one and still kind of does. I think it was made to be more of a story-kind than a horror, similar to FranBow.
11:00 THANK YOU!
I stated this before on Daggz' video, but I highly doubt that this game was made to be a "satirical take" on the state that is indie horror.
I mean, if this game really was supposed to be made in satire, then why do they have a merch button to a game that wasn't even a week old when it first came out?
They added the merch 3 hours after the game released
I kinda think it's more story wise then game play as the first part was kinda just a demo... but it's fun to look into the story. And clay figure looks cool. But the surprises aren't really surprising as if you read around you can predict what's going to happen before it does happen. They put effort in it but not as much as could be in it and it would be nice if they had more minigames instead of look for the EGG scenes. Like sometime you have to do to open certain doors or to operate the drone making it harder because you have to do the minigame while being chased :D
I think the poppy playtime crase already went down before garten of ban ban came out tho.
The way I see it, as long as they aren’t as bad as the Poppy devs, I’ll support the game. I actually thought the bird design was really creepy. The blank expression and the simple textures really emphasize that it’s a kid’s toy. And seeing it starting at you so creepily is just… yeah it was pretty creepy. Definitely terrified me more than Poppy, FNAF, or Bendy ever could. Of course, FNAF and Bendy are still better franchises, but there’s potential. It definitely needs a lot of work though.
After seeing the second "game," I've changed my opinion. These games are so bad. There's just nothing in them lol. Thought there'd be a quality improvement (or hoped there would be), but nope. Just as bare bones as the first. Still not as bad as Poppy's devs, but these guys are super lazy.
This game is definitely gonna end up on the Elsagate hype train for sure.
There was some cool things to come out of this. I like how the chicken inches closer to you as if it’s hunting you or something.
a game that is only a few minutes has merch
bring back good indie horror games
To be honest i liked the older simpler design more than the new one
Real time cutscenes are such an underutilized thing in gaming. If GOB ends up being a satire of horror and carries this over to the sequel then I will respect the series
I will support his game even if it was not made unironically.
Consider the possibility that the game was made as a test to see if making a full fledged game would be worth it. Like a pilot episode of a tv show.
5:59 this honestly scared me more than anything from the game
Love your videos man, keep up the good work👍
I love how he named it “THE NEXT POPPY PLAYTIME IS HERE?!”
Can be interpreted as good or bad lmao.
I want to know what serious speedruns would look like
I've haven't watched many videos about Garten of Banban, but this one made realize that the game looks like it takes place at an Ikea.
The sequel is actually good! Definitely recommend
The Bird🕊 gave me chills😢 The way it inches towards the player before giving chase🏃♀️ is geniunely upsetting😱😱
6:00 you literally cannot image on how much i laughed here.