Why Help Wanted 2 is a Perfect FNAF Game

[@RyeToast]

So where does Help Wanted 2 land in your fnaf game ranking? And for anyone curious (H is Horror, L is Lore, F is Fun) FNAF 2: 6H 9L 4F = 19 FNAF 3: 7H 9L 6F = 21 FNAF 4: 8H 8L 8F = 24 FNAF SL: 6H 8L 3F = 17 FFPS: 7H 10L 8F = 25 FNAF World: H0 L8 F10 = 18 FNAF HW: H10 L8 F7 = 25 FNAF SB: H3 L7 F6 = 16 Timestamps: 00:00 Preheating 00:28 So, how can you define "Perfect?" 01:01 What makes a perfect FNAF game? 06:22 How do other FNAF games hold up against this definition? 12:48 Is Help Wanted 2 a perfect FNAF game? 23:14 Letting it cool

[@mrgibbs1616]

W

[@firstcanonkill1767]

bet this is gonna be another fire video 🔥

[@melanymoon8900]

It ranks pretty high up in general for me and is definitely my favorite steelwool Fnaf game (say what you want about steelwool but they know how to do vr)

[@klaibefhuoaiuwehjklbdfsnxnik]

Right below FNAF World and FNAF 6, so 3rd. Still no buff helpy :(

[@Thelongestshrimp]

I like that you call them preheating and letting it cool. Adds that bit of personality

[@BrandonJames2016]

Honestly a great redemption for steelwool after Security breach got them in trouble with the fanbase. Hopefully they continue with this consistency after ruin and help wanted 2.

[@doctornobody105]

makes sense, VR is their element and they actually got time to cook. hope they keep this up for the next game

[@RyeToast]

Yeah this and ruin really shows steel wool can make a banger

[@BrandonJames2016]

@@doctornobody105 yup they just need to learn not to listen to the fanbase when it comes to rushing projects.

[@Moleoflands]

​​@@BrandonJames2016Tbf, SB wasn't rushed per se. The scale was too large and priorities off. The gameplay sacrificed for a real cool looking environment, with tiny details you have to look for. Some of the gameplay set pieces were awesome. Just a lot of the connecting gameplay at best was disorienting or confusing

[@BrandonJames2016]

@@Moleoflands it was rushed tho obviously most of the game looked great but the glitches and performance issues spoke a lot💀. A game that’s worked on properly barely has any performance issues or any glitches whatsoever.

[@MeemahSN]

This game proves Steelwool's skills in game design lie with the VR experience. I really hope we get more FNAF VR games from them in the future, and not just in the HW lineup.

[@akroblodon9449]

​@@crosslaw9774ruin wasnt a step up. it was a bare bones straight forward version of normal sb.

[@k6kich154]

​@@akroblodon9449 I don't agree, Ruin IS indeed a step up, considering how it improved in gameplay, storytelling, and many other things that were really not great in SB

[@akroblodon9449]

@@k6kich154 how did the gameplay improve in your opinion? They added 2 puzzles that were the same each time and made the game linear. They story telling was just weak as in sb.

[@discminute]

@@akroblodon9449ruin improved literally every single aspect of SB besides how open the map is

[@Mrcheese263]

@@akroblodon9449What is bro on about. As someone who hated base Sb but loved Ruin I have to say Ruin is a literal example of improvement. It’s not a buggy mess, It’s actually scary at times, and it not just get to the other side of this area without getting caught. Instead it’s going around the area unlocking puzzles which I had fun with.

[@qwacktrap1459]

That thumbnail made me cackle like Gruntilda from Banjo & Kazooie, good on you and the artist for making my day better with a Angel Helpy hehehe

[@RyeToast]

BarBADroid ALWAYS knocks it out of the park

[@qwacktrap1459]

Yeah! Ended up finding their Uno Fnaf posts by complete coincidence the other day and followed them in an instant

[@Hdx64]

The mask reveal was pretty cool to me as well... i stayed there with my jaw hitting the floor a solid 2 mins

[@qryptid]

I will never be tired of Help Wanted 2 content, pls give us more Mr Toast

[@Christian-jk4sc]

Hello toast should I make toasted eggs sandwich or just toast

[@macintoshhjball4686]

Toasted egg sandwich

[@Thelongestshrimp]

Make a toasted sandwich

[@RyeToast]

Toasted egg sandwich is based

[@Purplemans88]

Make testicular cancer worse

[@YoutubeCommonman_Totas]

Just make sure you get the bread on Tuesday. Rye bread is fresh on Tuesday.

