Friday the 13th: The Game

 PlayStation 4
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  1. EvilWays1
    Jun 8, 2017
    2
    Updated on June 8, 2017

    While the latest fix did manage to make matchmaking much quicker, the gameplay boils down to "same **** different match" - a lack of variety, if you will. Until there is content to convince me to come back to this game, I'm done with it. Note: Original review is based on the game state as of June 3, 2017. To state it simply, this game is very much a hot    Updated on June 8, 2017

    While the latest fix did manage to make matchmaking much quicker, the gameplay boils down to "same **** different match" - a lack of variety, if you will. Until there is content to convince me to come back to this game, I'm done with it.

    Note: Original review is based on the game state as of June 3, 2017.

    To state it simply, this game is very much a hot mess.

    The good

    When one is actually able to get past the (still) tremendously long wait times to join a game session and actually play a round (or hopefully more), the game itself is actually good. The game itself is a 1 vs. everyone else, where the one is Jason and everyone else plays as the camp counselors. Many of the counselors are in the game, each with their own stats that affect survivability. The same goes with Jason, having different versions from some of the movies and each version having their own stats and weapon.

    There are currently only three maps, but each one is faithfully recreated from the movies. The counselors move in and out of the cabins by either the doors or windows, and can lock or barricade a door to slow Jason down. Jason can only enter through the doors, but can smash down doors that are locked or blocked. This requires several hits and Jason plods through the hit sequences.

    Whether you end up as Jason or as a counselor determines how you will win. As Jason, kill the counselors, and be as creative or straightforward as you want - and use your Character Points to unlock more kills. As the counselors, survive by any means necessary - escape by car or boat, call the sheriff and escape by meeting up with them, or try to kill Jason (which requires a lot of coordination with the other counselor players). The counselors can use their Character Points to roll for perks that can be applied. Each perk has a positive and negative trait that affects some aspect of your character's stats as long as that perk is assigned to that particular counselor.

    The bad

    This is where the game craps the bed. There are a lot of issues that have been outstanding since launch. For the first few weeks, there were login errors that were due to "the database not being able to handle the influx of players that were playing the game" (according to the devs, they only planned for ~30k players and they ended up having about 75k players trying to log on to play). The dreaded Cannot Log In banner was the result. A later update from the devs stated that they were able to scale up the database system, but some of the player data was corrupted and required manual interventions to fix it for the players affected. This is an example of piss-poor guestimation used by devs and publishers to determine certain online feature systems in which a bad guess costs them.

    The most egregious issues still standing are lag and inability to join game sessions. This breaks down to two items - server bandwidth capacity and server capacity, respectively. There is nothing like waiting 15+ minutes to try and join a game session just to either keep waiting or something else happens and you get kicked back to the menus. I've been in a party with a friend trying to join a game and either we sit and wait forever, or one or both of us are unable to join the game session we were launching in to. FIX THIS ALREADY!!!

    And LAG, sweet Jesus the lag. The lag can be bad to the point of near game breaking. In one of the games I was actually able to play, I was Jason and on two occasions in the same match I went to grab a counselor (and did) but couldn't perform a kill. I was stuck grabbing the counselor and the only way to get unstuck was to walk in to the lake to force a different animation (I was fortunate to be close to the lake). TWICE this happened!

    If you miraculously manage to get in to a game session, and the host leaves the game, you get kicked back to the main menus. Why does this not look for a new host from the list of other players in the session? This is not a new function to multiplayer games, so join the party already!

    The ugly

    It's become apparent that the devs bit of a lot more than they could chew, and now they are desperately attempting to fix their mess to appease the gamers to prevent them from abandoning ship. The constant social media messages of "We're fixing it" doesn't cut it. I get it, game development is hard, but if you aren't up to the task then don't bother.

    Verdict

    Until the developers truly fix the issues with this broken game, avoid this travesty.    … Expand
  2. Skydog
    Sep 4, 2017
    0
    Let me just say that the game had potential and the idea was a great idea but it fell short by a gargantuan amount.
    I don't care how many patches they've implemented.. games shouldn't need that many from the get go.
    The game is utter trash. The servers suck ass, there's very few maps, the bugs are plenty, people can't play the game correctly and have to use party mics to tell locations    Let me just say that the game had potential and the idea was a great idea but it fell short by a gargantuan amount.
    I don't care how many patches they've implemented.. games shouldn't need that many from the get go.
    The game is utter trash. The servers suck ass, there's very few maps, the bugs are plenty, people can't play the game correctly and have to use party mics to tell locations (Sony needs to remove party chat outside the game for games like this)

    And now they are starting to charge for DLC that should be free with the **** we've had to sit through.

