Five Nights at Freddy's 4: A Retrospective

Today, we’re continuing the series of videos diving deep into each FNaF game, one by one. Today, is Five Nights at Freddy’s 4.
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Opening: (0:00)
Release: (0:48)
Gameplay: (4:36)
Visuals: (10:30)
Audio: (13:32)
Lore/Secrets: (16:05)
Community/Theories: (18:50)
Game Theory Tangent: (20:26)
Community/Theories Cont: (23:17)
Rating: (27:11)
Ending: (27:41)

[@shiromori5710]

*the final chapter* “Well that was a fucking lie”

[@Vulfoof]

You have the fucking Commandrip profile pick.

[@vanny8136]

Wow, a joke that has ran for over 4 years really original

[@mrwerewolf1031]

He pulled a Friday The 13th on us😂😂😂😂

[@shiromori5710]

@@Vulfoof aaay my man

[@mxusoleum]

no stupid commando you cant have dri-

[@Tomchatumadre]

Scott removed Foxy's tonge because he didn't think it was scary,he said this in his interview with Dawko

[@Solidslicer]

Right he thought it looked good in teasers but not gameplay 👌

[@siccbastard4580]

I personally really liked the tongue design, infact the entire design of fnaf 4 and sister location, the organic machinery look really gives me creeps.

[@MewkingCBW]

I'm mixed about the tongue but I would've at least liked to see it in game

[@dankolord]

@@siccbastard4580 Yo imagine a spin off where the remnant instead of causing them to possess the animatronics their flesh combines with the costumes and skeletons and each night they become more and more monstrous and insane.

[@qvu728quefc5]

@@dankolord So... Springtrap

[@TopRascal]

I think surviving until 6am has a different meaning in this game, insinuating that the protagonist can't get any sleep from the horrible nightmares they experience, rather than grinding out a night shift.

[@raccman2240]

Nice pic bro

[@Skibidy_rizzler_]

@@raccman2240 yes

[@starpentagram]

for me its the most scariest game because its the most relatable one,like,its more relatable to be in your room than being a nightguard

[@blockwearingman]

exactly thats why everyone thought its the first game

[@FlamingGrenade]

literally my night experience sometimes, sit on your bed for 6 hours without doing anything, try not to go insane till the sun comes up at 6 am

[@peateargryphon]

I always thought is was obvious the 87 bite was the day guard in 2. “The animatronics have been hostile towards adults” “a position just became...available” “make sure they don’t hurt anyone”. Also in 1: “it’s amazing the human body can LIVE without the frontal lobe.” The 4 kid flatlined...and 2 is dated in 1987. That’s just the theory I like, I could be off.

[@DoctorTheo]

Also no mention of Fredbear Family Diner from Phone Guy, assuming that the place shut down.

[@jockvbdeutschland2107]

Yeah I didn't exactly know why people were breaking their heads over it, it was pretty much obvious who the bite victim was. However who the BITER was, is the problem. The most probable would be mangle but even then it dosent feel certain

[@theoverlord3937]

@@jockvbdeutschland2107 Does it really matter which animatronic caused the bite though? Sure, knowing would be cool, but at the end of the day it isn’t gonna matter much. It’s like how everyone breaks their backs trying to find Crying Child’s canon name in the logbook. Is it interesting to finally know? Yeah. Does it amount to anything lorewise? Not really.

[@jockvbdeutschland2107]

@@theoverlord3937 you're forgetting a crucial detail about this though. Finding out the name of a character is crucial due to connections in the books, how they tie in with the lore, and knowing the name of someone will solve some loose ends, that way fnafs time-line won't be messy and all over the place. That's the whole reason why fazbears fights exists. It's to tie up loose ends that the series has left in the main 7 games, whilst the series is still on hold with new lore with vanny and William, and the lore in the AR Game. The purpose of these books is to shine light on things we overlooked or didn't dive too deep into

[@boredianz]

Pretty Sure We Already Know This *AHEM* FNAF 4

[@TrocaTheNero]

It's still weird that this kid has 2 doors in his bedroom that lead to hallways.

[@coagulatedsalts4711]

the scariest part of fnaf: terrible architecture 😫😫😩😩

[@itshappyhyrda3970]

To me this is the most scary FNaf game other than fnaf 5

[@glitterfish2]

I know that this is isn't a serious comment, but the bedroom he's in is actually most likely a nightmare - if you look at his bedroom in the minigames, it has a different layout. My guess is that it takes familiar elements to him (his bed, closet, and look of his room) and twists them to resemble either a nightmare scenario (where he's unable to close and lock the doors and can be attacked from both sides) or his hospital room (the flowers, IV fluid stand, and pill bottle that show up sometimes by his bedside). Edit: April 2021: nevermind lol the room is definitely real. But I’m not sure if the events that take place in it are real or not, kinda like the Fake Ending of Sister Location.

[@cw1963]

man, everyone keeps forgetting about fnaf 4 being connected to sister location

[@screamingahhh2808]

A had a room with 2 doors, though they weren't opposite of each other it's not impossible

[@stonebutch]

when i first saw the nightmare animatronics, i was like man, this is some bad, over-the-top horror design... but once i realized it was something that was meant to be scary from a child's perspective i was like oh hell YES scott

[@you_gullible_fucc]

As a child at the time I can confirm that the teeth, the massive form and the tattered skin were nightmare fuel

[@Victor-um9ce]

Yeah, they're NIGHTMARES.

[@SOBEKCrocodileGod]

I’m gonna be honest I do find them kinda scary, but that’s mostly when combined with the setting. Outside of that setting I just find their designs kinda badass

[@SueZQue83]

I was 7 when these were introduced and they spooked me 😂 but I’m a big boy now

[@j.r.5.]

Does anyone know the sound from when he says the box and then the "Hee Who" sound plays

[@steelbeans]

Nightmare Fredbear is a top tier design IMO. Its such a sensory overload the first time you see him which adds to the confusion when you see him. Even then, your gaze always goes to his bright red eyes and white teeth. I just really love him for what he is.

