Game Theory: Friend or FOOD? (Cooking Companions DLC)

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  • @minigovroom
    @minigovroom 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9298

    I still think that Raspberry has a lot more to do with it. The fact that we play as her and her relationship with potato interests me

    • @cringetastic1659
      @cringetastic1659 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1016

      It is rather strange that she remains so calm (watch the GT live playthrough to see what I mean). Even during the slaughter, she just stares with this look that's either knowing, determined, or begrudging acceptance

    • @williamwoolf8072
      @williamwoolf8072 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      maybe she has a serial killer fetish

    • @mayven1556
      @mayven1556 2 ปีที่แล้ว +237

      IKR! I kept waiting for matpat to elaborate...

    • @iykigugu6798
      @iykigugu6798 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Virrik th-cam.com/video/a1j9owBuwdQ/w-d-xo.html

    • @MooCow765
      @MooCow765 2 ปีที่แล้ว +343

      They keep mentioning her coat and she’s weirdly calm, doesn’t even bother to run, it’s really strange

  • @2placename
    @2placename 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5733

    Ryna definitely has a bigger part. She is calm during the death of the killer, and not even shocked. Almost as if she knew it would happen

    • @NotAGoodUsername360
      @NotAGoodUsername360 2 ปีที่แล้ว +378

      And despite not running, she died last...

    • @Lina-iv8il
      @Lina-iv8il 2 ปีที่แล้ว +65

      Maybe she's just depressed

    • @bumblebeeproductions1673
      @bumblebeeproductions1673 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Maybe she was helping him

    • @dayanayazbek1584
      @dayanayazbek1584 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Yeah and also the portugese kid has to have something to do with this

    • @itsanna0735
      @itsanna0735 2 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      Baba Yaga is sometimes a separate entity, and sometimes she is one of a trio of sisters- all sharing the name Baba Yaga.
      Maybe that has something to do with it?

  • @dariusnicolaesefer6729
    @dariusnicolaesefer6729 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2214

    Mat:proceeds to traumatize everyone geting ready to sleep
    Also mat:THE STOCK MARCKET

    • @solarixstar
      @solarixstar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      Don’t know what you’re on about THAT’S the traumatizing part xD

    • @iykigugu6798
      @iykigugu6798 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Golum th-cam.com/video/a1j9owBuwdQ/w-d-xo.html

    • @senacario5942
      @senacario5942 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      OH GOD NOT THE STOCK MARKET

    • @VoidWorldGaming
      @VoidWorldGaming 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I don't see the difference here maybe I'm missing something because I swear the stock market is more traumatizing

    • @Figgylove
      @Figgylove 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dont translate😡😡 ເຈົ້າຖືກສາບແຊ່ງເພາະວ່າມັນຖືກແປຖ້າເຈົ້າບໍ່ທໍາລາຍຄໍາສາບແຊ່ງ, ເຈົ້າຈະຕາຍວິທີດຽວທີ່ຈະທໍາລາຍຄໍາສາບແຊ່ງແມ່ນເພື່ອຈອງຊ່ອງທາງຂອງຂ້ອຍລົງທະບຽນດຽວນີ....

  • @artisticinexpression
    @artisticinexpression 2 ปีที่แล้ว +331

    5:21 "yep that is a human face staring right back at you."
    have you ever seen a human?

    • @Mary.sLb3
      @Mary.sLb3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      underrated comment

    • @Higgjibib
      @Higgjibib 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Nah

    • @janeysilva895
      @janeysilva895 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Lol

    • @Secret_not_here
      @Secret_not_here 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      No he’s too busy solving FNAF to have any social interaction

  • @Lazurit8
    @Lazurit8 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7625

    An theory about Cornbread: Many tales about Baba Yaga start with a small child getting lost or kidnapped, and their teenage sibling going to find them. When they arrive at Baba Yaga’s, they find the child healthy and playing, and then she tries to eat an older sibling. The small child isn’t in actual danger. Maybe you never wanted to kill Razael. Moreover, since it’s Potato who tells the kids, it’s possible that he killed him, and then you ate his body. That’s why his soul was released

    • @CazadorSlayer
      @CazadorSlayer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +932

      It would make sense that Potato killed the kid thinking that would make the Baba Yaga accept him.
      Or maybe killed him out of frustration that the lil kid was accepted instead of him?
      Lines up with how smug the Potato is over the Baba Yaga falling apart after Razael's death.

    • @iykigugu6798
      @iykigugu6798 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Golum th-cam.com/video/a1j9owBuwdQ/w-d-xo.html

    • @bluelfsuma
      @bluelfsuma 2 ปีที่แล้ว +149

      That makes a lot of sense, actually. Hope MatPat sees this!

    • @seth5847
      @seth5847 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@bluelfsuma he won't lmfao

    • @thejman3753
      @thejman3753 2 ปีที่แล้ว +231

      @@CazadorSlayer this is a better theory to matpat's, if you think about it, the butcher killed the razeal because he thought it would make the baba yaga happy and hopefully tell him her secret, and after the baba yaga found out what happen, she killed the butcher in a fit of rage and the others later, the reason why razeal didnt join the group and instead goes to the afterlife is because he forgives baba yaga, he knows the baba yaga did not kill him and instead wanted to care for him, he forgave her while the others did not and are (probably) angry, the reason why she begun to be sloppy is because if she had came home early or had found what will happen to razeal, she could have stopped the butcher and that razeal is the only human being she actually cared for, this thought clouded her mind years, months, weeks and days.
      thanks for coming to my ted talk

  • @mihael_jercic
    @mihael_jercic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3863

    As a Croat I've heard many Baba Yaga stories throughout my childhood, well at least enough stories to give me plenty of nightmares. If I were ever been told this theory as a story, I wouldn't have noiticed it was a theory at all, great job!

    • @ddarkon1223
      @ddarkon1223 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      My russian dad also told me a bunch about these stories

    • @mihael_jercic
      @mihael_jercic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      Also forgot to mention, I was really surprised by the creator name choosing for Oleg and Bolek, since they sound pretty similar to ones of the polish cartoon "Lolek i (and) Bolek".

    • @shadowigrac
      @shadowigrac 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Hrvat

    • @solarleapyt4541
      @solarleapyt4541 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @Wrath 🅥 stop commenting this it's not funny anymore

    • @MisterTheRobot
      @MisterTheRobot 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Im also Croat ^^ Hey Brother, ignore bots

  • @reydragonclaw1128
    @reydragonclaw1128 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5574

    "He wants the secret he's willing to sacrifice kids for the answers"
    Matt, that's literally just what happens before every math exam ever.