    I'll NEVER buy another game from this ****fest company and definitely will warn friends about them.    … Expand
  3. ZACHSP8
    Aug 16, 2019
    0
    This game is terrible, been out two years and every time they update it, it gets more bugs, now on PS4 the can't play offline since 1.35 update as it crashes and you can't get on servers most of the time and have to settle for unstable P2P.

    Also take the developers three months to push out a patch for the game. The problems with this game I wouldn't be able to recommend it as it's    This game is terrible, been out two years and every time they update it, it gets more bugs, now on PS4 the can't play offline since 1.35 update as it crashes and you can't get on servers most of the time and have to settle for unstable P2P.

    Also take the developers three months to push out a patch for the game.

    The problems with this game I wouldn't be able to recommend it as it's unplayable and not fit for purpose.

    Developers have been informed but all they care about at moment is getting money from the Nintendo Switch owners and have turn all their attention to that.

    AVOID    … Expand
  4. drlowdon
    Nov 3, 2018
    4
    Friday the 13th: The Game is an asynchronous online multiplayer title that sees one player taking on the role of Jason and attempting to kill the other players, who play as a group of young councillors, before they escape or the time limit runs out.

    I recently played a very similar game called Dead by Daylight, which isn’t very good, and unfortunately neither is this. When playing as    Friday the 13th: The Game is an asynchronous online multiplayer title that sees one player taking on the role of Jason and attempting to kill the other players, who play as a group of young councillors, before they escape or the time limit runs out.

    I recently played a very similar game called Dead by Daylight, which isn’t very good, and unfortunately neither is this. When playing as one of the councillors most of your time will be spent wandering around the map searching drawers with the hope of finding items that’ll aid your escape. Occasionally you’ll run into Jason but these encounters, while tense to began with, quickly fall into a repetitive pattern. Should you die you’ll have to sit and watch the rest of the game, which could be 15 minutes or more, if you want the maximum XP reward. Playing as Jason, which you won’t get to do often in public games, is a little more fun but even then you’ll spend the majority of your time wandering around by yourself trying to find everyone. You do have a selection of special powers to assist in this search but they don’t do much to prevent the tedium of the long, lonely treks.

