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  SINA-VF-02

  Mar 21, 2022

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  Hotaru

  Jul 8, 2022

  This game from the good games i played in my life [u]Game Play[/u]: Good [u]Graphics[/u]: Good [u]Audio[/u]: Good My rating for this game 7/10
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  TheCanuckJ

  Jul 27, 2016

  [h1]Overview[/h1] This is not a good game. (Quick video at end of overview) [i]Francisca[/i] seems like a very quick, very cheap attempt at the “walk around a small location and try to survive” genre. Unlike other games of its ilk, such as [i]Emily Wants to Play[/i] and [i]Boogeyman[/i], which have some sort of polish and gameplay, this has neither. The game runs in Unity Personal (because of course), and its window is named “Pet_Project”. Hopefully this was thrown together quickly as part of some school program. You play as a fourteen year old who has footsteps that sounds like he’s wearing heavy duty combat boots. Your parents have gone to Mexico, and you’re alone in the house. You decide to open a random present sitting on your porch, because obviously, which, also obviously, unleashes the ghost girl. Your goal is to survive seven nights by managing your fear meter, which seems to constantly go up but never actually drop on its own. The popup at the beginning that tells you how to play states that the farther she is from you, the more your fear goes up, which seems backwards. Shouldn’t you be more calm if she’s nowhere near you? Either way, since your fear skyrockets and it’s almost instant game over when she’s near you, it’s a bit confusing. You can close your eyes to lower your fear, and the game conveniently tells you that doing this will stop you from being able to see AND hear her. I’m pretty sure if I close my eyes, or even cover them with a blindfold, I’ll still be able to hear. Not sure what the developer was going for here. Setting up cameras and switching to their feeds to see where she is, and to try to avoid her, is an interesting but flawed mechanic. Your fear continues to rise, even though you know where she is in relation to you. Also, if you stand in front of a camera and switch to the feed, you’re invisible. There is nothing that shows up on the tablet. Perhaps there’s an ending where it turns out you’re a vampire. Would that explain how you suddenly lose your hearing when you can’t see? You may look at the screenshots and think the game looks pretty good for being one dollar, and you’d be right. It looks decent. However, it’s very choppy. Did you watch the trailer? That’s not the video that’s choppy, that’s the game. On a high-end system, it chugs along, and if you choose to bring out your tablet, it chugs even more. Downstairs in the kitchen, with the tablet open, looking through the camera also set up in the kitchen, Fraps showed me single-digit FPS. That’s just poor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrmMdVAMC3c [h1]Pros[/h1] [list][*]Cheap [*]Has trading cards, so you can make back a portion of the cost [*]Looks…not bad [/list] [h1]Cons[/h1] [list][*]Boring gameplay [*]Not much variation [*]Poorly optimized [*]Typical and expected jump scares [*]Odd design choices (closing eyes prevents hearing, further she is from you the more you are scared, etc.) [/list] [h1]Summary[/h1] [i]Francisca[/i] is not a good game. If you’re a badge collector, you can’t really go wrong for the price, but otherwise, avoid it. There are many other games that will offer you far more value and enjoyment.
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  anthrax5264

  Jul 28, 2016

  I really wanted to make this game function. I tried setting everything to as low as possible. It seems like this game started dev as a VR game, but then once the start screen ws done they realized it was too much. Then after deciding to keep the goofy menu with horrid controls which don't seem to work they went on the make a game that barely functions whatsoever. If you made it to the end of this the point is DONT BUY THIS GAME
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  Crawler

  Jul 28, 2016

  I refunded this for 84 cents.
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  reAnimated

  Jul 30, 2016

  Intresting game, scared me alot even at day 1. Very cheap and dont look that bad, exept her :D Carefull, very bad performed, my R9 290 was cooking WITH extended cooling. Watch your hardware and give it a try :) Have a nice day
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  The Horror Network

