Garten of Banban VI is a beautiful mess

Garten of Banban VI came out before chapter 5?
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[@jacksepticeye]

I didn't even realise while recording that Chapter 6 came out before chapter 5... what??

[@ivorys-ivy]

Huh

[@Sonicfan1089]

Hi

[@ivorys-ivy]

@@PastelLavenderYTno

[@user-zb4dp4vr8l]

cool !

[@Ray-wj8po]

ZAMN

[@SilentGamer6742]

The entire story of Garten of BanBan is like if a six year old decided to make up a narrative for some clay they got for Christmas.

[@Blindest_artist_ever]

475 likes and no comments ?? Lemme change that

[@OMORIBOY1]

620 likes and one comment? Lemme change that

[@stevetayler9518]

08:37 Mrs Mason! That gave me the best kind of uncontrollable laughter. Mrs Mason; after 6 games! we’re told the character we’re playing as has a name. Well, not told, just dropped in there with the random insanity this game has

[@vickviana3727]

actually ir was not "dropped in". Banban and Banbaleena believe they are Dr. Uthman and Ms. (Weverly?) Mason respectively. They have the memories of their human counterparts due to them being their genome donors and some property of the Givanium mixture they received. They reacted poorly to meeting their genome donors and the researchers decided to refrain from having donors meet their recipients for safety reasons. Even so, weird as hell they dropped this info now@@stevetayler9518

[@sbnewsom]

Nah, kids can be pretty creative. This feels more like a cashgrab AI generated story produced to turn singleplayer horror into a game as a service. We're five games in and the first game came out at the beginning of this year. Gotta make that mascot horror money.

[@stephenbyers6173]

At least the game is consistent with its insanity

[@ashgamesxwx]

69th like 👁️👄👁️

[@rokkraljkolesa9317]

@@ashgamesxwx go back to Rock Bottom

[@doodell8218]

Its consistent at being inconsistent

[@FailedNoName]

It's really not cause they've already messed up their own lore multiple times

[@Kalitayy]

Post Modern Absurdism

[@LaurenPebble]

every time shit gets weirder in this game I always think 'isnt this place supposed to be a daycare centre???'

[@ibraahimdureng7482]

Only the top floor we saw in chapter 1 resembles a kindergarten these are the bottom floors.

[@LaurenPebble]

@@ibraahimdureng7482 yeah I know. The concept is the daycare centre was hiding all this shit and a front for human experimentation. Which I honestly think is a cool idea, but we’ve gone so far off the deep end that sometimes it feels like the main point has been forgotten.

[@derekrequiem4359]

@@ibraahimdureng7482 What daycare centers do you know of have 6+ basement floors?

[@DissedRedEngie]

​@ibraahimdureng7482 uhh, so why do the lower levels still pretend to be a daycare?

[@LightCrib2]

Kindergarten, but yeah

[@Prizzlesticks]

Do you ever suddenly remember you're supposed to be a parent picking up their kid from daycare or something and just think to yourself, "How tf did we end up here?"

[@gardenofsn5955]

MC dissociating their ass off while a cartoon toad gives them instructions: OK sure why not

[@christophersterling836]

By the time I start learning about Givanium , I would call everything a lost cause and start fresh

[@DissedRedEngie]

oh I'm sorry, I forgot after I did a slide puzzle to find a keycard to open a cabin with a slightly a jar door to a cupboard that I need to open with a stick some snail had, so I can go open the cupboard to get the keycard I need to open the cabin from the inside. Just can't keep up with 37 keycards I have. Also the element they found apparently has infinite molecular mass?

[@harrystone3527]

Do you have 90 minutes?

[@Prizzlesticks]

@@harrystone3527 Nice. 😏

[@tright6]

I can’t even tell if the devs are just meming or actually trying to make a serious game.

[@thefunnymushroomman]

I think it's satire at this point, considering that they've kinda leaned into the memes.

[@johnmehlman5195]

​@@thefunnymushroomman even then they arent funny, it just screams desperation for people to buy each chapter

[@cluster4583]

Its a mix of both, one reason why it gives that idea is bc they're still charging 5-10 bucks for each game.

[@h0m3st4r]

A mix of both, really.

[@MarcyTheKindaCoolWizard]

It's shallow irony ay this point "Look guys we referenced a meme in our commubity, arent we coolest?"

[@strangecolouredbird]

You know someone's your ally in Garten of Banban when they stand and watch you do puzzles for twenty muinites.

[@SavvyGirl515]

This comment needs more likes. It GENUINELY made me laugh XD

[@pls2213]

muinites

[@JackManifoldTV]

Sorry for creeping you out man. I didn’t know I gave “stranger danger” vibes

[@charliebat]

JACK? what are you doing here man

[@nehakhanom2293]

damn, good voice acting. didn’t realise it was you

[@Fade8182]

I dont think he actually meant it dont worry lol, I think it was just the situation.

[@heather-kg1pe]

Holy shit I did not catch that that was you the first time lmao

[@RaeThePsycho]

Hi Jack!

