What is 5 nights at freddy's story. Scary stories and mystical stories. What is animatronics
The Five Nights at Freddy's mobile game series has gained popularity due to its interesting gameplay and horror atmosphere. Horror penetrates to the bone ... The most interesting thing is that fear is pumped up gradually. Very few games in this genre can boast the same quality. During the game, the blood literally freezes in the veins. The developers have done their best. Such high-quality mobile toys have not been seen for a long time.
Many people are interested in the history of Freddy Fazbear's pizzeria. Of course, it is always interesting to know the creepy details. And here the developers have outdone themselves. History is replete with terrible facts, murders, mysticism and incomprehensible phenomena. The plot is so famously twisted that you do not always understand what is at stake at the moment. For now, though, let's get back to the game itself.
A little about the game
The bottom line is that the player needs to hold out for five nights in a pizzeria as a security guard. Everything would be fine, but at night evil animatronics crawl in the building, who are eager to kill the main character. You can only watch them with the help of cameras. If the hero coped with his task, then at the end of the game he is given a check and offered to roll on all four sides. However, not many can withstand five nights.
Animatronics are so hostile towards humans because they perceive them as an exoskeleton. In accordance with their machine thinking, the puppets decide that there is nothing for the naked exoskeleton to crawl around the room, and they try with all their might to stuff it into the suit (shell). Here is the end of the man. Since the inside of the shell is full of piercing and cutting objects. Fighting animatronics is pointless - they are much stronger. Yes, and such an opportunity is not provided by the gameplay. The player can only run away from the bloodthirsty dolls in a panic or simply prevent them from approaching by hiding in a special room. Few games can cause a feeling of hopeless horror in a person. 5 Nights at Freddy's is one of those.
The main opponent of the player is an animatronic named Freddie (he is a bear). He tries to kill the main character by all means available to him. To avoid this sad fate, you need to competently move around the building, avoiding the paws of the animatronics. Now let's see how scary the story of Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria is.
Start
According to the official chronicle, initially Freddie's pizzeria had a completely different name. Back in 1987, the institution was called Fredbear and Friends and was a family restaurant (like McDonald's). Nothing remarkable happened at that time. All the horror began in the first part of Five Nights at Freddy's, when an institution called Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria was opened on the site of the restaurant.
This is where the horror begins. A certain person, educating a new guard on the phone about the unseemly behavior of local animatronics, mentions the fact that five children have disappeared within the walls of a pizzeria. According to him, the children were killed, and their bodies were stuffed into the animatronics. The most interesting thing is that in further development plot, it becomes clear that this very telephone “well-wisher” killed the children. He himself will die a terrible death. He tried on an animatronic costume and was crushed by a metal frame.
Soon, the customers of the pizzeria began to complain that some kind of foul-smelling liquid was flowing from the animatronics. As we understand, all this time the corpses of children were decomposing in them. The administration decided to close the pizzeria for a long 27 years.
Bite 87
In the same 1987, an animatronic named Foxy acted out the birthday of one of the little visitors. The boy's friends stuck the birthday man's head into Foxy's mouth, which he did not fail to take advantage of and bit off a fair amount of the poor fellow's frontal lobe of the brain. All this happened after the animatronics acquired bad smell. Perhaps it was this incident that caused Freddy Fazbear's pizzeria to close.
Be that as it may, the "Bite of 87" played a positive role. Now the children were protected from vicious, stinking dolls. However, this is not the end of the story. The story of Freddy's pizzeria will continue in almost 30 years.
27 years later
Almost 30 years later, Freddy Fazbear's Pizzeria is reopening. And again, terrible things begin to happen in it. Guard Schmidt now fights the willfulness of the animatronics in a tougher mode. However, now the puppets are controlled by the spirits of the murdered children. And they only want blood.
Apparently, Schmidt is the guy who called the previous guard on the phone, since no calls were received on his shift. Accordingly, he is the killer of unfortunate children. It is only natural that their spirits do not rest until Schmidt is out of his guts. Not a very happy ending. But the scary stories about Freddie's pizzeria do not end there. It is worth noting that after the death of the culprit, the pizzeria burns to the ground due to a shorted wiring. Good way finish the game.
Bitten
Around the same time that Schmidt is fighting the animatronics, a boy who has lost a piece of his brain is trying to fight off the dolls in his house. True, how the animatronics were able to leave the pizzeria and get into his house is not clear. The guy is armed with just a flashlight. However, he successfully survives this nightmare. Unless, of course, the player knows what to do.
It is clear that after all the horrors experienced, the boy becomes unbalanced (to put it mildly). It is logical to assume that now his place is in a lunatic asylum. However, this does not happen. It seems that the story of Freddie's pizzeria is here, as it were, and nothing to do with it. But on closer inspection, this story is an important addition to the plot.
mini games
In addition to the main plot, Five Nights at Freddy's also has side mini-games. Their graphics are reminiscent of Atari or Nintendo classics in many ways. They are not part of the plot and are a regular bonus. However, they schematically talk about what happened to the poor kids and much more. Most users miss such uninteresting moments. Moreover, the history of Freddy Fazbear's pizzeria already has a bunch of interesting moments.