    • @Human_traain
      @Human_traain 2 ปีที่แล้ว +137

      Thats how purple men think

    • @fiusionmaster3241
      @fiusionmaster3241 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Well, you are not wrong

    • @TheTrueKingJ
      @TheTrueKingJ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @Emotional D nobody cares

    • @TheTrueKingJ
      @TheTrueKingJ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @Bella dont think i forgot about you Bot#2

    • @iykigugu6798
      @iykigugu6798 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Virrik th-cam.com/video/a1j9owBuwdQ/w-d-xo.html

  • @MrKolny
    @MrKolny 2 ปีที่แล้ว +180

    So a theory on Raspberry, i believe she wanted to fight back against the butcher, and the baba yaga, which is why she remained back while everyone else ran. She was also the last one to die, which would especially imply that she wasn't going down the easy way. A thick coat could possibly absorb a few stabs. There is also a chance that she came prepared into the shack from the start, and she kept hidden weapons on her under the coat.

    • @stephfassel6967
      @stephfassel6967 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      That actually makes sense

    • @monroerobbins7551
      @monroerobbins7551 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Is that a coat? I thought it was just a poofy dress

    • @Thelucky_ducky
      @Thelucky_ducky 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@monroerobbins7551yeah pretty sure the game calls it a coat(sorry if you know that now)

    • @Thelucky_ducky
      @Thelucky_ducky 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Makes so much sense

  • @queenie3707
    @queenie3707 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1919

    Great theory- Baba Yaga is one of my favorite folk characters. She is generous (in a manner of speaking) to the virtuous visitors to her hut and…is less than generous to, let’s call them, rude visitors. If Razael was a decent visitor in Baba Yaga’s hut, she would not have eaten him. Yes, he may have experienced some frightening things while there (hence the drawings), but if he remained steadfast to his decent character, he would have survived his encounter with her. I suspect he was able to leave Baba Yaga’s hut (possibly with a blessing from her, as so many character before him did after surviving) and was murdered by Potato on his way back to the village. That’s why Potato says “Say ‘Hi’ to Razael for me” upon attacking the other kids; he killed Razael. Baba Yaga then took out Potato upon his trespassing and probably ate the other four kids. They were not “virtuous” like Razael, as evidenced from the flashbacks of their behavior we see in the DLC, so they are fair game to eat. The Baba Yaga is a monster, yes, but she has a set of rules she abides by.

    • @alexafletcher8991
      @alexafletcher8991 2 ปีที่แล้ว +159

      Lawful evil?

    • @nonamehere5763
      @nonamehere5763 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/dQw4w9WgXcQ/w-d-xo.html

    • @thatwaffleguy4958
      @thatwaffleguy4958 2 ปีที่แล้ว +188

      "Professionals have standards..."

    • @msk-qp6fn
      @msk-qp6fn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +90

      @@alexafletcher8991 more like neutral neutral in my opinion because she kinda just does whatever she wants based on her own standards but lawful evil works too

    • @sev1120
      @sev1120 2 ปีที่แล้ว +82

      She's kinda like a fae in that regard. Those who sre virtuous, courteous and follow the rules of hospitality and respecting others are saved from her punishments. Those who break the rules are punished. Severely

  • @YanntastischGER
    @YanntastischGER 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1462

    7:58 Just gotta admire that love for imagery there by the editors. That the "potato" sticker falls off and reveals "The Butcher", as an example. You guys are doing such a great job.

    • @maceeeee
      @maceeeee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Yeah the editing makes their videos so entertaining

    • @nonamehere5763
      @nonamehere5763 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/dQw4w9WgXcQ/w-d-xo.html

    • @Tw0Dots
      @Tw0Dots 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@maceeeee kinda the point lol

  • @maxovercharge2961
    @maxovercharge2961 2 ปีที่แล้ว +659

    I love when games just let the theorists have their way and don't change anything to the story despite us already figuring it out.

    • @islacruickshank353
      @islacruickshank353 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I like your profile picture! :)

    • @RAC_mans
      @RAC_mans 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      You should look up the other theories I don't think this is completely correct and I don't think we found it out I don't think that the Baba Yaga is the main character maybe the stories are based off the main character because in the secret ending where you date the evil redheaded girl is also able to live for hundreds of years with you and it mentions that you have secret techniques which allow you to live so long but none of them work on her and that's why she died of illness after a thousand years also in the other ending she ends up becoming super strong after eating the bodies of the others and it's mentioned that you can become much more powerful if you eat human meet because the chompets mentioned she would be much stronger after eating all the others

    • @valerial9081
      @valerial9081 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I'm looking at you FNAF

    • @cactuspriince8547
      @cactuspriince8547 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@RAC_mans I think the dev's said at some point that, that ending was a joke and not much to take serious. Non cannon kind of joke
      I could be wrong tho, I cant remember where I saw it 😅

    • @strawbae308
      @strawbae308 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      *cough cough* fnaf *cough cough*

  • @citricsinger76
    @citricsinger76 2 ปีที่แล้ว +234

    You should do a theory on the game "Sky: Children of the Light." It might seem simple and pretty at first but it has some really dark history. I'd love to know more!

  • @boythatsbored5469
    @boythatsbored5469 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3771

    The cooking Companions theories are great keep them coming!

  • @c1oudy_kisses
    @c1oudy_kisses 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1036

    I feel like us playing as raspberry is more important than then it seems, I thought that we would play as potato, concerning that he seemed the most important. So I think that they are definitely trying to tell us something, or more so that raspberry is more important than meets the eye, her also not having a reaction when all the other kids are running for their lives also seems REALLY important.

    • @sugardemon9999
      @sugardemon9999 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Also I don't see anyone commenting on it but...who was the little kid speaking portuguese and hiding in the kitchen? Ryna didn't understand them, but they had a piece of charcoal, and it's said the drawings look like they were made with charcoal

    • @ASTERIA_YT
      @ASTERIA_YT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I thought that aswell since it seems she knows theirs no hope or something
      Also btw I seen you on other channels

    • @Charlie_magne-x3n
      @Charlie_magne-x3n ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree-
      But why are their so many bots!?

    • @calleum8234
      @calleum8234 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@sugardemon9999 I think that was Razael, cuz how certain are we that the Baba Yaga just had drawing pencils lying around? Was prolly the lil' kid doodling. Though that begs the question, only angry spirits remain in the cabin, so if Razael was let go, why's he there?

  • @DeletedUser_0000
    @DeletedUser_0000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +456

    I love how this game looks so cute at the beginning but by the end it’s a mix of cannibalism, folklore, murder and murder-

    • @randomnessltd
      @randomnessltd ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Reminds you a lot of DDLC, which I think is part of the origins of this.

