The Forgotten: Fugue

Dissociative Fugue:

A dissociative fugue is a temporary state where a person has memory loss (amnesia) and ends up in an unexpected place.

Basic Plot:

Amidst the raging storm, seeking refuge from the chaos, you stumble upon an old, abandoned building called "Hopper Bunny's Funplex". You enter the building, and inside, a strange sense of familiarity washes over you. You can't seem to put your finger on why. With your flashlight in hand, you venture deeper into the Funplex, driven by a sense of unquenchable curiosity.

With each and every step, the allure of the Funplex grows stronger and stronger, urging you to keep pushing forward through the darkness in search of answers.

The History of TFF:

"The Forgotten: Fugue" has a very interesting and confusing history. It's filled with rebrands, burn outs, near-cancellations, and more. The story of TFF starts off when I was only 12. I had this idea for a FNaF fangame where you're lost in a forest and you come across an abandoned factory. You decide to enter the factory for shelter, but you soon come to realize that the factory is home to 4 abandoned animatronic characters named Hops, Daisy, Ash, and Puppet. The longer you stay at the factory, the more you learn about the history of the factory and these strange characters. This game was called "M1SS1NG", and it still has a playable demo up and available TO THIS DAY. Overtime, I realized my experience in Unreal Engine was too little for a project this ambitious, so then M1SS1NG was left on hold until further notice.

Over the course of 2 years, I expanded my skillset in Unreal Engine, and I FINALLY revived the project. However, this time it was called "M1SS1NG: Remastered". The new name was my way of refreshing the project with a new coat of paint, considering my skills were improved drastically from when I first started working on M1SS1NG. This remastered version of M1SS1NG was advertised to be a complete reboot. It had all new models, textures, graphics, and more. However, story-wise, it had the same general idea as the original game. The big difference that separated it from its predecessor, however, was that it actually took place at the establishment where the animatronic characters came from. This place was called "Hops' Pizza".

In this phase of the game's life cycle, I was hard at work doing the best I could to make it as interesting and fun as possible. However, after 3 years, something just didn't feel right anymore. I was no longer TRULY enjoying the development process. It lost the magic it once had, and I couldn't do anything about it. I was pushing through, but I knew that eventually... I would collapse.

That's when I had an idea. A crazy one at that, but great nonetheless. I wanted to start over from scratch. I wanted to create a NEW game to REDISCOVER the joy of creation. I wanted to take the story I'd crafted over all those years and breathe new life into it, rather than being trapped in an endless loop of self-doubt and negativity. Soooo...

Introducing The Forgotten: Fugue. An ALL NEW game created in Unreal Engine 5, which is the most recent version of the engine I have grown to learn and love. As you may know, this is the project you're reading this recap on RIGHT NOW. TFF takes advantage of Unreal Engine 5 and its many capabilities, such as the all new Lumen dynamic global illumination method. It's an absolute game changer!

This game is a complete reboot of M1SS1NG, and it takes place in a NEW establishment called "Hopper Bunny's Funplex". I COULD NOT be happier with the direction the game is going in right now, and the story I want to tell with it is nothing short of creepy, mind-boggling, and shocking! I really hope you guys enjoy this game just as much as I enjoyed developing it. It's my magnum opus as a game developer in a sense!

Oh yeah, and remember the animatronics? Welp, their new names are Hopper Bunny, Daisy Mae, Asher Ashington, and Quinn Dolly.

Social Media Pages:

Discord Server: The Forgotten: Fugue | Community Hub

Twitter Page: The Forgotten: Fugue | Official Twitter Page

TikTok Page: The Forgotten: Fugue | Official TikTok Page

Credits:

• Director & Developer - Programming, Models, Character Design, Concepts, Story

  • @MagmaDev

• Co-Director - Concepts, Story, Character Design

  • @NathowslYT

• Sound Designers - Music, SFX

  • @MagmaDev

  • @Troxer07

• Graphic Designer - Textures, Posters, Decals, UI

  • @MagmaDev

• Voice Actors

  • Barrett Crane (Protagonist) - YouTube.com/@TamakichiVA

  • Hopper Bunny - @MagmaDev

  • Quinn Dolly - @hiitsizumi

  • Phone Guy - @NathowslYT

• Extra Assets

  • @Troxer07 - Plushie Models

  • ROH3D.com - Vehicle Models

  • ElevenLabs.io - Note Narrator Voices

  • Quixel Bridge - Textures, Decals, Models

  • Freesound.org - SFX

These credits are unfinished. More will be added over time.

(Tags: #fnaf, #horror, #fangame, #survival, #strategy, #action, #puzzle)