[@jolo6051]

I wonder if Rye Toast would have more ideas for videos if he covered FNAF fan games as well. Maybe give his own hot takes. See how they shape up to the canonical FNAF games or if they even surpass them. Seeing the way fan games replicate or innovate on an already established formula. (Plus, more FNAF related content for him to use.)

[@star-rock6466]

Creepy moments ? Check Confusing and mysterious Lore ? Check Dark ambiance ? Check Good animatronics designs ? Check New types of gameplay and not just you sitting in a office ? Check Good VR experience ? Check Conclusion: it's a great, if not the best FNAF game It's not the scariest game ever, obviously, but personally, I kinda stopped really being scared at all of the FNAF games, even the earlier ones, so I don't have any real problem with the "horror" aspect changing. That's also why I didn't expect the FNAF movie to be scary, since FNAF has kinda always been more in the uncanny vibe rather than the horrific vibe. I love those games and this franchise for the weird lore, the creepy vibes from time to time and the animatronics, and that's what FNAF help wanted 2 is, A good fusion of everything that make people love FNAF, and frankly, I think the main reason why people say FNAF isn't "scary" anymore is just because we are not playing point and clicks games anymore, where you have very limited movement. I think that's really the only thing that made the first games "feels" terrifying (obviously there is the ambiance, the sound design, etc... but you get what I'm saying)

[@MusiciansRule07]

I always love it when folks are reasonable and objective with their criticisms and praise and when they explain their own personal stories with FNAF. It's so refreshing. Help Wanted 2 really solidified Steel Wool's redemption arc with the overall fandom that started with Ruin. It's a perfect blend of taking in fandom feedback and incorporating it into their plans for the future. I'm neutral to okay with Security Breach (sans PeePaw Afton ruining FFPS and UCN's impact which they fixed so I'm no longer feral and wanting to rip out throats about him) but lots of people didn't like it, especially with all the game breaking glitches, so they had to go back to the drawing board fast. The fact that they were willing to do so and actually acknowledged the valid complaints restored a lot of goodwill but people were still worried about what they'd do next. Ruin and HW2 did well in the criteria you laid out for a good FNAF game and I hope they keep the momentum.

[@Bigddalt]

Do you think that lefty could be a refurbished carnie? This is a very long shot, im talkin 100 yard football kick, but its just some fun thoughts that could conjure up something in the community. If you look at burnt carnie's model you can just barely see that his right eye is more withered. You may have to squint. But say that at that time his right eye got replaced because it was the most damaged of the two, after decades of collecting dust and rotting away, the untouched eye could have decayed to the point of becoming black. As Henry repared carnie to become lefty, the orginal eye may have stayed or been replaced with a new black eye for a unique touch. A more realistic approach could be the lefty's design is INSPIRED by his burnt orginal. The eye rotted eye i just mentioned could have inspired the black eye detail. One specific character of that I think could drive home this theory is the color. Burnt carnie is a muted brown with white char accents. But if you were to scrape all of burnt plastic off, you be left with a black tarnished metal. Notice that lefty is not solid black, but a metalic, gun metal black. I think it is possibe that lefty is either a repaired version of carnie, with it's new design based on the chared scraps of the original, or lefty was a completely different animatronic who's build was inspired by the remains of his counterpart. By the location of Fazer Blast and hint we see, I think that carnie was most likely a part of Fall Fest(most likely the 1970 event) if so, do you think it's possible that carnie was one of Henry's first animatronics. That was a whole decade before our first look at fredbears. Whether or not Fredbear's opened before 1983. I highly doubt that it was an establishment before 1970. I noticed that there is no sign of Freddy’s or Fredbear's on the poster. Which leads me to believe that this fall fest may have predated everything. The running theory is that the mediocre melodies were his first animatronics, made to rip off Freddy’s fame. But being that we see an animatronic a decade before that, that closely resembles one of his final animatronics. It really seems that carnie could be his first. Here's some food for thought. Henry has been deemed a copycat in the early timeline for the mediocre melodies. But if he made his first BEAR animatronic at a children's theme event in 1970, is he really the copycat? If William stole the idea and made Fredbear's, and Fredbear's became as big as it did. No one would bat an eye at a small carnival with a simple bear animatronic. I don't know if I like this idea, but I'm just throwing everything I got to see what sticks. Is it possible that William set the carnival on fire to one, prevent it from becoming more successful. And two, to take that idea and reuse it for himself. I don't think he was pure evil at this point, or really evil at all. But it's still just a thought. I don't really think that lefty is a remade carnie. I think it's possible that the design could have been inspired by the withered design. But I doubt that they put that much thought into a connection like that. I am pretty confident, though, that carnie was most likely the first and that Henry was never really the copycat. But more so, tried to reclaim the ideas stolen from him later on after William's fame.