[@crimsonrayquaza46]

I agree Nightmare Fredbear looks amazing

[@mjr1306]

I just wish they changed his jumpscare animation

[@callmehanson9466]

@@mjr1306 I think it's better to have it be more reserved and creepy. Chances are, you're going to die a lot the nights you face him, so that way, you can crank up the volume, and get a bit creeped out and focus on trying the night again. Edit: It's also a bit of a jumpscare just to see him in the hallway since his design is so creepy (imo).

[@Wasker20233]

He so massive too he 12ft tall

[@SuperWiiBros08]

I remember waiting for fnaf 4 but I don't remember a really awful fanart, what was it?

[@itsnotapril1291]

I think it was the Nightmare Freddy x Nightmare Bonnie fanart. *shudders*

[@SAFIS448]

Idk

[@MustafaTurgutDenizer]

SuperWiiBros08 why do I see you almost everything I watch ? From videogamedunkey to Vinesauce and I think I saw you in one of Redlettermedia's videos but I might be imagining that.

[@NinjaPickle]

@@Vanni008 That's not too bad, but I hate that smirk

[@thegambleman8]

@@Vanni008 DEAR GOD

[@sniffmaster3000]

wake up babe, new fnaf retrospect dropped

[@quasarthewacky]

yes honey

[@myhlosic]

where is your profile picture from!!! i wanna support the artist its so cute!!

[@sniffmaster3000]

@@myhlosic sorry to disappoint but my pfp is a plant from a game that i colored yellow LOL, the game is pakka pets if you wanted to know :)

[@myhlosic]

@@quasarthewacky Thank you, you did amazing, I love it

[@quasarthewacky]

._.

[@Jindictave]

He's fixed up his hair for this one, mad serious today are we?

[@russian_knight]

I love garbage trucks

[@ethanotoroculus1060]

I'm going to miss the long hair... U_U

[@positivelyneagitive9060]

He needed call out matpat, he has to one up his generic haircut™️

[@RizzImpostor]

He made himself look like Zac from ColllegeHumour.

[@theramses3709]

Ye

[@iamjayrts1846]

Quick note: it’s actually a bite of 83. Yes, it’s random, but it’s confirmed as in the secret room of Sister Location, the code “1983” opens cameras for the Fnaf 4 house, and Scott has said that with his new games, he tries to solve the mysteries of the previous one, confirming that it’s 1983

[@siriusraycraft5263]

Someone watched matpat

[@Amartin-mu6oj]

@@siriusraycraft5263 Or he just played the games. The TV during the mini game in 4 shows that it's 1983, and the bite of 87 happened in fnaf 2

[@keithlemmons_]

@@Amartin-mu6oj or he watched matpat

[@Amartin-mu6oj]

@@keithlemmons_ You had to watch matpat in order to figure out something the game tells you directly?

[@keithlemmons_]

@@Amartin-mu6oj no?

[@diamondrhino64]

To me, the injury sustained by the child never matched the one described by phone guy who described someone with their frontal lobe bitten off while the child seemed to have his head crushed mostly sideways in fredbears jaws.

[@zacariasvelazquez8400]

And also probably died while the bite of 87 victim survived

[@w1nterdays]

Of course it doesn’t because it’s the bite of 83

[@noram8103]

@@zacariasvelazquez8400 he never said how long the victim survived

[@sneakysneakyraccoon8538]

@@noram8103 even then the CC did not survive long in the hospital. Phone Guy has to have known that 87 victim was still alive and well despite their missing a piece of their brain.

[@MeltedToast84]

I think it probably wasn't a sideways bite, as that would be extremely awkward to stay sideways like that and I think it was only shown that way so u could see his face in 8 bit instead of looking at a brown blob of hair be crusged

[@ranko8642]

Here is my theory: The animatronics "breathe" because the older brother and his friends' breath sounds louder cuz they're wearing a plastic mask, and so that translates over to the nightmares.

[@notfloweyyt7618]

Good point!

[@zboy1152]

That makes sense tbh

[@itsnotapril1291]

That's a really good point!

[@goldey2353]

So TL'DR Fnaf 4 is 100% The older brother dream

[@Z_Viper08]

Oh My God Y. E. S.

[@somethingsyzy]

Honestly, this was the only, like, CORE fnaf game I couldn't bring myself to play. I played 1-3, but when 4 came around, I couldn't do it. It sounds silly, but it was just too spooky for me with the breathing and all. I still have never played it to this day.

[@capo_gambino1359]

Fnaf would be so scary i mean really scary if it relyed on phycological terror more than physical terror like the fnaf vhs tapes my god nightmare fuel.🥲

[@capo_gambino1359]

Fnaf 1 is scary too it relys on atmosphere

[@russian_knight]

I love garbage trucks

[@MrJerkdude1]

@@capo_gambino1359 Agreed. This is why the first game is probably the best of the games. Messing with your head psychologically was one of the most stressing and frustrating elements in the game. It almost broke me lol.

[@davea3641]

@@MrJerkdude1 psychological horror works well because of how important our mental state is as we have a lot of thoughts and anxiety

[@AluminumFusion22]

While it isn't definitively stated in-game, it's implied that it was the brother and his friends consoling the crying child as he died, hence the apology and the phrase "we are still your friends" showing the older brother and his friends' remorse for what they did, exemplified by the text being gray, matching the brother's dialogue.

[@doubledoseofexistence4789]

24:15 this has been bugging me for literal years, the fact that apparently the entire story of fnaf 4 was never truly solved and that the pieces are all there. We literally have to think outside the box and yet no one, and I mean no one, to this day has solved it. It will echo forever in my mind and it's driving me to the point too insanity. Maybe one day... one day...

[@triplemoyagames4195]

It was solved...

[@doubledoseofexistence4789]

@@triplemoyagames4195 well what was it then

[@triplemoyagames4195]

@@doubledoseofexistence4789 According to the books, it was a robot body of sorts. Now this is without context, and if you want some I will add what I can.

