After years of PC exclusivity the Five Nights at Freddy's franchise has finally branched out onto home consoles and this "Core Collection"After years of PC exclusivity the Five Nights at Freddy's franchise has finally branched out onto home consoles and this "Core Collection" bundles the first 5 main entries together into one neat little package. It offers nothing for those who have already experienced these titles before as there aren't any extras, but for people like myself who have been wondering for years what all the fuss is about the ability to find out is now finally at our fingertips. So the only knock you could have against this compilation is the actual quality of the games themselves, which vary wildly.
The first is the only one I would say is a must-play, with the fourth being a pretty good follow-up. 2, 3, and Sister Location however left me wanting for a number of reasons, be it things like poor difficulty balancing or a decreased amount of scares, among others. Still, each installment is fascinating even at their worst if only for the fact that they were all made by a single person over a very short time span who was largely making it all up as he went.
Overall, this might not be the most consistently enjoyable conglomeration, but it succeeds at its goal of bringing the absolute pop culture phenomenon that is this property to a wider audience. Therefore, if you've ever been curious about it there's no better place to start than here. Save for a few inconsistencies, the porting jobs are genuinely pretty fantastic.… Expand
