Five Nights at Freddy's is 10 Years Old | Core Collection Retrospective

[@pass_]

my first introduction to fnaf was the Smosh "game bang" videos and then fnaf ended up being 10 year old me's obsession for that next year

[@MadmanEpic]

I'm still kind of amazed that Scott was able to get four reasonably distinct and substantial commercial games out within the span of a year, more or less alone, without knowing that the first would be successful enough to warrant sequels, and without any real drop in quality. That workflow must have been insane.

[@ravingrabbidlover5967]

Currently watching the FnaF 2 portion, and this is really cool! Maybe you can cover the other games later down the line? Happy ten years to FNaF!

[@Pin3C0ne]

Your microphone in this video sounds so crispy man, really high quality stuff you’ve been pumping out lately!

[@FrameRater]

Thanks =D

[@Isaacfess]

What a great dive into the main games. KZbin as a whole was different back then and it was so fun to see the community react to the games. I stopped really caring after FNAF 4, then the whole series goes into weird places and becomes even more confusing. Thanks for this awesome retrospective!

[@Cheesburgermaster7000]

@@Isaacfess my pal waited for lot of years for to be pinned!

[@KdosdaHegen]

FrameRater: "Five Nights at Freddy's is 10 Years Old" Me: Only 10 years old? It felt like it's been for a lot longer since they made a billion games in this franchise.

[@Mohammed1000real]

Heh, crazy to see Fnaf content from you of all people.

[@OnlyVuimo]

28:20 yes my fnaf fixation also stopped after the bedroom game. Couldn't tell you my reasoning since its been 10 years. I guess it does get old fast being the same old thing over and over again but slightly different.

[@Stabbyhara]

Seeing an indepth retrospective on this series by a channel like this is something I *never* expected but man is it greatly appreciated The type of insight already seen within the first minutes tells me this was a worthwhile project in a sea of vids with the same base concept.

[@SolarFarle]

I remember back in 2014-2019 I had a strong dislike for this franchise. But as time went on I start to appreciate it's atmosphere of the first few games. I only own like 3 or 4 games in the franchise. Also happy 10th anniversary to Mr. Fazbear and Friends.

[@enclave1165]

Well it was kinda annoying to have all your brainlet Friends talk about one game 24/7

[@SolarFarle]

@@enclave1165 Yeah.

[@Arehexes]

Wouldn't the doors needing power to close be smarter from a safety stand point? If a fire breaks out and gets the power then you can't open the door.

[@JMDurden]

Man, this game is so old it reminded me of when I used to actually watch Jim Sterling.

[@SandwichGamesHeavy]

My first introduction to fnaf was "Yo look at this new quirky game that I found, it's really scary" back when i was a kid at school

[@Danominator]

Outside of your video, I still know absolutely nothing about the FNAF franchise and "OMG, they have the brand new circus baby" kind of makes me afraid to investigate

[@msvelsina]

Great vid! And yeah 1-4 was the best after that it’s just cluttered and aimless.

[@KonaSuba]

Amazing video! I remember how hype fnaf was back in the day. Definitely thanks to all the fan made games. Never watched the Game Theory videos but I really enjoyed watching lets plays back in the day

[@thewave-qz9lt]

FNAF 1 has the best atmosphere of the series imo.

[@juanrangel6880]

Yeah frame rater!!! Love it dude

[@404Errored]

I honestly think caddicarus put it best when he described this game as putting you in a cashiers trance. I've never seen the appeal in any of these games whatsoever.

[@fusion1801]

what a great video, really is a good day to go back to the originals i think

[@asasom]

I grew up in a place where there was no chuck e cheese So my first interaction with animatronics is with the FNAF series and because of this real life animatronics scare the shit out of me, Just seeing them from my screen enough,

[@skedosh576]

Didn’t expect to see you talk about fnaf

[@Hyp3rSonic]

Im not a FNAF fan, but i still gonna watch this video

[@foxzyx]

Personally I found fnaf plus brought back some of that feel that fnaf 1 had in terms of atmosphere and the unknown. Like I wasn’t sure what they might have added to fnaf plus which enhanced my experience. Also I remember seeing a fake trailer for fnaf 2 on the Wii U around the time fnaf 2 released and since I didn’t have a PC at the time I was so hyped until I realized it was fake 😭

[@chezburgermiles]

A brand new fnaf video from the Serious Sam Guy

[@NebLleb]

America's number one stress management simulator.

