This game has taken the internet into the eye of the storm! What made this game so popular so fast? Maybe its the fact that countless gamers on YouTube like Pewdiepie and Markiplier uploaded their overreactions to the game and started crying like little girls. But honestly in my opinion this game is not as scary as people think it to be. But I do commend it to have a genius back story unlike other games of the horror genres. It is rumored to have been based off of a real life story regarding a murder in Chuck E Cheese. Go watch Game Theorists Video for more details.
But in this post I'd like to introduce a few scientific facts as to why its said to be so scary. Firstly, it is due to the strangely human-like animatronics used in the game namely, Freddy, Chica, Bonnie and Foxy. They fall deep inside the Uncanny Valley. What is this Valley? You might ask and where is it located? Well, firstly it is not a geographical valley between 2 mountains but instead it is a intuitive model that depicts the creepiness factor as a non-living thing starts to look more human-like in appearance. This is shown through a graph:-
FNAF would fall somewhere near the "Real Doll" mark because the animatronics are by itself quite lifeless and inanimate but rumor has it that stuffed inside each robot is a human corpse thus giving the animatronics their creepy look. That is why their teeth are like decaying human teeth and that is why they have eyes instead of having a blank motion sensor in the sockets. Another reason why this is so scary is because it reminds us of our childhood when we had the scariest nightmare of all- our toys coming back to life and haunting us in our sleep. The creator of the game exploited this reasoning and reminded us adults of this nightmare. By the time we reached adulthood we had seen so many terrifying movies and scenes that our idea of a "monster" was so ambiguous that we couldn't paint its picture in our mind but we can surely think about our childhood fears and get scared by them right? That is why FNAF is so popular among adults rather than children. They could feel the fear and nostalgia of lying on the bed staring at the lifeless dolls that stare right back at your soul. It was freaky to say the least!
Another factor as to why this is so horrific is because of the building up of dramatic tension. What's more scarier than expecting a jump scare and finding out that the game trolled you- there is no jump scare and when you are least expecting it, Foxy comes out of no where and craps up your pants for you. This is done using a variety of techniques. The most obvious is of course the continuous monitoring of the cameras. You can see the monsters slowly creeping up to and you can feel it when its right outside your door, you open and close the door multiple times and when it has finally leaved out comes another animatronic from the other door and kills you. I have made this mistake many times and regretted it a lot.
The other technique is the echoing of footsteps, screeches and the eerie soundtrack of FNAF. To completely enjoy the jump scare of FNAF one must wear headphones. And if you are wearing them then you can experience the true horrors of the security guard in the game. The only other factor is the lack of proper back story in the game. This gives fans the liberty and freedom to come up with their own theories and stories.
That's all for now from me and as always,
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