[@MyrRoar]

I hope this series ends with Jack absolutely destroying a drone irl

[@ki4bhg]

me to

[@jaxtheoverlord6959]

please let this happen

[@johnmehlman5195]

The series will only end once everyone stops giving it attention sadly

[@avoid6485]

​@@johnmehlman5195i mean the thing is the game isnt even terrible, its filled with puzzles and such but its decently voice acted and has subpar animations and such. not a terrible series but its trying to ride on the ideology "so bad its good"

[@gliderdragonmaster740]

jack looks like he ages 30 years every time he plays banban

[@Brantleypop]

1st reply

[@pedromarques2788]

🤣

[@anoukdevries8144]

It is common to say something "feels like a fever dream". But I feel like Garden of BanBan really feel like one of those colorful dreams where the plot makes total sense while you're sleeping but when you wake up and if you do remember it, when you explain it, it just sounds like a rambling of unconnected events happening after each other. In fact, if these games are just the creator trying to explain the plot of some colorful dream/s he had, that would explain a lot...

[@yourlocaltomboy456]

You know how to explain 99% of my dreams better than I can lmao

[@ben10inches]

"no one wants to conversate with a being who is less useful than the seat they're sitting on" Another banger quote from Stinger Flynn, right up there along with the likes of "You never appreciate how calming it is to have no conscience until you have one" and "I am struggling to locate the being who asked for your opinion"

[@slightlymaddog]

The last one is the best line in the entire game. It also sums up what the devs think when people criticise garten of ban ban.

[@SJ-gy7cd]

Im fully convinced at this point that these games are just the devs trolling everybody who hate-plays and figuring out the limits of what they'll tolerate XD

[@strangecolouredbird]

That may be a thing that they're suggesting

[@Signi9]

lol like a social experiment

[@haleyk2376]

Idk, I searched up if these games are a parody and I found a Reddit page who asked the same thing. Someone replied to it and they said that the devs were blocking anybody or deleting any comments that asked if the game was just for shits and giggles. I gotta look at it again and see if anything changed.

[@TheEpicGalaxy21]

While I'm not 100% sure, to me, it seems like the people who made this game are just 2 genuinely passionate game devs who aren't super experienced/ good at it yet. Their random silly game suddenly got popular out nowhere and now they're trying to ride the hype wave as quickly as possible rather than taking the time to consider improvements/ making a better game... Basically, they're the equivalent of 2 little kid artists just spamming nonsense doodles because they seem to be popular rather than taking time to draw better...

[@strangecolouredbird]

@@TheEpicGalaxy21 They have awesome ideas and are just unsure of ow to present them originally.

[@Nalzir]

I feel like jack has been gaslit into this series at this point.

[@mikeoxsmal69]

That’s not what gaslighting means

[@elias-ee9kn]

Do you know what gaslighting means?

[@mikeoxsmal69]

This definitely isn’t gaslighting

[@LiterallyMe459]

i don't think that's what gaslighting means

[@1DancingDuck]

More like Stockholm Syndrome?

[@Turqoise_arts]

The last words of ban ban is hilarious “hey is that guys your friend tell him to get down here It's not like we'll eat his pancreas Hey you get down from there"

[@strangecolouredbird]

*dies*

[@HeidiCharlesLeon]

I dont think hes dead

[@quinnsmith2454]

*SPOILER* he is. it’s been confirmed. this chapter ends with him sacrificing himself to buy the player some time

[@sirennightshade4977]

Sean: [getting bits of lore] You guys can read that, I'm not going to. Also Sean: I want the deep lore. I want to know why Sir Daddadoo do what he do.

[@mikeyunderstars]

show don’t tell is a thing. loredumping in notes is lazy as hell

[@derekrequiem4359]

I can't speak for everyone, but I learned the concept of "show not tell" in 3rd grade. Evidently, the devs have not.

[@timothymarzelli3874]

@@mikeyunderstars Two words: Item Descriptions

[@nonamepasserbya6658]

@@timothymarzelli3874 We don't have any items in this game other than the drone and tickets/keycards (unless you want the puzzle to be even more confusing and make the way to open a door requires a literal monkey shaped like a wrench)

[@loganthompson1571]

That may be true but if we can’t get a clear story from dark souls unless you read every item description in the game why should we expect it from this game made by two dudes in two months

[@CodexisInkwind]

Jack, some of the mascots were made using human dna. (Its explained very badly in the notes across multiple chapters) banban was made using the dna of a researcher named Uthman, and banbaleena was made with dna from 'mrs. Mason' The mascots believe that they are those humans, but they aren't. They just have the memories of them due to being created with donor dna

[@AnaOhDarling]

I was thinking this when he said, “I want to learn the deep lore of Dadadoo,” but had immediately skipped the notes of “the surgeon” (which I think is Dadadoo??? Maybe???).

[@CodexisInkwind]

@@AnaOhDarling my best guess is that dadadoo is the lead 'naughty one' Bittergiggle mentions the surgeon is supposed to be guarding the scepter shortly before dadadoo shows up to try and steal it. Plus, BanBan tells us to go find the surgeon while dadadoo and his 'army' have the characters cornered at the end level elevator

[@vraolet]

@@CodexisInkwind aos Dadaddo straight up ask where is the surgeon in the scepter room

[@Doomblud]

@@danjoredd This + putting your lore in generic notes spread around the game is lazy as fuck. There's no mystery to them, they're just loredumps. This whole game is ass. None of the characters matter

[@DinoGoofHybridHero7531]

@@AnaOhDarlingthe surgeon is the anchor head guy 030

[@katylepetsos7512]

What I hate about Stinger Flynn is that he blames you for everything that’s going on and that you shouldn’t have ever been there yet he’s also aware that you’re there looking for your lost child, it’s like the game forgot the original goal the main character had to begin with and it now just sending them on a wild goose chase.

