History YMMV / FiveNightsAtFreddysWorld

* VindicatedByHistory: After Update 2 and game being re-released as freeware, the game really pulled itself out of the aforementioned CriticalBacklash.

** The Update 2 characters are much more powerful than the other characters, so playing launch content is much easier. [[spoiler:Scott and Chipper are still hard to get because of the minigame you need to play to beat, though.]]

** Chica's Magic Rainbow is practically Scott's love letter to Videogame/IWannaBeTheGuy, filled with clusters of flowers that shoot out razor petals with little room to evade them, butterflies that shoot lasers and spiky fences that cover half the screen and come out of nowhere. Not helping at all is the titular character, who will shoot a flurry of lasers at you at several points whilst being a condescending prick to you over the fact that you're more than likely to be terrible at it, and will cause a game over should your struggles piss her off too much. Your prizes for surviving all of this? [[spoiler: Scott's avatar Animdude or Chipper. Heck, you HAVE to beat Scott to even get to the Update 2 content]].

* CriticalDissonance: ''Oh dear god in heaven,'' probably the biggest example of this. Reception of the game was ''bad'', although this is again because Scott released the game a bit too early and later on pulled it off of Steam to work out the bugs. So far, the first impression is sadly leading to HypeBacklash. That being said, by the time Scott pulled it, the game's rating was ([[ArcNumber oddly enough]]) 87%.

* GameBreaker: RXQ (Shadow Bonnie), Funtime Foxy, Nightmare, and Spring Bonnie. Funtime Foxy and Spring Bonnie can do massive damage withe Cosmic Song while Funtime Foxy and RXQ can constantly revive their team using Gift Boxes. Nightmare has a debuffing move that can do damage, making Crying Child's buffing unneeded. Couple this with Auto:, Mimic, Auto: Shield, and all the Boss Drain bytes and you can virtually destroy any bosses in the game.

* HarsherInHindsight: At the end of Hard Mode, [[spoiler:[[GodIsEvil Scott himself]] appears as the FinalBoss, angry that people will never be satisfied with his work, no matter how much effort he puts into it.]] Given [[{{Sequelitis}} the game's reception when it was released at the time and how Scott admitted he rushed the game a day later after it was up, that made it really disheartening...]]

* InternetBackdraft: You know how Mangle has an AmbiguousGender and how the fandom constantly complains about it? Well, the day the game came out, the loading screen for Phantom Mangle called it a male. Later down the line, the game was patched so the screen may refer to it as a female. This caused countless [[FlameWar flame wars]] in the fandom, due to the implication that the gender may ''never'' be confirmed, especially with the first version calling it the former. On top of that, people are now arguing over Scott's ''motivation'' for making that change, although this could be a result of his [[TrollingCreator normal tactics]]. Given how controversial this was and how it's still ongoing, [[{{RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment}} we're not going into it any further]].

* InternetBackdraft: You know how Mangle has an AmbiguousGender and how the fandom constantly complains about it? Well, the day the game came out, the loading screen for Phantom Mangle called it a male. Later down the line, the game was patches so the screen may refer to it as a female. This caused countless [[FlameWar flame wars]] in the fandom, due to the implication that the gender may ''never'' be confirmed, especially with the first version calling it the former. On top of that, people are now arguing over Scott's ''motivation'' for making that change, although this could be a result of his [[TrollingCreator normal tactics]]. Given how controversial this was and how it's still ongoing, [[{{RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment}} we're not going into it any further]].

* InternetBackdraft: You know how Mangle has an AmbiguousGender and how the fandom constantly complains about it? Well, the day the game came out, the loading screen for Phantom Mangle called it a male, female or an it each time it pops up. This caused countless [[FlameWar flame wars]] in the fandom, due to the implication that the gender may ''never'' be confirmed. On top of that, people are now arguing over Scott's ''motivation'' for making that screen, although this could be a result of his [[TrollingCreator normal tactics]].

