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Screenshot Friday the 13th: The Game is a semi- game set throughout the in a variety of locations in and around the fictional Camp Crystal Lake from the. The game is an, with up to eight people able to play in one game session. One player is randomly selected to control whose objective is to kill as many counselors as possible before time runs out. Playing as Jason grants special time-restricted abilities including being able to sense nearby counselors and to teleport anywhere on the map. The remaining players control the counselors, who can temporarily stun Jason using firecrackers and bear traps as well as the various projectile and melee-based weapons that are found throughout the map. The main objective of playing as a counselor is to escape the map alive, which can be done more quickly by completing the map's side objectives (which are easier to complete when coordinating with other players) that will allow counselors to escape or to survive long enough until time runs out on the session, Jason may also be defeated with an 'epic win condition' that requires both teamwork and planning, and is difficult to perform. A player may also control, who becomes playable when certain conditions are met.
Although the game was originally planned to be multiplayer only, a single-player mode via an update was announced for a Summer 2017 release, despite the stretch goal for US$1.625 million to unlock it not being reached. The mode will consist of objective-based missions that will allow the player to take control of Jason against. Some of the missions will be of the films, while others are original scenarios. On October 27, 2017, Gun released a trailer teasing a new game mode called 'Paranoia.' However on February 1, 2018, it was announced that development on Paranoia mode would be put on hold in order to focus on the new dedicated servers feature.
Settings Five primary maps are available, each of which are based on locations from the first five films, and each set concurrent with the films' time periods. Matches may take place at: Camp Crystal Lake, the setting of the, in 1979; Packanack Lodge, the setting of the, in 1984; Higgins Haven, the setting of the, in 1984; the Jarvis House, the setting of the, in 1984; and Pinehurst, the setting of the, in 1989. Camp Crystal Lake, Higgins Haven, and Packanack Lodge were the original available maps, while the Jarvis House and Pinehurst were made available in October 2017 and January 2018, respectively. Characters. Main article: The game's primary killer is, the series' most recurring antagonist. Nine different versions of Jason are playable, based on his appearances from the, and films, the, and make-up artist 's own Jason created exclusively for backers of the game.
Each Jason has his own strengths and weaknesses and many also have different weapons. Additionally, players have the option of selecting, the Jason copycat killer from the. There are fourteen playable counselors in the game, each of whom have their own strengths and weaknesses. Original counselors created for the game are A.J. Mason (Marisha Ray), Adam Palomino , Brandon 'Buggzy' Wilson (Zeno Robinson), Chad Kensington , Deborah Kim , Eric 'J.R.' LaChappa (Benjamin Diskin), Jenny Myers , Kenny Riedell (Robbie Daymond), Mitch Floyd , Tiffany Cox , Vanessa Jones (Noveen Crumbie), and Victoria Sterling (Allegra Clark).
From the films are Part III characters and (Gloria Charles) whose likeness was permitted by the estate of the late Gloria Charles who portrayed Fox in the film. Also playable is , the protagonist of the fourth, fifth, and sixth films, who assists the counselors when contacted from a randomly placed. He is controlled by a randomly-selected player on the counselors' side whose previous character was either killed or escaped. In addition to having perfect statistics and being immediately equipped with a shotgun, pocket knife and first aid spray, Tommy is the only character capable of killing Jason. Development After 's polarized of and 's in 2015, IllFonic went to work on a game titled Slasher Vol.
1: Summer Camp, with little details on its release date with Gun, in which the story took place in Camp Forest Green. Friday the 13th director was in talks about an upcoming game based on with Gun. It is also the first video game IllFonic has developed with, departing from after the announcement of Project Advena. Cunningham came to us in early 2015, but we quickly discovered these weren't the normal business conversations you would have when you try to secure a license as important as Friday the 13th. It was totally different. It was a conversation built on mutual admiration and respect for what each had created. Sean immediately noticed the passion we had for Friday the 13th, and after several incredible meetings over the next few months, we decided to upgrade our plans for Summer Camp and embrace the Friday the 13th video game license.
