Friday the 13th: The Game

Well, its been many, many months since the game's initial release. I thought it was time for a Honest and Fair review for this title.
You'd think there would be a content update thrown in for the players that stuck with the game through its most painful times, right? You'd think they'd actually try and create new content since fixing bugs isn't exactly their forte. So what new things have entered the game since its release. Well, lets see.

For starters, the combat stance "exploit" is still there. It is being called an exploit because there exists an animation that breaks down the door. I'm not calling anyone who abuses this exploit and exploiter, because there isn't a reason to not use it, but this is an easy fix and they absolutely refuse to change anything about it. Here's a simple fix Gun, feel free to use it. They must remove the animation. Its completely pointless now. There is literally no reason to use the door breaking animation at all. If you want to know how I know they will never change this, just listen to this. A few weeks ago, they introduced a patch where the only way to break windows was a short animation. A week later? They completely reversed their decision and reintroduced the ability to combat stance windows down. What did they learn? Absolutely nothing. Next.

The past month has been considerably interesting from a certain cynical point of view, especially since it shows how completely incompetent Gun is when it comes to fixing issues in the game. Before the latest patch, counselors could almost infinitely stun Jason since they introduced a bug where stuns could stack. This bug was generated from fixes and nerfs to stun-time increasing perks and stats. What was the fix? Completely destroy stun times. Its been completely nerfed into the ground, intentionally or not. Pocket knives do not stun at all besides the initial stab, knockdowns are still extremely fast stuns, and regular stuns with the flare gun and non-heavy weapons are just about gone. This honestly just shows that they know nothing about balance nor did they learn anything from their betas and past patches. At this point, its honestly disappointing.

Though they have been trying to fix their issues with bugs I cant support a video game with dirty Devs. Lying about having 100% clarification on a ban and its reasons and still banning two users is not right and if it happened to the two everyone probably know it could happen to anybody. I haven't been banned but I have had friends banned simply because some people think just because they suck that they can report and you know what, it works! Fix your morals and maybe I will come back. For now I will just play more Dead by Daylight!

Overall Gameplay:

The game itself isn't that bad. It's very clearly a low-budget game but I personally think the core gameplay is solid (at least after four or five patches). The biggest problem with the gameplay is that it's very repetitive. You'd think you could apply the repetition tag to any game but something about the 'Go here, collect that!' gameplay here is honestly boring after only a few hours. There are multiple Jason's and counselors to unlock which spice things up a little but due to the nature of how Jason is played you will follow a meta of counselor X and Y because the other 7 are useless. The same really applies with Jason but he's already so powerful that Jason X won't win any easier than Jason Y -- it's mainly how you want to play him that matters.

Playing as Jason:

When playing as Jason, your goal is to kill the other seven camp counselors before they can escape or the 20 minute game timer runs out. Jason is extremely powerful, and a decent Jason feels very, very OP. This is how the game is designed, and even though Jason is OP, it doesn’t mean he will kill everyone. Jason has different abilities that give him huge advantages. He can morph around the map instantly, he can sense enemies fear to stalk them and find them easier, and his most notable ability is called shift, which is his fast moving teleport-like ability. Using a well positioned shift and then combining it with grab can be a one-shot kill more often than not. Jason can grab survivors any time he’s close enough and execute awesome and gruesome fatalities, or he can just hack players to bits with melee swings.

When playing as Jason, you’ll need to be attentive to audio and visual cues to hunt down your prey. Breaking windows, and lights can strike fear into your victims that makes them easier to find with your sense ability. The longer the game lasts the stronger Jason becomes as his rage meter builds up.

Playing as Counselors:

When playing as a counselor, knowing that the odds are stacked against you makes you feel incredibly vulnerable. Even though you can fight back to distract and stun Jason, it’s best that you try to avoid him completely, and work together to escape. Counselors can juke the grab, or break free if they’re quick enough. There are three different ways to escape: you can call the police and wait for them to show up at one of the exits, or leave using the motor boat or a car. All methods, require you to find specific items in order to make the escape. In addition to finding the required items, you’ll spend a lot of time searching houses for weapons, or other utilities to help you stay alive and escape Jason’s clutches. In Friday the 13th, running at the wrong times, and wasting your stamina will get you killed. You need to know when to move quickly, and when to just stop and hide, all while keeping your fear levels down by using your flashlight and other lights, and avoiding Jason.

It’s absolutely terrifying when Jason is nearby, and then the fact that he might morph to where you are at any given time keeps you in a permanent state of suspense and unease. By working together, you can actually save your allies by stunning or distracting Jason. Making use of windows, traps, and barricades to slow Jason down while you find a place to hide plays a key role to successfully evading Jason if he does find you. There is a way for the counselors to kill Jason, but it is very difficult to set up all the necessary factors, and typically isn’t worth the effort.

When counselors die, they remain in the game as spectators, and have the option to wait out the rest of the game for significant bonus xp or they can just leave with the xp they’ve already earned. Those who stick around, have a chance to come back as Tommy Jarvis to help others.

Positives:

Homage to a classic slasher film
Emulates Evolve's general game play without drowning in an ocean of paid DLC

Negatives:

No rebinding keys in the year 2017
No tutorial mode, practice mode, or 1 player mode with bots
Without any other way to learn, this cripples new players
Horrible game imbalance and annoying prolonged stuns
Aiming projectiles locks your feet in place (In a game where you're chasing/running)
Bugs and exploits because patching/fixing games is hard

The Trailer:

If you are Interested in seeing the Trailer, I've provided it below also.

Final Verdict:

40/100

This game is fun to play with your friends, but honestly that is about it. Don't even bother getting this game if you are planning on playing alone, the community is downright despicable. There are people who will help Jason hunt down and kill counselors, and just ruin the fun for everybody. The fun was already ruined for me when i saw how broken the game is. To have the gall to charge $40 dollars for this game is laughable. Not only are the animations garbage, but the entire state of the game is garbage as well. The Devs are shady as well, banning people for the wrong reasons and promoting bad behavior. They also promised a lot of content in their kick-starter that seems to be missing in the game, and will probably never come to the game. Overall, this game should've been labeled as early access, and you should never pay $40 for this in the early stages that it is currently residing in.

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