Little Psa, if there's a chance I do artfight this year, If I see ANY: "Dni beginners" in anyone's bio, I will be actively avoiding those people as a whole and I strongly encourage any other participants do too.
"Oh but they just don't want low quality--"
NO. GENUINELY FUCK THOSE PEOPLE. I'm getting really tired of the art community as a whole shitting on new artists. I don't care how good or popular of an artist you are, if you're only viewing of art of any kind is: "IT MUST BE GOOD QUALITY ART TO BE WORTH MY TIME" Then you can kindly go fuck yourself.
Literally none of us started off making "good quality" art, and just because YOU got the hang of it now, doesn't mean a new artist deserves to be shunned or looked down upon. You are actively part of the problem of new artists being discouraged pursuing art, and as someone who's just now feeling confident in my own work, it is absolutely DISGUSTING seeing people trying to exclude them so much. ESPECIALLY FOR A FREE TOURNAMENT WHERE THE WHOLE POINT IS ONE BIG ART TRADE.
You know you can just show your appreciation for it and go on with your life right? Why are we actively trying to put up barriers from others because we're just TOO GOOD to be near the beginners? Kindly check yourself before looking down on people like peasants, because YOU can have great art and still be a piece of shit.
You know, while I personally enjoyed chapter 5, the negative reviews I've been seeing had me thinking...If I had the chance to rewrite this game, here's some things I would want to change:
WARNING: HUGE SPOILERS AHEAD, PLEASE READ AT YOUR OWN RISK! This post will also be very LONG.
And while you're at it, why not throw out your ideas? I'd love to hear them! But with that being said:
1. Take advantage of the toy atmosphere:
You know what Chapters 1 and 2 did right? Even though this is a horror game, THEY MADE IT ACTUALLY FEEL LIKE YOU WERE PLAYING KIDDIES GAMES LIKE HOW YOU WOULD IN A KID BASED AREA. The build-a-bear section to make a toy, the game room that consists of red light, green light! The fact Chapter 3 had a giant toy train that you got around by! That's what one would expect in a silly toy building where kids are present! If this was just a regular factory, then okay. You don't expect an actual factory to be fun, but this was a factory designed around kids and ways to make the place FUN for them! So yes, I want to be in a toy factory doing kiddie things! Climbing up ropes, other silly games, going down slides, building toys left and right! Ya know, I've seen Poppy Playtime be repeatedly compared to FNAF, but quite frankly, I don't think that's a fair comparison. But you know what would have been a better one?
Finding Frankie is genuinely one of those beautiful hole in the wall games that sadly people don't talk much about anymore, which genuinely sucks! Because if you ask me, they did the whole child's play area open world beautifully! You spend most of the game bouncing of trampolines, grinding on rails, and parkour! The game doesn't take itself seriously, but that's what makes it work! "Hey, you're in a trampoline park. You gonna do the shit those kids be doing" And BOI. Do they make it fun! For crying out loud, there's a whole section dedicated to just bouncing around and doing random mini games! A simple game of don't get knocked off turns deadly with cute little Frankie boards and giant cubes trying to get you sliced in half! This game takes full advantage of being a "Child's play area" so perfectly, and this is what I would want for Poppy Playtime!
"But Piko, the Chapters take place with the player going down into the bunker more, so maybe it's not supposed to look colorful and kiddie ALL the time" Okay, that's a fair counter...but considering there were literally kids presented throughout the WHOLE area, with the daycare, and the schools, even in Chapter 5 with the whole Huggy session, there were still presents of the areas looking child friendly! So if you ask me, that's probably why Chapter 4 looked so...dull. At that point, it's just a factory, nothing exciting about it. Hell, Even Bendy and the ink machine was pretty consistent with the place always looking like an old time cartoonist studio, with papers and drawn out cardboard everywhere! So sorry Sawyer, but we're gonna need some silly kid drawings on those tubes IMMEDIATELY!
