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Is FNAF going to be the worst chapter yet?
There’s no interesting killers from that franchise, design or look-wise, unless you somehow find Toys R Us scary and it’s also going to bring an influx of children to the game which is not going to be a positive thing.
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Aw, I like the broken-down animatronic look. I've never much cared for FNaF gameplay wise, but those designs are neat.
As for the children… we'll see. Could be a problem, could be they won't stick around for long enough to cause issues.
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I agree, I wouldn't want to be associated with the FNAF Fandom. The only way they salvage this chapter is making the killer very fun and very strong to play, and making the survivor have mediocre perks.
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I understand it’ll make a lot of money as the games (for some reason) seem popular and it was constantly being spammed on Twitter to be added to the game, but it just feels like a cash-grab.
This is the only license that has came to the game that could potentially get me to stop playing as I’m really dreading those annoying FNAF fanboys joining an already annoying DBD community.
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To me it just looks like a toy you’d find in Sid’s bedroom from Toy Story, which is funny because even this:
Looks creepier than Springtrap. When even Toy Story has provided more intimidating looking character designs, you know you’re doing something wrong! lmao
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Absolutely, also it isn't a classic or even relevant licence to have in my opinion. The only people that care currently are 9 years old, maybe they'll care once they play DbD on 2034 when trapper has a jetpack and the Twins have a semi automatic rifle.
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The 9 year olds that got into fnaf are in university now and are reproducing. The future is now, old man
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Most kids who grew up with the franchise are in their 20s or older from when it began. Games aside, the lore and books are just disturbing.
The whole concept just boils down to murder, more murder and a lot more murder, all of it involving children suffering a fate worse than death. Just so a man can kinda sorta achieve immortality. I know the games aren't the scariest thing in the world, but its fanbase is a lot more than just kids and I'd argue it's lore earns it a place in horror just fine.
At the end of the day though, it is made for the fans. That was philosophy when making the movie and it's likely the same with this chapter. It's made for the people who care about the franchise and it's lore. I think we'll all be pleasantly surprised and all expectations surpassed.
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Y'all are arriving to these silly arguments like 4 years late.
No, FNAF's fans these days are not children, most of them are either late teenagers or adults by now, as over 10 years have passed since the release of the first FNAF game. Not everyone who cares for FNAF is a child (I'm almost 30 y/o lol). And most of the FNAF fans who are currently children do not care for games such as DBD, most of them won't even try the game, and those who do won't stay for long. DBD as a game does not cater to children.
Yes, FNAF has become an iconic horror franchise whether you like it or not.
Also, you're allowed not to like any FNAF character designs but that does not mean they do not belong in DBD or that they are not "scary". It's a matter of personal taste.
Last but not least FNAF is coming into the game this anniversary and there's nothing you can do about it so I'd suggest investing your energy somewhere else <3
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Yeah. I can say that it's probably going to be a great time to take a break from the game once it drops
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Last but not least FNAF is coming into the game this anniversary and there's nothing you can do about it so I'd suggest investing your energy somewhere else <3Many likely will. Its not the own you think it is.
A lot of people force themselves to play despite burning out years ago due to sunk cost fallacy and/or chasing what enjoyment they used to get from the game.. Divisiveness is like putting them through rehab.
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Depends on how you look at it. FNAF isn't one of my favorite things of all time, but I'm more excited for this Chapter than any other before it as I know how much it means to people and I'll be happy to see so many other people happy. It may be the biggest Chapter DBD will ever receive tbh. Love it or hate it, I'm ready to watch that Resident Evil DBD Steam player number get dethroned once FNAF is released. I have no doubt in my mind it'll beat 105k. Hell, maybe it'll even DOUBLE it… O.O Now that'd be something.
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For the game's sake, I hope it doesn't go as poorly as I think it will.
My opinion remains that this clearly demonstrates that BHVR is completely chasing the money. I do not think any license, no matter how obscure or how problematic, is off the table as long as they think it'll make them money.
It is disappointing, to me alone perhaps, because I did genuinely think they were better than that.
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Makes me almost want to become a killer main just so I don't have to interact with it.
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If a K-pop star and a Brazilian weeaboo can be killers, so can the undead robot serial child murderer.
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Most popular games are played by minors. Ik it's hard for some adults to grasp that but you are playing multiplayer games with them constantly.
Hell not just that, that one person you argued with online is probably a kid lol.
Fnaf or no fnaf it doesn't matter really. That's what you get when you play with dolls.
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I agree 100% - Its not my cup of tea. I wont be getting the chapter. That's just me. I get there are many who are excited for this and good for them. They have every right.
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It's the first time a licensed chapter has come that I have literally zero interest in, but it's probably going to be an interesting stealth killer and not some broken crap like the Ghoul or another projectile killer so we may be in for some interesting gameplay.