  • @HimanLaliluleilo
    @HimanLaliluleilo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    The fact that Mat doesn't even mention the portuguese talking kid really shocked me.
    Like you got for some reason a brazilian kid in a cabin in Poland, it's not said directly that the kid's brazilian but when translated when soon to be raspberry talk to them they say that they were separated from their parent and brought across the ocean, that really got me curious like did the baba yaga go on a trip to Brazil and snatched a kid before going back? Really hope we get more infos on that kid.

  • @Jack_Of_All_Trades768
    @Jack_Of_All_Trades768 2 ปีที่แล้ว +735

    Finally, another cooking companions video, this game really has an interesting story to say the least.

    • @uploads8385
      @uploads8385 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      *Lets be honest we all enjoyed this video by having this:*
      *th-cam.com/video/sw-de_1A1eo/w-d-xo.html*

    • @ElitheSnowFox
      @ElitheSnowFox 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Omg there’s so many bots

    • @qberrygamz7049
      @qberrygamz7049 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ElitheSnowFox JEEZ There are a lot of bots are we hanging out on youtube or amazon headquarters! I SHOULDA NEVER CANCELED MY PRIME!

    • @VasiliosStefanis
      @VasiliosStefanis 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      For sure, and thanks to Matt uncovering most of it, I was able to develop my theory that the baba yaga possesses new vessels by luring in young victims and living with this new body an appearance to remain immortal. We are actually Razael as MC in the main game, just years after being under the control of it he Baba Yaga. Full theory is here in the comments and on the game theorists subreddit.

  • @durmgrid8037
    @durmgrid8037 2 ปีที่แล้ว +688

    Still need to know what's with Ryna's reaction (or lack of) in the basement and what kind of connection they have with the butcher/Potato...

    • @flamesoul3778
      @flamesoul3778 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      Yeah she's definitely pretty sus.

    • @strelitziamystery21
      @strelitziamystery21 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      I really want to know too! Also it was kinda wierd how everyone talked about her jacket or something.

    • @iykigugu6798
      @iykigugu6798 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tasak th-cam.com/video/a1j9owBuwdQ/w-d-xo.html

    • @scissorbanner9735
      @scissorbanner9735 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      This comment is just flooded with bots

    • @durmgrid8037
      @durmgrid8037 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@scissorbanner9735 Yeah, it looks like they hit some of the other comments, too...

  • @readysetgameover9977
    @readysetgameover9977 2 ปีที่แล้ว +665

    It’s always about living forever with these guys. I swear there would be no problems in these games if they just accepted their mortality already.

    • @Poppys.SugarRush
      @Poppys.SugarRush 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      WILLIAM STARTED IT

    • @sapphanna
      @sapphanna 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Fr like who would actually want to be immortal, would get boring and depressing after so long

    • @NateFigetProductions
      @NateFigetProductions 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      SHUTURUP

    • @readysetgameover9977
      @readysetgameover9977 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Finally it’s here: m.th-cam.com/video/iik25wqIuFo/w-d-xo.html

    • @JODA93
      @JODA93 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's the point of the letter towards the end

  • @prestonrodenkirch8412
    @prestonrodenkirch8412 2 ปีที่แล้ว +730

    Unless you covered it in previous theorizing, you're missing some very blatant symbolism. The characters as food comparisons.
    I agree with everything said about potato. But what about the rest of the characters?
    Cabbage is the part that isn't wanted but kinda dealt with as an unavoidable necessity. Onion adds a little flavor to everything. Bread is a little bland, dull, boring meant to be a filler.
    Based on this added dimension, it is entirely possible raspberry is the Baba Yaga.
    Raspberry stands out as the odd one of the group. She is a fruit which is a dessert, something left at the end of a meal after everything else has been eaten which all the others represent. The berry also represents youth, succulence, vitality but also doesn't stay that way for long and spoils quickly. If Baba Yaga's secret is staying young then it's more likely to be a young girl rather than an old hag. Easier to lure children when appearing to be a child. There also appears to be some degree of disconnection between the raspberry girl and the other three. Also you mention the raspberry girl's calmness when the rest were scared but you never elaborated more on that detail. I feel it has more significance.
    But as you might say, it's just a theory, a fan theory. Thanks for reading.

    • @MrKolny
      @MrKolny 2 ปีที่แล้ว +104

      Theory rebuttal here, as much as i like that idea, Raspberry is a part of the chompettes, which means that she is, in fact, Dead. If Baba Yaga is dead, who are we playing as? Where did the fifth mysterious character come from?

    • @soundwavesuperior28
      @soundwavesuperior28 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      That makes 0 sense. If the Baba Yaga is meant to be strawberry, then it is not possible at all for us to be the Baba Yaga at all. If the Baba Yaga is strawberry, then that means she is dead. Also, cabbage heads do in fact spoil, potatoes become mushy, and bread becomes moldy lol.

    • @monroerobbins7551
      @monroerobbins7551 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I get what you’re saying, but here’s the thing: Baba Yaga isn’t someone who’s able to split herself, at least not from the myths I’ve seen. Plus, if Raspberry is a part of Baba Yaga, how is she also a separate being as Chompette?
      Not saying this to say “lol you’re wrong”, Raspberry is definitely the odd kid out for no particular reason, so I can see where you’re coming from. While Potato was a serial killer and trying to become Baba Yaga’s pupil, which makes sense as to why he sticks out, Raspberry just seems to be a particularly creepy kid, so there has to be a reason.

    • @Thelucky_ducky
      @Thelucky_ducky 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@soundwavesuperior28I think you meant RASPBERRY nto strawberry😅

  • @floran5041
    @floran5041 2 ปีที่แล้ว +228

    An interesting little thing that this DLC confirms without really pointing it out: the Chompette's appearance is based on their original human appearance... So Turnip, from the NG+ ending, is most likely Gregor, not Karin as many of us believed.

    • @iykigugu6798
      @iykigugu6798 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Skini th-cam.com/video/a1j9owBuwdQ/w-d-xo.html

    • @erubianwarlord8208
      @erubianwarlord8208 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      the appearance thing could just be visual shorthand

    • @scaper8
      @scaper8 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      If I remember right, Turnip was explicitly called "she" in the game. All the other Chompettes seem to have kept their human genders when they were fooded, so it seems likely that Turnip would too.

