History VideoGame / GartenOfBanban

** Chapter 7 averts this, although it does have a few collectibles, including six spotlights.

** The seventh chapter sees Sir Dadadoo remain the overarching threat, with his army of mind-controlled minions all acting on his behalf (though only [[spoiler:Nabnaleena, Bittergiggle, Opila and Tarta, and Banbaleena]] directly try to attack the protagonist at various points, as [[spoiler:Tamataki and Chamataki never gets a proper encounter, only briefly causing a minor scare before collapsing the elevator beneath them]] and [[spoiler:Kittysaurus]] only appears in the final battle alongside the rest of the army [[spoiler:except for Bittergiggle, who had died]]). In addition, although Syringeon harboring the final piece of the scepter was why the protagonist went looking for him, he starts off as a minor antagonist who captures them and tries to attack them at one point, only to eventually ally with them once he is baited into a trap, then saved from a Naughty One. [[spoiler:Syringeon also attacks the player at the end of the chapter]].

** Every game from the third onward features a hallucination sequence that Stinger Flynn inflicts on the player. The third game is [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness the only one]] where multiple of these hallucinations take place, featuring flashbacks where Stinger is playable. The main formula is that Stinger Flynn is attempting to go to the beach, and the player, Banban, Captain Fiddles, Opila Bird, Nabnab, and Zolphius (who is absent from the first hallucination featuring this group, but appears in those in all other games off in the distance from the main group) are along for the ride, only for chaos to interfere at the end of the hallucination. Even considering that these hallucinations are the only time Captain Fiddles ever appears in person, the lineup is maintained despite changes that happen to several over the course of the series (Banban, Opila, and Nabnab appear in the sixth game's hallucination prior to [[spoiler:Nabnab being [[OneWingedAngel mutated]] by Banban to fight Sir Dadadoo, Opila being subsequently revealed to be one of Dadadoo's Naughtified minions, and Banban subsequently [[HeroicSacrifice sacrificing himself]] so the player can escape Dadadoo]], causing the seventh game's hallucination to be [[spoiler:the only physical appearance from Banban and Nabnab in the entire game, portraying Nabnab in his non-mutated form and Opila in her non-Naughtified form (though she also cameos in this form in the game's ending)]]).

** Every game from the third onward features a hallucination sequence that Stinger Flynn inflicts on the player. The third game is [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness the only one]] where multiple of these hallucinations take place, featuring flashbacks where Stinger is playable. The main formula of the hallucinations, which makes its debut in the third game, is that Stinger Flynn is attempting to go to the beach, and the player, Banban, Captain Fiddles, Opila Bird, Nabnab, and Zolphius (who is absent from the specific hallucination featuring this group, but appears in a separate hallucination in the same game, all other games following it have him off in the distance from the main group of characters) are along for the ride, only for some mayhem and chaos to interfere in the mission at the end of the hallucination. Even considering that these hallucinations are the only time Captain Fiddles ever appears (the player encounters copies of him (one gigantic, the rest already dead) in the second game, but the original Fiddles has yet to appear in-person), the lineup of characters is maintained despite changes that happen to several of them over the course of the series (Banban, Opila, and Nabnab appear in the sixth game's hallucination prior to [[spoiler:Nabnab being [[OneWingedAngel mutated]] by Banban to fight Sir Dadadoo, Opila being subsequently revealed to be one of Dadadoo's Naughtified minions, and Banban subsequently [[HeroicSacrifice sacrificing himself]] so the player can escape Dadadoo]], causing the seventh game's hallucination to be [[spoiler:the only physical appearance from Banban and Nabnab in the entire game, the same hallucination portraying Nabnab in his non-mutated form and Opila in her non-Naughtified form (though she also cameos in this form in the game's ending)]]).

** Every game from the third onward features a hallucination sequence that Stinger Flynn inflicts on the player. The third game is [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness the only one]] where multiple of these hallucinations take place, featuring flashbacks where Stinger is playable. The main formula of the hallucinations, which makes its debut in the third game, is that Stinger Flynn is attempting to go to the beach, and the player, Banban, Captain Fiddles, Opila Bird, Nabnab, and Zolphius (who is absent from the specific hallucination featuring this group, but appears in a separate hallucination in the same game, all other games following it have him off in the distance from the main group of characters) are along for the ride, only for some mayhem and chaos to interfere in the mission at the end of the hallucination.

* OnceAnEpisode: Each level has a door that's out of the way and is not required to be opened to complete the game, oftentimes being locked out if the game progressed too far. However, there are often lore bits behind the doors. [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness The first game's]] had an extra collectible for the keycard, a hidden egg that could be given to Opila (hence, triggering her final chase before collecting the egg or giving it to her [[PermanentlyMissableContent locks the player out of getting the card]] during that run), while others had the keycards out of the way, often requiring backtracking. The room in the first game is ''technically'' visible already, as it is the room briefly seen during the opening cutscene, other games have these cutscenes be in rooms the player is required to go to, and from Chapter III onward, the unlockable room was standardized into a conference room layout with a character on the wall (whether a character the player already encountered, such as Tamataki and Chamataki in ''III'' and Sir Dadadoo in ''VI'', or a character yet to be introduced at the time, like Syringeon in ''IV'' and Brushista in ''VII'') and lore bits on the whiteboard.

