To me the merch store and the fact that there’s already a sequel announced was a dead giveaway, although when I first saw it I also thought it was a parody before I learned of the things I brought up, so I don’t blame people for thinking it is.
@@josephkeen7224 that you should care about more about the job you have rather than this stupid game that no one asked to exist but it exist none the less.
It’s also worth noting that German immigrants from the US brought over the concept of Kindergarten, hence why this German compound word is part of the English vernacular.
The things I instantly noticed are are that: -It has a funny visual/line (the thing with the pancreas or whatever) for UA-camr reactions -The bird for UA-camr 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 UA-camr reaction videos, and it worked
On the UA-cam 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.
The problem is, Undertale was trying to do something new even if it did take from a lot of existing ideas. Garten can quite literally be directly compared because it's trying to capture the exact same market without trying to actively evolve on the concepts that make the market... Well... Fresh.
Well no, matpat refused to put the actual game's name anywhere or link to the game anywhere People using poppy in the titles and such for this game at least (from what I've seen) still put the actual name of the game, and often links to it, in the description and things.
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.
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.
It's just the bird running into invisible walls being deleted on a timer because they couldn't figure out how to code an actual AI, and if they didn't do this then the player would always get instakilled before being able to hit the button. The one "decent" part of this game was simply a side effect of a bandaid fix, nothing more.
When something charges right at you, you know what to expect. By sizing you up, the funny bird makes you wonder if maybe it's not aggressive after all, so when it does charge at you, it's a surprise. It's a scare that deserves a much, much better game.
@@budgetcommander4849 I agree with you, but also a game with any modicum of effort put into it would make it infinitely better looking and also do it on purpose. I'm not gonna give this game credit for something they likely didn't intend.
If you're talking about the moment where it looks around the corner I'm sorry but that is the least threatening, most "bruh moment" stare I've ever seen.
@@sunsetlover123-y7c 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
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.
it actually made me think a little of an actual bird studying its prey out of curiosity before it pecks at you, which i thought was great considering we're all used to getting charged immediately by the monster. So having it display that unusual slow approach behavior was genuinely creepy.
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.
@the-twisted-samurai Shows that they at least put a little effort into this game, which gives me some hope they can pull a Poppy and turn this dumpster fire into something decent
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’ve watched his playthroughs and I’m pretty sure he acknowledged it’s obviously not a good game but he still got some kind of comfort from it, and it was probably a bit of an easy game to play and not think too hard about.
@@kuraihikari5785 he also really wants to give every dev a chance, even when the games aren't that good yet, so he might have said it thinking there was gonna be growth in the games and that they would get better
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)
@@fresco825 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.
@@lpfan4491 English is derived in many parts from Germanic languages. The Anglo-Saxons were a Germanic tribe if I recall, and they would eventually become to the British over a millenia and a half. A lot of English is derived from the same Germanic origins of Modern day German. The differnece is English is only part German, it's a mutt Language of a lot of various Latin derived Languages because of the history of the British Isles. And that's without considering all the shit that's happened in just the last 300 years of Europe and America.
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.
@@killme_yt7160 Part of it is because his videos get demonetized for the smallest things, and he rarely takes sponsorship offers. He needs his money, so, fair of him to avoid pissing UA-cam off. They really have a preferance of some kind. But now even Markiplier is being censored. At least in the latest videos (haven't seen the newest 3 scary games yet though). It makes it equal for all creators, but is stupid, because kids shouldn't be babysat by content creators. As many have pointed out.
(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
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
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
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!)
@@Hellknight101 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
You say that it's made in Unity as an insult, but it's actually an unreal game. As a game developer, this kind of misinformed "It's shit so it's probably made with Unity" is extremely frustrating and destructive.