[@tails9396]

Hey just what I was thinking

[@annabelle2523]

All I can say is I find it suspicious that, if I'm not mistaken, they are posed the exact same way when you display the model on stage. However the star on lefty and the vest on carnie look to be actually shaped into the animatronic not just painted on. They do have the same shape bow, but yeah I think at least the torso would have to be different.

[@Bigddalt]

@@annabelle2523 I agree

[@FidgetTyme]

I tells ya, it sure is nice having your videos to look forward to and become a regular of mine. What with the Matpat stuff (I'll still watch the channels mind you) it's nice to feel like with one going I've found a replacement. I enjoy how you go on about the theories or just appreciation about the games. Between Shipwrecked 64 and Help Wanted 2 I've watched from your vods or attended live streams, they are both on the top of my list of games I wanna play myself as well. You've really sold me on the replayablity of HW2 being a lot of fun and I just, I enjoy games that work like that. Keep up the good work! ^_^

[@rat_king6666]

Ok but can we talk about the horrifically amazing tension with Freddy's music box in fnaf one, like I grew up on this franchise, the jump scares barely get me, but that fucking music box gets me every time

[@ashheyka]

i love your channel, youre my fav fnaf theorist

[@lychenthrope]

Really enjoying the SA2 music in the background recently!

[@toastedperfection2488]

I agree. Help Wanted 2 is probably one of if not my total favourite FNaF game in the series. It was just so fun to play whilst retaining horror elements, personally I'm not a massive fan so slight bias here but I actually prefer it when FNaF games have a mix of scary and more laid back parts. Take FNaF 4 for example: I love it, it's really fun, but it's just so tense that it's hard for me to want to play for long periods of time, it makes me really want to take a break. When I wanted a break from any horror levels in Help Wanted 2 though, it was as simple as just loading a more chill minigame next. It makes it easier to continuously play the game for me, not sure if anyone else feels the same way there. It's great to see SteelWoolStudios get better as they go forward, really excited for what they cook next because I do feel like this game will be very difficult to top.

[@rockassassin64]

turning on the light to see bonie or chica is not a jump scare a jump scare is the sudden appearance of something and a loud noise this is a difrent method of cashing in tenshion which is a good thing horror needs to use a lot of methods to scare people because the same thing over and over gets less scary the more times it happens.

[@NayanBeardy]

6:56 "Stop chewing so loud" 😂

[@liamspruyt]

in the early games, i must say fnaf 2 foxy jumpscary is the best! it is great, animated, and you believe you die! but the help wanted 2 one with the claw from scrap baby is superb!

[@RyeToast]

FNAF 2 Foxy Jumpscare was pretty good at the time but in retrospect is very funny

[@liamspruyt]

true, but i also think its because of the jumpscare sound in fnaf 2, the scream doesn't work with most of them just slightly moving to ward your face statically, foxy, the puppet and mangled are the only ones (maybe fnaf 1 bonny too) but the poppet is too flat, so mangled and foxy are the best but like if i was sitting there and a mangled swung to me is just less terrifying that the foxy mouth agape right at my face! but for sure the death animations are way better but the issue was with security breach is that they weren't scary because of the models. they were great in ruin though! @@RyeToast

[@Sandstorm-TheTraveller]

For me, it’s the tension that terrifies me. The jumpscares are fine, but the events beforehand are just so.. Terrifying. I feel like the jumpscares aren’t too bad in VR, but instead it’s the stress to not get jumpscared. I don’t really like horror, so I don’t wanna be jumpscared, making the game way more terrifying for me.

[@nick_panag]

I swear this game is so good it makes sb and ruin just feel like they were there to build up this game.

