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[[File: | [[File:AAflyer.png|thumb|378x378px|Flyer posted by Francis on Twitter seeking devs, artists, and animators for Agony Arena.]] | ||
'''Agony Arena''' was a Creepypasta-themed Roblox battlegrounds game "directed" by [[Francis Joseph Benditt IV|Francis]] with coding and art done by a handful of other unpaid developers. | |||
In November 2024 during his Ϫth DFE crashout, the [[Discord]] server for the game was deleted, and the project was cancelled in favor of [[Printern]]. | In November 2024 during his Ϫth DFE crashout, the [[Discord]] server for the game was deleted, and the project was cancelled in favor of [[Printern]]. | ||
== Premise == | == Premise == | ||
''Battlegrounds'' is a Roblox subgrenre which is essentially a 3D fighting game, in which players fight each other with Overwatch-style charged abilities in destructible environments. The original Battlegrounds game was [https://roblox.fandom.com/wiki/Yielding_Arts/The_Strongest_Battlegrounds#:~:text=Battlegrounds%20%26%20Fighting,Subgenre%20of%20Action The Strongest Battlegrounds], whose mechanics became would become the basis of the subgenre. Most games in the subgenre are nearly identical, with Agony Arena's selling point being that its cast consisted of Creepypasta and Creepypasta-inspired characters, including Sonic.EXE, Mario 85, and Shucks, an SML character created by [[SlingMingo]]. It should be noted that Francis was not the first to have this idea, two Creepypasta-themed Battlegrounds games had been released in the time Agony Arena was being worked on.<ref>https://kiwifarms.net/threads/francis-joseph-benditt-iv-fallenchungus-datsmojo-mojo-thatsmojo-agony-arena-dunkbunko-datsactuallymojo-noircaveat.196329/post-19169249</ref> | ''Battlegrounds'' is a Roblox subgrenre which is essentially a 3D fighting game, in which players fight each other with Overwatch-style charged abilities in destructible environments. The original Battlegrounds game was [https://roblox.fandom.com/wiki/Yielding_Arts/The_Strongest_Battlegrounds#:~:text=Battlegrounds%20%26%20Fighting,Subgenre%20of%20Action The Strongest Battlegrounds], whose mechanics became would become the basis of the subgenre. Most games in the subgenre are nearly identical, with Agony Arena's selling point being that its cast consisted of Creepypasta and Creepypasta-inspired characters, including Sonic.EXE, Mario 85, and Shucks, an SML character created by [[SlingMingo]]. It should be noted that Francis was not the first to have this idea, two Creepypasta-themed Battlegrounds games had been released in the time Agony Arena was being worked on.<ref>https://kiwifarms.net/threads/francis-joseph-benditt-iv-fallenchungus-datsmojo-mojo-thatsmojo-agony-arena-dunkbunko-datsactuallymojo-noircaveat.196329/post-19169249</ref> | ||
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On April 19th, Francis announced that he had opened a 'cord for his next game project, [[Printern]].<ref>https://kiwifarms.net/threads/francis-joseph-benditt-iv-fallenchungus-datsmojo-mojo-thatsmojo-agony-arena-dunkbunko-datsactuallymojo-noircaveat.196329/post-21168509</ref> | On April 19th, Francis announced that he had opened a 'cord for his next game project, [[Printern]].<ref>https://kiwifarms.net/threads/francis-joseph-benditt-iv-fallenchungus-datsmojo-mojo-thatsmojo-agony-arena-dunkbunko-datsactuallymojo-noircaveat.196329/post-21168509</ref> | ||
== Gallery == | |||
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File:Maw.webp|Screenshot of the character "Maw" from the original Wiki. | |||
File:Shucks.webp|Early model of "Shucks." Likely the furthest he progressed before the project was abandoned. | |||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
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* Francis attempted to get Femtanyl, an (in)famous troon musician, to write music for Agony Arena. This collaboration fell through after Femtanyl stopped responding to Francis' DMs.<ref>https://kiwifarms.net/threads/francis-joseph-benditt-iv-fallenchungus-datsmojo-mojo-thatsmojo-agony-arena-dunkbunko-datsactuallymojo-noircaveat.196329/post-19428036</ref> | * Francis attempted to get Femtanyl, an (in)famous troon musician, to write music for Agony Arena. This collaboration fell through after Femtanyl stopped responding to Francis' DMs.<ref>https://kiwifarms.net/threads/francis-joseph-benditt-iv-fallenchungus-datsmojo-mojo-thatsmojo-agony-arena-dunkbunko-datsactuallymojo-noircaveat.196329/post-19428036</ref> | ||
* The Agony Arena page on the original FallenChungus Wiki was written by AI and contained almost no useful information about the game. View an archive of the page [https://web.archive.org/web/20250212162308/https://fallenchungus.fandom.com/wiki/Agony_Arena here]. | * The Agony Arena page on the original FallenChungus Wiki was written by AI and contained almost no useful information about the game. View an archive of the page [https://web.archive.org/web/20250212162308/https://fallenchungus.fandom.com/wiki/Agony_Arena here]. | ||
* A project file for the game can be found [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hYkCUpldwaR7yGeCvXoKxg6WQDNiKcsK/view here]. (Offsite archive forthcoming) | * A .rbxl project file for the game can be found [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hYkCUpldwaR7yGeCvXoKxg6WQDNiKcsK/view here]. (Offsite archive forthcoming) | ||
== References == | == References == | ||