Fun Fact: Scott stated when he was interviewed with Dawko that the reason why fnaf 4 was the way it was because of the criticism fnaf 3 has received due to not being “as scary” as the last 2 games. Dude saw it as a challenge and proceeded to make it one of the scariest fnaf games in the series. What a giga chad.
@@Smurdy1 Pretty sure the crying child’s dead as in the night 6 mini game you could hear a faint heart monitor beep sound before it flatlines towards the end of the mini game.
I love how this is the only game where jumpscares REALLY work because you’re only jumpscared if you’re absolutely sure your safe. Like flashing the lights at the doors is not something you do expecting a jumpscare, so when it does happen it’s really startling and the tension is terrifying.
Yeah and they really want you to turn your Volume up. I almost destroyed my TV by spitting out Milk watching Markiplier getting jumpscared. It's also so intense and the feeling is so weird. The most terrifying thing in my opinion is, when you think about it, that you are maybe staring right into the eye of the Nightmare Animatronics without even knowing. They are right in front of you and they are looking you right in your face.
This is gonna be nitpicky but the thing i love most about this game is that the jumpscare animations MAKE SENSE!!! Theyre not just jumping at you or screaming at you, popping up and standing there… they grab you, hit you, eat you, its awesome
I think the reason why fnaf 4 was originally hated was because some people like pewdiepie said that the game wasn’t scary to them and that just caused people to automatically assume that the game is bad
I've literally seen people use PewDiePie's opinion as an end-all argument and it's genuinely insane. The guy is a grown man who played horror games all day, every day at the time. Of course nothing is going to scare him, especially bear game. Meanwhile most of the kids using his review as an argument are probably really young and scared to touch the game themselves lmao
@@AmbienceOfficial Child or not, I will never understand that mindset. "Oh! This game is objectively bad! C- cuz this popular guy said so!" Sure, buddy. Sure.
As someone who beat the game 100% (including Supernights) this year on stream, I massively agree and consider it one of my favorite FNaF games. The horror in it is just really good and the gameplay has a surprisingly really good loop and rhythm that is actually pretty fun instead of repetitive. The lore is a whole other story though.
The moment I saw the teasers for the game I IMMEDIATELY knew this was going to my favorite fnaf. It was just straight up because of the over the top designs, the gameplay where YOU have to engage and not just check cameras, and just the terrifying setting where they're coming for you in one of your most safest place as a child.
To me, the story being confusing actually works. After all, the characters are dealing with supernatural threats, which means that a lot of unconventional things can take place.
Great review honestly. Voices all the points and opinions I've been thinking for ages. The game doesn't get nearly enough credit as it deserves. Also I am in full agreement that people complaining about "its too scary" is ridiculous as its a horror game. Anyway, amazing video and keep up great work! :)
On the story: Exactly as you said. If you ignore the greater implications, and just look at 4's story for what it is, better yet; look at it as a standalone story about a bullied child who is haunted by abominations in the last week leading up to his death. I adore it. And as I said before in one of your community posts, wish we had gotten a book detailing it more clearly. As somebody who stopped giving a shit about these games after 4, this POV works perfectly for me. That combined with 4's pretty damn decent gameplay easily makes it my favorite in the series.
🔥I just got into the series and I wanted to play the games according to the timeline. So I played Fnaf 4 first. And let me say it’s definitely my favorite game so far! I just finished Fnaf 2 and I’m starting to play Sister Location now! But Fnaf 4 is still my favorite. It’s so underrated and it’s an awesome way to get introduced to the franchise!
I've recently been streaming all of the original 4 fnaf games trying to 100% complete them, and I can easily say that fnaf 4 is my favorite by a long shot. It's such a satisfying feeling to beat the challenges in that game compared to the others. Even though I beat blind mode in one or two tries, I still felt more satisfaction than spending 8 hours to beat 10/20 mode in fnaf 2 since it felt like I was actually skillful enough to beat it instead of just lucky.
I've always loved the feel of FNAF 4, especially as a teen discovering FNAF for the first time back in the day. Sure the story added a lot of confusion to the lore, but it still had some intrigue to it that the confusing aspects didn't matter to me as much. The Nightmare animatronics stand as being among my favourites in the series, especially Nightmare. Also, whenever I watch gameplay of the previous FNAF games, I get quickly desensitized by the jump scares when they happen, which can dull the horror aspect significantly. But because of how FNAF 4 is structured, relying solely on sound cues and making decisions within a fraction of a second, the jump scares still get to me; which certainly helps the game hold up today.
Thank you for making this video, I put off playing FNAF 4 for so long, but when I finally got to it, I found myself putting this game above all the others. I'm into FNAF for the gameplay and challenge, I think this game is the most well-balanced and is very engaging compared to the others. (Getting those blue stars was the most satisfied I've ever been playing a FNAF game)
I heavily agree with this video! FnAF 4 has scared me more than any other game in the whole series and the huge change in gameplay and reduction in lore content was quite surprising but in a good way for me.
Single-handedly had the best gameplay loop, atmosphere, and the only fnaf game to actually spook me for so long. People who hate this game are too scared to turn up their volume bro 💀
I hate the game for the simple fact of TURN UP VOLUME FOR BREATHING and if you make 1 fucking mistake the loudest jumpscare of the series it’s bullshit while the games good that’s my only gripe
The gameplay loop would be the best if its wasnt for the fact that even when the audio is fully cranked, half the time the animatronics seem to hold their breath for like 3+ seconds which is time you can’t waste cause foxy, the freddles, and the other door all need checked on as soon as possible. This wouldn’t be so bad if it wasn’t for the fact that the freddles, foxy’s running, and the ambient noises are all louder than the breathing and leaving footsteps. It’s easily the one of the cheapest gameplay loops, right up there with pizza sim.
@@Kurotae I know I'm late and I'm sure you may have heard this but it is intentional, it's using it to add more tension and give your actions more consequence. Use a sound equalizer if you aren't a fan of the gameplay feature :)
I remember when I was like eight and Matpat’s dream theory video came out and I was literally celebrating because now the animatronics weren’t real and they couldn’t kill me cause only the crying child dreams of them 😭
The mention of the fly gave me Movie Night Flashbacks. Also, really well put together, I might just have to put more respect on this game's name after this
7:13 this is one of the funniest and most accurate ways to decribe fnaf’s story I’ve ever seen. Good video. I was planning on tackling night 8 this weekend and beat it for the first time.
I still to this day get extremely nervous when playing FNAF 4. I've beaten it multiple times already, but with the atmosphere being that you're in a completely pitch black room with nothing but a flashlight as you're only defense item to scare away all of the nightmare animatronics, Fredbear/Nightmare's intimidating laughter as they spawn in your room, especially when they trick you into thinking that they're in your room, the looks and designs of the animatronics themselves, as well as when you pointed out the fact that you have to have your volume turned all the way up to listen for certain elements in the game such as breathing and footsteps, and how if you mess up you get a massive jumpscare, it definitely sets a different kind of tone than any of the other FNAF titles in the series in my opinion. The game literally forces you to face these terrifying things in order to survive, and boy can it be so nerve racking. Awesome video review about this game! FNAF 4 will always be my most favorite in the series.
I really like your point that FNAF 4 has no way to cheese it and the game forces you to abide by its rules and experience the game how it wants you to. This is why 3 and 4 are the best gameplay-wise in my opinion because you’re using the same tactics at the end of the game as you were using at the beginning of the game, but you’re made to get better at it as the game progresses. You have to use all the tools at your disposal to get through the night whereas in 1 and 2, there are a ton of cameras and even entire gameplay mechanics that go unused. It’s just basic game design and it’s baffling that it took until the 3rd and 4th entires to get it down
At the timeline of creating this game and all the way down to this day, I do feel like fnaf 4 is an improvement game and I’m glad it was release, I never got the taste of playing this game but the entire story of this game is and how it works makes me happy to see and try it out.
Good job on the video doc! This game usually gets left out when people talk about good FNaF games, rthanks for touching on one of my personal favourites.
