I Fell Down the Evertale ad Rabbithole

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  • čas přidán 26. 09. 2022
  • I was not prepared for said rabbithole to have another rabbithole.
    Here's the link to the channel that's making the ads into a game: / @user-ol3sz5op2v
    Also play Omori, I hear it's fantastic, that'll make sense when you watch the video.
    And for those of you that do read these before or during a video, Hiya, how was your day?
    If you're feeling down, just remember there's always a rainbow after a storm, life will get better even if it doesn't feel like it, just take baby steps each day and things will improve before you know it~
    Also also, in case you'd like some Mobile game recommends.
    Granblue Fantasy, Blue Archive, and CounterSide are big ones for me right now.
    Revue Starlight, Azur Lane, and Girls Frontline are also good.
    And for games coming soon, Nikke: Goddess of Victory, and Girls Frontline Neural Cloud are on my radar personally.
    Also also also, play Nexomon, that's a really good Pokemon clone.
    It's not dark and creepypasta like, but it's fun!
    If you'd like to support the channel, you can donate on Patreon: / yuritcc
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  • @gravelis_6798
    @gravelis_6798 Před rokem +4851

    A legitimate gacha horror game sounds interesting, but instead we get blue balled by waifubait

    • @streetgamer3452
      @streetgamer3452 Před rokem +425

      They could’ve kept waifu bait, but still made it horror easily. Yet they didn’t try

    • @botsybot7653
      @botsybot7653 Před rokem +103

      my yt recommended is filled with waifu bait ads send help

    • @VashdaCrash
      @VashdaCrash Před rokem +20

      @@botsybot7653 it's all Queens Blade ads, help!

    • @botsybot7653
      @botsybot7653 Před rokem +6

      @@VashdaCrash same all I see is that AD

    • @sprectra4344
      @sprectra4344 Před rokem +26

      ​@@ezkm1m1x YOOOO THE LIMBUS SWEEP #1LIMBILLIONTICKETS #DONQUIXOTEQUEEN

  • @hamcalamity2712
    @hamcalamity2712 Před rokem +12897

    I wonder if they will ever realize that if they actually make the games like the ad then maybe just maybe people will play them

    • @endmii4096
      @endmii4096 Před rokem +1502

      They realize it. They also realize that they don't want to put that much effort into it.

    • @b1zarr3vel
      @b1zarr3vel Před rokem +345

      @@endmii4096 they put effort into the ads, why can’t they do the same with an actual game?

    • @endmii4096
      @endmii4096 Před rokem +1051

      @@b1zarr3vel A 30 second ad is far easier to make than an engaging game.

    • @NecromancyForKids
      @NecromancyForKids Před rokem +441

      @@b1zarr3vel Ads were probably made by a third party anyway

    • @alexisguillen8400
      @alexisguillen8400 Před rokem +126

      Given censorship, they could never make a game like in the ads. However, they could come close enough to justify production.

  • @Hemeltijd
    @Hemeltijd Před rokem +329

    "You won't give us the incredibly interesting game that we wanted, and you dangled in front of our eyes, so we'll make it ourselves."
    Bless these people over in Japan.

    • @SilverNero
      @SilverNero Před 9 měsíci +2

      Do they need funding? I'm willing help.

  • @driphearts8035
    @driphearts8035 Před rokem +187

    I thought Evertale was a hallucination that would replace my ads sometimes. Glad to know that Evertale isn't a byproduct of my PTSD that haunts my mid-roll ads, and is indeed real.

  • @kuraux56s59
    @kuraux56s59 Před rokem +6943

    Honestly, the whole thing about the guy making an actual story out of the animations of those scummy ads. Was a surprisingly positive note to end on!

    • @dizzyheads
      @dizzyheads Před rokem +163

      It would have been so interesting if that's the game

    • @kuraux56s59
      @kuraux56s59 Před rokem +214

      @@dizzyheads Hell, I myself I am not particularly into these kind of horror games whose premise is "A nice-looking world is hiding something sinister". But I still hope the guy making that project of managing to construct an actual story out of the ads eventually gets finished.
      And, I know this is gonna sound stupid. But I hope its ending isnt too depressing. I know, expecting a horror story to have a happy ending is a very naive thing to say. But to be honest, If I am gonna see characters experience a psychological and physical hell. I at least want to see SOME sort of light at the end of the tunnel!

    • @jayncraft1233
      @jayncraft1233 Před rokem +16

      Matpat!! He did a video about the ads as you probably know already.

    • @kuraux56s59
      @kuraux56s59 Před rokem +29

      @@jayncraft1233 I know he did. Thing is, I am really not fond of him or his Game Theory series.

    • @jayncraft1233
      @jayncraft1233 Před rokem +7

      @@kuraux56s59 I get that. We can't deny that cause of it some games changed for the better but some did become bad. Which is why some say fnaf should had ended after 3 or 4 max. Or hello neighbor who... oof. At least the new demo is better and back to normal in a sense. But yeah

  • @jonnysilia5740
    @jonnysilia5740 Před rokem +3786

    this is one of those strange time when the fake-out ad is more interesting then the actual game, i guessing in the marketing team, one guy went "fuck it, shock content, pokemon edition" and just made up a completely different game to get peoples attention, and higher ups saw how even though it's a fake out, it still drew in customers so they let it continue.

    • @gasaiyuno6021
      @gasaiyuno6021 Před rokem +106

      " Strange time "? It's literally EVERY time with these mobile game ads.

