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springtrappd · 4 months ago

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At least the environments look nice also like I wonder who the player character is also also wonder what happened to luis cabenera kinda feels like a story plot left loose yeah? Also also also like I think the designs look cool but it’s missing something if you ask me feels like a old point and click adventure game

the environments look nice in the sense that they're generically aesthetically pleasing, yeah, but they're just that -- generic. it's the same problem with the designs; at first glance they're alright, yeah, but then you remember that these are meant to be from the same era as FREDBEAR and go "wait a minute". they're far, far too polished for what they're meant to be -- what shit from the 70s have you seen that isn't at least a little, idk, dated? that's fuckin gleaming?

why would fazbear's be an attraction if there was a competitor pulling this shit? if it was their own contractor doing this? why should we care about the small-town drama of a few dead kids when there's apparently been this grand apparatus existing outside our view this entire time? these guys are cheap enough to still be using springlocks when they've got this shit figured, & to constantly reuse parts from old animatronics -- but they have a giant factory full of fully functional fuckers just chilling? so the toys weren't that big of a deal then? so the funtimes weren't afton's insane magnum opus then? Okay cool (SCREAMS INTO HANDS)

"but will they're a contractor taking commissions! that's why they all look like they were made by completely different people from different eras! they're supposed to look different to each other!" just because something intentionally looks bad doesn't mean it stops looking bad. it just means they made a thing that looks bad. on purpose.

#Vibes are such a huge part of what makes fnaf fnaf, and i'm not typing a bigass analysis of how scott used lighting + character design + environmental design + cinematography + sound design to create some real timeless shit, but i will say that he sure did & this evident if you Look. With Your Eyes. i've had a whole examination of fnaf as a gothic horror marinating in the back of my brain for a while, & i think it's worth at least touching on that here, because it's a big part of why this shit doesn't hit. freddy fazbear's pizza is a haunted house; it is melancholic and lonely, built on a foundation of grief. circus baby's is haunted in a different way -- it's true '70s sci-fi, all industrial corridors to nowhere and machines that sweat with you. circus baby's is alive and the pizzeria is long dead. these are the two different flavours of classic fnaf #Vibes: are you in its stomach or its heart? can you hear its bones creak? does it care about you?

sotm -- in all of its promotional material, at least -- doesn't have that. it could be anything, and in so doing it is nothing. like they're just sauceless guys idk what to tell you!!

BUT YES. REST OF THE ASK. the green jacket we see our new protag wearing makes me ugh because it's the colour usually associated with charlie; novel!charlie wears a green bomber jacket in the graphic novels, game!charlie had a special green security bracelet & the security puppet had green eyes. i am praying they're literally just some guy but considering how insanely stupid the rest of this has been i'm looking forward to being disappointed

and yes luis cabrera is an abandoned plot thread, just like the rest of ar. and hw1. and sb. but we can't blame them for that when they're putting all their time & focus on what the series REALLY needs: shit to put in your youtube thumbnail!!!!!1!!!!!11!1!!!!

#speaking!#asks #anon #long post #discourse

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smth-somethin · 2 months ago

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genuine question. why the emphasis on losing a hand w/ SOTM & the PAX booths? is our protag wearing gloves to hide that they’re missing one, too, maybe? Or like other people were guessing, we’re just definitely gonna lose a hand. Maybe this protag will be relevant later?

Ik ppl might not want it, but is it abt Cassie’s dad?

also guessing that we’re getting small teasers every Monday till release now.

#FNAF #five nights at freddy's #SOTM #the mimic #also hi I’m still alive #just tired & busy #secret of the mimic

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chloesimaginationthings · 4 months ago

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Shout out to the new FNAF protagonist from SOTM,,

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shiningstarr15 · 23 hours ago

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Ok enough time passed. I finally processed and gathered my thoughts (I think? These may still be subject to change bc I’m very indecisive 🫤)

Uh so um

🚨Spoilers for FNAF Secret of the Mimic!🚨

We good? Ok

So as I mentioned before, I watched Dawko’s gameplay of SotM. And man I gotta say.. first impression overall.. was it was NOT what I was expecting. And that’s not a bad thing.

