An Honest Review of JR's (New FNAF Fan Game) 

I was disappointed that they spent all this time making these absolutely horrifying and realistic animatronics but they never have them actually do anything other than jump scare you for choosing incorrectly. They dont threaten you in any way at all. It would have been cool to see them peak around corners or enter the office for a while and put fear into the players heart knowing that these giant robots could murder them.

Actually, the new update, adds an "checkpoint" at the Mangle's part.

I kinda wish they made nights 1-5 more interesting. Like how other games would add new characters and mechanics as the game progresses. Jr's has all six of the characters active immediately on night 1 and the only thing that really changes the later nights is that you have to find the ghost more. It makes the nights feel a bit repetitive.

This game did something I loved. They made mangle HUGE. When I see him/her/it it’s so massive and intimidating, it actually feels like I’m looking at a mangled mess of animatronics that’s rebuilt and smashed together.

For what its worth the claymation style looks like its a clay texturing render via blender based on the environment around them. Hard to explain but the comparison between them and the scaled environment around them, as well as the smoothness of their motions looks like its made in blender

I'm usually really harsh on FNAF fangames, but I actually really like this one. It's a very unique and refreshing take on the idea of five nights at freddy's and I think it works pretty well. Screw Ramenov though

I personally liked everything BUT the story. I don't mind the lack of scares, it made the game more interesting to me but the story felt too fast for me. It felt like they were trying to get us to feel something for the two protagonists, but there was not enough time to do so. The dude JUST arrived in the barrens and suddenly he's like "no matter what, we can do anything if we do it together." and im like,,,bro? we just met calm down. But other than that, I LOVED the games aesthetic and visuals. These are hands down my favorite animatronic designs and id love to see more games made in this style.

My issue with Jr's is that the mechanics are shallow and once you've learned them, the game is basically over because there's not much the game can do against you once you've figured it out. It creates this weird phenomena where players actually have the hardest time the first 3 nights and then they breeze through the rest of the game until they come across Mangle which is only hard because the game gives you about 15 seconds to learn his mechanics.

For the different repairs for each animatronic you wanted, I have an idea. Puppet - Needs to reattach torn strings. Balloon baby - Restock balloons. Freddy - Restore mic. Bonnie - Tune guitar. Chica - Fix seams on outfit. Foxy - Polish hook.

One big problem with the game for me is that normally in fnaf you constantly don't feel safe in your office because the animatronics are slowly closing in on you, however in this game as long as an animatronics thingy doesn't go down no one really shows up to the office.

to be honest, i never expected jrs to be that scary. i wouldve loved if it was but to me it was more a game that i could just have fun playing. with other fnaf games, i was more stressed and frustrated trying to beat them over having fun. the regular nights for me are really fun to play through, even if they get repetitive by night 5. the only time i wasnt having fun was during night 6, i was playing the first release so the game ran poorly and there wasnt a checkpoint. but mangle in the hallway made me jump every time without fail lol.

I personally wasn’t scared by it, though literally only 3 fnaf style games do (4, 6, and A Shadow Over Freddy’s). This might be an odd comparison, but the aspect of figuring out which animatronic is possessed (which I feel where the depth comes from, and I wish you’ve covered more) makes me think of Return Of The Obra Dinn, and makes it my personal favorites. I do agree with your complaints though.

from what ive heard of the game, its supposed to be more based on strategy more than anything. its meant to NOT be scary, weirdly enough. when looked at in that light, the game becomes a lot better as a game. i see it being a poor decision for a fnaf fangame tho. as a general fangame, however, its a really good direction.

"You know when you are going to be jumpscared" is actually really well made as it gives you a constant stance of urgency, nothing's scarier than a clock slowly ticking downwards, even if you know that it means death, it's still scary. Though I do understand the people who like the original jumpscares.

As someone who has dabbled in 3D programs, I can absolutely say that the most impressive part of this game must be the realism. Most fnaf games usually go with large and open designs for their offices, but this manages to keep it grounded in reality. Plus, the rooms seen from the cameras are indistinguishable from real photos. There are still a lot of things to praise about the game's visuals, but it would just be too long to include here. Even though the gameplay lacks in some parts, it still impressed me a whole lot.

