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Is "Chapter Fatigue" Killing Poppy Playtime?

PilkSeas

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We’re all feeling it. Let’s talk about it.
The support on the last video was incredible and seeing so many of you agree and disagree about the current state of Poppy Playtime confirms I’m not alone on how the subject brings a spark to our minds for discussion. In this follow-up, I’m diving into a few of your comments and wondering about your thoughts on the handling of villains, releasing in chapters and gameplay opinions.

From the "Monster of the Week" formula to the wonders on if Mob Entertainment is writing the story based on fan theories—is the soul of the game being lost? We’re comparing the episodic horror model to the "full game" experience of some other titles like Resident Evil, fnaf and even Bendy and the ink machine.

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5 Comments

@TheFrumpyClown 6 months ago

I will say the one thing that concerns me the most is the cost of the entire game so far with the chapter system. I just got into poppy playtime via watching a 3 hour lore video. I really like the lore/story and wanted to go and play it myself. However to get everything on steam it's currently $64.96. I am not sure if this price point is fair vs content. Also there is going to be at least a chapter 6 so to get the entire game it will be at least 80+ or higher if there are more chapters beyond 6. I'm just going to wait for a bundle or a heavy steam sale at this point to play it.

@sinfulpuritan3430 6 months ago

The thing with mysteries that I feel a lot of mascot horror game developers forget is that the audience solving a mystery before the big reveal is rewarding for the audience. Of course, it shouldn't be obvious, but if the audience pieces together the clues it is a good thing. It means your mystery made enough sense to actually solve and the audience was interested enough to try to solve it. The people who successfully solved it get the reward of being proven right at the grand reveal, then those who didn't still get the reward of being able to look back, see the foreshadowing, and go "Oh! That makes a lot of sense!"

@DrakeofDungeon 6 months ago (edited)

they should remake some chapters after completing the whole game
e.g.
- entire chapter 2
- chapter 3 counsellor's office and ending. add more characters to hour of joy and be less vague about it.
- chapter 4 everything except the begining. (the whole thing upto the reveal of yarnaby was great!)
- entire chapter 5

edit: change the design of the protoype. or change the catnap shrine.