    • @arsenex4183
      @arsenex4183 Před rokem +3

      I got another add for this game right below this video and the picture had a Eeveelution that looked like it was from Elden Ring or League of Legends

    • @MAML_
      @MAML_ Před rokem +6

      fr man i feel like the ads should be the plot of a really good maybe 4-5 hours long rpgmaker horror game

    • @Voingous
      @Voingous Před rokem +3

      They're *always* more interesting, that's why they use them. Do you seriously think they'd release an ad campaign that looks worse than the game itself??

    • @kookie_krissy6728
      @kookie_krissy6728 Před rokem

      It looked so cool and I was so disappointed

  • @genericchannelname3748
    @genericchannelname3748 Před rokem +63

    Evertale ads look like if an AI took every popular indie game from the past nine years and created an amalgamtion trailer for all of them at once.

  • @DeadstreaK_
    @DeadstreaK_ Před rokem +41

    Man this sucks because it’s such a good idea for a mobile game. A horror take on Pokémon and it’s gameplay style is something I’d totally pay to play. If someone could make something like this and not as a scam, I’d totally support them in any way.
    Edit: just saw that end and now I’m totally gonna keep up with that project. Now let’s hope that it turn out better than those ads and that there is quality translations.

  • @XPRykan
    @XPRykan Před rokem +5345

    I had no idea evertale devolved into this. You're right. I used to play it when it was free, but fell out when it started feeling like generic waifubait. This is pretty disgusting. Obviously the ads are a reflection of the company itself. You just want to play a nice game, but it turns out the developers are monsters.

    • @ssneakyandfriends1626
      @ssneakyandfriends1626 Před rokem +110

      the company is just "I like Mone"

    • @KylenKiomaka
      @KylenKiomaka Před rokem +225

      But monsters don't exist... just people. Greedy people.

    • @statesminds
      @statesminds Před rokem +45

      Id play game if was like horror ads haha

    • @hourbreak
      @hourbreak Před rokem +102

      Waifubait is such a great way to describe games like this

    • @ShadowoftheMask
      @ShadowoftheMask Před rokem +28

      To be fair though, higher ups and marketing team also screw over developer lot of times. Though I don't have much faith in gacha mobile games not being cynical cash grabs anyway

  • @DemonicChocobo
    @DemonicChocobo Před rokem +2553

    5:44 the gimmick of using a text box to hide a scare in this way is actually used a surprising amount in older japanese rpg maker games such as Ao Oni which not only does a thing where it hides the titular monster in such a way but also features one I am incredibly fond of where you're tricked into opening the menu and you see something...that's not quite right in your party. And when you exit the menu...well.

    • @AlyxTheProtogen
      @AlyxTheProtogen Před rokem +34

      I'm very interested in that second one, do you remember which game was that?

    • @escanormorph1883
      @escanormorph1883 Před rokem +7

      What game are you talking about? You've piqued my interest.

    • @aeter34
      @aeter34 Před rokem +121

      @@escanormorph1883 they've just said ao oni

    • @escanormorph1883
      @escanormorph1883 Před rokem +29

      @@aeter34 yo! I dunno how I missed that😭 thanks

    • @PunchgodZo
      @PunchgodZo Před rokem +2

      CoryxKenshin

  • @agiar2000
    @agiar2000 Před rokem +165

    I was one of the older players who left shortly before the creepy ads started. The game had something like a "first chapter" that played completely differently from all the later ones. The first one has that monster-catching aspect, has typical JRPG elements, and then all the later ones are much more stripped down in terms of areas to explore, and it's just a series of encounters plus loads of story from time to time. Of course, it also ramps up the difficulty tremendously so it really requires investing some money to get strong enough to progress beyond a certain point.
    For quite a while, I really did like the game, and I didn't mind spending lots of money on it to access more content, etc. I also enjoyed the waifu stuff, too. Lots of eye-candy. There were also some special gameplay aspects that were only available to top level alliances, and I even ended up briefly leading one of those high-level alliances for a little while. However, shortly thereafter, I quit the game for a couple of reasons.
    1. The pressure. At top-level play, trying to handle campaigns of alliances of alliances against other alliances, there was a whole mess of politics between alliances and pressure to make sure that our teams were doing everything that they could to gain ground. I ended up putting pressure on members of my team, and I realized that I didn't really like that. I didn't like being the one who had to make the executive decisions all the time, or telling other players to get in line. I was spending way too much of my day constantly checking the game, having multiple daily alarms telling me to check various things to get all the points/resources I could. I stepped down and abandoned my alliance.
    2. Pedo-bait. I really did like most of the story, and I also liked the sexy characters, but then they did a short story event where one of the young women gets magically turned into a child temporarily, and while the story itself avoided being too creepy about it, the "cards" for that new, childlike version of that character were *_deeply_* disturbing to me. The higher the level of the card, the more revealing the outfits, and it just made me sick. I considered just avoiding that particular event and waiting until something else came around to focus my time on the game again, but just the fact that those cards were out there, part of the game, and part of the promotions at the time really made me uncomfortable being associated with the game. I didn't want to be seen playing it anymore. I think a lot of other folks may have left for the same reason.
    After hundreds of dollars sunk, I uninstalled the game and never came back. It was not long at all after that that I started seeing the creepy ads. I wonder if the fallout from their questionable choices contributed to the shrinking player base and the decision to work a weird ad campaign scam like this, to pick up a different player base than they had previously tried to court.

    • @dontkickmychick6076
      @dontkickmychick6076 Před rokem +2

      Sauce?