I've heard they're working on expanding more of the game which is nuts for a Fangame. Plus Jr's is one of those games where I can just play casually and not get too scared as much and just enjoy the entire experience overall which convinced my buds to try it out too

One of my few issues with the story that was likely gonna be explained in a sequel if it wasn't canceled A: Why is she evil and paulbear isn't? B: why does the animatronic we guess but get wrong attack us? Like wouldn't it make more sense if the haunted one did C: Why does guessing the animatronic right get her to leave but she's completely fine when she's in the mangle D: how do you even kill a ghost with a knife please respond quickly I'm totally not getting attacked by ghosts rn but if I was please do respond

Totally valid criticisms, and ones I had checking out the game for the first time, too. It’s a little jarring that the scariest part of the sound design is the sound that plays when you choose the haunted animatronic correctly.

I like the designs, the limbo, the atmosphere, what I dont like is that the gameplay is not challenging? Like figuring out who has the ghost is hard to stop or very easy, no in between, and the only way to die is to get the animatronics wrong enough time, you are almost never in danger, and also the limbo parts gets pretty buggy most of the time

I find it strange that people are complaining that once you learn the controls it becomes less scary- Don’t you think you can say that about every fnaf game once you learn the controls?

This game focuses on ambient horror more than jumpscares, and that I really respect. The "jumpscares" are more of kill animations than jumpscares. The ambient horror is great, as even when I knew when I was going to be killed, I was still on edge the whole time.

One of the biggest flaws I have with the game is the difficulty ramp (or lack there of) The entire game just becomes more tedious to play as you go when more and more tasks are added. The "Closing Shift" mode (Aka. 7/20) Had me really hyped, until I realized it was just an endurance test where you had to do 35 tasks without dying.

This game's graphics are insane. They're on the same level as Popgoes Evergreen, which almost doesn't look prerendered if it wasn't for the odd warping effect.

Character design was dope af. That version of Mangle is so damn scary looking, but cool. I get scared easily, and the jumpscares didn't make me jump at all. They could've been done better, but I know this game has so many bugs that need to be fixed

You don't just get jumpscared when their stability reaches 0, you also get jumpscared if you call a haunted animatronic to the repair room

Let’s be honest here: Visually the video game has the best graphics and a overall amazing presentation. With the best horror designs of the characters period. But there are problems. Defitinally. Its not well balanced and still has some bugs. But overall let’s not deny that it took 2 years to make and got scrapped and done all over again in the middle of production so let’s not be too harsh about it Considering ALSO that the game was yet to be updated lol So yeah, honest and respectful game. Defitinally a good product and I’m sure they will update the game until it will be perfect

I have a pretty straight forward view of the game. Is it Flare over Substance? Yes, definitely. But IMO, the Flare definitely makes up for the mediocre substance. The graphics and ghostly aesthetic are simply too good for me. A game is not just its gameplay, there's more to it. Bad looking fangame can be good due to gameplay (like FNaW) and so can the opposite be true.

yeah i felt just like... uninterested tbh. the game feels to easy, its not that scary, and the game mechanics are kinda simple when you fully learn them. like it's not *bad* but its leaves so much to be desired.

The fact that the nights aren't time based is probably one of the coolest thing ever, seeing as it's not used very often. That's also one of the reasons why I love Tealerland

I really like the idea of Mangle being this "secret weapon" that a central antagonist is slowly building over the course of the game. Sure it's kind of dumb and cheesy, but it's at least a cooler concept than some kids just deciding to muller up a recolored Foxy and nobody getting around to repairing it.

I actually found the countdown until when an animatronic kills you to actually be really tense on the first few nights. But I do agree that it was not scary enough

Darroc just updated night 6 where you have to look right or left for the vents. So at least that aspect is fixed. Plus there is now a checkpoint for mangle.

No shade PlainTrace, this is a great video, but I think it's a little aggravating that so many people are dinging the game for not being "scary enough" when the devs expicitly stated that they weren't TRYING to make it scary and that instead they wanted to focus on creating a fun, strategic, and atmospheric experience.