[@Sanakudou]

I would argue all the issues we’ve see with Steel Wool’s FNAF games arises from an inconsistency in their understanding of genre; specifically the distinction between action/thriller and horror/suspense. This is actually a really common problem within the horror genre, so it’s not unique to the Steel Wool, even big studios continue to make this mistake too. Horror as a genre necessitates evoking very strong, but VERY specific emotions from its audience, out of all genres it’s the least forgiving of instances of accidental genre deviation, as a lot of the emotions evoked by other genres have more overlap with each other. Unfortunately Security Breach was doomed to disappoint because Steel Wool’s approach to game design was not consistent with the horror genre’s requirements and veered off to action/suspense. The almost “open world” approach to level design completely prevented the sense of entrapment and helplessness that’s needed to evoke the correct emotions in the audience, the original FNAF succeeded so well as a horror game because of how helplessly confined you were in the game’s environment, it completely removed the ability to feel like an even match against the opponents (the animatronics), which met genre conventions perfectly! In Security Breach the player feels more like an action/thriller “hero” protagonist than a horror “victim” protagonist. You were able to feel confident in your safety as a player by a disparity in competence with the animatronics, you could always out manoeuvre them, which was in part a consequence of the fact you also never actually felt entrapped by the environment; which is also the reason why the basement hallway section with all the endoskeletons (when you temporarily don’t have Freddy to rely on) was unanimously seen as the only true horror experience within that game. Steel Wool has done a lot better at executing horror within their VR games due to the segmented gameplays sections allowing for game design that actually provides that sense of environmental entrapment and consequent restricted capacity to protect yourself from and/or escape the imminent threat of the opponents you’re up against. Even in the Ruin DLC they showed a much better understanding of how to get the genre right. While I definitely agree that Help Wanted 2 had segments that failed to be “horror” enough, the portions that did, did it right, so I do have a lot of hope that Steel Wool will be capable of nailing down genre consistency in future games, especially as they’re so receptive to audience to feedback and are genuinely determined to provide the audience the gameplay experience they desire!

[@rhetz1562]

another thing i would like to mention that in my opinion makes a good fnaf game is not just the horror but the anxiety it creates. fnaf is great at taking away any semblance of control u could feel which is verry anxiety educing. and at the end of every segment of gameplay. it almost feels like u just barley made it. honestly it could just be thrown in with horror but i wanted to mention it

[@croissant2186]

Are we not gonna talk about how Jeremy in help wanted apparently cut his face off so there could be evidence of being a prequel

[@isaacthedestroyerofstuped7676]

"And I agree with that calculation" All I can imagine is my analytical chemistry professor looming over my math and murmuring "What the fuck is this..." 😅

[@Katosepe]

Rye: The fanbase all agrees that we play as Cassie's dad. Rye's Chat (immediately afterwards): We are definitely NOT playing as Cassie's dad.

[@ChiliCatCreates]

Hey Rye c: I really couldn't help but laught at your jade bracelets triggering your video program, because they're green :D It's subtle, yet somehow hilarious to me

[@RyeToast]

I know 😂 I didn't think about it in recording but the small ball parts of the bracelet are malachite, which happened to be juuuust green enough for the green screen

[@ChiliCatCreates]

Oh! That explains why the jade one on your other arm doesn't do it! xD I don't think it's an issue though, you might as well keep wearing it in videos ^^ @@RyeToast

[@that_stone7741]

i’m so glad you acknowledge me in the live

[@theward8807]

Rye I have an issue, you forgot to mention Fnaf world in the ranking

[@HyperDashYT]

the lore was so good he gave it a 10/10 twice

[@duckiejane6881]

i played fnaf 1 when it came out and was released for free demos, i played said free demo and then fell in love and watched gameplay and lore for the rest, as part of majority of the fan base that has only watched most the games, fnaf 1 gave me these crazy scares and had just enough to keep me super enticed in the series as a whole, the only game since then that ever gave me this same feeling of unease but also interest at the same exact time was HW2 i wish so badly i owned a vr because i totally would want to play this one, i was tempted with security breach since im a squirmy player and that one seemed a bit less hardcore and easy to play but it wasnt for the same reason that brought me to fnaf 1 and the interest in HW2, i will have to say simply worldbuilding( and lore) wise sister location is my fave game tho (edit; i wanted to add, i didnt play HW2 and thats why i agree because even without playing it, i got the same feeling as i did when i actually did play a fnaf game)

[@tails9396]

Guys I think Carnie and Lefty might be related in some way

[@elijahbarber111]

While I agree it's the best in terms of gameplay, my personal favorite will always be FNAF 1

[@mackthisarrowhearth295]

No Matter how much I agree, you kinda made your own measurement system and your own measurements...

