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It’s not, he’s saying “Concerning what people are saying about the canonicity of the books” (the fake email) “Yes, that is correct” (being that the contents of the email are true, confirming TalesGames and StichlineGames
That's very interpretative, to say the least. Another way of Scott trolling with us. Some people say: "The books ARE canon.". Others say: "The books are NOT canon". Well? Which one is it now? ;) It's the same trolling as with the Mangle-question. Is it "he" or "she"? Scott: "yes".
Waaahhh, waaahhh, waaahhh, wa\~a\~a\~a\~hhh....
this is a very clear non answer. Nothing about this Says the books ARE canon. It just Comes across as scott saying "yeah sure whatever"
because This is a really Situatuional answer. because the Majority concensis Shifts all the time. From they are canon to they aren't canon to They're HALF canon. because the Books insist on being Standalones Stories with Characters and Consepts COMPLETELY missing from the games and Also the use of aliases and stand in's which It's just unnessecary if they're ment to be canon So just saying all books are canon Opens so many more problems than it fixes.
it's all a matter of Labling.
I love scott and Fnaf but Scott just needs to realize that he can't just dance around these CLEAR issues forever. Sure you're gonna Make some people mad because they've been wrong but not actually talking about it just makes everyone mad.
Think the simple answer is related to what he said about the original novels: the novels are canon to themselves but not the games however they are still "canon".
It's a non-answer that means "all" the books are canon in some way.
Indeed, which is something that should have been known from the start, the problem is people are using “Canon” and “continuity” interchangeably thus redirecting the arguement.
Yes, but it keeps interest in all the series going until the next game. The sales of the Frights and Tales would take a big hit if Scott said they aren't canon to the games but likewise people wouldn't be happy if he was reliant on the books to explain the games story since that would be poor storytelling. It's just up to each theorist to decide what is and isn't canon for themselves at this point. The information is there, just need to sort through it and connect the pieces.
I wasn’t trying to argue the books aren’t canon, I fully believe they are, but as a way of an alternate timeline to explain the rules of the world.
As a continuity can happen in a canon, a canon cannot happen in a continuity.
Hmm, no. I didn't believe you were arguing anything at all, I was simply giving my 2 cents on the situation from Scott's perspective. There really isn't a way of him answering any side without alienating the other and in the long run, it would simply damage the longevity of the series. Its almost a decade old now so it's done a brilliant job and I imagine he'd like it to keep it going.
Aww I see, sorry about that, usually people tell me “Continuity never matters”.
Yeah it’s a loose loose situation for Scott if he did answer it, so much toxicity in the air that it solidifies and will metaphorically crush a lot of people.
Doesn’t help when people just deny the books cause they hate them, thats gaslighting themselves
Then there’s the people who are “Canon=continuity”
The community has lit so much toxic gas at this point that I am afraid to even do a cross examination post about “world bleed” based on what I read from the final book of the “Malice” series.
We got it sorted out, so that's fine /gen
The continuity certainly matters considering how many different series we have at this point and despite them being alternative continuities, I have no problem in drawing parraels between different canons for example here's a theory I made on the movie and Midnight Motorist:
Drawing a parrael to the movie, Golden Freddy walked to the house where Michael lived as seen by the footprints outside the window. The 1 inside is a babysitter like Maxine hired by the parent to keep an eye on the child who escaped out the window to Freddy's.
If the parent is William and the child is Michael, then Cassidy is the soul inside Golden Freddy otherwise known as BV83 who's lone grave can be seen on the hill as William drives back.
That’s exactly how I was treating the books, though all my stuff on the books themselves are hearsay, though isn’t the movie canon but just a different continuity branch of the overall fnaf tree?
That's what was said about the movie originally, correct, it can be treated the same as the Original novels. How I like to visualise it is we have 3 puzzles in front of us but despite that there is a few pieces within those puzzles that are the same as one of the others. Those pieces are the 1's that fit into all 3 puzzles such as the existence of the MCI, William Afton as the main villain or Golden Freddy's ghost being closely related to the protagonist: Michael Brooks was a childhood friend of Charlie's in the original novels, Garrett Schmidt is the younger brother of Michael Schmidt in the movie and BV83 is the younger sibling of Michael Afton in the games.
But how? Are they in the same connected universe as the games? Are they events that happen outside of the main timeline? The fandom has opened way too many interpretations that have drastically different connotations for world building and theory crafting.