    • @floran5041
      @floran5041 2 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      @@scaper8 Turnip was called a "he", unless the pronoun has been changed in recent patches. Also, I went to the dev's twitter to look around and they confirmed Turnip was "another individual", not Karin. It would make much more sense if it was Karin, considering she has much more of an impact with the MC than the others (plus turnips can be a rosy red and white, perfect for Karin's color scheme). Hell, it might not even be Gregor, since he's already a vengeful spirit down there in the basement, so why suddenly become a Chompette (and where is Potato in that ending...?).

    • @VasiliosStefanis
      @VasiliosStefanis 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I think the chompettes have to have a very close relationship to the MC (Razael no longer completely possessed by the baba yaga in my theory) and I feel Karin has the greatest likelihood of becoming a chompette with this reasoning in mind. That is unless the true ending is for us to have a closer bond with Gregor over Karin, and turnip is simply the "friend" we have the closest attachment to and/or the closest friend in the "true ending" of the game.

  • @ChaosKnight836
    @ChaosKnight836 2 ปีที่แล้ว +248

    So, why was Ryna so calm in the face of the Butcher and the Baba Yaga then? Seems like a likely important detail...

    • @karmasangwoo6607
      @karmasangwoo6607 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Because she already knew what was going to happen so she basically accepted it.

  • @Leostrawberry
    @Leostrawberry 2 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    Theory idea! Throughout the Sims franchise, the biggest mystery that is yet to be solved, is what happened to Bella Goth? I think you would like it. Although there aren’t dead children, there are traumatised children, murder, affairs, disappearances, aliens and alternate realities

  • @ordinaryperson9472
    @ordinaryperson9472 2 ปีที่แล้ว +249

    As a polish native speaker i see this game as an absolute win

    • @Milokissavlk
      @Milokissavlk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      As a Czech speak I find this game a win to

    • @majkag1330
      @majkag1330 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      As an also polish native speaker I agree

    • @gameplayerpl3464
      @gameplayerpl3464 ปีที่แล้ว

      i was just about to comment that

  • @twinzgacha9140
    @twinzgacha9140 2 ปีที่แล้ว +442

    MatPat’s theories really hit the home run, murder, children eating, all that stuff!

    • @Human_traain
      @Human_traain 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Childeren eating?

    • @iykigugu6798
      @iykigugu6798 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Virrik th-cam.com/video/a1j9owBuwdQ/w-d-xo.html

    • @ajoe.8461
      @ajoe.8461 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Gahd dam the amount of bots, god i wish youtube removes links in replies

    • @Dewdimpple
      @Dewdimpple 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ajoe.8461 There is a settings in YT to remove comments with links but it's up to the creator to enable it.

  • @anamariedlc1809
    @anamariedlc1809 2 ปีที่แล้ว +361

    I was just thinking “I need a MatPat theory vid on the new CC DLC” so yea my day is officially made now

    • @uploads8385
      @uploads8385 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      *Lets be honest we all enjoyed this video by having this:*
      *th-cam.com/video/sw-de_1A1eo/w-d-xo.html*

    • @therealmeal2666
      @therealmeal2666 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Dang dude, the bots completely ganged up on you

    • @idontknowwhatiamdoing3792
      @idontknowwhatiamdoing3792 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@therealmeal2666 YEAHHH

    • @Mr.Moiety
      @Mr.Moiety 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@therealmeal2666 They're on all the comments I've seen so far

    • @PrehistoricYordL
      @PrehistoricYordL 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Wrath 🅥 💀💀💀💀💀

  • @Unknown_Furry
    @Unknown_Furry 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    It seems interesting on how Raspberry was calm before being murdered and the fact she has been pretty threatening is also interesting .. There's more to her!!

  • @LolzUrFaceXD
    @LolzUrFaceXD 2 ปีที่แล้ว +174

    I think you also need to take the names into account; every character has a Slavic name except for Razael who has a biblical name. Raziel is the angel of secrects, mysteries, and the keeper of magic. It definitely feels like a major hint.

    • @tuseroni6085
      @tuseroni6085 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      real question is: why did he become "cornbread" when his name doesn't start with a c?

  • @RadicalDan4
    @RadicalDan4 2 ปีที่แล้ว +78

    I am still waiting for Mat to realize that Zakopane is in Poland and the Portuguese-speaking ghost even confirms it explicitly saying he doesn't speak Polish too well

    • @kiniaaggg
      @kiniaaggg 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      He mentions that Zakopane is in Poland in the first video

    • @RadicalDan4
      @RadicalDan4 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@kiniaaggg He says Ukraine and later on when he was playing the DLC on GTLivehe said that he didn't know if it was in Ukraine or Russia but that it must be on the border

    • @valerial9081
      @valerial9081 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      A Brazilian spirit in a Polish cabin is so weirdly specific that I need to know why that is the way it is

    • @RadicalDan4
      @RadicalDan4 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@valerial9081 Yep, I thought he was at least gonna mention that but hopefully next theory

  • @aqualizzie4473
    @aqualizzie4473 2 ปีที่แล้ว +170

    From watching all the videos it seems Potato almost intentionally wanted the kids to see him to lead them back to the cabin. Somehow he tracked down Razael to become friends with him and lead him into the forest to the cabin but since Razael was so pure and innocent he was spared for the moment. Is it possibly that the Baba Yaga would have taken Razael as a pupil and Potato hated the idea and tried to make Razael question everything the witch does causing the death of Razael. Personally love this series it’s so fun to watch how the story all ties together!

  • @melsgamingsessions8371
    @melsgamingsessions8371 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    4:07 funny how Ryna simply doesn't care they're all about to get brutally murdered

  • @sonicsora22
    @sonicsora22 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3325

    I feel like there’s still a Theory waiting in the wings for Ryna.
    The fact that she doesn’t hesitate to grab a knife, she doesn’t look concerned when cornered by the Zakopane Butcher OR when the Baba Yaga chooses violence…and not to mention how each of her friends will comment on how she’s dressed too warmly for the climate. There’s even that line in the original game about how we (the Baba Yaga) cannot sneak up behind her ever again. Or what about when Celina states that Ryna could see better in the dark than the rest of them?
    I just feel like there’s _something_ more going on with our little Raspberry.

    • @floran5041
      @floran5041 2 ปีที่แล้ว +425

      Also, if I'm not mistaken, if you follow Cabbage's advice to "embrace the nightmares" during Nightmare Mode, only Potato and Raspberry remain to appear before the title screen pops up, implying Onion, Cabbage and Bread got released from the cabin. I wonder if Ryna's situation is akin to FNAF's Vengeful Spirit; her hate and pain are just so strong she can't let herself go.
      As for Potato... I honestly think he's just a freak 😅

    • @sonicsora22
      @sonicsora22 2 ปีที่แล้ว +162

      @@floran5041 Right? It’s like the devs left puzzle pieces for Ryna, I’m just not quite sure what the pieces come together to make just yet.