I feel like my biggest praise for the game is how engaged it keeps you because you're always trying to find who it is. Most fnaf fan games have you doing nothing for a solid minute at times which is why I think this game is much more engaging than most gameplay wise. I also appreciate its uniqueness. I feel that the game doesn't need to be scary either as a lot of scary fnaf fan games sacrifice strategy for scare factor which I would hate this game to lose since its strategy is its shining factor personally. One thing that does scare me though is sending an animatronic down to repairs but being unsure whether they're actually haunted or not but being forced to because their stability is low anyways. It feels terrifying as you are unsure whether you're going to get jumpscared or not. Even when you know an animatronic is innocent and send them down to repairs you still have that uncertainty within you that does not know for sure and is still unsure whether you're going to get jumpscared or not. I know this happened with me especially with handprints in the game. Definitely one of the most engaging fnaf fan games I've ever played :) Also the keyboard controls thing is actually a good thing personally since ucn and sister location custom night did it too and it makes it much smoother to play then having to try to press a button every time. I think most of your complaints come from it not being scary enough but I seriously love how strategy based it is and I don't feel it needs much scare factor. It's still a horror game though since the jumpscares can sometimes surprise you.

The game wasn't very scary, but I liked that. I do believe it wasn't *supposed* to be scary, being much more gameplay and style oriented.

I think the jumpscares could’ve been a lot scarier. I feel like you can’t even see the animatronics during the scary parts

Jr's is one of those games. It's got a lot of potential but it needs an update that can make the game more exciting. Graphics and story wise, it's perfect, I don't see many problems with it, it's just the gameplay mechanics mainly that needs some working imo.

I will say, while I don’t find much of the main game scary, the game’s 7/20 mode provided a good alternative: Stress. You’re given the insane task of catching the ghost 35 times, with little to no downtime between each successful spotting, and an instant loss if you pick the wrong animatronic. I can get through the first 17 just fine, but reaching that middle point really starts to drain your focus. It’s so easy to keep glancing at your progress, to second guess your every estimate, anxiously waiting for the nightmare to draw closer to its conclusion. It psychologically wounds up, after so many successes, you start to expect a failure to occur on any of the last tasks, there’s no way you can be right every time, right? Definitely the biggest highlight for me regarding this game. Night 6 without the checkpoints had my heart pounding quite a bit, but the demand 7/20 asks of you was a whole other octave. Even if you don’t beat, I strongly recommend everyone to at least give it a few tries.

I can’t believe it’s been almost a year since JR’s came out. I remember it like it was yesterday

While I understand where most people are coming from when looking at this game, I still think the team did amazing.

This game would of been more fun if they added more mechanics and actually gameplay maybe like a click and point area walking around at night with a scanner and a ghost raido to find the spirits during certain nights and maybe cutscenes like in the office during the 3rd night one of the animontronic's come in and do something horrifying etc etc

I think that the conveyor belt scene with all the animatronics going in to form the mangle was honestly so cool in an unsettling way, it gave me the same feeling as when you went into the scooping room in sister location and saw all the animatronics lined up after being scooped and realized that they had all gathered, all these terrifying giant robots had gathered and made themselves into a giant creepy ass amalgamation of endo parts. It honestly is so terrifying in a way I can't fully comprehend or explain, and the fact that your like helpless while they all are shown on this screen forming into mangle, idk it was just so cool and scary. I think thats something they executed really well. As well as I think the mangle in this game is like genuinely terrifying looking.

I love PlainTrace's commentary along with the way the video is edited having someone talk over game play footage just has this nice vibe to it so keep up the good work PlainTrace!

"ItS jUsT nOt ScArY eNoUgH" Yeah lets ignore that the goal was a fun ghost hunt not for it to be scary Edit:Imma just clarify that I do agree with some of the other stuff

JRs is a great example how both visuals and gameplay are essential, even if you have the most well designed characters and ambiences if the gameplay fails to scare or put tension and stress into the player then the stunning visuals dont mean much for the gameplay.

I’m pretty sure Ramenov said that the game wasn’t supposed to be scary. Also, there’s a secret note in the game that I think hints at a sequel so there may still be a sequel.

i am SO glad that you also aren't as thrilled with the mechanics, i thought it was just me. i adored the art and the visuals and everything in that vein, it was STUNNING. but the story? the gameplay? it was so... weak. i got very easily bored, and that upsets me because i think the idea of finding out whihc costume is haunted is crazy cool, i just felt like it could've used more. love your vids, keep it up!

