I don't mean it in a bad way, I mean it in a bitersweet, rather corny way.

Before my main point: amazing game, though I've only beaten the main story. Monday was interesting and calm. Tuesday seemed fine until the lights mechanic caught me off guard. Hearing Cheburashka was a threat on Wednesday was even more surprising. Hearing the gnomes were active at all after Thursday made me panic, and honestly, I can't tell em apart by name, just the eyes.

Friday, I was dreading the fact Lorenzi was gonna die... but he didn't. And Froggy's new aggression low-key terrified me. It was also during Friday I died the first time. Then ten. Once I died in the first 20 seconds because Cheburashka walked in just as I tried closing the door. Skill issue on my part. Saturday was more or less the same, dying a lot, but I enjoy the challenge, despite how rng-based it felt as opposed to skill.

Sunday was where the true horror was. It wasn't a custom night. At first, I thought I was fighting the sun and moon, but no, it was the dragon and the snake. I like the fact you can restart the night at 3 and even 5, it kept me determined to finish it. Though, I'm not sure if this is me misunderstanding the instructions or not, but I kept dying when the snake was under the table and the dragon came. Even if I left the table and came back, the snake would still be there and I'd die. Am I supposed to leave immediately and I was too slow? Do I wait longer after leaving the table? Idk.

The menu was also very dynamic, the extras menu especially. Having a new theme after certain nights, the beast book, and the tips. The Saturday tip stopping the music was a neat detail.

Now the real part. I hadn't brought it up yet, but the story actually interested me. It was fun to see the new cutscenes and changes to old ones, as well as naming Daniel "Antonio". I got the reference right away xD. I didn't take it seriously at first, but after Friday, it hit me. Despite the fact they're fictional, I was invested now that I know the story had truly changed. Seeing Lorenzi survive, playing as Thomas as he doesn't care about the danger and has a family. And after Sunday, getting paid and hearing Froggold II's speech... instead of seeming like another funny translation, the words felt real, like it meant something. It felt like what the story could've been, and knowing the darker side of the real series... I don't know man, my eyes just welled up as the credits came.

A few days ago, I made a post about how I'd been away from posting and not wanting to be part of this community. However, I saw the statements of everyone after the credits. How much the GKProduction community also mattered to everyone else, how it impacted them. How nice it is that they're still going strong after 10 years. And the last words from GK himself, it spoke to me. Despite everything, I was part of this community, even for a short time. And knowing that also meant something to everyone else, it felt meaningful to me too. So, from the bottom of my heart, thank you for creating this project, and thank you GK, and thanks to the entire community. I've grown and I miss you, but I'm so happy I knew this place.