    • @msk-qp6fn
      @msk-qp6fn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +88

      Honestly, the fact that she is the only fruit alone is a major hint that there is something about her that makes her different.

    • @EEEEEEEE
      @EEEEEEEE 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      E

    • @nikochn2321
      @nikochn2321 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Makes sense...

  • @Kiri_Gami
    @Kiri_Gami 2 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    7:53 A dual wielding Potato is just too dang cute. 😂

  • @avrithea
    @avrithea 2 ปีที่แล้ว +137

    Ah yes, a game about being possessed and eating your friends, my favorite!

    • @MbitaChizi
      @MbitaChizi 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ok Dont read my name

    • @iykigugu6798
      @iykigugu6798 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tiki th-cam.com/video/a1j9owBuwdQ/w-d-xo.html

    • @Figgylove
      @Figgylove 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dont translate😡😡 ເຈົ້າຖືກສາບແຊ່ງເພາະວ່າມັນຖືກແປຖ້າເຈົ້າບໍ່ທໍາລາຍຄໍາສາບແຊ່ງ, ເຈົ້າຈະຕາຍວິທີດຽວທີ່ຈະທໍາລາຍຄໍາສາບແຊ່ງແມ່ນເພື່ອຈອງຊ່ອງທາງຂອງຂ້ອຍລົງທະບຽນດຽວນີ....

  • @Kitty294_
    @Kitty294_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I’m becoming scarily addicted to this game’s lore and theories…

  • @Ruscne
    @Ruscne 2 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    I love how the included Baba Yaga! Really reminds me of my childhood living in Russia! For anyone wondering, when younger hunters would step into manhood, they would have a trial spending a couple days in the woods alone, male hunters would dress up as this old which to scare them. And thats how the legend was born.

    • @iykigugu6798
      @iykigugu6798 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Virrik th-cam.com/video/a1j9owBuwdQ/w-d-xo.html

    • @herbnfizz4113
      @herbnfizz4113 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      idk what these other replies r but did any of the older hunters get shot? Like idk bout u if i had a gun or bow while a witch is following me , i would definitly shoot at em

  • @jamessant5723
    @jamessant5723 2 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    As a person who loved to study folktales as a kind, I always found Baba Yaga one of the most interesting and scary story with scattered pieces

    • @blankcanvasstudios3463
      @blankcanvasstudios3463 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'm trying to get into folklore, can you suggest a starting point?

    • @jamessant5723
      @jamessant5723 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@blankcanvasstudios3463 sorry for the late reply.
      It really depends on what folklore you wanna focus on, because it all comes from one point in history and seeps out into others.

    • @msk-qp6fn
      @msk-qp6fn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Definitely because she isn't always bad or scary. I do recall there are some versions where she provides aid or special tools for the protagonist if they fulfill the tasks she gives them.

    • @Кто-то-г4й3п
      @Кто-то-г4й3п 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@msk-qp6fn yes, in fact, before the advent of Christianity, Baba Yaga was a guide to the world of the dead. Therefore, one leg is bone, the hut turns

  • @agnieszkasciog4490
    @agnieszkasciog4490 2 ปีที่แล้ว +341

    Hello, polish speaker here. The butcher of Zakopane was “butchered” by Mat. It’s just the last letter, e, it’s not “zakopan-ay,” it’s “zakopan-eh”. Just a pet peeve of mine. Love the video though!

  • @kazmierahammond2148
    @kazmierahammond2148 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I'm surprised this game isn't more popular. It's genius and I've been obsessed with it ever since I played it.

  • @izu6833
    @izu6833 2 ปีที่แล้ว +200

    I love how matpat tries to correctly pronounce "zakopane"

    • @kyn2115
      @kyn2115 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      And he nails it tbh

    • @vilatte.
      @vilatte. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      hahah this!! tbh i wouldn’t be even close myself if i hadn’t heard it said a handful of times by my Polish native best friend

    • @finnleyjack331
      @finnleyjack331 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@hillskevin924 what's here? Your brain? Cuz I still can't seem to find it

    • @uselessfeaturelol
      @uselessfeaturelol 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@finnleyjack331 Damn lmao

    • @tuseroni6085
      @tuseroni6085 ปีที่แล้ว

      better than how i would have pronounced it: zack-o-pain.

  • @mlggamer5296
    @mlggamer5296 2 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    Glad to see that some of it was confirmed. This particular game story is very intriguing cuz I'm always enthralled by the complexity of the story.

    • @iykigugu6798
      @iykigugu6798 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Virrik th-cam.com/video/a1j9owBuwdQ/w-d-xo.html

  • @kuroanimates
    @kuroanimates 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    I think you would like looking into "Game for Anna" / "Darkness under my bed". Has some beeg theory potential.

  • @abyss_rat
    @abyss_rat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +92

    I always thought Razael was the kid from the potato barrel, this sounds super cool! Never thought of it that way

    • @gaelabage173
      @gaelabage173 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      wow that would be a cool detail

  • @hachi_clove
    @hachi_clove 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    It's fitting they used Zakopane for the Butcher as the name literally translates to 'buried' in Polish.
    Sorry if others already mentioned this.
    Also, yes, we make puns with it.

  • @AyyIts_Nick
    @AyyIts_Nick 2 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    Hey matpat, thanks for making my childhood, you make me entertained when im bored, happy when im sad, and laugh when i cant. Thank you.

    • @oscarunxverse234
      @oscarunxverse234 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Don't translate😡
      ເຈົ້າຖືກສາບແຊ່ງເພາະວ່າມັນຖືກແປຖ້າເຈົ້າບໍ່ທໍາລາຍຄໍາສາບແຊ່ງ, ເຈົ້າຈະຕາຍວິທີດຽວທີ່ຈະທໍາລາຍຄໍາສາບແຊ່ງແມ່ນເພື່ອຈອງຊ່ອງທາງຂອງຂ້ອຍລົງ​ທະ​ບຽນ​ດຽວ​ນີ້. ,.

  • @ЈеленаБорисевић-н7и
    @ЈеленаБорисевић-н7и ปีที่แล้ว +6

    2:08 Zakopane in Serbian and other slavic languages means The burried (female plural)

    • @epoulipiy
      @epoulipiy ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ooo cool i didnt know that :O

  • @Sleepyshy712
    @Sleepyshy712 2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    11:16
    Fnaf check list:
    ✔️Using dead kids to become immortal

    • @marioluigi3122
      @marioluigi3122 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Man, can horror games get any original nowadays without relating back to Five Nights At Freddy’s?

