Friday the 13th: The Game

This game used to be more fun when it first came out, but now it seems to get more glitch every time I play it. It also doesn't help that there are mostly overpowered players currently, so escaping it very close to impossible. You just have to get lucky with a new or bad Jason player. I hope they fix the glitches that make it unplayable in the upcoming update. (That should have been April 13th, 2018 or they should have at least added something small instead we got nothing)

In 1989 I rushed over to Suncoast Video when I was a kid, on my bike, to get the NES Friday the 13th.... and got burned... like I always got burned when I or rented brought movie based games back in the day when NES ruled.

Meanwhile, fast-forward to my adult years, it's 2021, and... why not? My wife insisted on getting an Xbox so... why not.

This time I can play as Jason, and, if that doesn't suit me, I can play as a counselor and remember how much I hated the game back in the late 80s... only this time with better graphics, more carnage and... most importantly... nostalgia.

Only you can only play as a counselor on line and, honestly, no one plays it online. So you sit in a loading window with two other people, waiting for enough to actually have a game, and then watch them drop out as the wait gets too long.

So then you play single player, but you can only play as Jason, and offline single player, there isn't much of a plot to it, no real achievements, you just walk around and kill people... which isn't exactly entertaining for more than a couple of rounds of play.

It relied too much on being an online hit... and it really doesn't look like it was, so as cool as it is those three or four times you run around in offline mode because it wasn't popular enough to sustain online players.... it gets old really fast.

Created by independent developers and funded through kickstarter, Friday the 13th, the game is worthy of a purchase on Playstation Plus since its free as of the time of this review. There's no storyline in this game as it's a pick up and play game set in different areas of the franchise. The mission of the game is to survive being killed as either Jason or the counselors and gain experience points and level up. The more you level up, you get more characters. There's also a virtual cabin where you can find interesting trivia about the game and the franchise upon which this cult game is based on. Controls are very easy and the challenge of trying to kill the target is very fun. It also has an influential score from the films, the theme song from part 6 in the credits, and the voice of Kane Hodder as Jason. Most recently in the news, a settlement was reached in which the creators of the game will add future content to this year old game, ensuing that millions of players will hack their way to victory.

I recommend this game. It's easy to pick up and play, it incorporates all the best feel of camp crystal lake and none of the more questionable future instalments.

It's up to 8 players or you can have a private match, Jason is randomly assigned unless the host chooses, it's always random in the public match. If you're not Jason you gotta work together to escape by acquiring buildables, like a car battery, phone the police, escape on the boat or simply hide! Calling Tommy Jarvis brings a dead character back after two have been murdered in a variety of ways.

The developers are actively trying to improve the servers as currently one in two games will crash, leaving you with no XP to roll perks or unlock Jason's moves. This is the main downfall which hopefully will be rectified soon.

New content is due every couple of months which no doubt will improve the game further. The controls are fine, some of the mechanics are a bit ropey but that kinda adds to the experience! If you game regularly with 6 to 10 people then get this game, definitely a good laugh if nothing else.

Great gameplay let down by bad servers but it can be very scary when you are in a cabin with Jason which is what we want in a game like this. Not for kids as the gore is an easy 10/10 and quite brutal. And if you have a full lobby of friends I am going to say that this is the most fun game you will ever play.