This is honestly one of the most effective horror games without even being that directly scary. It gets it's horror through guilt and building empathy rather then menacing environments and disturbing imagery.
Yes... usually drama and horror don't last long in a game, as the developers don't dare to really stray from the action genre. Fortunately this game does that.
This phenomenon is called psychological horror. It doesn't spam you with visual jumpscares or play sounds that give you the shivers, but rather plays with your emotions in such a ways that keeps you uneasy, while and sometimes even AFTER playing the game. For me it does it's job much better than regular visual/sound based horror games, but y'all do y'all.
Man, I expected this to be another horror game, but it's just... sad. Like, I just straight up went through all of the stages of grief in just this single video
I have a theory that this game is more of a metaphor for suicide. Continuously searching for something that makes life worth living, not really wanting to die deep down, but feeling the need to ‘quit’ regardless. Almost like the bitbuddy and the player are one in the same. Often the bit buddy will refer to themselves using “us.” I feel that the bitbuddy is the hopeful part of us, the part that knows we can’t give up, desperately fighting to find reason to live, while we as the player would simply rather give up entirely. Just a theory, but some parts of the game seem to indicate that quite a bit.
To add to this, when BitBuddy mentions that they hope that the “next” BitBuddy loves the player as much as they do, it could symbolize reincarnation. That they hope the next life after this one is kinder than this one.
growing up i had a fear of things like this, it made playing games like animal crossing so stressful lmao just feeling so bad bc my forgotten villagers are just stuck in the void since i missed playing it for that one day
This game breaks my heart. Almost got me into tears when he literally aged right in front of you. Atleast it was a peaceful departure compared to when you closed the game on him. Still, seeing a bit buddy die is hard to watch R.i.p Kanwen "I will never forget our holiday" 😭😭😭
@@zacharyanimates you can mae your bitbuddy immortal by playing the rpg game forever which is possible, he will age but not die since you haven't played all of the game content yet.
Agh... I hate these kinds of games... I'm already nerve-wracked at the prospect of sentient chars... now having the main point being that they'll die when the app closes out would slaughter me emotionally.
Imagine what a person who isn’t in touch with reality would do. Like the people whose fav character dies or in a game, etc something happens that literally they end their life over. What if someone felt that way about this game and if they took this game seriously , too seriously and end their life over it. What if they actually believe they killed it? That’s terrifying.
Dude, people committed self game end over their favorite character in Halo 3 dying, or their favorite character in Mass Effect dying. I would not put someone game ending over something that pulls at your heart strings like this at all.
This isn't horror. It's just sadness, guilt and existential dread of " How would it be if I was in that position? If I was an entity created for some sick greater entity's amusement? "
If you follow one of the dead sea scroll derived religions, that's basically all life is. A giant chess game between Yahweh and a fallen angel. When one or the other gets bored, the game ends.
I killed my bit buddy during the holiday. I felt it was probably the most morally correct choice out of a very bad set of options. I was extremely depressed at the time myself but this thing kind of helped, like made me remember the value of life again.
Can you pleases do Cry of Fear Its a very good game and has a bunch of endings. I think you would like this one and it has a really interesting story behind it.
I think what they ment with that secret ending is to show how he dies in that exact position like the other meaning when we quote the game he’s forced to be stuck not able to move and dies of old age
I want a plushy of them, to hold them and make sure they know they're loved I don't want them to be scared or feel alone, they deserve love ;~; (I have autism, PTSD and adhd, please don't be mean to me)
This was the only game that I cried. This game just..... scar me for life. Like I cried so hard that I couldn't watch TV or get on my device for a long time cause I was constantly crying on my bed.
I imagined this situation when club penguin is gone for good,as a kid,I always wonder if my penguin is still there waiting and clueless on why I'm not there.I also left a dog in Minecraft since 2014
I saw another ytber playing even tho he had a name we named him snuggle and I literally cried when she crashed the game with food she wouldn’t Listen and when I see this I think of him RIP SNUGGLE)-:
This is honestly one of the most effective horror games without even being that directly scary. It gets it's horror through guilt and building empathy rather then menacing environments and disturbing imagery.
That's not horror though.
@@Anastyserpent_213 psychological kinda
Actually not really I didn't watch the whole thing but there's poppy playtime and hungry lamu
Yes... usually drama and horror don't last long in a game, as the developers don't dare to really stray from the action genre. Fortunately this game does that.