I think one way they could mix up nights 1-5 is to have the area get progressively more haunted/unstable as Mangle is being literally built up. Adding more distractions to the player as they go on. Animatronics whose pathing is a little bit wonky vearing close to the office, but not enough to attack, noises occuring as they bump into more objects causing a ton of noise as they barley manage to miss running into a table as you can't keep up with their stability. That or maybe make it harder to actually identify which animatronic is haunted. For example let's used Freddy and how his withered form has one eye. What if the other eye was occasionally flickering back to life given that the wiring was nearly pulled out. Meaning that you can't use his eyes to track him as easily and would have to wait and use the wire frame overlay to properly track him. Or maybe if Bonnie's arm was ripped off meaning he couldn't leave a hand print as often as other animatronics. Maybe even do something close to the owl tail with Chica and have the cupcake sneak into your office to mess with cameras or other punishments as training to the owl tail. Mind you it's not perfect, but it'd be something to make each animatronic have either a unique tell/give some more obstacles as the nights progress.

Man its said to see such talent go to waste. This game could have led to an amazing sequel. But thanks to the pear drama. That will probably never happen. I will say this as a fnaf game. I don't look for game play. Its always gonna be the same. The story and visuals is where I enjoy them the most

you make really good points! i've never cared much about analyzing the fan games but jr's was so hyped up i actually went and played through myself and.. i'm not big on it. the environment and overall design of the game itself looks phenomenal i agree but for the first half of the game i felt like i wasn't able to appreciate the animatronics and fully be immersed because again, as you said, the jumpscares are very quick and simple. i'm a bit hard of seeing aswell so it could definitely play a role in why, but i rarely could tell freddy and bonnie apart on the cameras, and i didn't really get to see the characters whatsoever unless they got me or were sent to be repaired (but even then, you could barely see some of their faces). once you learn the mechanics of the game, it's really easy to fly through until you get to mangle's basement, which i only feel is so difficult because you're given like, zero time to figure out what you're doing. the story was simple and effective like you said, but it almost felt short in a sense - the "antagonist" being mangle wasn't really much of a mystery since i clued in as early as the first video tape. overall, the scare factor wasn't really there for me and the story wasn't very appealing, so i really hope they take our reviews into consideration and polish it a bit more as they continue to work on updates.

I had no problem with the reduced horror aspect, it was fun and intense. Also it wasn't meant to be scary, they didn't fail to make it scary because they never tried. They never "gave up" on Night 6 either, it was meant to be epic and intense, it had my heart pounding and I was genuinely hyperventilating.

Love the video, but as a constructive criticism, when explaining an aspect of the sound design it would be nice if you played said audio. For example when you talked about mangle being built you said the music ramps up, it would be nice to hear that.

(typed before vid) I see a lot of people are critical of the gameplay, but I've just got to say I love it. you can only have the standard "animatronics hunt you down close the doors" format scare you so many times, and while there are other ways to spice it up I actually really like the detective work system. cameras have always been super underutilized in fnaf and usually have a sound lure gimmick stitched on to make it useful or is just there so you don't swivel back and forth on the lights waiting to close the doors. and the fear that it brings knowing that YOUR choice could be the death of you, but indecision will kill you faster is delicious. my only complaint is night 6, specifically bc it is the polar opposite of all these things. TLDR; junior's is a cool spin on fnaf and actually uses the camera to it's full, but why did it stop being junior's at night 6

i've had a really good experience with this game, i played each night in different times of the day, and that made the repetitive nights not really repetitive, it was always fun to have a guess and be right, also whenever there was only one ghost missing i started shaking because it was so tense. but my main problem with the game is the 6th night, not saying it is bad, i actually think it is a really good minigame, but some things just were not right, i felt like the grand finale was not that grand, mainly because of the duration of it. but overall the game was so much fun and i've had really good scares with it

This game is style over substance incarnate. I don't think the game is bad by any means, but it feels like all the incredible art and these horrifyingly realistic animatronics kinda just went to waste. We only really ever see them in a dark conveyor belt, on some blurry green cameras, or when they jumpscare you. I liked the concept of finding a ghost that travels between animatronics really interesting and I think it's a great idea. But the actual gameplay itself really isn't that special. Maybe some more details and clues throughout the nights would've made the game a bit more investing. I dunno it just kinda sucks that such great designs were barely even visible. So presentation? Excellent Story? Good Gameplay? ...Could be improved.

