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debunking arguments against a springtrap chapter
let's start with the arguments:
1- "it's not scary enough" dbd has lost most of it's scary aspect and seeing a giant rusted metallic robot/human hybrid twitching violently charge at you sounds pretty terrifying.
2- "we have never seen him attack anyone/move before" in fnaf vr we see him clearly move on several occasions and I'm sure springtrap can be modified to work in dbd while staying true to his original character.
3- "but what about his power?" phantom animatronics like a stronger version of the doctors illusions that attack survivors are a good start.
4- "we have never seen a fnaf survivor before" recently Scott cawthon posted and image of a young looking woman who seems to be a security guard, also we don't know who the guard in fnaf 3 is so It could be an original creation, Scott might even go out of his way and reveal a past characters appearance through dbd
5- "the fnaf community is cringy/toxic/full of kids" in some ways this is true but this doesn't really affect much and the dbd community isn't the best either
conclusion: a fnaf chapter is a great idea/concept and people should stop treating it like it's as bad as asking for a fortnite chapter.
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Its true that a lot of people are just bandwagoning hate, "ooga booga fnaf bad fire good", I still dont think its the wisest move. I would take Killer Klowns from Outer Space over FNaF.
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i played fnaf for like 15 mins before i quit it. it didnt even feel like horror.Its almost funny when one pops out their heads by the doors. I feel like the games main demographic is younger kids (10-16). I would rather see another horror movie or original character before fnaf or maybe stop releasing content and fix the bugs
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It would probably be my least favorite chapter. But if someone else loves it, fine. :)
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It will be a sad day in dbd history if they ever add this to the game.
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I definitely agree with you, when I think about his lore it seems kind of silly and his whole deal with the oogaa boogaa thing it would just be comical.
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FNAF is the Fortnite of horror.
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But is not iconic to the horror genre I mean FnaF of course.
Again like I've said before.
Myers is from an iconic movie series called halloween.
Freddy is from a nightmare on elm street series.
Ghostface is from a movie series called Scream.
Leatherface is from texas chainsaw massacre.
Pyramid head is from a really damn popular horror game called silent hill, he also appeared on the silent hill movies (the movies suck but you get the point).
Pig is from the gore/horror movies saw.
And you really mean to tell me that a bunny that jump scares people is iconic like those I mentioned before?
I wouldn't mind a chapter like IT, or candyman, even the boogyman or even la llorona (which is a mexican legend) but fnaf? I just don't see it
I wouldn't buy it but I know people will.
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Im worried about all the 12 year olds it would bring to the game
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I would totally say FNaF is iconic and popular enough, especially comparing it to games such as silent hill.
The Silent Hill franchise sold ~9 mil copies as of Dec 2018 (I can't find anything more modern, so let's be generous and say that the franchise has sold 10 mil total games as of today).
FNaF's sales (from what I found) are between ~4 million - 8.5 million copies on steam alone, and that's not including FNaF VR, which topped sales records for PS:VR. That's also not taking into account the mobile ports, switch ports, or the AR game either.
This series was probably the center of gaming as a whole from late 2014 - late 2015, and it still has a very strong following to this day.
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Silent hill revolutionized horror games, by giving you puzzles, creepy atmosphere and stuff, also from the 2000s and still popular to this day, meanwhile Fnaf is again, just a game to get jump scared with somewhat lore behind it, also let's not forget that it was an exclusive back then so less sales would make sense.
Let's not forget how many youtubers/streamers made the game more popular by playing it, aka Markiplier, pewdiepie etc.
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FNaF isn't much different in its accomplishments. It essentially gave birth to the genre of indie horror, and although FNaF's gameplay can be seen as linear, it includes many unique puzzles of its own such as Easter eggs or multiple secret endings. FNaF has way more to offer than just jumpscares, especially when the recent games have focused on a more terrifying atmosphere, and grizzly aesthetics, while the jumpscares have taken a back seat.
The story might seem complicated (and to completely honest, it is), but I think part of the hate here comes from the fact that Scott isn't trying to tell us a story, he's giving us clues to figure one out. The old story of FNaF is more or less complete, and now the community is gradually being fed hints through short stories. I don't really see how YouTubers promoting FNaF necessarily makes it bad, especially when Scott couldn't even afford rent back then, let alone a marketing team.
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If I could upvote this a billion times, lets not forget that there's plenty of cringe in this community as well.
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You can't put horror icons like Michael Myers and Leatherface beside a creepypasta version Chuck E Cheese and expect the latter to be taken seriously. Can you imagine Springtrap clunking around Midwich map? It's comically out of place. The only people that would be hyped for a FNAF addition are gamers under the age of 16 - any true horror fans (which many started playing dbd due to the licensed characters) find not only the FNAF games the opposite of scary, but the franchise extremely overrated.
Silent Hill shaped horror games: its god tier for the genre and people still talk about it to this day. Fnaf is a trend for kids that only gained popularity because the younger generation watched big Lets Players on Youtube play them. You can't compare the two and I pray they never add it as a chapter when they have so many other terrifying and memorable licensed killers they could do instead. Plus ... imagine the flock of kids that would swarm the game. If they added Fnaf a ton of DBD players would not only cringe, but possibly quit.
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Not saying that promoting it makes it bad, but if your fav streamer/youtuber said "play this game" most people will do it because it looks like fun.
Read what @NikkiMouse said, that is what I meant, as a 24 yo guy, I don't find fnaf entertaining since I grew up playing great horror games like silent hill, old RE, ethernal darkness and stuff like that.
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You can't really "debunk" peoples opinions on whether a chapter will be good or not, if people don't like a certain franchise, they won't want it, whether the devs do it or not is a different story but there is no "debunking" someones opinion.
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