This video was definitely a good way to show how much fnaf 4 was to the franchise. You did an awesome job explaining the greatness of fnaf 4 definitely in my top 3 of favorite fnaf games
Honestly I grade these games stories on how good they are as a standalone story instead of how they tie into the overall lore. Fnaf 4 and sister location to me are both really good standalone fnaf related stories; they don't really fit in that nicely with the established lore but I can look past that and appreciate them for what they are. Would I have liked to get more clean answers as to how these games and books tie into the overall story, obviously yes, but that doesn't mean I still can't enjoy these stories for what they are.
am currently crying so hard right now. This is seriously the most beautiful, well put together story ever. I can’t believe how magical it was 1:12. That part truly made me shed a tear. And especially at 6:34 that part was just so truly heart touching words can not describe the series of emotions I felt. I absolutely loved the climax it had insanely excellent detail. Oh and we can’t forget the conclusion. The conclusion was the greatest and saddest conclusion I have ever seen better than any of the books I have read. Thank you so much for creating this absolute masterpiece. This is essentially the most important masterpiece of film history. It is a tragedy that this, it can’t be called a film, but a transcendent emotional experience, will be inaccessible for most. It beautifully encapsulates the human struggle to its basics; suffering, pleasure, faith, despair. It connects with the characters within the viewers, individuals suppressed within our own subconscious. It stays vibrant, fresh, and revolutionizes the art of storytelling and filmmaking while making a damn of statement on what it means to be human. Entertaining, gripping, and simply exhilarating. This might be the most impactful piece of art I’ve come across in my life, and I’m definitely coming back to it in the near future to study it more deeply. this is an absolute masterpiece , I was brought to tears listening to this and seeing the bacon go whirly swirly in a circle countless times. it absolutely moved my soul , and I don't think I can ever be the same. this bacon has changed my entire mental state , I am now at peace with who I am and what I will be doing later in my life. i have forgiven all my enemies and now I am a man of a pacifist life. I will move on , gotta move on , as the song says. the bacon is so inspirational , it shares it vast wisdom with all of us , and we are all so lucky that it would bestow it's great words with us. we are all children on bacon. hail bacon. hail bacon. The spinning bacon, rotating in one direction with this music... This made me tear up. How could such a bacon do such a thing? I'm struck by awe by this masterpiece. Especially when the bacon spins, showing its lightly salt covered tan skin. I can hear the crunch just from here, and so as the beautiful sound of the bacon scraping the dark, smooth velvet floor. The flavor, music and everything can be heard, tasted, seen and felt from a screen. You can really hear the breaths between the music artist, empathizing her love for this rotating bacon. Truly what I call modern art. This was the most legendary performance by any piece of bacon I have ever watched. The acting was top tier and very life changing. This is one of the greatest work from a piece of bacon I have ever seen especially on 57:42.I am currently crying so hard right now. This is seriously the most beautiful, well put together story ever. I can’t believe how magical it was at 1:12. That part truly made me shed a tear. And especially at 6:34 that part was just so truly heart touching words can not describe the series of emotions I felt. I absolutely loved the climax it had insanely excellent detail. Oh and we can’t forget the conclusion. The conclusion was the greatest and saddest conclusion I have ever seen better than any of the books I have read. Thank you so much for creating this absolute masterpiece. This is essentially the most important masterpiece of film history. It is a tragedy that this, it can’t be called a film, but a transcendent emotional experience, will be inaccessible for most. It beautifully encapsulates the human struggle to its basics; suffering, pleasure, faith, despair. It connects with the characters within the viewers, individuals suppressed within our own subconscious. It stays vibrant, fresh, and revolutionizes the art of storytelling and filmmaking while making a damn of statement on what it means to be human. Entertaining, gripping, and simply exhilarating. This might be the most impactful piece of art I’ve come across in my life, and I’m definitely coming back to it in the near future to study it more deeply. this is an absolute masterpiece , I was brought to tears listening to this and seeing the bacon go whirly swirly in a circle countless times. Tt absolutely moved my soul , and i don't think I can ever be the same. this bacon has changed my entire mental state , I am now at peace with who I am and what I will be doing later in my life. i have forgiven all my enemies and now I am a man of a pacifist life. I will move on , gotta move on , as the song says. the bacon is so inspirational , it shares it vast wisdom with all of us , and we are all so lucky that it would bestow it's great words with us. we are all children on bacon. hail bacon. hail bacon. The rat, rotating in one direction with this music... This made me tear up. How could such of a rat do such a thing? I'm struck by awe by this masterpiece. Especially when the rat spins, showing its lightly salt covered tan skin. I can hear the crunch just from here, and so as the beautiful sound of the bacon scraping the dark, smooth velvet floor. The flavor, music and everything can be heard, tasted, seen and felt from a screen. You can really hear the breaths between the music artist, empathizing her love for this rotating bacon. Truly what I call modern art. This was the most legendary performance by any bacon I have ever watched. The acting was top tier and very life changing. This is one of the greatest work from a bacon I have ever seen especially on 17:24. I am currently crying so hard right now. This is seriously the most beautiful, well put together story ever. I can’t believe how magical it was 1:12. That part truly made me shed a tear. And especially at 6:34 that part was just so truly heart touching words can not describe the series of emotions I felt. I absolutely loved the climax it had insanely excellent detail. Oh and we can’t forget the conclusion. The conclusion was the greatest and saddest conclusion I have ever seen better than any of the books I have read. Thank you so much for creating this absolute masterpiece. This is essentially the most important masterpiece of film history. It is a tragedy that this, it can’t be called a film, but a transcendent emotional experience, will be inaccessible for most. It beautifully encapsulates the human struggle to its basics; suffering, pleasure, faith, despair. The work put in to this is incredibly inspiring. The graphics, the animation, the music, so much thought was put into it. This has remined me that you can do anything you put your mind to. Not even mentioning the memories, this makes me feel like an infant again, just laying my eyes on this beautiful masterpiece gives me all the good feelings in life. I also understand what happiness is again from this. Not even to mention the most incredible part that is 2:10. Bacon spinning has changed my life for the better. It connects with the characters within the viewers, individuals suppressed within our own subconscious. It stays vibrant, fresh, and revolutionizes the art of storytelling and filmmaking while making a damn of statement on what it means to be human. Entertaining, gripping, and simply exhilarating. This might be the most impactful piece of art I’ve come across in my life, and I’m definitely coming back to it in the near future to study it more deeply. this is an absolute masterpiece , I was brought to tears listening to this and seeing the bacon go whirly swirly in a circle countless times. it absolutely moved my soul , and I don't think I can ever be the same. this bacon has changed my entire mental state , I am now at peace with who I am and what I will be doing later in my life. So much great graphic design, so much suspense, so much greatness in this one video. i have forgiven all my enemies and now I am a man of a pacifist life. I will move on , gotta move on , as the song says. the bacon is so inspirational , it shares it vast wisdom with all of us , and we are all so lucky that it would bestow it's great words with us. we are all children on bacon. hail bacon. hail bacon. The spinning bacon, rotating in one direction with this music... This made me tear up. How could such a bacon do such a thing? I'm struck by awe by this masterpiece. Especially when the bacon spins, showing its lightly salt covered tan skin. I can hear the crunch just from here, and so as the beautiful sound of the bacon scraping the dark, smooth velvet floor. The flavor, music and everything can be heard, tasted, seen and felt from a screen. You can really hear the breaths between the music artist, empathizing her love for this rotating bacon. Truly what I call modern art. This was the most legendary performance by any bacon I have ever watched. The acting was top tier and very life changing. This is one of the greatest work from a piece of bacon I have ever seen especially on 57:42. I am crying. This has made me go through an emotional rollercoaster. I cried, beat off, and also watched a movie while watching this premiere. This has made me go through so much. I passed depression because of this. It really inspired me to become an outstanding young man. Thank you.
Before playing this game, it was the one all the way at the bottom for me as I thought it didn't look as good as the others and seemed just plain boring before even playing it. After purchasing it (as it was one of the FNaF games that I hadn't completed/played yet), I think I may have changed my mind about it now as I have actually played it and surprisingly got the 4 main stars. It is currently one of my favourite FNaF games in the series as it has good lore and is mostly about sound/listening making it even more creepier. The atmosphere is also amazing as is the gameplay. This is a game where the word 'scary' fits right in.
Fnaf 4 is my favorite fnaf game of all time, I have personally played fnaf 1,4,ucn,world,Vr,sb, and have watched mark’s play threw of all the games and can say without any hesitation that fnaf 4 is the scariest and funnest fnaf game ever made. It is the only fnaf game I have ever 100 percented, and I did it on mobile and pc, so it’s safe to say I love this game with every ounce of my soul.
This was a great video, Ambience. I’ve never actually seen you do a retrospective type video but it turned out really well and I think you should do more videos analyzing the fnaf games. 👍😃
In terms of story, as long as I don't look at the extra stuff (like that damn box), I think FNAF 4 is a solid prequel that shows how how the madness all began. In terms of gameplay: I never got past Night 2. I'm an absolute wuss when it comes to certain jump scares, so I tend to quit with this game before I can try to go further with it. Every time I think I'm ready, even when looking up your guides for help, my anxiety makes me nope out of there. I still hope to beat the game one day, if only I can overcome the anxiety.