[@ashuraomega1000]

Stinger Flynn wanted the protagonist gone and warned them to leave and when they didn't do that he tried to kill them which ended up getting him captured which also soiled his plan. That's why he blames the protagonist for what happened after the third chapter

[@vraolet]

First thing he says to you is "Give up on the child it's not worth it" so his reaction at this point is very much in line with what he has done so far.

[@QueenAcid]

Yeah Flynn pisses me off with that. Like damn, GODS FORBID I WANNA GET THE THING I BIRTHED *BACK* He's only mad because his master plan didn't go the way he wanted it to. He wanted the player to be a bad parent and just say 'welp. I can always make another!' like no dude that's not how it works. I get that he's mentally not stable as well and I can understand why he's desperate to get out but his plan is literally for him and him only. It doesn't benefit anyone else so why should it come to fruition?

[@mimsydreams]

Nah. Flynn tried to convince the MC to leave and not look for their child. He had promised not to hurt the child, but that the MC should just leave. Of course, no one would listen to that. He's just butthurt his plan was ruined and blaming the MC.

[@ellyqueen296]

@@QueenAcid Then again, he was made, not born, he's basically an alien, he doesn't understand familial love. In a human, we'd call this sociopathy, I guess.

[@BetterThanVegas]

Crazy enough I think I just need one more Banban to confirm the theme of the series, abusers. The two-faced Bittergiggle is an abuser in career. He gives the classic, I couldn't control myself, but as we see in the end here, the INSTANT he finds his goal will be met he leaves you and Banban behind, even after saying how sorry he was the whole time. He uses his smile and laughter to get close just to sabotage you in the end and further his own interests. The Queen and Sheriff are abusers of power, using their authority to force others to obey them via threats of containment or violence while never really providing the services they proclaim they are there for. Even Banban is still doing it, as we see him turn Nabnab into a giant beast with the phrase "But what are friend for if not for times like these?" He uses his "friendship" as a weapon while he runs away to save himself. The only reason he probably sacrifices himself is cause he knows it won't kill him and you've succeeded wherever he's failed, so it's best to leave it to you and swoop in to steal the reward, just like Dadadoo says.

[@strangecolouredbird]

Makes perfect sense.

[@Tsukasamimi]

Not sure how we can fit abuse into Stinger Flynn, but don't forget about how everything is always someone else's fault with that guy. 😮‍💨 Each time you meet him, it's just a running complaint of how everyone else has screwed up his plans through no fault of his own.

[@strangecolouredbird]

@@Tsukasamimi Everything that went wrong in part 4 was either Toadster or Bitter, we were just there.

[@fardfox]

@@Tsukasamimi While not something we see first hand, I feel one that would fit Stinger Flynn would be abuse of trust. Seeing as he tricks the children to come with him as he intended to use them for his own plans.

[@gabrielzzz12345]

I don’t think it is about that but the characters are in one way or another but I think we need a game just for that. Like an eye opening and powerful message on a horror game that would be dope.

[@KageTenshiiRyuu]

Banban's normal voice makes me think he's going to ask me to send him gift cards to fix a banking error. Dadadoo sounds like he'd be the automated system telling you to sit tight while he accesses your location and sends the poli- sheriff after you.

[@ibraahimdureng7482]

Also why does Dadadoo have this strange accent I can't quite place.

[@BethanyBayer]

@@ibraahimdureng7482 What if Dadado is Wilford Warfstache in disguise! I mean, they both have accents that people can't place! I feel like those conspiracy theorists that have the most absurd, unbelievable, and completely irrational theories now- XD

[@sarahlister868]

At this rate we'll probably get to the last chapter and Banban will have actually been Protagonist's husband all along or something😂

[@AvalynTheAccursed]

Bittergiggle is the child (remember how this game is supposed to be about finding your lost kid? me neither.)

[@tiagofernandes9572]

Don't give the creators this ideia, they might do it

[@ibraahimdureng7482]

That's just not true if you've been following the story you'll know that it's not.

[@crustycoochie]

​@@ibraahimdureng7482what story is there even to follow at this point

[@3nowStorm]

⁠@@ibraahimdureng7482There’s a story to follow?

[@saxotheskeleton8506]

Garten of Banban is like a fever dream of when you and your friends used to play with action figures. "Now I have my super laser!!" "But I'm laser proof!" "well my super friend can use his super vision to slam you into the ground!" "But I'm super-proof!"

[@aspiringCryptid]

This series has captivated me in such an unexpected way. It honestly feels like someone created this game based on a story told by a kid sibling with the wild plot and the jumping between how seriously it takes itself. I want to see how weird it gets and what the deal is with big spooky face man. Thanks for putting yourself through this pain for us lol

[@redredpanda_2]

I get ya

[@middlespace8412]

Sean is going to wake up one day to find Garten of Ban Ban never even existed despite remembering it so vividly.

[@juanitasuniverse1144]

This could also be called: Jack having a mental breakdown about jokes for an hour and a half

[@Brantleypop]

first reply

[@lunaandmore982]

Or angry Scottish man yelling at a screen for an hour and a half

[@Yes_587]

​@lunaandmore982 u mean irish?

[@strawberrystarburstbuthuman]

@@lunaandmore982scottish???