* TheScrappy: Chica's Magic Rainbow in Update 2. The minigame is pure NintendoHard, it taunts you in that annoying voice and even kills you if you die too many times or [[BerserkButton turn the voices off]]. [[spoiler: And that's not getting into it's the True Final Boss that's under a [[TimedMission time limit]] that is really hard to beat]].
* SweetDreamsFuel: In a stark contrast [[NightmareFuel/FiveNightsAtFreddys to]] [[NightmareFuel/FiveNightsAtFreddys2 the]] [[NightmareFuel/FiveNightsAtFreddys3 original]] [[NightmareFuel/FiveNightsAtFreddys4 series]], this game is shaping up to be positively adorable thanks to the "adventure" redesigns of the cast. Even Springtrap looks huggable!

** Even worse gameplay-wise, the early characters that you may wish to play with get outclassed by later ones with better moves and such. You want to play as Freddy for the rest of the adventure for instance? You'll have a hard time using him later down the line then! It's even more apparent with the new area in Update 2, in which the enemies are so strong and your health is drained so rapidly you need the newer characters to get through.

* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: [[spoiler:[[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou Scott Cawthon.]]]]

** It was suspected that the Hatedumb was also responsible for this. Most of the negative reviews it got were very troll-like (as well as clocking in the game about 0.01 hours, meaning the reviews played it under a minute) and all of those were upvoted as "Helpful" while the opposite occurred for any positive ones. It's further hinted on the Steam forums, which had over ''2,000'' threads that were mostly filled with very savage comments towards Scott, the game and the fanbase at the time when the game was still available for purchase.

** It was suspected that the Hatedumb was also responsible for this. Most of the negative reviews it got were very troll-like (as well as clocking in the gamea bout 0.01 hours, meaning it was a very low play time) and all of those were upvoted as "Helpful" while the opposite occurred for any positive ones. It's further hinted on the Steam forums, which had over ''2,000'' threads that were mostly filled with very savage comments towards Scott, the game and the fanbase at the time when the game was still available for purchase.

** Two Fredbears [[spoiler:glitching out and exploding because of a time paradox, which wipes out the universe shortly after]] is mildly disturbing. Your "reward" for finding this being a shiny, silvery trophy of [[spoiler:''Fredbear's lower half'']] is funny.

* FanonDiscontinuity: A select group of people refuse to accept the existence of the female Phantom Mangle screen, since the male one came first. Their interpretation is that it only exists due to FandomBacklash. This kinda stopped when it was changed so it switches from back and forth.

* InternetBackdraft: Ya know Mangle? How they have an AmbiguousGender? Well, the day the game came out, the loading screen for Phantom Mangle called them male, and it was at first believed to finally be confirmed. The new updates made an alternate version of that loading screen was added that calls Phantom Mangle female. This caused countless [[FlameWar flame wars]] in the fandom, due to the implication that the gender may ''never'' be confirmed. On top of that, people are now arguing over Scott's ''motivation'' for making that other screen. Mainly, the male side of the argument says he only did it due to somebody having threatened ''suicide'' over Mangle being male the day before, and has taken to bashing the other side and ranting at them for their negative reaction. This is in spite of Scott not confirming the reason as to why he decided to keep the gender unknown.

* AwesomeMoments:
** A mild one for Scott: with 2016 finally beginning, Scott has officially ''defeated his infamous ScheduleSlip [[InvertedTrope inversion]]!'' [[note]][[SubvertedTrope Initially, at least.]][[/note]]
** Another moment for Scott. After the negative feedback due to missing features and buggy programming, Scott admitted to releasing the game early. So he removed the game from Steam, offered refunds to anyone that bought it, and is going to release the fixed version for ''free''. Even some of FNAF's most ardent haters have admitted some respect for him owning up to his mistake in a really unexpected turn.
* AwesomeMusic:
** The game's soundtrack was specially composed for it (as opposed to the various royalty-free tracks used in the other games), and it fits the tone well. The battle theme (one of the first tracks to be announced) is one highlight.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eccezr2H67o The final boss music]] also qualifies, as a fitting and climatic song accompanying a final confrontation between your teams and [[spoiler:[[GodIsEvil Scott Cawthon.]] and [[spoiler:Chica's Magic Rainbow]] in Update 2.