Ambience, I just have a question about fnaf 4, when you go to a door and you hear breathing, without doing anything, how long do you have to close the door until you die?
Forever, as long as you don't shine the light. You can sit there as long as you want without getting attacked from the door, it's just best to go quickly because of the other animatronics.
Over the years My favorite game has shifted alot 1st it was fnaf 3 2nd fnaf sl 3rd is now fnaf 4 Fnaf 4 will always be on top as my number 1 favorite fnaf game
As I said I’m your Afton trilogy poll, the game is too scary for me to play or to form my own opinions on. Despite that, I still think Fnaf 4 is a great game and does a great job of capturing genuine horror. I hope to see more video essays from you in the future.
I would strongly encourage you to play it of you like fnaf games. I used to be too scared to play the game with sound a while back, but after a bit of practice it quickly became my favourite fnaf game by quite a margin. Even in night 8 the game is still fun, even if its a bit rng it doesn't feel like a pushover like most of the other max difficulties in the series.
@@3leggedfish41 Whole I appreciate the encouragement, I don’t think I’ll be playing this game anytime soon. I’d rather not drench my mouse and keyboard in sweat anyways.
The thing that made Fnaf 4 my favorite game in the series is the fact that the gameplay is basically a childhood fear of mine in a game, being a child awake, late at night, all alone while everyone else is asleep, it gives this sense of dread that something is watching you in the dark, Fnaf 4 just dial it up to 11
I consider fnaf 1-3 as the end of purple guy/william acton story Fnaf 4 and sister location are kinda like “side stories” due them being different gameplay wise from the others Fnaf 6 is the true ending of william afton as Springtrap and all the spirits are put to rest
This game definitely is the best because this one makes you actually feel alone and that sense of dread due to you being in your home where you’re supposed to feel safe but with these monsters coming after you. The sounds also add a lot of that feeling and this game was definitely needed to wrap it up
This game was scary to watch the first time. Honestly, aside from sister location, this is probably the scariest fnaf game for me. The designs of the animatronics are well done.
FNAF 4 was the first FNAF game I got I didn't go in order because it's personally my favorite and I thought everyone liked it but i remember finding out people thought it was too scary and I was so shocked. Honestly I love how much lore it has, and how scary it is and how you have to listen for BREATHING! I'm sad it's underrated :( it deserves more love
This and the first are my two favourites by far. I don't follow the "lore", I just play the games and enjoy them at face value. FNaF 4 to me is very clearly the nightmares of a scared child and what a child finds scary wouldn't quite line up to what an adult finds scary, though having said that; this game stresses me far more than the first game.
8:35 Genuinely why do people think this just simply a prank gone wrong? This is literally TORMENT!! If The Crying Child was being pranked, then why the heck do we literally see him crying ALL the time throughout all the minigames, and why in the Night 5 Minigame did the bullies wearing masks had black and white eyes?!?!?!? As if like they were doing this to terrorize him the most like they never had before, especially since they knew The Spring-Lock Animatronics were his greatest fear.
Tbh I was trying to beat the 20 modes and this is one of the ones I was afraid to do, not because it was gonna be annoying to try to beat. But it’s because I was too scared and I have never played fnaf 4 before XD but if it wasn’t for me watching your guides beforehand to see that it isn’t that bad then I probably would’ve just skipped it out of fear 😅
Resident Evil 7 really delivers the best claustrophobic always at the edge atmosphere, while Re8 is just stockpile ammo and more of an action and story type no fear factor in my opinion
I don’t think fnaf 4 ruined the story. I think it made it more interesting honestly. I think if the series ended in fnaf 6 (lore wise) it would have been better off. I think that fnaf vr and ucn are good games but I think they would be better if they had no more implications.
Fnaf 4 is unique with the fact you can only close one door and you have to stay there to keep it closed and how it relies on sound it makes you scared because of the jumpscare but makes you grow a pair.
Fnaf 4 is my favorite game. This along with Fnaf2 are the only two games that still make me anxious and tension filled when playing. I love the mechanics of this game. Its kinda easy once you know what to do but i like managing everything and everytime you make the right decision at the doors, which is dozens of times a night, is always satisfying. Espcially on the very very subtle soft breathing moments. This game is scary and great. Its the one i always love starting a new game on
It is definitely in top 3 best fnaf games. The atmosphere is just terrifying and nightmare animatronics made very well. The story is really good and explains a lot. The gameplay is good for me and to be honest game is challenging. Overall it's a G
“Why would tiny toy chica be missing her beak?”. My theory is that the little girl standing next to toy chica, her spirit goes on to possess the toy chica animatronic.
Still always had saw FNaF 3 as the end of the Missing Children story, but not the end for William Afton/Springtrap. Since if you brighten up the newspaper after surviving the Nightmare night it had shown that William Afton/Springtrap did indeed survived the inferno/fire at Fazbear’s Fright, even before the reveal in the Very Hard Golden Freddy ending after his older undead son Michael “Mike” Afton says his speech with William Afton as Dark Springtrap lean forward seemingly looking at the remains of the burned down Fazbear’s Fright for a brief moment between the events of Five Nights at Freddy’s 3 and Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria Simulator.
This may have actually gotten me interested in finishing the European achievement list for FNaF 4 on ps4. This one title in the series is the only one that, despite beating it's 4/20 mode, still spooks me too much to run it back. also gonna use this comment to express my love for Security Breach for the 8 billionth time.
Hopelesness, thats what terrfifies me, i brainstormed a fight with every animatronic and i noticed that not counting ghosts and crap like lets say golden freddy has a physical form and the nightmares do too and there not just animatronics with sound disk things from the books, then fnaf 4 would be the most hopeless you would be out of the original 4, like im playing fnaf one, sure its a little scary but irl you could slam the doors on them right when they are under em, or run and trip em and escape, and if a bunch of tkddlers can take apart mangle a grown man or women should be able to do it quit easily, but in fnaf 4, theres literally built like bears, sure all the animatronics were bigger then yku but these guys arnt just big, they have claws and teeth all over, and youd haft to fight the three freddles running around and plush trap, like you aint beeting a single one of those unless there one of the small ones bye themselves but then its still hard cause the claws everywhere on em
Definitely underrated. It brought a new gameplay style which I personally enjoyed. I wouldn’t say it’s as good as FNaF 1 but it’s definitely better than 2 and 3
Definitely my favourite out of the whole franchise but the only one out of the first 5 where I haven’t beaten past night 5 as fredbear is a huge troll on night 6 and chica’s footstep sounds are bugged when she leaves the door. It is also the one that makes me the most nervous as it’s extremely quiet
I do think Vr/Help wanteds version of fnaf 4 (the minigames), fix a bit of the flaws with the hearing with the doors. Because heard from a lot of friends that they simply couldn’t hear. EVEN when volume was maxed. and with Help wanteds version. You can see them coming down the hallway which is super neat! + sound as well But I wish gameplay wise, with the doors with fnaf 4 (tiny nitpick tho) is that its 50/50 so sometimes you hear breathing and sometimes you see two tiny dots of eyes appear in the dark randomly or both idk But overall this game is So Solid and great. it does its job as being a horror game really fun and engaging and has cool things like plushtrap even with the hearing problem with doors (which isn’t that bad tbh) Its in my Top 2 of fav fnaf game and will def get yo heart racing
i think the reason why it is underrated is becouse how scary it is unlike first 3 games where you needed to look into cameras this one had different gameplay so people thouth it was scary and hard but atmosphere and gameplay itself is amazing in my opinion. when you play multiple times and learn how to deal with animatronics it wont be scary like the first time you played fnaf 4
The way I see the gameplay of FNaF 4 is that it's a trimmed down FNaF 1, with Foxy added. You go through the routine of checking the left and right doors, this time with audio instead of lights, then you look at the bed/cams to ward off Freddy/Foxy. Foxy in FNaF 4 comes in as a wildcard to break the monotony. Naturally the Fredbears completely break this comparison.