  Jul 31, 2016

  Francisca is one of the very few "dollar" horror games that've cropped up on Steam, being released in late July 2016 by publisher/developer BiscuitPlay. For such a low price, it's hard for a horror fiend such as myself to resist checking it out. The basic story is that you play as a 14 year old kid named Mike, whose parents have gone to Mexico for a week. Prior to this, Mike has been hearing strange noises around his new home. The gameplay is rather basic, you have four cameras on tripods that you set up around your house and then observe their feed through your tablet. Once you answer the knock at the front door and grab the present, Francisca is unleashed. She screams and begins sporadically popping in and out of rooms. The ultimate goal is to avoid her entirely to survive the night, which is about five minutes. When she is close to you,your fear meter rises and if your fear meter reaches 100, it's game over. Oh, and when you're too far away... the meter goes up as well, so don't think you can cheat and stay outside of the house the whole time. It's a ridiculous concept. Now, this game is an obvious rip-off of Five Night's at Freddy's; honestly, Steam, I thought we were over this garbage cropping up around the place... I guess not. There is a tiny, smidgen of difference, since instead of sitting in a stagnant spot you can actually move around. Overall, Francisca is a very boring experience and a poor excuse for a "horror" game. There is no horror, there's not even a lame jumpscare, and Francisca herself doesn't even look remotely scary; quite honestly, I laughed the first time I saw her and her block bobble-head. Did I mention that this game is brought to you by Unity: Personal Edition? Yeah, that's right, so expect AWFUL optimization. I have an i7 6700k + GTX 1080 rig, this game dipped into the 20 FPS for me; to put that in perspective, I can run The Witcher 3 at all max settings and still maintain 100+ FPS at all times. This is absolutely unacceptable, even for a dollar, show some pride in your work. I won't even comment on the terrible English translations in the game. Too long, didn't read? Francisca is a mostly Five Night's at Freddy's clone with minor additives that still manages to have incredibly boring gameplay. It doesn't deserve to be classified as a "horror" game since there are simply no horror elements included. The game has terrible optimization, and sees sub-30 FPS on THE current highest end graphics card. There are so many better games that you can get for a dollar, like Blood and Bacon. Avoid this completely and don't pay for someone's awful Year One project, you won't regret your decision. I honestly have no idea how this game has gotten 80+ positive reviews so far. [h1]Rating: [b]0.5/5.0[/b] - Abysmal, avoid it like the plague.[/h1] The Horror Network [url=http://store.steampowered.com/curator/28221963/]Curator[/url] | [url=http://steamcommunity.com/groups/thehorrornetwork]Group[/url] Click for Gore
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  mag309

  Aug 1, 2016

  Ok its bad, like really bad. So bad that there is no saving grace here. Heres a list and a video if you want to see some gameplay. Pros +its for less than a dollar +the house looks good (but thats just to make feel like its worth buying) Cons -its not worth less than a dollar -the gameplay is fundamentally broken (the winning strategy is to walk into a closet, close your eyes, and do nothing) -useless game mechanics(hiding in cabinets, placing cameras) -no enemy AI to speak of (she just randomly ports around preset locations) -it runs terribly -Its not scary, not even a little bit -the audio is bad -the character design is awful(I could scrap out a better moddel in blender in an hour or less) UPDATE: Wondering why this game still has a very positive review score? Many of the reviews are indeed fake and possibly paid for. https://youtu.be/m_2VZ5eIywc
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  neo_hunter

  Aug 2, 2016

  bogs down to unplayable FPS oh well wasted 85 cents
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  Avitus

  Jun 23, 2022

  A tragic tale of poor 14 year old Mike left at home to fend for himself as his parents decided to leave him behind as they travel to Mexico. Little Mike is not alone however, as the neighborhood creeper girl Francisca insists on playing a terrifying game of hide-and-seek with him each and every night. As I load up the first night, I can see that Mike is clearly in distress as he stomps around the house in his Megatron boots which make enough noise to wake up everyone in a 10 mile radius. The poor boy has also left out not only the milk, but orange juice as well. The sudden shock of his parents straight up ditching him has caused trauma to a degree so great that he's forgotten to put these basic necessities back into the fridge. As I jounrey further into the house, I continue to see things that are clearly not right here. Poor Mike doesn't even have a bedroom of his own, which further raises the question....if his parents can afford not only a trip to Mexico, but 4 4k HD cameras for him to play with, why couldn't they afford a bedroom for him? Picking up the present left by the girl starts this terrifying life-or-death game of hide and seek, to which Mike only has one clear option, the closet. He jumps inside, shuts the doors, and closes his eyes. This stumps Francisca as she wanders all over the house, but never thinks once to open the closet Mike is in. This game goes on for 7 days, and on each day, Mike choses the same closet over and over, and by great delight, he triumphs over Francisca who is officially the worst hide and seek player in history, no wonder no one wanted to play with her. In conclusion, Francisca is a game with a great Slenderman-ish idea, but poor execution. The girl's AI is laughable at best and the 4 cameras you're given to "track her" are completely useless, as she can just seemingly teleport wherever she wants in the house. So please, save your dollar on another game. My biggest regret is going over the 2 hour limit, so I can't refund it myself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C99SuPIfjIo
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  SWicK

