Friday the 13th The Video Game is exactly what its supposed to be in every way shape and form. You are either a survivor, or the killer. Be the councilor, hunted by a maniac, or be Jason Vorhees, hunting the councilors, whilst Mother tells you to murder them all.
The game offers 1 mode. 3 different maps. Is it not enough? Some will argue that understandably. However, it works extremely well because they are portraying what the movies do. You are there... and the atmosphere, the sound, the paranoid feel once you're in it, are very real. I can't wait for the singleplayer and more Jason skins. Especially JASON X. Can't wait and I pray they add it.
Now. All this is great but it is being held back by some bad things that I'll get to now.
Nr 1: Hitboxes. Sometimes Jayson's axe likes to defy physics and go through objects it shouldn't. Case in point, if you're behind a door, Jayson's axe can sometimes swing right through it and hit anyone on the other side. This makes for some cheap kills at times. I can understand windows but when barricading a door and an axe swings through in 1 hit. Not multiple. 1. That kinda sucks and if you get wounded, without a med-spray, chances are you're pretty dead. I personally do not have an issue with Jayson's grab hit-box like other players.
Nr 2: Quitters. This is a really big issue because every player lost, makes it harder to win. There is no real penalty for leaving a match the moment you realize you're not Jason. There is no real penalty for quitting just before Jason grabs you and thus deny that player kill points. Furthermore, players that do this can sabotage set-ups that require Tommy Jarvis. Because some players quit immediately as they die, but if Tommy is called, sometimes you see a player-less Tommy just afking near the cemetery. Yet Tommy, being alive does not show up on the scorescreen because that player left. Can be extremely confusing when Jason is looking for someone when everyone on the screen is clearly dead. Above all its frustrating to join a match, and see 1-3 people leave the moment it starts because they only play as Jason. We need a fix to this. Either a temporary ban for quitting... OR...
Nr 3: Give the Jason only players a queue option to queue as Jason. Its gonna be long, no doubt, but give it them because then they will stop sabotaging the matches for other people. It is EXTREMELY hard to win versus skilled Jason players if you drop to 5 people or less from the beginning. Its a straight up GG. So much so other players just leave and that's your match. That being said...
Nr 4: (BIG ONE) Please work on a ban or punishment option for quitters, and TEAMKILLERS. Have some kind of system that tracks player quitting within the first 2 minutes of the game beginning. Issuing not a point deduction for leavers, but instead a ban from joining games for 30 minutes or longer depending on frequency.
If none of these issues can be fixed then I look forward to the singleplayer even more because I've met some really bad teams lately. Teamkillers, trolls, quitters, saboteurs that shut doors or windows in your face as you ask for help, or those that run in, then open doors for Jason, then proceed to hit you with a bat and get you killed. Its too easy to troll. Ruins the game completely.
Nr 5: Buggy locations. Beds that Jason can't kill players in, glitches under bridges ( use knife throws from the other side, guys. No invisible wall there. Only from the corners. ) Glitching near sea bed rocks. If a player manages to get glitched out near one of the small rock regions at the lake, Jason cannot perform a Drown Kill. Maybe throwing knives work but its a LONG toss.
However. Most of these exploits can be countered with throwing knives.
Nr 6: If nothing else REMOVE FRIENDLY FIRE. Please... I know its realistic, but when there are players that only wanna screw with you, it single-handedly destroys the game.
So yes. It sounds like a lot of trouble at the moment but fellas. I'll say this. I had MORE fun here than frustration. By a long shot. Its a really good game, lots of fun, but as you've managed to figure out... HEAVILY teamwork dependent. Not just to win, but to have fun and not end up annoyed by exploiters or trolls that get no punishment whatsoever that they'll care about.
Its a game I'd recommend you play with friends to guarantee a damn good time. You'll have more good matches than bad using quick-play but beware those toxic people that are either sore losers, trolling you or just being plain bad without any care for the rest of the team.
I am super excited for the singleplayer that's coming for free. I believe that will help a lot when wanting to avoid the bad players, plus it will offer some unique features, scripted events and more stuff from the movies. The bad things I hope get taken care of. I know the bugs and exploits are being fixed as I write this. As for the punishment system... I really hope the devs will do something.
As of right now the game is a 7 out of 10. damn good game. When we get the singleplayer and more skins, and hopefully with a reasonable AI, I'm upping the score to 8. Fantastic.