My biggest issue with FNaF4's gameplay is there is NO form of resource management. In FNaF1, watching the power slowly but surely drain throughout the night as you're sparatically using more of it up by basically doing anything makes both the gameplay and atmosphere chilling. In FNaF2, granted I agree that game is quite flawed, but it was mostly a game about prioritising one thing over another and therefore trying to manage multiple enemies at once. Like "Are you gonna flash Foxy, or wind the music box?" There's a choice. Is it kinda unbalanced? Yeah, but do I find it fun? Yep! Then in FNaF3 you have to manage your systems by making sure you're not using the camera too much so the cameras don't go down, but also not staying off the camera too long so that the ventilation goes off, and also managing how you use the audio lures against a threat that has probably the most complex AI of any character in the series. I also just prefer FNaF games that utilize looking at the cameras because FNaF is all about seeing your enemies as they approach you. In FNaF4, there is ZERO resource management, you just run to a door, listen for a noise, shut it and then leave. You're flashlight power is infinite so you have to ask yourself what the point is of it being off when checking the bed behind you or going to the closet, and also the way the nightmares are with light is just inconsistent. Like.. they're warded off when light is shined at them down the hallway, but when its directly in front of them they attack you? Whaaat? Wouldn't that just blind them? That makes no sense. The atmosphere and emmerision is also just broken on the fact there's two doors to two massive hallways in a BEDROOM. The game is also painfully easy if you manage to keep Foxy out the entire time, which isn't that hard to do and if he does get in you might as well quit the game because after that its just unbalanced and not worth it. Not the mention the final boss of the game is actually EVEN easier than the main gameplay loop. Literally the only times I died to Nightmare Fredbear or Nightmare were if the game bugged out (ie. they kill you even if you close the door on em) or if they do that stupid fake laugh which is COMPLETELY unfair. The nightmare designs are utter nonsense and completely miss the point of what made the classic designs scary: uncanny valley! And yeah, the jumpscare noise being loud as hell in comparison to everything else is just cheap. I'm not scared because of a genuine sense of fear, I'm scared because I don't want a loud noise blasting in my ears for no reason and even the jumpscare noise itself is lame. Its just the FNaF1 jumpscare sound but with a voicemod filter on it. The Plushtrap minigames aren't anything special, he literally moves the exact same way every time, just at a different pace. There also just isn't much to look at, cuz you barely get to see the nightmares until you get jumpscared in just a plain bedroom environment unlike FNaF1-3 which all had interesting environments that you actually get to see and a different variety in designs, and that's another thing with the designs! Every single Nightmare animatronic looks the EXACT same. Also btw I find it so hilarious how these Nightmare animatronics are built like symbiotes but then they're stopped by a flimpsy ass wooden door a- and by the way if the doors are THAT effective, what is stopping this kid from just... closing the door and keeping it closed?... Even the tutorials are just lame, its just text on the screen looking so out of place telling you EXACTLY what to do unlike FNaF1-3 which had the likable and charming character of Phone Guy (and Phone Dude) who told you what to do in subtle but informative ways and he just had so much personality and character that made the universe feel so real and alive. And I haven't mentioned the damn lore and story but whatever. Sorry if that was a long ramble, but yeah. I'm not trying to ruin anyone's enjoyment of the game, I'm glad ya'll enjoy it at least. I just.. don't and most likely never will.
I think your point about a lack of resource management (one of the key elements of FNaF) is actually really solid and something I truthfully never thought about very much. Nice observation! That said, I disagree with pretty much everything else personally. I think the flashlight makes total sense, the Nightmares are trying to sneak into your room, so if they're spotted out far away, of course they'll duck back and retreat. If they're right there, of course they'll leap out at you, they're already right in front of you. Nightmare Fredbear and Nightmare are confusing, but I don't think any aspect of them is unfair until Blind Mode. I can beat Night 8 really consistently. Also, the game isn't unbalanced if Foxy gets in, it's still completely winnable with careful planning. Otherwise, the Insta Foxy challenge would be unbeatable, especially when combined with Blind Mode and Mad Freddy. And yet, it's still beatable without insane luck being needed. I almost prefer it when Foxy is in, because it gives me a more consistent pattern. There are advantages to checking certain locations before others and planning out a route, going to the closet right after the bed instead of vice-versa makes sense because Bonnie and Chica can only get in when you turn to the bed. You may need to run to a door quickly to get rid of Foxy if he runs up, or you may have to prioritize something else that causes you to break pattern. I think Phone Guy/Dude being absent just hammers home the point that you're completely alone in a very unsafe situation this time, few tools to defend you, and no one to help you out. I like that aspect, I think it helps the atmosphere. Everything else, like the setup of the bedroom and the wooden doors repelling the animatronics can just be chalked up to dream logic I guess, a very common aspect of dreams or nightmares are that you're in a familiar place that's different, like "I was in my house, but it wasn't really my house" is a pretty common thing to hear when someone recounts a dream. Considering the game is clearly established to either be a dream or a simulation and the minigames make logical sense, I think it's probably intentional to be unrealistic/surreal. This is still an interesting perspective though, thanks for taking the time to type it out!
@@AmbienceOfficial I'm glad you're able to see my side of the argument and I absolutely see you're side as well. There's actually a lot of points you've made that I agree with (the dream logic, Phone Guy not being there etc.). I guess the reason I've always had a bitterness towards FNaF4 simply boggles down to just it feeling kinda pointless storywise too. I'm a FNaF Gen 1ner, aight I freakin ADORE the Original Trilogy and honestly if FNaF4 was just kinda tweaked a little bit with say added resource management (maybe the flashlight has power akin to FNaF1), it was a standalone story, and the nightmare designs were something like the designs of the monsters in FNaC3 which look more like organic creatures, they can still look monstrous while having some of that uncanny valley. If changes like that were made, I'd probably love this game or at the very least like it.
My friend plays fnaf but NOT this game because it LITERALLY gives him nightmares. He cant even get past night 1 which probably may be one of the reasons why this is in my opinion barely ever respected. I don't blame him though
For FNAF 4 being too scary, I do kind of see why some people might view it as a negative because it might do it's job a little too well, and as a result it's not fun to play. For me, outside of the VR game, 3 and 4 are tied for being my favorite, and while it's not that scary, I think 3's gameplay loop is actually pretty fun and keeps me coming back, and while I really did enjoy my time with 4, due to how terrifying it was because of how the gameplay works, after I beat it, I didn't really want to ever go back because it was just too much. This doesn't make it a bad game per se, not by a long shot and there are other games like P.T. that do what this game does but even better, but I can see why some people don't want to play this that much, because it's too scary to be enjoyed. It's kind of like with pixar, Up is technically my second favorite film only behind Nemo, but I don't really like watching it compared to films I don't think are quite as good like Monsters Inc or the Incredibles simply because it's WAY too sad and hard for me to get through.
Fun Fact: Scott stated when he was interviewed with Dawko that the reason why fnaf 4 was the way it was because of the criticism fnaf 3 has received due to not being “as scary” as the last 2 games.
Dude saw it as a challenge and proceeded to make it one of the scariest fnaf games in the series. What a giga chad.
I like how fnaf 4 is terror in a child point of view,
and fnaf 3 is terror on a adult's views
@@ulc_UV_Swap_Sans well it’s most likely that you play as the same person, one at 26 yrs old and the other at 56. But that’s just a theory.
@@Smurdy1 i dont think so, on fnaf 4 you probaly plays as the crying child but ok
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@@Smurdy1 Pretty sure the crying child’s dead as in the night 6 mini game you could hear a faint heart monitor beep sound before it flatlines towards the end of the mini game.
I love how this is the only game where jumpscares REALLY work because you’re only jumpscared if you’re absolutely sure your safe. Like flashing the lights at the doors is not something you do expecting a jumpscare, so when it does happen it’s really startling and the tension is terrifying.
"The first night is never usually that bad in any of the games..."
@@crazynachos4230 Markiplier once said
Yeah and they really want you to turn your Volume up. I almost destroyed my TV by spitting out Milk watching Markiplier getting jumpscared. It's also so intense and the feeling is so weird. The most terrifying thing in my opinion is, when you think about it, that you are maybe staring right into the eye of the Nightmare Animatronics without even knowing. They are right in front of you and they are looking you right in your face.
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This is gonna be nitpicky but the thing i love most about this game is that the jumpscare animations MAKE SENSE!!! Theyre not just jumping at you or screaming at you, popping up and standing there… they grab you, hit you, eat you, its awesome
This is why i loved tjoc. The animatronics smack you instead of just screaming at you
Nightmare Cupcake would like to have e a chat with you.
Tjoc Bonnie hit you with a Haymaker
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@@PizzaWarrior29 its a cupcake. what did you expect..
I think the reason why fnaf 4 was originally hated was because some people like pewdiepie said that the game wasn’t scary to them and that just caused people to automatically assume that the game is bad
I've literally seen people use PewDiePie's opinion as an end-all argument and it's genuinely insane. The guy is a grown man who played horror games all day, every day at the time. Of course nothing is going to scare him, especially bear game. Meanwhile most of the kids using his review as an argument are probably really young and scared to touch the game themselves lmao
@@AmbienceOfficial Child or not, I will never understand that mindset. "Oh! This game is objectively bad! C- cuz this popular guy said so!" Sure, buddy. Sure.
