I love how Tom has the same relationship with Poppy that Mat did with FNAF, in that it pops up everywhere, even in theories that aren't about it. And that they have a love hate relationship with it x)
honsley i'll take games like fnaf bendy idngo park finding frankie poppy playtime giggleland games that takes place at an empty theme park with creepy animal mascot to srvice and stop them or help them like my frindely nigherborhood or wlecome home
You know what I'd honestly like to see from these types of indie horror games? The supposedly sweet, innocent, child-friendly mascots... actually BEING sweet, innocent, child-friendly mascots. They're not subverted, they're not secretly evil, they don't have any hidden agenda; if anything, they hate being used as a front for darker things and want it to stop, with the player character helping them. My Friendly Neighborhood is the closest example I can think of for someone trying to do this, but even then the mascots where pretty dangerous until you appeased them, and there was the whole 'Unfriendly Neighborhood' section where they were outright violent.
I'd like that too. I guess Indigo Park has a sweet friendly mascot that is actually sweet and friendly--- but all of the other mascots in it are twisted monsters.
One of my own stories is going in this direction - I think - though there's also a couple of fake-outs early on where anyone who has experienced a mascot horror before will say that the enemy is definitely one or more of the mascots.
MY FRIENDLY NEIGHBOURHOOD MENTIONED⁉️But honestly, you're right, it'd be nice to have a game like that. My Friendly Neighbourhood is a great example, sure some of the mascots were still aggressive like typical horror game mascots, not to mention the whole 'Unfriendly Neighbourhood' thing, but that was just because they were influenced by watching all the violent things on TV, which honestly sends a really good message about the dangers of unsupervised television and corporate greed. Unless you meant like a game where the mascots aren't violent at all, then honestly that'd also be very interesting. Like a game where the player and the mascots work together to clean the mascot's names so they aren't being seen or used as some kind of 'horror' to everyone.
I love these “solved before release” videos, it’s like guessing the plot of a movie after only watching the first 3 minutes, and finding out how close you were after u watch the movie
It's me watching the 3rd sonic movie and watching the first end credits scene and me and my brothers which we were just thinking how whould it work. now i'm not going to explain what we were thinking for the 4th movie because spoilers
I just checked and saw the fact it had Steam written on it, cause on TV and maybe others it has the Ad Thing like a Brawl Stars ad says Brawl Stars on the Bottom Left Corner
I'm 37 yo, and the part in 3:20 about letting babies crying until they stop was how my parents behaved as I was an infant. I remember that even as a teenager, I was plagued with nightmares of slowing dying alone without having anyone close enough to give me the help to survive. I realized it after going through some psychotherapy, which explains a lot of my social anxieties. Its crazy how such things can affect someone's life that much.
I really appreciate how the Giggleland team are handling all these ARG lore drops and secrets, actually stepping in to provide clues to help out the community when they're stuck and making sure they don't go too far astray. Some other franchises could really stand to take a page out of that playbook. *cough*FNAF*unconvincing cough*
Well, Fnaf was never meant to be big.. and Scott was trying not to disappoint the fans..but then steel wool took over and now ots tarting to be confusing.
The hints the giggle land account dropped were very very helpful ngl, even gave us a legal copy of the book once we found the right one, iirc it was the puzzle found in one of the URLs
at 16:25 the line “her travels are only just tumbles” from the video transcript was also alluding to the sarah is speaking TUMBLER page and i think that was a super cool detail that idk if any one else noticed lol
7:40 Just as a note, it's a common occurrence for traumatic kids play out their trauma using toys. This could be why the tv show's episodes are all based off children's traumas.
Something to clarify about Elliot's message to Sarah, the fact that the commune knows her birthday means she had to have been born there, with Debbie taking her away later, so the relationship between Debbie and Simon was likely exactly what you described
i think the only way this wouldn’t be the case is if Sarah’s dad did in fact stay in the commune and Debbie stayed in touch with him for a while after her birth. At that age you’re more likely to trust the person you’re in a relationship with, so I could see a situation where she didn’t realize he wasn’t on her side as immediately as Tom assumed and they were using him to get information about Debbie and Sarah until Debbie realized what was going on and cut contract completely.
So I clicked on this video because I was like “cool another game theory” but never in my life as a childcare educator did I expect to see Erik Erickson’s theories pop up in an indie horror…so congrats Tom on ticking that off for me 😂
In therapy, one of the things a therapist will have you do to cope with trauma is think about scenarios where the trauma went differently. It's meant to help with re-processing the trauma memory in question. To me, it looks like Kids Media Workshop is taking that approach to help with trauma processing, but doing it in an exploitive way.
What do you mean by that? Like, think about scenarios where the person being traumatized did something different? Or where the traumatizer did something different? Or something else entirely? Sorry, I've never heard of this, despite having gone to therapy. I've always thought thinking of different ways it could have gone was useless and frustrating in my own life but I'm intrigued by its use to help.