[@doubledoseofexistence4789]

@@triplemoyagames4195 I want to know how were we supposed to figure that out from fnaf 4

[@PhrogOfficial]

@@doubledoseofexistence4789 it was retconed so it technically means nothing anymore

[@whirly5383]

this is the only fnaf game i've never been able to beat, seriously the breathing mechanic is truly horrifying

[@johnnycripplestar5167]

i couldn't beat FNAF 6, i hate turning around back to the monitor

[@Simplysec52]

Especially when most of the time they breath like it’s an assassins creed game trying to stealth kill me

[@davidkonevky7372]

@@johnnycripplestar5167 The only way I managed to beat fnaf 6 was by never salvaging the animatronics, and just focusing on the tycoon part of the game

[@SpringyGirl69]

And it’s so quiet you turn up your volume which makes the jumpscare louder

[@rez9914]

6:24 “it’s weird that they have breathing” Bonnie and chica in fnaf 1:Am I a joke to you”

[@galactic-hamster7043]

I feel like that was more of an angonized groan or sigh- not so much a quiet breath

[@johnnycripplestar5167]

well fnaf 1 animatronics are possessed, perhaps they're even the same ones as the withered animatronics but, not as in fnaf 2 is a sequel, it is a prequel but the withered just got either renovated endoskeletons and exoskeletons and became more family friendly looking or the withered got trashed and destroyed and then the puppet took the souls of the kids and placed them into fnaf 1 pizzeria before it was opened. And the fnaf 4 animatronics are most likely to be programmed by William to do so, as in it's a game of survival for the test subject so that's on the ways to defeat nightmare animatronics

[@faeb.9618]

honestly going off of the dream theory ( i actually have no idea how much things have changed since fnaf 4 release ) the breathing makes sense in context, you see the bully brother popping out of hiding places often, the kid in his dream looking out for dreaming is like he's looking out for the brother's breathing as he's hiding to scare him

[@fishblade_n]

I’m of the believe that that’s just air escaping the body’s of the kids stuffed inside.

[@peeblekitty5780]

@@faeb.9618 I never thought of that! I knew it was something a child's dreaming mind would come up with since it wouldn't make logical sense for animatronics to breathe, but it being conditioned from listening for his brother's breathing would make a lot of sense. Poor kid

[@sinception5034]

They really missed an oppurtunity to call Nightmare "NightBare"

[@sheehan3204]

you're on an another level

[@sloqthebuffoon5052]

That was a fan character. •~•

[@arionthedeer7372]

🐻

[@o5276]

nightmare sounds more intimidating

[@TailsSupremeYT]

POV:🌙🐻

[@heyheyitsjae2475]

For me, this is wholeheartedly the scariest game in the franchise. I discovered FNAF not long after the fourth game came out, and spent a few months binging all of Markiplier's lets plays of it. The first 3 games had little effect on me aside from a spook here and a spook there, but four always stuck. Maybe it's because my bedroom at the time also had blue carpet and two doors but for around a week after this game I was unable to sleep, a constant nagging fear at the back of my mind that even though it clearly wasn't real... something had to be watching me. Something was just out of sight approaching, determined to rip me to shreds. The Classics were alright. The Toys could get uncanny. The Withereds were badass. The Phantoms were lame. but the Nightmares... the Nightmares gave *me* nightmares. They'll always be my favorites.

[@jupiter_6854]

i never got too into fnaf but when fnaf 4 came out i watched markiplier play it and i was terrified because of the setting. made me feel unsafe in my house

[@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory]

I have the same thing, however no blue carpet. Just two doors on each side of my room, however, only one is a hallway, and the other is a closet that leads into an attic. Did both of your doors lead into a hallway?

[@heyheyitsjae2475]

@@WesternOhioInterurbanHistory One lead to the living room, the other lead to a walk in closet that lead to my brother's room. My brother's room had another door that lead to that same living room.

[@pedrovitor5324]

Agreed. And the fact that you need to put your face into the blackness of the hallway, facing the animatronic's face in the shadow of the night is super scary!

[@M0YO]

i wish scott could realize the potential of psychological terror compared to physical. if you watch the vhs tapes you will know what i mean, there is little room for jump scares in those but when there is it really gets to you, because of the psychological terror you are feeling.

[@SpagEddie8113]

I feel like FNAF already does that, I think most of the gameplay is scary because of atmosphere and the psychological such you mention, the actual jump scares are only like 3 seconds of a several minute long night

[@M0YO]

@@SpagEddie8113 yea that’s why i said *potential* it definitely has psychological aspects such as the ambience noise from fnaf 2 or the designs of fnaf 1, but he doesn’t take advantage of it completely like the vhs tapes.

[@puppetplays7611]

@@M0YO Have you seen the new Fnaf+ videos?

[@pokepaar3696]

What is the vhs tapes you mention?

[@camorangergaming5559]

@@pokepaar3696 the youtuber Squimpus McGrimpus has a fan-made fnaf series called FNaF VHS, here is a playlist with all of them they are definitely worth a watch kzbin.info/aero/PLpFoj2YSoW--L6VEfcj6d_dgMqMAbmMrF

[@Fireking-kf8og]

For me he goes, “ but there’s nothing, then you hear this.” And it cuts to a tiktok ad and I almost shit myself I was so scared

[@DM_2145]

Adblocker/uBlock gang, never had this shit happen to me lol

[@xeeveeluverx]

@@DM_2145 this isn't rly something to brag about, it hurts youtubers to use adblock on their videos

[@fuzzybuzzy3159]

@@xeeveeluverx I have to use it while on desktop because I have mental health problems so the ads I'm targeted with, like weight loss programs, have literally triggered panic episodes. I know it hurts KZbinrs but I think me not going into intense fear-based rages with zero therapy available is more important.

[@aubreyh1930]

@@fuzzybuzzy3159 I think your situation makes it okay. Anyone worth giving money to would understand

[@fuzzybuzzy3159]

@@aubreyh1930 Thank you for understanding.

[@FormulaFanboy]

Honestly, for me personally, these animatronics were the scariest. They're so huge, and it's so creepy to think of them as these impossible part robot part warm breathing creatures.

[@alejandropetit6573]

Yeah, imagine being a small child all alone trying to fend off a group of half machine, half monster 7 foot tall chimeras

[@FormulaFanboy]

@@alejandropetit6573 Exactly

[@Wasker20233]

Ive always loved theyre designs not scary necessarily but aggression fact is there

[@kaywak3205]

Bro said “ the animatronics are not scaring” me remembering pissing my pants at 15

[@SpaghettiMaker]

"Maybe you would play as the son of purple guy." Sagan: "EHHHHHHH WELL-"

[@True_Equalizer]

Let me guess, you like doom?