@@bababooey5402 Those type of people are completely brainless, mindlessly following influencer's opinions
@@ashhabimran239 Couldn't have said it any better myself.
@@AmbienceOfficialyeah even though I don't play fnaf 4 because it's spoopy, that doesn't mean I hate the game because of that
As someone who beat the game 100% (including Supernights) this year on stream, I massively agree and consider it one of my favorite FNaF games. The horror in it is just really good and the gameplay has a surprisingly really good loop and rhythm that is actually pretty fun instead of repetitive. The lore is a whole other story though.
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What’s a super night?
@@ИванУшаков-с7 like 4/20 mode all nightmare mode insta foxy mode what not
@@samysgamingzone7219 Oh damn have you ever played it?
7:07 I have never seen a guy explain the fnaf lore so perfectly, bravo
16:48 "Horror game is too scary!"
Ah yes, the floor here is made of too much floor for my taste.
FNAF 4 is my favorite in the franchise so I can confirm it's underrated
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The moment I saw the teasers for the game I IMMEDIATELY knew this was going to my favorite fnaf. It was just straight up because of the over the top designs, the gameplay where YOU have to engage and not just check cameras, and just the terrifying setting where they're coming for you in one of your most safest place as a child.
To me, the story being confusing actually works. After all, the characters are dealing with supernatural threats, which means that a lot of unconventional things can take place.
Fnaf 4 has always been my second favourite game in the series behind the first one, it's always been odd to see how underated the game was.
My favourite fnaf game by a long shot, the horror and gameplay loop is just immaculate
Great review honestly. Voices all the points and opinions I've been thinking for ages. The game doesn't get nearly enough credit as it deserves. Also I am in full agreement that people complaining about "its too scary" is ridiculous as its a horror game. Anyway, amazing video and keep up great work! :)
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On the story:
Exactly as you said. If you ignore the greater implications, and just look at 4's story for what it is, better yet; look at it as a standalone story about a bullied child who is haunted by abominations in the last week leading up to his death. I adore it. And as I said before in one of your community posts, wish we had gotten a book detailing it more clearly.
As somebody who stopped giving a shit about these games after 4, this POV works perfectly for me. That combined with 4's pretty damn decent gameplay easily makes it my favorite in the series.
🔥I just got into the series and I wanted to play the games according to the timeline. So I played Fnaf 4 first. And let me say it’s definitely my favorite game so far! I just finished Fnaf 2 and I’m starting to play Sister Location now! But Fnaf 4 is still my favorite. It’s so underrated and it’s an awesome way to get introduced to the franchise!
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@@ShadowKiwi_ Fax! Amen💪🏾
u wanna hear a FNaF game which is really underrated? FNaF 3.
@@ShadowKiwi_ shut up
I've recently been streaming all of the original 4 fnaf games trying to 100% complete them, and I can easily say that fnaf 4 is my favorite by a long shot. It's such a satisfying feeling to beat the challenges in that game compared to the others. Even though I beat blind mode in one or two tries, I still felt more satisfaction than spending 8 hours to beat 10/20 mode in fnaf 2 since it felt like I was actually skillful enough to beat it instead of just lucky.
I've always loved the feel of FNAF 4, especially as a teen discovering FNAF for the first time back in the day. Sure the story added a lot of confusion to the lore, but it still had some intrigue to it that the confusing aspects didn't matter to me as much. The Nightmare animatronics stand as being among my favourites in the series, especially Nightmare.
Also, whenever I watch gameplay of the previous FNAF games, I get quickly desensitized by the jump scares when they happen, which can dull the horror aspect significantly. But because of how FNAF 4 is structured, relying solely on sound cues and making decisions within a fraction of a second, the jump scares still get to me; which certainly helps the game hold up today.
Thank you for making this video, I put off playing FNAF 4 for so long, but when I finally got to it, I found myself putting this game above all the others. I'm into FNAF for the gameplay and challenge, I think this game is the most well-balanced and is very engaging compared to the others. (Getting those blue stars was the most satisfied I've ever been playing a FNAF game)
I heavily agree with this video! FnAF 4 has scared me more than any other game in the whole series and the huge change in gameplay and reduction in lore content was quite surprising but in a good way for me.
Single-handedly had the best gameplay loop, atmosphere, and the only fnaf game to actually spook me for so long.
People who hate this game are too scared to turn up their volume bro 💀
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I hate the game for the simple fact of TURN UP VOLUME FOR BREATHING and if you make 1 fucking mistake the loudest jumpscare of the series it’s bullshit while the games good that’s my only gripe
thank you ayo chill
The gameplay loop would be the best if its wasnt for the fact that even when the audio is fully cranked, half the time the animatronics seem to hold their breath for like 3+ seconds which is time you can’t waste cause foxy, the freddles, and the other door all need checked on as soon as possible.
This wouldn’t be so bad if it wasn’t for the fact that the freddles, foxy’s running, and the ambient noises are all louder than the breathing and leaving footsteps. It’s easily the one of the cheapest gameplay loops, right up there with pizza sim.
@@Kurotae I know I'm late and I'm sure you may have heard this but it is intentional, it's using it to add more tension and give your actions more consequence. Use a sound equalizer if you aren't a fan of the gameplay feature :)
I remember when I was like eight and Matpat’s dream theory video came out and I was literally celebrating because now the animatronics weren’t real and they couldn’t kill me cause only the crying child dreams of them 😭
The mention of the fly gave me Movie Night Flashbacks. Also, really well put together, I might just have to put more respect on this game's name after this
7:13 this is one of the funniest and most accurate ways to decribe fnaf’s story I’ve ever seen. Good video. I was planning on tackling night 8 this weekend and beat it for the first time.
I still to this day get extremely nervous when playing FNAF 4. I've beaten it multiple times already, but with the atmosphere being that you're in a completely pitch black room with nothing but a flashlight as you're only defense item to scare away all of the nightmare animatronics, Fredbear/Nightmare's intimidating laughter as they spawn in your room, especially when they trick you into thinking that they're in your room, the looks and designs of the animatronics themselves, as well as when you pointed out the fact that you have to have your volume turned all the way up to listen for certain elements in the game such as breathing and footsteps, and how if you mess up you get a massive jumpscare, it definitely sets a different kind of tone than any of the other FNAF titles in the series in my opinion. The game literally forces you to face these terrifying things in order to survive, and boy can it be so nerve racking. Awesome video review about this game! FNAF 4 will always be my most favorite in the series.
I really like your point that FNAF 4 has no way to cheese it and the game forces you to abide by its rules and experience the game how it wants you to. This is why 3 and 4 are the best gameplay-wise in my opinion because you’re using the same tactics at the end of the game as you were using at the beginning of the game, but you’re made to get better at it as the game progresses. You have to use all the tools at your disposal to get through the night whereas in 1 and 2, there are a ton of cameras and even entire gameplay mechanics that go unused. It’s just basic game design and it’s baffling that it took until the 3rd and 4th entires to get it down
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Thank you ambience. watching ur videos are a joy and very informational :D
wow I’ve always thought it’s underrated but no ones ever said it your finally here to tell people this!
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At the timeline of creating this game and all the way down to this day, I do feel like fnaf 4 is an improvement game and I’m glad it was release, I never got the taste of playing this game but the entire story of this game is and how it works makes me happy to see and try it out.
Good job on the video doc! This game usually gets left out when people talk about good FNaF games, rthanks for touching on one of my personal favourites.
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This video was definitely a good way to show how much fnaf 4 was to the franchise. You did an awesome job explaining the greatness of fnaf 4 definitely in my top 3 of favorite fnaf games
I just bought fnaf 4 a few days ago and so far I love it and your tutorial really helps!
Honestly I grade these games stories on how good they are as a standalone story instead of how they tie into the overall lore. Fnaf 4 and sister location to me are both really good standalone fnaf related stories; they don't really fit in that nicely with the established lore but I can look past that and appreciate them for what they are. Would I have liked to get more clean answers as to how these games and books tie into the overall story, obviously yes, but that doesn't mean I still can't enjoy these stories for what they are.
Dude I’ve been waiting for this! Fnaf 4 lately has become my favorite fnaf game, even over fnaf 2.