[@elliotsturtplus340]

Fnaf help wanted 2 while I don’t think is the perfect fnaf game I will say it’s the best game steel wool has offered so far

[@LunaWitcherArt]

To me, Help Wanted 2 has been one of the best FNAF games since PizzaSim. But the actual best is still Help Wanted. That game just has the right balance to me of Gameplay-Scary/Unnerving-Storytelling.

[@ineffablejuly]

Im gonna be honest ive been staring at the cat for 5 minutes keep talking funny guy

[@TheRealSuperKirby]

Peak thumbnail

[@johanstenfelt1206]

Hm, I see, fair and valid points and opinions, i wonder how you will rate the next Game.

[@RoKKr023i]

Superhot is the most innovative shooter i have ever played this year.

[@pemanilnoob]

Help wanted 2 would be better if it was either scarier or much less scary. I’d wanna play it if the sections didn’t have the horror aspect, but I’d like watching it more if it was more terrifying. Which it isn’t. It isn’t scary. It just looks annoying to play with the distractions in games that shouldn’t have them

[@nanazsan7536]

I played it a few hours ago, it is scary, having been there in vr with headphones, it gets extremely scary and tense, specially sister location, the carousel and hard mode minigames. All minigames are insanely tense and anxiety inducing, or preparing food and looking around for chica, this game gets you paranoid and scared, I dreaded playing sister location levels each and every time and they always were the very best and worst of the game.

[@maxhaymes7015]

Fnaf world is the most fun you can get out of fnaf games, you keep pretching! you are right

[@Sock-Monster-Simian]

The game that was a good game, but not a great FNAF game was Security Breach. I thought that constantly while playing it. It does not compare at all with HW2. I may be biased, because it brought a lot of FNAF 6 stuff back, but I agree. It was basically a perfect FNAF game.

[@panquake5698]

Fnaf 1 is a prefect Fnaf game too

[@TheMajinGames]

Just to make it clear: it still a subjective system

[@kailisacco5876]

this video is so well written (if you write scripts for your videos)

[@croissant2186]

Why does every fnaf game antagonist always has to be a version of William afton, they finally did it in security breach but no, it’s just glitch trap

[@foxbruner]

Have you played Tunic?

[@LingoENT]

You and fuhnaff are up next 💪🏿💯

[@TheEverythingEnthuiast]

the thumbnail reminds me of the Overwatch meme

[@HamBurglar-yo9id]

Fnaf world is very fun, you are correct

[@charnaynegehringer3720]

best fnaf game in fazhistory

[@Refey766]

I’ve played fnaf 1 - 6 , help wanted , security breach, ruin but I don’t own a v r head set so I can’t play help wanted 2 so I have to watch other people play it

[@mylam658]

Rye...FNAF 2 is right there. /j

[@iMarbot]

For me, it's not about whether it's a good/bad vr game or a good/bad fnaf game. It's about whether it's a good game in general and it's just got too much jank to be acceptable as a good game for me. I guess fnaf fans just don't care if the game is bad on a technical level like SB was too.

[@gunkcunk]

Is the thumbnail from the game?

[@ZapStrideGaming]

I love this. I agree

[@superl8296]

I do think help wanted 2 is the perfect fnaf game but in doing vr so well it just becomes decisive. VR games just aren’t my thing and CANT be a lot of peoples thing for many reasons so that fact will ruin it for a lot of people. My only fear is fnaf becomes a VR focuses franchise

[@gummythegummybear]

I think the help wanted, and especially help wanted 2, kind of lean too far into hoping the game will be scary just because it’s in vr so they don’t try as hard to make the games directly scary, like neither of them actively make the games not scary, but I think they could do more of making the game itself scary than hoping the game being vr would make it scary

[@psseudx]

Lore 10/10? The games lore was utterly dissapointing. The reason why FNAF story was ever interesting was because of the cryptic storytelling, and as you said, giving us just enough information to piece it together. Cassie saying "A fazwrench.. thats just like my dads!" felt just out of place and unnatural. That's not a particularly interesting way to tell the story, nor does it have any mystery to it. Both the endings were below average.I think the lore deserves a 6/10 at most. The game is really fun and probably the most fun in the franchize, so it deserves a 10/10. In terms of horror...well it's definitely an improvement over Security breach but It's still not that much so I'd give it a 5/10. **Overall: 21/30** This is just my personal opinion.