    • @agiar2000
      @agiar2000 Před rokem +1

      @@dontkickmychick6076
      Sorry, I don't have one. Regarding the pedo-bait part, I remember leaving a comment on their Twitter post advertising that release, but I have since deleted my Twitter account, so you can't find it that way. I don't remember quite how long ago it was, but I would guess maybe a year or two.
      If you find any part of my story suspicious, feel free to disregard it. I don't expect anyone to trust some random comment on the internet, but maybe someone else who was there at the time can vouch for me.

    • @markcollinsage45
      @markcollinsage45 Před rokem +20

      @@dontkickmychick6076 bruuhh

    • @kage1784
      @kage1784 Před rokem +18

      it baffles me that all it takes to drain people like you of their money and ignore flying red flags is half naked anime girls and copy & pasted rpg gameplay

    • @logicalcookie7042
      @logicalcookie7042 Před rokem +14

      +1
      This should be higher - the game is (or was) not actually all that bad! a number of things speculated in this video are unfortunately misinterpreted, such as the game's price tag - even before the "ARG", it used to go free for a short period of time every now and then.
      I got the game during one of those free periods before all the creepy ads started, and had the same experience - the way I see it, the first chapter was basically what the game was meant to be; it played out properly with an actual world to walk around in with monster-catching elements. I thought the story and boss battles were actually pretty interesting with some strategy involved, and I would've paid the price of the game for that bit of story alone - it kept me fairly entertained for a week overall, with the story and character arcs mostly wrapping up at the end of the chapter.
      However, the chapters after that were much shorter and removed many of the features, including the monster collecting and even open-world exploration; instead you'd just tap on waypoints to trigger (much more boring) dialogue or battles. The difficulty scaling also made all the non-gacha characters essentially obsolete; it felt like the original developers of the game had left and someone else decided to turn it into a gacha game.
      This was back in around Spring 2021, and I stopped playing soon after that first chapter - from what I've seen, the game has since gone through a major update and has only become more pay-to-win; I had honestly a pretty good experience with it myself while it lasted, but I certainly won't be coming back to it again.

  • @sakarain
    @sakarain Před rokem +27

    These ads are extremely memorable. It's been like over a year since I've had one and yet I knew exactly what this video was about when I saw it. The weird amalgamation of stolen art styles makes in quite intriguing

    • @superfeel1275
      @superfeel1275 Před rokem +4

      Fr I had one ad that looked hella normally and just before I was about to skip it, it turned creepy and that really shocked me, even checked the ad video comments to see the general reaction and found out it's fake....

  • @kyotanaka920
    @kyotanaka920 Před rokem +1633

    Minor correction. It was free when the ads started. It's been coming and going several times. I reckon I actually played Evertale during the third wave of these creepypasta ads. At that time, it was free.
    My guess is that the team realized the bait and switch strategy wasn't working, so they resorted to grabbing your money before you get rug pulled.

    • @ijustwanticecream7216
      @ijustwanticecream7216 Před rokem +104

      They recently did another "sale" where you can download it for free. I decided to actually try it this time. So it's clear the "hey download this game now while it doesn't cost your money" was always there even before the ad campaign

    • @kyotanaka920
      @kyotanaka920 Před rokem +5

      @@ijustwanticecream7216 Does google play list free sale games as a discount or only free?

    • @deva9433
      @deva9433 Před rokem +17

      @@kyotanaka920 both

    • @NewNecro
      @NewNecro Před rokem +15

      Actually I don't think it's minor but actually pretty major because it undermines the premeditated greedy move.
      I think they went the somewhat cheap route of having a mediator for a third party do the ad and because it was "take it or leave it" they already paid for the ad when got it so game company got stuck with that ad, meanwhile they got hit with realization that ads were being both effective in bringing people in and simultaneously getting the game worse reviews due to misleading horror ads.
      Once the Pandora's box was open it makes more sense to go with the flow than to fight against it. A price on the game bucks on those who get baited by curiosity, not caring about an entry fee, while also discouraging bad reviews that would more likely be made by those who try out the game for free.

    • @spacewargamer4181
      @spacewargamer4181 Před rokem

      @@ijustwanticecream7216 I confirm

  • @KwehKwehKweh
    @KwehKwehKweh Před rokem +2080

    if someone was to ever actually make this game Im 100% sure they would make bank if done right. this game would hit different and with the horror theme you could threw as many curveballs as you want with it.. Im sure if the person got more people to help the game would be crazy.

    • @jonnysilia5740
      @jonnysilia5740 Před rokem +145

      games that look basic, idyllic, and child friendly actually being creepy-pasta tier is a popular trend these days.

    • @Matt-zf9bf
      @Matt-zf9bf Před rokem +13

      Buddy Simulator 1984.

    • @andrewmadilecy5704
      @andrewmadilecy5704 Před rokem +2

      Learn some grammar

    • @grimjudgment6527
      @grimjudgment6527 Před rokem +28

      People have already made .exe games and remakes of creepypastas for Pokemon.
      Every single time no matter how low effort they are, they explode in popularity and then die out after a few months.
      Keep in mind though, some of the better made ones stick around much longer. So the question is whether or not it'd be financially viable to do it.
      And as long as you don't actually use anything from Pokemon, it is. Sprite work is cheap and easy to make, and it'd be so lightweight that you could easily build it in unity or RPG maker.

    • @chocolatedemon3841
      @chocolatedemon3841 Před rokem +34

      @@andrewmadilecy5704 No one cares.