After several incredible meetings over the next few months, Sean surprised us by offering the Friday the 13th video game license. Executive director and producer Randy Greenback organized both a campaign and a Backerkit campaign to fund the game's development. Overall, US$422,866 was raised by 18,068 backers in BackerKit and about US$823,704.20 from 12,128 backers in Kickstarter, collecting about US$1,246,570.20 from both platforms, becoming. On October 13, 2015, it was announced that Slasher Vol. 1: Summer Camp had evolved into Friday the 13th: The Game, with an announcement trailer released by Gun on their channel the same day.
On Halloween, uploaded a video to the Gun YouTube channel with files on his computer monitor being partially seen, implying that he was composing music for the game. On November 4, Gun released fly-through shots of the game's environment while in development. On November 10, IllFonic posted a video on Gun's YouTube channel, which highlighted testing and development for the game, including for Jason. On February 25, 2016, Gun and IllFonic released camera footage showing stunt coordinator, who portrays Jason, with and Ryan Staats, the two actors who will play the men and women counselors in the game, performing at. The footage shows Hodder performing a list of kill animations for the game, with rigged used to track the kills and animations in real-time. This was soon reuploaded by in the same day.
A developer panel for Gun Media and IllFonic was opened at in January with footage and a list of kill animations, with released at in June. On September 2, Gun released the trailer for the game, titled ' XIII'. The trailer showcased Jason Voorhees' kill animations specifically designed by Tom Savini, while set to 'XIII'. Casting Several actors from the Friday the 13th films reprised their roles in the game.
For Jason Voorhees and Roy Burns was provided by, who portrayed Jason in, and, and is the only actor to play the character more than once. Cast as Tommy Jarvis was, who played Tommy in and the character is modeled after Mathews' appearance in the film., who appeared in as Sheldon 'Shelly' Finkelstein, reprised the role when the character was added to the game in December 2017.
Also featured are the likenesses of Part III actress Gloria Charles as her character Fox and actor Dick Wieand as his character Roy Burns. The original counselor characters were voiced by Zeno Robinson as Brandon 'Buggzy' Wilson, as Chad Kensington and Eric 'J.R.' LaChappa, as Deborah Kim, as Jenny Myers, Marisha Ray as A.J. Mason, as Tiffany Cox, as Adam Palomino and Kenny Riedell, and Noveen Crumbie as Vanessa Jones. The male counselors were motion captured by Ryan Staats and the female counselors were motion captured. Jennifer Ann Burton voiced, whose voice is heard encouraging Jason's player during the game and in a collection of unlockable tapes. Virtual Cabin On June 30, 2016 IllFonic previewed a 3D development diary to complement behind-the-scenes interviews, footage, and in-development stock called the 'Virtual Cabin'.
Besides overviews, the Cabin has item rooms that house information upon characters, scenes. An item room called the 'Jason Room' was unlocked on July 18, 2016 and a room containing the main counselors was unlocked on August 12, 2016. On December 18th a virtual cabin 2.0 was added to the main game. It features much more Easter eggs and is at a much larger scale than the previous cabin. Completing all the challenges reveals confirmation of the addition of Uber Jason and a map depicting the space ship Grendel from the film coming soon.
However this was officially cancelled in a statement from Gun Media due to a rights lawsuit involving and in which Gun Media representative Wes Keltner stated: 'Is there a chance of any content being added to the game if a ruling on the dispute occurs in the near future? The answer is no. We can't keep building content that may never see the light of day.
That's bad business.' Soundtrack Harry Manfredini, who created the soundtrack for the original film, composed the soundtrack of the video game. The physical copy was to feature original concept art from the game and in the packaging, but this ultimately proved false. During development, Gun released two tracks from the upcoming soundtrack, which released as 'Harry Manfredini Full Track - 01' on November 9, 2015 and 'Harry Manfredini Full Track - 02' on May 14, 2016.
A trailer of the game released for PAX West 2016 featured the theme for the game, 'Killer', recorded. Other songs included in the game from include 'Live Before I Die' and 'XIII' which can be heard when the radio is played. The popular 80s punk group the Misfits are also featured on the game's soundtrack. They have one song in the game, appropriately titled 'Friday the 13th' from their album Friday the 13th-EP released in 2016. The song can be heard on any radio in the game and also in the car when escaping. GunMedia uploaded a trailer featuring the song during the game's development.
