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CMV: Five Nights at Freddy’s is a genuinely good series with good gameplay and storytelling


Many people when asked may tell you that Fnaf is a cheap repetitive jumpscare game with very poorly written lore and bad storytelling and I strongly disagree, as someone whose been a fan of the series since 2015 I just never understood or agreed with that think the series has way more merit then people give it credit for and that it’s in fact quite good

Gameplay: The series gameplay and horror I find to genuinely be very good, while obviously not on the same level as something like silent hill Fnaf still offers its own unique yet effective experience that gives you a lot with very little, the game has a well balanced and solid gameplay loop with a good difficulty curve that doesn’t overstay its welcome and creates a series of games that are enjoyable and well designed for what they are and that I’m still able to go back and revisit. The horror is my favorite part of the game, many claim it’s morhinf more then cheap jumpscare horror but I’d actually say it’s atmospheric horror, the Fnaf games are dripping with atmosphere and are great at building tension. Everything from the look of the building, the lighting, sound design, and character designs all serve to enhance the experience and the horror and as for the jumpscares while they certainly aren’t scary in the slightest (with the debatable exception of Holstein Freddy) I don’t think it’s fair to say that it’s the core of the horror or that it all the games have to offer because in reality the jumpscare are nothing more then a death screen, something to indicate that you lost essentially, and the fact that they’re completely avoidable and there’s none your forced to experience, you can theoretically go the entire game without experiencing a jumpscare and it still remains effective and tense. While it’s an extremely minimalistic series I don’t think that means it’s bad and I think it offers a solid experience for its price  

Sequels: people often claim that the sequels are repetitive and just the same thing over and over again and to that I have to disagree, each installment in the series is able to mix things up enough to keep it fresh by offering new esthetics/atmospheres, expansions on the story, and different gameplay mechanics and the series is able to evolve when needed

Story/lore: the story is certainly very flawed in a lot of aspects it’s also a great asset and I’d argue is good overall, the series utilizes visual storytelling and I feel the way it presents its narrative is engaging. A main criticism I hear is that the story is made up as it goes along and I actually think this is 100% correct, however it’s not necessarily bad at all,I feel like each game (with the exception of 3) has a narrative/lore that functions well on its own out of context while also effectively and naturally building upon things that were previously established in part games and the series is full to the brim of unique and creative concepts and ideas 

If you choose to respond please be respectful and if you want me to elaborate on anything said I’d be happy to do so. Thanks for reading!
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I’m not sure how you expect your view to be changed. You can like whatever you like for whatever *reasons* you like it. 

The series has never appealed to me because the way it tries to scare you is more or less the same every time. It’s a surprising, loud noise. To me it isn’t nearly as fun as many of the resident evil games, silent hill, etc. Those titles have atmospheres and situations that are unnerving or scary for a variety of reasons, that make the player uncomfortable in more ways than surprising them with a loud noise. 

 The game can have an interesting story, sure. But when the actual gameplay boils down to repetition of these jump scares, it gets old very, very fast.