  • @Emperor-Quill
    @Emperor-Quill Před rokem +118

    I remember being genuinely interested in these ads when I first saw them. Thankfully I did my research beforehand and saw that it was a scam, so I didn't spend any money on it.
    I think it's kinda hilarious how companies can be so unaware of what people really want. If someone actually made a game like the one as advertised, I'd play for sure!
    Support genuinely good indie devs, my friends!

  • @TheEpicPancake
    @TheEpicPancake Před rokem +22

    Words cannot describe how deeply I appreciate the introduction to that One Punch ad.
    I remember seeing the less waifu oriented horror ads. It was rather confusing, because I instantly knew there was no way a game that would actually be like that would be advertised so heavily. I felt they were playing their hand out a bit much. It would be cool to see a subversive horror game on mobile though. I imagine it'd be rather disconcerting to find a pokemon-esque game on the appstore, playing it for a bit, then starting to notice some darkness creeping in over time.

  • @OkMakuTree
    @OkMakuTree Před rokem +1005

    Never in a million years did I think a video about fake creepypasta ads for a waifu bait mobile game would end with a surprisingly wholesome message about the power of the human spirit, but here I am. Well done!

    • @sirk603
      @sirk603 Před rokem +4

      Are you the okmamutree in the pavise live streams?

    • @OkMakuTree
      @OkMakuTree Před rokem +1

      @@sirk603 It's-a me

    • @BVK.
      @BVK. Před rokem +1

      @@OkMakuTree your mother!

    • @b1tchb4by3
      @b1tchb4by3 Před 11 měsíci +1

      It’s just like JRPGs, one moment you’re slashing through a medieval world, then next you’re slaying God

  • @DustD.Reaper
    @DustD.Reaper Před rokem +1311

    I always had a feeling that those ads were scam bait, like I never really trust mobile ads in the first place no matter how good they look, and as someone who loves rpg maker horror I just knew that this all seems waaay too good to be true and if it really was like this you would most likely have a ton of youtubers covering the game in some way

    • @dizzyheads
      @dizzyheads Před rokem +22

      I always look at the store page first and see if there is anything different

    • @txrnip
      @txrnip Před rokem +31

      Yeah I remember being genuinely kinda freaked out and interested, then checking the reviews to see that it was a bait and switch :(

    • @UserHandle454
      @UserHandle454 Před rokem

      Mobile game Ads are like your dad you shouldn't trust e-

    • @reggielacey2235
      @reggielacey2235 Před rokem

      Most ads are good

  • @belot217
    @belot217 Před rokem +39

    This is sad to see. EverTale's original offline campaign was one of the mechanically-satisfying RPGs I've played in a while. But, man, how it fell...

    • @hououinkyouma77
      @hououinkyouma77 Před rokem +5

      Completely agree, do you remember those training battles where you had fight with a fixed lineup. Shit was so hard yet satisfing that I had started to play the offline campaign with an underpowered team.

  • @katacutie
    @katacutie Před rokem +21

    These are the only ads I rarely skip. I just can't shake off the morbid curiosity of what's gonna happen next

  • @MicbossGaming
    @MicbossGaming Před rokem +595

    “There is no overarching story. Or narrative being spun. There is no puzzle to be solved.” Dudeeeee he could be a voice actor

    • @totaldan99
      @totaldan99 Před rokem +28

      Bro could apply to a narrator role and immediately get a role

    • @BVK.
      @BVK. Před rokem +7

      Got the chills 🥶🥶🥶

    • @at0mizer
      @at0mizer Před rokem +3

      got the heebee jeebees 😨😨

    • @mohamadshafiqmohamadhanifa7853
      @mohamadshafiqmohamadhanifa7853 Před rokem +9

      He could read the emoji movie transcript and i would piss myself

    • @stewpitslag
      @stewpitslag Před 10 měsíci +3

      homie really has us all shook 🥹

  • @AnonYmous-hj1tb
    @AnonYmous-hj1tb Před rokem +778

    The ads made me curious too, but I knew it was just bullshit. Thanks for shedding some light on the actual kusoge

    • @anotherrandomguy8871
      @anotherrandomguy8871 Před rokem +41

      I instantly knew that this game was clickbait the first time I saw it, and I knew that the ad was likely copying something else, but I’m so glad someone’s else is mentioning these ads for a generic shitty mobile game.

    • @arandomcommenter412
      @arandomcommenter412 Před rokem +9

      Yeah, I don’t trust mobile game ads AT ALL, and what do you know it was right again.

    • @CrucifiedReimu
      @CrucifiedReimu Před rokem +3

      Mobile game ad just becoming more weirder

    • @greatninja2590
      @greatninja2590 Před rokem +1

      sad thing is this part of the video is misinformation people was just late for the free week they usually do on certain events. just wait for the next free week event really

    • @REXae86
      @REXae86 Před rokem +9

      I knew it was bs because 1. Nobody talked about it. And 2. It reminded me of that old af Sonic exe from back in day. So i was like “ah it’s sone wannabe edgey bs”

  • @nado1908
    @nado1908 Před rokem +41

    Stuff like this is why mobile games still get so much hate.

  • @NekkoBlue
    @NekkoBlue Před rokem +11

    I always get these ads, and from the start I immediately had a feeling that they were scams with how inconsistent the art styles in them are, but I won’t lie when I say I’d be a little interested in a horror RPG with those concepts brought up. Good on those inspired Japanese devs for trying to make lemonade out of lemons.

