Having played all mainline FNAF games, I was eager to see how far the series has come and if an origin story without William Afton can deliver. Could a tale about corrupted software and a broken family truly replace years of child murders and haunted animatronics?
The latest Five Nights at Freddy's tells the origin story of the Mimic as a prequel to Fredbear's Family Diner. Steel Wool Studios has fully left behind Scott Cawthon's unforgiving point-and-click adventures, in favor of a 3D, more kid-friendly world that's heavily focused on stealth. Lore is to be expected with any FNAF game, and while it delivers in abundance, there are a lot of areas where Secret of the Mimic falls flat. So let's get into it.