@EALoArt this is something my therapist has offered. It's meant to be a tactic to help you take your power back when you think through the scenario. Like, what you could've done. Think fighting back against an abuser, screaming at them, running, etc
@@blacksimposter8080now don’t get angry now. They want you to be angry, or admit that Taylor swift is god. (Taylor swift is a good artist no hate to anyone btw) just ignore them…
If the "Weeding in the garden" animation was some sort of PTSD therapy session based on real events but with a better ending... Oh dear... I think I get it now. Theory: After the real life bullying event, (where Elliot probably froze and Ella tried to fight back.. and lost?). Elliot was told to imagine what a braver more confident version of himself would do. This creates an alt-Eliot and an alt-Ella as seen in the animation. These two alts get used as the theme park mascots?
That intro: "Can't go insane if you're already insane." these horror games certainly must take their toll on a person's sanity, I wonder if one can achieve an integer overflow back into sanity. If so, Matpat probably had have done so a few times over because of FNAF, with Tom probably pretty close to experiencing the same xD
This is not only a crazy way to hype up a game but honestly a real inspiration for artists and creative minds out there. Speaking as an artist and character designer the way they chose the outfits for Eliot to look like a circus master is really interesting because it makes me think maybe he or whoever Eliot represents is the master of the cult
@25:21 The Simon Sampson in the credits is less likely to be Sarah's father. Simon is only 13 and Debbie is 11, but they share the same last name. Debbie lived with her uncle, so maybe she had a brother who was also in the commune?
If Debbie was 24 when she had Sarah, and if we consider 18 to be the ideal age of romance, then there's a chance within those 6 years they got married. And also a chance that the cartoon was made within those 6 years.
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THE MOMENT THAT I SAW THESE ADS ON TH-cam ABOUT LIKE A KIDS THEME PARK I KNEW SOMETHING FISHY WAS AFOOT AND LOW AND BEHOLD *A JESUS CHRISTING GAME THEORY VIDEO ABOUT IT AND LORDY ALMIGHTY IT FEELS SO SATISFYING*
I read the quote at 3:00 and i instantly felt horrifying nostalgia that i had heard it before but couldn't quite remember where... Psychology is by far the scariest discipline
I think you guys should solve dandy's world on Roblox next, barely any theories are backed by evidence, and its kinda mysterious about what on earth happened in it
@@Bexixsh Pretty sure Tom is just genuinely a fan of the channel even if ribbing Santi is a fun bonus 😂. Tom (or a crazy doppelgänger) went to at least 1 of the recordings for the Sorted live Christmas event a couple years ago, I remember the shock at spotting him in a few audience shots lol
The second I saw the thumbnail for that trailer I was like “it’s mascot horror, isn’t it?”, ngl, the whole “oh look our innocent-looking game is actually FRICKIN TWISTED” just feels kinda tired and cliche at this point
@@JacobButter Mate... it's a horror game about a children's establishment... Next you'll tell me that Resident Evil is garbage because it has zombies in it. (And let's be honest, that's still less defensible than the children's establishment having missing kids. Like, please, 'o wise ones, give us an idea of a mascot horror concept that doesn't involve missing and/or dead children?
PLEASE I AM BEGGING YOU AND YOUR TEAM TO PLEASEEE DO A THEORY ON DANDYS WORLD IT HAS A LOT AND MEAN A LOT OF LORE. LIKE WHEN YOU MESS WITH THE PICTURES/ POSTERS IT TRANSFORMS INTO SOMETHING DARK. Its still in development but it has a lot of lore
I love the part where it's the advertisement for Cook Unity, I swear to God, and the last part where Tom shoves Santi(yeah, sorry, I DEFINITELY spelled your name wrong man😅) back into the box. I swear man, Tom, you're my favorite guy ever.
Hey game theorists! I know it’s been a hot minute since you’ve done any lore on Roblox games, but could you try a Dandy’s World theory? It’s a popular mascot horror where you play as toons, traversing down floors by extracting ichor and escaping twisteds. It’s really fun, AND has lore! Your dearest fan, *blank.*
Theory,sarah or debbie is the player.if debbie is the player, this means she is looking for her child sarah, because sarah knew to much.or it could also be sarah as the player ,like she went to giggle land and discover their missons with knowing that they are taking children and wanting to save them?
I just wanted to thank the entire team of Game Theory for introducing ciphers in the first place. The way you guys use it in these videos are incredibly clever and once again, the theory is well thought of! Cheers, Tom!
6:42 funnily enough that video came up as a recommended video that piqued my interest and wound up watching it. Didn’t even realise the link was on Steam when I searched it up 😂
TOM. I REALLY recommend you check out the indie horror roblox game Dandy’s world. PLEASE! I don’t see enough theories and would love to see what theories you come up with
I hate to be that person, but the pentagram and upside down cross aren’t demonic symbols. Modern media forced it that way, and I’m pretty sure that’s what the developers were also trying to do. The pentagram (before it was transformed into the occult and demonic symbol) was an early Christian symbol representing the five wounds of Jesus Christ. (His hands, his feet, and his side). Which is why many early Catholic Churches have the symbol. The upside down cross represents Saint Peter, he didn’t want to be crucified the same way as Jesus Christ. He believed he wasn’t worthy and didn’t want to take His thunder (so to speak), so he was crucified upside down. Again, I hate being that person. But I don’t like how these Christian symbols are used to describe demonic things based on false pretenses that Hollywood and social media tried to twist it to be.