Mini-games help the user to better understand the essence and plot of the game. However, they do not carry any practical value. There are no bonuses or any other "delicious goodies". That is why many prefer to skip this uninteresting stage.
Conclusion
All parts of this game are made very high quality. For a long time there were no such exciting platformers. The atmosphere of piercing horror is the hallmark of 5 Nights at Freddy's. The history of the pizzeria is replete creepy stories, corpses, murders, mystical events. The plot will not leave anyone indifferent. Even the most demanding horror fans will find a lot of interesting things in this game. Let's hope that soon the game will be released on PC. It would be interesting to see the full version. Is it possible that the PC version will be better than the mobile one? Hardly.
Five Nights at Freddy is a horror game with a unique storyline and a small range of actions that the player can perform. Despite the ease of management, not everyone manages to go through all the nights.
The plot of the entire series is based on the fact that the guard is on duty at the toy factory and receives a call from an unknown person. It becomes clear that this place is not safe, as some toys come to life at night. The hero's goal is not to die. To do this, you need to monitor the movement of animatronics with the help of surveillance cameras. In the office, you can close the doors and turn on the light in the corridor, but it’s worth saving energy - if it runs out before six in the morning, we will die.
An interesting fact was that in FNaF there is a newspaper with a photo of one of the toys. Most curious is the fact that the blurry text around the edges is nothing more than Scott Cawthon talking about himself. And if you look for something about him on the net, then there is little information. And those who want to know the biography are enough. Fortunately, in FNaF 3 there is a gift for fans of the series.
The text is written in English, and if translated, you can find out about an interesting dream of Scott Cawthon. The developer admitted that he often suffers from nightmares and sometimes even wanders in his sleep. Once he dreamed that one of the animatronics was standing in the corridor. He immediately jumped out of bed and tried to close the door, but it turned out that it was blocked. In the FNaF series, this means that someone has already sneaked into the room and will soon attack.
He also said that FNaF was his last chance to create a real game. Scott even tried to raise money from investors, but in the end did not receive a penny. However, this did not stop him, and a remake of animatoronics was created (it used to be a children's application in which you need to run and collect items). As you know, the game has become one of the most popular, and almost all well-known let's players have not bypassed it.
Toys could have been called differently if the developer had not become attached to those that he used when creating. However, he did the right thing, as the current names have become truly popular and recognizable and memorable.
For those who wondered why Foxy looks crooked and shabby, there was an answer. It turns out that the developer created it in the car, when in 2013 he drove for 14 hours to visit relatives. Under such conditions, it is difficult to develop a 3D model, but as it turned out, Foxy benefited from this - his appearance is really strange and frightening. By the way, it was the children of Coughton who first tried the horror story with Foxy.
Freddie could also be different, but not in terms of appearance, but in terms of his purpose. In the released versions, he moves around the building, which is incredibly frightening for gamers. He must be constantly monitored, otherwise he will sneak into the room unnoticed and attack. The original version was simpler: Freddy would only appear if the energy dropped to zero.
These Interesting Facts only the most attentive could learn about Scott Cawthon and the game itself. Perhaps there are other Easter eggs that are also well hidden, so no one has yet discovered them. By the way, here is the original FNaF 3 Easter egg. Maybe you can read something else interesting.
(Created from the FNaF series of games)
Background:
A few years ago, a new animatronic was brought to Freddy Fazbear's pizzeria, who was supposed to bring orders to visitors, walking around the hall, but he was not completely ready. The old animatronics, Freddie, Bonnie, Chica and Foxy, didn't get along well with her at first, something didn't happen. One night, Chika was attacked by Gold Freddy, and Chiara, having beaten Gold with a crowbar, thereby saved her and won favor with the guys, except for Foxy, because he still doubted her devotion to new friends.
Two years later, when Chiara was walking around a pizzeria, she was attacked by Gold Freddy and offered her to make a deal with him so that her friends would not suffer from his paws. He said: “If you do as I say, it’s clear to you, otherwise everyone who is dear to you, whom you managed to love, will suffer, understand? Do it, and no one will end up in a landfill ... at least until I want it to ... ". And what else could she do? She had to go through with it for her own friends. And from then on, she did everything he said (well, almost), until the time came for the plan in which she was the main key link. Gold Freddy wanted to get rid of the old animatronics so that, together with the Puppet, put new ones in their place and get rid of the girl at the first opportunity. The girl only knew that the GF would want to run a pizzeria, but she did not know that they wanted to remove her friends. One day, Foxy overheard the dialogue between Chiara and the GF about the plan, but he didn’t hear what he was talking about.
