#jumpscare simulator is

[badolmen]

On the topic of ‘bad mascot horror video games for kids’ the exception to the rule (or rather, something that understood the assignment) would be My Friendly Neighborhood.

I don’t want to spoil anything if you haven’t booted up the game before, but just…don’t be fooled by jumpscare compilations or the character design. From the opening cutscene this game grabs you by the fucking throat. The mechanics have thought put into them, the voice acting is top notch, and christ the fucking story - a complete story, one that has an end that isn’t promised in future ‘chapters’ or left ambiguous.

Yes, it has jumpscares from goofy muppet monsters, but they’re not cheap tricks. Once you learn how the game works they’re easy to avoid or at the very least anticipate - not to mention they’re survivable with the healing mechanic. And just when you think the scares are done, when you’re well into the game and have all the tools you need to navigate around potential jumpscares, the final act dunks you into the deep-end with the actual horror and nightmare fuel puppets.

I’m not sure how much the game as a whole qualifies as ‘horror,’ but it’s certainly being lumped in with the Whatever-Mascot Horror Game of the Week genre. Which is a shame because My Friendly Neighborhood is leagues ahead of those other games. It has more in common with survival horror than it does with mascot horror in terms of gameplay and tropes. It’s literally just the ‘monster’ designs leading people to assume its another Poppy Playtime clone complete with half baked story and repetitive, unimaginative gameplay loops. And that’s so far from the truth -

My Friendly Neighborhood is like if Sesame Street and Resident Evil had a beautiful muppet baby that opened its eyes to have an existential crisis when confronted with the horrors and apathy of modern capitalism.

#ra speaks #personal #video games #mascot horror #survival horror #my friendly neighborhood #I’m not trying to be harsh on the mascot horror genre but let’s be real. a lot of those games aren’t made from genuine joy for the genre. #which is a shame because as MFN shows you CAN make a kid friendly horror game that CARES deeply about the message and story it has to tell. #a lot of ‘click bait’ video games these days aren’t…games. they’re walking simulators. at best a compilation of fetch quests w flavor text. #video games are an ART medium. what emotions are you trying to evoke. what are you trying to communicate beyond language. #its art that cannot exist without participation of the viewer and that participation needs to be considered as an active force. #the player is not passively turning the page they are writing the story the rules the world with you. but if there’s no genuine love for it #from the creator…what is there? what’s left when the player is a vehicle for YouTube jumpscare clickbait and not an integral piece of art? #I’m rambly today. sorry.

[joleneghoul]

I like how in fonv Arcade will pull you out of gameplay just to yell at you.

#he did this to me once as a jumpscare bc i had went in caesars tent to speak with him as plan to kill caesar #and left the tent and instantly arcade was like WHAT ARE YOU DOING and scared me so bad #realistic 35 yr old gay friend simulator

[microwave-core]

People who say Nemona's a yandere have only experienced that type of character through yandere simulator

#pokemon #nemona #pokemon nemona #yandere simulator jumpscare #seriously like how do you come to that conclusion #she has never had friends before and is trying her best #and dont get me started on the whole shes a stalker thing #i know this is kinda a tired point but i still fucking see it somehow #this is a one sentence post and yet it took me like five minutes to word it correctly

[mable-stitchpunk]

re: Puppet in Lefty

You know that we can see the Puppet's fingers in Lefty's mouth in the pizzeria simulator jumpscare, right? Six fingers total, three on the left side and three on the right. So the puppet has to be in the chest cavity with a leg poking through the arm and the arms just barely able to reach into the head.

Sorry to disappoint you, but you can't. I think what you think are fingers is actually the shadows of Lefty's teeth. Note the square shape and placement.

Though I do agree that the Puppet's in the chest cavity.

#Lefty #The Puppet #Jumpscare #Pizzeria Simulator #Fnaf

[legendofrhythm]

Started Resident Evil 2 Remake for the first time the other day and I spent the entire play session like this

#resident evil #game's SCARY holy shit dude #like I knew that but it's just Awful Simulator 1998 edition #stopped after the first Mr. X jumpscare #definitely not giving up on it tho

[malhare]

Being a fnaf fan is a nightmare because you’ll gladly pick apart the glaring flaws with the series but when non-fnaf fans hate on the series it’s irritating because they’re doing it wrong

#'It isn't scary! It's just a jumpscare simulator!' Well yes but also no #malhare.txt

[fivenightsatgifs]

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#five nights at freddy's #fnaf #five nights at freddy's 2 #five nights at Freddy's 3 #five nights at Freddy's 4 #fnaf sister location #five nights at freddys pizzeria simulator #fnaf ffps #fnaf security breach #fnaf ultimate custom night #tw: flashing gif #tw: flashing #flashing tw #tw: fire #fire tw #tw: jumpscare #jumpscare tw #eye strain tw #tw: eye strain

[lem-argentum]

NO???