I did not once know you could use the door behind you when repairing an animatronic. I always used it to immediately put the puppet out of commission at the start of each night

I think people nowadays are being really harsh and overcritisizing every single game. This results to the fun being reduced and some people becoming toxic for minor details. Anyway.. this is just a free fan game. People are taking it too seriously lol. Why bother critisizing it so much and putting so much hype over it? Why going over what details are good and what are not? Thats just a waste of time and thoughts. When it comes to fan games i just play them and have fun without caring about every single detail.

I think the graphics were really nice, although a bit wasted since the animatronics mostly stayed at a distance. Story was fine. Can't really judge the gameplay since I didn't play it. I think the criticism that "once you learn the mechanics, it isn't that scary" isn't really fair since it could be applied to most horror games.

I like the faces on the TV screens in the sixth night, it gives me Omega flowey vibes.

To me, the dream sequences almost feel like the ones in happys humble burger farm to the point that i cant help but question if they may have almost ripped them off

2:38 it’s because they used a addon called “firefly” wich basically gives you 3D objects in CTF 2.5

I will say that I strongly disagree with your take on the jumpscares, i think that them being as short and snappy as they are actually makes them better than many others from both fan and official games. I absolutely love them, they gave me a bigger shock than anything else since fnaf 4

my favorite aspect of this game is watching people do the tutorial, think "oh yeah this is easy", and then their faces contort in horror as they load into the ominous and dark office, it's always entertaining to me every time

My biggest issue is that they didn't utilize the phenomenal models that they made in any way that was actually engaging and showed them off to the player. They are some of the scariest and coolest animatronic models I've seen used in any piece of FNAF content and they're barely in the game. You only get to see them on the pixelated, glitchy cameras, the poorly lit storage room, in quick jumpscares, and (as mentioned) through effort in the sixth night. Then, you're left to look into them through the menu (which, while I appreciate getting to see them up close, I wish wasn't necessary to get a good look at them). They, like Battington's models, are the closest I've seen someone get to to a realistic FNAF animatronic that mimics the style real restaurant animatronics had in the 80's. Aside from that, the claymation cutscenes and retro style intro segments really made a game that had a creative twist on FNAF gameplay and lore that at least lived up to the hype through presentation.

Iirc, Ramenov did mention that JR’s isn’t exactly intended to be a scary game

In v1.3.0 the FOV in Night 6 has been reduced making the player look side to side to see the vents now.

This is honestly my biggest frustration with people reviewing JR's: The gameplay ISN'T MEANT TO BE SCARY. It's built to be tense and it fits that tense feeling nearly perfectly for the majority of the nights.