2. Let these characters have a CHANCE
Where to even begin? Poppy Playtime has some of the most cutest, and creative character design roster that just...never gets a chance to shine. Daddy long legs, Candy cat, the little robot and flower girl, BRONTE THE FUCKING DINOSAUR. So many beautiful designs, just to NEVER see the light of day. And even if they did have a chance, now there's the fear that they'll just get the Pianosaurus treatment! Mob, you do not give us a chance to genuinely enjoy these characters and have them scare the shit out of people, and that sucks really badly because they could have done so many fun things with them, especially for the big bad boss toy for that area! You know what Chapter 3 and 1 did right with catnap and Huggy? It's the fact they always had the two stalking you. That motherfucker, Catnap, was literally in your dreams hunting you down! The little blink and you miss it moment, where you can see Huggy in the vents just straight up watching you! And Mommy Longlegs was with you for most of the game, just WAITING for you to die! So why couldn't Yarnaby do the same?? Or, I don't know...PIANOSAURUS. NO I WILL NOT STOP BRINGING HIM UP, CAUSE LIKE EVERYONE SAYS: THE TRAILER FOR HIM LASTER LONGER THAN THE ACTUAL DAMN TOY ITSELF.
How cool would it have been to feel like you were in a jurassic park setting where you had no idea where he was gonna be until you heard one of his piano keys play, and then you were left having to listen carefully to debate if he was close enough or not, so you could hide? How amazing would it have been to have Yarnaby in an open area where you always had to sneak around him, and not just for that one session, but he could literally appear at random, so you always had to be on your guard to not knock over something or make a lot of noise like in Quiet Place! I will always hate Doey became the big bad boss for chapter 4 because he was genuinely a sweet guy who cared. But these two are the most animalistic ones of the toys, I could so see a Safari setting where you have to play "Hide and Seek" with these two giant predatory toys, Bonus points if you got in this situation because Sawyer pulled a trapdoor on you, or something, which would give you more reason to climb back up and whoop his ass.
And I get it, I know Mob wants to sell as many plushies as possible, but like...??? Why just the smiling critters? Is it because they're easier to mass produce?? Because let me tell you something, I would pay good money for a Doey plush or a Yarnaby one! BUT PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, STOP PUTTING THOSE POOR CRITTERS IN THESE SESSIONS JUST TO MAKE EM SUFFER. Ya know, if anything it reminds me of the toad situation from Paper mario color splash. Long story short: If you're gonna make all of these cut outs and cute designs, USE THEM!! But you can't just give me Bronte the dinosaur...and after 3 chapters of his existence being acknowledged, he doesn't even do anything but be a ladder and an udder for the Garbage pail Smiling critters. Put some respect on the dinosaur brand man, Dinosaurs are literally like the greatest toy lines to exist and you are not taking advantage of that, Mob entertainment.
3. The chase sequences
Eh, I know people are tired of the chase sequences, but I don't know...the huggy wuggy chase was literally the claim to stardom for this game! But I understand the hate for them now. It's no fun having to keep doing trial and error in the fast pace moment where you can literally die and have to keep starting over, that's dumb! Though I wouldn't want to just take them all together, I think they need to be expanded out better. Small, yet simple! Finding Frankie gets to make an appearance again, because they kept the chasing short, not constantly, and the area was lit up enough with objects that helped guide you along the way. The Henry hotline chase was such a good time! Running through the spinning tube towards the end? MWAH! CINEMA!
It's sad really, because in other horror games you should be going "Oh no...there's gonna be a chase! 😰" But in Poppy Playtime, I've seen people going "Oh boy, here comes the chase 😒" Like, it's too much! And chases like the Yarnaby one just feels so bland and uneventful. And the Lily chase...HOOOOOO, Talk about running in a corn maze! I'm telling you, after watching: 8 bit Ryan, Markiplier, and Caseoh get frustrated after dying to Lily like 10 times? I perfectly understand! Not even the dogday chase was this convoluted! And the thing is, Poppy Playtime makes it your fault for not having every nook and corner of these routes planned out. LIKE, HOW THE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW WHEN LILY WAS GONNA DECIDE TO JUMP OUT AT ME WHILE I'M FOLLOWING KISSY TO THE DOOR TO ESCAPE?? WHY IS IT YOU ONLY GET A SPLIT SECOND TO LOOK UP, GRAB THE RAILING, AND PRAY YOU CAN LIFT UP IN TIME BEFORE MOMMY KILLS YOU?? I know you want there to be some challenge Poppy Playtime, but you're a LARGE open area horror game! Keep the chases small and effective, not as a 5 minute game of tag where I'm also expected to GUESS how to live through it!