I like how people going like: 'Garten of banban is a Poppy Playtime rip off.' While I can remember that people called Poppy Playtime a Bendy and the Inkmachine when it first came out
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! 🤷
Most parodies have far more effort put into them and typically try to put what they are parodying into an obvious completely ridiculous light. Garden of Banban has literally no effort put behind it, even less effort than what is necessary to make a proper parody. Besides, even if it is a parody, it’s still doing exactly the same thing of what it’s parodying. Which in turn makes it not a parody and instead makes it into being exactly like it’s trying to make fun of.
Parody requires clarity of intent, putting up a real merch store and announcing a sequel the second the game is up, a game clearly made to appeal to kids and let's players, are not things that indicate "satire", saying it's a parody is just a weak cop out for people calling out the game for being a cashgrab
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.
I agree at first it was quite chilling on how it was just acting like an animal or slowly walking towards you, but then the minute you get to its jump, scare or chasing. It’s just kind of dull unfortunately but atleast it tried
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.
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.
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.
@@GameGuy667 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
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 think stuff like this reminds me that for indie games, if you have even 1 interesting/creative aspect included that garners attention, you can ride the hype wave into multiple disappointing sequels. I really liked that Opila bird scene when I saw people play it. The way it paused and moved its head felt like what a predator bird would do and I instantly was interested in the game. …then I saw that there really wasn’t anything else there other than that one cool moment.
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
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
@@Greevheattak 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.
@@the_godbodor7026 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
@@the_godbodor7026 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.
@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.
I want to see a social experiment where someone legitimately makes a fake indie horror game that's purposely not very good but is still fodder for UA-camrs, putting it out there and seeing if it blows up.
9:11 i never knew that's the context of bird up. i only knew it from Terminal Montage and thought it was just some random, very trippy scenes/insine jokes.
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.
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.
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
I like how when I first saw this game I thought "WOW THIS SUCKS ASS!" but UA-camrs were basically praising it! And then tomorrow like 3 videos came out saying it sucks!
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.
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
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 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!?”
*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…
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.
I haven’t watched Uhyeah’s videos before, only seeing the pfp, but dang was I surprised when he was a massive purple dog wearing a fashionable suit who blushes more purple
it’s the reverse of Baldi’s Basics instead of a parody game gaining traction because people treated it like it was legitimately a modern indie horror game, it’s a blatant youtube bait game that gained traction because people thought it was a parody
This game feels like a fever dream in both the worst and best ways, i'm commenting this when the 6th (chapter? part?) is going to be released and it just gets worse and just more funny and crazy.
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.
>be me >checking twitter on last day of vacation in Hawaii >nothing interesting is trending >I fly back home and arrive at my house the same day >check twitter again >bird up
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”
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.
Imagine getting a game over, and the G.O. screen being just a letter L
☠️
"Uncool :("
based
I don’t get it😭
@@cadencase5216 L for loser
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
What if the bird was dressed like alice angel
@@ivanalves8506 Why would you fucking ruin the image of Alice that way?
@@ivanalves8506 Do not
Oh, hey its Pasta.
@@ivanalves8506 BRO-
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
To me the merch store and the fact that there’s already a sequel announced was a dead giveaway, although when I first saw it I also thought it was a parody before I learned of the things I brought up, so I don’t blame people for thinking it is.
@@josephkeen7224 they tricked us all. To show up how bad this society became. You want my opinion?, Leave this all behind and have a Job
@@lautarogomez9711 idk if you’ll see this (because I think this comment was deleted), but I already have a job, what’s you’re point?
@@josephkeen7224 that you should care about more about the job you have rather than this stupid game that no one asked to exist but it exist none the less.
@@lautarogomez9711 mate he can have opinions
Fun fact: "Garten" is indeed a real word, not just part of the word "Kindergarten". It is literally just the German term for "garden".
and the game doesn't take place inside of a garden, neat
Kindergarten is straight up german for Kid's Garden
@@spanoguy2283 it does indeed take place in a "kindergarten" of sorts though... so...
It’s also worth noting that German immigrants from the US brought over the concept of Kindergarten, hence why this German compound word is part of the English vernacular.