#lem liveblogs #i just wanted to go to the combat simulator ccan i go one day without being [redacted]jumpscared #i ​cant STAND chapter 8 budding bodyguard 🪄⚡️💥💥 (<- is his favorite chapter)

[agnesmontague]

on the topic of walking simulators, a lot of the horror walking simulators try to capitalize on the fear of being unable to fight back. you can flee the danger but not destroy it. which is understandable and would be very neat but I haven't seen a game actually utilize that well? Mostly because it's either so unfightable that you can't beat the game, which is just. vexing. or it's too easy to avoid/predict

point being I wanna hear your opinions on these types of horror games

yknow, ive never given it much thought bc i just assumed that had to be a key characteristic of the genre--too much fighting makes it more of a shooter than a horror, and the ability to destroy the danger immediately makes the player feel less scared because they're in control now? normally horror walking simuls are still "beatable," they're just riddled with jumpscares and stealth portions and many of them do string you along until a certain point where you can destroy the threat/monster in a cutscene, just not through regular combat-based gameplay

i'm actually more curious to hear what you would consider to be "utilized well" in this context bc even the best (combat-free) horror games never really break free of this mold, a mechanic that doesn't let you fight it but also doesn't make you run from it is like trying to write a wizard story without magic to me? alien isolation is probably your best bet here bc imo it has an incredibly good combat-stealth balance thanks to its advanced enemy AI that isn't fully killable but you have a fair range of stuff at your disposal to keep it at bay

#rambles #most horror walking simuls are just. boring bc it's literally Oops! All Jumpscares #or sometimes not even that at all

[peskypixel]

If i was going to play a fnaf game for the first time ever which one would u recommend i play first

(Side note- maybe u could play it with me ,,,, maybe 😳)

confession: I have never played a fnaf game.

Despite being a huge nerd about the lore I have never played a single fnaf game. I would suggest fnaf 1 cause like, it's the OG but I really have no clue, I can't stand jumpscares for the life of me lmao.

#Fnaf 2 is like fnaf 1 but harder with more things you have to manage #fnaf 4 is a literal nightmare and you need to listen to the faintest cues which then make the loud jumpscares louder #sister location is its own experience #security breach is like in another area of gameplay #pizzeria simulator is interesting and I've watched an irl play it's like a sandbox in the day but at night you just survive #oh and fnaf 3 is just a lot of flashy jumpscares with the rotten bunny dude being the main focus

[beeben]

I get so disappointed when i find out an indie horror game is in 3d i dont know why

#theres a lot of good ones idk but im always like oh #its a 3d walking simulator....again #i don't even mind walking sims i like when theyre done w straight up pixel art tho #or like what the original spookys jumpscare mansion did with the drawings being 2d but they still were on the 3d plane it was cool #i was disappointed when the hd dropped and all the models were 3d i was like aw man

[bambi-on-the-ps3]

My huge ass IPad has Tumblr now

#ITS SO FUNNY #the format is crazy #jumpscare simulator fr

[qwibbs]

sharing my steam account with my brother is a burden. whys he out here writing positive reviews for league spinoffs out of all things

#UNDER MY FUNNY INTERNET PSEUDONYM... smh #talks #im actually not that bothered by it but also HEY!! #my steam wrapped is also like. games you like: 1. isometric :] 2. farming :] 3. city building simulator jumpscare

[tristanlagrate]

here's proof that like literally every weirdcore simulator/story video is the same

#weirdcore #weirdcore simulator #weirdcore story #slight (joke) jumpscare warning

[bigdumpygaming]

i hate how everything has to be a "horror game" and cant just be a game that evokes a feeling of horror in some aspects

#this has two meanings #one #lots of people see a game with horror elements and call it a horror game #like minecraft is a horror game #etc #and conversely #horror games rarely ever dip outside like #walking simulators with jumpscares nowadays #especially indie and mascot horror

[totalshockwaves]

I love being a bard in BG3 bc I can convince the fantasy medieval silent hill nurses to kill each other and their zombie mad surgeon to kill himself. and also be a god to muderous tiny fishmen.

like this clown looking devil bitch, her smug vampire assasin boyfriend, her big red 10000°F stronk tank girlfriend, and her not-so-secretly sweet goth healer bestie just roll into to town to tell lies, tell tall tales, talk to every animal, and eventually help people. sometimes the nerd with the magic nuke in his chest is there. sometimes its the biggest hairiest elf you ever seen is there. usually, so is the dog and the walking brain disguised as a kitty.

#shut up allie (tag) #im really enjoying it so far and the shadowlands are extra creepy #as someone who loves horror but gets jumpscared easily playing horror games this is amazing #i cant really play any horror games that arent just like walking simulators bc...like perfection anxiety and reaction anxiety #i can enjoy the creepy atmosphere or i can play i cant do both...except for turn based rpg with creepy shit or stuff thats not timer'ed