So I’m gonna try and break it down in sections.

First gameplay.

I haven’t played it myself. Haven’t quite decided yet if I wanna. But from what I saw. Gameplay looked pretty solid. It definitely gave me the vibes of being trapped in some kinda carnival themed haunted house. The gameplay reminded me of a combination of poppy playtime and outlast (again, not bad things as I’m a fan of both franchises, I don’t compare for negative purposes).

The horror aspect was definitely turned up a notch from the last free roam game Security Breach. Which makes sense bc the aura of this one felt more eerie and unsettling than the whimsy that was felt in SB. One reason I feel this could be is bc this place was abandoned. And abandoned buildings tend to have more of an ominous feel than something that isn’t. The chase sequences were a nice touch, especially Jackie and her stretchy limbs, were very disturbing.

For the most part, I can see how this plays similarly to SB, with having the free roam aspect as well as collecting items, listening to tapes, and even the added feature of completing puzzles (I don’t remember if SB had those, I could be misremembering) I did get a bit of Amanda the adventurer vibes too from collecting the film reels that revealed the M1 and the connection to the Murray’s.

The only thing I suppose I could criticize with gameplay is that it sometimes feels a little overwhelming with the exploration aspect. Perhaps it’s my own personal preference of more linear gameplay for things that do have an end goal to be met. And I know that I would probably get lost or forget too many things trying to do all those things at once. It’s not a bad thing it really is just a personal preference thing.

The characters.

Ok I just gotta say. Arnold has gotta be the REALEST protag we’ve ever had in fnaf. Bro was questioning the ENTIRE time why he was even doing this, for a scum bag corporation like fazbear entertainment, literally after completing 30+ hour shifts. FazEnt continues to be absolute SCUM that treats their employees like shit.

Speaking of which, it was nice to see the a bit more into the beginnings of FazEnt, with William and Henry actually CONTRACTING Edwin to make the springlock suits. It sucks that it seems that they were using him to take him for all he was worth in the end, but it also sadly aligns with the characters. Edwin didn’t finish the designs so they made their own (you can tell Edwin’s were FAR more durable).

Also it was REALLY cool to finally get a look at the Murray’s! Edwin really does come off as someone that means well, but he just goes in too deep and puts too much pressure on himself, burying himself in work to where he can’t even care for his son. Fiona was a nice added touch, considering she had died in childbirth in the tales book. And David.. that poor kid. He got a very bad short end of the stick his whole short life.

The new characters were really cool. I do like Jackie’s design even if she scares me shitless (cmon she’s MASSIVE) and i really did like dollie as a character (I IMMEDIATELY clocked Heather masters voice lol) and her molten form was NUTS. Also THE OG CHICA is something I was NOT expecting to see but I love her little roller skates and her food buddies!

Foxy and Roxy being buddies on a pirate crew was neat too! The amount of times I’ve watched the fandom pair them up as a duo, it’s nice to kinda see that get officially confirmed! And to know that truly, Roxy wasn’t actually a foxy replacement (I never thought she was, but again, the confirmation is nice)

Oh and Tiger Rock being kinda an apparition like golden Freddy, that was neat. I still think he’s a goofy looking guy, but he doesn’t seem to have like.. any true malice. (And may be possessed by David? But that’s still to be decided)

Finally, the mimic.

Wow. This really added more to mimics character than what was initially believed, even with Ruin and the Tales books. The mimic is a SCARY antagonist and a FORCE to be reckoned with, and I don’t think that should be ignored or downplayed just bc it’s a “walking stick of metal”

It also seems very clear to me that there is two things happening: the mimic actually taking over the costumes, and the m2 program infecting other machines/animatronics. Bc the mimic CANNOT be in two places at once, and there are times where protag is chased by MULTIPLE things. So yea, I think this pretty much confirms the existence of the m2 virus (for all m1 virus) as seen in the tales story “the storyteller”

Ok.. now the lore.

