Why is everyone dissapointed?

[Quasrite]

The ending wasn't that dissapointing...

[Quasrite]

Originally posted by Jynn:

Originally posted by Ink Halloyeen:

Meatly had the story planned out from the beginning. It was just a matter of making his dream come true. There's clearly more to it here than everyone is taking at first glance. It's making you think, rather than just throwing answers in your face. I'm sorta understanding, but the concept is still eluding me right now.

lol, what's it making us think about? what the game seems to be telling us is that it was not real, it was just a story. And in that story, they were making life sized figures and imbuing them with the souls of employees. And...that's it. You beat Bendy, and the story is over. No answers for mysteries brought up in earlier chapters like who Wally Franks is and what happened to him, etc.

i'm fine with figuring things out. But the game isn't really providing anything to figure out that i can tell. Going back through the game with the seeing tool did absolutely nothing to change the story or provide answers to the questions, it just was a way for the game to poke fun at itself with little comments here and there.

Also, The seeing tool reveals most of the questions

[DarkSkull198]

Originally posted by Lock:

Originally posted by Jynn:

lol, what's it making us think about? what the game seems to be telling us is that it was not real, it was just a story. And in that story, they were making life sized figures and imbuing them with the souls of employees. And...that's it. You beat Bendy, and the story is over. No answers for mysteries brought up in earlier chapters like who Wally Franks is and what happened to him, etc.

i'm fine with figuring things out. But the game isn't really providing anything to figure out that i can tell. Going back through the game with the seeing tool did absolutely nothing to change the story or provide answers to the questions, it just was a way for the game to poke fun at itself with little comments here and there.

Also, The seeing tool reveals most of the questions

No, it really doesn't. It doesn't answer who boarded up the Ink Machine room, it doesn't answer the footprints near the room, it doesn't answer how characters like Norman and Bertrum turned into what they became, it doesn't answer what Alice does with the organs of Boris clones, and it certainly doesn't explain Henry's visions or why Bendy let him live in Chapter 4. I can make a whole list of things that it doesn't answer.

[Quasrite]

Originally posted by DarkSkull198:

Originally posted by Lock:

Also, The seeing tool reveals most of the questions

No, it really doesn't. It doesn't answer who boarded up the Ink Machine room, it doesn't answer the footprints near the room, it doesn't answer how characters like Norman and Bertrum turned into what they became, it doesn't answer what Alice does with the organs of Boris clones, and it certainly doesn't explain Henry's visions or why Bendy let him live in Chapter 4.

Bendy obviously boarded up the ink machine room,
It explains the ending by saying henry is in a hell where whenever it ends he comes back to the start, The messages are drawn by him. Alice even said when you came into her lair that she used the organs to make her look beautiful.
A lot of questions answered and some left.

[Dr_Seuss]

The reason why a lot of people are disappointed with the ending is because it completely ignored several events that were implied to be significant and left many questions unanswered. The game also relies too heavily on implication rather than exploring the ideas it brings up. From a writing standpoint, the ending was a complete train wreck. Here are some of the problems with the chapter:

- Bendy's motivations are not explored.
- The Ink Machine, while being implied to have importance in the previous chapters (watching it sink down further in each chapter), was ignored completely.
- Events such as Bendy saving Henry in Chapter 4 are unexplained and ignored, making them pointless to include and confusing the audience.
- The ending is left too open-ended and confusing. If the fanbase is so confused by the ending that they have to develop theories in order to fill its holes, that means you've done a poor job at telling your story.
- Tom and Allison did not impact the story much at all.
- The ending completely ignores Joey's letter, confusing the audience on whether we met Joey in person or if we were sent a letter.
- Bendy's boss fight and defeat felt rushed and bland. Don't get me wrong, I like the idea of using the reel at the end. However, it was executed poorly.
- Questions are left unanswered, such as why Sammy confused Henry with Bendy and why Bendy is so hellbent on killing us. This is not a good thing when you're trying to conclude the end of a story.
- The "It was all a dream" trope. Ending your story of with the dream conclusion disregards everything that's happened with the plot so far. Character development and conflict resolution doesn't matter since it never happened.

There's still more problems I haven't mentioned, but those are some of the main ones I've been seeing.