Prior to Christianity even, the pentagram was a symbol of protection for the Pagans. It protected the wearer, and the home. Be that person. Correct the spread of Misinformation!
Love how I did the exact same thing when this ad popped up while I was watching things here on YT. I initially was going to skip, but something about it caught my attention, so I watched it through. Curious to see how the game shapes out
Guys Swansea from mouthwashing is sans. Jimmy shot Swansea in the eye, and the other eye is where sans's eye glows up. I'm into something. Game theory, act in this. NOW!!!
I keep saying it, and I will say it again, this has been planned around ever since poppy chapter 2 came out. Indigo park and Banban weren’t even a thought yet.
5:26 currently here but i'm guessing this will go as follows "giggle land gives children happiness and trust that their parents don't even if it was a minor thing and they stay in giggle land forever or something" it reminds me of the hulu horror movie mr crocket
Im literally BEGGINGGG please do a dandys world theory, its my obsession and i would LOVEEEEE to see a theory of my fav game on my fav channel :3 Uhhhh obviously im not forcing but just asking!
Honestly I like the developers come in with additional hints to help when the fandom hits a brick wall with their ARG; I like a good mystery as much as the next person, but having a bunch of loose threads before a game release that aren't solved in the game itself can lead to players being distracted or annoyed. Good on the Giggleland Devs.
I love the videos and I love the theories! I'm still bummed matpat left but your carrying the channel amazingly! ❤️ I don't know if you take comments for theory suggestions but there's this mobile game I think might be packed with lore! I don't know how new it is but I'd love to hear a theory about the mobile (maybe also pc idk) game called 'nameless cat'. It's a super fun puzzle game where you play as a cat. You, the player, have to go around jumping over deadly plants, spikes, etc. and you avoid and run away from big red (sometimes blue and black) monsters. You also move boxes and teleport with these crosses/flowers. There are also other friendly creatures like a jellyfish and a human with cat ears and tail that you can talk to. Well, more listen to because you can't talk. I won't bother you with it but I'd love to see a theory about it!
Imma be so honest I’m so excited about this thing, also I had no clue the binary was a discord link until watching this (Also I did pause the video once the discord was mention, find it, join it, find the site, and then analyze it and find one of the audios, before continuing it and finding out you showed an easier way to do what I just did XD)
I'm still trying to figure out how Elliot and Ella tie into this since the trailer made it seem like Ella was an unwilling victim in all this too despite Elliot's demeanor; it makes me wonder if they are gonna represent Simon and Debbie with Ella trying to help us and Elliot being more violent in his pursuit of smiles?
I will say, even though this game at first may seem like a Mascot-Horror cash grab, I love Eliot and Ella and if they can do an ARG THIS well, who knows how quality the full game will be. My expectations are raised.
I saw episode 3 as an ad over another video several days ago and the trailer about a week before that. Definitely going to be interesting to see where this goes
I was originally going to skip this video, not out of dislike but out of a desire to do it on my own. I didn't want Tom's take to influence my own at all, and I thought years of learning all of his and Mat's tricks would help me to solve this ARG for myself. Well, turns out, it's the most dull thing I think I've ever engaged with. I'd rather watch paint dry. Er, the ARG, not the episode. Great work as usual, Tom! :)
I had seen that TH-cam add and ended up watching the whole thing I was so interested, I couldn't wait for you guys to make a theory about it! So glad you did 🩷
You should try playing dandy’s world it’s a cool Roblox game with listen to this, LORE. I can’t find much videos on lore for the game so I would really appreciate it if you made a video on it
6:41 okay I saw this episode _COMPLETELY_ without context and thought it was for a cartoon coming out soon. Yay? Thanks Game Theory I would’ve been blissfully unaware as to what was going on.
This is a game that I want to play as soon because it isn't following the usual trends you see with mascot horror like multi-chapter money grabs, it has an amazingly done Arg and I like the direction it shows so far with the steam page of the game not only being important for the lore for the world outside of it but tells you there is something really strange in the game with the screenshots, not even mentioning that the Arg hints at the park not being real with KMW's website not mentioning Giggleland at all and the website for Giggleland not saying its a recreation of a park but I feel the game might continue following the theme of not doing as you're told because the third mirror screenshot shows an error for the Eliot model moving where it isn't supposed to be, sorry for talking so much but this Arg has me hooked and I want to see what happens next.
I love how Tom has the same relationship with Poppy that Mat did with FNAF, in that it pops up everywhere, even in theories that aren't about it. And that they have a love hate relationship with it x)
I agree. Makes it feel unique with how each one of them has a game that’s a love/hate relationship that always shows up.
