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After months of awesome update to the “Friday the 13th: The Game Virtual Cabin“, Gun Media has released the beta for the real game. We captured a full match of gameplay featuring Jason from “Friday the 13th: Part 3” slashing away at teens.
Early impressions are really good. The core gameplay loop is solid, and even though Jason is extremely powerful, I was knocked over and avoided a few times. Having 7 teens go up against him also makes sure the match isn’t going to end in ten seconds.
After using the controversial teleportation-esque ability, I think that even though it’s a tiny bit too powerful, the way it’s kept in check by not allowing you to stop flying around once you start is good. Also, it’s very tough to control and Jason’s turn radius is very wide, so it’s easy to get stuck behind a tree or a wall.
One issue I noticed is that the tactic that the survivors in “Dead By Daylight” love to use, jumping through a window and making the killer chase them around in circles is making its way into the “Friday the 13th: The Game” beta. Jason’s abilities help him counter better than the killers in “Dead By Daylight”, but it kind of breaks the illusion a bit and gets tiring quickly.
Playing as the survivors is fun, and while it’s definitely reminiscent of “Dead by Daylight”, the skill check mini games for doing things like fixing the car in Higgin’s Haven are more interactive and actually make sense.
Speaking of Higgin’s Haven, the map design is one of “Friday the 13th: The Game’s” strongest aspects. It feels like a summer camp. Twigs and leaves crunch under your feet as you walk around, there’s a light fog rolling over the lake and the light shafts of moonlight are the perfect extra little touch. Graphically, the game looks good, but not great. The objects and density are awesome, but the textures look a little muddy in both the characters and the environment.
Gun has been boasting Kane Hodder’s involvement in the game for months, and from what I’ve played they deserve to. The way Jason moves as he lumbers around hunting down counsellors is extremely convincing, and when you can get a kill shot that goes beyond just slashing away with an axe, it’s brutal.
Now for the giveaway. Gun was kind enough to provide us with TEN Steam keys for the beta, and entering is very simple. All you have to do is make sure you’re subscribed to our YouTube channel. Once you’ve done that, leave a comment on the video embedded below and you’re in! I’ll be giving away keys throughout the day so that you actually get a chance to play the beta before it ends.
Sam Neill, the New Zealand actor best known for his role in 1993’s Jurassic Park, has passed away this week at 78 years old. In a statement shared on Neill’s Instagram page this morning, the actor’s family said that his passing was “sudden and unexpected.”
Neill had been diagnosed with a rare blood cancer in 2022, but stated the following year that he was in remission. The family notes that he “remained cancer free” at the time of his passing.
The family statement reads, “It is with immense sadness that the whānau of Sam Neill share the news of his passing on Monday 13th July, in Sydney Australia. Sam was surrounded by family and passed with the dignity that has characterised his whole life. The loss was sudden and unexpected but blessed by the fact that Sam remained cancer free.
“They would like to express their deepest gratitude to the staff at St Vincent’s Private Hospital for their incredible care. More details will be shared later, but for now, on behalf of the family, we ask that you respect their privacy as they navigate this immeasurable loss.”
In addition to his iconic role as Dr. Alan Grant in the original Jurassic Park and the sequels Jurassic Park III and Jurassic World: Dominion, Sam Neill left an indelible mark on the horror genre with memorable roles in Andrzej Żuławski’s Possession, The Omen: The Final Conflict, John Carpenter’s In the Mouth of Madness, and sci-fi horror favorite Event Horizon.
Sam Neill’s vast resume in film and television began in the early 1970s and also includes the films Sleeping Dogs, Enigma, The Good Wife, A Cry in the Dark, Dead Calm, The Hunt for Red October, Memoirs of an Invisible Man, Hostage, The Jungle Book, Snow White: A Tale of Terror, The Horse Whisperer, Bicentennial Man, Daybreakers, Escape Plan, and Thor: Ragnarok.
Sam Neill is survived by his four children and eight grandchildren.
Steven Spielberg said in a statement to Variety, “I owe a debt of gratitude to Roger Donaldson, Gilliam Armstrong, Graham Baker and Phillip Noyce for casting Sam Neill in the roles in which he was so brilliant that brought him to my attention and led to his playing Dr. Alan Grant in Jurassic Park. Sam was exceptionally collaborative. It was a stretch for him to play a character who acted as though children were messy and smelly because this was the opposite of the loving father he was to his children. I adored making all the Jurassic movies with him.”
Spielberg adds, “Along with Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum, we will always have our Jurassic family and Sam will never be forgotten by us or his many millions of fans around the world.”
Sam Neill in ‘Event Horizon’
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