The upcomingFive Nights at Freddy’s: Secret of the Mimichas the potential to provide the best jumpscares in the entire franchise so far. The horror title’s new gameplay trailer is full of intriguing details, with its setting clearly being ideal for setting up some truly terrifying moments. As such,Secret of the Mimiccould be the most memorableFNAFgame in a long time based on its scares alone.
Thejumpscares inFive Nights at Freddy’sare undoubtedly one of the franchise’s most memorable aspects, having seen dozens of animatronic characters attack the player over the years. As a result, there is no question thatSecret of the Mimicwill continue the tradition by featuring its own set of jumpscares. However, amongall the animatronics inSecret of the Mimic, the unique abilities of one means it has the potential to raise the bar considerably.
Secret of the Mimic’s Costumes Could Create A Tense Atmosphere
Any One Of These Could Hide The Mimic Inside
Thenew reveals forSecret of the Mimicinclude the fact that its setting, Murray’s Costume Manor, is full to the brim with a wide array of costumes. Furthermore, the game’s description draws attention to one of the signature abilities of the titular Mimic: it“can adapt to any costume and become any character,”meaning that any one of the many costumes could become home to the rogue animatronic. It is likely that several shots throughout the trailer, such as one of an Elephant character turning ominously to face the player, depict just this.
Some of the costumes seen throughout the recent trailer were previously seen in a degraded state inSecurity Breach: Ruin, deepening the connection between the two games and strongly implying that the Mimic featured in both is the same base animatronic.
However, the Mimic is clearly capable of doing more than simply changing costumes throughout the game. Considering just how many are scattered around Edwin Murray’s workshop,The Mimic could actually hide inside abandoned costumes and wait for the player to approach. The game highlighting this would create an extremely tense atmosphere throughout the game; after all, if any costume could contain the Mimic, people will need to be constantly on guard whenever they see one.
The Mimic Could Repeatedly Hide In Plain Sight
Of course, if the Mimic can hide like this, not only walking around but also pretending to be an empty costume, then this creates the potential for some excellent jumpscares. Although mostFNAFjumpscares are based on an animatronic the player knows to be in the area catching them,Secret of the Mimicwill be able to scare people by obscuring the presence of the Mimic. The sight of a seemingly innocuous costume abruptly standing up and approaching would be terrifying if handled correctly, and would instantly instill paranoia over every other costume in the game encountered afterwards.
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Furthermore,this same mechanic could be used to add a notable level of danger to puzzles, which are known to be part ofSecret of the Mimic’s gameplay. If somebody fails to complete a puzzle quickly, or makes too many mistakes in the process, then a nearby costume could become inhabited by the Mimic. Again, this could lead to some excellent scares, especially if the threshold for this were to be changed throughout the game to keep the Mimic from becoming too predictable.
FNAF Shouldn’t Waste This Perfect Jumpscare Opportunity
It Would Be A Waste Of The Perfect Environment That Has Been Created
Of course, this is only a speculative feature ofSecret of the Mimicat present, as it has not been confirmed that the Mimic will actually behave like this in gameplay. However,it would be disappointing if Steel Wool Studios disregards what is clearly an excellent opportunityfor tension and horror. If moments like these were to be handled correctly, then they could have an incredible impact during gameplay. Moreover, this could in turn helpSecret of the Mimicto becomeone of the bestFNAFgames so far.
It is clear thatSecret of the Mimicis following the example set bySecurity Breach, with gameplay extending far beyond a simple security office. In this era ofFNAF, the horror has evolved to match this new style of exploration-based gameplay, and having the Mimic hide in empty costumes would be the perfect next step in this regard.Security Breachand theRuinDLC saw their respective protagonists being visibly hunted throughout the Pizzaplex;Secret of the Mimicwould benefit greatly by giving its own mechanical monster a far greater degree of stealth.
Murray’s Costume Manor is an interesting new setting for theFNAFfranchise which undoubtedly harbors its fair share of dark secrets. But this dark and crowded workshop also providesFive Nights at Freddy’s: Secret of the Mimicwith the perfect environment for some uniquely powerful jumpscares. If the game’s developers take full advantage of this, it is clear that they could create some of the best scary moments in the entire franchise.
