Breaching Chaos — Reviewed by Karla Aguilar
“Security Breach,” released in 2021, is the newest addition to the game series. It follows a child named Gregory and his adventures throughout his overnight stay at the mall. His goal is to find a way out of the locked down Pizza Plex without being caught by anyone with the help of a malfunctioning Glamrock Freddy Fazbear.
Game Play: The game offers a variety of characters in this game, from the new versions of Freddy’s band to patrol dummies who would catch me off guard at the most inconvenient times. I was absolutely terrified when I saw DJ Music Man crawling around the mall, even more so seeing his mini version chasing down Gregory in the vents.
Standout Features: There are several Easter eggs in the game referencing the old entertainment centers from the past games. At first, the game started off more vibrant and had a more juvenile tone, but the further you progressed, the scarier it got. The character’s purposes were very calculated and intricate. The animatronics also got more aggressive the more you played which made it more suspenseful and fun to play overall.
Loose Screws — Reviewed by John Kullerstrand
In “Help Wanted”, you spend most of your time playing through renditions of the first 3 FNAF games. Even though Help Wanted is over 4 years old, it still packs a major punch. That said, this game is incredibly hard, and is definitely in my top 10 when it comes to horror games in general, and it is one of the best installments in the FNAF series.
Standout Features: Help Wanted’s biggest selling point, and the thing some people are not able to truly experience, is its VR compatibility. The fact that this is made for VR means that it’s mechanics are fundamentally changed. Instead of pressing a few keys to turn your head or activate cameras, you actually have to make real life movements, which make everything much more immersive.
Game Play: Help Wanted starts out being deceptively simple, and becomes exponentially harder as you continue. Fast paced and nerve racking at the later stages, quite quickly the player is constantly having to look behind their backs and solve numerous puzzles in order to get through all 40 different levels.
Surviving the Horrors — Reviewed by Karla Aguilar
“Five Nights at Freddy’s” sets the player as a security guard with the objective of surviving the first of five night shifts with very vague instructions. The guard is in an office and is limited to the cameras, closing the door and turning the lights in the hallways to ward off the animatronics.
Game Play: It got harder to survive each one with the introduction of a new animatronic that joins every few nights. Some of the characters would stay outside of the door for the longest time when the power was at 15%, I barely survived some nights.
Standout Features: The setting brought from the audio, especially the scary sound effects. An interesting part is that all of the animatronics have different habits, such as Foxy sprinting down the hallways or Chica’s frequent visits to the kitchen.
Second Verse
Comparing Taylor Swift albums to their rerecordings.
Reviewed by Gabby Van Horne:
While the raw emotion in the original recordings is relatable and welcome, Swift’s mature voice in the rerecording is outstanding. The usage of the banjo combined with the clearness of the instruments in the rerecording are what exceed expectations. The album still holds strong as one of her best because of the storytelling she was able to do as a teenager.
Top Three: “You Belong With Me,” “The Other Side of the Door” and “The Way I Loved You.”
Reviewed by Emma Starkey:
Red, when first recorded, is great when Swift dives into the more pop/EDM style of instrumentation. The slower songs tended to feel more like filler. The rerecording gives an overall improvement, adding some emotion but loosing some of the pop and EDM elements that made the original shine.
Top Three: “Stay Stay Stay,” “Sad Beautiful Tragic,” and “Starlight.”
Reviewed by Gabby Van Horne:
A lot was lost in the rerecording of Speak Now, especially emotion. The songs still hold their own and the vocals and instrumentals are top tier, but the lack of emotion as well as familiarities like the shaky breath in “Last Kiss,” or the lyric change in “Better Than Revenge” set the rerecording back. The vault tracks make up for it though, some are the best songs on the album.
Top Three: “Long Live,” “Back to December” and “Electric Touch.”