* TearJerker: After a teaser showing them adorably playing with a paddle ball, [[spoiler:the teaser image depicting Mangle hanging lifelessly can be more than a little upsetting]].
** The next teaser, [[spoiler:showing BB completely ripped to shreds save for his head, was depressing enough, but the fact that everyone was so... indifferent to it after so many fans had completely freaked out about the hanging Mangle is rather sad.]]
** Funtime Foxy's loading screen message, especially [[BodyHorror given]] [[ForegoneConclusion its]] [[BreakTheCutie implications]].
--> ''It wasn't meant to last.''
** The fact that as cute as the game is, [[spoiler:there are no "good" endings. All of them are either [[DownerEnding downers]], {{Mind Screw}}s, {{Gainax Ending}}s, or all of the above.]]
** As of Update 2, starting a new game+ after getting all the other endings will cause Fredbear to become surprisingly somber mid-sentence. It's not even the [[spoiler:strange glitchy 8-bit Fredbear]]. It's just him lamenting that there's nothing else you can really do, and that their creator is still making things, his latest venture legitimately worrying them considering how long he's been working on it non-stop and refuses to even elaborate as to what it is.

* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: [[spoiler:[[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou Scott Cawthon]]]]

** Soon after the game was released, it was criticized for character stats, levels, and what moves do not being immediately clear (or even outright hidden) to the player. [[http://steamcommunity.com/games/427920/announcements/detail/72423209271710908 Scott later admitted that he released the game too early, and updated the game to include such features]]. A few days later he removed it from Steam and offered refunds, and announced that he was going to be re-releasing the game for free once the game's issues were fixed. At this point, it's now up on [=GameJolt=] with Update 2 adding some post game content.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eccezr2H67o The final boss music]] also qualifies, as a fitting and climatic song accompanying a final confrontation between your teams and [[spoiler:[[GodIsEvil Scott Cawthon.]]]]

* CriticalDissonance: ''Oh dear god in heaven,'' probably the biggest example of this. Reception of the game was ''bad'', although this is again because Scott released the game a bit too early and later on pulled it off of Steam to work out the bugs. So far, the first impression is sadly leading to HypeBacklash. That being said, by the time Scott pulled it, the game's rating was (oddly enough) 87%. There was apparently enough to enjoy that the bugs were a small price to pay.
** Also it was suspected that the Hatedumb was also responsible for this. Most of the negative reviews it got were very troll-like and all of those were upvoted as "Helpful" while the opposite occurred for any positive ones. It's further hinted on the Steam forums, which had over ''2,000'' threads that were mostly filled with very, very savage comments towards Scott, the game and the fanbase at the time when the game was still available for purchase.

* GameBreaker: The best characters to use, as of the first roster, is RXQ, Funtime Foxy, Nightmare, and Spring Bonnie. Funtime Foxy and Spring Bonnie can do massive damage while Funtime Foxy and RXQ can constantly revive their team. Nightmare has a debuffing move that can do damage, making Crying Child's buffing unneeded. Couple this with Auto:, Mimic, Auto: Shield, and all the Boss Drain bytes and you can virtually destroy any bosses around.

** The Update 2 characters are much more powerful than the other characters, so playing launch content is much easier. [[spoiler:Scott and Chipper are still hard to beat, though.]]
* HarsherInHindsight: [[spoiler:At the end of Hard Mode, [[GodIsEvil Scott himself]] appears as the FinalBoss, angry that people will never be satisfied with his work, no matter how much effort he puts into it.]] Given [[{{Sequelitis}} the game's reception when it was released at the time...]]