Then that gives the question
When will someone make an image of Tom pregnant with Poppy/Huggy Wuggy hugging them
Every theorist has their Demon Mascot with d3@d kids franchise. Mat Pat's was FNAF, Tom's is Poppy Playtime.
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“I’ll take a mascot horror game that takes place at an empty theme park with cryptic clues on the game’s website!”
“Daring today, aren’t we?”
Can't lie. When I first saw the ad, my first thought was that I would have been more excited if it wasn't yet another horror game.
exactly
Honestly, I thought the same. But the psychology research present was interesting lol Did not expect it.
honsley i'll take games like fnaf bendy idngo park finding frankie poppy playtime giggleland games that takes place at an empty theme park with creepy animal mascot to srvice and stop them or help them like my frindely nigherborhood or wlecome home
Remember when horror games didnt need to have mickey mouse attatched to them?
You know what I'd honestly like to see from these types of indie horror games?
The supposedly sweet, innocent, child-friendly mascots... actually BEING sweet, innocent, child-friendly mascots. They're not subverted, they're not secretly evil, they don't have any hidden agenda; if anything, they hate being used as a front for darker things and want it to stop, with the player character helping them. My Friendly Neighborhood is the closest example I can think of for someone trying to do this, but even then the mascots where pretty dangerous until you appeased them, and there was the whole 'Unfriendly Neighborhood' section where they were outright violent.
I'd like that too. I guess Indigo Park has a sweet friendly mascot that is actually sweet and friendly--- but all of the other mascots in it are twisted monsters.
dang something we all need. an indie horror game about the horrors of a corporation, not the horrors of a kids show
Daring today aren’t we?
One of my own stories is going in this direction - I think - though there's also a couple of fake-outs early on where anyone who has experienced a mascot horror before will say that the enemy is definitely one or more of the mascots.
MY FRIENDLY NEIGHBOURHOOD MENTIONED⁉️But honestly, you're right, it'd be nice to have a game like that. My Friendly Neighbourhood is a great example, sure some of the mascots were still aggressive like typical horror game mascots, not to mention the whole 'Unfriendly Neighbourhood' thing, but that was just because they were influenced by watching all the violent things on TV, which honestly sends a really good message about the dangers of unsupervised television and corporate greed. Unless you meant like a game where the mascots aren't violent at all, then honestly that'd also be very interesting. Like a game where the player and the mascots work together to clean the mascot's names so they aren't being seen or used as some kind of 'horror' to everyone.
I love these “solved before release” videos, it’s like guessing the plot of a movie after only watching the first 3 minutes, and finding out how close you were after u watch the movie
Probably going to be close if it was a movie but if it is a game, probably not going to be as easy.
Theres was a trailer, which was a "X in a nutshell." Without the humor, It was just the bare minimum of the movie for you to understand all of it.
Because Giggleland is peak.
I remember when art could surprise the viewer...
It's me watching the 3rd sonic movie and watching the first end credits scene and me and my brothers which we were just thinking how whould it work. now i'm not going to explain what we were thinking for the 4th movie because spoilers
I saw an ad for this and skipped it before it got creepy and thought, "this looks like it could be an indie horror game"
same
then i got it again and i saw the arg thing and said "nope, not today"
I was actually about to skip it, but my gut told me to continue watching it. Glad that I listened to it.
I just checked and saw the fact it had Steam written on it, cause on TV and maybe others it has the Ad Thing like a Brawl Stars ad says Brawl Stars on the Bottom Left Corner
The second I saw it I knew that no game could possibly be that innocent and not be a horror game
LITERALLY SAME
I have to say I love how the channels now "fight like siblings". It adds that much more lore to that channel.
I'm 37 yo, and the part in 3:20 about letting babies crying until they stop was how my parents behaved as I was an infant. I remember that even as a teenager, I was plagued with nightmares of slowing dying alone without having anyone close enough to give me the help to survive. I realized it after going through some psychotherapy, which explains a lot of my social anxieties. Its crazy how such things can affect someone's life that much.
Oh my, I’m so sorry for you
i hope youre doing better right now man
I don't want to poo
Help me
@@ToastedHeadcrab ill help you dawg, ill spread the cheeks open for you
I really appreciate how the Giggleland team are handling all these ARG lore drops and secrets, actually stepping in to provide clues to help out the community when they're stuck and making sure they don't go too far astray. Some other franchises could really stand to take a page out of that playbook. *cough*FNAF*unconvincing cough*
*cough* *Garten of banban* *awkward cough*
Well, Fnaf was never meant to be big.. and Scott was trying not to disappoint the fans..but then steel wool took over and now ots tarting to be confusing.
The hints the giggle land account dropped were very very helpful ngl, even gave us a legal copy of the book once we found the right one, iirc it was the puzzle found in one of the URLs
Indigo park?
*cough* sorry i actually have allergies *cough *cough*
at 16:25 the line “her travels are only just tumbles” from the video transcript was also alluding to the sarah is speaking TUMBLER page and i think that was a super cool detail that idk if any one else noticed lol
7:40 Just as a note, it's a common occurrence for traumatic kids play out their trauma using toys. This could be why the tv show's episodes are all based off children's traumas.
