Game Theory: The Scariest Game That Doesn't Exist! (Evertale) - Summary

Summary

The speaker discusses a mobile game called Evertail, which has been the subject of numerous misleading ads. The ads are

Facts

1. The speaker is discussing a mobile game called "Evertail" and its misleading ads.
2. The game is a monster catching game that was released in 2019.
3. The ads for the game are designed to be psychologically horrifying, intended to capture the viewer's attention and trick them into downloading the game.
4. The ads feature a variety of characters, including blue, pink, orange, gray, blonde, and ginger, who are referred to as "breeders".
5. The breeders are shown engaging in various activities, such as hanging out in summoning circles, camping in the woods, and roasting their pet monsters over a fire.
6. The ads also depict more mundane activities, such as going to the grocery store and finding a girl standing over a dead body.
7. The ads feature a recurring theme of capturing and killing monsters, reflecting arguments against the Pokemon franchise.
8. The ads suggest that humans are transforming or evolving into the monsters they catch and feed on each other.
9. The ads depict a world where death is overwhelmingly common for the characters, and most ads end with someone dying.
10. The characters are trapped in a simulation, and death doesn't seem to exist in this world.
11. The characters are real people trapped inside of the game, and the ads suggest that they are not simulations.
12. The ads depict a world where breeders played God a bit too much, started to experiment too broadly with Monster DNA, and created Twisted humanoid zombies.
13. The characters are pulled into a simulation made to punish them repeatedly until they're finally able to stop their denial and accept the consequences of their actions.
14. The speaker concludes by expressing disappointment that the game is not an actual product, but rather confined in the realm of ads.