well well well friendos welcome back and do I have an amazing interesting topic to discuss today we're back the day before the day after the months later after releasing one of the worst examples of a of a game in modern history the day before was I mean what can you say it was a complete abject failure it was a lie it was multiple lies actually bundled together in one huge disappointment and obviously we knew that was going to be the case but then the developers repeatedly kept saying things like ah you know we're going to take accountability we're going to do blah blah blah and then just blamed everyone else and said it was a hate campaign that basically ruined the game blamed people like myself and took no responsibility whatsoever they're [ __ ] back which I'm not surprised we knew they would be because people like this always come crawling back but they're running a Kickstarter a company that notoriously lied repeatedly about what they were going to do what they were doing bait and switched people for multiple years and then released a terrible game and now saying oh that cost you nothing till the day we released it and had been lying to you for years about what it was but it's okay you got a refund cuz steam forced us but now trust us by giving us money to make another game and we're going to go through all this year they apparently have a demo for escape Factory which according to the remarks from the Insiders who worked at their Studio might actually legitimately be a game about escaping working for these [ __ ] but either way let's take a look this is what they say they've cleansed their Twitter profile there's no previous tweets and they said once you helped us create fantastic through Kickstarter today we need your help again to bring fantastic back why the [ __ ] would anyone want to bring you back except for me I guess to farm you for ad Revenue um but there are replies to this and obviously most people are replying like you're a scammer but they are replying to everyone being like yeah yeah we do understand that we did try to Honey dick here but that was then this is now you know keep up with the times old man we're back again and they they posted by the way I don't know if you guys missed this but after it all went down they legitimately got community noted repeatedly on Twitter where while they were trying to lie to people to the point where they kept deleting their tweets and then just made their website like a [ __ ] propaganda piece and just said check out our bio check out Link in BIO like they're an only fans girl check out Link in bio for the truth the hard-hitting truth and then you went to it and it was just just the same statement just full of lies I I checked like a week or two ago and it was still like that and then obviously now they're saying everyone deserves a second chance did they you've had multiple we deeply apologize to everyone for the day before and take full responsibility for what happened only when you've come back to ask for money though you didn't take any responsibility for months afterwards while you were still lying to people and gaslighting people and blaming everyone but yourself but now that you're back with your [ __ ] your hat in hand your little your little change tin please sir please can I can I have some change to make a video game again cuz clearly we've we've shown that we're capable and trustworthy now you're taking responsibility now you want people's money that's [ __ ] wild how that works is it uh check out our plan fantastic 2. 0 where we share how we'll fix our past mistakes and are preparing to return better but only if you pay for it you [ __ ] clowns so this is their website and I did open the PDF and here we go it's fantastic 2. 0 the plan for Recovery it's like they're addicted to blackt heroin you don't need a plan for Recovery make a game that's good and people will eventually just forget about what you did that's just how it works you can lie as much as you want but as long as you actually do something people care about and people like they'll just move on eventually I mean look at Drdisrespect that's currently happening look at pretty much anything in the world so the new 2.
0 principle honesty well there you go then you didn't have honesty as your core principle for 1. 0 which means you are not principled people so I I just don't understand the premise of like ah yeah it's all right now though cuz now we're honest like previously no honesty but now you can trust us but 2. 0 you know new year new me honesty from now on our development and marketing will be based on the principle just just imagine the self report from now on we won't be lying to you said the people who were proving those lies repeatedly like it's F it's [ __ ] it's frankly it's it's hilarious but also crazy we commit to building trust within our community Through direct and honest communication that should obviously just be like built in right we commit to openly communicating the challenges we face without concealing any details all aspects of marketing will remain clear transparent and free from embellishments [ __ ] me transparency we understand the mistake sorry mistakes and absence of past Communications we commit to ensuring transparency in development and openly providing honest and comprehensive information we will actively engage with the community on our platforms you [ __ ] blocked and banned loads of people already by the way and you've not remedied that particularly Discord to ensure everyone is informed and involved again they just want your money we'll provide regular development progress reports to keep the community updated at every stage of our work before the official release of any product we will offer free open betas for early testing to GA feedback and ensure the highest quality professionalism right this should be a [ __ ] good one then we are transitioning because repeatedly the professionalism they displayed before was somebody responded and said why is this game utterly [ __ ] and they just said like [ __ ] happens but now don't worry part of fantastic 2.