Can't wait to see where this game goes. And it has me hopeful for the possibility of one day seeing an IP like this set on Elm Street... or Haddonfield.... :) Just imagine that :D
The game offers 1 mode. 3 different maps. Is it not enough? Some will argue that understandably. However, it works extremely well because they are portraying what the movies do. You are there... and the atmosphere, the sound, the paranoid feel once you're in it, are very real. I can't wait for the singleplayer and more Jason skins. Especially JASON X. Can't wait and I pray they add it.
Now. All this is great but it is being held back by some bad things that I'll get to now.
Nr 1: Hitboxes. Sometimes Jayson's axe likes to defy physics and go through objects it shouldn't. Case in point, if you're behind a door, Jayson's axe can sometimes swing right through it and hit anyone on the other side. This makes for some cheap kills at times. I can understand windows but when barricading a door and an axe swings through in 1 hit. Not multiple. 1. That kinda sucks and if you get wounded, without a med-spray, chances are you're pretty dead. I personally do not have an issue with Jayson's grab hit-box like other players.
Nr 2: Quitters. This is a really big issue because every player lost, makes it harder to win. There is no real penalty for leaving a match the moment you realize you're not Jason. There is no real penalty for quitting just before Jason grabs you and thus deny that player kill points. Furthermore, players that do this can sabotage set-ups that require Tommy Jarvis. Because some players quit immediately as they die, but if Tommy is called, sometimes you see a player-less Tommy just afking near the cemetery. Yet Tommy, being alive does not show up on the scorescreen because that player left. Can be extremely confusing when Jason is looking for someone when everyone on the screen is clearly dead. Above all its frustrating to join a match, and see 1-3 people leave the moment it starts because they only play as Jason. We need a fix to this. Either a temporary ban for quitting... OR...
Nr 3: Give the Jason only players a queue option to queue as Jason. Its gonna be long, no doubt, but give it them because then they will stop sabotaging the matches for other people. It is EXTREMELY hard to win versus skilled Jason players if you drop to 5 people or less from the beginning. Its a straight up GG. So much so other players just leave and that's your match. That being said...
Nr 4: (BIG ONE) Please work on a ban or punishment option for quitters, and TEAMKILLERS. Have some kind of system that tracks player quitting within the first 2 minutes of the game beginning. Issuing not a point deduction for leavers, but instead a ban from joining games for 30 minutes or longer depending on frequency.
If none of these issues can be fixed then I look forward to the singleplayer even more because I've met some really bad teams lately. Teamkillers, trolls, quitters, saboteurs that shut doors or windows in your face as you ask for help, or those that run in, then open doors for Jason, then proceed to hit you with a bat and get you killed. Its too easy to troll. Ruins the game completely.
Nr 5: Buggy locations. Beds that Jason can't kill players in, glitches under bridges ( use knife throws from the other side, guys. No invisible wall there. Only from the corners. ) Glitching near sea bed rocks. If a player manages to get glitched out near one of the small rock regions at the lake, Jason cannot perform a Drown Kill. Maybe throwing knives work but its a LONG toss.
However. Most of these exploits can be countered with throwing knives.
Nr 6: If nothing else REMOVE FRIENDLY FIRE. Please... I know its realistic, but when there are players that only wanna screw with you, it single-handedly destroys the game.
So yes. It sounds like a lot of trouble at the moment but fellas. I'll say this. I had MORE fun here than frustration. By a long shot. Its a really good game, lots of fun, but as you've managed to figure out... HEAVILY teamwork dependent. Not just to win, but to have fun and not end up annoyed by exploiters or trolls that get no punishment whatsoever that they'll care about.
Its a game I'd recommend you play with friends to guarantee a damn good time. You'll have more good matches than bad using quick-play but beware those toxic people that are either sore losers, trolling you or just being plain bad without any care for the rest of the team.
I am super excited for the singleplayer that's coming for free. I believe that will help a lot when wanting to avoid the bad players, plus it will offer some unique features, scripted events and more stuff from the movies. The bad things I hope get taken care of. I know the bugs and exploits are being fixed as I write this. As for the punishment system... I really hope the devs will do something.
As of right now the game is a 7 out of 10. damn good game. When we get the singleplayer and more skins, and hopefully with a reasonable AI, I'm upping the score to 8. Fantastic.
Can't wait to see where this game goes. And it has me hopeful for the possibility of one day seeing an IP like this set on Elm Street... or Haddonfield.... :) Just imagine that :D