Something to clarify about Elliot's message to Sarah, the fact that the commune knows her birthday means she had to have been born there, with Debbie taking her away later, so the relationship between Debbie and Simon was likely exactly what you described
i think the only way this wouldn’t be the case is if Sarah’s dad did in fact stay in the commune and Debbie stayed in touch with him for a while after her birth. At that age you’re more likely to trust the person you’re in a relationship with, so I could see a situation where she didn’t realize he wasn’t on her side as immediately as Tom assumed and they were using him to get information about Debbie and Sarah until Debbie realized what was going on and cut contract completely.
@ellespoonies That definitely sounds right, though I'm curious what direction the actual game will take, we'll just have to wait and see tho :p
I know its a small detail. But i love how you go through and give credit to each individual discord user who you got info from.
Santi and Tom rivalry is my absolute favorite part of the theory channels now they’re so silly
What about Santi vs Amy?
Return to sender, bye. 😅
The fact that the different channels can now interact with each other is awesome.
“I don’t quite care if you waste away but your viewers might” you know they’re friends when they bully each other lol
@@wildcard-z3b also W rivalry
So I clicked on this video because I was like “cool another game theory” but never in my life as a childcare educator did I expect to see Erik Erickson’s theories pop up in an indie horror…so congrats Tom on ticking that off for me 😂
I know, right? It’s like, when worlds collide.
@@biancabrooks280 exactly 😂
@@FishElbow no, childcare educator. I don’t work in a school
Santi and Tom’s rivalry is something I LIVE FOR!!!! Love it!!!!
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In therapy, one of the things a therapist will have you do to cope with trauma is think about scenarios where the trauma went differently. It's meant to help with re-processing the trauma memory in question. To me, it looks like Kids Media Workshop is taking that approach to help with trauma processing, but doing it in an exploitive way.
What do you mean by that? Like, think about scenarios where the person being traumatized did something different? Or where the traumatizer did something different? Or something else entirely?
Sorry, I've never heard of this, despite having gone to therapy. I've always thought thinking of different ways it could have gone was useless and frustrating in my own life but I'm intrigued by its use to help.
@EALoArt this is something my therapist has offered. It's meant to be a tactic to help you take your power back when you think through the scenario. Like, what you could've done. Think fighting back against an abuser, screaming at them, running, etc
Tom is doing a great job taking over matpat’s legacy
Well I love Tom , but Matpat is the best theorist
He's def my fave new host for sure!
@@Taylor__swift_is_God $hut up , that would be really great :)
@@Taylor__swift_is_God bro he was good.
@@blacksimposter8080now don’t get angry now. They want you to be angry, or admit that Taylor swift is god. (Taylor swift is a good artist no hate to anyone btw) just ignore them…
If the "Weeding in the garden" animation was some sort of PTSD therapy session based on real events but with a better ending...
Oh dear... I think I get it now.
Theory: After the real life bullying event, (where Elliot probably froze and Ella tried to fight back.. and lost?). Elliot was told to imagine what a braver more confident version of himself would do. This creates an alt-Eliot and an alt-Ella as seen in the animation.
These two alts get used as the theme park mascots?
That intro: "Can't go insane if you're already insane." these horror games certainly must take their toll on a person's sanity, I wonder if one can achieve an integer overflow back into sanity. If so, Matpat probably had have done so a few times over because of FNAF, with Tom probably pretty close to experiencing the same xD
This is not only a crazy way to hype up a game but honestly a real inspiration for artists and creative minds out there. Speaking as an artist and character designer the way they chose the outfits for Eliot to look like a circus master is really interesting because it makes me think maybe he or whoever Eliot represents is the master of the cult
0:13 There is also another ad that exists
I watched it through a algorithm in TH-cam
@Sarah_woodra1 same
Glad to know that I wasn't the only one invested in figuring out that arg
did i ask?
@kringyklips7734 no, but your mother did
@@AlphaR0ck04 sigma🥶
The cringe above me is massive
It’s sad for the game though to be solved so quickly and easily.
@25:21 The Simon Sampson in the credits is less likely to be Sarah's father. Simon is only 13 and Debbie is 11, but they share the same last name. Debbie lived with her uncle, so maybe she had a brother who was also in the commune?
If Debbie was 24 when she had Sarah, and if we consider 18 to be the ideal age of romance, then there's a chance within those 6 years they got married. And also a chance that the cartoon was made within those 6 years.
I agree that they are probably siblings given they had the same name as children. Unless this commune married the kids together 😰
If both their dads were siblings, they could be cousins?
i saw the ad a few days ago; it looked really cool so i followed the steam page.
crazy to see you guys cover it so soon!
