While F13th is fun, it has some serious issues such as imbalanced gameplay, numerous bugs, frustrating matchmaking problems, and etc, especially during its initial release. This game also has some of these problems, but to a much lesser extent, particularly in terms of balancing issues. I was initially apprehensive about the concept of having three Slashers in the game, but the developers executed it pretty well. Shortly overall gameplay is great. While there is room for improvement in the level design, it still holds up quite well. I must also mention how effectively the developers captured the essence of the original film. Sound design is also great, all of those gory things, that dirty environment and the strange noices leatherface makes(?) all of them are great. Also the way sound is integrated into gameplay contributes to the both tension of the gameplay and atmosphere. Until now this may sound like a 5/5 game but the problem is the content. Yes it can be enjoyed for dozens of hours with friends but that enjoyment probably won't come from the game itself but rather trolling your friends. Despite all the licensing issues, they did a great job with the support they gave to the F13th and unlike that game this won't have licensing issues (or it seems like it for now) also with the positive feedback and attention that is coming from gamepass, I'm guessing that the team is motivated and I'm very excited to see how they will follow up.




Reviewed on Aug 21, 2023


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