  • @chaosxny5784
    @chaosxny5784 Před rokem +786

    Now, if I ever see one of those creepypasta ads ever again for whatever reason, I have this video to go back to remind myself of the absolute audacity this company had and laugh silently to myself. Thanks for the video, man.

  • @BasementDweller_
    @BasementDweller_ Před rokem +338

    When the ads look cooler than the actual game.

  • @Unknown-lo9cb
    @Unknown-lo9cb Před rokem +20

    honestly, if the game in the ads was real id absolutely love to play it. The story is a very interesting concept

    • @moralkombat66
      @moralkombat66 Před rokem +2

      Kinda done in a cliche/cheesy way but could be done well if someone really wanted to

  • @PupperinACupper
    @PupperinACupper Před rokem +13

    I got it when it was free, played for an hour, and was severely disappointed that it wasn’t anything like the scary ads. I really do hope someone makes the idea into an actual game.

  • @notvengeful
    @notvengeful Před rokem +499

    someone should make an actual game based off of the evertale ads
    edit: literally right after i typed this i got to the point of the video where someone was apparently making a game out of it

    • @EpsilonLovesSharks
      @EpsilonLovesSharks Před rokem +15

      no way where?

    • @Daniel-di5ml
      @Daniel-di5ml Před rokem +8

      Where

    • @Matt-zf9bf
      @Matt-zf9bf Před rokem +12

      There's already been a game semi similar to the ads called Buddy Simulator 1984.

    • @lautaromanzano5773
      @lautaromanzano5773 Před rokem +6

      16:10

    • @dollycheesecakes3658
      @dollycheesecakes3658 Před rokem +11

      @@Matt-zf9bf I mean yea but ig not exactly the same idea
      Buddy sim is more buddy messing with your head and the world glitching due to his mistakes. This is more like something else I've seen before, but I'm trying to jog my memory of it. I'd say if you think about it OFF? Because at first you don't know what your doing until the end

  • @redlightu
    @redlightu Před rokem +427

    It's such a shame too, that such a great concept for a new direction of the game was squandered in favor of making quick bucks.
    Good to know the community took said idea into their own hands, I'm interested to see how that project goes.

    • @skeletonking2501
      @skeletonking2501 Před rokem +26

      It’s like a bizarre mish-mash of multiple horror games (cus it is). That’s why it has such a weird ass story.

    • @masterofadapting
      @masterofadapting Před rokem +8

      If anybody gets an update on the project, let me know.

    • @somelamenamehowaboutmr.juk6231
      @somelamenamehowaboutmr.juk6231 Před rokem

      Yeah yeah, me too.

    • @memedowner8057
      @memedowner8057 Před rokem +3

      I hope they are succesful and don't fall to the temptation's of cashgrab

  • @NoManOdysseus
    @NoManOdysseus Před rokem +10

    I'm glad this closed on the power of "be the change you want to see in the world" and the human spirit. And "I'LL MAKE MY OWN GAME! WITH BLACKJACK AND HOOKERS!"

  • @kelzero
    @kelzero Před rokem +17

    That was a rollercoaster. I went from intrigued, excited, disillusioned and then hopeful again 😂

  • @Moomoo254
    @Moomoo254 Před rokem +703

    It’s sad how mobile app developers can be this disingenuous, and it still working on roping people in just because of how aggressive the AD campaigns are.

    • @akiradkcn
      @akiradkcn Před rokem +34

      *publishers
      Most of the time, the ones in charge of PR are at fault, devs usually have little control over it

    • @meyers0781
      @meyers0781 Před rokem +5

      the game is actually dead, they just keep looping content

  • @theblacksamruott
    @theblacksamruott Před rokem +210

    watch someone will actually make a horror "pokemon like" game and the company that made evertale can't sue because their actual game is nothing like what they show in their ads

  • @despacitojr2206
    @despacitojr2206 Před rokem +20

    Someone needs to make an actual horror RPG game based on this

  • @BrokenFingerParadise
    @BrokenFingerParadise Před 11 měsíci +80

    Interesting video, the ad campaign seems a bit pointless though unless they are targetting young kids who will maybe buy something without looking into it. I'm guessing most people would click through the ad see the game is nothing like advertised and that would be that. Hopefully the fan game will give this all a happy ending afterall though.
    Are there any great horror mobile games, I'd love to try some but it's hard to search through all the junk on the various app stores.

  • @TheBaldster
    @TheBaldster Před rokem +258

    I fell for this from this video on the exact same way except for buying the game. This could have been really cool. That one punch man ad is an absolute masterpiece.

  • @someguy4405
    @someguy4405 Před rokem +98

    Demon: How do we make lying seem OK in the human world?
    Satan: We’ll call it “advertising”.
    Demon: My lord, you’re a genius.

  • @whitemagus2000
    @whitemagus2000 Před rokem +23

    We must create the horror that we want to see in the world. Truly an inspirational message.

