Worst Friday Night Funkin' Weeks

The worst week in Friday Night Funkin' is the first one, and really, it was an easy pick. None of the weeks in Friday Night Funkin' are actually bad. Nearly all songs in the game are somewhat of a bop, but when you play literally any other week and then go back to Week 1, you notice just how basic it is.

The stage you sing on is literally just a stage with no interesting details or people. Just a stage. Daddy Dearest is a pretty good villain, and his songs are basic. In Bopeebo, he's just testing you to see if you know the basics. It's a slow-going and monotonous song that doesn't do much. With Fresh, Daddy Dearest is testing you a little harder, and again, this song is simply meh. The beatboxing is very out of place for this game, and the numerous voice cracks are kind of grating. The melody is chill but still basic.

Dadbattle is probably the only great song in the game. It takes what you've learned so far and blends it into a final battle. Overall, Dadbattle is the one song that holds this week together. Without it, it would've just been a boring and uninteresting week.

Week 2 is the most harmless week of the bunch. It doesn't try to do anything super big like Week 4 or 7, but at the same time, it doesn't lie too low like Week 1 or 3. It's just a week in Friday Night Funkin' that I enjoy playing every now and then.

Skid and Pump, the antagonists, are probably my favorite guest characters of the bunch. They don't scream out "Look at me, I'm a classic Newgrounds character" as much as Pico or Tankman. Originally, there were only two songs for this week, but they didn't waste them, as Spookez is actually one of my favorite songs. The spooky Halloween atmosphere shines right through the song, and it wouldn't feel out of place in something like Mario. South isn't as memorable as Spookez, but it feels more like Friday Night Funkin'. That's a good collection.

Then in the Week 7 update, this week got an additional song, making it three songs like every other week. I hope it doesn't drag down this week... oh *bleep*. Monster is the worst song in the entire game. There's literally nothing interesting about it. It's just a generic Halloween song with lyrics that are trying to be as edgy and inappropriate as possible, like "I am gonna eat your girlfriend." I take back what I said about Week 3 being edgy. It's nothing like this abomination. Ah well, Week 2 could've been higher had it not been for this.

Two of my favorite things are video games and anime. What would happen if you merged the two? Well, you'd get the second-best week in Friday Night Funkin', Week 6. It's the first one to feature actual cutscenes in between songs, so you have at least a little bit of an idea of what is going on. But that's not really important, it's everything else.

A detail I love about it is how each of the three songs has its own genre. Senpai is strictly anime-based. Thorns is more video game, and Roses is the middle ground. All songs are great. Senpai is one of my top three songs in the game. It's so stereotypically anime that it hurts, and I love that. Roses is one of the catchiest songs, and they're both sung by my favorite villain in Friday Night Funkin', Senpai. The only thorn in this week is Thorns. It's also a good song, but alongside Senpai and Roses, it doesn't fit as well. That ending cutscene was way too creepy for me the first time I played it.

Right in the middle of my ranking sits Week 7, both literally and metaphorically. In my opinion, Week 7 takes the good from my top three weeks and the bad from my bottom three weeks. It's a good week where the good is really good, and the bad is kind of disappointing.

If we were merely ranking these weeks based on the effort put into them, Week 7 would easily be highest. This one, and Week 6 are the only ones with cutscenes in between songs. Tankman comes with some great one-liners, adding a lot of personality to the week. The best cutscene is easily before the last song, Stress, where Tankman orders his troops to fire at Girlfriend. But then Pico comes out of nowhere, shoots all the Tankmen, and rescues Girlfriend. During the song that follows, Stress, Pico shoots the Tankmen in sync with the music, while Boyfriend and Tankman rap out the final battle. The atmosphere is just perfect in this song. It truly feels like a final boss.

The beginner song, Ugh, is also pretty good, as it gets you pumped up and is generally iconic. Week 7 could've been even higher had it not been for Guns. Seriously, why take a perfectly good week and waste it on this forgettable tune? Guns is one of the most boring and tasteless songs in the game. Not as bad as Monster, obviously, but still just bad.

I bet you didn't see this one coming. Week 3 seems to be a fan favorite. The main reason is Pico. Pico was originally a character from Pico's School, a flash game on Newgrounds where you have a school to shoot up. Since Friday Night Funkin' is a Newgrounds game, a lot of these classic Newgrounds characters have made appearances.

Week 3 is probably the most "Newgrounds" week of them all. Not just because of Pico, but because of the general atmosphere. It's dark, it's purplish, it's cartoonish. Unfortunately, that's also why this week is so low. Week 3 tries too hard to be edgy and dark, and it suffers in quality as a result. The songs in Week 3 are probably the most forgettable, as they all sound too similar and have that edgy city tone. Philly Nice in particular is just, what?

On the other hand, I think Pico and Blammed are good songs. They're slightly more interesting, even if I don't like the "city" vibe of them.

Week 5 is surprisingly the least popular week among the Friday Night Funkin' fanbase, and all I want to ask is, why? Sure, it's not as crazy as Week 4, nor does it introduce any new characters, but Week 5 is honestly one of the strongest points in the game. Despite being released a month later, Week 5 is Christmas-themed, and I think the Christmas atmosphere shines through all three songs. These songs are probably the most consistently good ones in the game.

Cocoa (the most hated song in the game) is one of the most chill songs. It feels like you're just Christmas shopping with your family. Eggnog is a bit more chaotic but still has that comfy Christmas vibe. However, Winter Horrorland is where it's really at, being one of my top three songs in the entire game.

Ok, I know what you're thinking. I just spent a few seconds ranting about Monster, yet I think Winter Horrorland is one of the best songs? Well, yes. Both are lyrical songs that focus too hard on being edgy. However, the difference is that Winter Horrorland, unlike Monster, also has a good melody, while Monster is just a cliché spooky song. Not to mention the lyrics are a little more original than simply "I'm going to eat your girlfriend."

Overall, Week 5. One word: painfully underrated.

The best week is, of course, none other than Week 4, Mommy Must Murder.