  • @minecraftisthebest1452
    @minecraftisthebest1452 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    The customized intros for each video just goes to prove how much effort he actually puts in to these videos

    • @TheSwitchBlade593
      @TheSwitchBlade593 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      judging the fact that Baba Yaga is slowly falling apart and hesitating with each kill she will perish soon and release the spirits of past kills

  • @PaarseKatten
    @PaarseKatten 2 ปีที่แล้ว +244

    Yes! I've missed this channel so much, especially since I've been having a bad day. Thanks Matpat!

    • @MbitaChizi
      @MbitaChizi 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ok Dont read my name

    • @braingrot
      @braingrot 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      only bots in the replies💀

    • @samimartinez1409
      @samimartinez1409 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      🚨REMINDER TO NOT CLICK BOT LINKS🚨

    • @catsume9415
      @catsume9415 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same, I haven't slept much today and watching a video by matpat was just what I needed.

    • @Joe_.
      @Joe_. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      About two real comments here outside of me.

  • @evecheetah894
    @evecheetah894 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Love the fact that he didn’t specifically mention that the story with her left eye being shot out is from a Hellchild(? Hellboy? Sorry can’t remember the name) comic series.

  • @Gorlockisabaddie
    @Gorlockisabaddie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    Steph has some of the best voice acting

    • @oscarunxverse234
      @oscarunxverse234 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Don't translate😡
      ເຈົ້າຖືກສາບແຊ່ງເພາະວ່າມັນຖືກແປຖ້າເຈົ້າບໍ່ທໍາລາຍຄໍາສາບແຊ່ງ, ເຈົ້າຈະຕາຍວິທີດຽວທີ່ຈະທໍາລາຍຄໍາສາບແຊ່ງແມ່ນເພື່ອຈອງຊ່ອງທາງຂອງຂ້ອຍລົງ​ທະ​ບຽນ​ດຽວ​ນີ້. ,..

    • @doritos4956
      @doritos4956 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@oscarunxverse234 I would rather die

    • @thefactorean9168
      @thefactorean9168 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Fully agree

  • @thatpigboss
    @thatpigboss 2 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    I love how Game Theory is always about dark and killing never about someone being nice but that's actually the reason we all love GT

    • @uploads8385
      @uploads8385 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      *Lets be honest we all enjoyed this video by having this:*
      *th-cam.com/video/sw-de_1A1eo/w-d-xo.html*

    • @user-di4fu1nd2i
      @user-di4fu1nd2i 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Wrath 🅥 wtf even is this?

    • @h0m3st4r
      @h0m3st4r 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@user-di4fu1nd2i It's a spam bot. They're all spam bots. Report them.

  • @cowboyclayton1683
    @cowboyclayton1683 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    8:42 my cat did *not* appreciate that noise

  • @savitamishra6142
    @savitamishra6142 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    'Five adorable grocery store rejects' got me rolling

  • @polshach
    @polshach 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    As a polish i heard many baba jaga stories. One of the stories was about 2 little kids that were left in a woods, found house made of sweets and started eating untill they got caught. Now the picture you showed of cages in the room actually reminded me of that story because in that story the boy were the one hold in the cage while his sister was forced to clean and feed her brother

    • @kylerbelshaw7042
      @kylerbelshaw7042 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      That's one of the stories that actually got exported worldwide. Were their names by chance Hansel and Gretel?

    • @SuperTigger2012
      @SuperTigger2012 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Hansel and Gretle are a Baba Yaga story? Interesting……

    • @polshach
      @polshach 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@SuperTigger2012
      In poland its called "Jaś i Małgosia"

    • @polshach
      @polshach 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@kylerbelshaw7042
      Yeah I think so the names translated to this so

  • @lastmasterofrulers2750
    @lastmasterofrulers2750 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    9:50 made laugh so hard

  • @Idkwhattoputlmaoejjdjsdn
    @Idkwhattoputlmaoejjdjsdn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Bruh at 5:10 an ad played about a horror game I just freaked out

    • @Altarix05
      @Altarix05 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mine was Reese’s

  • @rai1214
    @rai1214 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I need to remind myself to never watch his videos at night because of how he makes everything so sinister/eerie 😭

  • @agentkirby007
    @agentkirby007 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    It's interesting to hear about foreign folklore and making a dating-sim/Visual Novel out of it was a weird and fun idea.
    My theory senses are tingling about Raspberry though even if you didn't really mention her beyond "She doesn't seem afraid" when the Baba Yaga kills everyone, and it's making me hope that you do a follow-up that might reveal some more lore about why this young girl appears to be so fearless.

  • @elijoki99
    @elijoki99 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    Why do I watch these when I'm about to go to sleep, while also having wild imagination. My timing always hits different.

    • @Ftbl869
      @Ftbl869 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same here

    • @jayboi3488
      @jayboi3488 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @kevinzen no one asked

    • @jayboi3488
      @jayboi3488 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Recommended For You 🅥 okay wrath, I won’t click the link

    • @maiseyminett-smith8616
      @maiseyminett-smith8616 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      FR😭

  • @rotomfan63
    @rotomfan63 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    You ever wonder if Baba Yaga's chicken leg house would be street legal?

  • @malicia7321
    @malicia7321 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I hope you come back and theorize about this some more. As many other comments stated, I think Ryna Rasberry still has secrets to uncovered.

  • @Catghostsoda
    @Catghostsoda 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    That intro with the cabbage chompette actually sent chills up my spine holy hell
    I love this already!

  • @wowz9061
    @wowz9061 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Fun fact: I'm pretty sure that bolek and Oleg is a reference to a polish cartoon/comic series called Bolek and Lolek in Poland. I don't know about Celina tho, maybe their sister.

    • @idontreallyknow3829
      @idontreallyknow3829 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I remember watching that cartoon as a kid ever knew it's from Poland (I'm not from Poland)

    • @ghoulchan7525
      @ghoulchan7525 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i think the devs confirmed that was just a coincidence.