[@kambuchamusic]

ah nice reference, doom def awesome.

[@anonymousguineapig6174]

Ay, just wanted to say, thanks for all the Praetor tokens

[@kambuchamusic]

@@anonymousguineapig6174 yessir

[@System3200]

@@kambuchamusic what reference?

[@nephyxutune]

9:00 "You look behind you expecting to see some Freddles or hear some breathing, but instead you hear this: *Facebook ad plays* " That would be truly terrifying lol

[@alveloss7880]

I got a deodorant ad lol

[@MAR-sc7np]

Werid how the longer the fnaf series went. The more Freddy went from the main character to a background character.

[@sibernout7717]

Security breach

[@AnonDudeBro]

I sort-of agree, but only because I just think Springtrap is the main character of this series (especially the first “era” of FNAF from 1-5) when it comes down to it. That doesn’t mean that Freddy isn’t a main character though. Freddy has had the most versions of himself in each game with different gameplay from the others, and the fact that Golden Freddy (other than Springtrap and arguably the puppet) is the most important FNAF character of all time. FNAF 1 Freddy was the most dangerous and scary character on later nights with his door gameplay. He was also characterized as a major, intelligent threat unlike the other animatronics. He hid in the darkness and didn’t have a chance of making it to your door until night 4, reaffirming him as somewhat of the “boss” of the other Fnaf 1 animatronics. In FNAF 2, Toy Freddy and Withered Freddy are the only two animatronics that creep up to the door and come in randomly. So In that regard- Freddy’s have their own special gameplay mechanic from the rest of the band trio. Golden Freddy also can come from almost anywhere. I’d say that point of FNAF 2 was to introduce the puppet as the biggest major character (it’s one of the 3 major animatronics of the series pulling the strings, and it is officially the protector of the animatronics). Freddy just wasn’t meant to shine here like FNAF 1, but they still made space for him to be different and taken seriously. FNAF 3 is one of the two games I’d say where this is the case, but Springtrap/William Afton is the protagonist of the series. I also think it means something that this is one of the most infamous fnaf games since people was really upset about the other animatronics just being un-creative and lazy. FNAF 4 is the other game where Freddy isn’t the focus, but Funtime Freddy stood out from the rest on multiple occasions. This story was about Elizabeth’s death/possession of Circus baby, and Michael Afton. After Circus Baby got kicked out of Enard by the others- Funtime Freddy became the new leader of the animatronic group. He was also revealed in the books to also have a child inside of his stomach cavity. Skip all the way to Fnaf Security Breach, Freddy and Gregory are the main characters. Freddy is the leader of the band and was given such a unique role, spotlight, and sentience compared to the other animatronics.

[@CT-1118]

@@sibernout7717 This comment was made a year ago

[@tobiasjosekoch3475]

@@CT-1118 XD

[@lpfan4491]

Funfact: According to the Cutting Room Floor there is actually unused code for removing the locks on the box after beating 20-mode. However, it still doesn't open and the rest of the scene is the same with it never opening. We finally found the keys, but...there is nothing in there and because the mystery was officially abandoned, we won't ever know if there ever was anything there. Some things are better left forgotten. When it comes to the bite, I will forever stay with the idea that this is a seperate bite and the bite of meme legend occured on Jeremy's dayshift in the events of Fnaf2, which is why he was replaced by another person who was fired the next day.

[@Louise_Moura]

I like to think Scott never intended to put anything inside the box and the whole point was to make everyone lose their minds over it 😂

[@frostedmcflurry6580]

The other thing that makes fredbears laugh terrifying is the fact if you speed it up it actually sounds like a kid ( Edit: the youtube playback speed doesnt work because it doesnt change the pitch)

[@vincenthall5908]

Its an adult woman

[@marshadowmaker2403]

@@vincenthall5908 No it was Scotts son's voice' just slowed down.

[@baconbot62]

I mean a lot of things sound like a kid when sped up but I get what you mean

[@WinterPains]

@@marshadowmaker2403 His kids helped with a lot of the series, lol.

[@silverlion1269]

Scott got rid of the tongue because he said its not scary in a 3D setting.

[@canolabites113]

Furries : aw man :(

[@doomguyforsmash2616]

@@canolabites113 So we back in the mine

[@baconbot62]

@@doomguyforsmash2616 omg stop-

[@Zeroedout491]

@@doomguyforsmash2616 got our pickaxe swinging from side to side

[@Defaajaasli_]

@@Zeroedout491 side, side, to side...

[@emilyreilhan]

this is by far the scariest game out of the 4 to me. The split second before you shine the flashlight down the hallway when ur just staring into the abyss is so effective at being terrifying.

[@zadiellyhd5292]

Sister Location actually confirms that fnaf 4 took place in 1983, because if you enter the code 1983 in a hidden room it shows the House of fnaf 4

[@katsn1p]

This is EASILY the most horrifying game in the series, the fact that you have to have your sound up to hear the breathing, and just the vibe of this quiet empty house infested with these awful machines is just... bone chilling

[@InvaderGIR98]

The ambient music alone is enough to cause dread

[@ActualAlienBoiiii]

"Instead after a moment you hear this:" *deezer add plays*

[@gamernation1829]

what the hell is a deezer

[@ivorreal]

*ad

[@timsar4809]

@@gamernation1829 deez nutz

[@gamernation1829]

lightning jestro deez nuts

[@Zeroedout491]

@@gamernation1829 deez nuts

[@pixx3461]

6:22 I find it ironic how Sagan finds the animatronics breathing to be odd (to be fair, it is odd), when they've been breathing since the beginning. You can hear Bonnie and Chica breathing in FNaF 1 if they're in the office while you're using the cameras. I find it kinda neat how that sorta comes back around in FNaF 4.

[@dercarrot991]

Why I think the ambiance is so terrifying is because hearing and feeling like life is normal outside of this nightmare is a different kind of trapped. It’s like your drowning but no one can see you. It’s knowing someone is out there so help is possible, but it just never comes. It really sells how alone you are.

