Video Game Review - Five Nights At Freddy's: Sister Location

So having had a go at the other games of the series (excluding FNAF world as I was too late to get it on Steam and prefer Steam over other game services like it), I can say that for a while, it felt like it was running on thin ice with a one trick pony of simply surviving five nights doing whatever you can to avoid the jumpscares and getting game overs. The story has been debateable as to what really happened with theorists like MatPat trying to piece the story together and people like MrCreepypasta doing a radio play of what went down. Whether you're a fan of the series or not, the time has now come for us to play the 5th main game which is the first main game to come out since the original storyline seen in FNAF 1-4 came to a close. How does it connect to the other games? Are you playing a security guard or a child? And where does The Silver Eyes fit in? Well I may not be able to answer all those questions today, but I shall do my best regardless. So let's go and survive five more nights with Freddy Fazbear and friends:

So the first thing a lot of you will notice is that this is very different to previous games. It still has jumpscares and still involves you doing five nights of work shifts that presumably occur at night, but rather than staying in one room to protect yourself from Freddy and friends, this time you have to do objectives that "Not Phone Guy" gives you to complete each night and just like before, the difficulty increases as you progress. The story itself has more of a connection to The Silver Eyes than the other games which is mostly because Scott Cawthon stated that the original story came to a close with FNAF 4. I personally have not read The Silver Eyes yet and do plan to do so at some point, but what I can gather is that this is a place which isn't a pizzeria, isn't a scary attraction and is most definitely not a child's bedroom, but some kind of underground facility where a technician goes down to work on Freddy and friends each night, following orders from Not Phone Guy as you plow through the game. You also get to hear the thoughts of some of the animatronics which gives players a glimpse into what life has been like for them. While it is mostly standalone from previous games, it does have a couple of references to the first two games with an ending that involves a similar scenario to the first game in order to get that ending and Atari like minigames that occur with most game overs last seen being done in the second game.

So I'd say Scott made a good effort on this game. He made it more interactive than ever before, without straying away from the formula that has been used in all the games since the very first FNAF and it works well. Only thing I would say about this game is that it can be too overwhelming as each night comes into play with everything Not Phone Guy says for you to do. But it has been a good experience overall and gives me enough reason to read The Silver Eyes and find out who Purple Guy really is. 9/10