    • @wowz9061
      @wowz9061 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ghoulchan7525 ):

    • @wowz9061
      @wowz9061 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @kevinzen i love you, you are the best TH-camr ever

    • @ghoulchan7525
      @ghoulchan7525 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@wowz9061 still a neat coincidence though

  • @SpiralsAreAlive
    @SpiralsAreAlive 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I do wonder why Ryna seems so chill about her near demise both with the Butcher and whoever makes the other children run towards the camera, perhaps when the Baba Yaga consumed Razeal it looked like him, and it was like them running to hug the kid or have “him” put down the knife. Also one idea is that maybe instead of eating him The Baba Yaga just yanked Razeal’s soul out of his body and hopped in, probably be around the right age to be a young adult like karin and co. From the regular game

  • @amberlynightengale8382
    @amberlynightengale8382 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This episode holds a very special place in my heart. It was the most recent episode to be released when I joined the Theorist community (yes, I know, I'm a baby here) and I got hooked. The intro to this episode played over and over during the week as I visited the channel page to find a new video to watch. Now, with MatPat's final video out, I felt the need to revisit it as this brief but amazingly impactful chapter of my life comes to a close. With the next door opening next week, it felt right. ❤

  • @Stedfastcat6681
    @Stedfastcat6681 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    The face of the purple girl on the right at 3:02 is just like: oh well guess I’ll die

  • @JJSSBU
    @JJSSBU 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    It feels nice when the devs dont make up the plot mid-way through even after GT videos drop, while not making you feel like you did nothing and the previous theorys were wrong. Love the devs, I am scared and Cooking Companions are Great :)

  • @chaos437
    @chaos437 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Cooking Companions
    “The bodies start tublin’ when the bellies start rumblin’.”

    • @winkie3049
      @winkie3049 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Underrated comment

    • @scaper8
      @scaper8 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      When the bodies start droppin', we start chompin'.

  • @Swiftie.4.everrr
    @Swiftie.4.everrr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    When matpat said “then who is Potato?” I was like, “WILLIAM AFTON!”

    • @graysoncromley8471
      @graysoncromley8471 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think William will step back from that one pal

  • @birdie_.
    @birdie_. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Love the theory! I’d like to hear what you think about Ryna acting so chill in the run scene. It definitely had me curious seeing her not running in fear

  • @getmeacatplz
    @getmeacatplz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +267

    So... why Raspberry is not fazed by the butcher in the basement again? Did she already know what she is getting herself into when the group decided to go searching for Razael, like she has to KNOW she is going to die to be so unfazed right?

    • @lizblue159
      @lizblue159 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      The link is a lie. Just some guys music video. Not even Rick rolled

    • @speederman0585
      @speederman0585 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Fazed? FAZ-ED FREDDY FAZBEAR

    • @Tw0Dots
      @Tw0Dots 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@lizblue159 stop clicking random links

    • @Ncorpsnails
      @Ncorpsnails 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      She died last.

    • @psychopath0777
      @psychopath0777 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The heavy coat also explains why she wasn't running.

  • @jonathanchavez3688
    @jonathanchavez3688 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Ever since cornbread first appeared shown to be freed I’ve been having a sneaking suspicion that he wasn’t. instead just placed somewhere else where he doesn’t have to suffer by the baba yaga. after all she has been described as a trickster. This might be a stretch but In eastern Slavic areas the story of baba yaga also includes the fact that she has a male counterpart named koshchei the immortal a figure who has been known to die then reanimated to continue the cycle. My theory is that she’s using cornbread soul as an object to protect koshchei soul until she can come up with the spell to save him just like in the stories. I might be far out there but I’ve been reading wayy to much

  • @TableTurnip
    @TableTurnip 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I was so excited to see that matpat was right about the baba yoga thing while watching someone else's playthrough

    • @MbitaChizi
      @MbitaChizi 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ok Dont read my name

    • @oscarunxverse234
      @oscarunxverse234 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Don't translate😡
      ເຈົ້າຖືກສາບແຊ່ງເພາະວ່າມັນຖືກແປຖ້າເຈົ້າບໍ່ທໍາລາຍຄໍາສາບແຊ່ງ, ເຈົ້າຈະຕາຍວິທີດຽວທີ່ຈະທໍາລາຍຄໍາສາບແຊ່ງແມ່ນເພື່ອຈອງຊ່ອງທາງຂອງຂ້ອຍລົງ​ທະ​ບຽນ​ດຽວ​ນີ້. ,.

  • @ExcelJustExcel
    @ExcelJustExcel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I think Oleg and Bolek are pretty much relatives to tie things up with Razael being Bolek's cousin and Oleg's relative. I'm even gonna go so far as assume they are brothers since most often than not, siblings are named in a theme: Similar sound; Same starting letter/s; Same category, etc. Maybe an additional indicator would be how the two hug in fear while Celina tries to cover them.

    • @CatMuto
      @CatMuto 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      When the player character points out that Cornbread was Onion's cousin and not Bread, Bread actually asks if he is related to Onion. And the player character says no.
      Now, admittedly, this *is* the player character, so it's unclear if they really know or if they are lying or even just guessing, but... it is mentioned.

    • @ExcelJustExcel
      @ExcelJustExcel 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@CatMuto must be a continuity error then.

    • @Fanka210
      @Fanka210 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Bolek and Oleg must be a reference to a polish cartoon about two brothers called "Bolek and Lolek". It might confirm that they are in fact related or it might be a just a fun easter egg, but I thought it was interesting

  • @Blandy8521
    @Blandy8521 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    13:34 So like pirates of the caribbean said. It isnt about living forever, the trick is living with yourself forever

  • @Ray-lr7jn
    @Ray-lr7jn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Game Theory is the only channel that can transform a game with cannibalism in it into something darker and I'm here for it!

    • @shelynmusix
      @shelynmusix 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@Recommended For You 🅥

  • @_666babydoll_9
    @_666babydoll_9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A theory about the baba yaga cannon : I don't think Baba Yaga is located in the current cabin since there is no fence outside the cabin, BUT the characters in the dlc did note seeing a fence with unidentifiable bones on it somewhere NEAR the cabin, i also want to note that there is another character from slavic folklore that characteristically is missing an eye and that is the creature called Likho, quote "an embodiment of evil fate and misfortune" ( i will note that there are some missing pieces in this theory, one of them connecting to the belief that the butcher brought Razael in, because we find his toy boat under the couch inside the current cabin, or potato was making an offering to Likho instead)

  • @fireaza
    @fireaza 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    0:40 Is that an intentional mispronunciation? 'Cuz "ko-wa-i" means "scary" while "ka-wa-i-i" means "cute". My hat off if so!

  • @indecisiveponderer643
    @indecisiveponderer643 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    aww I wanted to see them cover the new nightmare mode endings with this one...
    here's hoping that becomes the main focus if they decide to make another theory on this game

  • @-fleetwaysupersonic-7802
    @-fleetwaysupersonic-7802 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    How is no one talking about how cabbage was literally about to destroy the ball and string (1:30)

  • @fxy_creatr9452
    @fxy_creatr9452 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    4 months and Cooking Conpanions still is not boring, thanks to Matt!