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While I do not like FNAF as a whole, I did like the first game for what it was... and I have a little more optimism.
I think BHVR have solid skills to give FNAF a horror glow up for it to be the best it can be... if they can adapt it to a more grounded horror aesthetic and make it look ugly, we might have a chance...
The character model is gonna be a little problematic I think regardless, but if the movement looks appropriately unnatural and menacing, the audio is done well, the hits feel visceral, and you give me a nasty Mori (which BHVR have been cooking with lately) then it might be alright...
We can't really fix the issues with the source unfortunately... thinking about how the later games in the series butchered the cold lifeless death stare of the original game to instead now have me see the humanity of children behind the animatronics eyes... I get quite annoyed whenever I think of how they humanised the franchise... but if I can block/delete that from my mind and think of the original games experience... FNAF doesn't look so bad.
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Well of course they are chasing the money, that's why most of the licenses over the last year have been weird. BHVR has realized that they already have so many horror films, especially slasher films, represented in the game that putting more in isn't going to bring in lots of new players. Even adding Jason Voorhees wouldn't do much because the people who would start playing for Jason already started playing for Freddy or Myers or what have you. So they're expanding into non-horror games, anime, tabletop role playing games. FNAF is actually the most on-track we've been in a while in that it is an outright horror IP, but it's still outside of that slasher well that has dried up.
Though, FNAF isn't obscure and obscure chapters don't bring in the money.
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I find it difficult to understand how a parent would allow their underage child to play a game like Dead by Daylight. Given the mature themes and the overall dark atmosphere of the game, it is certainly not an environment suitable for minors.
In any case, time will tell. However, like many others here, I do not have high expectations regarding the chapter itself. On a positive note, the quality-of-life updates appear promising.
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As a massive fan of springtrap i cant wait for fnaf. (Yes im an adult since i grew up with the franchise)
Ofc im happy about fnaf joining the roster but i cant wait for the qol updates.
And wether you like it or not fnaf is a horror icon same as terrifier is also a modern slasher icon.
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How is it “obscure” or “problematic?” Anybody can claim this about any chapter or character in the game. If BHVR only released content that zero people considered “obscure” or “problematic”, we wouldn’t get much new content, would we?
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Doubt it will be as bad as Tools of Torment, Of Flesh and Mud, or A Nightmare on Elm St. were originally.
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It is not obscure, I was using that to mention future licenses.
It is problematic for two reasons.
For one, the creator. One need only look at the US to see what he has undoubtedly helped create, what he supported. I cannot support that being in a game that has long championed LGBTQ+ inclusion.
For two, DBD has a very predatory and expensive monetary system. It has always kind of rubbed me the wrong way, but I've turned a blind eye because, well, I figure we are all adults, or close to it. We should know what we are getting into, with the expense and FOMO and stuff.
But FNAF is, maybe not at first, marketed towards kids. This is going to bring a LOT of children to the game and I cannot support that sort of predatory monetary system being used to exploit children.
I understand if other people can overlook it, but that's how I feel.
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Walked right into that one. He was waiting to let that out I'm sure. Anyways……… FNAF will be good. Most people that see FNAF from a distance break the big rule that you should never break regarding anything in life, which is to "Never judge a book by it's cover." I mean if a cartoony game like Multiversus is the first place your kid comes into contact with Jason Vorhees, you don't automatically go, well Jason Vorhees must be a cartoon character I'm unfamiliar with and he sure LOOKS silly, so yes little Billy, you can go watch all these Friday the 13th movies now.. Same thing..
Lotta people are way too judgmental toward anything. It's like a second nature to them. If you're going to be judgmental, do it toward the things that are asking for it like Skull Merchant for example. Perfect target. Clearly whoever came up with SM is on another planet. SM gives off such "WANNABE" vibes.. A design like that isn't cool, important, and should've been left at the drawing board. They tried SO HARD to create something unique that it comes off as absolutely NONE of that.
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I'm not much of a FNAF fan at all, so I'm not the target audience. That said, I understand this will be healthy for the game due to the increased playercount. How long that playercount bump will last is another story, unfortunately.
The big problem I keep coming back to is the killer's power. I can't decide whether BHVR will launch the killer over- or under-powered. FNAF seems like a difficult concept to implement within DBD's game structure. The most accurate power would seem to be stealth-killer type power, but I could see BHVR trying to shoehorn in a dash power because those powers get a lot of immediate attention. However, I feel like the community would be more open to a complicated or stealthy killer power after the Ghoul's rampage for the past few weeks.
Either way, this Anniversary event is going to be an interesting one.
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Fun fact most of the fnaf fans are grown up at this point as its been over 10 years since the first initial release! But yeah just because YOU don't find it interesting doesn't mean a majority of other share the same opinion. I am interested in how they would make a power themed around fnaf. I've seen some concepts around that looks pretty interesting but not the one where he was just essentially sadako before she came out.