This phenomenon is called psychological horror. It doesn't spam you with visual jumpscares or play sounds that give you the shivers, but rather plays with your emotions in such a ways that keeps you uneasy, while and sometimes even AFTER playing the game. For me it does it's job much better than regular visual/sound based horror games, but y'all do y'all.
Man, I expected this to be another horror game, but it's just... sad.
Like, I just straight up went through all of the stages of grief in just this single video
Me too...
same
i cant decide which ending is the “best.” perhaps old age?
The concept of a gam re realizing that it only has a short time before it dies is both amazing and just incredibly depressing. R.I.P Kanwen
His name isn’t always Kanwen
I have a theory that this game is more of a metaphor for suicide. Continuously searching for something that makes life worth living, not really wanting to die deep down, but feeling the need to ‘quit’ regardless. Almost like the bitbuddy and the player are one in the same. Often the bit buddy will refer to themselves using “us.” I feel that the bitbuddy is the hopeful part of us, the part that knows we can’t give up, desperately fighting to find reason to live, while we as the player would simply rather give up entirely. Just a theory, but some parts of the game seem to indicate that quite a bit.
Dark
EVERYTHING I LOOK AT MAKES ME THINK I LIVE LIFE INCORRECTLY!😭😭😭
Damn I felt this. Now I'm crying
To add to this, when BitBuddy mentions that they hope that the “next” BitBuddy loves the player as much as they do, it could symbolize reincarnation. That they hope the next life after this one is kinder than this one.
growing up i had a fear of things like this, it made playing games like animal crossing so stressful lmao just feeling so bad bc my forgotten villagers are just stuck in the void since i missed playing it for that one day
This game breaks my heart. Almost got me into tears when he literally aged right in front of you. Atleast it was a peaceful departure compared to when you closed the game on him. Still, seeing a bit buddy die is hard to watch
R.i.p Kanwen
"I will never forget our holiday" 😭😭😭
*Don’t get the game; reduce the amount of BitBuddies that die daily.*
Or Get The Game, And Just Leave The Game On 24/7 Without Doing Anything
edit: shit didn’t watch the full video
@@zacharyanimates you can mae your bitbuddy immortal by playing the rpg game forever which is possible, he will age but not die since you haven't played all of the game content yet.
Agh... I hate these kinds of games...
I'm already nerve-wracked at the prospect of sentient chars... now having the main point being that they'll die when the app closes out would slaughter me emotionally.
You should Play "The Hex" they may want to "settle unfinished business" if they hear you mopping around with your tears.
Imagine what a person who isn’t in touch with reality would do. Like the people whose fav character dies or in a game, etc something happens that literally they end their life over. What if someone felt that way about this game and if they took this game seriously , too seriously and end their life over it. What if they actually believe they killed it? That’s terrifying.
Dude, people committed self game end over their favorite character in Halo 3 dying, or their favorite character in Mass Effect dying. I would not put someone game ending over something that pulls at your heart strings like this at all.
I enjoy your channel. It's like once Manlybadasshero finishes a game you follow up and explain the endings of that game.
That was the most heart wrenching thing I’ve ever seen. He just wanted to live a long and fulfilling life. R.I.P. Kanwen, may you Rest In Peace.
This is an entire try not to cry challenge
I don't have much to say... But you did great with this video (like you do every video)! Congrats on getting a new subscriber!
This isn't horror. It's just sadness, guilt and existential dread of " How would it be if I was in that position? If I was an entity created for some sick greater entity's amusement? "
If you follow one of the dead sea scroll derived religions, that's basically all life is. A giant chess game between Yahweh and a fallen angel. When one or the other gets bored, the game ends.
i love in the video how he said that some people have other things to attained to.
true gamers be like i don't have a life so i can play forever
I killed my bit buddy during the holiday. I felt it was probably the most morally correct choice out of a very bad set of options. I was extremely depressed at the time myself but this thing kind of helped, like made me remember the value of life again.
Plot twist the bitbuddy is sucking the players life force by wasting it's time
I wanted scares, and this video gave me tears instead. RIP bitbuddy
Great videos man!
Dang it, it's Undertale with less steps. 🥺
Those enemies in quest game are probably sentient themselves
Girl: they don't cry during the titanics
Another Girl: did boys get any feeling?
boys:
Outdated meme
@@ilikepointlessinternetargument " outdated meme " 🤓🤓
@@eazenx5178 cool you repeated what I said. Here have a cookie for your efforts. 🍪
@@ilikepointlessinternetargument
" cool you repeated what i said. Here have a cookie for your efforts. " 🤓🤓
ngl this is the first time i got replied
Somehow got so attached to it in 10mins almost cried
I have manifested it into a reality
Basically do "The Hex" it interesting but i cant spoil it. It too good to spoil.