[@mr.mister3651]

The lack of subtlety in this game is hilarious. Sherriff Toadster saying he bets the culprit is very handsome is like wtf??

[@ki4bhg]

it's because in the last game we saw the others trapped and it's him

[@ironbuildermc7539]

Toadster was the one who trap them

[@strangecolouredbird]

Ya boy's vain

[@mr.mister3651]

@@ki4bhg yoooo ur right lmao. I completely forgot the plot to this game

[@elysej91]

I want someone to make a map of how big and expansive this place really is, and how are they hiding it all?? It feels like you're going into the core of the earth at this point 😅

[@jessesobel7448]

No because like, Poppy's Playtime being under a factor makes sense if this factory is in a very open area, as that means there's a lot of underground space for the caves and rooms to be, but like, this is under a kindergarten, how are we not entering people's basements or the like.

[@UchihaChikiru]

Whoever voices Bittergiggles did a fantastic job! He is exactly what I envision a trickster should sound like.

[@williamepler2901]

Ty Coker is the voice of Bittergiggle, and I thought they did a great job too, especially in Banban 4

[@ayouxy]

At this point watching Jack suffer is exactly why we're all here...just to watch his reaction every time something stupid happens.

[@Brantleypop]

1st reply

[@OrderandChaos69]

I love how the developer used untextured character models for the sliding puzzle.

[@Doomblud]

They're not untextured

[@tiagofernandes9572]

​@@Doomblud but the game is pretty lazy either way

[@OrderandChaos69]

Oh, what's the term then? [Sorry if this sounds rude, I'm generally curious.]@@Doomblud

[@thegrifshot1177]

​@@tiagofernandes9572not lazy, just two guys working on it and they've said they're not very good at game design. They just love game development and it's a passion project.

[@Evelyn-te1nk]

No matter how bad this game looks... You gotta admit watching people play this madness is hella fun.

[@LHyoutube]

Bittergiggle threw himself back down because he wanted to be around those things in the darkness. They laughed at his joke earlier, remember? They were the only people who ever did, so he couldn't stand to not be around them.

[@KaedyWadey1474]

i love that the more he plays it the more he loses his sanity with this game - the fact they released chapter 5 but you can't find it on purpose - they know what theyre doing, they do i stg LMAO

[@dontknowanamea]

Chapter 5 is only available to wishlist not buy

[@scientific_guy]

yea where did they release it

[@maltemoj]

He loses his insanity? Good for him.

[@mattinscratch]

Loses his sanity* not insanity

[@KaedyWadey1474]

@@mattinscratch LMAO I was so fuckin tired for that ty gamer I edited 🫡

[@Congele_]

5:32 "Are you seeing me Sheriff? Are you seeing me papa? Here I am!" followed immediately by the Sheriff yelling "Careful up there!" couldn't have been timed any better 🤣

[@patrickbeer2078]

What makes it funnier is that jacks next line was “you’re not my dad” despite the fact he just called him that.

[@Profantic]

and after that hes like "SHHUT UP"

[@Roach420]

Love how he always forgets he can teleport the drone to him

[@Smolbeanio]

I was thinking this exact same thing and looking for someone to comment about it, lmao 😂

[@MissKatelynMarie8]

Why is no one else talking about this, so infuriating lol

[@tinybubble330]

Obsessed with him calling the jester “big lad”, it’s so easy to forget how massive these stupid creatures are until they’re following you like Clifford puppies

[@jaydapugpug1626]

Garten of banban is like the definition of “so bad it’s good”,it feels like a fever dream that can inspire to make better ideas and stories

[@Glaycier]

Someone said it’s like watching a train wreck. You want to stop, but you can’t bring yourself to look away. That’s exactly what this game is. I wanna stop watching, but I can’t.

[@parkertulk7485]

​@@GlaycierI hope someone makes some kind of high-budget version of this series and just embrace it's insanity and don't even try to make it scary. They just make it funny.

[@breaker5454]

garten of banban is so bad that people actually need to cope massively and gaslight themselves into thinking it's good even though it's not

[@TheGameChangerLord]

It's not even good.

[@parkertulk7485]

@@TheGameChangerLord "I can't read a room btw"

[@butteredtoasted]

Love that half the voices are just like- someone reading a line and not voice acting lmao

[@ZackExplorer28]

because why bother acting when there's barely a story to tell.

[@realbrobo]

@@ZackExplorer28there’s a story???

[@hyunjin2838]

@@realbroboexactly

[@Willow1w]

VAs from fiver

[@ZackExplorer28]

@@Willow1w what's wrong with Fiver?

[@majesticsandwich9134]

Why is Jacks first approach when he sees a large slug monster with razor sharp teeth, to just wander up to him super casually like he’s asking a neighbour for a cup of sugar?