  Aug 17, 2016

  Yeah nah. your fear reaches over 100 when it shouldn't, the game contradicts itself, and when you lower your fear, you die. Why.
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  fragkitten

  Aug 26, 2016

  This should probably be a free game. I gave Francisca a few tries but the game doesn't seem to follow it's own rules so I couldn't get very far. The idea is ok and there is potential within the premise... it's just executed really poorly here. Fingers crossed that the Devs polish it up or try again with another title, hopefully doing better. This one just misses the mark for me.
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  Nameless

  Sep 13, 2016

  the graphics are good and so is the gameplay.there are a few bad things like the lighting but I bet that the game developer will make an update. also PLEASE fix the glitch were you can jump out ANY window and please make it so it's not really easy in the later nights. other than that this game is great.
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  Ripper Roo

  Sep 16, 2016

  Francisca. The game in which you have to hide from a ghost without being scared to death. This game is a mixture of both good and bad. It has potential but it runs slow, gets repetitive and costs money when it's the equivalent of a free indie horror game. The concept of the game is simple but fun, however the game defies logic. Apparently when you close your eyes you can't hear anything. Mind blown. The game runs slow unless you have a PC with a decent processor but it downloads super fast. Mind re-blown and then blown again. Overall it's fun but lacks basic content/features and the system requirements for it are ridiculous.
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  Proton

  Aug 30, 2017

  -similar to fnaf. -good concept. -ok gameplay , but not that scary. -not much to do , beside hide. -the "ghost girl" isn't scary but looks weird. -ok for the price. -you can get a couple hours of fun on it.
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  Debooster

  Oct 10, 2017

  Poor graphics,little gameplay, for game little space in the home, poor optimization.
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  CorvusCorax

  May 1, 2019

  I swear there was another title developed by [i]Kiddy[/i] that I played and reviewed in the past but this one does not show up anymore amongst the titles associated with him. It was similar to [i]Professional Thief[/i] except the game was very dark and we had to rob a haunted house. Back to Francisca: I already appreciate the proofread synopsis - too bad instructions given while we start the game (these 3-4 pop-ups can be considered the tutorial) have a lot of typos. Also, there isn't any point in putting down the cameras and checking their feed via our tablet as the sound the antagonist makes we can always hear. How loud it is determines how far the entity is. It looks horrendous - like a huge doll that was unfinished. I wonder if this is an asset flip. Essentially, every day plays out the same with slight modifications. On Day 2 the lights are suddenly switched off, on Day 3 something triggers the car alarm. It doesn't really matter as the countdown of 5 minutes does not begin until we pick up the present. Interestingly, it appears already on the master bedroom (so inside the house) on the 2nd stage. Our objective is to stay alive - our fear meter shouldn't reach 100. Closing our eyes helps to reduce it to zero but we have to keep moving on later stages as standing in one place eventually draws Franciska near. There isn't much else to be said about it. The sound is very generic (familiar from the previous title I played), the assets I also recognised and the graphics options with their different sets are pretty much useless. This is a typical cash grab with some card drops. No more, no less.
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  AnthonyAmato

  Oct 26, 2020

  I don't recommend this game for a few reasons. -There's NO ending, I survived all 7 nights and not a single thing happened after the 7th night was completed. -It's not at all scary, although that is subjective. -You can literally hide the whole entire time in the closet/dresser with your eyes closed and survive, there's no challenge. -The cameras that are included in the game are useless and a waste of time to even bother setting them up. The only pro to this game is that it's less than a $1, and I guess you do get your money's worth, that Is also subjective.
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  Francisca

  Nov 13, 2020

  Yes, I love myself. TYVM
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  ~Rieri 先生🐧🎮

  Dec 22, 2020

  seems like a good game , but fails at the same time