* EyeScream: A rare example outside the piece of media itself, some users began reporting experiencing extreme and intense eye pain and headaches while playing the game. The fact that the game is practically [[TastesLikeDiabetes doused in bright colours]], the screen flashes with each time the enemies gets hits and each character has only a single set of animations when not attacking, even during cutscenes, is probably the reason for this.
* {{Moe}}: The new designs, especially when compared to their older ones.

* NightmareRetardant: [[spoiler:The [[DrivenToSuicide "Hanging Mangle"]] image is a lot less disturbing if you realize the "noose" has no loop or knot, and Mangle doesn't appear to have a broken neck. That, and, of course, robots don't even breathe... And upon closer inspection, it looks like the ball from the paddle ball is in their mouth.]]
* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: Balloon Boy seemed to get a lot less ire from fans ever since Update 2 introduced Chica's Magic Rainbow, which manages to be even ''more annoying'' than him.
* TheScrappy: Chica's Magic Rainbow in Update 2. The minigame is pure NintendoHard, it taunts you in that annoying voice (it even kills you if die too many times or [[BerserkButton turn the voices off]]). [[spoiler: And that's not getting into it's the True Final Boss that's under a [[TimedMission time limit]] and is really hard to beat]].

** As of Update 2, starting a new game+ after getting all the other endings will cause Fredbear to become surprisingly somber mid-sentence. It's not even a strange glitchy 8-bit Fredbear. It's just him lamenting that there's nothing else you can really do, and that their creator is still making things, his latest venture legitimately worrying them considering how long he's been working on it non-stop and refuses to even elaborate as to what it is.
* ThatOneBoss: [[spoiler:Scott himself]] is a truly brutal opponent, so is [[spoiler:Chipper's Revenge]]. But the worst offender has to be [[spoiler:Chica's Magic Rainbow]], the TrueFinalBoss of Update 2. [[spoiler:She has a ridiculously high amount of health surpassing that of Scott and Chipper's Revenge, brutal attacks that can wipe out your entire party if you're not properly equipped and [[ArsonMurderandJaywalking never stops making fun of you]]. Not helped by the fact you must defeat her in a [[TimedMission span of 3 minutes.]]]]

* TheyJustDidntCare: Having an RPG with no item descriptions, visible stats, an extremely minimal overworld, loading for almost every action, and little to no dialogue at the initial launch? That's not good for any RPG, and to many, it was inexcusable, especially since Scott made several games in this genre in the past. To Scott's credit, he owed up to his mistakes and quickly patched most of the features in a day later. This apparently got subvert with Update 1 and it's now released as freeware, but it would have been better for him to spend his time on it in the first place instead of releasing a bare-bones product so early.

* BrokenBase: [[BrokenBase/FiveNightsAtFreddys See here for most info.]]

** Soon after the game was released, it was criticized for character stats, levels, and what moves do not being immediately clear (or even outright hidden) to the player. [[http://steamcommunity.com/games/427920/announcements/detail/72423209271710908 Scott later admitted that he released the game too early, and will update the game to include such features]]. A few days later he removed it from Steam and offered refunds, and announced that he was going to be re-releasing the game for free once the game's issues were fixed.

** Another moment for Scott. After the negative feedback due to missing features and buggy programming, Scott admitted to releasing the game early, and is going to release the fixed version for free. Even FNAF's most ardent haters have admitted some respect for him owning up to his mistake.

* BrokenBase: [[BrokenBase/FiveNightsAtFreddys See here.]]
* CriticalDissonance: ''Oh dear god in heaven,'' probably the biggest example of this. Reception of the game was ''bad'', although this is again because Scott released the game a bit too early and later on pulled it off of Steam to work out the bugs. So far, the first impression is sadly leading to HypeBacklash...
** That said, by the time Scott pulled it, the game's rating was (oddly enough) 87%. There was apparently enough to enjoy that the bugs were a small price to pay.