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am currently crying so hard right now. This is seriously the most beautiful, well put together story ever. I can’t believe how magical it was 1:12. That part truly made me shed a tear. And especially at 6:34 that part was just so truly heart touching words can not describe the series of emotions I felt. I absolutely loved the climax it had insanely excellent detail. Oh and we can’t forget the conclusion. The conclusion was the greatest and saddest conclusion I have ever seen better than any of the books I have read. Thank you so much for creating this absolute masterpiece. This is essentially the most important masterpiece of film history. It is a tragedy that this, it can’t be called a film, but a transcendent emotional experience, will be inaccessible for most. It beautifully encapsulates the human struggle to its basics; suffering, pleasure, faith, despair. It connects with the characters within the viewers, individuals suppressed within our own subconscious. It stays vibrant, fresh, and revolutionizes the art of storytelling and filmmaking while making a damn of statement on what it means to be human. Entertaining, gripping, and simply exhilarating. This might be the most impactful piece of art I’ve come across in my life, and I’m definitely coming back to it in the near future to study it more deeply. this is an absolute masterpiece , I was brought to tears listening to this and seeing the bacon go whirly swirly in a circle countless times. it absolutely moved my soul , and I don't think I can ever be the same. this bacon has changed my entire mental state , I am now at peace with who I am and what I will be doing later in my life. i have forgiven all my enemies and now I am a man of a pacifist life. I will move on , gotta move on , as the song says. the bacon is so inspirational , it shares it vast wisdom with all of us , and we are all so lucky that it would bestow it's great words with us. we are all children on bacon. hail bacon. hail bacon. The spinning bacon, rotating in one direction with this music... This made me tear up. How could such a bacon do such a thing? I'm struck by awe by this masterpiece. Especially when the bacon spins, showing its lightly salt covered tan skin. I can hear the crunch just from here, and so as the beautiful sound of the bacon scraping the dark, smooth velvet floor. The flavor, music and everything can be heard, tasted, seen and felt from a screen. You can really hear the breaths between the music artist, empathizing her love for this rotating bacon. Truly what I call modern art. This was the most legendary performance by any piece of bacon I have ever watched. The acting was top tier and very life changing. This is one of the greatest work from a piece of bacon I have ever seen especially on 57:42.I am currently crying so hard right now. This is seriously the most beautiful, well put together story ever. I can’t believe how magical it was at 1:12. That part truly made me shed a tear. And especially at 6:34 that part was just so truly heart touching words can not describe the series of emotions I felt. I absolutely loved the climax it had insanely excellent detail. Oh and we can’t forget the conclusion. The conclusion was the greatest and saddest conclusion I have ever seen better than any of the books I have read. Thank you so much for creating this absolute masterpiece. This is essentially the most important masterpiece of film history. It is a tragedy that this, it can’t be called a film, but a transcendent emotional experience, will be inaccessible for most. It beautifully encapsulates the human struggle to its basics; suffering, pleasure, faith, despair. It connects with the characters within the viewers, individuals suppressed within our own subconscious. It stays vibrant, fresh, and revolutionizes the art of storytelling and filmmaking while making a damn of statement on what it means to be human. Entertaining, gripping, and simply exhilarating. This might be the most impactful piece of art I’ve come across in my life, and I’m definitely coming back to it in the near future to study it more deeply. this is an absolute masterpiece , I was brought to tears listening to this and seeing the bacon go whirly swirly in a circle countless times. Tt absolutely moved my soul , and i don't think I can ever be the same. this bacon has changed my entire mental state , I am now at peace with who I am and what I will be doing later in my life. i have forgiven all my enemies and now I am a man of a pacifist life. I will move on , gotta move on , as the song says. the bacon is so inspirational , it shares it vast wisdom with all of us , and we are all so lucky that it would bestow it's great words with us. we are all children on bacon. hail bacon. hail bacon. The rat, rotating in one direction with this music... This made me tear up. How could such of a rat do such a thing? I'm struck by awe by this masterpiece. Especially when the rat spins, showing its lightly salt covered tan skin. I can hear the crunch just from here, and so as the beautiful sound of the bacon scraping the dark, smooth velvet floor. The flavor, music and everything can be heard, tasted, seen and felt from a screen. You can really hear the breaths between the music artist, empathizing her love for this rotating bacon. Truly what I call modern art. This was the most legendary performance by any bacon I have ever watched. The acting was top tier and very life changing. This is one of the greatest work from a bacon I have ever seen especially on 17:24. I am currently crying so hard right now. This is seriously the most beautiful, well put together story ever. I can’t believe how magical it was 1:12. That part truly made me shed a tear. And especially at 6:34 that part was just so truly heart touching words can not describe the series of emotions I felt. I absolutely loved the climax it had insanely excellent detail. Oh and we can’t forget the conclusion. The conclusion was the greatest and saddest conclusion I have ever seen better than any of the books I have read. Thank you so much for creating this absolute masterpiece. This is essentially the most important masterpiece of film history. It is a tragedy that this, it can’t be called a film, but a transcendent emotional experience, will be inaccessible for most. It beautifully encapsulates the human struggle to its basics; suffering, pleasure, faith, despair. The work put in to this is incredibly inspiring. The graphics, the animation, the music, so much thought was put into it. This has remined me that you can do anything you put your mind to. Not even mentioning the memories, this makes me feel like an infant again, just laying my eyes on this beautiful masterpiece gives me all the good feelings in life. I also understand what happiness is again from this. Not even to mention the most incredible part that is 2:10. Bacon spinning has changed my life for the better. It connects with the characters within the viewers, individuals suppressed within our own subconscious. It stays vibrant, fresh, and revolutionizes the art of storytelling and filmmaking while making a damn of statement on what it means to be human. Entertaining, gripping, and simply exhilarating. This might be the most impactful piece of art I’ve come across in my life, and I’m definitely coming back to it in the near future to study it more deeply. this is an absolute masterpiece , I was brought to tears listening to this and seeing the bacon go whirly swirly in a circle countless times. it absolutely moved my soul , and I don't think I can ever be the same. this bacon has changed my entire mental state , I am now at peace with who I am and what I will be doing later in my life. So much great graphic design, so much suspense, so much greatness in this one video. i have forgiven all my enemies and now I am a man of a pacifist life. I will move on , gotta move on , as the song says. the bacon is so inspirational , it shares it vast wisdom with all of us , and we are all so lucky that it would bestow it's great words with us. we are all children on bacon. hail bacon. hail bacon. The spinning bacon, rotating in one direction with this music... This made me tear up. How could such a bacon do such a thing? I'm struck by awe by this masterpiece. Especially when the bacon spins, showing its lightly salt covered tan skin. I can hear the crunch just from here, and so as the beautiful sound of the bacon scraping the dark, smooth velvet floor. The flavor, music and everything can be heard, tasted, seen and felt from a screen. You can really hear the breaths between the music artist, empathizing her love for this rotating bacon. Truly what I call modern art. This was the most legendary performance by any bacon I have ever watched. The acting was top tier and very life changing. This is one of the greatest work from a piece of bacon I have ever seen especially on 57:42. I am crying. This has made me go through an emotional rollercoaster. I cried, beat off, and also watched a movie while watching this premiere. This has made me go through so much. I passed depression because of this. It really inspired me to become an outstanding young man. Thank you.
Yep
Different people saying the same thing
I ain’t reading allat (but imagine someone did lmao)
The honest truth is, people don't like this game because it was more horror than they could handle. I was one of them.
Before playing this game, it was the one all the way at the bottom for me as I thought it didn't look as good as the others and seemed just plain boring before even playing it. After purchasing it (as it was one of the FNaF games that I hadn't completed/played yet), I think I may have changed my mind about it now as I have actually played it and surprisingly got the 4 main stars. It is currently one of my favourite FNaF games in the series as it has good lore and is mostly about sound/listening making it even more creepier. The atmosphere is also amazing as is the gameplay. This is a game where the word 'scary' fits right in.
Fnaf 4 is my favorite fnaf game of all time, I have personally played fnaf 1,4,ucn,world,Vr,sb, and have watched mark’s play threw of all the games and can say without any hesitation that fnaf 4 is the scariest and funnest fnaf game ever made. It is the only fnaf game I have ever 100 percented, and I did it on mobile and pc, so it’s safe to say I love this game with every ounce of my soul.
This was a great video, Ambience. I’ve never actually seen you do a retrospective type video but it turned out really well and I think you should do more videos analyzing the fnaf games. 👍😃
Great video! I totally agree with you. FNaF 4 is one of my favorites out of the whole series.
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In terms of story, as long as I don't look at the extra stuff (like that damn box), I think FNAF 4 is a solid prequel that shows how how the madness all began.
In terms of gameplay: I never got past Night 2. I'm an absolute wuss when it comes to certain jump scares, so I tend to quit with this game before I can try to go further with it. Every time I think I'm ready, even when looking up your guides for help, my anxiety makes me nope out of there.
I still hope to beat the game one day, if only I can overcome the anxiety.
i watched a lot of your guides to the first 4 games, and came across this video. your script writing skills are great man! keep it up :)
Ambience, I just have a question about fnaf 4, when you go to a door and you hear breathing, without doing anything, how long do you have to close the door until you die?