0 is professionalism brought to you by the same people a our game we've been hping for multiple years and loads of people have bought based on a lie [ __ ] happens mate [ __ ] move on what's up with you we are transitioning from a volunteer driven approach to one firmly rooted in professionalism by the way again they just called everyone in work their volunteers oh you you work here and we've not chained you up in the basement volunteer we're paying you of course volunteer just to OB fisc the fact that they were literally using volunteers to do like actual paid positions at the at the company our objective is to gather industry professionals and Specialists and improve our existing employees skills we will continuously raise all standards and practices aspiring to become the company that earns your trust and admiration good luck then you won't be getting a [ __ ] penny if I can help it like I will every time you post anything on Kickstarter I'll immediately be making a video saying guys don't back this don't don't trust them don't give them a penny if they want to make something go ahead without other people's money and then if it's good I'll say yeah this product's good but obviously the company is still this company um strategic objectives through 2024 and 2025 strengthen Community engagement active Community engagement in the development process will be achieved through regular updates feedback loops and community events on Discord and other social media platforms your social media is always just going to be like a it's just going to be a meme [ __ ] Battleground like people are just going to be clowning on you constantly for good reason transparency will be enhanced through frequent communication and regular development updates ensuring the community remains informed and engaged you just repeating yourself here raise development standards a key objective is the con commitment to delivering high quality Innovative games that me to exceed Community expectations I mean the day before did exceed expectations it actually released which is something a lot of people thought he never would do and it was in Innovative in the way that it closed down probably faster than than almost any game ever uh in fact did Concord beat it I can't remember exactly how long it took but it was pretty [ __ ] innovative in in rushing release and and death like that comprehensive testing and Community feedback will improve technical quality and showing that the final product is polished to the highest standards expand professionalism they love it they love professionalism now very very professional very trustworthy the professional development environment will be radically enhanced by attracting top talent I [ __ ] doubt fostering ongoing internal discussions and debates and improving current working conditions while advancing the skills of existing employees everyone who worked here like that had uh interviews with journalists and things like that obviously as insiders without their names going on record said that the people running this company are terrible to work for just terrible people absolutely [ __ ] clueless tyrannical so yeah go good luck with that one I guess good luck you know roping people into this one optimal working conditions will be provided to maximize creativity and productivity it's always funny right that people only say that they're going to do all these great things after the fact right after they've done all the things completely polar opposite to what they're saying now they're just going to suddenly overnight click of a finger we now know everything that went wrong and we've improved as people so drastically like obviously Second Chances you know I am for second chances in general but you add loads of chances and you continually over the course of years proved that you don't have the the moral compass or the ability to do things you know based on principle or anything like that you're doing this basically because you you see no other option because probably nobody will invest in your company anymore the rebranding process will be completed to align Fantastic's identity with its new core values of honesty transparency and professionalism things you would just expect from people usually continuous improvements all processes are fantastic will undergo continuous improvements to ensure that the community reserves increasingly better products as a result and they're going to Brand rebuild so here you go look this is the [ __ ] hard-hitting apology you were waiting for they've got a new logo it's yellow is it no it's it's blue it's my add-on that's turning it yellow for some reason so there you go if you were burned by what they did and you had complaints or criticisms don't you worry because I'm here to tell you that they have a new logo which means everything that happened put all that [ __ ] in the past because the new Fantastic brand embodied by its vibrant blue logo and bold geometric design what the [ __ ] is this what are you doing bro the new brand it's got a vibrant blue logo that means you've you've [ __ ] nailed it your back baby more than a meal visual update it signifies the company's renewed commitment to transparency and on does it does it though the clean modern aesthetic symbolizes a fresh beginning highlighting a focus on clear communication and openness with the community it doesn't it's just a [ __ ] blue logo it doesn't do any of this it definitely doesn't highlight anything subtle retro elements in the design honor the classic gaming GE emerging Nostalgia with a forward-looking vision who's whoever you paid to write this I mean you probably not paid them to be honest it's probably AI get rid of it why are you writing this after all the things you I don't I don't have words I can't speak I can't speak after all the things you've done you're writing an entire section of your comeback about your how amazing your new logo is and how your logo actually proves that you're [ __ ] you're way better now like that's wild man this new identity stands as a strong Declaration of Fantastics dedication to