* HarsherInHindsight: [[spoiler:At the end of Hard Mode, [[GodIsEvil Scott himself]] appears as the FinalBoss, angry that people will never be satisfied with his work, no matter how much effort he puts into it.]] Given [[{{Sequelitis}} the game's general reception...]]

** In the minigame FNAF 57: Freddy In Space, one of the mock sequels Scott is making is called FNAF 61: Freddy vs. Bonnie and he also said that the game will begin the Freddy Cinematic Universe. It's obviously a shout-out to Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice [[spoiler: and considering how critics panned both this game and that movie, you could actually feel sorry for both Creator/ScottCawthon and BenAffleck.]]
* InternetBackdraft: Ya know Mangle? How they have an AmbiguousGender? Well, the day the game came out, the loading screen for Phantom Mangle called them male, and it was at first believed to finally be confirmed. The next day, however, an alternate version of that loading screen was added that calls Phantom Mangle female. This caused countless [[FlameWar flame wars]] in the fandom, due to the implication that the gender may ''never'' be confirmed. On top of that, people are now arguing over Scott's ''motivation'' for making that other screen. Mainly, the male side of the argument says he only did it due to somebody having threatened ''suicide'' over Mangle being male the day before, and has taken to bashing the other side and ranting at them for their negative reaction. This is in spite of Scott not confirming the reason as to why he decided to keep the gender unknown.

* ThatOneBoss: Scott himself is a truly brutal opponent, so is Chipper's Revenge. But the worst offender has to be [[spoiler:Chica's Magic Rainbow, the TrueFinalBoss of Update 2. She has a ridiculously high amount of health surpassing that of Scott, brutal attacks that can wipe out your entire party if you're not properly equiped and [[ArsonMurderandJaywalking never stops making fun of you]]. Not helped by the fact you must defeat her in a span of 3 minutes.]]

* TheyJustDidntCare: With the initial launch, having an RPG with no item descriptions, visible stats, an extremely minimal overworld, loading for almost every action, and little to no dialogue? That's not good for any RPG, let alone this one, and to many, it was utterly pathetic, especially since Scott made several games in this genre in the past. To Scott's credit, he owned up to his mistakes and quickly patched most of the features in a day later. Update 1, which is re-released a freeware added in view-able character stats, but it would have been better for him to spend his time on it in the first place instead of releasing a bare-bones product so early.

** Even worse, some early characters that you may wish to play with get outclassed by later ones with better moves and such. You want to play as Freddy for the rest of the adventure for instance? You'll have a hard time using him later down the line then! It's even more apparent with the new area in Update 2, in which the enemies are so strong and your health is drained so rapidly you need the newer characters to get through.

** Soon after the game was released, it was criticized for character stats, levels, and what moves do not being immediately clear (or even outright hidden) to the player. [[http://steamcommunity.com/games/427920/announcements/detail/72423209271710908 Scott later admitted that he released the game too early, and will update the game to include such features]].
** A few days later he apologized again, and announced that he was going to be re-releasing the game for free once the game's issues were fixed.

* FanonDiscontinuity: A select group of people refuse to accept the existence of the female Phantom Mangle screen, since the male one came first. Their interpretation is that it only exists due to FandomBacklash.

* EyeScream: A rare example outside the piece of media itself, some users began reporting experiencing extreme and intense eye pain while playing the game. The fact that the game is practically [[TastesLikeDiabetes doused in bright colours]] and each character has only a single set of animations when not attacking, even during cutscenes, is probably the reason for this.