[@err0rc0degames]

Good video

[@Brilchan]

kitty :3

[@earthy205]

I laugh at the fact you're talking about "perfect" FNAF game when your camera is not even on focused.

[@fl3m1n9o4]

first 100 views gang

[@RyeToast]

True

[@fl3m1n9o4]

​@@RyeToastthank you my homie

[@defcro]

1 minute ago

[@RyeToast]

Yuh

[@twilihuntress6964]

I’m sorry, but most KZbinrs were scared out of their pants during arts and crafts. The first time they played.

[@klaibefhuoaiuwehjklbdfsnxnik]

Didnt have buff helpy in it. Enough said. 0/10 game. FREDDY AND SPACE 3 WILL REMAIN THE BEST FOREVER 🗣🗣🗣

[@RyeToast]

TRUE

[@novustalks7525]

It's not. It's repetitive with very little content and not much story

[@DX-222]

He is giving his opinion

[@LunaBeth97]

I've never played a fnaf game but this game is the most fun I've had watching people play. The twists were just masterful with the (spoilers) taking off the mask and the princess quest turning from the arcade cabinet to 3d. It was so fun to watch as they were kinda foreshadowed (the mask one being more overt) but in a way that you only know in hindsight and I just love it.

[@morningcupofcyanide]

I have only ever played FNAF once (when the OG first came out; I very quickly got bored and wandered off). I 100% sgree with this. It's so much fun to watch.

[@yazminmendez6459]

Adding to the jumpscare point: The ruined version of DJ Music Man has a jumpscare where it's literally like he's consuming you, opening his jagged teeth and closing in, followed by the sudden death screen. It would be so terrifying to endure irl

[@MakinItRain24-7]

My favorite jump scares surprisingly come from SB. More specifically the little details some of them have. Shattered Roxy has that little scream that is just filled with insecurity and blind rage (pun intended), and really adds to how scary it is. And the way that Vanny kinda grabs you and lifts you up is really scary cuz I realize that we're like a child, and this person is attacking a child. Idk if that makes any sense but I thought I would just mention it

[@aydanneilson-bourke7378]

oh i agree, also the way shattered monty flips you around like a real gator is awesome

[@drxtale9446]

@@aydanneilson-bourke7378poor Gregory just got obliterated from Monty’s jumpscare.

[@Mockingdragon]

I always found FNAF 2 the scariest, and that's purely for the minigames. (Speaking as one of the large percentage of the fandom who's only watched playthroughs.) I found that when the minigames and lore were rewards for clearing a night, something was lost. To have a death, and be prepared to recover and start over, and only then, OCCASIONALLY, getting surprised by an uncanny valley voice and creepy games with disturbing implications. To me it was the unpredictable element that was the best part and made those minigames terrifying.

[@Mockingdragon]

Then again, the only game that's ever given me a nightmare is Sister Location, and that from Baby's monologue. Not the jumpscares or the scooper, but the extremely human terror of watching your body do something you don't want it to do.

[@imagebear8916]

"That's purely for the minigames." Interesting because I would say the mini game is kind of the only scary part of that game aside from like withered bonnie and chica. As someone who has played the games, Fnaf 2 is one of the least scary fnaf games to me (and a lot of people I see online). The toy animatronic are rather cute than scary and the atmosphere is also just not scary. Especially when comparing to fnaf 1 or 4, fnaf 2 honestly just feels so bright and happy that it became a chore simulator a lot sooner than the other two.

[@Mockingdragon]

@@imagebear8916 Yeah I'm sure the experience is very different if you're playing. I also have a thing about computerized/gitched voices that freaks me out. So for me, the surprise of a deep computer voice spelling out cryptic messages is the scariest thing in the franchse.