** Chapter 4 has two separate chases involving Bittergiggle. One where he baits the player in the darkness of a room and chases them until Sheriff Toadster throws a Toadstar at him. The other takes place shortly after Bittergiggle makes Queen Bouncelia laugh, forcing the player and Toadster to escape from him to the elevator.

** Chapter 7 has Syringeon engage in a brief one, when the player opens a door to a room they are in, leading the surgeon to chase them, only stopping when the player baits him into a trap and unleashes a Naughty One on him, forcing him to agree to help the player in exchange for stopping the Naughty One. Another takes place when a [[TrojanHorse Trojan Tarta]] is brought into the theater in Cityngeon. [[spoiler:Opila and Tarta, both among Sir Dadadoo's Naughtified forces, emerge from it and chase the player]].

* {{Egopolis}}: In Chapter VII, a major location is ''Citynegeon'', named similarly to Syringeon who is the mayor of the city.

** Chapter 2 has Nabnab chase the player through a warehouse, Opila Bird chase the player again, and then Banbaleena chases the player until Jumbo Josh squashes her flat.
** Chapter 3 has a demonic Banban chase the player while riding on Tarta Bird until Jumbo Josh attacks
** Chapter 4 has Bittergiggle chase the player until repelled by Sheriff Toadster or escaping
** Chapter 6 has a Naughty One chase the player who escapes with Bittergiggle and Banban
** Chapter 7 has Syringeon engage in a brief one, while Opila and Tarta emerge from a TrojanHorse to attack.

* OnceAnEpisode: Each level has a door that's out of the way and is not required to be opened to complete the game, oftentimes being locked out if the game progressed too far. However, there are often lore bits behind the doors. [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness The first game]] had an extra collectible for the keycard, while others had the keycards out of the way. From Chapter III onward, the room was standardized into a conference room layout with a character on the wall and lore bits on the whiteboard.

The first chapter was released on January 6, 2023, with a second chapter (treated by the devs as a separate game, ''Garten of Banban II'') released on March 3, 2023, a third chapter (treated as a separate game, ''Garten of Banban III'') released on May 5, 2023, a fourth chapter (treated as a separate game, ''Garten of Banban IV'') released on August 11, 2023, a fifth chapter (treated as a separate game, ''Garten of Banban VI'') released on December 20, 2023, and a sixth chapter (treated as a separate game, ''Garten of Banban VII'') released on May 10, 2024.

* {{Egopolis}}: In Chapter VII, a major location is ''Citynegeon'', named similarly to Syringeon.

** Chapter 7 averts this, although it does have a few collectibles.

* ApologeticAttacker: Banban tricks the player and attacks them while they are distracted. Banban later apologizes and says he would have used sedatives instead if he had any.

** The seventh chapter sees Sir Dadadoo remain the overarching threat, with his army of mind-controlled minions all acting on his behalf (though only [[spoiler:Nabnaleena, Bittergiggle, Opila and Tarta, and Banbaleena]] directly try to attack the protagonist at various points, as [[spoiler:Tamataki and Chamataki never gets a proper encounter, only briefly causing a minor scare before collapsing the elevator beneath them]] and [[spoiler:Kittysaurus]] only appears in the final battle alongside the rest of the army [[spoiler:except for Bittergiggle, who had died]]). In addition, although Syringeon harboring the final piece of the scepter was why the protagonist went looking for him, he starts off as a minor antagonist who captures them and tries to attack them at one point, only to eventually ally with them once he is baited into a trap, then saved from a Naughty One.

* {{Egopolis}}: In Chapter VII, a major location from the trailer is ''Citynegeon'', named similarly to Syringeon.

* SpeedySnail: Slow Seline is a yellow snail that usually moves slowly but can immediately rush to the protagonist if they move when her eyes are closer together. In a video during Chapter VI, she lunges with incredibly speed as she escapes from a holding cell.

** Posters in the theater in Chapter VII refer to productions titled ''The Lick of '78'' and ''The Hour of Banbanning'', referencing [[Franchise/FiveNightsAtFreddys The Bite of '87]] and [[VideoGame/PoppyPlaytime The Hour of Joy]].

** Posters in the theater in Chapter VII refer to productions titled "The Lick of '78'' and ''The Hour of Banbanning'', referencing [[Franchise/FiveNightsAtFreddys The Bite of '87]] and [[VideoGame/PoppyPlaytime The Hour of Joy]].

* ShoutOut: The car dream sequence in the third chapter opens with Banban saying to the player [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim "Hey you, you're finally awake."]]

** The seventh chapter sees Sir Dadadoo remain the overarching threat