As the years passed, Chiara became more and more attached to her new family, and she even wanted to refuse the deal with the GF, but she could not, because she knew what would follow. In addition, Gold Freddy began to treat her not like a slave, but like a friend ... almost, and when she felt bad, he came to her in order to support her and get information about his enemies. And then one day, Foxy put her in a corner, and said that he knew that Chiara was working for the GF, and that he knew everything about them. The girl admitted that yes, she works for him, and yes, he has a plan, but she does not do it for herself, but for their sake, for their own safety. Naturally, Foxy does not believe her, and therefore, grabbing her by the hand, he led her to Freddie so that she would finally confess everything to him.
At the pizzeria, Chica and Freddie sat on the main stage while Bonnie adjusted the guitar. This place is usually quiet in the evenings, but due to the fact that Foxy flew in, holding Chiara's hand, he immediately went to the guys.
Foxy, what's going on? - Chica asked, concerned about his condition, getting off the stage and running up to him, - And why are you holding Chiara's hand?
This is because, - he began to answer - this is because we have got a "mole", by whose name after all I do not want to name. She betrayed us all!
Foxy, calm down, - Bonnie told him in a calm tone, putting away the guitar, - And what did she do wrong ... again? She…
She works for Him, you understand? Everything that we talked about, this girl passed on to the GF, and she also started something with him for a couple, but what exactly - I did not catch.
To her? Come on. It seemed to you, I guess. Many people can say whatever they want, but ...
No, Bonnie, - she suddenly told him in a muffled voice, in which notes of sadness sounded, - he is right. It's true, I work for him, but understand that I'm doing this for you!
Hearing this from her, Freddie was a little ... out of his mind from what her friend said to her, and Bonnie and Chica opened their mouths. At that moment, there was a deathly silence that hung over the guys like that for about five to six minutes. After a long silence, Freddie went to the window and looked at the cars passing by, collecting all his thoughts in a heap.
But ... but why? - asked her older brother, who had an unpleasant surprise on his face, - why are you like this?
I would like to tell everything, but I can not, forgive me. I promised him. If I tell you anything about his intentions or plans, Gold will kill us...
That is, all of us, except you, right? - said, in the end, Freddie, without turning to her, - You know perfectly well what this animatronic is, and still made a deal with him? What were you thinking then?
I then thought about you, how many times can I repeat this! If I didn’t do this, then he would have killed everyone a long time ago, and even though he keeps his distance from you ...
What do you think, that we will not stand up for ourselves? - Foxy interrupted her, who was already ready to lather her neck for these actions, but Chika stopped him, shaking her head negatively, - We would have torn it up a long time ago and sent it to a landfill scrap metal, where he belongs!
Foxy, calm down. Chiara, if you told us everything right away, we could help you, but since you made a deal with him and were on his side for so many years ... You are no longer one of us. Now go... now.
But Freddie... she...
Foxy! Let her go and let her go somewhere else. I'm sorry, but I have no other choice. Chiara, get out before I change my mind.
When Foxy released her, the girl immediately threw a last look at the guys, as if apologizing for everything, but they already looked at her as an enemy of the people. The girl had tears, and she ran deep into the pizzeria, and when Bonnie ran after her to catch up, Freddie stopped him, grabbing his hand in time.
Let her go, Bonnie.
But Freddie, she...
Bonnie, I'm sure the loneliness will bring her back to her senses. Now let's go, we have a lot of things to do.
Meanwhile, at the other end of the pizzeria, Chiara sat on the floor and looked at the pendant that Freddie had given her: it contained a photograph where they were all together as a family, until this terrible moment. The girl, closing the medallion and hanging it around her neck, began to cry in despair. A minute later, Gold Freddy approached her, and, looking at the girl, extended his hand to her, saying that she should get up. Seeing him, the girl turned to him and snorted in displeasure. Then the GF himself took her by the hand and lifted and wiped away the tears that flowed from her eyes.
That's what I warned you about, Chiara, - he began a monologue with her, - if you paid less attention to them and expressed feelings for them less, then everything would be better.
Shut up, Freddy! - she said in an unhappy tone, looking at him with scarlet eyes, - If it weren't for you, none of this would have happened! If I had not agreed, then everything would have been different, and ...
Bite your tongue, girl, - the GF interrupted her, in a fit of anger, grabbing her by the throat and putting her against the wall, - If it weren't for me, you would have been in the dump a long time ago with the rest! And… *calmed down a bit, released Chiara.* And if it wasn't for our meeting, they would have been dead already, so I should say thank you. In addition, for some reason, when I see you, I want to give you something, but what exactly - I don’t know yet.
Maybe freedom? To be honest, I do not want to carry out your orders and assignments at the expense of the guys anymore. I feel so bad after what that Freddie did...
The GF sat down next to the girl and put his hand on her shoulder to somehow calm her down, and she looked at her hand, and then at him. A certain blush played on Gold's cheeks, which was barely visible, for which he mentally cursed himself.
Don't worry, my dear minion. When it's over, I assure you, they will never hurt you again.
