I’m definitely very conflicted on what I should think about Five Nights Pollapo as a level. On one hand it is VERY poorly balanced. On the other hand, it’s actually fun to me.

FN Pollapo has very straightforward gameplay aside from the first dual and troll wall. The ball may look intimidating but as long as you stay focused it’s fine. Generally it’s sightreadable and most of the difficulty is from the dual and ship. I find it surprisingly fun despite its simplicity.

The visuals of FNP are…alright. Theming wise it’s unique, being one of the few explicitly blood-themed levels I can think of which isn’t necessarily hell themed. However the execution isn’t that great and aside from the ball it feels repetitive.

Keep in mind this is a NONG level so music sync is nonexistent here.

Bordering on a 6. This is a 1.9 classic to me, and unlike a lot of fanart type levels that we see today, older levels like Five Nights Pollapo or Strongest Stage or Mekaku City Actors benefit a lot from the abstraction that came from how limited the editor was. But I think this is a pretty unique case because in retrospect, is this not how FNAF 4’s menus look? Like the level gives a lot of similar vibes to the images of the house in that game, with the wash of dirty red and the clouds, BEFORE that game came out. Was Pollapo ahead of their time? The world may never know.

The actual level itself is pretty good for what it is. It’s not a very consistent level in terms of quality but there are some highlights (the first dual, mini ball). It definitely ends way before it should though- putting it right before the kind-of-iconic drop of this song makes it pretty unsatisfying to play, even if I do like the final fake where Pollapo’s name is. I think this is overall a bit unfairly hated- this is not bad whatsoever.

best level ever made, legendary, 10/10 all around

my god there is a lot wrong with this level

starting from the VERY FIRST JUMP where it makes you think that you have to jump the first spike but its just some weird unnecessary troll leading you to the most broken and inconsistent dual and the most nothing and unbalanced gp

i cant really think of something positive or redeemable with this level

(3.5)