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Yeah that's right, FNAF, Goosebumps, Terrifier, Gabriel, all about the same status.
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ngl, terrifier is cringe af to me. It's basically just horror-porn and the creator begging on Twitter to be allowed into DBD is yuck
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Yea it's really abrasive and no-holds barred with the graphic torture content they show. I've had the chance to meet and talk with David Thornton at conventions (great dude btw) and he gets some very "particular" requests when it comes to the poses fans want to do in their paid photo sessions with him. Lets just say some mimic the more brutal and infamous scenes from the films.
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Other than the fact that they were bad movies, it is why I hated the later SAW movies as well. No substance, no premise, just torturing people.
Really gross, imo.
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- Fnaf has an insane amount of unique designs, like molten Freddy, the shadows, nightmares, etc, idk how you can say none of them look interesting
- The fnaf fan base does have a lot of children in it however I don't see how its hurting anyone, I doubt they would even play this, most fnaf kids now a days more like sb than 1-6 so I really don't think theyd even be interested in springtrap
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Well, you've clearly already made up your mind, and based on your replies to others here you aren't open to other opinions, so I'll chalk this up to a troll post. There's grown adults and annoying children in the fan base, as with anything.
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My first Saw movie was 3, which was pure torture porn you mention, but Saw I & II will always be my favorites which I viewed afterwards. Also, did you ever watch Hostel I? It's in the same genre and came out years after Saw, but just curious if you had similar thoughts on that movie.
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I have not seen it, so I can't give an opinion on it :(
I actually really do love Saw I, and II, albeit to a lesser extent.
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i have to point out it is very very hard to maintain a stable game and company in a world where many ips are owned by many other companies and many other people. Disney, the company that owns alien is a problematic license since they very obviously take advantage of LGBTQ+ people in their films and have other motives in mind. They are a company of people which at the top are hostile towards LGBTQ. But BHVR as a company HAS to collab with them because they own a huge IP that is beloved by both LGBTQ people and other people.
The same goes for Scott Cawthon. He did some pretty bad things in the past and it hasn't been long enough to really say he can be let off "scott" free from his doings. But he still hasn't donated politically since last election. And none of here have actually talked to him, but BHVR has. And although scott has in fact done harm, hes still done good for the LGBTQ community after said exposure. Its very very hard for me to tell exactly if hes covering his tracks, actually just mis-informed, or the average naive person. But i think hes a LOT less harmful that Disney is. Because if even one person at the head of disney is republican, they will be donating way more to bad people. and unlike scott who can be deabted if hes bad completely or simply misguided, they are not. and there are multiple of them. its completely fine to not support the fnaf chapter, but saying its the worst controversial chapter is not true. its just something people bring up about fnaf to use as ammo against it whilst not talking about other bad-actors that they like.
thats not to necessarily excuse it though. disney is a massive corp that doesnt even need this dlc so boycotting couldnt do anything. but the same thing works for fnaf since its huge and scott doesnt even need to this collab either. im just saying im a lot more comfortable as a lgbtq person buying a fnaf chapter than i am some other things in DBD. because at least in this case its not exactly clear cut.0 -
and to add onto this, all BHVR can do as a company based on demand and giving stuff is putting their money with their mouth is. if they still continue to openly support LGBTQ+ and go out of their way to do so, i will continue to support them. i understand as a company its not possible to become a large business without some sort of controversial collaberation. its ALWAYS something that happens in video games.
also, if the fnaf fanbase pulls in people that are kids, that is not BHVR's fault. its the parent's fault for not double checking ratings or to check to see how hostile it can be. thats just not their fault. and you can say stuff about other PG licenses too. like stranger things.0 -
(this is meant for the main post i just forgot to react to it)
i mean isnt this something you could weaponize against chucky too? oh its something that kids like but twisted, so only kids can like it. thats not how it works necessarily. people can still be creeped out by dolls or robots even at a adulthood. fnaf has for sure been leaning to kids as of late but in its past and (kinda) today has still maintained its adult audience, too. its been described as a "kid-friendly" game not a "kid-only" game. its like most PG media where its going for a mature story but shows considerably less mature themes, show and not tell. just like stranger things, and DnD, this chapter is still aimed for the ADULT side of the community. and kids who show up shouldnt be playing DBD but are because their parents didnt take the time to read.
on another note, designs being interesting is a opinion and im not changing your opinion. i just think springtrap is kind of a cool killer idea.
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After looking at people playing as the Teddy bear in the PTB, I can say with certainty that my original assumption was correct. I can see why they’re changing being able to die on first hook as they know this killer is a total ######### show and zero fun to play against.
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