I betcha almost everyone is familiar with the game Five Nights at Freddy's.
-Too bad it's not Freddy Krueger. (That would've been something!)
I was first exposed to this horror game through Youtube. I learned that the idea of this game is to try and survive all five nights at Freddy's.
-Self-explanatory, right?
Well, that's obviously easier said than done. The catch is that you have to look out for animatronics that come to life to try and kill you.
And we have the jump-scares, creepy lighting, and... FRIGGIN' MIND GAMES... to make the ideal horror game. Now, the majority of gamers that I've seen play this game on Youtube only made it to the 2nd night, with the exception of one Youtuber that so happened to make it passed all five nights... AND EVEN WENT ON TO THE SIXTH NIGHT?!
And we have the jump-scares, creepy lighting, and... FRIGGIN' MIND GAMES... to make the ideal horror game. Now, the majority of gamers that I've seen play this game on Youtube only made it to the 2nd night, with the exception of one Youtuber that so happened to make it passed all five nights... AND EVEN WENT ON TO THE SIXTH NIGHT?!
-Really? There's a sixth night? Well, your character in the game seems too tempted by a bigger paycheck to refuse... (The game doesn't even pay your character much anyways!!!)
So, why am I thinking that this game is satirizing something?
I don't know: I just have a theory that this game is trying to make Chuck E. Cheese's look bad. I mean, think about it!
The game has animatronics trying to kill your character...
Chuck E. Cheese's has had animatronics in their pizza theaters (Chuck E. Cheese's was the first to come up with performing animatronics in a kid-friendly environment). So, to see killer animatronics trying to get your character in that game... well, that would be a bad influence for kids that have been to Chuck E. Cheese's, and kids who have never heard of Chuck E. Cheese and unfortunately might be exposed to this horror game.
From what I've learned, Chuck E. Cheese has been around since the late 1970s.
Chuck E. Cheese's is supposed to be a fun place for kids and adults like. I grew up with Chuck E. Cheese. It was a great place when I was a kid. And then to see Five Nights at Freddy's try to cash in on this theme by turning it into a horror game, wouldn't that hurt kids in the long-run?
Fortunately, there's a remedy for this issue. There's a certain age-limit that a person has to be when playing Five Nights at Freddy's (which people tend to disregard nowadays). For example, when I first bought this game in the App Store, it had a rating of "12+." That should've been a warning sign that you have to be very mature to play the game. Plus, upon opening the app, it has this warning bumper that lets you know that the game has flashing lights, loud noises, and jump-scares.
-So you can't really blame the game for scaring the heck out of you.
My recommendation is that little kids (toddlers, in particular) are to not be exposed to this game.
-I have a 4-year-old nephew, and I wouldn't be showing this game to him; otherwise, he'll be afraid to visit Chuck E. Cheese's. (He hasn't gone to Chuck E. Cheese's yet in his life, so I don't want to ruin that for him.)
Also, if your kids have any questions about the game and Chuck E. Cheese, just be creative. Tell them that there's nothing to worry about, and that it's okay to have fears, because that's what's part of being human.
So, is Five Nights at Freddy's trying to satirize Chuck E. Cheese? Well, not really. Maybe this game wanted to be original and creative, as far as gameplay. Maybe this game was based on a "what if..." We've seen so many other "what if's" in movies and games before, but this one in particular is unique, because it sets itself apart from what people already know.
Whatsoever Critic
Sources:
Five Nights at Freddy's
Chuck E. Cheese's
Courtesy: Desura/Steam; and CEC Entertainment
The game has animatronics trying to kill your character...
Chuck E. Cheese's has had animatronics in their pizza theaters (Chuck E. Cheese's was the first to come up with performing animatronics in a kid-friendly environment). So, to see killer animatronics trying to get your character in that game... well, that would be a bad influence for kids that have been to Chuck E. Cheese's, and kids who have never heard of Chuck E. Cheese and unfortunately might be exposed to this horror game.
From what I've learned, Chuck E. Cheese has been around since the late 1970s.
Chuck E. Cheese's is supposed to be a fun place for kids and adults like. I grew up with Chuck E. Cheese. It was a great place when I was a kid. And then to see Five Nights at Freddy's try to cash in on this theme by turning it into a horror game, wouldn't that hurt kids in the long-run?
Fortunately, there's a remedy for this issue. There's a certain age-limit that a person has to be when playing Five Nights at Freddy's (which people tend to disregard nowadays). For example, when I first bought this game in the App Store, it had a rating of "12+." That should've been a warning sign that you have to be very mature to play the game. Plus, upon opening the app, it has this warning bumper that lets you know that the game has flashing lights, loud noises, and jump-scares.
-So you can't really blame the game for scaring the heck out of you.
My recommendation is that little kids (toddlers, in particular) are to not be exposed to this game.
-I have a 4-year-old nephew, and I wouldn't be showing this game to him; otherwise, he'll be afraid to visit Chuck E. Cheese's. (He hasn't gone to Chuck E. Cheese's yet in his life, so I don't want to ruin that for him.)
Also, if your kids have any questions about the game and Chuck E. Cheese, just be creative. Tell them that there's nothing to worry about, and that it's okay to have fears, because that's what's part of being human.
So, is Five Nights at Freddy's trying to satirize Chuck E. Cheese? Well, not really. Maybe this game wanted to be original and creative, as far as gameplay. Maybe this game was based on a "what if..." We've seen so many other "what if's" in movies and games before, but this one in particular is unique, because it sets itself apart from what people already know.
Whatsoever Critic
Sources:
Five Nights at Freddy's
Chuck E. Cheese's
Courtesy: Desura/Steam; and CEC Entertainment
This is crazy!
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