[@EMan-jj1ef]

I completely agree with you on your opinions on how the franchise evolved. The only thing I disagree with is that I quite like fnaf 4 since I find it the scariest and even if it has a different brand of horror design, it still felt like it could take place in the same universe as the first three games. Sister location brought the series into sci-fi territory and the series never fully recovered. It completely broke the previously established world building and completely changed the series’ priorities. I felt it would have been better as an alternative-reality spinoff. And I know that the sci-fi comes from Scott Cawthon’s love of sci-fi, but it really felt weird after he said that he would try to not make any fnaf games that weren’t “fnaf” enough after fnaf world, but it seems to me that, to him, being “fnaf” enough just means having a scary atmosphere. I personally kind of felt betrayed because it still felt like Scott was morphing fnaf into something he liked instead of what the series already was, despite promising not to do that anymore. The only time the series felt that good again was fnaf 6, which actually felt like it made the best out of a bad situation, but fnaf vr and onward had even worse lore, not to mention all of the b.s. the books had been making up since “The Twisted Ones.” Also, to answer your question on if anyone wants fnaf to be what it is today: the answer is “yes.” I have become very disenfranchised with the greater fnaf community because on one side, you have many people who like overly complex lore while not caring if said lore is even good or not, and on the other side, you have people who never really liked fnaf for what it was, but enjoyed the colorful characters and assigned personalities to them, and when the games followed suit, they just ate it up, even if the horror of the franchise came from the lifeless looks on the animatronics’ faces. To me, the death-nail for my passion for the series was the movie, which completely misunderstood so many of the great aspect of the first game (the lifelessness of the animatronics, phone guy being the perfect balance of comedy and horror, the power mechanic adding tension, the perfect sound design, etc.), but instead of pointing out these criticisms, the community completely praised the movie and painted anyone who criticized it as out-of-touch critics who never even liked the franchise. (To be clear I do not hate anyone who is a modern fan, I’m just saying that since fnaf has changed into a completely different type of franchise, the fans have changed with it and it kind of feels disheartening as an old school fan.)

[@Shaunanigans6060]

I remember sitting in a dark room laughing at smosh games getting scared by this only to then realize my mistake 😂😅

[@slothsong080]

A great thumbnail to see on your birthday. Can't deny the truth though.

[@vidyadude0]

What do you think of FNAF 6/Pizzeria Simulator? It feels like it went unnoticed after SL put off a lot of people due to being very story-driven and Scott releasing it as a 'joke game' with little to no publicity. I think it has a nice combination of multiple gameplay styles and wraps up the story in a very satisfying way. I also recommend FNAF PLUS if you want to try out FNAF 1 with a little more bite. Also, did you delete your other FNAF video? It's always a gamble when I enter your channel and I see several videos gone. I almost had a heart attack when I saw the Quest for Chubby Drinks video gone. Thank God it's on your archive channel. I should start archiving your whole channel from now on... :p

[@FrameRater]

Honestly I haven't played it, did watch Markiplier's playthrough back when though. As of today I can't even remember what's there to really speak about it. Maybe I'll give it a revisit sometime. Oh yeah, that old video is gone. I mean, the first five minutes I'm just talking about other games that reminded me of FNAF. What's the point of that? Lol.

[@Andi_Thy_Is]

I'm working on my own video/presentation of sorts that will include my thoughts, but ESSENTIALLY; After Sister Location, which I loved but as you said, felt like it steered away from what made the franchise so initially captivating, I kinda dropped off. I checked back in here and there, would just to figure out what happened while I was out, and then I'd usually drop off again. My general thought right now is that the franchise just isn't good. First three games tell an INCREDIBLE and cohesive narrative which I adore, I have very strong and negative opinions on FNaF 4, Sister Location was AMAZING as it's own stand alone experience, Pizza Sim was a good(second) send off with some good ideas, and UCN was a decent epilogue. Everything after ranges GREATLY in quality, Help Wanted is a really great remake of the first three games featuring some cool renditions/remixes of FNaF 4 and Sister Location ideas. I guess technically Help Wanted 2 is also that but it didn't feel as fun, scary, or interesting to me. Very stale and the horror just isn't as strong there. Security Breach...I could write an essay rivaling the lengths of Gone With The Wind dissecting my many issues with that one. The series dropped off and while that's fine, it still has it's audience, I can't help but feel it's lost what made it so initially special and interesting. I've been really enjoying the recent Into The Pit game, it's the most like classic FNaF a game in the series has felt for me in years, but I do think the series needs to just reboot in order to reorient itself. Although, more than likely what Scott and other future creatives are going to want out of FNaF is something that I think will never truly resemble the same thing many of us attached ourselves to initially.