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Amazing video too lol😂
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good to see a nostalgic member
your born 2007
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THE MOMENT THAT I SAW THESE ADS ON TH-cam ABOUT LIKE A KIDS THEME PARK I KNEW SOMETHING FISHY WAS AFOOT AND LOW AND BEHOLD *A JESUS CHRISTING GAME THEORY VIDEO ABOUT IT AND LORDY ALMIGHTY IT FEELS SO SATISFYING*
Yeah. I wanted to skip it, but suddenly decided to continue watching it.
I read the quote at 3:00 and i instantly felt horrifying nostalgia that i had heard it before but couldn't quite remember where... Psychology is by far the scariest discipline
Mob Entertainment did it again LOL. They released Poppy Playtime Chapter 4 Gameplay trailer just 5 minutes before this video.
Nah fr 😭🖐🏼
That’s crazy
At least this wasn't a Poppy theory, Tom probably would've cried
Oh my god 🤣
Santi, being a goofball to Tom in the sponsor segment, is just amazing! :D
I think you guys should solve dandy's world on Roblox next, barely any theories are backed by evidence, and its kinda mysterious about what on earth happened in it
Yeppp
That soft Sorted Food crossover was very unexpected but so nice, like two of my friends from completely different friend groups meeting accidentally
Ikr😂? Idk if it’s a subtle tease against Santi with him watching a different food channel that is also British or just a coincidence lol
@@Bexixsh Pretty sure Tom is just genuinely a fan of the channel even if ribbing Santi is a fun bonus 😂. Tom (or a crazy doppelgänger) went to at least 1 of the recordings for the Sorted live Christmas event a couple years ago, I remember the shock at spotting him in a few audience shots lol
@ omg that is the most funny/exciting thing i've heard i love the surprise of seeing my favorites together 😍😭💜
@@jools347 duuuude you have to see the latest poker face challenge you're in for a great surprise!!
@ duuuude you have to see the latest poker face challenge you're in for a great surprise!!
The second I saw the thumbnail for that trailer I was like “it’s mascot horror, isn’t it?”, ngl, the whole “oh look our innocent-looking game is actually FRICKIN TWISTED” just feels kinda tired and cliche at this point
Not to mention there's a reason "Missing Kids" is on that Indie Horror bingo. At this point the genre needs fresh ideas, or at least more of them.
@@JacobButter Mate... it's a horror game about a children's establishment... Next you'll tell me that Resident Evil is garbage because it has zombies in it. (And let's be honest, that's still less defensible than the children's establishment having missing kids.
Like, please, 'o wise ones, give us an idea of a mascot horror concept that doesn't involve missing and/or dead children?
@@deadersurvival4716 I think "mascot horror" is included in the "tired and cliche" bit
This isn't just another mascot horror watch someone else talk about it
It was planned for 3 years. Before Banban and Indigo and around chapter 2 of Poppy.
PLEASE I AM BEGGING YOU AND YOUR TEAM TO PLEASEEE DO A THEORY ON DANDYS WORLD IT HAS A LOT AND MEAN A LOT OF LORE. LIKE WHEN YOU MESS WITH THE PICTURES/ POSTERS IT TRANSFORMS INTO SOMETHING DARK. Its still in development but it has a lot of lore
Did you notice that giggle land’s TH-cam channel was created a day before Christmas? Either I’m overthinking this or it’s a clue
IT'S LOOOOOOORE
I love the part where it's the advertisement for Cook Unity, I swear to God, and the last part where Tom shoves Santi(yeah, sorry, I DEFINITELY spelled your name wrong man😅) back into the box. I swear man, Tom, you're my favorite guy ever.
Just so you know, his name's spelt Santi.
@ACatontheMoon oh, Thanks man!!(If you're not a guy, then sorry about that as well😅)
@@Just_Another_Lazy_Artist No worries
Hey game theorists! I know it’s been a hot minute since you’ve done any lore on Roblox games, but could you try a Dandy’s World theory? It’s a popular mascot horror where you play as toons, traversing down floors by extracting ichor and escaping twisteds. It’s really fun, AND has lore! Your dearest fan, *blank.*
0:47 "TH-cam showed my an ad" while clearly using TH-cam premium is insean.
It was the algorithm to create this video
Theory,sarah or debbie is the player.if debbie is the player, this means she is looking for her child sarah, because sarah knew to much.or it could also be sarah as the player ,like she went to giggle land and discover their missons with knowing that they are taking children and wanting to save them?
I just wanted to thank the entire team of Game Theory for introducing ciphers in the first place. The way you guys use it in these videos are incredibly clever and once again, the theory is well thought of! Cheers, Tom!
the amount of effort that goes in to the making of ARG'S is crazy
I know righr
I'm excited for giggle land to be released! I have to get it as soon as it's out, and see if your theory is correct!
I am pretty skeptical that you solved a whole game before it even releases, but game theory is game theory, so it might just be possible.
why are you commenting if you havent watched the video
uh....ads don't have their own description....I think this is a hint or something. Thoughts? I mean...I haven't seen one at least lol.
I don't think this guy has a single confirmed correct theory, MatPat's odds aren't the best either.
@JohnDoe-JohnDoe Idea MID video duh.
@@echothesilent4693then you're just a hater like everyone else. why are you even here?