And if kinder means children then does kindergarten literally just mean child/children garden
Imagine if they just never released a second chapter.
if only (unless theres more opilla)
@@ΆγγελοςΜορίκης-ζ2ω There's always more Opila.
@@ΆγγελοςΜορίκης-ζ2ω you were right
@@ΆγγελοςΜορίκης-ζ2ω you were right
there's 6 of them now
@@inescapableboiTHEY RETRUNED
Honestly Opila Bird is the best thing to come out of all this, the design looks so ridiculously funny it's charming
And the only good thing
Opila Bird gonna carry this whole probably 3 game series max
And the lewd comments people like Manlybadasshero and Markiplier made out of the bird because it's so girthy and veiny.
There's probs Opila r34.
Honestly as garbage and a scam this game is… if they made an Opila Bird plush I’d buy it
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.
Yeah lol
And literally in one day or something
I know
""This place was happy before but now there are secrets secrets secrets secrets everywere"" has to be my favourite note from that game
I bet this comment will blow up
The things I instantly noticed are are that:
-It has a funny visual/line (the thing with the pancreas or whatever) for UA-camr reactions
-The bird for UA-camr 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 UA-camr reaction videos, and it worked
THIS IS WHAT IVE BEEN SAYING
wdym by the funny visual/line?
@@ThePenguinMan in the room with the glass banban says ""Sharing is caring your pancreas is mine""
@@Entity404SFM PFFFT that’s the best thing is this game
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Garten of BanBan is like the Illumination of indie horror games.
Atleast illumination made some good movies
The bird is genuinely unsettling when it inches towards you before giving chase, but everything else about the game is just laughable
Bird up
On the UA-cam 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.
Double standards at its finest honestly. Rules for me but not for thee
It’s because people want any excuse to dunk on MatPat, ESPECIALLY the Undertale community.
What happened to matpat? Never was into his videos, so i have no idea.
The problem is, Undertale was trying to do something new even if it did take from a lot of existing ideas. Garten can quite literally be directly compared because it's trying to capture the exact same market without trying to actively evolve on the concepts that make the market... Well... Fresh.
Well no, matpat refused to put the actual game's name anywhere or link to the game anywhere People using poppy in the titles and such for this game at least (from what I've seen) still put the actual name of the game, and often links to it, in the description and things.
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.
Why did he even play that game.
@@mosshivenetwork117 💰💰💰💰
@@bloodyhell8201 I guess.
@@mosshivenetwork117 because he is a youtuber that plays horror games, and this is considered one, therefore he played it
@@bloodyhell8201 ??? Mark almost exclusively plays indie horror games. he's not incentivized by money to make that choice lol
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.
It's just the bird running into invisible walls being deleted on a timer because they couldn't figure out how to code an actual AI, and if they didn't do this then the player would always get instakilled before being able to hit the button. The one "decent" part of this game was simply a side effect of a bandaid fix, nothing more.
When something charges right at you, you know what to expect. By sizing you up, the funny bird makes you wonder if maybe it's not aggressive after all, so when it does charge at you, it's a surprise. It's a scare that deserves a much, much better game.
@@budgetcommander4849 I agree with you, but also a game with any modicum of effort put into it would make it infinitely better looking and also do it on purpose. I'm not gonna give this game credit for something they likely didn't intend.
If you're talking about the moment where it looks around the corner I'm sorry but that is the least threatening, most "bruh moment" stare I've ever seen.
@@smollmoth6376 they're not. They're talking about the part in the big room with the pit.
Ophila Bird must have several back problems.
Because she is CARRYING the game.
someone PLEASE make a game that is actually based on fighting your fears and not corrupting childhood
@@katsudon2048 that's just childhood corrupting at its max point
@@thewizardslime6764 but in a way that good.
@@tamsuemomwife fact
Correction:
Make an actual horror game rather than goofy ahh abandoned kids facility with goofy ahh secrets.