[Quasrite]

Originally posted by ElateKitty:

The reason why a lot of people are disappointed with the ending is because it completely ignored several events that were implied to be significant and left many questions unanswered. The game also relies too heavily on implication rather than exploring the ideas it brings up. From a writing standpoint, the ending was a complete train wreck. Here are some of the problems with the chapter:

- Bendy's motivations are not explored.
- The Ink Machine, while being implied to have importance in the previous chapters (watching it sink down further in each chapter), was ignored completely.
- Events such as Bendy saving Henry in Chapter 4 are unexplained and ignored, making them pointless to include and confusing the audience.
- The ending is left too open-ended and confusing. If the fanbase is so confused by the ending that they have to develop theories in order to fill its holes, that means you've done a poor job at telling your story.
- Tom and Allison did not have impact the story much at all.
- The ending completely ignores the Joey's letter, confusing the audience on whether we met Joey in person or if we were sent a letter.
- Bendy's boss fight and defeat felt rushed and bland. Don't get me wrong, I like the idea of using the reel at the end. However, it was executed poorly.
- Questions are left unanswered, such as why Sammy confused Henry with Bendy and why Bendy is so hellbent on killing us. This is not a good thing when you're trying to conclude the end of a story.
- The "It was all a dream" trope. Ending your story of with the dream conclusion disregards everything that's happened with the plot so far. Character development and conflict resolution doesn't matter since it never happened.

There's still more problems I haven't mentioned, but those are some of the main ones I've been seeing.

I can sorta agree with that

[Smithsiblings4]

Originally posted by Lock:

The ending wasn't that dissapointing...

especially when you look at it like this: https://steamcommunity.com/app/622650/discussions/0/1736594593607790278/

[Quasrite]

I honestly feel bad for the people that hate theorizing, It flexs the brain and makes you think more. It's good, and for the people who want to stay dumb, (no offense) I feel bad for you a lot

[Jynn]

Originally posted by Lock:

I honestly feel bad for the people that hate theorizing, It flexs the brain and makes you think more. It's good, and for the people who want to stay dumb, (no offense) I feel bad for you a lot

maybe you are thinking about it all wrong and unfairly judging and insulting people for thinking differently than you. Try to think outside your narrow mind about how other people feel for once, maybe?

You might be happy coming up with your own fan theory and saying 'this is it!', but not everyone is content with just creating the ending to a story that should have had a actual official ending

People have been following TheMeatly and his team and enjoying the story that they created. They set up these interesting puzzles and questions and it was fun to theorize

but instead of finally getting hte ending to the story, we are left with...nothing.

Perhaps i'm just different, but I want to know what the real ending. I want to know what TheMeatly and his devlopment team had set out to create, i want THEIR story. Not the story i come up with myself, and not the fan-theory stories.

Pardon me for wanting to know what the developers were trying to tell us =P fan theories cannot compare to the real thing.

that's like Harry Potter ending halfway through the 7th and final book. You never get to know what happens, you just get what was led up to it, and then you get fan theories suggesting how it was supposed to end. Did Harry win? Did Voldemort win? Was Dumbledore still alive? WHo knows! It's all up to fan theories, but none of it is REAL because it's not from the official source

i want to know the official story. Theorizing is pointless if there is no eventual conclusion. ANd right now, Bendy doesn't feel like it ended right, and no amount of fan theories is going to fix that when a lot of people want to know what TheMeatly envisioned for his story and characters, and not random people on the internet

[Quasrite]

Originally posted by Jynn:

Originally posted by Lock:

I honestly feel bad for the people that hate theorizing, It flexs the brain and makes you think more. It's good, and for the people who want to stay dumb, (no offense) I feel bad for you a lot

maybe you are thinking about it all wrong and unfairly judging and insulting people for thinking differently than you. Try to think outside your narrow mind about how other people feel for once, maybe?

You might be happy coming up with your own fan theory and saying 'this is it!', but not everyone is content with just creating the ending to a story that should have had a actual official ending

People have been following TheMeatly and his team and enjoying the story that they created. They set up these interesting puzzles and questions and it was fun to theorize

but instead of finally getting hte ending to the story, we are left with...nothing.

Perhaps i'm just different, but I want to know what the real ending. I want to know what TheMeatly and his devlopment team had set out to create, i want THEIR story. Not the story i come up with myself, and not the fan-theory stories.

Pardon me for wanting to know what the developers were trying to tell us =P fan theories cannot compare to the real thing.

that's like Harry Potter ending halfway through the 7th and final book. You never get to know what happens, you just get what was led up to it, and then you get fan theories suggesting how it was supposed to end. Did Harry win? Did Voldemort win? Was Dumbledore still alive? WHo knows! It's all up to fan theories, but none of it is REAL because it's not from the official source

i want to know the official story. Theorizing is pointless if there is no eventual conclusion. ANd right now, Bendy doesn't feel like it ended right, and no amount of fan theories is going to fix that when a lot of people want to know what TheMeatly envisioned for his story and characters, and not random people on the internet

Alright, you're opinion is you're opinion. But still, I said i didn't mean to sound mean. I'm not insulting anyone or atleast not meaning to.
So sorry if you took it meanly

[Jynn]

Originally posted by Lock:

Alright, you're opinion is you're opinion. But still, I said i didn't mean to sound mean. I'm not insulting anyone or atleast not meaning to.
So sorry if you took it meanly

your statement WAS insulting. Saying 'no offense' and then being insulting doesn't make it better.