  • @littlecake453
    @littlecake453 Před 11 měsíci +3

    This is "Ad looks better than the game" ON LIKE ANOTHER LEVEL.
    I feel so much pain because i LOVE games like these

  • @Cuprite1024
    @Cuprite1024 Před rokem +181

    I *KNEW* it wasn't always advertised as a horror game! I had vague memories of it not being treated that way, but since those old ads and stuff were basically purged from existence, I could have been crazy for all I knew. I'm glad to know I'm not. Lmao.
    And ye, I remember seeing that one ad and thinking to myself "This is just White Space." That alone set me off (Not that I give much credit to mobile game ads to begin with, most are scams already).
    Also, imagine if someone actually made the crazy meta game they were advertising. That dev would have my respect. Lol.
    Edit: Never mind, apparently that *is* a thing? That's a great note to end on (And I see it's being done in RPG Maker, judging by the emote balloons. Nice). :)

  • @xxyoboigxx
    @xxyoboigxx Před rokem +288

    yeah i've played ever tale before they even started this ad campaign and once they started i wondered why they did this? the story in the game is really interesting and i don't understand why they didn't just capitalize off that. would've made it 100% more truthful and better imo

    • @MrMagnetron2
      @MrMagnetron2 Před rokem +5

      What is the story about?

    • @xxyoboigxx
      @xxyoboigxx Před rokem +50

      @@MrMagnetron2 it has a stereotypical beginning with the protagonists meeting up in a fantasy setting and showing the player the main power that is used for the protagonist to continue their journey, with their party (a mix of actual story characters and the creatures you catch a long the way and/or the characters you summoned). It plays like a stereotypical JRPG with semi-open world and turn based combat. I don't want to delve into spoilers but there are a couple of twists and turns in the story and the ending of the first part is a bit crazy. Unfortunately the second half doesn't entirely go into what is revieled in the first half but it does hit more into it. Honestly with better story direction for the second half of the game and a better ad camping, it would've been a great mobile game

    • @apolloandwarrior_3229
      @apolloandwarrior_3229 Před rokem +34

      Same thing happened too Love Nikki. Ads show the game as being really iffy with the episode style of game play. Actual game is great with a story about bravery and being yourself. It also gets into some really deep topics, for some reason china really likes drama. The story is also technically an isekai. At it's a core it's a dress up game but you can get stories from set descriptions and the sequel Shining Nikki has designer reflections which tell the story behind the outfit.

    • @ClownLordi
      @ClownLordi Před rokem +7

      @@xxyoboigxx I’m never playing the game so can you elaborate?

    • @mythosinfinite6736
      @mythosinfinite6736 Před rokem +11

      @@xxyoboigxx
      Seconded on giving us spoilers. The ads have turned me off from so much as installing the damned thing, so I don't mind being spoiled.

  • @furrymczplayer18
    @furrymczplayer18 Před rokem +3

    Can I just say? I recently found this channel out of the depths of youtubers on here and I have loved every SECOND of this guy's content 😍
    Like he has such a way with content and words that I can't stop watching him...
    (not to mention the voice, omg I love it so much, it's giving ASMR vibes ngl)

  • @CA_Fleetwood
    @CA_Fleetwood Před rokem

    I remember seeing this ads not long ago and I always skipped them but seeing a tiny bit of 2 of them (mainly the monster lady one) always left me unnerved, it's awesome seeing that you went into the topic, great video!

  • @xxX_420BlazeIt_Xxx
    @xxX_420BlazeIt_Xxx Před rokem +54

    This sappy video has inspired me to fix the damn damage calculations in my visual novel engine and make a DAMN GAME ALREADY

  • @Lufftwaffles15
    @Lufftwaffles15 Před rokem +81

    I feel like there's a lot of mental gymnastics going on at the studio when they could have just made a horror game or something

  • @Aaron-bj3wt
    @Aaron-bj3wt Před rokem +4

    man am I glad you made this video. I at one point was kinda interested in the game because the ads were cool, but I don't have a single dollar to really shell out, so I was really kind of upset that I wasn't able to try and experience it, even if it turned out to be shitty in the end. so seeing now that the company was in on the ads to make it look cooler than it really is, makes me sad, but I'm glad that I was tricked into spending that dollar

  • @frigginresulrum
    @frigginresulrum Před rokem +59

    Y'know, the ads worked. I've been seeing them and it made me curious enough to watch this video. So, I think the ad campaign was great despite it being a bait-n-switch.

    • @mythosinfinite6736
      @mythosinfinite6736 Před rokem +8

      It only really works if it makes people play the game. ...Unfortunately, it's still successful there too.
      The collective gullibility of the human race is disheartening.

    • @superfeel1275
      @superfeel1275 Před rokem +1

      @@mythosinfinite6736 bro, someone has to find out if the game is real ..

  • @skeletonking2501
    @skeletonking2501 Před rokem +48

    Props to the marketing team as scummy as it is. They gave you a legitimately good story from a bunch of ads.

  • @motxmod
    @motxmod Před rokem +3

    I originally thought those creepy ads were stolen wholesale from some other game or video but never bothered to look into it. I'm glad someone is making what's been advertised into a real thing.
    Of course, I see in my recommendations of this video that Game Theory covered this as well and published 2 days before you did. Not watched MatPat yet but I hope he mentions the channel that's trying to turn those ads into reality

  • @wrp7550
    @wrp7550 Před 8 měsíci +1

    As someone who played the game before seeing a single one of these ads, I can say that the offline story is very interesting with lots of twists and awesome moments. The only thing I found to be similar between the game and the ads (except catching monsters or other obvious things) is the fact that the protagonists are being controlled/living in a simulation and they try to escape. Particularly, the main characters try to escape an endless cycle of fear and hope that repeats each century. Its pretty interesting in my opinion and right now the game is on discount (its free) so I suggest that you play it.

