so you are saying that the fanbase ruins the game? That is just a stupid complaint that has nothing to do with the game itself. Now then, seeing the game myself, i can't understand the complaint of the day 1 and 6 not having any differences. Does Freddy come after you himself during Day 1 and 2 as well as the latter days? No he doesn't.
I agree that there is far too much hype, but the game is still quality.
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I understand the point of the review, but criticizing the fan base's reaction isn't really proper for a review of the project itself. Otherwise the review was very good, even if I disagree.
You have to remember that the entire game was made by one single person all by himself. He worked really hard on this and it does seem like quite a shame that the reception was rather mixed with people praising it too much and others hating on it for being too popular. It is also unfair to judge the game from the fanbase...which has no association with the game whatsoever.
I thought this was a very practical review. Yes, the fan base SHOULDN'T affect your enjoyment of a work, in an ideal world, but the sad truth is that for many people the fan base can ruin the experience. This reviewer gave an honest opinion of the game itself, then said that s/he couldn't enjoy the game because the fan base is insane. There's probably plenty of people who can't stand insane fan bases who would find this review a useful warning to stay away from the game. It's not like every opinion out there has to be perfectly refined and objective before it can be shared. Just my thoughts on the matter.
If the fanbase has already affected your opinion (Hype Backlash, etc.), then you shouldn't have much need for a review in the first place. More why people often call out the whole fanbase inclusion, after-all, fanbase experience it's more optional, since these are just people that happen to like the same thing, hence there's an unpleasant fanbase (on whichever way) about literally everything. Bob/Alice is a narcissistic, close-minded, Fandumb who just happens to like a certain piece or work, but is more likely not that way because of said piece of work and behaves that way with other opinions (tastes, ideologies, etc).
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Over Hype kills the Game.
I remember being first introduced to the game, I was browsing Tumblr tags and out of rabid curiously, decided to take a gander at it.
Five Nights at Freddy's is a very minimalistic game but works that into the whole setting about it, at face value this game is just sitting around, ensuring that the characters in the game don't get you... and honestly that basically true. Its the concept which stuck out to me, Being stuck in a working environment with near to nothing to do and causing you to become extremely paranoid is something that most horror games wish they could do but often fall flat on there face, This game does it quite well, Problem is it doesn't expand upon it.
Aside from the four stated characters behaving in different ways and having the AI increase there difficulty, there is no difference between Day 1 to Day 6 of this game, meaning its a one shot barrel game. Played it once then never to be picked up again, and furthermore, the constant trial and error approach to this game is also its down fall allowing people to get bored of the characters stale AI movements.
Do not game me wrong, I love this games concept. The design for the robots are rather clever having a Uncanny valley look to them making the creepiest nights you will have on your first try, but I honestly think this games biggest let down is the fan base.
This game, is about a hour long, 2 or 3 hours if you aren't really the best at it and for such a short game it has such a fanbase to the point of the games undoing. A majority of the fan community will ask or beg Streamers, You Tubers or any major media content creators to play this game, entitling its a very scary game, raising there expectation to proportions far to high to be exceeded, Fan Projects, Fan art ( and of course rule 34 ) has spread across the vast seas of the internet, making its name heard from any corner of this ocean of content implying the game is something big and special when all it has in sort is a small unique game with a concept unexpanded upon, leaving many disappointing )
My time of writing this, there is a sequel in development with many of those said fans being delighted by the whole ordeal, meanwhile I can agree me and thousands of other people will be preparing for our subscription feed to be spammed with FIVENIGHTATFREDDYS 2 ELECTRICBOOGALOOSHADOWTOO videos.