Okay, this might be a silly post to make, but I'm gonna do it anyway.

Basically, I feel like this game scratched an itch for me. There haven't been many rhythm games I've been interested in for a while. Sure, there's Project Diva on Switch, and I enjoy that, but I'm not the biggest Vocaloid fan. Or rather, I'm only a fan of a few songs.

I also tried playing the new pop'n music, but I had no idea how to install the thing. And it was in Japanese.

And Rhythm Heaven? More like where the Rhythm Hell did it go? And Parappa has been dead for years. Rap Rabbit couldn't get backed. Sad days.

But then I see Friday Night Funkin' on Twitter, this neat little game with cool music and characters, and a style reminiscent of old Flash cartoons. As someone who grew up with them, who was directly inspired by them and their creators to animate myself, I was hooked. I loved it.

What I didn't realize until a bit later though was the potential to modify it. It's open source, which means its extremely based. Hella good shit right there. But also, it's pretty easy to add your own stuff in.

This was the game I was waiting for, for so long. A customizable rhythm game. An OPEN SOURCE customizable rhythm game. That's so fucking cool.

Funny thing is, I had a similar idea myself. It would've been a bit more complex than what FNF is, but it was a rhythm game idea that would allow for the same level of customization (adding in your own songs and characters) while having it's own story. I still wanna do that idea someday. I just have to make a decent prototype first.

Anyway, I'm really glad this game made it's way into my life. I don't care much that it's helped me grow, in ways of connections and popularity. I could do without it, although it is nice. I just really love everything the game stands for. It's made me appreciate NG on a whole new level. It's made me want to go back to my roots. It's made me realize more of what I want to do! I think making games and collaborating with others on projects is really fun.

Maybe one day me and a team of people could make our own game that people love. I want to inspire others to get into creative expression, just like the many people of this site did for me. People like Edd Gould, or Edmund McMillen.

My only regret is not getting into this site sooner.

But we can only go forward!