Chiara smiled weakly at him and, thanking him for reassuring him, got up and waited for what to do next. It was not visible in front of her eyes, but what Gold said did not calm her down at all, but, on the contrary, only worried her, because because of his words, the girl was more worried about the guys than ever.
Okay ... - said, finally, the GF, when he got up, - Let's go, we have a lot of things to do.
When they left, Bonnie secretly followed them, because he seemed to be the only one who really believed her, and in order to once again make sure that the guys were wrong about his sister, he followed after them, hiding in the shadows and trying not to get in their eyes.
So, here I will be posting different facts and stories about "5 Nights at Freddy's" as I am alerted.
At the moment I plan to lay out a couple of facts, stories and "secrets"
If you see a mistake in the text, throw a slipper and tell me where the mistake is.
Oh yeah, GramNazis are not welcome. I have a stake in Russian.
If you have any ideas or would like to help complete the guide, feel free to knock on the PM. I don't bite.
A bit about the history of the pizzeria
Some people think that during the day this is a chic place, but no matter how it is. Sometimes on the walls of the right corridor you can see posters of a crying child. Pretty strange.
Also, newspaper clippings about missing children sometimes hang on the walls of a pizzeria (a trophy?)
Some say about the missing 5 children in a pizzeria, but I can’t translate exactly.
Rumor has it that Yellow Freddy is also involved in the "evil" deeds of the animatronics. Well, some even consider it a repository of corpses ... Well, for example, he looks without an endoskeleton and looks dead when he appears in your office. There are many facts about keeping corpses even in the Animatronics themselves (why do you think Freddy is so chubby?)
Also, on 4-5 nights, our Phone Friend dies at the hands of Freddie (or Yellow?) A little later, the words "inside out" come, which can only be read in reverse mode. At 5 nights in the kitchen you can hear moans in the kitchen. Is this our friend in agony? It was very scary when I heard it for the first time.
Pretty messed up with the kills and the "souls" of the Animatronics...
I'll update this section soon because it's too late.
Mysterious kitchen
Still, I know that the camera in the kitchen does not work. But the fact is, does a person work there and why won’t they fix it? This we will never know. Having studied in detail the map of Freddy's Pizzeria in Garry's mode, it turned out that Yellow Freddy was sitting there. But this fact has not yet been confirmed. My
the fifth point is too fat and sweaty to scour the American source and find out what the hell Yellow Freddy is sitting in the kitchen. But I have 1 fact about this. At 4 a.m., the boy is interrupted as if by a scream of agony. This is Yellow Freddy. This can be understood by his cry at the end of the call. At about 4-5 nights, "looking" at the kitchen camera, you can again hear these sounds of agony. At first I thought it was the phone dude lying there in agony, and then I turned on the deduction and realized that Yellow Freddy was sitting there. I'll post screenshots soon.
Conclusion: The kitchen is the base of the Yellow Freddy
After "half a year" I took screenshots.
A couple of facts and videos
The other day I found one very interesting video. There was a recording as if straight from the Pizzeria!
And it's pretty weird...
Here you can find a lot of things to complain about:
1. They are quite broken in appearance... How did they win the hearts of children in the first place?
2. Run away? Don't let them escape? Did the Animatronics have a "soul" and its remnants are trying to communicate with the outside world? It is very strange that people do not notice this.
3. They look like they are very old... I would give 30.
The following videos are popular videos from The Living Tombstone
In translation, the whole plot is almost revealed there:
1. "Our life was taken by a villain" Hmm...
2. "Our souls are compassionate, which we have decided, and are forced to fulfill this role" Are they working to return the souls? VERY INTERESTING....
3. "Be our friend, stay and protect us" I almost cried at this phrase ...
To be honest, I'm more concerned with dealing with Animatronics than with killing children etc. It is very interesting what kind of villain who keeps them locked up since 87? (Well, so the song says: D) Is it really the administrator of the pizzeria? Very confusing.
Also, almost everyone knows that 5 children disappeared in a pizzeria. POSSIBLY the souls of these children have "inhabited" the Animatronics and seek revenge. (5 soul - Golden Freddy)
The facts will be added in the future.
Death or Game Over screen.
After you are caught, the Game Over screen appears (well, or in Russian End of the game)
Freddy is sitting on the table in the pantry. Eyes on the nose. Human. Duck here. As our Phone Dude says - When the anime girls catch you, they put you in the anime costume. And it's not meant for anything. Well, it will be a very painful, and rather deadly "operation". Well, here is the result. Michael in an anime costume. Well ... almost.
Scream of animatronics.
Animok's main "weapon". This scream is the scream of the child from Incident 87. Only louder.
Golden Freddy has the same scream. Only more distorted.
Many wonder why foxy is in such a state? Here is the answer I was able to find.
In a pizzeria, there is a certain incident "Bite of 87":
In 1987, Pirate Bay was still working where foxy lived. It was an ordinary day.