[@twistanturnu529]

I agree FNAF 2 was the only one that ever gave ne a deeply uncomfortable feeling. Mainly mitigates but also that long dark hall

[@superadambomb5834]

I see where your coming from however I feel that the mini games coming only after you die make the lore of the game far less accessible especially with how easy the first half of the game is. Fnaf 2 has some extremely important lore as it introduces key characters like William Afton and shows how the animatronics were possessed but if your going into this game blind and just so happen to really good at they won’t understand the story as well as others. Fnaf has been able to make some disturbing mini games without the player having to die. Fnaf 4 has all the mini games take place after you complete a night allowing the player to experience the whole story seamlessly. The deep laughter and strange ambience make it feel unnatural and the minigame after completing night 5 (though ruined by memes) is probably the most disturbing minigame this franchise has ever had.

[@MxMothra]

I thought hw2 was fantastic! My main problem is that it can never beat the initial creepiness factor of glitchtrap in hw1. Watching him slowly get closer to you level by level, and dancing with joy after stuffing you in a suit is so chilling. I just wish we’d seen more of him to be honest. Like some sort of Galway chase, where when the lights are on, he’s dancing in a circle, but when the lights are off, he’s making a horrific mad dash towards you. I just want more of him. He’s horrific.

[@tws1man582]

I watched your entire live stream when you first played help wanted 2 and it made me buy the game, to me after playing it’s just the perfect amount of scary for me, before help wanted I was never able to play the earlier games. Seeing help wanted 2 it. Seemed so genuinely fun I had to give it a try and I love it so much because of how fun it is to just play.

[@Jefnam]

This is the Steel Wool FNAF game that has sold me on everything new about FNAF. I'm finally willing to fully embrace absurd book theories, wacky in-game VR elements and AI/Robot narratives, and more that I've been hesitant with recently. I'm stoked for whatever comes next, weather it be Fall Festival or something else, cause Steel Wool has clearly found their footing and their own voice for the series

[@soirema]

It is! Stop the negativity! Thank you Toast!

[@RyeToast]

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[@crypt0red560]

Something I really hope the next fnaf game does is go back to having realistic-esc designs and visuals, IMO the thing that makes security breach the worst fnaf game to me is the fact of how cartoony it is, and also introducing characters that people can call "Comfort characters" but that's just a preference of mine and how I think that horror games should be scary, not comforting.

[@Fighter_Builder]

@LaggingThelagger Agreed. I can have a good time with Security Breach, but definitely not for the right reasons. I don't like the game for a plethora of reasons, but to give it credit where it's due: it NAILS the exploration and map design for the most part. I could see the Pizzaplex being a real indoor amusement park that people would actually go to visit or work that (for the most part) could actually exist if a company as large as Fazbear Entertainment threw enough money at it. There was so much love and care put into the map that seeing it utilized with almost nothing but boring fetch quests is honestly kind of sad. I had a lot more fun just wandering around and taking everything in and abusing glitches to get to places I wasn't supposed to.

[@mrholmer4206]

Fnaf means five nights at freddies. I don't recall spending five nights at freddies in the game 😎 Jokes aside it has been super fun seeing people play it!

[@RyeToast]

Valid lmao

[@EdenVix]

Omg just in time! I've been binging your fnaf theories all day

[@RyeToast]

Glad you like them!

[@TenshiLove5]

The first playthru of fnaf hw2 I watched was Astralspiff and his big stupid grin and "take off your mask?... no way?" Was so filled with delight and glee I had a huge smile on my face too. It was definately a big highlight for me 😂 I like watching him because he doesn't fake reactions as much as someone like markiplier or game theory live. So seeing him excited about stuff really tickles me.

[@bostongifford3947]

i love your vods and podcasts. i have them all downloaded because i have youtube premium. i listen to all of them at work

[@clothed_tigreproductions411]

Idk. Lacks Monty Gator. Doesn't seem perfect to me

[@RyeToast]

Valid

[@LeoPerkk]

I mostly disagree only because in a majority of the minigames you don't really survive the animatronics, you do tasks and get punished a jumpscare if you fail. Though it's definitely an amazing game, I think it lacks the dread that FNAF usually induced.

[@Darkreaperz]

Literally not saying anything about this video other than to mention that Playtime with Percy is peak

[@TWolf25]

Love your video, love you as a FNaF KZbinr, but you can’t say Help Wanted 2 is objectively the best FNaF game if you’re supporting evidence is subjective ratings, that’s the complete opposite of objective

[@loganentertainment1814]

Steel Wool earned my respect when they released the first HW. Obviously Security Breach had its faults, but I personally enjoyed it. It’s a 7.5/10 for me. Steel Wool proved they learned their lesson with the Ruin DLC, as well as HW 2.