[@williamelliott8691]

Sean being in physical pain when bittergiggle made a joke had me dying of laughter

[@NazzoJubiChan]

I’m seeing a lot of confusion with the lore with most of the notes being skipped, which happen to explain (albeit indirectly) what is going on. Here’s a summary of what is known with the information given from the notes in game. Warning, this is a lot of text, but I tried to be thorough with the information. -The kindergarten is not the original purpose of the facility and is a merely a front. The main purpose is for the research of Givanium and the creation of Givanium based beings. The children that were enrolled in the kindergarten may have been observed for the purpose of finding a ‘suitable genome donor’, as stated by notes sent between two researchers who were picking their ‘favorites’ and then would compare their lists to reduce their choices. These researchers may have had a separate project from the rest of the facility as it is implied that they could only communicate between notes in order to keep from being seen as suspicious. -The Ball Pit collapsing on ‘Bring a Friend Day’, which was supposed to be a presentation for the created Givanium mascots to others, is believed to have triggered something that caused the mascots (and mutants) to be able to roam freely on all floors, likely attacking anyone who happened to not be victims of the collapse itself. Stinger Flynn found a group of survivors (likely including the Player’s child, Claire, and the human/real Ms. Mason) and took them somewhere for a purpose that is yet to be revealed. Their status is unknown as of now. -Banban and Banbaleena believe they are Dr. Uthman and Ms. (Weverly?) Mason respectively. They have the memories of their human counterparts due to them being their genome donors and some property of the Givanium mixture they received. They reacted poorly to meeting their genome donors and the researchers decided to refrain from having donors meet their recipients for safety reasons. Stinger Flynn is an exception to this, he realized what he was and knows he is not his genome donor. Queen Bouncelia’s genome donor was potentially her caretaker for a time as per a note found in this game (I believe it was in a locker unlocked with the a secret solution to the chair puzzle). -The surgeon (Syringeon), may have found a way to create new Givanium based beings (the two small blue critters potentially being some of them). Based on notes found in this game specifically, it appears he informed other cases (9, 14, and 17 with him being case 4) and they may have created more cases (referred to as subcases based upon who made them). Some notes refer to having had separated the surgeon from the other cases mentioned due to the belief that they may have been planning a revolt that the researchers discovered. The remaining cases were confronted and given a chance to stop their plans, or potentially be destroyed/killed. Case 14 is Queen Bouncelia, and either of the two remaining cases may have been Sir Dadadoo (personal theory is conflict between him and others, possibly on reference to the discovery plans, may have caused him to been trapped in Queen Bouncelia’s pouch which she may or may not have been forced to do). -Two researchers, believed to be Dr. Uthman (and potentially Ms. Mason), likely knew of the state of the ball pit before it collapsed. They were planning on escaping after it collapsed (the ticket for Spain that the departing time was about half past 3 and the note stating ‘distraction at 1’ may hint at this). However, the ball pit collapsed earlier than expected, leaving the fate of these two unknown. -The people who created the kindergarten and the research facility are likely the ones who the cases were intended to be presented to. With the implied possibility of the kindergarten’s students being of interest for some genome related project, it is possible the kindergarten’s founders may have something to do with it. -In the third game, after defeating Chamataki and Tamataki (two headed turtle/chameleon), there is a paper that can be found with a burnt depiction of a mural containing several mascots including the Mataki twins, Bittergiggle, and a few others. It also includes a creature that is just a face and a long neck (I believe game files referred to it a Zolphius, not sure if it was ever mentioned in the actual game). It is depicted with eyes and a mouth, but it believed its monster self is the ominous eyeless, faceless teal being that appears in the distance in Stinger Flynn’s dreams and a few times in person. This may be where, or in this case, who Stinger Flynn was bringing the children to see based upon a drawing found near one of the light switches in 6 (forgot which one though). -Chapter 5 is believed to be a prequel/side-quel based upon images from the steam page for the game. Specifically, a screenshot of the whiteboard in the classroom on the first floor (where the game appears to take place) having different writing on it referring to ‘Bring a Friend Day’ versus ‘the end is here’ which is written on it in the first game. The story was continued from 4 to 6 as a result. If you read all this, I hope it clears up some of the confusion regarding the lore. I paraphrased a lot from the Banban wiki which likely has more information there. This game did add a lot more questions then answers, so even I’m beginning to get lost. I know a lot of people don’t like this game and see it as a cash grab (which I’m not inherently disagreeing with, but what games aren’t cash grabs these days, including triple A games that have paid DLC that should have been part of the game in the first place and having to pay a crazy price for what was essentially in complete game), but this game and a small part of the fandom have become a silly hyper-fixation of mine and I can’t really take it too seriously. It’s far from perfect, but it’s got a storyline that has me hooked and characters who are just so goofy. Thank you for reading! I can try to answer questions with my knowledge of the lore (and the trusty Banban wiki lol), but I can’t say I know everything, nor that everything I know is correct. But hopefully I can at least make some things less confusing for someone ☺️

[@jjump01]

Thanks for the run-down of lore. Despite this game being heavily disliked, I enjoy the goofy aspects of it (not the long padding time parts, though).

[@NazzoJubiChan]

⁠@@jjump01I’m glad I could help! 😊 I agree that this series definitely has pacing issues story wise. But then again, I’m used to fandoms with chaotic storylines/timelines so I guess I have experience in plot/lore shenanigans lol

[@caytlyndickey9116]

Exactly! The plot of a game is important and when you skip half of it of course no one is gonna be interested. For me personally I couldn't get into games like poppy playtime because it felt so impersonal. All these games have characters that existed before the character arrives but this is one of the only games where it feels like it. They have personalities and backstories for something other than scaring and being creepy, they don't exist for the plot, the plot exists because they effect it in ways more than being the side kick of someone who just showed up out of the blue. Its become a bit of a fixation for me to and I wish people would give it the same energy as other games

[@NazzoJubiChan]