  • @eldritchexploited5462
    @eldritchexploited5462 Před rokem +171

    I just wish there was an ACTUAL slow burn meta horror game that plays off the tropes of gacha games.
    Well, maybe I could make it myself but still

    • @justanub4697
      @justanub4697 Před rokem +9

      thanks for the idea, i just screenshotted it.
      Hopefully I'll remember it, Cause rn I'm starting an album of ideas flown in the internet

  • @christianlewin3123
    @christianlewin3123 Před rokem +75

    Evertale released at a dollar price point, they didn't change the price of the game because of the ads there was a campaign to gain new players by making the game free for a short time and was always going to go back to a dollar. While I agree the company leaned into the ads and is basically a scam at this point, the price point of the game I believe is a coincidence.

    • @Alex53Ace
      @Alex53Ace Před rokem +6

      Yeah, I saw the game going from 9.99 (in my currency that's like 0.5 USD) to free multiple times over the years, before trying it last year

  • @megasecptile3996
    @megasecptile3996 Před rokem

    Months late but I'm glad i came across this video. Cause i remember playing Evertale BEFORE these ads were shown.
    It wasn't until I saw these ads is when Evertale caught me in it's grasp again and played it again.

  • @COFFEEWSUGA
    @COFFEEWSUGA Před 11 měsíci

    I'm so glad somebody out there went down the rabbit hole. It's one of those things I've always thought about doing but never had the energy to. My morbid curiosity has been sated. Thank you.

  • @vabvaab
    @vabvaab Před rokem +65

    If they get you to watch 1 ad, they already made a profit from you even without the dollar fee. And they don't have to worry about burning bridges, the game made 4 million in one month last year alone. The amount mobile games in general and gatcha in particular is staggering.

  • @Wince_Media
    @Wince_Media Před rokem +69

    I knew about the scummy ads, but I had no idea that the game was initially free and become 0.99 AFTER making the creepy ads. THAT, is messed up

    • @Arella17
      @Arella17 Před rokem +11

      It was $2 before it was free

  • @gefcorp4911
    @gefcorp4911 Před rokem +2

    Those ads always scared me when I was watching CZcams late at night

  • @frostbittenghoul
    @frostbittenghoul Před 10 měsíci

    Wow, I’ve been seeing ads for Evertale for a long while (but only the ones with a creepy aspect). I was always slightly intrigued by it but never checked it out. So thank you for clearing it up for me!

  • @drowsypig
    @drowsypig Před rokem +93

    really nice commentary and editing and great criticism towards such a sleazy company

  • @maxwellvonrichthofen
    @maxwellvonrichthofen Před rokem +29

    What’s even weirder about this is that Evertale in the apple store was $4.99 up until recently. It’s now free in the apple store

  • @dirtyconsole2247
    @dirtyconsole2247 Před rokem +2

    Yo great video! I found Evertale in their phase before all these horror ads and I genuinely liked the game. I only stopped playing because I got exhausted from the game loop. It was pretty much just go to new city/town, fulfill that town's request, fight boss, go to next town all while training. It started to feel a bit same-y, but damn I really enjoyed it actually. It's a shame it's been run into the ground by this scummy practice. That's exciting to hear about that project in Japan trying to piece together the ads though. I'd love to see that as well. Hopefully you'll update on that if significant progress gets made.

  • @CountYourDaysCandyCadet
    @CountYourDaysCandyCadet Před rokem +25

    You know if they actually made the game they advertised, it might actually be a hit for me. I absolutely love physiological horror games, and I really wish they would produce the advertised content.

  • @professionalaccount8012
    @professionalaccount8012 Před rokem +54

    This is better than any 1-5 star review could give. I had been hesitant to buy the game because I don't openly have resource to put into google games. Thank you so much for this time and effort to show us what it really is: a desperate cash grab and false advertising scam.

  • @sleeperninja8923
    @sleeperninja8923 Před rokem +16

    Stumbled across this video by chance, much like how I saw those evertale ads and got curious about it. This was a fun deep dive to go through, and knowing that someone is actually trying to make a game out of the concept these ads presented does fill me with hope. Think I'll check out the other videos on this channel, fantastic work dude

  • @JackKarneval
    @JackKarneval Před 6 měsíci

    Just got an ad for this on Instagram and was like "Wtf did I just watch?" And that brought me here. Thanks for the video, super interesting!

  • @CASTdissocation
    @CASTdissocation Před rokem

    I’ve been so curious about this thank you for shedding light on this man

  • @rolandthemanedwolf1056
    @rolandthemanedwolf1056 Před rokem +11

    You've got a very soothing voice and a calming speaking pace lol, I found myself very relaxed watching this video XD

  • @AbsentQuack
    @AbsentQuack Před rokem +18

    This video was a ride. Super entertaining stuff man!

  • @AZYMTH
    @AZYMTH Před rokem

    funnily enough, got the exact ad you first showed before this video lol, on a side note im so glad i got this game when it was free, because my disappointment was immeasurable

  • @Lemon-kw2iq
    @Lemon-kw2iq Před 11 měsíci +4

    I honestly never thought an ad campaign would be more interesting then the actual game…

  • @harmony5535
    @harmony5535 Před rokem +6

    I was bored and browsing the app store when I saw the game was free for a limited time. I figured I'd download it and give it a shot but never got around to it, which is why this video caught my interest. Thanks for the heads up.

  • @grimmwadder8500
    @grimmwadder8500 Před rokem +7

    I remember playing this game before they started making ads and got pretty deep into it and I actually enjoyed it like, obvi it was pretty generic but still pretty fun, when I saw the ads I usually skipped before the title card so I'm really disappointed to see these were connected

  • @creation1233
    @creation1233 Před rokem +1

    I didn’t even realize that it was a scam! I was getting these adds a ton a while back and thought, “maybe someone has a play through I can watch later” oh man. Thanks for putting this out there and saving me hours of my life!