[@blyat8832]

Heres a hidden fact I figured out the hard way: If you stare at the bed none stop for 30-45 second,Foxy will jumpscare you, regardless if he was even in the closet. This even happens on night one I only tested this on pc so i don't know if it works on console but there you go

[@Its-amy3237]

I think this works even if Nightmare Fredbear/Nightmare/Nightmarionne are active, meaning that Nightmare Foxy/Nightmare Mangle are the only animatronics that can be active on every night

[@russian_knight]

I love garbage trucks

[@mentallyfloridian]

@@russian_knight SELF LOVE!

[@outspade]

I’m going to test this on xbox as soon as possible i have fnaf 1-4 on xbox but i’m too scared to play fnaf 4 fr but i’ll test this it probably works Edit: Surprisingly enough, this doesn’t occur on Xbox! Weird.

[@blyat8832]

@@outspade it's not that bad. Just listen really closely

[@BlackScreenProductions125]

Out of all the animatronics in FNAF 4, Nightmare is the only one that feels scary, really. When it gets you, it doesn't grab you, and shake you around, or bite the air, it just...stares.

[@JacobtheCuber]

Yeah...it’s like that unsettling kind of creepy

[@BlackScreenProductions125]

@@JacobtheCuber exactly.

[@Onyxiate]

It’s like a nightmare. It’s not attacking you or anything; it’s just got you. And all you can do is stare in silence.

[@BlackScreenProductions125]

@@Onyxiate well, not exactly silence, but yeah.

[@johnnycripplestar5167]

I think that Funtime Freddy was the scariest, because of the pressure when you're almost at 100% charged and then the jumpscare after like who knows how much time of seeing danger level at max.

[@GrausamPossum]

I think the Box is a metaphor for when Scott changed the lore. I think fnaf started with the intention that it was a small scenario (some guy killed a bunch of kids and now they are haunting everyone), to a much larger scene (William Afton, Afton Robotics, remnant, all the stuff in the books). and the things to be forgotten are the loopholes in the first few games that would restrict expanding the story

[@lovelyblaze]

wait hold up...

[@kradanbandicootovich6444]

IMO, out of all FNAF games, FNAF 4 was Scott's most genuine attempt to "shake things up". And that's why I love it And, damn, Night 5 was a bitch

[@lizardmanzucc]

Honestly this game is tied for my favorite fnaf game, alongside the original. I didnt even know people thought the nightmare animatronics didnt look scary, they terrify me, at least in the creepy atmosphere and ambience of the game. Nightmare freddy does look kind of derpy on his own I will admit, but nightmare foxy is one of my favorite designs in the series.

[@owtkvst]

This is my favorite as well for all of the same reasons. The use of sound in this game is genius, making U listen CLOSELY to avoid being jumpscared is horrifying. The lore of this one also makes it awesome. And you don’t like Fredbear’s design? It’s actually my favorite in the game

[@rich2435]

@@owtkvst they said “Freddy” not “Fredbear”.

[@cthulhufhtagn2483]

"Like, the makers of the animatronics...Are there two people that made them?" Oh snap, there are! :O

[@russian_knight]

I love garbage trucks

[@massiveidiot77]

that man had the two fredbears whispering secrets into his ears

[@aaronolson6736]

Well now we have a different question; What did they both decide had to be locked away?

[@cthulhufhtagn2483]

@@aaronolson6736 Their friendship? The sins of William's past? None of those things really fit very well into a box.

[@MegaDudeman21]

@@aaronolson6736 Maybe the designs of the first animatronics they ever built.

[@VideoGameMasters09]

I still remember when this game was new and I played it for a bit, I had to get up for the bathroom in the middle of the night. I hesitated before staring down my long dark hallway and said to myself 'oh there BETTER not be one of these fuckers jumping out at me when I turn on this light'.

[@isaacwilcox3010]

Strongly disagree with the designs not being scary. These along with the animatronics from the first game are the only ones I’ve ever actually been scared of.

[@ausername5410]

Same. For months in middle school I couldn’t sleep cause I was having nightmares of them coming into my room

[@whatislife1337]

i think they are just cool looking, nightmare chica is my favorite design of all, just because it looks like it shouldnt even be possible for her head to hold up and the entire lower half is just rows of teeth

[@deadchanel1298]

I don't find them scary by themselfes, but what i love about the designs is the fact that they are meant to be scary in a child's perspective, and in fact, when the game was out, i was a lil kid going trought a fnaf phase, and lemme tell you, i had nightmares for weeks

[@superxavxii421]

I agree with him tbh. The designs were not scary to me, they had to much going on. Although they are better when you realize a child is seeing this through his eyes and he probably unintentionally exaggerated thier look.

[@bubbaberriboo]

in fnaf 1, phone guy says “it’s amazing that the human body can live without the frontal lobe”, implying the bite of 87 victim lives. the child in fnaf 4 dies, so it can’t be the bite of 87. i like the theory that jeremy is the bite of 87 victim and i like to think that that jeremy and the jeremy in help wanted are the same. the frontal lobe damage would probably explain why jeremy was acting so strange. i dunno, it’s been years since i’ve been invested in fnaf theories so i might be forgetting things.

[@jinfox8182]

What makes me think that they aren't the same Jeremy is the fact that Tape Girl says that HW Jeremy was originally scared of the game, but then, suddenly, he isn't anymore. With HW being placed waaaay after 1987, I don't believe fnaf 2 Jeremy, being the victim, would be scared at all. But I do believe, too, that Jeremy was the victim, I just don't think he's the same as HW Jeremy

[@DiamondBerry84]

The tv in the house says '83 during a commercial

[@techyturtle5038]

I think its the day shift guard in fnaf 2. With phone guys dialog7e and all

[@triplemoyagames4195]

There's an easter egg, in FNAF 4 in the minigame when you go to the TV, it will reveal that it is 1983. The bite of 87 is most likely FNAF 2 is it is a prequel to FNAF 1 and it would be most likely mangle, as she is possessed by a Dog, hence why she is on all fours and is the only one to be on the ceiling.

