FNaF World
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| Developer(s) | Scott Cawthon |
| Publisher(s) | Scott Cawthon |
| Composer(s) | Leon Riskin |
| Series | Five Nights at Freddy's |
| Engine | Clickteam Fusion 2.5 |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows, Android, iOS |
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Microsoft Windows
Android, iOS
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| Genre(s) | Role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
FNaF World is an indie role-playing video game created by Scott Cawthon. It is an official spin-off to the popular Five Nights at Freddy's series. Although originally scheduled for February 2, 2016, the game was released on January 21, 2016 in an unfinished state, missing key features and being generally unstable. Because of that, the game was met with negative reviews and criticism, which led to Cawthon temporarily taking it down on January 25, 2016. He issued that he launched the game too early and started offering refunds, announcing that the game will be made available for free on Game Jolt.
Gameplay
The player has two modes to play in: Adventure and Fixed Party. The game has two difficulty levels to choose from, Normal and Hard Mode. The player starts by choosing two parties consisting of four characters each. The starter characters are Freddy, Bonnie, Chica, Foxy, Toy Freddy, Toy Chica, Toy Bonnie and Mangle, and can all be swapped in and out of the party. As the player continues they collect more characters to place in their party. Along the way, a character known as Fredbear will give the player tips on what to do next. There are four different endings to get and trophies to collect as well. There are several different locations and areas for the player to explore, and once they have been discovered, the player can teleport to each area (referred to as "Jumping" in-game). Many enemy characters can be found throughout the game, each exclusive to their own areas (though some have counterparts found in different areas), which can be battled with. Upon defeating an enemy, the player will gain experience points and "Faz tokens", which are used to buy upgrades such as chips and bytes to aid the player during the game.
Development
FNaF World was first announced on September 15, 2015, with a trailer uploaded to YouTube, depicting the characters of the four previous games that haunted the player are now cute.[1] The announcement was considered to be a hoax due to similar PR actions taken by Cawthon, however, it was not disproven until its release. Cawthon noted that the game is a spin-off, considering the main arc of Five Nights at Freddy's completed with the fourth game. Though originally planned for release on February 2, 2016, Cawthon rescheduled the release to January 22, 2016, but eventually launched yet another day earlier, on January 21, 2016, respectively, releasing it digitally through Steam.[2]
Upon release, community and critics criticized the game for missing key features, being unstable and generally unfinished, which Cawthon later apologized for, stating that "[he] got too eager to show the things that were finished, that [he] neglected to pay attention to the things that weren't."[3] He agreed with the community that he had rushed the release, and that the game's rough state was unacceptable.[4] Cawthon stated that he would be working hard to get the game in order, but this eventually led to Cawthon temporarily taking the game off Steam, offering refunds to everyone who bought it.[5] It was later announced that, once the game would be patched further, it would be released for free, first to Game Jolt, and stay free from that point on.[6]
On February 8, 2016, an updated version was released to Game Jolt for free, featuring a new overworld, new features and many bug fixes.[7]
But for a few months, Cawthon has been teasing a 2nd update to the game on his website fnafworld.com. Which added new characters like Purple Guy, Nightmare BB, Chipper and he also added stuff we have never saw before. The 2nd update has been revealed to come out on May 13, 2016.
Reception
FNaF World received generally negative reception among critics and community, with many YouTube gamers responsible for launching the franchise to its high popularity, such as Markiplier, opting not to play it, most likely changing how critics responded to the spin-off.[8] However, Angelo M. D'Argenio from The Escapist gave the game a mixed review, stating that "Five Nights at Freddy's World is a retro parody JRPG that feels incomplete now, but is steadily getting better as patches come out", giving FNaF World a score of 3/5.[9]
References
- ↑ Klepek, Patrick (September 16, 2015). "Five Nights At Freddy’s Creator Is Making An RPG". Kotaku. Gawker Media. Retrieved September 16, 2015.
- ↑ Prescott, Shaun (January 21, 2016). "Five Nights At Freddy's World has released early". PC Gamer. Future US. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
- ↑ Chalk, Andy (January 22, 2016). "Five Nights at Freddy's creator apologizes for ugly FNAF World launch". PC Gamer. Future US. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
- ↑ Frank, Allegra (January 22, 2016). "Five Nights at Freddy’s World launched 'too early,' missing key features". Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
- ↑ Rowen, Nic (January 25, 2016). "FNaF World pulled from Steam, refunds being made available for all". Destructoid. ModernMethod. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
- ↑ Pereira, Christ (January 27, 2016). "Five Nights at Freddy's RPG Pulled From Sale, Will Be Free Upon Return". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ↑ O'Connor, Alice date = February 12, 2016. "Five Nights At Freddy’s World Re-Released For Free". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Positive Internet. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
- ↑ Hernandez, Patricia (January 26, 2016). "Five Nights At Freddy's RPG Pulled Off Steam Due To Bad Reviews". Kotaku Australia. Allure Media. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- ↑ D'Argenio, Angelo M. (January 25, 2016). "Five Nights at Freddy's World - Broken Animatronic Mascots". The Escapist. Defy Media. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
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