building trust and aligning its actions with the principles transparency honesty and professionalism I don't know bro so our mission is to create games that will be loved for decades right my mission is to [ __ ] become richy rich uh and cure every known ailment on the planet all great saying it like but that's just it isn't it uh I'm not going to read the rest of this um the plan for Recovery the the Fantastic plan for recovery it's just it's a [ __ ] meme isn't it it's just a meme so now let's head over to their Kickstarter and look at the the trailer for what they're doing and if you look people have already posted this is a reply Melo online one to Sid Alfa and this is been confirmed by multiple people when you download the demo it's got [ __ ] a folder bundled in that literally says back up this folder but don't ship it with your game with your game so obviously this is something that's come from like the the engine or or whatever which appears to be Unity so good good job so far uh very transparent very professional and then you go to we're going to look through some of their replies in a minute as well regaining trust will be tough but we're motivated to make more games if our Kickstarter succeeds so if it doesn't you just [ __ ] G it wind again aren't you with its All or Nothing model contributions will be refunded if we miss the target we value your support and all funds will go to development not profit why do you even have to say this so this is the game I wonder what it looks like on Steam in terms of reviews that people review bombed [ __ ] out of it no user reviews nobody's even reviewed it amazing um they say escape from the deadliest factories in the world with the party four to eight players experien multiple physics based challenges I mean the thing is is that even their prop Knight game looked kind of fun but at the same time who how are you going to trust these people ever you're just not going to are you I need to mute the music because if I have any if there's any company that I thought would copyright strike me randomly it's [ __ ] this one physics based game so there you go look huge so they went from developing the Next Generation open world massive huge amazing MMO game to this which is fine if this is your first project as in Indie but they're like four games in and obvious obiously of the four games they've abandoned basically all of them uh there is something interesting here though can you escape the Fantastic working conditions probably not so there is something real interesting about this they're claiming repeatedly they've disabled the likes and dislikes hilariously lil bro we ain't forgot what you've done they're saying here we understand your interest in the previous game our role in its development was significant but we do not have any rights to the game right now we are focused on a new project where we are applying for all the Les where we are applying all the lessons learned to create a product that we hope you enjoy we'd like to when somebody asked about the day before we'd like to but we have no rights so I'd imagine the Fantastic CU there was like ownership between fantastic and my toner I'd imagine my toner just own everything now and then fantastic is now solo right I could be completely wrong maybe I'm missing something or they sold the games because they're saying this about prop Knight as well they don't have and they've done this before like the long do or whatever it is that they made what it the long do I I don't I don't remember the name they made multiple other games and they either abandoned them or they released them abandoned them in Early Access by the way every single time and sold the rights to another company so they've either done that and we're going to to see like a a day before rebirth or something from some other company which I doubt or mytoner now owns that and they have nothing to do with them I'd be interested to see I'm not going to go digging into it now I might do after this video um but we'll see if my ton is completely dropped them that's [ __ ] hilarious because I think even the people involved were like quite high up at my Tona but they were clearly very unhappy with what happened so it it wouldn't surprise me if they just [ __ ] them off essentially so here's their Kickstarter and they're asking for 11,646 which is what like 12 and a half thousand 13,000 I don't know what the conversion rate is at the moment but no more than like 134,000 us for a game you're asking for like 14k to to deliver a game you've already got a demo obviously so I wonder what I wonder what that money's even for and that here we go fantastic is in a transformative phase aiming to video games that will be L for decades by blending Innovation emotion and quality with a focus on Honest Street this has been written like a [ __ ] bot mate everywhere honesty transparency and professionalism we are redefining our approach to game development to deliver the best experiences to our community and how we're doing that is just getting you to pay for it we're just getting you to oh look AI manager interest you can't you can't see that can you because my cameras is in the way there's a [ __ ] thing here that says AI manager with a a person's account on on Kickstarter so here we go we sincerely apologize for everything that happened and are committed to making things right I don't think that's going to happen personally uh here we go FAQ answering questions about their return why is the website so [ __ ] I'm going to open their Q&A in notepad because their website is just [ __ ] for me what has changed since the closure and why did you decide to return after the closure we reflected on our past mistakes and initiated significant internal changes to drive radical Improvement we've discontinued the practice of involving external volunteers and now fully committed to a more professional approach honesty honesty transparency and Community engagement have become our top priorities so not professionalism in that one Having learned from our past mistakes we've developed fantastic 2.