[@tirex3673]

@@triplemoyagames4195 also, there is an easter egg in sister location, where you can bring up pictures of fnaf 4 on the monitor, by typing 1983 on a keypad, iirc

[@FartCity-WorldDomination]

Yo another fnaf retrospective, today is lit now

[@annahofmann2470]

Yesss

[@clowned6471]

In my class we did a Kahoot so yeah today has been nice

[@russian_knight]

I love garbage trucks

[@fw--kx6sk]

yeeeEt

[@cannibalisticrequiem]

Funny how you appropriate AAVE but your pfp and sn are racist as fuck. 💁🏻‍♀️

[@averagejoe8358]

*6foot 400+ pound nightmare robots when an 8yo closes the door on them* ☹️😭

[@BigHotGarbage]

This is still my favorite game because I’ve always felt unreasonably uncomfortable with hospitals and I remember thinking about this in the middle of the night and just feeling so uncomfortable and I love it

[@aspennie]

“Let’s get into the aspects of the gameplay...” “Chicken so crispy, tacos so sweet-“

[@oyaoyaoyaoyaoyaoya3227]

honestly, i get the whole "overdoing the scare factor" thing, youre absolutely right. but honestly it wasnt really the animatronic designs that freaked me out as a kid; it was the environment. what made fnaf 4 the scariest game for me was the fact that the setting is in a *home.* in a friggin BEDROOM (nevermind my bedroom has an extremely similar setup as the fnaf 4 bedroom). the environment left me feeling violated of my safety, it was fine to have these characters at a distance, some fake old pizzeria, but now they felt too close to home (pun intended). and that scared the ever loving HELL out of me as a kid lol sorry for long post, love the video!!!

[@LuizHenrique9406]

Wait, do you have a bedroom with 2 doors?

[@Blue-fe4by]

same tho 😭

[@snorm456]

I truly don't understand why people hate this game so much.

[@ethancurtsinger172]

It’s either because people hate the things that they don’t understand (since people kept thinking it was gonna be about the Bite of 87 when it turned out to be a previous bite incident called the Bite of 83, and which it sure wouldn’t help that the FNaF fans and theorists especially Dawko, Markipiler, JeliLiam and especially MatPat himself, and also the talented artist LadyFizi were living in the past about the Bite of 87 back in 2015. Which they didn’t actually understand that the FNaF 4 minigames were still in 1983, and actually before possibly the MCI, but definitely before the later events of FNaF 2 in 1987 and especially the Bite of 87), being scary (even though it’s survival horror), or even them wanting to dismissed it as “not scary”. Also people hate change, just like what they later did to Sister Location, FFPS, UCN, and so on.

[@just.UwU.aesthetics]

"The audio really makes it scary, just listen" Commercial

[@hvg6494]

“Sorry this took so long” It’s been two weeks, my guy. No need to apologize.

[@houseofrandomgaming1525]

Ignored the fact that even Scott corrected Matpat as to whether that was the bite of '87 or '83, or maybe wasnt aware, not my place to assume. But yeah I guess this game takes place in '83

[@johnnycripplestar5167]

ye it does, seen on the TV easter egg, fazbear and friends, that's the easter egg to the withered animatronics before they were withered, we still have yet a game about FNAF 1983-1987 to come out where we survive against the first victims of William, well probably not first ofc fredbears was probably the killstreak beginning, with sister location when it was open.

[@meat8768]

I believe that there was both 83 and 87

[@mattegrey2609]

@@meat8768 I think that instead of 5days to the party it's actually 5 years From 83, 84,85,86 and 87. Therefore making it the bite of 83 and 87 at the same time

[@depressoespresso5774]

@@meat8768 both bites happened, yes. But the debate is over whether the bite in this game was '87 or '83. Scott confirmed it was '83 though, so I don't understand why some still think it's '87

[@depressoespresso5774]

@@mattegrey2609 an interesting theory, but I believe Scott confirmed that fnaf 4 features the bite of '83. I think the widely accepted theory about '87 (idk if it's confirmed or not) is that Jeremy Fitzgerald was the victim of that bite after being moved to the day shift in fnaf 2.

[@ColinCartoons]

“Maybe you’re playing as the son of purple guy” How did they predict that

[@tomv2063]

This is why atmosphere & audio is what really makes a game scary more than so just the models, Scott nailed it in this game.

[@gimvsen]

11:20 this is the reason why I didnt play this game when I was younger after seeing the gameplay. My room looks almost the exact same as the game's, minus the second door and my closet is not in the middle of the room. I have blue carpet and outdated white wallpaper (even had some glowing star stickers but on the ceiling instead) and my closet used to have a broken hinge when we moved in so it would always stay cracked like the game (which I forced my father to fix due to fear lmao). Even the hallway walls are the same color.

[@heyheyitsjae2475]

My bedroom growing up also had a blue carpet and two doors leading in. After FNAF 4 I couldn't sleep for a solid week

[@dylanrivera2244]

Fnaf 3: How it all ended Fnaf 4: How it all began (Edit: I think that it’s safe to say that out of all the games, Fnaf 4 is definitely the darkest)

[@krzysztofcwik3793]

Scott: Laughs in FNaF 69

[@lmao1660]

@@krzysztofcwik3793 Well he made FNAF 50

[@WeatherReportsHat]

One thing that actually makes the designs of the Nightemares scary to me, is that when I get scared, I feel like my legs are being eaten. The rows of razor sharp teeth really don't help my case there.

[@matthewsinofsky2305]

The bite is the bite of '83... crying child clearly dies (his entire head was crushed), whereas Phone Guy comments "its amazing the human body can live without the frontal lobe"

[@rollingkirby]

“The only game that still scares me” *Laughs in FNAF 6*

[@russian_knight]

I love garbage trucks

[@rollingkirby]

@@russian_knight why does everyone think 6 is bad? It ties everything neatly lore wise and the gameplay is on par with sister location

[@DamageMaximo]

no

[@Its-amy3237]

@@rollingkirby probably because it was the least hyped game outside of the first one. Also 2017 was the “dark age” of FNaF for me. That was when everyone left the community and Scott made it look like SL was the last game.

