STORY
This game exists in the lore of CryptiaCurves Fazclaire's Nightclub, also the subject of the Fap Nights at Frenni’s NSFW game by Fatal Fire. Without spoiling FNAF or FapNAF, this game goes for a thriller/noir vibe. You get to pick a gender before starting as a night guard in Frenni’s nightclub. You quickly learn that the animatrons have ‘extra’ features that you will have to navigate around in order to keep your job. Through conversations with the club owner and the animatrons, you learn more about the nightclub life if you want to.
As you realize things aren’t what they seem and take on a darker turn, the story gives you pieces of the puzzle as your figure out the right way to your end goal. In the end, the story is rounded out quite well - although I would say most of the endings feel forced and a bit unsatisfactory after 14 days in the club. The main antagonist isn’t quite as original or fleshed out (although you can learn more about him through researching), but learning more about what happens and what drives the animatrons does keep you interested.
Overall, the story is the biggest attraction to this game - especially if you take the time to learn about everyone. It features a lot of winks to the source material - Mike, Afton, etc. while using the known CryptiaCurves characters to enrich the story around them.
This game exists in the lore of CryptiaCurves Fazclaire's Nightclub, also the subject of the Fap Nights at Frenni’s NSFW game by Fatal Fire. Without spoiling FNAF or FapNAF, this game goes for a thriller/noir vibe. You get to pick a gender before starting as a night guard in Frenni’s nightclub. You quickly learn that the animatrons have ‘extra’ features that you will have to navigate around in order to keep your job. Through conversations with the club owner and the animatrons, you learn more about the nightclub life if you want to.
As you realize things aren’t what they seem and take on a darker turn, the story gives you pieces of the puzzle as your figure out the right way to your end goal. In the end, the story is rounded out quite well - although I would say most of the endings feel forced and a bit unsatisfactory after 14 days in the club. The main antagonist isn’t quite as original or fleshed out (although you can learn more about him through researching), but learning more about what happens and what drives the animatrons does keep you interested.
Overall, the story is the biggest attraction to this game - especially if you take the time to learn about everyone. It features a lot of winks to the source material - Mike, Afton, etc. while using the known CryptiaCurves characters to enrich the story around them.
PRESENTATION
The novel features 2D cartoon graphics, but looks quite well put together. Many of the locations are instantly recognizable and a lot of time is spent on little tricks that will either give you information or tell you extra things. A handful of sprites is used for each character, aside from special scenes where extra frames are used. All the animatrons look amazing and in fact, I would have liked to have more shots of them because they truly make the game shine.
The UI is overall well done, giving you choices to visit several locations during a story. Also, the block at the top right will inform you while researching. It might seem logical, but they all make nice additions to a game built in Ren’Py.
GAMEPLAY
A Fortnight at Frenni Fazclaire’s is an on-ride VN game with choices that matter. There’s a general story with a few game-over moments, but for the most part the choices you make in research and where you decide to go first shape the experience you will have. You can entirely miss moments and alter how characters respond, as well as unlock six different endings and pick two sexes.
Now, finding the ending you want might be tricky. You will have to look for information or skills and especially the timing when to make a move can be confusing. The game does a good job at keeping tension and a little slip-up could mean game over. It doesn’t exactly encourage you to mess around, but luckily after 14 days you can try a second playthrough. And you will want to do multiple playthroughs if you want to get all the scenes this game has to offer.
OVERALL
AFAFF is a nice choice-based VN with a backstory that feels better fleshed out than most of the competitors in the night guard’ category. As a VN it works well, giving you choices where to spend points in order to learn more and influence the outcome of the story. Depending on what you pick, it gets quite supernatural and even sinister. Much like FNAF, the original material that everything was based on.
Rating: 7.5/10
Developer: Nightfox