Forever, as long as you don't shine the light. You can sit there as long as you want without getting attacked from the door, it's just best to go quickly because of the other animatronics.
FNaF 4 is underrated, but you are more underrated. You are the best guide for me.
I remember the first time I played FNAF 4 the day after came out at school an got jumped scared an got phone taken off me because of it
Awesome video man. No doubt you’ll soon reach 100K subs!
Over the years
My favorite game has shifted alot
1st it was fnaf 3
2nd fnaf sl
3rd is now fnaf 4
Fnaf 4 will always be on top as my number 1 favorite fnaf game
As I said I’m your Afton trilogy poll, the game is too scary for me to play or to form my own opinions on. Despite that, I still think Fnaf 4 is a great game and does a great job of capturing genuine horror. I hope to see more video essays from you in the future.
I would strongly encourage you to play it of you like fnaf games. I used to be too scared to play the game with sound a while back, but after a bit of practice it quickly became my favourite fnaf game by quite a margin. Even in night 8 the game is still fun, even if its a bit rng it doesn't feel like a pushover like most of the other max difficulties in the series.
@@3leggedfish41 Whole I appreciate the encouragement, I don’t think I’ll be playing this game anytime soon. I’d rather not drench my mouse and keyboard in sweat anyways.
The thing that made Fnaf 4 my favorite game in the series is the fact that the gameplay is basically a childhood fear of mine in a game, being a child awake, late at night, all alone while everyone else is asleep, it gives this sense of dread that something is watching you in the dark, Fnaf 4 just dial it up to 11
I consider fnaf 1-3 as the end of purple guy/william acton story
Fnaf 4 and sister location are kinda like “side stories” due them being different gameplay wise from the others
Fnaf 6 is the true ending of william afton as Springtrap and all the spirits are put to rest
This game definitely is the best because this one makes you actually feel alone and that sense of dread due to you being in your home where you’re supposed to feel safe but with these monsters coming after you. The sounds also add a lot of that feeling and this game was definitely needed to wrap it up
This game was scary to watch the first time. Honestly, aside from sister location, this is probably the scariest fnaf game for me. The designs of the animatronics are well done.
Great video bro!!
Video hasn’t even happened yet and it’s already a W
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FNAF 4 was the first FNAF game I got I didn't go in order because it's personally my favorite and I thought everyone liked it but i remember finding out people thought it was too scary and I was so shocked. Honestly I love how much lore it has, and how scary it is and how you have to listen for BREATHING! I'm sad it's underrated :( it deserves more love
This and the first are my two favourites by far. I don't follow the "lore", I just play the games and enjoy them at face value. FNaF 4 to me is very clearly the nightmares of a scared child and what a child finds scary wouldn't quite line up to what an adult finds scary, though having said that; this game stresses me far more than the first game.
This thing that always gets to me about this game is how its set in a child's bedroom, the one place you're supposed to be safe
Ambience, you are so cool, this is incredible :)
Great video 😊
8:35 Genuinely why do people think this just simply a prank gone wrong? This is literally TORMENT!! If The Crying Child was being pranked, then why the heck do we literally see him crying ALL the time throughout all the minigames, and why in the Night 5 Minigame did the bullies wearing masks had black and white eyes?!?!?!? As if like they were doing this to terrorize him the most like they never had before, especially since they knew The Spring-Lock Animatronics were his greatest fear.
Tbh I was trying to beat the 20 modes and this is one of the ones I was afraid to do, not because it was gonna be annoying to try to beat. But it’s because I was too scared and I have never played fnaf 4 before XD but if it wasn’t for me watching your guides beforehand to see that it isn’t that bad then I probably would’ve just skipped it out of fear 😅
Resident Evil 7 really delivers the best claustrophobic always at the edge atmosphere, while Re8 is just stockpile ammo and more of an action and story type no fear factor in my opinion
FNaF 4 has always been my favorite, I entirely agree. I always think of the story in a vacuum, so everything in it I find very intriguing
I don’t think fnaf 4 ruined the story. I think it made it more interesting honestly. I think if the series ended in fnaf 6 (lore wise) it would have been better off. I think that fnaf vr and ucn are good games but I think they would be better if they had no more implications.
Easily my favourite game also hey ambiance will you ever do guides for fan games I just wondered this due to your newer polls
The Fanverse, I will. That means FNaC, TJoC, POPGOES, ONaF, and FNaF Plus.
@@AmbienceOfficial cool I love all especially onaf Because of mechanics
ur excellent at these type of videos. keep up the good work g :)
Thanks!
We love a bit of FNAF 4
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Fnaf 4 is unique with the fact you can only close one door and you have to stay there to keep it closed and how it relies on sound it makes you scared because of the jumpscare but makes you grow a pair.
Fnaf 4 is my favorite game. This along with Fnaf2 are the only two games that still make me anxious and tension filled when playing. I love the mechanics of this game. Its kinda easy once you know what to do but i like managing everything and everytime you make the right decision at the doors, which is dozens of times a night, is always satisfying. Espcially on the very very subtle soft breathing moments. This game is scary and great. Its the one i always love starting a new game on
It is definitely in top 3 best fnaf games. The atmosphere is just terrifying and nightmare animatronics made very well. The story is really good and explains a lot. The gameplay is good for me and to be honest game is challenging. Overall it's a G
“Why would tiny toy chica be missing her beak?”. My theory is that the little girl standing next to toy chica, her spirit goes on to possess the toy chica animatronic.
Still always had saw FNaF 3 as the end of the Missing Children story, but not the end for William Afton/Springtrap. Since if you brighten up the newspaper after surviving the Nightmare night it had shown that William Afton/Springtrap did indeed survived the inferno/fire at Fazbear’s Fright, even before the reveal in the Very Hard Golden Freddy ending after his older undead son Michael “Mike” Afton says his speech with William Afton as Dark Springtrap lean forward seemingly looking at the remains of the burned down Fazbear’s Fright for a brief moment between the events of Five Nights at Freddy’s 3 and Freddy Fazbear’s Pizzeria Simulator.
A video that is about fnaf academy or drama? Cool!
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This may have actually gotten me interested in finishing the European achievement list for FNaF 4 on ps4. This one title in the series is the only one that, despite beating it's 4/20 mode, still spooks me too much to run it back. also gonna use this comment to express my love for Security Breach for the 8 billionth time.
Hopelesness, thats what terrfifies me, i brainstormed a fight with every animatronic and i noticed that not counting ghosts and crap like lets say golden freddy has a physical form and the nightmares do too and there not just animatronics with sound disk things from the books, then fnaf 4 would be the most hopeless you would be out of the original 4, like im playing fnaf one, sure its a little scary but irl you could slam the doors on them right when they are under em, or run and trip em and escape, and if a bunch of tkddlers can take apart mangle a grown man or women should be able to do it quit easily, but in fnaf 4, theres literally built like bears, sure all the animatronics were bigger then yku but these guys arnt just big, they have claws and teeth all over, and youd haft to fight the three freddles running around and plush trap, like you aint beeting a single one of those unless there one of the small ones bye themselves but then its still hard cause the claws everywhere on em
I played fnaf 4 when i was 6 and fnaf 4 is one of my favorite fnaf game
An entire video themed around fnaf 4 with a little bit of face cam action, is it christmas?
All jokes aside great video!
Fnaf 4 is one of the few games im constantly panicked and scared while playing it
Definitely underrated. It brought a new gameplay style which I personally enjoyed. I wouldn’t say it’s as good as FNaF 1 but it’s definitely better than 2 and 3
Definitely my favourite out of the whole franchise but the only one out of the first 5 where I haven’t beaten past night 5 as fredbear is a huge troll on night 6 and chica’s footstep sounds are bugged when she leaves the door. It is also the one that makes me the most nervous as it’s extremely quiet
The fact that we're talking about a horror game I can't help but say I find the part where he said "is matpat schizophrenic" had me laughing
Fnaf 3 and 4 have always been underrated I've always enjoyed them
Jokes on you, I'm expecting Foxy to be in my closet, left him some food and other things he needs for his journey of living in everyone's closet.