[@rollingkirby]

@@Its-amy3237 yeah it was a dumb move, but I am sure that a lot of people will return when security breach releases

[@idna832]

Alex Faciane clocking out is such a fucking mood whenever mattpat opens his mouth

[@bassgx1459]

4 has a special place in my heart, the atmosphere of 4 feels very special, it's choking and oppresssive, even more when you take in the POV of a child. You're being hunted in your own house, the one place that was supposed to be the safe haven, it made you feel there's no where left to run.

[@watakashe6072]

I actually really appreciate you not being so harsh on FNAF 4, I started getting into FNAF right after FNAF 2 released and it’s basically my comfort series. While FNAF 1 and 2 will always be the best and most scary in my eyes, FNAF 4 really has a special place in my heart. I remember watching FNAF 3 lets plays and being left wanting more, watching fake FNAF 4 trailers, looking at theory videos, making fanart. I freaked out when the teasers for FNAF 4 started to drop, and seeing the teaser for the first time made me so happy. Though the game didn’t scare me all that much when it came out and it really wasn’t my favorite, it’s so nostalgic. I was so happy watching Markiplier trying to beat the game, and interacting with the community, and getting invested in the Afton family lore, which was literally my favorite aspect of the game. It was just a happy time lmao

[@PrettyMfShawn]

Fnaf 4 Retrospective Releases: *Ah yes...I've been expecting you.*

[@beebupp]

"This inspired the worst piece of FNAF fanart ever, iykyk" You know what? I don't need to know. My curiosity is actually in agreement with my brain this time and my sense of self-preservation thanks them both

[@heisenberg8460]

Bread bear.

[@DoctorTheo]

@@heisenberg8460 Is that really the fanart he's talking about?

[@aubreyh1930]

If it’s the one I’m thinking (pretty sure because of when he said it) it’s nothing bad and he’s overreacting

[@lolno6975]

@@DoctorTheo apparently its something between nightmare fredbear and nightmare bonnie. You can assume what was going on and I agree with op. I actively Do not want to see it

[@barryscott9590]

@@heisenberg8460 Wiki quote is "I demand the Flesh of Virgins". Yep. Sounds about right. Although when I saw 'bread' I was worried it was gonna be the Wonderbread guy

[@tslanews24]

Honored to have Five Nights at Wario's 3 mentioned! :) Great video as always!

[@veryfunnyguy4991]

@Joey Nitro uh

[@blaambliim7523]

I really love this game for some reason. Maybe it's because of how fun and scary the mechanics are, or how the audio and atmosphere is really amazing.

[@extremelyboredtatsumaki.495]

Close the doors when you hear breathing so the creepy metal man doesn’t go *boo.*

[@True_Equalizer]

*boo*

[@Gooseytavo12official]

*boo*

[@lmao1660]

*boo*

[@NeilAumaster]

Boo

[@peachywe4310]

Boo

[@mechanoangel]

I think the dream theory was true for a while, but Scott retconned it with Sister Location. As he said in Dawko's interview, the contents of the box did change. So I believe we have 2 different stories here, pre-SL and post-SL

[@foreverd4nk796]

Good thought

[@blac_yahh6649]

Yeah I agree with and don't forget fnaf 6 mini games shows possibly that fnaf 2 is "jr's" too, I don't think fnaf 2 wasn't really a dream though or the dream theory because wouldn't the child's name be Jeremy then and they have different dates too

[@felipe_drawmania1604]

Not to mention that the Dream Theory was born through clues provided directly by Scott through teasers,and there were definitely some connotations there.

[@megakatze9381]

@Gopher The Gopher By having the entire rest of the franchise happen

[@lunapyrope9683]

@@blac_yahh6649 Fnaf 2 might be connected also to Help Wanted as someone named Jeremy plays a role in that game as well. But it’s probably just Scott messing with us.

[@Prauwlet213]

I love how this game is almost identical to the childhood fear of something in your room, after dark. Makes you think back. Idk

[@liamzeeson576]

Well man, I just binged most all of your channels more recent content, and now I'm here. Gotta say, you've really done a lot of stuff. It's been entertaining, keep it up dude, can't wait to see more things from you.

[@vaporon2544]

Ah yes Fnaf 4 the final chapter... Sister Location Pizzeria Simulator Ultimate Custom Night Help Wanted Security Breach

[@abdelkhalekrahaoui5635]

Yes last chapter not book apparently

[@lolno6975]

Forgot fnaf world which is the best game don't @ me

[@isbryanflyingordying2202]

@@lolno6975 you clearly haven’t heard of Freddy in space 2 best game in the series don’t @ me

[@mattegrey2609]

@@isbryanflyingordying2202 tbh I preferred Freddy in space 1 but I think it was just me not liking change

[@puliput117]

FNAF AR

[@cruiserdude16]

It seems that nobody knows what in the world this said "worst image" is

[@aubreyh1930]

It’s because there’s a metric shit ton of “bad” fan art

[@dangarbagecanman]

These are by far the best retrospectives I’ve seen for FNAF, nice work!

[@transmissionsfromtheunderd2303]

It astounds me Scott thought that two doors made more sense and was more immersive than, idk, one door on the left and a window on the right. Truly a master of his craft.

[@berybluu6081]

maybe theres 2 doors cus its trying to imply that you're dreaming, like when you dream of your house sometimes its distorted

[@hunter_deamonne]

Every time I see this man upload another retrospective, 5 years are added onto my life, my crops get watered, and my face is cleared of acne

[@killer1gamer1]

it's time for that one game where a fox screams at you in YOUR closet

[@russian_knight]

I love garbage trucks

[@Noobelix]

Yo this video is insane. Nice commentary bro. You earned a new sub

[@tristanfroment33]

I think the lockbox was symbolism, and Scott even mentioned the “contents” have changed over the years. I think there’s an answer, but this in my opinion was Scott’s way of say thing this isn’t over

[@EvilCEO]

it's actually really sad when you think about the animatronics breathing alot, the children stuffed in those suits are still alive somehow, suffering with little life left, how would it feel to be in constant hunger, but not able to eat. The only thing that they think is to kill you, and breathing. It's sad really, even if this is not real

[@theteaperson1998]

The nightmare animatronics are hallucinations. The other animatronics probably have souls in them but the nightmares don't

[@lolno6975]

Hahaha lol

[@babeyling8999]

The animatronics are hallucinations which means that the breathing is too. The kid whos the main protagonist in the game has hallucinations of them breathing because of the things that happened to him in real life. His brother used to scare him with the animatronic masks (and u see that in the mini games) and since u breathe a lot while wearing something like that the kid just linked that sound with the image of the animatronics.