4. The secrets and easter eggs
This just crosses into argument of Poppy Playtime being a large open area game. We know you want us to explore...but if these damn tapes really are so important to the main story...why not keep them out in the open? YOU DID IT FOR THE OTHER CHAPTERS, THAT'S HOW WE FIRST FIND OUT ABOUT PROTOTYPE, AND THE HOUR OF JOY. The catnap tape being a secret was fair, because he's not a main part of the story. So finding out more about his lore and what he was like before turning full monster, is a sweet treat! But THAT'S an Easter egg! Finding out more about these random toys should be the Easter eggs. But not the fucking part where you finally get to find out who the Prototype is! YOU KNOW...THE MAIN BIG BAD OF THE FRANCHISE? WHY WOULD YOU MAKE IT SUCH A MYSTERY? And then they wonder why people are arguing or don't know/understand, We're five chapters in! Just tell me about this thing already, SHIT!
This was something I actually discussed with a friend, because she mentioned how fun it was to find the secrets in the first two fnaf games. And she's right! It was so thrilling the first time you saw the news posters, the random times the phone would just abruptly come on, the little mini games that could randomly trigger, those were fun!! But the more I thought it about, you know why it worked so well?? Because FNAF was always in this small boxed area. What made finding these secrets so much fun, was because you could literally just be staring at the cameras and going "Wait a minute...something looks interesting!" AND BOOM, THERE IT IS! There's a reason everyone hated that dumbass "typing on the wall" shit in FNAF 3!
Security breach is bad about this too. But they don't make finding the secrets a necessity. But Poppy Playtime? You have to really go out your way just to even find out anything about these guys now, which is no wonder people don't even understand what these things are at this point.
5. Prototype/Ollie
....I'mma just say it. I LOVE Prototype's jester design, love it to bits! I'm a slut for jesters, so that's just me! But I quite frankly...do not like that it's tied to Ollie. So let me explain:
I know a lot of people were glad it wasn't Elliot, which you know what? Fair! Yeah, it would have been cliche, but quite frankly? It would have been the one to make the most sense to me. Why wouldn't the main man who caused all of this in the first place play a bigger role?? After all the stuff we hear from the tapes, how even some of the workers feel about all of this, Why wouldn't Elliot himself have a starring role in Poppy Playtime?? And I'm sorry...but Ollie is no more a random NPC then the others, you don't hear about this boy until chapter 3 versus the guy you literally known about since chapter 1. And you expect me to believe that some random orphan just had this giga plan to just start killing everyone and everything around it? NAH! But you know what? I don't even want to scrap Ollie! Since he did play a big role in chapter 4, You know what I would have done? *Throws Lily to the side*
Sorry Lily! But I quite frankly would have loved a monster Ollie toy, instead! Make Ollie his own monster, he could have been the big baddie toy for this chapter, and Elliot could have been Prototype, how fun would it have been for this to be a father son duo evil team up this whole time instead of JUST Prototype??? If you ask me, I don't think Mob takes advantage of the idea of these toys worshipping Prototype and seeing em as a god like Catnap. And an Ollie monster doing it to finally get his dad's approval would have not only been a nice little twist with this cliche story, but boy would it have given him a tragic character development! Shout out to my girl that said the tea party scene could have been one big fucked up family reunion, and I just need this in my life! We must remember, Most of these toys were kids, not just any kids, but orphans! Little ones who so desperately wanted a family, to be loved by someone, or DID have families but lost them! Prototype going around using the manipulative fatherly love tactic to keep these toys under its fingers, while also making them do its bidding on the off chance to get its approval would have been an interesting way to go, while also showcasing just how manipulative these adults were taking advantage of kids who no one would even know were missing.