Freddy took the kids to Pirate's Cove. They played something like "Where's Frost?" Well, they found Foxy and he started telling his stories. One of the children began to tell something to the parent, but in the meantime foxy began to "break". After that, Foxy bit off the frontal part of the child, but he survived. Foxy was closed but not turned off. He sat like this for 20 years and his suit wore out. Here's a fan story.
Call 5 a.m.
Unfortunately, Google is very crooked and this is what he translated from the reverse playback of the 5 a.m. call:
It would have fled before even you could use illegible right, you'll be staying at my funeral they'll all know I bring joy hand cream
I'm not a translator and can't translate accurately. But if you are very interested, here is a video with a reverse call loss
But as I understand it, it's about the fact that Michael can't run away and the fact that the caller likes to get carried away with this business
Custom translation of a person with the nickname Sterben69, for which many thanks to him.
Would run in front of you and your back (Static)
Easily possible to use with lab/toilet(?)
Interval event live relied
You were right that I would cripple you
MY MOURNING THEY WILL ALL KNOW THAT I BRING THE JOY OF CREATION
A little story about how I broke the game. Since FNAF 1 is a pretty "old" game .. Because of the lags, it can be broken. For example, I broke it so I could not lower the tablet. As a result, the end of the current turned out like this ..
Over time, new photos will appear. Not all at once.
In the morning, afternoon and evening, the children's pizzeria lives a fun life. Children sit with their parents at the tables and eat various goodies - they are entertained by four animatronics on the stage, sometimes they play with them. It is always noisy here, the atmosphere of fun and celebration reigns. It would seem that a real paradise for children and adults who have found perfect place for spending time with the offspring. However, no one guessed that a completely different atmosphere reigns here at night. Halls, corridors, kitchens are plunged into darkness. A barely visible ray of light falls on the animatronics standing still on the stage, illuminating their barely visible silhouettes. It would seem that everything is dead, and so it will be until the dawn of a new day ...
So thought Mike Schmidt, getting a job, it would seem, completely trifling job - a night watchman. Arriving on the first day, he relaxed and prepared to meet the next six hours in peace. But when, looking at the cameras, he noticed that one animatronic was not in place, he was not weakly surprised. And when, after some time, I saw him standing near the door of the guard post, I realized that his worst nightmare had come in his life. The hare stood motionless, in the same position as on the stage. His mechanical, seemingly lifeless eyes looked at Mike with malice and hatred, like a predator that has finally cornered its victim. And then the phone rang on the table.
The answering machine worked, and the caller, without any preludes, in a hurry advised Mike to act - quickly close the door by pressing the button on the wall next to it, and wait for the monster to leave. The guard is in a hurry to fulfill the advice, without even thinking about who is calling and what goals he is pursuing, and with bated breath he waits for the rabbit to leave. To his surprise, this is exactly what happens - the steps are removed. Mike exhales in a relaxed way and glances at the camera, where, to his horror, he sees that the second animatronic has left the place and, like the first one, hurries to Mike, but from another corridor. He knows what to do and acts immediately. At this moment, the light in the room begins to flicker, the cameras on the monitor appear and disappear. Not understanding what's wrong, Mike looks at the dashboard on the table. The battery icon flashes on the small monitor. There are 10 percent left. And when the energy runs out completely, the light will go out, the doors will open, and the mechanical monsters will take it with them. Or even worse. Mike, feeling panic, immediately pulls himself together. 10 percent... But he's not going to give up just like that.
It is in this tone that the famous series “Five Night’s at Freddy” is sustained. In a short period of time, she has become popular among horror fans and let's players, she has a lot of enthusiastic fans who study video games for numerous Easter eggs, plot theories and just enjoy the unique atmosphere. In two years, four games in the series (plus one non-canonical) have been released, and each has found a fan and a hater who compares it with the previous or next part. It would seem, what is so special about this series that it has gained such popularity?
The answer should be sought from the developer - Scott Cawthon, an independent programmer who, until the first part, tried to create the perfect game for himself. His ideological inspiration was the pizzeria, where little Scott regularly went with his parents, where, as in the game, animatronics were present. It is still unknown if they scared him, or if he was interested in making them the most terrible opponents, but, nevertheless, it was they who became the main enemies. Second source of inspiration - own dreams. Scott admitted that he often suffered from nightmares, where he woke up in his own room and saw an animatronic standing at the door. Putting together all the experiences, Scott began to develop the ideal, in his opinion, the game, which was to become his main work in life.
The development was accompanied by interesting facts. For example, Scott even started a small fundraising auction company, but did not receive a cent, from which he suffered from depression for some time. The design of the famous animatronic named Foxy was the result of working on a model during a trip. Well, Coughton came up with the names for the heroes by accident - that was how the 3d models of the animatronics were called at first, but he got so used to them that he decided to name the opponents officially.