I have some interesting ideas for a possibly re-invigorating experience of this game. I refer to the basic nights (1-5), not the Mangle boss fight. (There's a TL:DR so skip if this looks scary to read I don't blame you) The first idea is to split the two mechanics of this game (investigation and maintenence) into two different rooms. These two rooms would not be directly connected, but they'd have a hallway between them. INVESTIGATION/SECURITY: The first room would be a standard Security office. However, given that this is Junior's, and not some high-end location like FNAF 1 or 2, there would be no doors. Doors aren't a standard part of security office equipment, and they're overused anyways. But I'm getting ahead of myself. This room is where you would have access to Cameras, allowing you to properly do your investigation. It could still use the same computer monitor, or a slightly upgraded one; like I said, semi-small location. The player can also check if a certain animatronic is haunted from the Security Office. However, using Cameras and other mechanics (haven't gotten that far yet) would generate noise. Noise attracts animatronics, whether they're haunted or not. Non-haunted animatronics will approach the player, but not kill them. Haunted animatronics will approach the player and kill them. The jumpscare would only occur once the animatronic has fully approached the player, so you wouldn't be able to use this system to figure out who's haunted or not. A change I would also make is that the lower an animatronic's stability is, the more likely it is to actually kill a player, with 0 stability meaning it will kill the player on sight (so if an animatronic is at 0 stability, you may still be able to fix them). However, only the ghost animatronic will produce ghost elements; so while there might be multiple hostile animatronics, there's only ever one GHOST. To counteract this, however, the player would also be equipped with a Security Taser, which has 5 uses before needing to be recharged in the Maintenence room. If an animatronic enters the Security Office, the player can shock that animatronic. Shocking an animatronic will reset them, but also decrease their stability by a certain amount (probably 20 or so). The Security Taser can only be recharged in the Maintenence room, but it cannot be used there. MAINTENENCE: Maintenence, on the other hand, would be a very dangerous place to be. While it is a bit harder for the animatronics to hear the player, there is also no protection whatsoever. If an animatronic finds you in there, you're almost certainly dead (unless their stability is high). Maintenence is where a player can recharge power for the Security Office (if that really needs to be a feature), recharge their Security Taser, and summon animatronics for maintenence. Maintenence is a lot simpler than Security. TL:DR Split Investigation/Security and Maintenence into two different rooms, add a defense mechanism that can be used in the security office, make animatronics with lower stability act more hostile to the player (but not show ghost-like symptoms), and make Maintenence a place to recharge power (again if that's wanted as a mechanic), the taser, and fix animatronics.

to be honest i really liked the game. i didnt have any issues with it

I agree almost entirely with this review. This game is an absolute breath of fresh air for the genre and Mangle's design is my animatronic amalgam design of all time, and is probably the best design this fandom has come up with. Over all, I wish I just had more of this game because there's so much to this story that could still be expanded on, specifically things like the connection between Paulbear and the Spirit. Also, while I know, as a fan game, this is not canon, I wonder if this incarnation of the Mangle is connected to the FNAF 2 one in this universe. I guess we'll never know without a sequel. Edit: Meant *Favorite* animatronic amalgam design but I'm keeping it as is for the funny.

Ok I do a little explanation on the end of Jr's: First of all the game is a prequel to Fnaf 2 (the sentence at the end where he asked a certain Jeremy when he wanted to start referred to the protagonist of fnaf 2), the Mangle is nothing more than a set of pieces that the animatronics have given him (a bit like Ennard) and also explains the content of the videotapes you found the previous nights (in fact at the beginning of the last night on the tablet you notice the icons of the animatronics that move, they are bringing the remaining pieces to complete the Mangle) As for the ghost it is the little girl from UCN or Fnaf 6 (I don't remember well) who looks for Paulbear (of which I have no idea what it could be) and in the end the protagonist seals her inside that place as well. that can no longer escape I am happy that even now from fnaf you get fan made games so well made and appreciated, in fact I can't wait for fnaf plus to come out

A little off topic, but if you didn't know, the name "Jr's" has actually made an appearance in FNAF 6 in an easter egg found in the Midnight Motorist minigame. The easter egg can be found in this minigame, you probably already knew about this, but I just wanted to say.

i never really liked the gameplay as it felt too basic, but as an artist i really just love it for the visuals. the amount of time, effort and love that was put into the visuals is absolutely stunning. i truly hope that one day the artists that worked on the game can some day put their talents into something even better

Don't like the main nights, like Ngiht 6, love how it looks. The main nights are just kinda RNG at the later stages, it's incredibly hard to tell which lights are flickering because all of the cameras flicksr

A quick summary of his problems with the game: -is not very scary -jumpscares are bad and predictable -Some gameplay elements need a little bit more improvement (repairing animatronics, skipping cutscenes, first half of night 6)

Fun fact: there is a addon for Clickteam where you can create N64 like 3d levels

While I agree with all of your points, I will say that a horror game doesn't need scary ambience to be scary, if done properly. One word: Eleggtroswing

The fact that the game isnt half as scary as fnaf has really taken a toll on the game though its not a bad game and still has a really good design

I did not aware of the drama surrounding the game but now thanks to him mentioning it I’m gonna go check it out now. Thanks.

The game was really good but seeing Mangle become a boss fight in one of the nights was the best part since he/she were completely jokes in the FNAF series so it’s nice seeing them finally have a time to shine.