Me looking at his description...
How many times am I gonna see the words bit buddy....
Can you pleases do Cry of Fear Its a very good game and has a bunch of endings. I think you would like this one and it has a really interesting story behind it.
3:08 bitbuddy glitch in a nutshell
fun fact: bitbuddy tries to throw the balls towards the "close tab" button
He’s in virtual heaven now ❤️
this is going to be a great video
I think what they ment with that secret ending is to show how he dies in that exact position like the other meaning when we quote the game he’s forced to be stuck not able to move and dies of old age
Background's song?
You should do Mario and the music box next
Anyone else cry?
1:00 no but why was this part so randomly funny to me- 😭
Rip buddy and I'm crying too rest and peace buddy we, will miss you 😭😭😭
This game is so sad ❤️
would you ever do the hrpg called mermaid swamp?
This can be the 2nd saddest moment in gaming
Whats the 1st
The ghost died in call of duty ,
Yeah it would definitely be that one , rigjt
Poor little Kanwen. 😞
Imagine playing the game for the first time and he asks you for a favor to not leave the game and than you just leave the game
Alternative title: “Emotional Damage: The Game”
Playing this would make me cry, I am so soft with this stuff
I want a plushy of them, to hold them and make sure they know they're loved
I don't want them to be scared or feel alone, they deserve love ;~;
(I have autism, PTSD and adhd, please don't be mean to me)
thats so sad i cant say anything else because its so sad
Me sees my battery
1%
Me: sorry lil buddy🙁
This was the only game that I cried. This game just.....
scar me for life. Like I cried so hard that I couldn't watch TV or get on my device for a long time cause I was constantly crying on my bed.
Who noticed the face in the black clearing screen
i ad to hold back tears watching the last ending
How it just falls... I mean when my toy breaks I'm like "hope you had a great life..."
It makes me sad every time I see him dead😭😭😭
In the moment.. young is blue then blue eyes too, and the old one is blue too and the eyes is green, for that. A scary a bit sad video came
I imagined this situation when club penguin is gone for good,as a kid,I always wonder if my penguin is still there waiting and clueless on why I'm not there.I also left a dog in Minecraft since 2014
For me i hate killing him but i quit and i feel bad its like your killing someone
This game give me emotional damage
8:43 boat riding soo fun
“Manlybadasshero” Credit 💚
All bitbuddies have thanatophobia (thanatophobia is the phobia of death) they still sadly die whether you leave or not...
Could you do “the letter”
I love how he takes the logic of: deep voice like markiplier = easy subs
This game would have me so emotionally distraught 😭
In the main game I hope to meet Kanten again and to go back on our holiday untill We both Pass Away…. Togethere
I have a request can you do a video explaining about sally Williams
Probably one of the saddest games
What is the song in the beginning?
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 No Kanwen no R.I.P 😭😭😭 Kanwen no 🫡🫡🫡
Can you cover the story of superfighters
I saw another ytber playing even tho he had a name we named him snuggle and I literally cried when she crashed the game with food she wouldn’t
Listen and when I see this I think of him RIP SNUGGLE)-:
Bro I’m done 4:24 😂😂😂
I feel sorry for bitbuddy
whats the music at the end
been here since you were blue
1:02 Ah yes good shot I like ur face Ah yes
Pablo cries to bitbuddy ending
Hey idk if you have but can you do sonic. Exe and All ending I think that that will be fun
This is Kanwen. It exists in your imagination. If you forgot it, it dies.
I wanted to be scared not sad!
Bruh tell me why do I relate to this character
man what a story
is this a story telling of Tay Bot Twitter?
Is there even a paid version, I've looked everywhere and there is no mention of it
Imagine if you get another bitbuddy just to quit for fun.
jeez i was not ready for the feel :(
This was Ijust a sad game love it tho I hope more games that are scary are like this its peaceful in someway
Man screw this i didnt wanna cry omg
Aww poor guy he's just trapped in the game or is he...
bit buddy is so cute
Rip BitBuddy
Press f to pay respects
MEGA F 😢
Can you do the baby in yellow please
Undertale but you have no say at the end of the day its ways genocide somehow
This story got deep
Can you save the holiday till it’s close to death?
so the AI really get to know about the trial?
if it is then its aesome
i killed my bit buddy instantly
True it is
O D what does that mean?
5/5 stars. Emotional Damage
you sound like foreign chills
If I install the game I'll keep my computer on all year and buy a different computer.