Week 4: Mommy Must Murder
Week 4, titled Mommy Must Murder, is the fourth week and fifth level overall in Friday Night Funkin'. It was released on the 27th of December, 2020.
Overview
Opponent
Boyfriend faces off against Mommy Mearest, the pop-star mother of Girlfriend.
Location
Week 4 takes place on the Limo Ride.[1] This location is set around sunset on top of moving vehicles on the highway going left, where cars regularly drive by in the opposite direction. Visible on top of the limousine in the background are several Henchmen who are constantly grooving to the beat. Another one of these Henchmen can be seen driving the limousine in front with an arm resting out on the window. The limousine in front has a hood ornament in the shape of Daddy Dearest's face.
Remixed Visuals
During ERECT mode and player character remixes, the time of day is now dusk, meaning that the color theming has been reversed; instead of warm, vibrant colors, the level's colors are now cool, and cloudy. The sky is now a cool blue, and the sun and clouds are now replaced with the moon and stars; every once in a while, a shooting star flies by in the background. Mist now rolls past the limousine. The lighting is also affected, as all the characters now have a much cooler hue to them.
Unique Effects
As the whole location takes place on moving limousines, Boyfriend, Girlfriend and Mommy Mearest all have their hair constantly blown around by the wind. This applies to all tracks.
During the last track, the dancing Henchmen alter their regular choreography to fit the tempo of the song better.
Tracks
Trivia
- Week 4's title is a reference to an unreleased game that ninjamuffin99 worked on with PhantomArcade called Must Murder Mommy.[2][3]
- Originally, the Henchmen on the background limousine were supposed to be killed off by getting hit by a light post, but this was scrapped to save on development time. PhantomArcade stated that this feature would be implemented in the future.[4]
- Before the Week 5 update, Boyfriend, Girlfriend and Mommy Mearest lacked the hair physics effect. However, once this was added, Girlfriend no longer briefly cries when Boyfriend misses a note for the whole week as she lacks the sprites for it with the new effect.
- Before the same update, Mommy Mearest also lacked a danger icon.
- The songs in Week 4 are reminiscent of music from the 1980s. Satin Panties and High feature double-tonic complexes: a double tonic involving two keys that creates tonal ambiguity, which is commonly used in pop and rock songs from the 1980s. M.I.L.F has a melody that was inspired by Rick Astley's 1987 song "Never Gonna Give You Up".[5] These elements fit Mommy Mearest's 1980s-inspired design.
- The remix visuals of Week 4 were originally going to include a pink-like hue, but it did not make the final cut. This hue can be brought back by modifying the source script of the visuals.[6]