@@sunsetlover123-y7c 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
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.
it actually made me think a little of an actual bird studying its prey out of curiosity before it pecks at you, which i thought was great considering we're all used to getting charged immediately by the monster. So having it display that unusual slow approach behavior was genuinely creepy.
@@wolfsongrising its because they put invisible walls there. If they didn't, the player wouldn't be able to press the button in time
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.
@the-twisted-samurai Shows that they at least put a little effort into this game, which gives me some hope they can pull a Poppy and turn this dumpster fire into something decent
@@thetwistedsamurai Crack Addict Shoebills gone Wild (Caught on Camera) (Recovered footage) (Bodies found)
I feel like Mat's video about it is gonna be figuring out if it's a meta joke or not.
Matpat literally played it because people were telling him not to play the game. It's so ridiculous!
@@antidotebrain69 Honestly sounds like Matpat
@@antidotebrain69 Anything to not play Hello Neighbor 2
@@antidotebrain69 doing something because people told you not to seems like a response everyone can relate to
@@its_saval jerma
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
I feel like it already has in a weird way.
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.
@@alfinator271 exact same thing happened with fnaf
Honestly, it looks more like Rainbow friends inspiration (and Poppy playtime as well).
kid named faith the unholy trinity
6:26 you can just tell Dawko is just trying to make the creators happy with a reaction
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.
It was just so obviously sarcasm.
I think he takes that back now-
I’ve watched his playthroughs and I’m pretty sure he acknowledged it’s obviously not a good game but he still got some kind of comfort from it, and it was probably a bit of an easy game to play and not think too hard about.
@@kuraihikari5785 he also really wants to give every dev a chance, even when the games aren't that good yet, so he might have said it thinking there was gonna be growth in the games and that they would get better
That bird is just peak character design
#Birdup
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.
@@Entity404SFM No #BirdNeutral
@@CorporalTailsDude No #BirdSideSpecial
@@Ze_eT No #BirdSpike
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)
Far as I know, kindergarten is one of those german words that is also being used in english, like poltergeist.
@@fresco825 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.
@@lpfan4491 Yeah, that is understandable
@@lpfan4491 English is derived in many parts from Germanic languages. The Anglo-Saxons were a Germanic tribe if I recall, and they would eventually become to the British over a millenia and a half.
A lot of English is derived from the same Germanic origins of Modern day German. The differnece is English is only part German, it's a mutt Language of a lot of various Latin derived Languages because of the history of the British Isles.
And that's without considering all the shit that's happened in just the last 300 years of Europe and America.
@@linhero797 I know, but it still sounds about the same as saying "My kid is now attenting their first day of Grundschule."
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.
fr i feel like fuzion is a little too kid friendly for me but.. he's just such a good guy
@@killme_yt7160 Part of it is because his videos get demonetized for the smallest things, and he rarely takes sponsorship offers. He needs his money, so, fair of him to avoid pissing UA-cam off. They really have a preferance of some kind. But now even Markiplier is being censored. At least in the latest videos (haven't seen the newest 3 scary games yet though). It makes it equal for all creators, but is stupid, because kids shouldn't be babysat by content creators. As many have pointed out.
@@iclynnx I agree !
@@iclynnx "kids shouldn't be babysat by content creators" is the best way i've seen this said
What video is that clip from?
Opila Bird is the absolute derpiest, dead-eyed, wonkiest thing I’ve ever seen. And I love it.
12:34 markiplier is the type of person to see a pit and jump in without thinking.
The whole meta surrounding Ban Ban is incredible. I’m excited to see how this plays out.
You being the very reason this game started trending is the funniest thing to me.
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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thats the original green m&m
Watermelon with veins
@@ivanalves8506 the father of phantom chica
He reminds me of a dinosaur. A deformed mental dinosaur.
(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.
