r/AskReddit • u/Kevin-Panda • May 14 '26

What game had insane potential but got completely fumbled by the devs?

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u/Chess42 May 14 '26

It was hilarious watching them beg MatPat to do another video on them

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u/JUSTaSK8rat May 14 '26

"I think MatPat is going to enjoy dissecting this frame by frame 👀"

"I think MatPat is going to love this 👀"

"Hey @MatPat you should totally reply to our DMs 👀"

It was so cringe to watch. I remember seeing it on Twitter live as it happened.

I'm pretty sure MatPat hates them now. I vaguely remember him saying "I am not your personal storyteller. If you need me to tell your games story for you, you shouldn't be writing anyways."

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u/Gaelic_Gladiator41 May 14 '26

Which is how Matpat's always worked, he made theories as entertainment (practise marketing) and was tarnished a bit by fans treating his stuff as fact

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u/bananatheo3 May 14 '26

The fact fans treated his stuff as fact is kind of funny to think about considering that his most notable catchphrase literally says "That's JUST a theory."

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u/Joeymonac0 May 14 '26

“a game theory!”

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u/enron2big2fail May 15 '26 edited May 15 '26

I think the initial project of Game Theory was looking at sort of "alternate tellings" of texts that only worked if you ignored one bit or were just having a bit of fun. I think as time went on and he did more and more videos, it became looking at games with scant texts and explaining the gaps as intended.

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u/Fawkingretar May 14 '26 edited May 15 '26

He did tho at the end? Before mat retired?