  • @Bloxplaysgames21
    @Bloxplaysgames21 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Hey Matpat. A few months ago you made a theory on power washing simulator. There's been more updates and I recently cleaned a ancient statue and after I cleaned it, a beam of light shot through its head. A gym on his head shooting light towards the volcano. The volcano you did a theory on how it makes houses, cars, planes, etc, dirty. But you get a text from a guy who's frightened by the volcano and rushes out of the city. But the volcano suddenly calms down after the lights shoots towards it. (The statue faces the city and I'm guessing volcano). All I know and got.

  • @wakawakatakeover
    @wakawakatakeover 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I don't know a ton about Baba Yaga, but from the few stories that I do know of her, it does sound like she sometimes does help children who are in truly terrible situations. Sure, she usually kills and eats most kids that come her way, but every once in a while she really does seem to care about the children who find their way to her. I just like how this theory seems to vibe well with that.

  • @RorThor
    @RorThor 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    One question, what’s Raspberry/Ryna’s relationship with the Baba Yaga? I feel like there’s something more going on with her because she was so calm when getting chased and the conversation with Potato and the witch after becoming a chompette.

    • @msk-qp6fn
      @msk-qp6fn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And she's the only fruit

    • @RorThor
      @RorThor 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@msk-qp6fn Bread’s the only food who isn’t natural

    • @silverbryophyta3763
      @silverbryophyta3763 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@RorThor please show me a corn bread plant?

  • @moonyasnow36
    @moonyasnow36 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    5:20 Actually, this specific face is one of the protagonist's previous victims! In one of the original game's endings- in the Nightmare mode, I think- when you go down the stairs, that figure speaks to you. It says, in Portuguese, “I'm so lost here. Are you cold? Let's talk downstairs, ok? I have others I want to show you. One of them keeps whispering about a birdcage. See you at the end.”
    And then in the DLC playing as Ryna, if you go into the kitchen to investigate, at some point, that same spirit will speak to you, their voice coming from the cupboard under the sink. It says “Has she left the hut yet? No? You are really in danger: get out of this accursed place and NEVER come back. She took me and separated me from my parents. Across the ocean…and brought me here. She will devour you all: RUN. GET OUT.”
    Then when Ryna says she can't understand what they're saying, because, you know, they're speaking Portuguese in game (I just translated it) it replies:
    “Hahaha…and I don't speak Polish very well…
    I should stop babbling! Here: take this.”
    And the voice slides a drawing from out of the cupboard.
    “He did some drawings before he died. Give this to his surviving relatives. I guess this is goodbye…we will probably NEVER cross paths again.”

    • @MisterMysteryMan1
      @MisterMysteryMan1 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      OH MY GOD THANK YOU. I watched a playthrough of this game and that drove me up a friggin' wall not knowing what the spirit was saying!!

  • @helenamariawestphal4991
    @helenamariawestphal4991 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Ok now I am really wondering why the girl that’s supposed to be raspberry was so calm and didn’t panic like the others

  • @banshee8901
    @banshee8901 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Literally just finished watching the playthrough of the dlc, what perfect timing. So excited for this theory :))

    • @uploads8385
      @uploads8385 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      *Lets be honest we all enjoyed this video by having this:*
      *th-cam.com/video/sw-de_1A1eo/w-d-xo.html*

    • @fay4967
      @fay4967 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      U attracted all the bots lol

    • @banshee8901
      @banshee8901 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@fay4967 it's an unfortunate superpower :/

    • @fay4967
      @fay4967 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@banshee8901 it's okay, u got the attention xD

  • @cocolete_pan
    @cocolete_pan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    6:50 you think THAT handwriting is bad? You should see rollo's handwriting in dragon quest builders. It's so bad that the game literally says
    'the handwriting is so bad [player name] cannot summon up the will to read any more.'

  • @melsgamingsessions8371
    @melsgamingsessions8371 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    There's some Portuguese in the DLC so, here's the translation
    "She already left the cabin? No? You are really in danger, quickly leave this place and NEVER return. She took me and separated me from my parents. Through the whole ocean, and brought me here. She will eat all over you. RUN. *LEAVE* ." Ryna saying stuff that I forgot "Hahaha, and I don't speak polish (I think?) very well. I should stop chattering. Here: take this. He made some before death. *gives drawing* Give this to his parents that survived" I'm from Brazil and I translated all that from memory

  • @Springtime562
    @Springtime562 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    0:28 hun... that's a new side to lettuce.

  • @Moththenerd
    @Moththenerd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It would be fun to see Matpat tackle those small visual novels that aren’t that well known, such as ‘AlterEgo’ and ‘Death Palette’

  • @modtubegaming4144
    @modtubegaming4144 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    it's so nice sponsors are at the end of the video mad respect for mat pat

  • @gaster42
    @gaster42 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    One year late but there is another game on the horizon.
    This stuck out to me. The new "turnip" npc being Karen. That doesn't feel right, I think it is Gregor instead. He was the only one who actually died in the cabin. (Except Karen, that is a nother fan theory for another day.)

  • @cesargonzalez6651
    @cesargonzalez6651 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    0:34
    Mat: "And welcome back to -."
    Me: *THE SUPER AMAZING END-CARD TOURNAMENT*
    Mat: "- Cooking companion."
    Me: "Oh ..."
    I don't know why that memory came back so fast to me, with only hearing those words.

  • @kpoponbeet
    @kpoponbeet 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    12:56 does anyone else notice the small stick figure drawing in the bottom right corner of the black figure?

  • @linxy52ejd
    @linxy52ejd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Game : Ra-zi-el
    MatPat not even a second after : Rar-zayi-el
    ( 10:27 )

  • @Nightingale152
    @Nightingale152 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Why did I just now figure out the double meaning behind the name of the game? It's "Cooking Companions" in the sense that "cooking" is an adjective (cooking with your companions, a companion you cook with) but it's ALSO "cooking" as in the verb (you cook your companions, you are LITERALLY cooking, the action, your friends, in the same way that it could be said you're cooking meat or vegetables. We are cooking companions).

  • @01shadowninja
    @01shadowninja 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Bro whoever makes these thumbnails needs a medal.

  • @Tsukimycat
    @Tsukimycat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I was waiting for this! I really loved this game when I saw it, so now I'm really invested by it :) I'm excited now

    • @uploads8385
      @uploads8385 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      *Lets be honest we all enjoyed this video by having this:*
      *th-cam.com/video/sw-de_1A1eo/w-d-xo.html*