So obviously, this is derive from the tales story “the mimic.” Where details such as Fiona dying and mimic1 being made by Edwin while mimic2 was made my FazEnt. The fact it was now changed to be Edwin had made m1 to mimic his DEAD WIFE, is kinda crazy. It makes sense in hindsight that it grew close to David bc it was literally programmed to act as his mother. Now.. how m1 ends up as F10-N4.. I still have no clue. It’s clear that SOMEHOW that machine eventually turns into mxes, but I don’t think it’s necessarily the same thing. I don’t even think mxes happened before it was taken from the factory. I think FazEnt took F10-N4, and reprogrammed it into mxes, hence the big blue rabbit.

Also to think that Edwin made so many of the beloved characters we’ve seen in SB and pizza sim is CRAZY. The fact that we have practical confirmation that Monty and Roxy were NOT FazEnt characters, and even CHICA was not designed by them, but by FIONA. It was very fascinating to see so many origins of these characters and how their humble beginnings may have started (I absolutely DIG rodeo Roxy, but I’m a sucker for the country aesthetic)

Now.. to answer the question that everyone has been asking. Does this completely decanonize the Tales books?

Personally, I don’t think so. And I’ll explain.

The way I see it is this. The story of the Mimic is definitely changed, but the main concepts still remain. The Murray’s, the mimic and David, Edwin beating the shit outta mimic (who we now know is m2, the one that was built to mimic DAVID). All of that remains. So what I think tales is.. is exactly what the name implies.

They’re TALES.

They’re stories, gossip, rumors told from person to person, like a game of telephone. Each person that it gets told to, gets told a slightly altered version. While the MAIN CONCEPTS of the stories remain in tact.

This game is the full TRUTH about what happened. The details are not mixed up by skewed perspective and false and unreliable narration. So while I do think that a lot of the stories probably don’t hold much significance in the long term. I do think that the CONCEPTS introduced in the stories are still very important (and explains why SW said it as “if you’ve read the books, you don’t know the full story”)

One more thing. This game pretty much solidifies my theory on what glitchtrap is. He is not Afton, and he is not the mimic. He is a branch of the m2 program, that was scanned into the VR system and accidentally taught to mimic Afton, similarly to how the m2 was accidentally taught violence. So yea, I do think m2 and glitchtrap are connected, but not EXACTLY the same, as they do seem to have different personal goals while having a similar universal goal.

So yea.. I definitely feel that this game gave us a lot of information that we both needed to fill in gaps, and information that we didn’t even expect to find out. Edwin was truly just another victim in the overall Ponzi scheme that FazEnt was running in order to put themselves on top. And taking literally everything he owned. His money. His products. His schematics. his literal livelihood. Just shows how truly evil of a corporation they really are.

And as far as the future goes? I’m very curious as to how the characters are gonna deal with, what we know now is, an abused neglected child that was taught violence and seems to be at the point of no return. It does make me curious about the secret ending with “the real treasure was friendship all along” and makes me wonder, if the end solution will have something along that line (not with the mimic itself, but moreso with the others like Cassie and Gregory, who I fully believe are gonna be foils in the next game)

I truly truly believe, that we are on the cusp of the end of the mimic era, and that we may be getting one final game: Fallfest. I see the potential for the return of the cast of this era (Gregory, Vanessa ,Cassie, Freddy, possibly Roxy) and something regarding these guys, is gonna be what takes the mimic down for good. (And so HELP ME GOD they better all come out alive! Bc there doesn’t always need to be a bleak and depressing ending that splits what has clearly been set up as a found family) (sw I’m in your fucking walls)

I could talk more about how I think friendship and redemption will be the ultimate end goal, but.. this post has already gone on long enough. So imma cut it here.

And yea, those are my thoughts, as well as I can remember them off the top of my head. I’m sure they’ll be more stuff I have to say in the future. But for now, that’s it.

Overall, solid game. Solid gameplay. Solid characters, and interesting lore implications that definitely changes how I see some things.