And so, the long-awaited event happened. On August 8, 2014, "" was officially released on Desura, and on the 20th on Steam, having previously passed the test in Greenlight. Then the versions for "Android" and "iOS" went on sale. And the game paid for itself almost immediately. In the first week, YouTube was flooded with numerous reviews, letsplays, and explanations of plot theories. Scott himself did not expect the project to “shoot” like that, although he believed in its success.
So what exactly is Five Nights at Freddy's? This is a point-and-click horror game with simple mechanics but rather complex gameplay. Our management gets a security guard who got a job on night shifts at a local pizzeria. On his first duty, an unknown man calls his office and warns of a possible danger: out of control animatronics, which, contrary to safety precautions, must be activated around the clock so that their mechanisms do not become clogged. But the trouble is that robots perceive any person as an exoskeleton that urgently needs to be put on a suit, which means the hero is in danger.
What we have? A tablet with which you can view the cameras (there are eight of them) and watch the animatronics in order to prevent them from entering the office in time. If this happens, the hero needs to close the door (or doors, if the enemies came from two sides) and wait until they leave. What is the difficulty? First, energy. It is spent quickly if you use the tablet and doors, and if you do not touch anything, then it leaves very slowly. In the last levels, the energy will go faster and faster, so clear tactics and a quick reaction to one or another action were required. If the energy still ran out, then the light went out, the melody "Toreador" sounded, and in a moment the screamer of Freddie the bear appeared. End of the game.
And so - all five main levels (nights), plus the sixth bonus (very difficult) and the seventh special (you can choose the frequency of appearance of certain animatronics).
Secondly, the animatronics themselves. There are four of them: Bonnie the hare, Chica the chicken, Foxy the fox and Freddy the bear, which became the objects of numerous fan arts after the release. Each of them has a different tactic, each going their own way to the office, which makes the task more difficult as you have to keep track of several robots at the same time. What is interesting: when they notice that you are watching them, they freeze and look directly into the camera, which slows them down a bit (but, nevertheless, they “break” the camera and move on). The exception is the fox Foxy. The player needs to prevent her from leaving the “scene”, otherwise in a matter of seconds she runs (she runs, the animation of her run is one of the main horror elements of the first part, which often scared) right into the office.
In general, among the fans, it is the first part that is considered the most terrible, and therefore the best. The atmosphere was very tense and gloomy, and it's not just the creepy animatronics (although their screamers are scary at first), but also the implicit details: quiet melodic sounds coming from somewhere off the stage, Freddie's laughter, footsteps, animatronics moaning, newspapers with news about the deaths of children. In addition, at some point, the robots were shaking strangely and saying something, while their speech was accelerated and unclear. All this made it possible to fully plunge into the atmosphere, to feel in the place of the protagonist and experience the same sensations as he: fear and the desire to live. After the first passage, you will surely have an unpleasant aftertaste in your soul, and the darkness in your house will seem frightening.
At the end of it all, the plot. You can't tell at first glance if Five Nights at Freddy's has it. It would seem that the plot is trivial, and serves only as a reason for the events taking place, but this is actually not the case. He is, and very confusing and mysterious. This fact is warmed up by numerous "Easter eggs" encountered as you progress: a newspaper clipping mentioning a certain "Bite of 87", where one of the animatronics inadvertently bit off the head of a child, strange inscriptions "It's me", the identity of the unknown caller and his further fate, etc., which gave rise to many theories among fans of what is happening. And it was in the first part that the most important secrets that migrated further were revealed: which animatronic committed the "Bite of 87" and who is really behind all this?
However, "Five Nights at Freddy's" was not to everyone's taste. Some critics and players did not appreciate the novelty because of the too simple gameplay for horror. It would seem that there is such a thing? Sit, but poke the buttons in time! Also scolded because of the high complexity and primitive graphics. However, thanks to original findings, the project from an independent developer managed to gain popularity, so Scott set about developing the next part that same year. Moreover, there were already funds for it, and there were more and more ideas.
"" was released on November 11, 2014 on Steam and gained no less popularity than the original. Fans immediately began to discuss game events, the number of streams and reviews on YouTube exceeded all norms. Interest in the series has never been gaining momentum.
The plot of the second part is a prequel that tells about the events of 1987 (when the Bite of 87 happened). The main character gets a job as a security guard at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza pizzeria and from the very first night he is faced with an active attack of out of control animatronics. Despite low salary and high risk, the hero works out six shifts and leaves, after which another guard (phone guy) steps in, and then the same bloody incident occurs that marked the beginning of the mysterious events of the first part.
In terms of gameplay, the sequel made a rapid leap, which is why only the concept remained common. This time they had to confront as many as ten bloodthirsty animatronics. Six new ones were added to four acquaintances - four of them turned out to be “updated” versions of the first ones, two were completely new and very dangerous enemies. The goal is still the same - to prevent them from getting to you. And this could be done only by dressing in a Freddy mask (some animatronics mistook you for “their own” and retreated), it was also required to illuminate the hall and ventilation shafts on both sides of the protagonist. In addition, start the box in time in one of the rooms so that the “boss”, from which you cannot escape, does not get to you. This was the whole difficulty: it was necessary not only to repel the attacks, but also to ensure that the box did not stop playing, which turned the last nights into a game of reaction. It turns out that "Five Nights at Freddy's 2" is the most difficult part of the series (although some consider it the third).