  • @TheHipGoat1
    @TheHipGoat1 Před rokem

    this was a great video, love the style and your voice, thanks for the heads up as well about the adds 👍

  • @goblinslayer1115
    @goblinslayer1115 Před rokem +78

    Moral of the story is: don’t let hot anime girls scam you into buying a bad product.

  • @CassiusStelar
    @CassiusStelar Před rokem +9

    fun fact: the first few online ARGs used to advertise games? Halo 2, Portal, and Metroid Prime

  • @nebuloxxx
    @nebuloxxx Před 11 měsíci +1

    Yooo only a few seconds in but seeing this months later is so nostalgic, I remember seeing all that ages ago!

  • @durandus676
    @durandus676 Před rokem +8

    I love the old Arknights live action ads. They were also way more accurate than old ones.

  • @sejcai
    @sejcai Před rokem +4

    this video reminded me how good omori’s horror elements are it has the best reasoning for such horror i’ve seen omfg i love omori 😍😍

  • @cryskamorningstar
    @cryskamorningstar Před rokem +1

    Hey man, I saw the creepy ads and was Interested awhile back, but thanks for illuminating the scammers.

  • @conflictingcharacter
    @conflictingcharacter Před rokem

    WOAH. I have no idea who this guy is, got this vid in my recommended, and immediately see Devil Survivor 2 opening card. going absolutely feral rn and havent even gotten to the main contents. DeSu beloved mans has good taste.

  • @Tundric_Schwolf
    @Tundric_Schwolf Před rokem +3

    Only 7k subs..? This channel exists for 3+ years with pretty quality content atleast the ones I just watched...This makes no sense, I hope you grow big because you deserve it!

  • @jvts8916
    @jvts8916 Před rokem +4

    Watching that OPM ad... I'm starting to see why they sponsor youtubers to promote it for them. Also fun fact: the fake mobile ads are so infamous that an AFK Arena ad included a skit where a phone user gets an obviously fake ad only for the featured character to answer to the user's annoyance by actually teaching him how to play the game.

  • @krafterz12
    @krafterz12 Před 11 měsíci

    I remember seeing an ad for this game and was intrigued and decided to look into it. Needless to say, I was disappointed when I got to the app store and saw it wasn't anything like the ads.

  • @Zyphr24
    @Zyphr24 Před rokem

    You had my hopes up for a bit on the ARG part, I should have known better since I’ve been tracking this game for a while now.

  • @Verticas
    @Verticas Před rokem +3

    I remember seeing the game on offer for free, downloaded it and didn't get very far cause i got bored. I've gained more entertainment through this video about the game, than the actual game and i think this is the only game i can think off that has managed to pull that off.

  • @etheriousnatsudragneel5835

    i feel the arg theory could still be there, like, its not all of them that bring to it with many just being there to do miss directions or just confuse the viewer. in exchange the real story is about them being trapped in a virtual reality to escape the problems they did to the world and all those unlinked adds actually being previous tries of the virtual reality program that failed or that they are seen as dreams by the people inside of it
    edit: P.s i am not saying its not just made to bring people to the game

  • @leahcimoyatse5511
    @leahcimoyatse5511 Před rokem

    This was a great video. Your script was pretty good, keep up the good work! Looking forward to more videos like this aye.

  • @varrel7511
    @varrel7511 Před rokem

    Bro you just got blessed by the yt algorithm
    Great content instant sub
    Looking forward for more 😎

  • @seenoevill
    @seenoevill Před rokem +9

    Ok but i actually want this to be an actual playable game

  • @George_Gogo01
    @George_Gogo01 Před rokem +14

    I think i would actualy play the game and even pay like 5$ if they actualy made a game like this instead of the actual game.

  • @isquack4592
    @isquack4592 Před rokem

    What a coincidence that I got that exact same ad you showed when I clicked on this video

  • @CaroFDoom
    @CaroFDoom Před rokem

    i was totally not expecting the racing lagoon machine complete music at the end of the video and am always pleasantly surprised when music from the game shows up

  • @TheBlackGoku
    @TheBlackGoku Před rokem +10

    I already knew about this months ago, it sucks that such a cool game concept was never a game.

  • @e-o-o
    @e-o-o Před rokem +3

    I’m hoping so badly that someone makes this into an actual game. It’s such an interesting concept and I’d love to see it. The company struck a gold mine but they refuse to get the gold from it

  • @RaspyCh
    @RaspyCh Před rokem

    CZcams randomly recommended this video to me and I loved it! Amazingly structured video. Also you’re voice is nice to listen to, if that’s not weird 😅

  • @capasourusrex
    @capasourusrex Před rokem

    YOOOOOOOOOOOOOO i cant believe you put grand in the vid. and this was mad recent too cuz of black rock shooter being the current Collab. WE NEED MORE PEOPLE PLAYING GRAND

  • @yourfriendlyneighborhoodPC

    There's gotta be a guy who can make us these ads as a real game

  • @natsukumo6280
    @natsukumo6280 Před rokem +4

    I remember downloading evertale day 1 it was released (cracked of course lmao) and finish the main story in probably a week. It was a pretty generic story but it's still fun and the gameplay is serviceable. It's very sad it devolves into this... Weird stuff since I still play their other game to this day, Neo Monsters.