It took one bad day for The Joker to go insane. For Game Theory, it took one Indie horror Franchise to drive them insane. 🃏
6:42 funnily enough that video came up as a recommended video that piqued my interest and wound up watching it. Didn’t even realise the link was on Steam when I searched it up 😂
I see the title and all I can think of is that one cat named Giggleshitter
Perfect timing, i was looking for sth to watch💜
TOM. I REALLY recommend you check out the indie horror roblox game Dandy’s world. PLEASE! I don’t see enough theories and would love to see what theories you come up with
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@ yes ☺️
15:49 Respect! 🙌
Yoo its him
It the man, the myth, the legend
It’s tha dood!
THANK YOU FOR SOLVING THIS! This ad had always been popping up on my YT channel and I my curiosity was going wild as to what is Giggleland
I hate to be that person, but the pentagram and upside down cross aren’t demonic symbols.
Modern media forced it that way, and I’m pretty sure that’s what the developers were also trying to do.
The pentagram (before it was transformed into the occult and demonic symbol) was an early Christian symbol representing the five wounds of Jesus Christ. (His hands, his feet, and his side). Which is why many early Catholic Churches have the symbol.
The upside down cross represents Saint Peter, he didn’t want to be crucified the same way as Jesus Christ. He believed he wasn’t worthy and didn’t want to take His thunder (so to speak), so he was crucified upside down.
Again, I hate being that person. But I don’t like how these Christian symbols are used to describe demonic things based on false pretenses that Hollywood and social media tried to twist it to be.
Prior to Christianity even, the pentagram was a symbol of protection for the Pagans. It protected the wearer, and the home.
Be that person. Correct the spread of Misinformation!
If im not wrong, these signs are used in ocultism as a sort of mockery for christianism.
Oh.
That is... very informative. Thank you.
@@alguienaleatorio7787
How irritating
Wasn't there a film theory talking bout this?
OH YEAH NEW EPISODE
Love how I did the exact same thing when this ad popped up while I was watching things here on YT. I initially was going to skip, but something about it caught my attention, so I watched it through. Curious to see how the game shapes out
THE CASUAL ELON MUSK SHADE HELLO?? 6:26
I don’t understand
One of Elon's youngest children is named XÆ A-12 if I am correct.
@IlPariota117 i don't like elon either, but it's just not what i expected from a game theory video 😭 i love tom
@SimonTheFlareon elon musk (not a cool guy) named his children weird symbols and stuff
(Not a cool guy) everyone knowz elon is a bad person but you sound corny@erstwil
Please do a game theory on Julian and Friends. The game is very good, 8-bitryan played it, and it deserves to be further analysed.
The ad segues just get better and better and I love when the theorists channel hop and scare each other 😂
a whole land of giggling? nothing can possibly be that funny.
Anyone who doesn't get the joke doesn't get in.
FINALLY A NEW VID
@@Taylor__swift_is_God shut it
@@Taylor__swift_is_God he didn't quit it
@@Taylor__swift_is_God also taylor swift sucks
@Taylor__swift_is_God $hut up , go worship taylor swift , !diot
@@Taylor__swift_is_God get reported
Guys Swansea from mouthwashing is sans. Jimmy shot Swansea in the eye, and the other eye is where sans's eye glows up. I'm into something. Game theory, act in this. NOW!!!
Great now we have ANOTHER theme park related horror game... First the racoon, then the flower and now a CAT?!
I keep saying it, and I will say it again, this has been planned around ever since poppy chapter 2 came out. Indigo park and Banban weren’t even a thought yet.
21:39 and Amity Blight!
I just had to like your comment
Im a sinple guy. I see a ToH reference, I upvote
@@thedragonwarrior5861 same
Ayyyyyy nice to see some tho lovers here😂😂
That's how great this channel is it solves the lore of games way before they even come out
5:26 currently here but i'm guessing this will go as follows "giggle land gives children happiness and trust that their parents don't even if it was a minor thing and they stay in giggle land forever or something"
it reminds me of the hulu horror movie mr crocket
7:01 I heard a theory that some of the weird celebrity kids names are to protect their privacy.
Im literally BEGGINGGG please do a dandys world theory, its my obsession and i would LOVEEEEE to see a theory of my fav game on my fav channel :3
Uhhhh obviously im not forcing but just asking!
The fact he did this BEFORE it released is wild 💀
Nah fr
eh its pretty on brand tbh
I know the mascot horror genre is always the same but I love the effort the creators put in lore :3
I love how you guys over do it when it comes to stuff like this but as long as it keeps you talking that's all that matters.
yes yes yes yes YESSS! SOOOO glad you made a vid on this, and the game hasn't even come out! good job!
Honestly I like the developers come in with additional hints to help when the fandom hits a brick wall with their ARG; I like a good mystery as much as the next person, but having a bunch of loose threads before a game release that aren't solved in the game itself can lead to players being distracted or annoyed. Good on the Giggleland Devs.
