The Return to Freddy's: Chapter One

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## Information

### Developer(s)

Tyler Ahlström
Sean Ahlström

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**The Return to Freddy's: Chapter One** is a cancelled reboot of the TRTF SAGA that was being led in development by Tyler Ahlström and his brother, Sean Ahlström. It entered development in around the middle of 2017 and it was first announced to the community on August 28th, 2017. It was intended to be released on a closed launcher called the "OMEGA LAUNCHER" (which has seemingly since been cancelled) that was being made by a friend of Tyler's named Jacob Rotundo at the time.

The game was itself eventually cancelled in around the middle of 2018, when Tyler decided to completely remove all of the Five Nights at Freddy's characters and assets from the game, and to make the game it's own unique intellectual property (retitling the game to "THE ROAD THAT FALLS"). He largely restarted the development of the game around this time after this decision and the game, in essence, essentially became something completely unrelated to what it was originally intended to be.

The game's cancellation was first announced by Tyler to the community on July 9th, 2018 on the TRTF Saga and Co. Discord, where he announced that the game itself was apparently intended to be a set-up for a game that was never intended to be related to the The Return to Freddy's series or the Five Nights at Freddy's series at all, and the community had fallen for this. Accounts from many people who worked with Tyler at the time disprove this claim however.

## Plot Summary

James Calfron, a retired patrol officer takes the job as the night watchman for Freddy Emporium, a children's playhouse that serves tacos and waffles for the likes of children and adults.

James however had experienced a trauma from his past that lurks back to haunt him, and from this day forward, he will experience a series of events that he will never understand nor ever forget.

Experience a whole different (2 part) chapter in the TRTF Story, forget everything you thought you knew, and get ready for a chilling ride through the dark tale that hides beneath.

## Game Information

Almost no information about the gameplay is known, but it appeared to be some form of free-roam, as there were several locations shown that the player could've be in. An AC unit was mentioned in the text of one of the teasers, which moves around the building and can be adjusted. BFP said in the TRTF QnA Video that the game was to be nearly as big as Amnesia, hinting that the game would've been much larger than any of the previous TRTF Games.

## Characters

### **Animatronics**

* Freddy Fazbear - (Voice Actor: @FlameKKtheDoc)
* Bonnie - (Voice Actor: Unconfirmed)
* Chica - (Voice Actor: Unconfirmed)
* Foxy - (Voice Actor: @TylerCallahan75)
* The Puppet - (Voice Actor: @FlameKKtheDoc)
* Golden Freddy - (Voice Actor: Unconfirmed)
* The Spiraled Animatronics - (Voice Actors: Unconfirmed)

### **Humans**

* James Calfron - (Voice Actor: @DivadMilas)
* Phone Guy - (Voice Actor: Tyler Ahlstrom)

## Trivia

* This game was intended to be the first of an entirely new reboot saga. This game was intended to be followed up by reboots of TRTF 2, TRTF 3, TRTF 4, FRANKBURT'S, RADSLA as well an entirely new game called "TRTF: Chronicles" and reboots of TRTF 5 (although it was planned to be retitled to TRTF: The Final Chapter) and Mad Mind.
* Sigrid Rodriguez, the music composer for TRTF 2 thru TRTF5, would have returned to make music for the game.
* This game was planned to be the first game in the TRTF Saga where the animatronics had voices, similar to *Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location*.
	+ This stemmed from a cut idea from TRTF3, that was then moved to TRTF 4, then TRTF5.
* Despite Lockjaw being a reoccurring antagonist in the series as a whole, he supposedly wasn't present in the game as a whole, but as a little figurine of himself sitting in the new Office, meaning that he existed canonically in the Reboot Saga and that he most likely would've appeared in future games within the series.
* As stated in the TRTF QnA Video, BFP expected the game to come out in March or April of 2018, before this was eventually pushed back to a later unknown unspecified date before it was cancelled.
* Prior to the game's cancellation, the game had a trailer that was planned to come out on November 15, 2017. However, technical difficulties with Tyler's computer pushed this back to an unspecified date. The game's trailer was eventually announced to be coming out in sometime in March or April of 2018, however this date was eventually pushed even further back to an unspecified date yet again. Before the trailer could be finished, the game was cancelled however.
* It is heavily theorized by a lot of fans that the game takes place in 1996, since BFP said "I will never forget the incident of 96" in the comments of a forum talking about the game.

The first teaser for the new game, featuring a mysterious endoskeleton with a quote from a familiar Storyteller.Same image, brightened.Another teaser showcasing the debut of Freddy's new design.A teaser showing the debut of Foxy's new design. *Source code: Same story, whole new approach>FZBinc*A teaser showing the debut of The Puppet's new design.A teaser showing the debut of Bonnie's new design.A teaser showing the debut of Golden Freddy (possibly Fredbear)'s new design, along with what was planned to be the release date for the trailer at the time. *Source code: 11 15 - 12 24*A teaser showing the map of the location in the game. *Source code: backToTheStart*A teaser showing the "Children's Crawl Space." *Source code: LEFT:RIGHT:BACK:UP:DOWN:3STAGES:2SHOWRMS:DONT\_LOOK\_AT\_THEM:her\_son,why:I\_can\_never\_forget\_what\_happened\_in\_96:*A teaser of Foxy in the new Office.Same image, brightened.An image showing the full bodies of Freddy, Bonnie, and Chica alongside the release date for the trailer.The full teaser of Freddy. *Source code: Welcome back, James:::He was trapped in that room, that poor child:::Why didn't you save him?:::We tried saving him instead:::But you... you monster:::Tonight, you're god isn't here to save you:::*A teaser showing the "Storage Compartment." *Source code: Please be aware of the storage compartment below you. That is where we keep all the merchandise in-case we need to re-stock. Also please be cautious of the AC unit traveling throughout the Play Palace, im trusting that you'd keep the place at a decent temperature.*A Discord-exclusive teaser showcasing a ladder descending into the Storage Compartment.A Discord-exclusive teaser showcasing what appears to be a Party Room.A render showing Freddy in the Party Room.A close-up render of Bonnie posted on Tyler's Instagram, featuring a slightly updated version of the previously shown mysterious Bonnie character.Alternate render of Bonnie's newest look.Yet another alternate teaser of Bonnie's newest look.A sneak peek of one of the game's rooms.A close-up view of The Puppet. *Source code: LOOK\_DOWN\_LEFT\_RIGHT\_UP\_\_\_\_YOU\_WILL\_\_\_JOIN\_\_\_\_US\_\_\_\_\_James\_\_\_Calfron*A gif of an official teaser video of Freddy slumped to the ground, twitching.A promotional image for the game teasing what was then intended to be the release date of the game's trailer.
## Icons/Cover Artwork

An early version of the game's icon.An early version of the banner.The banner for the game.
## Behind the Scenes

A behind-the-scenes look at a wireframe of Chica's new design.A behind-the-scenes look at the development of the building.A behind the scenes look at the Puppet's new model.A behind the scenes look at Freddy's new model.A behind the scenes look at the new Freddy model's endoskeleton.A behind-the-scenes look at a room from BFP's new Instagram.An updated version of a previously shown room.Behind the scenes of the making of the newer logo.A WIP image of the new Office. Notice the Lockjaw plushie sitting on the right side of the desk along with the cupcake-like OC on the left.A WIP image showcasing the player quickly climbing down a ladder.
## References

1. ↑ https://imgur.com/a/Kt1az2F
2. ↑ https://imgur.com/a/mjGVPn4
3. ↑ https://imgur.com/a/ByxcbRv
4. ↑ https://imgur.com/a/tsRdVXV