** Chica's Magic Rainbow is practically Scott's love letter to Videogame/IWannaBeTheGuy, filled with clusters of flowers that shoot out razor petals with little room to evade them, butterflies that shoot lasers and spiky fences that cover half the screen and come out of nowhere. Not helping at all is the titular character, who will shoot a flurry of lasers at you at several points whilst being a condescending prick to you over the fact that you're more than likely to be terrible at it, and will cause a game over should your struggles piss her off too much. Your prizes for surviving all of this? Scott's avatar Animdude or Chipper, both of which are available through beating their respective bosses. Heck, you HAVE to beat Scott to even get to the Update 2 content.
* TheyJustDidntCare: With the initial launch, having an RPG with no item descriptions, visible stats, an extremely minimal overworld, loading for almost every action, and little to no dialogue? That's not good for any RPG, let alone this one, and to many, it was utterly pathetic. To Scott's credit, he did own up to his mistakes and will release the game for free when corrected, but it would have been better for him to spend his time on it in the first place instead of releasing a bare-bones product so early.

** The Purple Guy is a flat 2D sprite alongside all the 3D models of the other characters, not getting a 3D model of his 2D sprite as the Crying Child did. He looks less than impressed in the teaser as well.

** In the minigame FNAF 57: Freddy In Space, one of the mock sequels Scott is making is called FNAF 61: Freddy vs. Bonnie and he also said that the game will begin the Freddy Cinematic Universe. It's obviously a shout-out to Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice [[spoiler: and considering how critics panned both this game and that movie, you could actually feel sorry for both Creator/ScottCawthon and ZackSnyder.]]

* HeyItsThatVoice: Chica's Magic Rainbow is voiced by the same person who voiced Jimmy Neutron.

** Chica's Magic Rainbow is practically Scott's love letter to Videogame/IWannaBeTheGuy, filled with clusters of flowers that shoot out razor petals with little room to evade them, butterflies that shoot lasers and spiky fences that cover half the screen and come out of nowhere. Not helping at all is the titular character, who will shoot a flurry of lasers at you at several points whilst being a condescending prick to you over the fact that you're more than likely to be terrible at it, and will cause a game over should your struggles piss her off too much. Your prizes for surviving all of this? Scott's avatar Animdude or Chipper, both of which are available through beating their respective bosses.

** In the minigame FNAF 57: Freddy In Space, one of the mock sequels Scott is making is called FNAF 61: Freddy vs. Bonnie and he also said that the game will begin the Freddy Cinematic Universe. It's obviously a shout-out to BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice [[spoiler: and considering how critics panned both this game and that movie, you could actually feel sorry for both ScottCawthon and ZackSnyder.]]

The next teaser, [[spoiler:showing BB completely ripped to shreds save for his head, was depressing enough, but the fact that everyone was so... indifferent to it after so many fans had completely freaked out about the hanging Mangle is rather sad.]]

* CounterpartComparison: Very hyped by fans? Check. Very bashed by critics? Check. A release of 2016? Double check. This is like Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice in how it got received by many people.
* CriticalDissonance: ''Oh dear god in heaven''. Reception of the game was ''bad'', although this is again because Scott released the game a bit too early and later on pulled it off of Steam to work out the bugs. So far, the first impression is sadly leading to HypeBacklash...

* CounterpartComparison: Very hyped by fans? Check. Very bashed by critics? Check. A release of 2016? Double check. This is like Film/BatmanVsSupermanDawnOfJustice in how it got received by many people.

** Is Fredbear (the NPC one)[[spoiler: a slave to Scott Cawthon or just his controllable creation?]]
** [[spoiler: Is Chipper the real mastermind of the entire story, as evidenced by a music parody, or just a GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere with a planned revenge?]]
** The playable animatronics in general. [[spoiler: Are they mindless murderers who go out on killing spree while viewing everything as a SugarBowl, or just random adventurers who aren't aware of their actions?]]

** Soon after the game was released, it was criticized for character stats, levels and what moves do not being immediately clear (or even outright hidden) to the player. [[http://steamcommunity.com/games/427920/announcements/detail/72423209271710908 Scott later admitted that he released the game too early, and will update the game to include such features]].

* CriticalDissonance: ''Oh dear god in heaven''. Reception of the game was ''bad'', although this is again because Scott released the same a bit too early and later on pulled it off of Steam to work out the bugs. So far, the first impression is sadly leading to HypeBacklash..