Release The game was pushed back from the fall release date, multiplayer came out on May 26, 2017 and the campaign was released in Q3 2017. The initial release was digital exclusive, with a physical copy published on Friday, October 13, 2017. On June 11, 2018, Gun Media announced that it had canceled all future content updates including DLC for the game, citing a dispute between Cunningham and over rights, lawsuit and ownership of the original film as making it 'unfeasible now or in the future'. The studio still plans to offer maintenance patches. Miller won the lawsuit on September 28, 2018. On September 25, 2018, it was announced that Black Tower Studios would take over as the new development partner for the game.
Friday the 13th: Ultimate Slasher Switch Edition for the Nintendo Switch will be released in Spring 2019. Reception Reception Aggregate score Aggregator Score (PC) 61/100 (PS4) 61/100 (XONE) 53/100 Review scores Publication Score 6.5/10 6/10 4/10 6.9/10 75/100 4/10 Awards Publication Award Best Indie Game Best Multiplayer (People's Choice) Friday the 13th: The Game received 'mixed or average' reviews, according to. 'Slightly above average or simply inoffensive. Fans of the genre should enjoy it a bit, but a fair few will be left unfulfilled,' was Caitlin Cooke's conclusion on with a score of 6.5/10. James Kozanitis of gave the game a score of 4 out of 5 stars, saying, 'Is it perfect?
Not by a long shot. Indeed, you'll experience graphical bugs and other quirks that break your immersion. But, after getting into Friday the 13th: The Game, and I mean really getting into it, discovering all its intricacies and more technical aspects, these problems will seem so small as to evaporate, and balance issues you once perceived will be corrected. And what's left is a truly unique experience, unlike any other multiplayer game you've played (certainly a cut above other asymmetrical titles), where cooperation, wits and sometimes ruthless murder are what it takes to survive. Be wary of this game if only for its propensity to hook you. Jason has sunk his pickaxe into me, and he's not letting go, ensuring I will be playing Friday the 13th: The Game extensively for the considerable future. Peter Brown's 4/10 on stated that 'These shortcomings and ongoing server issues aren't easily overlooked, and work against what promise Friday the 13th shows.
As of now, a week after launch, it's short on content and performs poorly all around, especially on consoles. The story goes that the developers weren't prepared for amount of people who wanted to jump on day one, but that does little to assuage players who were convinced that they were paying for a finished product.
Despite showing potential that may one day be realized, Friday the 13th comes across as an unfinished game that shouldn't have been released in its current state.' 's Daemon Hatfield scored the game a 6.9/10 with the consensus 'Lopsided gameplay and egregious bugs almost kill the mood of Jason's murder spree in Friday the 13th: The Game.' 75/100 was Tyler Wilde's score on with the consensus: 'It needs more maps, but right now Friday the 13th is a gory game of hide-and-go-seek that's fun with funny people.' Austen Goslin's score of 4/10 on said that ' Friday the 13th: The Game mimics the surface level of the classic film series, but misses the spirit.' The game has sold 1.8 million copies as of August 2017.
Despite mixed reviews, the game went on to win the Best Indie Game award at the, though it was nominated for Best Multiplayer Game. The game was also nominated and became a runner-up for 'Best Multiplayer' at the IGN Best of 2017 Awards, although it won the 2017 People's Choice Award. In addition, the game was nominated for 'Game Design, New IP' and 'Game, Original Action' at the 17th Annual Awards. Ranked the game 14th on their list of the 25 Best Games of 2017. Despite mixed reviews, the collectible Pamela Voorhees Tapes written by and Tommy Jarvis Tapes written by earned a positive response from fans and critics with the latter earning the most praise with many enjoying the easter eggs and references Green put in tying Tommy Jarvis into other horror franchises. The Jarvis Tapes include references to A Nightmare On Elm Street, Halloween, Behind The Mask: The Rise Of Leslie Vernon, Hatchet and Shocker.
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