5:58 scariest jumpscare yet and it wasn't even part of the game
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
ummmmm you misgendered Opila Bird, its a SHE/HER/HERS flightless avian -_-
@@LOWBORN-the-LOATHSOME Opila Bird is above gender, Opila Bird is above all of us
@@xenolizardz Opila Bird, however, is NOT above drugs...
@@higueraft571 oh yeah, definitely on crack
@@LOWBORN-the-LOATHSOME opila bird has no time for gender or your professional nouns
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
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!)
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
@@Hellknight101 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
@@khaotickiri8223 well shoot, they mightve deleted the community post because I know for certain I saw one.
I like ur pfp.
@@mattheuszwart8103 Thank you so much! I drew it myself :p
You say that it's made in Unity as an insult, but it's actually an unreal game. As a game developer, this kind of misinformed "It's shit so it's probably made with Unity" is extremely frustrating and destructive.
Agreed
I like how people going like: 'Garten of banban is a Poppy Playtime rip off.' While I can remember that people called Poppy Playtime a Bendy and the Inkmachine when it first came out
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.
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
Good luck if you do make a game then! I hope to see a playthrough or even play it myself one day :)
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.
pretty sure it's just an elaborate cashgrab, they already have merch lmao
@charmless man it could be both at the same time, that's always a possibility
Most parodies have far more effort put into them and typically try to put what they are parodying into an obvious completely ridiculous light. Garden of Banban has literally no effort put behind it, even less effort than what is necessary to make a proper parody.
Besides, even if it is a parody, it’s still doing exactly the same thing of what it’s parodying. Which in turn makes it not a parody and instead makes it into being exactly like it’s trying to make fun of.
@@rogercheetoofficial that's just a what if tho. realistically they probably just made a shitty game so children would be all over it.
Parody requires clarity of intent, putting up a real merch store and announcing a sequel the second the game is up, a game clearly made to appeal to kids and let's players, are not things that indicate "satire", saying it's a parody is just a weak cop out for people calling out the game for being a cashgrab
The badlandschugs burpscare at 5:59 will always hold a special place in my heart.
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.
Yeah that game is awsome
I freaking loved that game. Amazing suggestion
That game is truly amazing
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.
Maybe have it be a “EXE” thing?
Like Lynks
i swear 80% of the times i see a bird as an enemy in any game i say "bird up"
I thought garten of bambam was an ironic thing made to poke fun of the current state of indie horror
But now that's far from true.
I love how he named it “THE NEXT POPPY PLAYTIME IS HERE?!”
Can be interpreted as good or bad lmao.
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.
hey buddy only people 13+ can use this side of UA-cam go back to the kids app
@@skylarchungus9249 I saw this comment before and people were making fun of it it's just a copy paste
@@homielettuce5598 oh okay haha that’s funny
I agree at first it was quite chilling on how it was just acting like an animal or slowly walking towards you, but then the minute you get to its jump, scare or chasing. It’s just kind of dull unfortunately but atleast it tried
The bird gave me chills. The way it didn't immediatly charge but seemed to observe the player with a sort of predatory curiosity was genuinenly scary.
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...
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.
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.
@@GameGuy667 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 hasnt stagnated. just look outside of the stuff that’s big on youtube. itchio is a good place to look.
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 think stuff like this reminds me that for indie games, if you have even 1 interesting/creative aspect included that garners attention, you can ride the hype wave into multiple disappointing sequels.
I really liked that Opila bird scene when I saw people play it. The way it paused and moved its head felt like what a predator bird would do and I instantly was interested in the game.
…then I saw that there really wasn’t anything else there other than that one cool moment.
remember when people complained about FNaF 3 not being scary and in turn being a bad game?
i hope they're all happy
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
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
@@Greevheattak 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.
@@the_godbodor7026 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
@@the_godbodor7026 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.
@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 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.
LMAO THAT COMMENT
Think you just scare easy tbh
@@asimplecomplication832 And I think you don't know what it's a joke
@@asimplecomplication832 It's just a copypasta of a comment from a playthrough of the game lol
@@BoogyBastard Oh... That's a really disappointing copypasta ngl.
