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Notable here is the recent renaissance of several games in this style with roots in Newgrounds, especially with younger audiences: Friday Night Funkin', [https://www.innersloth.com/games/among-us/ Among Us] and the [https://www.innersloth.com/games/the-henry-stickmin-collection/ Henry Stickmin] series being the largest at time of writing. | Notable here is the recent renaissance of several games in this style with roots in Newgrounds, especially with younger audiences: Friday Night Funkin', [https://www.innersloth.com/games/among-us/ Among Us] and the [https://www.innersloth.com/games/the-henry-stickmin-collection/ Henry Stickmin] series being the largest at time of writing. | ||
Friday Night Funkin' was originally an [https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/47/friday-night-funkin entry] for the [https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/47/ Ludum Dare '47 game jam] in 2020. It was expanded into a full project and a playable demo was made available in 2021, which received massive attention rapidly; according to Google Trends, it hit its peak popularity in June of that year, and has maintained high interest since then<ref>[https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=today%205-y&geo=AT&q=%2Fg%2F11r1h0grrd Google Trends | Friday Night Funkin' was originally an [https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/47/friday-night-funkin entry] for the [https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/47/ Ludum Dare '47 game jam] in 2020. It was expanded into a full project and a playable demo was made available in 2021, which received massive attention rapidly; according to Google Trends, it hit its peak popularity in June of that year, and has maintained high interest since then<ref>[https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=today%205-y&geo=AT&q=%2Fg%2F11r1h0grrd Google Trends. Retrieved 06.03.2022]</ref>. | ||
The game is, on its face, quite simple; there is no complex narrative, the full range of surface level interaction provided can be experienced in a few seconds, and the graphics are, if not ugly, very simple - plus, they hearken back to an era many of its players would have no memory of. What, then, makes it so appealing to an audience of teenagers? These are some of the questions that drove our interest in analysing the game. | The game is, on its face, quite simple; there is no complex narrative, the full range of surface level interaction provided can be experienced in a few seconds, and the graphics are, if not ugly, very simple - plus, they hearken back to an era many of its players would have no memory of. What, then, makes it so appealing to an audience of teenagers? These are some of the questions that drove our interest in analysing the game. | ||
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The game is quite playfully macho. The character Pico waves around a comically large gun, the demonic father wears a suit jacket over his bare chest, and the entire concept of the rap battle encounters calls back to an era of high testosterone MTV music videos.<ref>Arthur, Damien. "[https://www.acrwebsite.org/volumes/12504/gender/v08/GCB-08 Hip Hop Consumption and Masculinity.]" 2006. University of Adelaide. Retrieved 6.3.2022.</ref> | The game is quite playfully macho. The character Pico waves around a comically large gun, the demonic father wears a suit jacket over his bare chest, and the entire concept of the rap battle encounters calls back to an era of high testosterone MTV music videos.<ref>Arthur, Damien. "[https://www.acrwebsite.org/volumes/12504/gender/v08/GCB-08 Hip Hop Consumption and Masculinity.]" 2006. University of Adelaide. Retrieved 6.3.2022.</ref> | ||
[[Datei:FNF Week5 BackgroundCameos.png|mini|Background Cameos in Week 5 | [[Datei:FNF Week5 BackgroundCameos.png|mini|Background Cameos in Week 5. Background, left to right: ]] | ||
=== How is the theme communicated to the player? === | === How is the theme communicated to the player? === | ||
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The original Ludum Dare prototype's description outlines the story as follows: | The original Ludum Dare prototype's description outlines the story as follows: | ||
"Uh oh! Your tryin to kiss ur hot girlfriend, but her MEAN and EVIL dad is trying to KILL you! He's an ex-rockstar, the only way to get to his heart? The power of music..." | "Uh oh! Your tryin to kiss ur hot girlfriend, but her MEAN and EVIL dad is trying to KILL you! He's an ex-rockstar, the only way to get to his heart? The power of music..."<ref>Funkin' Team. [https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/47/friday-night-funkin Description on website.] 2020. Retrieved 6.3.2022.</ref> | ||
Beyond this, however, the game largely doesn't have a traditional story, especially during gameplay. | Beyond this, however, the game largely doesn't have a traditional story, especially during gameplay. | ||
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=== Are there references depicted from real life? === | === Are there references depicted from real life? === | ||
Many references to old newgrounds content and creators such as Arin Hanson and Chris O’Neill, and fictional characters like the old de-facto mascot | Many references to old newgrounds content and creators such as Arin Hanson and Chris O’Neill, and fictional characters like the old de-facto mascot “[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/people/zone-sama Zone-Tan].” Several newgrounds characters are even battles in and of themselves.<ref>Woodrick, Sam. "[https://gamerant.com/friday-night-funkin-guest-appearances-cameos-newgrounds-flash/ All Guest Appearances in Friday Night Funkin.]" 12.2.2021. GameRant. Retrieved 6.3.2022.</ref> | ||
There are no specific references to real-life events or locations; the closest would be that some encounters take place in malls, schools and on highways, and three songs take place during | There are no specific references to real-life events or locations; the closest would be that some encounters take place in malls, schools and on highways, and three songs take place during Christmas. | ||
== Character == | == Character == | ||
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Everything is rendered in a very off-the-cuff vector style, like many old Flash games. (Note that this is common in other titles which share FNF's heritage, such as Among Us). Sprites are frequently rotated and moved instead of completely redrawn, to give the game more bounce and vibrance without much development cost. | Everything is rendered in a very off-the-cuff vector style, like many old Flash games. (Note that this is common in other titles which share FNF's heritage, such as Among Us). Sprites are frequently rotated and moved instead of completely redrawn, to give the game more bounce and vibrance without much development cost. | ||
The game utilises many bold and primary colours, with thick black outlines. The character designs are heavily cartoonish and exaggerated (Note, again, that many of the characters were created in the heyday of the newgrounds forum, where styles developed within the limitations of the Adobe Flash engine, inspired by 90s anime as well as western cartoons and graffiti street art). For reference, see popular animations of the time, such as Arin “Egoraptor” Hanson’s Metal Gear Awesome and Girl-Chan in Paradise, or Edd Gould's Eddsworld. | The game utilises many bold and primary colours, with thick black outlines. The character designs are heavily cartoonish and exaggerated (Note, again, that many of the characters were created in the heyday of the newgrounds forum, where styles developed within the limitations of the Adobe Flash engine, inspired by 90s anime as well as western cartoons and graffiti street art). For reference, see popular animations of the time, such as Arin “Egoraptor” Hanson’s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwrPuCnNbv8 Metal Gear Awesome] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CLgpd241Aw Girl-Chan in Paradise], or Edd Gould's [https://eddsworld.co.uk/ Eddsworld]. | ||
=== Are other games referenced? === | === Are other games referenced? === | ||
Other games are referenced throughout, most directly in the winter mall stage, where games from popular flash titles are represented in the background – notably Super Meat Boy. | Other games are referenced throughout, most directly in the winter mall stage, where games from popular flash titles are represented in the background – notably [[wikipedia:Super_Meat_Boy|Super Meat Boy]]. | ||
=== Is the art style inspired by real life? === | === Is the art style inspired by real life? === | ||