[@valumtimes]

If that gets to you, I would *highly* recommend checking out The Walton Files.

[@CrytalMikii]

Not me tryna figure out what fanart you’re talking about 😭

[@tylermannor4290]

me too!

[@simonejoys6278]

has anyone figured it out yet 💀

[@Ticklebrush]

pls pls i need to know

[@Ragnordragon]

Was it not fnaf anime highschool or something

[@sleepylittleghost]

If anyone figures it out please tell us we’re suffering here

[@FurinaKisser]

I have a really bad cold and your videos cheer me up, so thank you for this

[@SilverRagaire]

For the bite of 83 vs 87 debate, I never thought that this was 87 just because it contradicted the “they used to walk around during the day, but then the bite...” line from FNaF 2.

[@somethingcleverandwitty567]

I'm morbidly curious about that bad piece of fan art

[@mariapolternest7993]

Me too

[@Bepetoni]

Yep (:

[@herrnarr3577]

Vore, probably

[@domicson4587]

same

[@Cal.F]

It was nsfw of nightmare bonnie and nightmare fredbear

[@Gamer-kazinky]

ok when it got to the point around the 10 minute mark where he had a still image of fredbear, my pc crashed and the image was there and it was creepy as shit

[@TeethSkylark]

Man, I've been watching these in reverse order. It's like an awkward time capsule that way. Great videos!

[@TheAbigailDee]

This one really resonated with me. I really liked 4! But this is another win for a video! I really am into your style and presentation!

[@dannysankyu]

15:50 what the fuck i’ve had the same recurring nightmares when i was around 9 or 10, and then they stopped it gave me chills when he said this. god that’s terrifying.

[@doubledoseofexistence4789]

Please say sike

[@dannysankyu]

@@doubledoseofexistence4789 i’m being serious man, i’ll tell you in more detail. so in my dream, i was at the house i grew up in (which is where i had the dream but i’ve now moved away) and in that dream there were the two siblings. they had these propeller hats, it was weird. i was laying in my parents bed with my sister and the siblings walked in the room and started plotting my death and how they were gonna go over there and kill me. i panicked and jumped off the bed as they chased me around the room and the house. finally, i got to the top of the stairway, jumped all the way down and then woke up. what’s even weirder is it’s the only dream i remember so damn vividly.

[@doubledoseofexistence4789]

@@dannysankyu Not sleeping tonight

[@dannysankyu]

@@doubledoseofexistence4789 lmao my bad. i was about to go to bed, good luck.

[@doubledoseofexistence4789]

@@dannysankyu Nah man it's fine, I needed to know this information

[@picupwns98]

I'm not the only one that's mad curious about that art he was talking about at 3:20 right?

[@maxonwolf5841]

I’m curious too. I was one of those who went around bullying the community at the time with I_ARE_TECH and roberate. Actually… I think I know what that fan art is now. It’s 3lame studio’s animations at the time

[@maxonwolf5841]

Christ… I had to dig that weirdo out from the recess of my mind.

[@lasagaeater6891]

Bro same, I have no clue what he was talking about there and now I'm really curious. He implied it had to do with plushtrap or mangle and talked like it was a super infamous image in the fandom, but even after looking through old fanart of those characters I couldn't find anything particularly bad or infamous that seemed like what he was talking about. Surely it's gotta be more than just generic shipping or fetish art since there's thousands of images like that out there.

[@luxentmacaroni]

nope

[@gothcakes]

i like to watch those videos because they give me the same feelings I had when first experiencing the game 6 years ago

[@zyphergaming8603]

This is my favorite fnaf game because of the nostalgia of the game and the atmosphere of the game and the whole game because of the embeince and noice and especially the grandfather clock it gives me a very special feeling of a vintage and vivid atmosphere I just love how scott made this game.

[@FartCity-WorldDomination]

I wonder what that “fanart” is at 3:21

[@lunadachi4792]

If anyone finds out plz lmk. I’m curious, and it’s kinda hard to search with SO much fanart

[@iwakeupandboomimarat]

wait does anyone know the fanart?? i never interacted w the fandom when i was into fnaf

[@walkertang]

Yeah I wanna know

[@forwardmo1ion]

Yeah

[@jonathanjoestarsmainhoe5604]

I was a fnaf fan from the first game up until sister location and I’ve never known what this “fanart” is either so now I’m curious

[@novanapkin7119]

"The sounds make the game horrifying just listen'" *suzuki ad plays*

[@GothMermaidGamer]

Mine was a Marshall's ad lol

[@arthurpietrogarcia1057]

For me was a red Bull Ad.

[@theevildudewithwifi9809]

I got a ML ad

[@outspade]

i didn’t get an ad, smh no funny ad placement for me i’m not disappointed tho no ads = pog

[@hardgamesz8958]

Dog jump off stairs

[@RedeemerofDark]

Honestly I became pretty used to the jump scares pretty quickly after getting jumpscared once in the first game...the second time I ever got jump scared in the series was by Nightmare Chica and I about fell backwards out of my chair I was gotten so good.

[@cloudyquartz1825]

sagan: it brings it all together and makes things legitimately terrifying, just listen youtube ad: *GETTING HEROES IN AFK IS A W E S O M E*

[@zacharyshearer1569]

Five Night's at Freddy's 4 is my favorite and I think it's the spookiest game out of the FNAF series, both the animatronic characters and the audio sounds always give me the chills

[@massiveidiot77]

you know when you have a series on youtube that is the one of the few things your waiting for? thats what this is to me right now

[@justrandomstuff6828]

Excelent video, reminded me when i was playing on my phone at night, when i saw Fredbear for the first time... I can still feel the shivers

[@sigmundfreud7903]

I personally agree there was a missed opportunity in having to check under the bed to make sure Freddy doesn’t catch you.