I love the videos and I love the theories! I'm still bummed matpat left but your carrying the channel amazingly! ❤️
I don't know if you take comments for theory suggestions but there's this mobile game I think might be packed with lore! I don't know how new it is but I'd love to hear a theory about the mobile (maybe also pc idk) game called 'nameless cat'. It's a super fun puzzle game where you play as a cat. You, the player, have to go around jumping over deadly plants, spikes, etc. and you avoid and run away from big red (sometimes blue and black) monsters. You also move boxes and teleport with these crosses/flowers. There are also other friendly creatures like a jellyfish and a human with cat ears and tail that you can talk to. Well, more listen to because you can't talk.
I won't bother you with it but I'd love to see a theory about it!
We’ve all been waiting for this..
Who's we
There is no we
WE HAVE BRO
Could you please make a theory about Julian and friends it would mean a lot and plus it’s so scary and filled to the top with lore!
Imma be so honest I’m so excited about this thing, also I had no clue the binary was a discord link until watching this
(Also I did pause the video once the discord was mention, find it, join it, find the site, and then analyze it and find one of the audios, before continuing it and finding out you showed an easier way to do what I just did XD)
I'm still trying to figure out how Elliot and Ella tie into this since the trailer made it seem like Ella was an unwilling victim in all this too despite Elliot's demeanor; it makes me wonder if they are gonna represent Simon and Debbie with Ella trying to help us and Elliot being more violent in his pursuit of smiles?
Let’s Goooo! Just got the trailer as an ad and i was already itching for the video! Let’s go Tom!
I will say, even though this game at first may seem like a Mascot-Horror cash grab, I love Eliot and Ella and if they can do an ARG THIS well, who knows how quality the full game will be. My expectations are raised.
Got to say you keep a good vibe going that i loved with MatPat
When the ad ends: 11:20
Thank you.
too late buddy
@@hassabelrasoulomar9183what does that mean
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK BUDDY YOU ARE A LIFE CHANGER
I saw episode 3 as an ad over another video several days ago and the trailer about a week before that.
Definitely going to be interesting to see where this goes
So far this is another great video form game theory great job guys
Ok giggleland actually sounds really fun
I kid you not, when I say I saw this ad and saw it had some lore, I then, just knew it was going to be on game theory soon, I was waiting, patiently.
2:35 when i check out this page for myself, i had auto translate on for chinese and the top yellow text says "I'm so happy!"
4:28 "This is an indie-horror game, so no corporation is a good corporation"
So, just like in real life?
I was originally going to skip this video, not out of dislike but out of a desire to do it on my own. I didn't want Tom's take to influence my own at all, and I thought years of learning all of his and Mat's tricks would help me to solve this ARG for myself.
Well, turns out, it's the most dull thing I think I've ever engaged with. I'd rather watch paint dry.
Er, the ARG, not the episode. Great work as usual, Tom! :)
9:25 heard the doorbell and immediately thought miku am I cooked
I had seen that TH-cam add and ended up watching the whole thing I was so interested, I couldn't wait for you guys to make a theory about it! So glad you did 🩷
You should try playing dandy’s world it’s a cool Roblox game with listen to this, LORE. I can’t find much videos on lore for the game so I would really appreciate it if you made a video on it
YEYSYESSESEESEAEESE anyways YES!
6:41 okay I saw this episode _COMPLETELY_ without context and thought it was for a cartoon coming out soon. Yay?
Thanks Game Theory I would’ve been blissfully unaware as to what was going on.
Wow another mascot horror where cute little mascots are evil and murderous, so unique
I can't wait for this and indigo park
This is a game that I want to play as soon because it isn't following the usual trends you see with mascot horror like multi-chapter money grabs, it has an amazingly done Arg and I like the direction it shows so far with the steam page of the game not only being important for the lore for the world outside of it but tells you there is something really strange in the game with the screenshots, not even mentioning that the Arg hints at the park not being real with KMW's website not mentioning Giggleland at all and the website for Giggleland not saying its a recreation of a park but I feel the game might continue following the theme of not doing as you're told because the third mirror screenshot shows an error for the Eliot model moving where it isn't supposed to be, sorry for talking so much but this Arg has me hooked and I want to see what happens next.
Video 1 of asking you to do lore on dandys world. TONS of hidden lore via papers and artwork in the game.
Was hoping that u would do a theory on giggleland
Bro, Tom, ur theory about Ollie being the prototype was completely right!! Great job. Btw , keep up the good work 👍
We need an Aphmau roleplay theory
Especially about Lady Irene's origin
omg YES
totally with all the confusion with Minecraft diaries and Mistreet
We need a clear recap
totally with all the confusion with Minecraft diaries and Mistreet
We need a clear recap
Live Laugh Love Game Theory!!
thank god you made this video cause i like giggleland but im not a lore finder at all so i was NOT about to look through all this stuff myself
I HAD A DISCORD NOTIFICATION GO OFF AT 9:00 AND I THOUGHT IT WAS PART OF THE VIDEO 😭😭😭😭
9:38 “I don’t care if you die” 💀