I finally played SotM for my birthday, and... I have lots of thoughts on the game. For everyone's information, I beated every ending in the game, obviously collected every collectable, so I have a pretty good grasp on the game.

First of all, I gotta be honest, SotM DOES NOT feel like a FNaF game, it feels more like Poppy's Playtime then Five Nights at Freddy's, from the character designs to the gameplay, but thats OK! Becuz frankly, the "rebrand" is totally worth it, the game is PHENOMINAL still, infact, it's my favorite game in the series by far.

The visuals: The animation team did a REALLY good job with the character animation in this game, and I love the style of this game, even if it feels off-brand for Five Nights at Freddy's, it's an amazing artstyle. My only issue with the visuals is how the jumpscares are a HUUUUGE step down from RUIN's jumpscares, as a matter of fact, some of them are even worst then Security Breach's.

The sound design: This game has amazing sound design, it really can get intense at times, and the sound design of certain characters like Jackie with her coils and Big Top with his massive gears moving around, it's amazing. DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON THE GAME'S AMAZING OST, it's one of a fucking kind, my favorite OST in the series no doubt. Each antagonist having their own chase theme is a MUST for newer FNaF games, please!

The Antagonists:

Jackie: Jackie at first I was a bit skeptical about her, but since she is a temporary antagonist, I don't mind, and DAMN is her chase really good, the use of the long arms is waaaaaay better then Mommy Long Legs from Poppy's and I think Jackie is animated PERFECTLY, specially when you notice how the Mimic struggles with Jackie alot, it's fantastic animation, it's just what it is.

Big Top: He's my favorite antagonist in this game by far. I mean, heck, he's like if u take DJ-Music Man and fuse him with Mega-Leg from Super Mario Galaxy 2, and you make a KINDA ACTUALLY creepy antagonist, and Big Top came out perfectly, from his size, to his animation with the legs, his voice saying "TICKETS, PLEASE" all the time... so amazing. His biggest flaw tho is how kinda glitchy his chase can be, but thats frankly nothing tbf. Also his busted sequence in the Goodbye Show is AWESOME. Again... really good antagonist.

Nurse Dollie: This one is weird, I really like the concept of this character, but the excecution leaves to be desired. Her design trying to seperate the jaw from the face (kinda like Jackie) DOESN'T work for me, I prefered with it was a mask with a smile on it, but regardless, I like the fact she's on a treadmill, wished she stuck there a little more. But I will say this, her molten chase is AWESOME, the "Dracula" ahh music really suits her, since she's a nurse.

M2/Mimic: He's unfortinally the weakest one of the antagonists for me... I dislike some of the suit sections quite alot, and the suits are not intresting enough to keep me entertained (EXCEPT FOR ONE), we'll get there). Don't even get me started on the Chica's Party World section, that shit is just terrible level design, I'm gonna be so FR...? Tigerock section also kinda bad, like, Mimic's sections left to be desired. His chase at the end was GOOD... but definetly not enough to justify how anoying the suits are... and frankly, the M2 prototypes from that section are REALLY goofy, and I think the chase would've been better without them...

Gameplay: The gameplay is amazing, it's kind of like a mix of Security Breach with RUIN, its not too much of one or the other, which means backtrack is 100% possible here. And gotta say, love the device you use to open the doors, really satisfying.

Freddy Fazbear's Pizza: Guys... does everyone here know how much I hate FNaF 1...? Well... i'm gonna tell you all a secret... I already know Freddy, Bonnie, Chica and Foxy we're going to be in the game... I heard they we're here as prototypes, but... entering the FNaF 1 restaurant in SotM for the first time STILL felt so magical... even if I hate FNaF 1 with my guts, I couldn't complain about them being here... it was amazing fanservice for the comunity, having us see Freddy, Bonnie, Chica and Foxy is just a delight... we kinda lost those characters over the years... it's amazing to see them back in an official FNaF game... even if I hate those designs from FNaF 1, seeing them here as unfinished prototypes was amazing... and don't even get me started on the Mimic's choice of suit in this location, referencing a speed edit is amazing, although, dislike the fact that the model's head is BonBon and not FNaF 1 Bonnie, but that's just detail... I also love how your objective here is to GET IN the office, such a nice SWITCH-UP from the first FNaF game... it's like a "FNaF Simulator" of sorts, lmao.

Story: This game has really good story, pretty good diologue writing via Edwin and Fiona and even M2 tbh... the story is the best FNaF's ever got, the plot twist of Edwin building the 01 designs makes perfect sense.

Overall: This game was a great new step for Five Nights at Freddy's, and I hope we get more games like THIS.