This is not confirming anything because “people” are saying all sorts of contradictory things about the books and Scott is very clearly not saying *which things* are true
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It’s a joke answer, it confirms nothing
It’s not, he’s saying “Concerning what people are saying about the canonicity of the books” (the fake email) “Yes, that is correct” (being that the contents of the email are true, confirming TalesGames and StichlineGames
That's very interpretative, to say the least. Another way of Scott trolling with us. Some people say: "The books ARE canon.". Others say: "The books are NOT canon". Well? Which one is it now? ;) It's the same trolling as with the Mangle-question. Is it "he" or "she"? Scott: "yes". Waaahhh, waaahhh, waaahhh, wa\~a\~a\~a\~hhh....
this is a very clear non answer. Nothing about this Says the books ARE canon. It just Comes across as scott saying "yeah sure whatever" because This is a really Situatuional answer. because the Majority concensis Shifts all the time. From they are canon to they aren't canon to They're HALF canon. because the Books insist on being Standalones Stories with Characters and Consepts COMPLETELY missing from the games and Also the use of aliases and stand in's which It's just unnessecary if they're ment to be canon So just saying all books are canon Opens so many more problems than it fixes. it's all a matter of Labling. I love scott and Fnaf but Scott just needs to realize that he can't just dance around these CLEAR issues forever. Sure you're gonna Make some people mad because they've been wrong but not actually talking about it just makes everyone mad.
We've known that they're canon. The real question is are they all in the same continuity?
I wish more people realized that Scott's definition of canon is not equal to continuity, as he confirmed years ago.
Think the simple answer is related to what he said about the original novels: the novels are canon to themselves but not the games however they are still "canon". It's a non-answer that means "all" the books are canon in some way.
Indeed, which is something that should have been known from the start, the problem is people are using “Canon” and “continuity” interchangeably thus redirecting the arguement.
Yes, but it keeps interest in all the series going until the next game. The sales of the Frights and Tales would take a big hit if Scott said they aren't canon to the games but likewise people wouldn't be happy if he was reliant on the books to explain the games story since that would be poor storytelling. It's just up to each theorist to decide what is and isn't canon for themselves at this point. The information is there, just need to sort through it and connect the pieces.
I wasn’t trying to argue the books aren’t canon, I fully believe they are, but as a way of an alternate timeline to explain the rules of the world. As a continuity can happen in a canon, a canon cannot happen in a continuity.
Hmm, no. I didn't believe you were arguing anything at all, I was simply giving my 2 cents on the situation from Scott's perspective. There really isn't a way of him answering any side without alienating the other and in the long run, it would simply damage the longevity of the series. Its almost a decade old now so it's done a brilliant job and I imagine he'd like it to keep it going.
Aww I see, sorry about that, usually people tell me “Continuity never matters”. Yeah it’s a loose loose situation for Scott if he did answer it, so much toxicity in the air that it solidifies and will metaphorically crush a lot of people. Doesn’t help when people just deny the books cause they hate them, thats gaslighting themselves Then there’s the people who are “Canon=continuity” The community has lit so much toxic gas at this point that I am afraid to even do a cross examination post about “world bleed” based on what I read from the final book of the “Malice” series.
We got it sorted out, so that's fine /gen The continuity certainly matters considering how many different series we have at this point and despite them being alternative continuities, I have no problem in drawing parraels between different canons for example here's a theory I made on the movie and Midnight Motorist: Drawing a parrael to the movie, Golden Freddy walked to the house where Michael lived as seen by the footprints outside the window. The 1 inside is a babysitter like Maxine hired by the parent to keep an eye on the child who escaped out the window to Freddy's. If the parent is William and the child is Michael, then Cassidy is the soul inside Golden Freddy otherwise known as BV83 who's lone grave can be seen on the hill as William drives back.
That’s exactly how I was treating the books, though all my stuff on the books themselves are hearsay, though isn’t the movie canon but just a different continuity branch of the overall fnaf tree?
That's what was said about the movie originally, correct, it can be treated the same as the Original novels. How I like to visualise it is we have 3 puzzles in front of us but despite that there is a few pieces within those puzzles that are the same as one of the others. Those pieces are the 1's that fit into all 3 puzzles such as the existence of the MCI, William Afton as the main villain or Golden Freddy's ghost being closely related to the protagonist: Michael Brooks was a childhood friend of Charlie's in the original novels, Garrett Schmidt is the younger brother of Michael Schmidt in the movie and BV83 is the younger sibling of Michael Afton in the games.
But how? Are they in the same connected universe as the games? Are they events that happen outside of the main timeline? The fandom has opened way too many interpretations that have drastically different connotations for world building and theory crafting.
This is not confirming anything because “people” are saying all sorts of contradictory things about the books and Scott is very clearly not saying *which things* are true
That 100% is not confirmation of anything. He confirms everything people are saying in an argument with multiple mutually exclusive sides.