[@The_BBQ1]

1:16 EDDIE VAN HALEN

[@FrameRater]

I keep hearting this comment but every time I refresh it goes away. Sorry, no heart for you I guess. 😢 Edit: Oop, looks like it worked after all.

[@59spadesofalife52]

Anyone know what happened to his mace griffin video I wanna rewatch it but I think it got taken down.

[@greatestutuberhd]

I need to know where you got that Vinny clip, i cant find him streaminf FNAF 4 anywhere

[@FrameRater]

It's a popular clip of him raging at some marble game, I used the audio because his scream sounds eerily similar to the FNAF 6 jumpscare lmao.

[@axelprino]

Ah, that series. I was in my mid 20's when the first game came out and every youtube channel under the sun covered it, I thought the core idea was neat but the gameplay looked so annoying that I never bothered to try any of the games (despite the fact that I'm pretty sure I own a couple of them on Steam), and then new games seemed to continuously pop-up one after the other and by that point I was like "too late to hop on this hype-train now" so I just stopped paying attention. I still find it weird that this franchise meant to evoque nostalgia for something from the 80's and 90's (from what I heard, those types of restaurants don't exist in my side of the world) ended up being super popular among kids born during the 2000's instead of what I assume was its target audience originally.

[@FrameRater]

It is strange, my belief is kids like it for completely different reasons. That would explain why the series evolved to be less animatronic-focused and instead has this "creepy teddy bear" vibe now.

[@serafettin6116]

I remember watching gameplay videos and theories for the FNAF games back in 2016-2018, and I still can remember the time Ultimate Custom Night came out. I then bought almost all of the games in 2021 I played the first 4 games and 100% completed almost all of them, with the exception of FNAF 2 (yes, I beat 4/20, Aggressive Nightmare and Blind Mode + Mad Freddy + Insta-Foxy). Man, these games are actually genuinely terrifying. So many animatronics and mechanics to keep track of, you have to play the harder nights almost perfectly. A big part of the fear factor for the games to me is jumpscares are how you die, so you get a fear of messing up at any point and thus getting one. It's what makes the games the most stressful games I ever played. FNAF 4 is my favourite game in the franchise. I think it has the best animatronic designs (Nightmare Bonnie and Nightmare Fredbear in particular are standouts to me) and the gameplay loop is the best and most well-balanced one. The game requires you to listen to important audio cues to survive and it has little rng. This also makes the jumpscares more effective and scary. Beating Blind Mode + Mad Freddy + Insta-Foxy was the most satisfied I was beating a hard challenge in a game.

[@Santoryu90]

I was always pretty indifferent to FNAF, not really big on horror games in general. I'm somewhat interested in it's lore and that’s about it.

[@jbminerlol]

I played fnaf 1 and i couldn't even beat the 2nd night also it is 10 years old now wow. also mr bald guy is hard to play in my book horror games are hard to play for me.

[@fatguy1112]

Watched Markiplier's playthrough of these on my Wii U as a young lad and wow time flies

[@AeternumInferis]

i'm old 👴👴👴👴👴👴

[@ZenoPopo]

Fnaf 2 is the king

[@JaviSocas2My2ndChannel]

If we ruin FNAF, did we also ruin Disney or Warner Brothers, or even Nintendo?

[@FrameRater]

Unless we're talking about horror movies/games, no.

[@JaviSocas2My2ndChannel]

@@FrameRater Okay.

[@Bareq_99]

heavily disagree on your stances on 4 ngl.. but that aside this video was fun :>

[@clay3440]

I'm in the exact same boat as you; having followed FNaF since the first entry, starting to lose interest around the fourth, and fully falling off during Sister Location. It's interesting to me that you praised FNaF 2 so highly - I remember not liking it as much, since it took out most of the tense resource management and had a more fast-paced, almost timing-centric gameplay style. In my mind the best game in the (core) series will always be the first, and each one after that was just a little bit worse than the previous.

