Hey uhhh I know I’ve been dead but here I am, finally I have an idea for a post lmao
Obviously spoilers ahead for BATIM so beware
So like....I’ve heard a bunch of people saying “Chapter 5 ending proves it NEVER HAPPENED it’s all just a story” and like.....ok yeah I see where that comes from, but as I think a few people pointed out, Bendy and the Ink Machine is sorta following in the success of Five Nights at Freddy’s. And I don’t mean that in a bad way or that they’re copying them, I actually think it’s a good idea to take note of successful movies/games/whatever and see what you can learn and apply yourself. And one of the biggest mistakes Scott Cawthon made in FNAF was implying that the events of 1-4 were all a dream. That pissed off a LOT of people, and it led to Scott retconning the story, which is why there are still so many gaping plot holes to this day. So I highly doubt that Joey Drew Studios would be like, “yeah that ended pretty bad for Scott but we’ll give it a go too because uhh why not lmao”.
Also, how has nobody pointed out that that is a MORBID story for Joey to be telling to a small child??? Like the plot of BATIM dealt with death and deceit and human sacrifice. I don’t think I’d be taking my kid back to see uncle Joey if he was traumatizing them like that. Yes, I know people have cited things like the letters on Joey’s board and the drawings on his desk as evidence that it isn’t real, but...I dunno, I think it’s implying the opposite. Joey was an old, crooked man. I think it’s possible that he invited all his employees back and THEN they became inky creatures. And if that pocket dimension theory is true, Joey could just be sketching up new plots for it, or even just drawing out scenarios he wishes would happen, I dunno. Regardless I don’t think that it’s a nail in the coffin for the story theory.
Then there’s all that extra detail, the seeing tool and the calendar date in Joey’s house constantly changing. It implies a time loop. Why would they go through all the trouble of a time loop ending, and put all those hidden messages and details, if it was just a story Joey was telling to a kid? Even if he did want the story he was telling to have a time loop, if it wasn’t real it could’ve easily just been implied. There wouldn’t be so much time and effort put into the messages and their locations unless they actually meant something.
So....yeah. I don’t really have my own theory on the ending because I’ve heard quite a few that I believe make sense, but I just don’t personally think that it was just a story. I’ve also kinda got doubts about Henry writing ALL those messages, because some of them just don’t add up, but w/e. That’s all folks.
