Hello folks! We’re back with our weekly updates. This week we will be answering questions from the community, from Twitter, Bluesky and Discord! Though we keep some details vague, we will try our best to answer questions as satisfyingly as possible. Let’s get straight to it!
The questions!
Does this project have any relation to FNWF?
Nope! It is a completely original project by a different team. EightXL worked on both Five Nights With Fatties 1 and 2 as solo developer / programmer; but the rest of the team is all new!
What will the gameplay be like?
The gameplay is something we want to show off more later. Though below you can find a screenshot!. However, players can expect to explore a funhouse, solving puzzles, and helping(?) Ms Happ escape Frankie’s Fun House!
Who is Frankie?
Frankie is the current keeper of the Fun House. Though the head clown, there are many more fun characters residing in the Fun House.
What were your inspirations?
We are definitely inspired by old PSX styles for this project. It has a lot of DNA from different games within genres of dungeon crawling, story-driven RPG’s and mascot horrors.
How big is the game going to be?
The Demo will contain just the first slice of what’s to come! It is definitely grown into one of the bigger experiences I’ve worked on, but for the better. There will be a variation of sizes for the characters too 🙂
Will there be popping and bursting?
Though not the focus or spotlight, it will likely appear in some fashion. I believe the Demo will have one of those moments.
Are there set Checkpoints, Auto Save or Manual Saves?
Yes to all three of those. The player has 3 save slots that they can freely use, and there is an auto save slot that saves prior to key moments or moving to a new area.
Will there be Cameo’s from other artists?
Yes! We are planning on having peers collab in areas of the project that we feel would be fun, though it’s not the main focus of the game itself.
How much do you plan to take advantage of your setting expansion/kinkwise?
We have a lot of fun ideas that will hopefully cover a lot of bases! Though the demo wont contain all of them.
This weeks preview!
Here is a little preview of the gameplay screen. Do note this is from a W.I.P build and is not final.
In Conclusion!
We hope to share a lot more information in the coming weeks. We are going to try our best to make weekly updates, though some might be shorter than others. We had lots of fun answering these questions!
See ya’ll in the next one!