@@caytlyndickey9116 I do have to say that many times in games, notes seem to be optional/additional to the storyline rather than being as heavily used for backstory as they are in this series. Especially since many of them can be hard to find. I ended up missing a secret room in my playthrough of 6 because it required a lot of backtracking by the time my brain was tired from most of the puzzles. I knew where to get the keycard, but I couldn’t find the energy to go get it. I ended up just watching someone else find it at that point. Because the storyline isn’t as clear, especially with the notes providing key information, I can get why so many get confused if they play the game without seeking other all the additional information. Garten of Banban 6 definitely took things a whole different direction than what a lot of people were probably thinking it would go. I will admit that games like Poppy Playtime are more well polished visually and have the gameplay more refined. It also didn’t hook me quite as much as Garten of Banban has story/lore wise and I would agree that for characters seeming to have been around before the player, it didn’t feel exactly like they had been active much prior to the player arriving. It can be a struggle to find the right balance between good gameplay/game content versus good lore/world building in order to create a more balanced game. Other people prioritize hidden story/lore less in games and may not be as interested in finding all the secrets a game has to offer so I totally get why many don’t find this series as enjoyable. It’s more a matter of game-style preference I suppose, but I do wish this series could be given more a chance. I’ve personally been stuck in hyperfixation heck for this series for about 2 months straight now and I binged all the content I could about it without getting into the weird fake games or fan animations (personally not as big of a fan of those).

[@iwouldcryifihademotions6966]

this is cool thank you

[@Titan2995]

I like thinking Jack's character is being just a major wet blanket throughout this ordeal. Cursing at the characters. Cursing at the drone. Cursing about having to redo a puzzle while being mauled and mangled by monsters. Sherriff Toadster and Bambaleena standing there listening to the faint irish yells echoing from little speck of light in the big dark room as Jack yells at the drone hitting Bittergiggle's massive head and at Bittergiggle for being in the damn way..

[@kiimimo_9833]

Damn you’re so sad

[@loganthompson1571]

Honestly I completely agree it’s painful how much he hates everything about the game idk why he plays it

[@kiimimo_9833]

@@loganthompson1571 because it’s entertaining ? He’s not shitting on everything. He’s just being an exaggerated pessimist 🙇🙇

[@kiimimo_9833]

@@loganthompson1571 and his pain is what most people come to watch

[@CelestialScripts]

I love how Stinger tried to make Bittergiggle feel bad, and BG just shot back at him with maximum sass. 😂

[@VueiyVisarelli]

I feel like the plot for this game was written by a bunch of random children, each one writing one line before passing the paper to the next kid. "So Stankface attacks you...Okay, so now Stankface is your friend and helps you fight Boogerboy...Okay, now Boogerboy is your friend, but Stankface doesn't like him so your friends fight...Okay, now they're all your friends, and you have to fight..."

[@d4rkw0l75]

I love how Sean sounds like an exasperated parent with the drone😂

[@Brantleypop]

1st reply

[@wonderxakuma]

ah yes, time to lay back and listen to sean suffer

[@yuurou7927]

There's a certain charm to Ban Ban. I don't know how to describe it, maybe because it's genuine with no sarcasm and meta harhar got you stuff.

[@mel0dicHarp]

Earnestness?

[@wanderingwolf2606]

Sean said "Don't mind if I yes" in a video a while ago and it accidently became a permanent addition to my vocabulary

[@Aeroga]

Even if its just a technicality, I can't believe MY VOICE is in a JACKSEPTICEYE VIDEO!

[@mrclappersxd]

No way!! What character?!

[@ki4bhg]

noice

[@libra818]

who?????

[@karinagordo2130]

I think its bittergiggle (or whatever his name is)

[@FireflyProductions]

One of the esteemed voice actors. Very nice work! :D

[@ARandomEliatrope]

Seeing Jack refer to Green as Yellow is hillarious, I never forget hes colorblind so I always wait to see if he'll mess up Green and Reds whenever they're onscreen.

[@apollo1493]

Sean’s colorblind?

[@BlackJackTerror]

@@apollo1493 he mentioned it in one of his videos. i dont remember which one tho

[@pauamo5308]

​@@apollo1493 Yeah, you can watch him go absolutely insane while trying to solve a color based puzzle in one of the previous episodes

[@tigerlilykitty3281]

Trying to take Garten of BanBan seriously is like trying not to laugh at “Singing killed my grandma, okay?”

[@stikfigzz]

Do you remember when the premise of this game was simply looking for your kid in a kindergarden? Pepperidge Farms remembers.

[@nman551]

LOREEEE

[@featherpen9231]

My favorite part has to be when Jack was hit by the bus, threw his hands in the air and just screamed “WHAT THE F&$K IS GOING ON!!!???”

[@queenie691]

13:30 not gonna lie, that knock off Joker’s VA is amazing. The range of emotions emoted is just mind-blowing. From deranged to regretful, it’s really hard to be able to subtly emote such a wide range.

[@Ahalaya]

I'll tell you the story of this series: A pure descent into madness, fully embracing the utter insanity.

[@tommywang948]

lol banban didn’t even transform into his devil form when he decided to fight literally everyone💀

[@gabrielmeneses2232]

Just imagine that the devs end up closing this game with an actually good story and they say it was all a social experiment

[@vaitti8096]

Whenever i see Sean doing puzzles i always get reminded that he is little colorblind

[@Brantleypop]

1st reply

[@blueflare3848]

Oh, that explains why he was saying the chairs were green.