** The fact that you can play as the crying child (who, mind you, is a ''dead kid's ghost'') along with all the more light hearted and colorful cast of characters.

** The teaser for Update 2 informs that we can actually play as [[spoiler:the Purple Guy AND Scott Cawthon.]] Let that sink for a moment.

** Crying Child can substitute either Nightmare because he has a reviving move and two buffs or RXQ because using said chips and bytes above makes RXQ's non revival moves pointless and Crying Child can buff the team.
* HarsherInHindsight: [[spoiler: At the end of Hard Mode, [[GodIsEvil Scott himself]] appears as the FinalBoss, angry that people will never be satisfied with his work, no matter how much effort he puts into it.]] Given [[{{Sequelitis}} the game's general reception...]]
** Especially if one takes into consideration the lyrics of the fan-made [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmdxOPltLiQ I WILL NOT BE MOVED]] music video. The lyrics really could torture those that didn't appreciate the game before. [[spoiler:Given the creators were basing this on Scott Cawthon's rant before and after fighting him, it sure makes things harsher huh?]]

* EyeScream: A rare example outside the piece of media itself, some users began reporting experiencing extreme and intense eye pain while playing the game. The fact that the game is practically [[TastesLikeDiabetes doused in bright colours]] and each character has only a single set of animations when not attacking, (even during cutscenes) is probably the reason for this.

* NightmareRetardant: [[spoiler: the [[DrivenToSuicide "Hanging Mangle"]] image is a lot less disturbing if you realize the "noose" has no loop or knot, and Mangle doesn't appear to have a broken neck. That, and, of course, robots don't even breathe... And upon closer inspection, it looks like the ball from the paddle ball is in their mouth.]]

* TearJerker: After a teaser showing them adorably playing with a paddle ball,[[spoiler: the teaser image depicting Mangle hanging lifelessly can be more than a little upsetting]].
The next teaser, [[spoiler:Showing BB completely ripped to shreds save for his head, was depressing enough, but the fact that everyone was so...indifferent to it after so many fans had completely freaked out about The Hanging Mangle, is rather sad.]]
** The fact that as cute as the game is, [[spoiler: there are no "good" endings. All of them are either [[DownerEnding downers]], {{Mind Screw}}s, {{Gainax Ending}}s, or all of the above.]]
* TheyJustDidntCare: With the initial launch, having an RPG with no item descriptions, visible stats, an extremely minimal overworld, loading for almost every action, and little to no dialogue? That's not good for any RPG, let alone this one and to many, it was utterly pathetic. To Scott's credit, he did own up to his mistakes and will release the game for free when corrected, but it would have been better for him to spend his time on it in the first place instead of releasing a bare-bones product so early.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: While you're free to play as any animatronic (and then some!), some may be disappointed that they don't have any real dialogue or personality in cutscenes, excluding Fredbear, who acts MrExposition half the time anyway.

* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds:[[spoiler: [[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou Scott Cawthon]]]]

** Two Fredbears [[spoiler:glitching out and exploding because of a time paradox, which wipes out the universe shortly after]] is mildly disturbing. Your "reward" for finding this being a shiny, silvery trophy of [[spoiler:''Fredbear's lower legs'']] is funny.

* CrossesTheLineTwice: The fact that you can play as the crying child (who, mind you, is a ''dead kid's ghost'') along with all the more light hearted and colorful cast of characters.

** The teaser for Update 2 informs that we can actually play as [[spoiler:the Purple Guy AND Scott Cawthon. ]]Let that sink for a moment.
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Lolbit. They're an orange-and-purple PaletteSwap of Funtime Foxy with GlowingEyesOfDoom like Marionette and Golden Freddy. Their only role is to sell items to the player, and yet they seem ''just'' as popular to draw as the original Foxy!
** Plus, being a recolor of [[AmbiguousGender Mangle]] and all, they've been drawn as both genders.