Holy fucking hell there's going to be a new "Friday the 13th" game coming out? And you get to play as Jason fucking Voorhees? And you get to hunt down horny camp counselors? And it's loaded with blood, guts, and nudity? And it's officially sanctioned by original film director Sean Cunningham?
This is too good to be true.
Well, the game isn't quite created yet. It's actually on a Kickstarter campaign at the moment that is gaining some steam. The game itself is a multiplayer-style affair, as one player plays as Jason and seven other players take on the roles of his would-be victims as they try to hide from our favorite hockey mask-wearing, machete-wielding mass murderer. Yes, you read all that right.
This has all the recipes to be something awesome.
Then again, this also has all the recipes to be a disaster.
Considering this is a Kickstarter game, who knows if it will ever see the light of day. It just might (I honestly think it will, albeit not as soon as many would hope), but that possibility is there in the forefront given the history of video games trying to get going via Kickstarter. That being said, considering it has the OK from Sean Cunningham, and all the press it has gotten so far, this could be the game that makes us forget about that NES abortion from the late 80s...you know, that game that is probably one of the worst video games ever made?
No I'm not fucking exaggerating, that NES "Friday the 13th" game fucked me in the head so much as a kid that whenever I throw stones or rocks, I automatically make them curve upwards over their intended targets. Don't get that reference? You're lucky and I'm happy for you. You do get that reference? Then we know each other's pain.
Anyway, I truly hope this game sees the light of day, and I hope it's what we all are yearning for it to be. Either way, I can't wait to play it.
Oh shit wait, I said I'd never buy a next-gen console...and it's only going to be on PS4 and XBox One...
...shit.
So it has been pointed out to me that the picture I attached to the blog is from a different game called "Last Year" that is also on Kickstarter. They didn't get the F13 license and had to redesign the killer seen in that picture, so he wouldn't look like our favorite slasher icon. I would change said picture...but in all honesty I am too damn lazy to do so at the moment (and also I just can't at the moment) so I am thusly saying "my bad".
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