I love the fact that your voice and accent are very close to hiccup
i love fnaf 4, the pace, the setting, the lore, the " horrorness" of the game made this one of the best in the series
I do think Vr/Help wanteds version of fnaf 4 (the minigames), fix a bit of the flaws with the hearing with the doors. Because heard from a lot of friends that they simply couldn’t hear. EVEN when volume was maxed. and with Help wanteds version. You can see them coming down the hallway which is super neat! + sound as well
But I wish gameplay wise, with the doors with fnaf 4 (tiny nitpick tho) is that its 50/50 so sometimes you hear breathing and sometimes you see two tiny dots of eyes appear in the dark randomly or both idk
But overall this game is So Solid and great. it does its job as being a horror game really fun and engaging and has cool things like plushtrap even with the hearing problem with doors (which isn’t that bad tbh)
Its in my Top 2 of fav fnaf game and will def get yo heart racing
i think the reason why it is underrated is becouse how scary it is unlike first 3 games where you needed to look into cameras this one had different gameplay so people thouth it was scary and hard but atmosphere and gameplay itself is amazing in my opinion. when you play multiple times and learn how to deal with animatronics it wont be scary like the first time you played fnaf 4
When I saw this vid, I just remembered the "IS THAT THE BITE OF 87
The way I see the gameplay of FNaF 4 is that it's a trimmed down FNaF 1, with Foxy added.
You go through the routine of checking the left and right doors, this time with audio instead of lights, then you look at the bed/cams to ward off Freddy/Foxy. Foxy in FNaF 4 comes in as a wildcard to break the monotony. Naturally the Fredbears completely break this comparison.
Looking forward to more videos like this
Could you make a tier list on every UCN animatronic, based on how difficult they are?
My biggest issue with FNaF4's gameplay is there is NO form of resource management. In FNaF1, watching the power slowly but surely drain throughout the night as you're sparatically using more of it up by basically doing anything makes both the gameplay and atmosphere chilling. In FNaF2, granted I agree that game is quite flawed, but it was mostly a game about prioritising one thing over another and therefore trying to manage multiple enemies at once. Like "Are you gonna flash Foxy, or wind the music box?" There's a choice. Is it kinda unbalanced? Yeah, but do I find it fun? Yep! Then in FNaF3 you have to manage your systems by making sure you're not using the camera too much so the cameras don't go down, but also not staying off the camera too long so that the ventilation goes off, and also managing how you use the audio lures against a threat that has probably the most complex AI of any character in the series. I also just prefer FNaF games that utilize looking at the cameras because FNaF is all about seeing your enemies as they approach you.
In FNaF4, there is ZERO resource management, you just run to a door, listen for a noise, shut it and then leave. You're flashlight power is infinite so you have to ask yourself what the point is of it being off when checking the bed behind you or going to the closet, and also the way the nightmares are with light is just inconsistent. Like.. they're warded off when light is shined at them down the hallway, but when its directly in front of them they attack you? Whaaat? Wouldn't that just blind them? That makes no sense. The atmosphere and emmerision is also just broken on the fact there's two doors to two massive hallways in a BEDROOM. The game is also painfully easy if you manage to keep Foxy out the entire time, which isn't that hard to do and if he does get in you might as well quit the game because after that its just unbalanced and not worth it. Not the mention the final boss of the game is actually EVEN easier than the main gameplay loop. Literally the only times I died to Nightmare Fredbear or Nightmare were if the game bugged out (ie. they kill you even if you close the door on em) or if they do that stupid fake laugh which is COMPLETELY unfair.
The nightmare designs are utter nonsense and completely miss the point of what made the classic designs scary: uncanny valley! And yeah, the jumpscare noise being loud as hell in comparison to everything else is just cheap. I'm not scared because of a genuine sense of fear, I'm scared because I don't want a loud noise blasting in my ears for no reason and even the jumpscare noise itself is lame. Its just the FNaF1 jumpscare sound but with a voicemod filter on it. The Plushtrap minigames aren't anything special, he literally moves the exact same way every time, just at a different pace. There also just isn't much to look at, cuz you barely get to see the nightmares until you get jumpscared in just a plain bedroom environment unlike FNaF1-3 which all had interesting environments that you actually get to see and a different variety in designs, and that's another thing with the designs! Every single Nightmare animatronic looks the EXACT same. Also btw I find it so hilarious how these Nightmare animatronics are built like symbiotes but then they're stopped by a flimpsy ass wooden door a- and by the way if the doors are THAT effective, what is stopping this kid from just... closing the door and keeping it closed?... Even the tutorials are just lame, its just text on the screen looking so out of place telling you EXACTLY what to do unlike FNaF1-3 which had the likable and charming character of Phone Guy (and Phone Dude) who told you what to do in subtle but informative ways and he just had so much personality and character that made the universe feel so real and alive.
And I haven't mentioned the damn lore and story but whatever. Sorry if that was a long ramble, but yeah. I'm not trying to ruin anyone's enjoyment of the game, I'm glad ya'll enjoy it at least. I just.. don't and most likely never will.
If you die to fredbear or nightmare after you close the door on them, that means you were too slow and that’s 100% on you. not the game
@@Erik.V401 fair enough but that usually only happens because of the fake laugh
I think your point about a lack of resource management (one of the key elements of FNaF) is actually really solid and something I truthfully never thought about very much. Nice observation! That said, I disagree with pretty much everything else personally. I think the flashlight makes total sense, the Nightmares are trying to sneak into your room, so if they're spotted out far away, of course they'll duck back and retreat. If they're right there, of course they'll leap out at you, they're already right in front of you. Nightmare Fredbear and Nightmare are confusing, but I don't think any aspect of them is unfair until Blind Mode. I can beat Night 8 really consistently. Also, the game isn't unbalanced if Foxy gets in, it's still completely winnable with careful planning. Otherwise, the Insta Foxy challenge would be unbeatable, especially when combined with Blind Mode and Mad Freddy. And yet, it's still beatable without insane luck being needed. I almost prefer it when Foxy is in, because it gives me a more consistent pattern. There are advantages to checking certain locations before others and planning out a route, going to the closet right after the bed instead of vice-versa makes sense because Bonnie and Chica can only get in when you turn to the bed. You may need to run to a door quickly to get rid of Foxy if he runs up, or you may have to prioritize something else that causes you to break pattern.
I think Phone Guy/Dude being absent just hammers home the point that you're completely alone in a very unsafe situation this time, few tools to defend you, and no one to help you out. I like that aspect, I think it helps the atmosphere. Everything else, like the setup of the bedroom and the wooden doors repelling the animatronics can just be chalked up to dream logic I guess, a very common aspect of dreams or nightmares are that you're in a familiar place that's different, like "I was in my house, but it wasn't really my house" is a pretty common thing to hear when someone recounts a dream. Considering the game is clearly established to either be a dream or a simulation and the minigames make logical sense, I think it's probably intentional to be unrealistic/surreal.
This is still an interesting perspective though, thanks for taking the time to type it out!
@@AmbienceOfficial I'm glad you're able to see my side of the argument and I absolutely see you're side as well. There's actually a lot of points you've made that I agree with (the dream logic, Phone Guy not being there etc.).
I guess the reason I've always had a bitterness towards FNaF4 simply boggles down to just it feeling kinda pointless storywise too. I'm a FNaF Gen 1ner, aight I freakin ADORE the Original Trilogy and honestly if FNaF4 was just kinda tweaked a little bit with say added resource management (maybe the flashlight has power akin to FNaF1), it was a standalone story, and the nightmare designs were something like the designs of the monsters in FNaC3 which look more like organic creatures, they can still look monstrous while having some of that uncanny valley. If changes like that were made, I'd probably love this game or at the very least like it.
My friend plays fnaf but NOT this game because it LITERALLY gives him nightmares. He cant even get past night 1 which probably may be one of the reasons why this is in my opinion barely ever respected. I don't blame him though
Ever Since 2015 Fnaf 4 Has Always Been My Favorite! From The Story To The Overall Feel Of The Game. It Just Always Made Me Feel Happy.
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For FNAF 4 being too scary, I do kind of see why some people might view it as a negative because it might do it's job a little too well, and as a result it's not fun to play. For me, outside of the VR game, 3 and 4 are tied for being my favorite, and while it's not that scary, I think 3's gameplay loop is actually pretty fun and keeps me coming back, and while I really did enjoy my time with 4, due to how terrifying it was because of how the gameplay works, after I beat it, I didn't really want to ever go back because it was just too much. This doesn't make it a bad game per se, not by a long shot and there are other games like P.T. that do what this game does but even better, but I can see why some people don't want to play this that much, because it's too scary to be enjoyed. It's kind of like with pixar, Up is technically my second favorite film only behind Nemo, but I don't really like watching it compared to films I don't think are quite as good like Monsters Inc or the Incredibles simply because it's WAY too sad and hard for me to get through.
I like FNaF Four but the problem is it’s like really terrifying
15:13 as a fnaf3 fan I can't argue with that.
Fnaf 4 in Help wanted is... Honestly just an experience... An experience.
I just like the ambience in the game, its really good
8:13 "Is Matpat Schizophrenic?"
-Ambience, April 19th 2023
It's truly the most intriguing question