Just because i want a REAL ending, and not a fanfiction theory, doesn't mean i 'want to stay dumb' lol. I love the game, and i greatly respect and appreciate the developers for what they did, but i'm not going to blindly say 'this is amazing!' and then make my own ending for the game. I"m going to give true and honest feedback to them.

They set up all these questions, and then didn't answer them. If fans of the game have to create their own endings to answer them, the the story failed. A story is fine being vague, with being mysterious, but it should still answer the basic premise of its own concept, and the game didn't.

That doens't make those of us dissatisfied with the ending 'dumb' and determined to stay that way, it means we love the game enough to want to know the true story about it, and not just accept fanfiction theories over what MAY be =P

but to sum up...maybe next time just dont' give offense, instead of slapping 'no offense' on there and then being insulting anyways. You could have stated your opinion in a way that wasn't insulting

[Hibaby]

Originally posted by Lock:

Y'know actually, I think there's a hidden ending in the game because joey at the end says "Henry, You should have tryed a little harder." and then joey sends him to the back.
Could we be missing something? It's honestly a guess and it may not be true

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Man that's what I've been saying! Everyone is upset about the ending but come on, that was way too easy to just end it right there. And been done a thousand times, how bout : THE LOOP IS THE ENDING - just redirecting you to new secrets and hidden things to get to the actual ending. Just look at Joeys bulletin board. Loaded with clues. a bible verse or something it looks like? The entire ending is about doing it over. The calendar is Joey's kitchen- Every time I watch someone's walkthrough, the number on the calendar is different.

(please someone else talk to me about that lol i cant be the only one who has noticed )

The game has only been out A DAY ppl. Quit ur ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ and get ta' playin lol. I agree if that WAS the true end to the game w so much unexplained that it would be a rip off, but I really dont think thats the case.

[Mumu2k3]

Originally posted by Lock:

So there could be a book explaining the lore then, or something!

That reminds me: Remember the Hero's Shade from TLoZ: Twilight Princess? A book called Hyrule Historia, which *obviously* came out after the game's release, confirmed that the Hero's Shade was actually the Hero of Time. The very same Link we had in Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask. Which is sad, because we didn't really knew who the Hero's Shade really was before that one book.

...Will your guess end up coming true?

[Jynn]

Originally posted by Hibaby:

Originally posted by Lock:

Y'know actually, I think there's a hidden ending in the game because joey at the end says "Henry, You should have tryed a little harder." and then joey sends him to the back.
Could we be missing something? It's honestly a guess and it may not be true

.


Man that's what I've been saying! Everyone is upset about the ending but come on, that was way too easy to just end it right there. And been done a thousand times, how bout : THE LOOP IS THE ENDING - just redirecting you to new secrets and hidden things to get to the actual ending. Just look at Joeys bulletin board. Loaded with clues. a bible verse or something it looks like? The entire ending is about doing it over. The calendar is Joey's kitchen- Every time I watch someone's walkthrough, the number on the calendar is different.

(please someone else talk to me about that lol i cant be the only one who has noticed )

The game has only been out A DAY ppl. Quit ur ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ and get ta' playin lol. I agree if that WAS the true end to the game w so much unexplained that it would be a rip off, but I really dont think thats the case.

i ahve played the game through after beating chapter 5 with the seeing tool. There is nothing new, the hidden messages are just little jokes through out the chapter, and there is no other ending.

When you reach the end again after beating the game already, you once more are set at chapter 1. I guess i can beat it a 3rd time and see if it changes

[Quasrite]

Sorry for being so rude, I'm on my way and trying to become a better person.

[c20d30_seposevTN]

Originally posted by Parachip:

The ending wasn't that dissapointing...

Eh, it's certainly more creative than the "It was all a dream," cliche ending, *cough* Hello Neighbor. *cough*

But it was still pretty rushed. I feel like they could have worked on Chapter 5 after Chapter 4, for more time. I wouldn't mind. I was also expecting myself more of a larger boss battle room, with more enemies, an ink flood and Henry actually FIGHTING the Ink Demon instead of running away 24/7, like he did for the past four chapters before "The Last Reel." Or at the least, some more things that could have made the battle unique.