OR...if we didn't want to go the Elliot route, I already had a backup idea! Imagine: Prototype not just being one of the scientists, but Leith himself? I won't lie, seeing the VA's of Harley and Leith arguing on X was a huge inspiration got this idea! (They're hilarious, you should go read some of them for yourself!) But why Leith specifically? Simple! From what we gathered from the notes and Harley himself, Leith has always been a treacherous son of a bitch. Not only could I see him betraying the labs, but also betraying all of the toys trust! You telling me Leith wouldn't be the type to up and kill Catnap? The toy who had nothing but faith and trust for him from the beginning?? Like how cool would it have been to later find a tape where Leith would eventually betray White and leave him to his demise? Plus, if they're gonna tease Sawyer of all people helping us, wouldn't it make sense for him to actually have the motivation to do it? Like...I don't know...finding out his most hated co worker is not ONLY still alive, but was so desperate to become an immortal God, that they were willing to take everyone out, including him? It's been a good minute since a video game made an actual scientist into the big bad instead just the reason it existed, I quite frankly would have enjoyed Prototype and Sawyer just throwing shade at each other throughout chapter 6! Maybe its just me...But I think a fucked up adult planning all of this out from the beginning makes way better sense, but who knows?
I know it's sounds random, but I think Leith would have been the perfect twist Prototype if not Elliot, at least you could have said it was him that killed the guy, which is why he has yet to make an appearance in the game yet! But hey, apparently there's supposed to be more chapters coming out? So maybe he will? I don't know...these are just some of things I nitpicked at, because I love this game. And I really do wanna see it to the end! But man...I see why people say it's hard to enjoy it.
BUT THAT'S ALL I HAD TO SAY! I so wanna make my own Prototype for the hell of it, because I love this thing so much...And I'm someone that when I see a jester, I gotta make one of my own!
If you made it this far, PLEASE TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK! What would you add or change? Please tell me, I would love nothing more than to talk to you guys! Cause I know I couldn't put this on X
*SLAMS FISTS DOWN* I'm already seeing the posts so lemme just say:
Yes, the gift basket to apologize for genocide was a foolish idea BUT,,,,If we're going to call anyone stupid, I hereby decree we target only both Lute and Sera!
We have to keep in mind, it was established that a lot of these angels were VERY unaware of the genocide let alone how long it's been happening and that includes Emily and possibly Abel!
But Sera and Lute have no excuse! And yeah, Lute was the one who pointed out the gift basket was ridiculous, sure. But it's not like her ass had to come either?? Gurl didn't even TRY to look apologetic, whatchu coming for? And Sera especially had no right to snap like that cause what Vox said was true! (Even if he's an ass, BUT STILL)
Honey, you've been secretly letting bigot angels kill demons just because. You ain't no victim! 🤨
But I will not allow Emily and Abel slander, because they were genuinely trying to be nice and weren't aware at how severe it was, and Sera should have also been doing a better job at this apologizing thing, why is Emily doing most of the explaining here, when the poor baby is just barely learning about the executing herself!
Point is, as severe as this was, you'd think Sera of all people would take this more serious, but she stirred that pot on her own, not even Lute started anything until Vox started being a smart ass!
But yeah, THE SLANDER WILL NOT BE TOLERATED
EDIT: I have heard everyone and after some shocking new details, we have agreed that it's just Sera that's stupid, Lute is just batshit crazy
How I be looking when another Prototype enthusiast follows my silly little blog, and interacts with my silly Prototype rambles, and is actually taking interest in my silly comic that heavily revolves around Prototype, because I just really love Prototype and I love being around others who have also been brainrotted by Prototype
Everyone: STRIKER IS A SHARK HYBRID, STRIKER IS RELATED TO MOXXIE
Me: Okay but please consider...Alligator hybrid? 👀
LET'S THINK ABOUT IT FOR A SECOND GUYS:
He has the spikes along the tail going on just like any gator would, just look at them!
This boy took a stab through the back, got tossed around and literally set on fire, now tell me: What reptilian do we know is a damn tank like that?
AND, AND: Feral alligator eyes, going skinny and slant when they go into feral mode!
And y'all know alligators can both hiss and growl, right? I want you guys to go back to the harvest festival episode, listen to the noises Strike makes towards the end of the episode and tell me exactly what that mixture of a growl and hiss makes you think of 👀
Plus with the wrath kingdom seeming to have more reptilian residents, it just makes it more perfect that one of his parents could have been a gator but he just inherited more snake features, I mean look at this man's jaw line, he got the chomps chomps that could grab a bitch and never let go as he spins them about, and everyone knows Alligators are like top tier hunters man! I'm just saying!
Now if you'll cuse me, I'm gonna imagine Striker floating above water like a gator, head empty
