Still ki-ki-ki-ma-ma-mad about it.
If youre reading this, I have to assume youre a horror fan.
For me, it wasFriday the 13th: The Game.
Prior to this, I was scared stiff by the very thought of horror.
Well, that was what I initially thought anyway.
Friday the 13th: The Game started life as a Kickstarter that raised almost a million dollars.
And sometimes in New York.
As a horror novice, none of this meant much to me at the time.
But the finished game worked its spell very swiftly when I played it.
From the off, the game primes you beautifully for a night of riotous slaughter.
In game form, Friday the 13th is an asymmetric horror likeDead by Daylight.
I dont really need to tell you how to play as Jason, do I?
You hunt everyone down and kill them.
As a counsellor, though, there are various routes to success.
you might find a fuse and get the camps electricity working, which means you might call the cops.
Harder than it sounds.
Jasonhatesit when you use the car in particular.
This man isnt afraid of the car, the car is afraid ofhim.
You could also simply wait out the clock and that would count as a win for the counsellors.
Beyond that theres one more way of winning the game that Ill talk more about later.
Its complicated, butboyis it satisfying.
New to the series as I was, I loved so much about this game almost immediately.
Then theres just the attention to detail.
This includes the fact that certain counsellors are better at certain things.
I favoured the sneakier and smarter characters myself.
I would main goth girlA.J.
Mason, whose stats leant into that play style.
Different skills and stats also ties into the tactical thinking and risk-taking the game has always demanded.
Or maybe you set traps for him.
The result of all this was a multiplayer game that created genuine stories.
In other words, allow me to get overly dramatic for a second.
I was crouched in stealth mode.
I had a baseball bat in hand.
Eventually, Jason approached the cabin.
I darted between rooms so that he couldnt strike me down with his throwing knives.
He decided that enough was enough and so he broke down the door and stepped into my beartrap.
I think he knew it was there but he also knew it wouldnt slow him down too much.
I smacked him with the bat and he fell.
Didnt see that coming!
Of course, this is Jason Voorhees were talking about, I couldnt outrun him forever.
He caught me amongst the trees and he must have thought the game was over.
Little did he know…I had three pocket knives at the ready.
I was ready to do that dance until dawn.
But then he disconnected, which wasfarless gripping.
But the glitches, like so much else about this game, could be beautiful.
Sometimes the map would spawn with a bunch of trees inside the buildings.
It was surreal and kind of gorgeous.
And it was funny, too.
These are the kinds of memories only video games can create.
Film and novels cant get you there.
If Tommy then lands a hit on him its all over.
Horror stories are weird.
But fate had other plans.
Friday the 13th is just about playable today, but its glitchy and broken and I wouldnt recommend it.
But listen, isnt that classic Jason too?
Just when you think hes dead, he comes back to life.
If so, Ill be there waiting.
And Ill verify to stock up on pocket knives, because you never know.