[@kylefarmer9474]

all i know about the story is you're a parent looking for their lost child (children?) and apparently violently hallucinating while doing so

[@ladwearingplaid]

37:22 “this game’s not very good about telling you exactly what you’re supposed to be doing”. bro that’s how i feel about life

[@acidize55]

56:26 killed me. Just the "Wait is that the correct bus?" as the lights loom out of the distance

[@noahvintageweedkiller3154]

Jack screaming that he loved Bittergiggle and Banban as they were running away made me smile. This game may be a complete and utter joke, but I'm growing fond of some of these characters. "Bird up!" being a taunt for the opila bird baby also made me giggle, i suppose the devs are aware of how stupid we think it is.

[@toribug1899]

This is unironically one of my favorite game series. It’s batshit and makes me think of those “Yes! And-“ exercises improv people do

[@dreamhacker606]

MC: Why is NabNab in a cage? Banban: Because it growled at me Nabnab: [feral growling and barking]

[@feliciawriter]

I love the Sheriff talking solemnly and cryptic with this big toothy happy grin on his face 😂😂😂

[@AuroraLight69]

Oh my God, I was waiting so long for this! Chapter 5 is missing, because it's a prequel.

[@emoclowngirl]

can we talk about this being so in line with the dev’s personalities? like only the Euphoric Brothers would SKIP a release because it’s a prequel😭

[@freakishuproar1168]

@@emoclowngirl They're visionaries born too early, in a world unprepared for their art... x3

[@realbrobo]

@@freakishuproar1168sure.. let’s go with that

[@rokkraljkolesa9317]

@@freakishuproar1168 get back down here, you're huffing so much copium you're gonna OD

[@O5-69]

​​@@freakishuproar1168 preach my friend. Art is often only appreciated long afterwards 💀

[@rohankishibe6433]

Okay, the story may be weird, but it also doesn't help that Jack seems to have developed dementia since last episode.

[@MnMJax]

Jack: skips the lore Jack, thirty minutes later: what is THAT?!

[@hanna_maria]

i refuse to believe they just keep making these edit: holy shit could you stop fighting in the comments, it's Christmas!!! damn

[@kirinke6188]

People keep buying them

[@_Cetarial]

And Sean is contributing by buying this garbage.

[@killergoose3436]

@@_Cetarial i wouldn't say its his fault entirly yes he plays it but its public opinion on if they want to buy it

[@pineapple7024]

@@_Cetarial People play shitty games all the time, get over it. He gave them 5 dollars so we don’t have to

[@FailedNoName]

​@@killergoose3436thing is alot of people are influenced by those they watch. That's why on youtube you need to disclose if something is a ad. People are supporting because of jack and game theory

[@Feetareleghands]

An hour and a half of Jack spirialing into insanity is just the best Christmas present 😂

[@Coolman_Productions]

Timestamps where Jack chronologically and gradually descends into BanBan madness: 11:39 12:15 12:38 19:31 (Jack gets demonetized) 19:56 22:08 25:59 28:22 (Jack almost gets demonetized again and cancelled) 32:10 38:42 40:08 40:13 (relatable) 42:53 43:48 45:13 (me as I’m taking my AP exams) 49:32 54:00 56:28 1:10:47 1:15:59 1:16:13 (Jack’s OG BanBan voice has returned) 1:18:55 (Jack sings Freddy’s toreador March (pls play HW2!)) 1:23:36 (My thoughts exactly) 1:24:41 (Jack has officially reached “bansanity”)

[@cassie2323]

"bansanity" is my new favourite word, thank you.

[@PomadaGaming]

Nice

[@winkywonkey]

Garten of Banban is legit a fever dream and i forget the plot everytime a new chapter is released but im here for it. It has its scary moments and I think its hilarious mostly because of how awkward the line delivery is

[@luckylychee9]

The first version of this game had so much potential; it was actually quite uncanny and creepy, and the bird mechanics were genuinely unnerving. I feel as though with a bit more time spent on development, and a little more thought put into the plot, it could have been a really decent game.

[@realbrobo]

but alas it really did end up as a bottom of the barrel low quality cash grab

[@ivoneo2806]

​@@realbrobonot really in my opinion but I understand

[@breaker5454]

@@ivoneo2806 until you give any rational reasoning as to why you disagree with the other guy, your opinion is as valid as a barrel of shit

[@ivoneo2806]

@@breaker5454 not really though but u don't have to agree with my opinion obviously

[@breaker5454]

@@ivoneo2806 your opinion is based on nothing in that case, don't you feel stupid? or are you literally unable to explain why you think the way you do

[@TomCatwhick.]

All I understand about the story so far is that you are a mom looking for your child in what I assume to be a school building which has anywhere between 8-15 role model characters that have come to life somehow and want to either kill you or help you escape. I was able to follow the story through the end of Chapter 2 but after that it lost me.

[@charliegacha4055]

Wait is it a school building? I get the feeling this is one of those games that’s either just gonna have a lore dump at the very end to explain it all or be left open for major interpretation 💀

[@realbrobo]

@@charliegacha4055the whole game is supposed to be in a kindergarten somehow lmao. and i wouldn’t count on there even being a dump of exposition, or any for that matter

[@charliegacha4055]

@@realbrobo yeah I was thinking about that after I wrote that and I was like “Garten of BanBan… Garten… OH! KINDERGARTEN!” 😭😭💀

[@rokkraljkolesa9317]

wait, when was it established that the player is a mom?

