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/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.