I want to see a social experiment where someone legitimately makes a fake indie horror game that's purposely not very good but is still fodder for UA-camrs, putting it out there and seeing if it blows up.
9:11 i never knew that's the context of bird up. i only knew it from Terminal Montage and thought it was just some random, very trippy scenes/insine jokes.
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
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.
TheMeatly did a good job making fun of GOB, because he's be honest, GOB is just something that makes you question why do people play it?
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 UA-camr they're literally all the same
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!
0:56 IT'S MR. BEAAAAAAAAST
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.
Meanwhile at the end of 2023, several of Garten of BanBan’s games are in the top paid apps section
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?
@@joshuabautch8936 Yeah, why not.
And yeah, I didn't reply, because UA-cam doesn't even notify me about replies to comments.
You are telling me you are the one who brought Garten of Banban to us?
I like how when I first saw this game I thought "WOW THIS SUCKS ASS!" but UA-camrs were basically praising it! And then tomorrow like 3 videos came out saying it sucks!
the bird is kinda goofy, i like it
i swear that i can go into roblox, and make a better remote model than the actual GOBB devs did
Gotta respect those brothers for actually doing what I’ve been thinking about doing forever and just making a cash grab game
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.
"Garten" is German For "Garden" ya Dip.
"Kinder" is German For "Children"
oh so they grow children?
Wait it actually makes sense
@@iSomeDood a children's Garden. A Garden For children. A Garden specifically designated For children. A Kindergarten.
@@enderkatze6129 thanks, kronk.
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
garten is garden in german, kinder-garten translates to child garden 2:01
5:59 this honestly scared me more than anything from the game
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
Dawko's pure scream of terror at 6:21 was incredible
This game is definitely gonna end up on the Elsagate hype train for sure.
So basically,garten of banban would just be another trash unpopular game made by the euphoric brothers if uhyeah wasnt recommended fusion's video
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!?”
*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…
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
This aged poorly (or well depending on how you look at it)
I haven’t watched Uhyeah’s videos before, only seeing the pfp, but dang was I surprised when he was a massive purple dog wearing a fashionable suit who blushes more purple
The part where Fusionzgamer just dies to a semi-teleporting fredbear is funny
it’s the reverse of Baldi’s Basics
instead of a parody game gaining traction because people treated it like it was legitimately a modern indie horror game, it’s a blatant youtube bait game that gained traction because people thought it was a parody
I would ironically buy opila bird merch that bird is the funniest shit I've ever seen
i love when the funny bird birded all over the place, what a joker
0:20
Seeing anything skylanders pop out of nowhere in any way just fills me with an undesirable amount of joy.
Im getting flashbacks to Steam Greenlight, honestly
This game feels like a fever dream in both the worst and best ways, i'm commenting this when the 6th (chapter? part?) is going to be released and it just gets worse and just more funny and crazy.
Jesus christ, uhyeah's funny little dog sprite has gotten so much betterly drawn.
"Sharing is caring, your pancreas is mine!" I am not Banban's girlfriend who got stabbed to death.
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.
Yeah. The word Kindergarten means Child Garden.
Oh.
Well, I mean, not like it mattered. I see no garden.
@@TheNightmareAngelYT Brub kindergarten means child's garden
>be me
>checking twitter on last day of vacation in Hawaii
>nothing interesting is trending
>I fly back home and arrive at my house the same day
>check twitter again
>bird up
the vs Ourple Guy soundtrack in the background is perfect
and why he ourple 😂‼️
13:47 I originally though Garten of Banban WAS a roblox game
4:12
Springtrap has that as well, but on him it's actually creepy
This game is hilarious
Is this the proof he's grown enough to have actual influence?
The best thing that came out of Garten of Banban was the developer meltdown when AstralSpiff lightly jabbed them over some drama.
They sound sad in their devlogs. The reason why is to make people think sad on them so it is probably just to get more people playing
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”
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.