[@MarcyTheKindaCoolWizard]

​@@realbroboThere wil lbe but in betting its going to be on a "secret" tape or some contrived, cryptic message that its easy to miss because its very easy lore bait

[@FrozenInFear]

“Nooo bitter giggle you’re dead too?!” “Bitter giggle! You’re alive! Hello 😊”

[@vaibhavdaniel2782]

This game let's you feel a what a lobotomy is like firsthand 💀

[@mattinscratch]

The fact this game isn’t satirical and takes itself seriously is wild

[@DinoGoofHybridHero7531]

I think getting characters hit by a bus twice is pretty satirical- XD

[@gardenofsn5955]

Takes itself seriously?? I'm glad it doesn't!

[@blueflare3848]

Does it, though? At this point I can’t tell.

[@dreamjokublog3761]

Jack’s reaction are always super funny, he always looks so concerned!

[@Dyount09]

This game is the weird shit that happens in dreams.

[@cam.v]

My favorite thing about these games definitely has to be Banban voice actor, he's not even trying, since game one, every time he speaks I audibly laugh at how much he sounds like he does not want to be there, just let that poor man go home already, please haha

[@thatomnivoreteacher6869]

I think the story is going like this: this substance that’s called “givantium” was discovered in the area of the kindergarten. Government probably got involved and the research into it had to be a secret, so the research facility was designed as a kindergarten and functioned as such while doing the research (explains why all the names are silly, so kindergarteners could pronounce them), while doing these experiments Sir Dadadoo, GB, QB, and others were planning a revolt against the humans and were given the choice of death or compliance (this part was explained in a note), the others chose compliance and sealed away SD and the other naughty ones in the QBs pouch of course betraying him, so now that SD is out he wants revenge on those who locked him away AND the humans. A lot is left to be explained like the collapse of the facility, Zolphius (the giant face that’s always there),what’s down below, and captain fiddles

[@AveragePuppet127]

I watch people play this game because it just makes me laugh so hard. Jack is absolutely going through torture at this point but it brings a happy smile to my face 😂

[@alesbianhotmess]

Watch the naughty ones somehow end up being the kids all along💀

[@nman551]

Ah shit

[@EvanDimopoulos]

Jacksepticeye: Man i don't know the story Game: gives recap to help you understand story Also Jacksepticeye: SKIP

[@SignorBlupBlup]

I love how Sean asks "What does that do?" every now and then. As if anything in these games makes any fucking sense 😂

[@Drcats69]

I'm starting to feel like this game was made by a business major. It's just purely developed out of spite for its community and purely banking off of the fact that it got a game theory, video or whatever. But every time a new chapter comes out, it's just purposefully made to be longer than the last without adding any actual enjoyable content

[@uninterestedYam]

8:45 I'm cracking up that the protagonist is literally so non-existent that Jack doesn't realize he "is" Mrs. Mason

[@ogsandiegopadresandcharger8866]

the child turned into a big bird because he fell into the tank behind the queen when bitter giggle was telling the joke

[@melissa2686]

please never stop this series, i love losing my braincells with you while trying to make out what is going on in these atrocious games 💗

[@_wowzaimshook_9368]

Crazy how the game wants to act like the monsters were actually the victims and are cute cinnamon rolls after they attempted to murder us for 4 chapters.

[@HobieBrown777]

Both are guilty under the same boat and that it caused the Queen to be defiled by the naughty ones while Dadadoo is finding a way to purge his energy to the army he wants to make and now that Banban could be dead or corrupted.

[@juicedbug]

the most surprising thing about these games is how genuinely good some the of voice acting is

[@DracoHandsome]

The creature that attacked Jack after jumping up the pipes is called The Nanny. You will _always_ be caught by The Nanny the first time you try to get the drone lights, after which she never appears again.

[@diamondstudley6642]

Is that like meant to be the nun but for video games

[@gingervk7407]

Watching Jack struggle through this is like beating myself with a pipe wrench

[@Gguhhhgffdxx]

10:41 that was the most polite "oh shit" I have ever heard 🤣

[@therealdudemanbrogwyn]

56:26 "Wait, is that the correct bus?" WHAM! Fucking lmao was NOT expecting that... and apparently neither were they 😆😂🤣☠️

[@Riley_Canvessa]

These games peak in the jellyfish dreams, it's chaos, and it's good like that

[@madisonmurphy9364]

Jack: ignores the lore documents Also Jack: UtHmAn!? MrS. MAsoN?! Do they all have names?!?!?

[@koutsioj4762]

Honestly though, can you blame him for skipping the documents...? I am astonished that he even continues playing these games...

[@madisonmurphy9364]

@koutsioj4762 I think he knows how much us viewers enjoy the absolute insanity and chaos and frustration of these cases so he keeps playing. Maybe I'm just that 1 in a 1000 viewer who pauses to read them 🤣

[@neptunicdolphin2340]

5:33 *The dramatic music fills you with determination.*

[@mb7634]

Maybe the real BanBan was the friends we made along the way

[@jazzywazzy666]

The first chapter and second chapter MAYBE the third chapter were pretty good to me, opola bird freaked me put and the base story was good, now i feel like every episode that comes out is a whole new game with new characters being added randomly. BUT i love watching jack play and i will continue to watch them haha