I love the gameplay it has replay value, but I do agree the scare fact is gone, especially since you know when to expect a jumpscare.

Honestly, the only reason so many people dislike this is that they hate that shitty developer guy, if not, you would see half of the community praising this fangame.

Changed that were made likely after this review: 1. The visión range in night 6 was modified for need to move to actually see the vents. 2. The mangle creation scene is skipped if you die on that phase.

Something that would’ve been so cool is having to look back into a dark hallway and seeing if there was someone there with the camera at the front it would create so much suspense having to manage them coming from the back while also needing to keep an eye on them

He started complaining about it not being scary, when Ramenov clearly stated that he wasn't reaching for it to be a scary game. More that he wanted it to be story driven unlike every single fan game on the planet.

i felt the exact same way about the final boss. It just felt more like an action game to me rather than a horror game with scary ambience.

i just love paul bear's name. great pun

8:18 ...? maybe this wasn't added at the time, but if you call the haunted animatronic for repairs, they'll also jumpscare you

i found the game stupidly difficult. i could not at all figure out how the ghost detection stuff works. it didnt make any sense at all.

the game is definitely one of those "separate the art from the artist" situations, the team did an amazing job on it all despite ramenov being a piece of shit

Plaintrace: The horror is lacking... Me: And then there's The Pear Plaintrace: And the gameplay too... Me: You gonna mention The Pear too? Plaintrace: And then there's the elephant in the room. Me: The Pear! Plaintrace: The Pear.

I think an issue is that all the characters except Balloon Baby and Marionette during the 5 spot the imposter nights had their own specific and unique mechanics that set them apart and proved to be a unique challenge. Also I feel like there wasn't enough explanation of what to do on night 6(particularly the mangle phase). Lastly, I've seen the mechanics in the main five nights are really easy to exploit to basically getting multiple random correct guesses in a row.

Jr’s in my opinion is the best FNAF fan game I’ve ever seen. It’s the only fan game that can rival my love for FNAF Plus.

I feel like for how much the new characters designs were promoted, we should’ve seen them a lot more in the games :|

I would love to see the characters move on the cameras, maybe a slight shake, or even a really intense one that puts you in edge. You know that animatronic is possessed, but the incredibly fast shake is unnerving.

In case if you didn’t know JR’s was based off the location with the same name from the Midnight Motorist minigame, but the thing is while this fangame presented JR’s as like a Freddy’s location, while the backstory about JR’s is vague and mysterious except for kicked out the guy before HE was driving back to home.

This is the first "fan game" I have played from FNAF in a LONG time (the last time I played any FNAF stuff was back with fnaf 4 so yeah it's been a while) anyways, I really REALLY loved this game. I agree it isn't scary but definitely is a good game. I ran into some bugs with the repair system that was irritating. The system would tell me I had someone in the room when no one was there for me to fix and I was unable to call anything else--which, of course, would screw any game I was doing (especially night 5). Night 6 was fun the first few times I played but I gave up on it because the first half just got so monotonous for me to do (I struggled with the Mangle half) that I never finished the game--and don't plan to. Overall I personally think that was a fun game and gives me some hope about projects--like FNAF Plus--turning out better than I expect. :)))

The animatronics look SO AMAZING that it's a shame that they appear so little. It would have been absolutely awesome is they did something similar to the original FNAFs: peak through the doors, vents, maybe even glitch the computer screen/ jumpscare on the cameras. Imagine them coming closer to inspect you when you wear the mask! Or imagine that the game made the animatronics start "hurting" themselves throughout the night because the spirit want to use the pieces for the Mangle, and so they appear more withered ans scarier each time you see them (eyeless, missing pieces of fur, faceless, mouth unnaturally open!). That could have also been the reason why you need to do maintainance throughout the night, because the Jrs' knows the animatronics destroy themselves at night and need them ready for the shows in the morning! These designs are just SOOOO cool and I'm disappointed about how little they were used!

Im pretty sure that they didnt want to make it scary but understandable yes. I feel like playing the game itself is scarier than any jumpscare.

Probably my favourite fan game, I love the different ways to find out who's haunted but night 6 is really cool but glitchy