[@oliviad7059]

Dying to know why sister location only got a 17😭

[@RyeToast]

Good point. i just updated the pinned comment with full score breakdowns

[@happyfroggys]

So toast are you gonna talk about matpats retirement on the podcast and what it means for the future of theory’s on fnaf as a whole on the podcast

[@Spencycle]

The Princess Quest ending was hands-down the best gameplay experience we've ever gotten in this entire series. It feels really surreal, giving you that awesome feeling where you're sucked into the story and it almost feels like a dream. Also, I agree that the endings are pretty metaphorical, and I love that. I love that Steel Wool has stopped taking the old convoluted, technical sci-fi, LITERAL approach to lore, and has started being more implicit and metaphorical. This was the approach that OG Fnaf took, and Steel Wool, in my opinion, is taking a good route for the franchise. Super excited to see what games come out next.

[@The-E-king]

12:00 ah, I sure do love my technicalities

[@CrumpetTV]

I totally agree. People say: "This is the least scary FNAF game and it's boring!" Because they played Flat Mode. It's like saying that Super Mario Odyssey is a bad game after you played Super Mario Bros.

[@GlitchSquix]

Absolutely Beautiful Thumbnail 🫡

[@IcedLattee7]

Hey I actually have a little theory about Moondrop in HW2, so to start Moondrop apears in HW2 many times, in daycare(obviously), carasell(I’ll come back to that), focus pirate ride, and then In one of the endings. But in severity breach when Moondrop takes GR Freddy and waves at Gregory (i think he waves) it’s like he’s being TOLD to do that, plus he’s the only animatronic that didn’t normally attack anyone besides Gregory, so I feel like maybe he was given orders to do that by maybe Vanny or Glitchtrap. In the foxy ride there is another version of Moondrop that is in the glitchy part of the ride when you shoot Helpy. I’m that one ending you give the Glitchtrap plushy to moon and he brings it to Vanny, also there like this weird version of Moon in the claw machine, a PURPLE version-caugh caugh-Aftons signicher color-caugh caugh-… The caracel ride with moon evenatual gets set on fire, but we’ve never actually seen a caracel in a fnaf game before, but there were talks of a new fnaf game realted to a carnival and ballons, so if MatPats theory related to Ruin is true and the mimic and the daycare attendants were one of Afton first creations maybe we will see them in this new talk of a fnaf game Also idk how to REALLy word any of this I just thought of theory that might be important Also love your vids :)

[@charliecarr7053]

HIIIIII RYEEE HOW ARE YOU??? YOUR DOING AWESOME IN ALL UR VIDEOS!!!

[@RyeToast]

IM GOOD THANK YOU, HOW ARE YOU

[@charliecarr7053]

@@RyeToast IM AWESOME AND GLAD I CAN HEAR FROM U ALOT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@phoneguy4637]

well... to me, personally, a perfect fnaf game is one that scares the poop out of my butt. I, personally, connect the label "fnaf" with horror, fright and jumpscare. help wanted 1 & 2, security breach and ruin are the worst episodes to me. help wanted is basically a puzzles-and-tasks game with a little spice of horror. security breach and ruin are both neither creepy nor spooky nor horror. they are mystery thrillers at best. the whole franchise is cutified down just to exploit the younger audiences. it greatly lost its bite to me.

[@morningcupofcyanide]

A big problem I run into is I stim really hard when gameplay gets tense. This makes horror games in particular hard for me to play because I'm flailing everywhere. I imagine that would be wild in VR. Not that I can afford a headset anytime soon. But it's super fun to watch for sure. Much stimming is to be had. I like that it's not TOO scary. That way I don't accidentally throw anything lol.

[@rayw.6677]

Me too. It’s annoying lol.

[@Boxxy_tprrwikidude]

hot take ruin sucked atleast for me and i won't fight if you disagree becuse it's just a dlc i don't think we need to fight over that

[@hybriddinosaur4956]

People would yell at me if i said i thought security breach and ruin were peak

[@aPink_Lemon]

Definitions of definitions at 11:50 bookmarking for later don't mind me

[@RyeToast]

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[@themaincharacter4985]

To be honest, all FNaF games are "perfect", to me anyways