[@FrameRater]

I'm a huge fan of fast-paced, chaotic gameplay so that probably has to do with it. Honestly until posting this, I figured everyone else liked FNAF 2 as much as me lol.

[@primus711]

chucky cheese was not the first showbiz was

[@FrameRater]

Idk I hear mixed things about this, Showbiz Pizza was founded in 1980 but then Atari opened the first Chuck E. Cheese in 1977.

[@primus711]

@FrameRater kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKrRf4SuecqVf5I i grew up with showbiz so basically showbiz had different types of animatronics more advanced? eitherway show biz bought out chucky

[@FrameRater]

Huh interesting. Well, close enough I suppose.

[@jking4854]

FNAF as a series feels like a movie franchise that went on for so long that whatever made up the first movies is not present in the later installments and spin-off material. Nevertheless, I still love the franchise.

[@DoktorEsensy]

Who's here on August 8 2024?

[@DoktorEsensy]

It's me of course

[@Bareq_99]

Oh damn Jim (Stephanie?) Sterling Haven't heard that name in a while Hope she's (they're?) Doing well

[@NebLleb]

They really aren't, they're basically a Breadtuber.

[@Bareq_99]

@@NebLleb i kniw, that's kinda why I left But I remember they had a wrestling career and I still hope they're doing well

[@Scrat351]

it's a he.

[@Bareq_99]

@@Scrat351 it's not! But thnx for the input anyways

[@Scrat351]

@@Bareq_99 thanks for sharing misinformation, you liar!

[@Geno746]

I never really got into these games. I tried playing one of them but just found it tedious and annoying. I do like the idea of creepy animatronics but just find the gameplay not worth playing.

[@cal5365]

Insane people have such nostalgia for a pretty shitty mediocre game and series, guess I'm too old to get it

[@FrameRater]

The characters and storytelling was pretty unique for its time, you had to be there and/or care when it was going on.

[@Mohammed1000real]

Unlike Among Us, which it died pretty quickly.

[@Santoryu90]

Unnecessarily harsh

[@smashmaster12]

Babe wake up new Framerater just dropped Fnaf is such a weird game because it was a quaint little horror game, honestly after #4 I think it went way too off the rails. The simplicity of being locked in a room till 6 AM is where the games are at its best. Love your videos, happy you’re keeping on 🙏💜

[@panthekirb7561]

The worst franchise EVER

[@FrameRater]

Why tho

[@panthekirb7561]

@@FrameRater Awful gameplay, the absolutely least intelligent fanbase, a story that was developed and retconned as Scott went along. Everything after the OG Fnaf 1 (which was a good little indie title that still has the best atmosphere) has 0 redeeming qualities.

[@ConcreteRobo.]

@@panthekirb7561 i would make the argument that even the first game is not very good. It's apparent Scott Cawthon made it with monetary incentives mostly. And it shows in the designs/visuals in comparison to his other works

[@2fortcow]

@@panthekirb7561 Solid take NGL.

[@panthekirb7561]

@@ConcreteRobo. The first game has a top notch atmosphere. Fnaf 2 had awful gameplay and Scott clearly didn't think it through. Fnaf 3 is better than Fnaf 2 but nothing special. Fnaf 4 is.. well its still far from fnaf 1's quality. Sister Location has awful gameplay. Pizzeria Simulator is probably better than all of the Fnaf sequels and its free so that's cool.

[@DuckAlertBeats]

What do I think of? Trump supporting creator 😡

[@JMDurden]

@@DuckAlertBeats If you're upset that the creator of something has different political views than you, you're going to have to get off the internet and start connecting to reality.

[@DuckAlertBeats]

@@JMDurden It's not a political opinion, it's supporting an obviously highly dangerous moronic, criminal, wannabe dictator sociopath.

[@FrameRater]

You're referring to Scott Cawthon I take it? I don't consider myself to lean on any one side politically, but I also don't have a problem with people supporting Trump if they want to.

[@JMDurden]

​@@DuckAlertBeatsYeah, you've got a serious case of being stuck in an internet bubble. Please, go outside and interact with people who think differently than you do and actually ask them why with an open mind to understand rather than demonize.

[@DuckAlertBeats]

@@FrameRater Ok well I do.