They did a great job 👏

#fnaf #fnaf discussion #fnaf analysis #fnaf SotM #secret of the mimic #SotM #sotm spoilers #tales from the pizzaplex #fnaf tftp #five nights at Freddy’s #steel wool studios #Starr speaks

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puhpandas · 4 months ago

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this is so important it’s definitely worth thinking about. this can’t just be absolutely nothing and there’s only so many reasons to make this game found footage when it would 100% work as not. if they’re going that route it’s so someone in the future can watch this happen. maybe someone who’s purposefully researching the mimic in present day. it wouldn’t be like. found footage movie cam or anything of like first person but more likely something like security cameras, but already the idea of found footage is so interesting and makes u think. def the kind of thing fnaf would do

#y’all know what i’m thinking #i rlly don’t think that will be the case but also like what the hell was the hw2 update for then.#the update clearly has someone taking mxes AWAY from the costume manor #unless they wanted to make an entire other game fleshing out where mxes would have been #in between present day and the 70s if the sotm player took mxes after the game #it has to be present day when that happens #i’m just saying this could settle the long suffering debate of who took mxes to the pizzaplex and was in charge of them once and for all #if this was found footage #aka if it was gregory vanessa and freddy or cassie’s dad #tbh every time we get more news it looks less likely as cassie’s dad thank god #he just feels too much of a throwaway protag to do anything regarding mxes #pre sotm #theory #thoughts #pandas.txt

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fivenightsatfreddysfanfiction · 7 days ago

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(SPOILERS FOR SOTM ENDINGS)

Yeah, I think Arnold earns the legend status. That, and the $25 gift certificate.

Actually, chronologically in the Parlourverse timeline, he'd technically be the first Guard, is that right? Or is there more to the title than just surviving a shift against killer animatronics?

If he is a Guard, then I hope the ending where he manages to pacify the Mimic is the canon ending. It's the one ending where Arnold has the best chance to survive.

If so, I like to think the reason he never got involved with all the future hijinks, or why the other Guards never knew him, was that immediately after handing over the Mimic to Fazbear, Arnold told dispatch to shove that $25 gift certificate up his ass and quit on the spot. He's more than had his fill of homicidal robots for one lifetime, thank you very much.

It's just funny for me to think the original Guard, the first to triumph against impossible odds and the horrors Fazbear unleashed, just immediately said, "screw this", wiped his hands of the whole mess and went on to live a normal, peaceful life.

You're right; Arnold would technically be -if we put this into the timeline directly as is- the first Guard. Meta wise, the protagonist and sometimes deuteragonist (secondary protag) of a FNAF game (mainline) is considered a Guard.

This is why Vincent is considered a Guard despite never living long enough to get the job as a guard; he would have gotten Jonathan's job if Lucian hadn't killed him and left the position open for Jonathan to get in day shift and then later Afton'd Lucian took over the night shift (FNAF2 Prequel). He would have been the guard, catch on to what was going on, and immediately turn against Fazbear Entertainment.

Yet Oswald isn't considered a Guard despite being a protagonist of his game, assuming FNAF: Into the Pit is considered a spin-off and not mainline. (If it is mainline, then he would be a Guard.)

Sydney is considered a support Guard from helping out with the Help Wanted arc because it was Alex who got the beta tester job and initiated that situation, so Alex is the primary Guard. Vanessa isn't a Guard since she was the antagonist to Gregory in SB, making Gregory the Guard (since he was named an Afton he would 'inherit' Fazbear Entertainment and Afton Robotics, fulfilling the employee requirement). Cassie is the support Guard for Ruin since she follows in the same arc after Gregory (Helpi designated her as a new technician, making her an 'employee' of F.E.).

In the AU, a person is a Guard by fulfilling some requirements, namely being an employee of Fazbear Entertainment or one of its connected companies while opposing that company and be affected heavily by Remnant in some way. Survival is optional but preferable.

If there was Remnant around Arnold in those locations and he was exposed to a lot of it during that time, or some got into him, then he'd fulfill the requirements and be considered a Guard. Especially if his end goal is to keep tech out of F.E.'s hands.

#the writer rambles #five nights at freddy's #fnaf au #parlourverse au

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