Mini-games were also added, appearing between missions (not always) and made in the style of toys on the Atari. They had to perform certain tasks, but for the most part they carried only plot loads, only confusing an already fragmentary and incomprehensible plot. But, nevertheless, it was they who allowed to reveal some plot details. Thus, the mysterious Purple Man appeared in them, responsible for numerous murders of children, which led to the idea of his participation in the "Bite of 87" (this has not yet been confirmed). There was even a theory that it was the phone guy helping out for the entire five nights. The fact is that in the sixth (additional) he says that he will change us for the next night, and the seventh night, as you know, is customizable - it was possible to set the frequency of the appearance of one or another animatronic - which evoked the idea of his ability to regulate them as you please. This theory was fueled by his figurine, in whose hand was a little thing that looked like a telephone receiver.
The plot of the second part gave rise to additional leitmotifs for the search for numerous theories. Despite this, he had a lot of “holes” in the first two games (namely: why did the animatronics from the original part look worse? where did the other animatronics come from and why did they try to kill the hero, because the souls of children were not imprisoned in them?), therefore, all the hope was for the upcoming third part, the development of which Scott began immediately after the release of the second.
Five months later, Five Nights at Freddy's was finally released on Steam and immediately took first place in terms of sales (even surpassed Counter Strike Global Offence). From that moment on, there is still debate about whether it should be considered a revolution or a degradation of the series?
What did the third part bring? Firstly, the plot took us as much as thirty years after the events of the original. This time we were in the role of a nameless night guard suffering from a nervous illness. He was assigned to guard an abandoned amusement park built on the site of a former children's pizzeria (the same one). On the second night, the only animatronic was brought to him - Springtrap, who, according to tradition, tried in every possible way to get to the hero. He, armed with a sound module and security cameras, opposes him, but the fear of a mechanical enemy now and then gives rise to monstrous hallucinations in the form of animatronics familiar to us, which greatly interferes. And then everything is standard: five main nights, the sixth nightmarish and the seventh customizable. Various mini-games appear between levels, in which all the animatronics are taken apart by the same Purple Man. There are also hidden mini-games, the passage of which does not carry much plot meaning, but allows you to end up with a good ending.
Secondly, the gameplay has changed only in part, but in the direction of complexity. The essence is the same - we look at the cameras, look for enemies, if we see manifestations of a hallucination - we quickly switch, otherwise the glitches will get us, the equipment will break and the rabbit will come running. In addition, it was necessary to observe the equipment necessary to fight the animatronic, but which often broke down. Moreover, the further the night, the more often breakdowns occur, and it takes time to fix them. It seems to be nothing complicated, but whether it's a bug or a "feature", Scott made it so that in fifty percent of the cases the rabbit gets to the main character from the last room during a breakdown in a few seconds and the game ends. By the way, screamers remained, but only with phantoms - the main enemy himself only flaunted a mutilated "muzzle".
And thirdly, some interesting plot details have finally been revealed. And the most important thing is connected just with the Purple Man. While his identity has remained a mystery, we've been made clear that he's the one responsible for killing the children, and he's dismantled all the animatronics since the events of the original. This moment happened before the third part, so it was a pleasant surprise to find out what role the Purple Man played in this part. However, many are still haunted by the mystery of what happened to him next: after the raging fire, Scott lightly hinted that he still remained safe and sound.
Thus, despite the obvious disadvantages in the form of an unattractive gameplay, “leaky” (many details were not explained and the secret of the “Bite-87” was not revealed, but even more questions were added) and an illogical plot (in the yard of the 20s 21st century and hardware hasn't evolved), Five Nights at Freddy's 3 has more positives. However, fans were expecting something completely different. Some of them were finally convinced that Cawthon was focused on commercial success, but this is not known for certain.
Therefore, no one was surprised when, a month later, Scott began to delight fans who believe in worthy ending series, numerous teasers, in which the most curious tried to discern the details of the future game, but none of their theories turned out to be reliable. However, when the trailer came out, the situation changed dramatically. Even those who began to be skeptical of the series, once again believed in its success. Scary and short, but offering a slightly different concept, the trailer couldn't help but set the right mood, making you look forward to the release.
Scott made a real revolution in the series. Five Nights at Freddy's, which was released ahead of schedule (July 25, 2015), despite the repetitive concept, made a rapid leap up in technical capabilities. Everything has changed: the entourage, partly the gameplay, the plot and even the graphics (very solid, especially by the standards of an independent project). Scott managed not only to return the atmosphere of fear, hopelessness and tension, but also multiplied these qualities at times, thereby forcing the second and third parts to fade against the background of the continuation.
