Comments on: FNAF: It’s Just Too Scary

By: duckofindeed

duckofindeed — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 02:19:24 +0000

I had a nightmare about Chica the other night. Shudder. It took me a while to recover from the games. I would stay still in my bed and keep my eyes closed tight, for fear of seeing something horrible in my room if I opened them. Visits to the bathroom are also a no-no on nights like that. Once I’m in my room with the door closed, I never come out again. I feel better once enough time has passed, but if I watch gameplay videos for the games again, I’m back to sleepless nights of terror again.

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By: Andrea Gabrellia Sanchez

Andrea Gabrellia Sanchez — Tue, 22 Sep 2015 02:01:29 +0000

When I heard about FNAF 1 I was dared to hear a Fanmade recording…for a whole year I was doomed to sleep with my closet light on,a bucket of water at my bed,my bible,and a knife to cut the wires of the deamonized animatronics. Now after one whole year I still have the nightmares of being chased by Bonnie foxy Freddy Cica. Now I can read the FanFictions but I think tonight I will stay up ALL NIGHT

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By: duckofindeed

duckofindeed — Fri, 18 Sep 2015 02:47:25 +0000

I completely agree, if they do a good job with the movie, I think FNAF could remain a classic for a very long time. My first true horror game was Slender: The 9 Pages, and while it’s scary, it’s also a very shallow experience. Slender Man is scary, but his design is not that interesting. There is no story. I don’t even have a clue why my character is doing what they’re doing or where they are. It’s scary and fun when it’s new, but it’s not an experience that really stuck with me.

FNAF, on the other hand, has such an intriguing backstory people can’t stop thinking about, and the animatronics are able to be scary, yet at the same time, memorable characters. (Foxy is my favorite, too. In fact, it was an amazing Foxy cosplay at a comicon, with both moving ears and blinking eyes, that made me look into the series to begin with.) FNAF has something special that makes it more than just a horror series.

FNAF is just such a unique series, it’ll be interesting to see what new horror gameplay it can inspire. I just really hope the movie does it justice, so that FNAF can become a horror classic. I personally want this movie to be a success. We’ll see what the future holds….

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By: wallcat

wallcat — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 16:48:59 +0000

If the movie is done right it could become a cult classic. I think the animatronic designs have really helped with the game’s success as you can easily put them on merchandise or people enjoy creating fan art of them and picking a favourite (Foxy is mine.) A lot of the other horror games I enjoy – such as Outlast and Amnesia – don’t contain any strong designs that can inspire people in that sort of way. The details also keep people coming back to look for more. It’s one of those games that people love to talk about as a result, and I guess that’s really worked in its favour. I never played Slender, but it’s on my to-do list.

The mechanics in FNAF are quite clever and give it a unique type of scary, but unfortunately for me, it’s also why I don’t enjoy it very much. I found that there were times where I didn’t really know what to do and wanted them to come so that something exciting would happen. Of course, I also didn’t want them to come either because that’d be kind of scary😛. I hope that this does inspire designers however, as I think this could be the start that paves the way for new and interesting horror mechanics.

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By: duckofindeed

duckofindeed — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 14:52:22 +0000

The game is indeed pretty spooky. Just from watching gameplay videos for FNAF, I have experienced many sleepless nights…. It’s funny how this stuff can scare us at home, as I know that, logically, Chica is not going to be lurking around my kitchen at night, and yet I still can’t help but get in bed at night and squeeze my eyes shut for fear of seeing a shadow in my room if I dare open them. Shudder.

What I find most interesting of all is the fact that the guy who created the game actually has had nightmares about it. Apparently Bonnie frightens him the most. I am more afraid of Freddy for some reason, and yet I did have a dream the other night where Chica came after me…. I was in the office in the game, and she just walked into the room, stared at me, then pounced. I’ve never been so afraid of chickens before.

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By: Dina Farmer

Dina Farmer — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 08:53:46 +0000

That is a game that sounds far too scary for me. I’d be sleeping with the lights on and every window locked and I might have to check the doors a few times and keep the TV on. Maybe every light would be on in the house……LOL No thank you!

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By: duckofindeed

duckofindeed — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 21:41:39 +0000

That’s one thing I found interesting about the game, how you have to wait for the animatronics to come to you rather than being able to actively avoid them. I have played another horror game, Slender: The 9 Pages, a few times in the past, and you can just avoid Slender Man, which is not an option in FNAF. It’s rather frightening being stuck in one place. It forces you to make decisions to keep the characters away as opposed to just running from them.

I agree that the theories for the games and the reactions people have while playing is really the best part of FNAF. I love the interesting backstory, and I love simply watching people get terrified. And I do love the design of the animatronics. These kinds of details make the games more than just another horror series that’ll be replaced once the next scary thing comes out. I’m excited about the movie, too. I just hope it has an interesting story like the games and isn’t just about “jumpscares” and things like that.

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By: wallcat

wallcat — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 21:20:24 +0000

I played the 5 nights on the first game. It was scary at first because of the whole waiting part of it. In most other horror games I’m walking my way in, but in FNAF I’m waiting for them to come to me. It stopped being as scary once I adjusted to it and learnt what to expect from the system. I watched all of the other games; To be honest, I don’t really enjoy the gameplay and I find it far more entertaining to delve into the theories and watch people’s reactions. I feel like I want to be a fan though and so should buy all the games eventually. The animatronics are really creepy, yet fun at the same time. I’m really looking forward to the film that may arise from this too.

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