This time, we had to play as a nameless boy whose tragic story was gradually revealed in the form of small mini-games after certain nights. Moreover, at first it is not entirely clear how they are connected. However, the brutal ending literally put everything in its place. Every night, the boy had to defend the room from the invasion of frightening animatronics, who tried in every possible way to get to him. Moreover, they looked like the creations of a sick fantasy - collapsed, frightening, with ominously shining red eyes and knives instead of fingers. It sounds similar, but it actually turned out much better. No cameras, no third-party equipment, no battery charges and no masks. We are free to focus only on our own feelings. They ran to the door and listened. Nobody breathes in our ear. Great. We shine in the corridor. Also no one. We run to another door - we repeat the operation. Great. We run up to the bed and shine on Freddie's toy - he sits and does not move. We run to the closet - no one. And so time after time. All this gives rise to real adrenaline sensations, as if we ourselves are forced to crawl around the room and shine into the corridors, afraid that the next creature would not watch us.
To diversify all this, a mini-game “Catch Springtrap” was launched between levels, where, if we caught a rabbit with the light of a lantern at the right time, the next level was reduced by two hours (albeit one time). A trifle, but nice. The animatronics were the same, but on the fifth night, Fredbear (golden bear) was added as the "final boss", who performed the same actions as the others, but more persistently and faster. And then, after the fifth night, something happened that the fans had been waiting for a long time, building numerous theories that turned into ashes in an instant: we were shown the famous "Bite of 87". And they showed it without any pathos and forewords. Fast, hard and unprincipled.
The nights that followed added to the already depressing feeling. And what is most interesting, finally, a strange chest was shown and the inscription that accompanied it: “Some questions must remain unanswered. Bye…". What this meant is not clear, but Scott immediately promised persistent players a small addition that reveals all the plot details. But instead, he released only an update that changes the appearance of the characters, making them more sinister under the entourage of Halloween. And soon special modes were added that either made the passage easier or made it more difficult. For example, a card that reveals opponents could help the player. Or vice versa, the screen went completely black, and we were told to focus only on the sounds.
It would seem, that's all. Scott put an end to the series, closing all the plot details, albeit not explicitly, while making the finale truly memorable. Now that he is raising enough funds and giving half to charity, Scott is free to do whatever he wants. However, either the desire of the fans, or his own interest, or maybe really commercial success make him sit down to develop ... a role-playing game. Moreover, according to the FNaF universe with animatronics in the title role, although she will not be connected with her plot in any way.
As for the secret plot, numerous "holes" and incomprehensible events, Scott painted a vague picture that can be regarded in two ways. But, contrary to the opinions of numerous fans, many theories were unofficially thought out (one of the foreign bloggers came closest to the truth, stating that main character and the boy who had his frontal lobe bitten off - two different person). There were also interesting facts, each of which, to one degree or another, contradicted the year in which the famous bite did occur: in 87 or 83? The problem, it would seem, could be solved by the addition promised by Scott, but it never came out, which means that there is still no clear picture of what is happening. It's a pity.
With regards to the series, to date, Scott has put a fat cross on it, at least in the form of games. All that he wanted to say, he said, while in two years he managed to almost bury the series, and solemnly resurrect it. Despite the pleas of the fans, he is in no hurry to reveal all the cards, and in general he keeps silent in every possible way. And for the impatient, at the end of 2015, he announced the release of ... a novelization. "Five Nights at Freddy's: The Untold Story" is an alternate storyline that runs parallel to the original installments, and there are no concrete details yet.
But that is not all. Recently, the network slipped the news about the film adaptation of the famous horror. It caused both a storm of joy and indignation. We are waiting for the official announcement. Thus, it becomes clear that the development of the series continues outside of video games, but the future will show how everything will end up in practice.
Finally, I want to say that the franchise came out very ambiguous. On the one hand, it revived a long-forgotten subgenre of horror (sit, click and get scared, like in the games of the 80s), had an interesting concept and original opponents, and also a mysterious and incomprehensible, but thought-provoking and juxtaposing story plot. On the other hand, it hasn't really changed. The graphics were the same (except that they got better in the fourth part), the gameplay was the same, and the number of illogical and contradictory moments would have been enough for all four volumes of Marx's Capital. Only the enemies and the tactics of dealing with them changed, but this was not enough. The fourth part, fortunately, was different from the second and third, which almost put it at odds with the rest of the series. And, interestingly, she has more haters than fans who claim that “these childish games” (explained by the fact that many of her fans have not even reached the age of 15) are needed by the author only because of the money.
But, nevertheless, if you look at the situation with a sober look, you can see one thing: the series remains popular to this day. And let her push you away innovative approach and the target audience, it’s still worth trying it for the sake of interest. Especially if you want something fresh in your favorite horror genre.
But here the light goes out. The office doors automatically open, letting in an unpleasant chill and an atmosphere of fear. A quiet and funny melody begins to sound. Mike knew she meant the end...