    As with many games of this ilk I guess there could be some fun to be had with a group of mates but as a game Friday the 13th is a disappointment.    … Expand
  5. inaneHELLRAISER
    Oct 22, 2018
    4
    it's a $40 beta. When it works, its a lot of fun but glitches, bugs and connectivity issues are everywhere and it cripples the game.
  6. DrummBumm
    Aug 14, 2018
    2
    Great concept, horrible delivery. Super laggy moments, matchmaking takes forever, most of your teammates are little kids or idiots or both, therefore your chances of escaping with a half competent Jason are about zilch. Matches randomly end all the time either half way through a 20 minute round or near the end thus resulting in no points to contribute to perks. The single player mode isGreat concept, horrible delivery. Super laggy moments, matchmaking takes forever, most of your teammates are little kids or idiots or both, therefore your chances of escaping with a half competent Jason are about zilch. Matches randomly end all the time either half way through a 20 minute round or near the end thus resulting in no points to contribute to perks. The single player mode is cool, but it is very short and very easy. I love all things horror, but unfortunately this game sucks overall.… Expand
  7. Hobobo
    Oct 4, 2018
    2
    The worst free PS Plus game I've played to date. Like others have said, the match making is terrible, bugs are ever present, and the game is very one dimensional. Even Dead by Daylight is better than this mess and that is saying a LOT. At least in that game match making is quick, cosmetics are bountiful, lots of killers, a proper leveling up system, etc. In Friday the 13th, if you dieThe worst free PS Plus game I've played to date. Like others have said, the match making is terrible, bugs are ever present, and the game is very one dimensional. Even Dead by Daylight is better than this mess and that is saying a LOT. At least in that game match making is quick, cosmetics are bountiful, lots of killers, a proper leveling up system, etc. In Friday the 13th, if you die because of something totally out of your control (like bugs or lag), the game punishes you by making you stay the rest of the match to earn exp. We're talking 15 minute matches sometimes. Whereas in Dead by Daylight the matches are quick and you get exp right away. You can't even by cosmetic items in Friday the 13 with an in game currency! It expects you to pay real money for it. Overall, very terrible game. How it even made it to PS4 is beyond me.… Expand
  8. Snyx
    May 25, 2018
    3
    I had some fun, but that was mainly due to the game being so bad it actually made me laugh.
    It's bad on so many levels. Broken mechanics, useless combat, boring and unbalanced gameplay, bad graphics and animation, glitches, bugs, lag, no playerbase...
  9. Br_AgSs
    Dec 17, 2018
    1
    **** gameplay , terrible graphics, several bugs and glitches, bad optimization, that's what you'll find in this game.
  10. PhilipBlake
    Aug 21, 2019
    2
    On paper, this is one of the greatest game ever adapted from a movie or franchise. It would be awesome really if another company was in charge of this. Unfortunately for us Gun Media is probably the worst video game company ever, barely unprofessional and don't care about how broken the game is.
    Full of glitch and with a toxic community for the most part, the game is barely unplayable.    On paper, this is one of the greatest game ever adapted from a movie or franchise. It would be awesome really if another company was in charge of this. Unfortunately for us Gun Media is probably the worst video game company ever, barely unprofessional and don't care about how broken the game is.
    Full of glitch and with a toxic community for the most part, the game is barely unplayable. When you can finally find a party and you'll not be stopped by technical issues, you found only morons trolls who have fun by doing crap all the party. But until the recent update this was still possible to play or at least expected to play. Now Gun Media have simply pulled out most of the bandwidth from Ps4 users to give it to their customers on Nintendo Switch. That's totally inappropriate and is a real bull**it since the game is initially intended to be a Playstation / PC / Xbox game not a Switch one that only emerge recently.
    The game is basically dead now both on Steam and Xbox and will be soon receive the same treatment on PS4.
    Additionally the Switch version is so ugly and have the same technical issues as the real game versions.
    The devs are also lying by some statements as they can't add anymore new promised content due to the legal issues between copyrights olders and writer from the first movie. The fact is copyrights older have clearly stated that they don't want to stop these updates and these cancelled updates are in no way associated to the legal issues. So the devs are just too lazy to add the promised content to original users and focusing on the new cow cash from Switch. They even give new created content to Nintendo customers instead of delivering what they promised.
    This kind of company must not be supported, don't be fooled by these scammers by avoiding this game. This is really sad since without this awful behavior the game would be a hit.    … Expand
  11. Mr_Ogrossauro
    Nov 14, 2019
    0
    Acho que nunca joguei um jogo que meu deu tanto ódio como esse e olha, que já enfrentei cada bucha mais esse esta no meu top 1 de jogo que nunca deveria ter existido ...
    Gráficos do incio simplesmente um lixo, depois com as novas atualizações ficaram melhores mais ainda assim não anima ..
    Jogabilidade pesada monótona, e repleta de bug´s Historia não tem e apenas batlle Royale de terror    Acho que nunca joguei um jogo que meu deu tanto ódio como esse e olha, que já enfrentei cada bucha mais esse esta no meu top 1 de jogo que nunca deveria ter existido ...
    Gráficos do incio simplesmente um lixo, depois com as novas atualizações ficaram melhores mais ainda assim não anima ..
    Jogabilidade pesada monótona, e repleta de bug´s
    Historia não tem e apenas batlle Royale de terror
    Estatísticas do jogo estão bugadas desde o lançamento e nunca foi concertado
    Loading demorado, cutscene inicial não pode cortar vc tem sofrer lavagem cerebral toda vez ....
    Pra vc´s caçadores de troféu boa sorte platina insana de tediosa,repetição atras da outra servidores que demoram, ping la nas alturas e por ai vai ...
    Tinha tudo pra dar certo mais fizeram sem vontade jogo infeliz tedioso e muito chato    … Expand
  12. Ace13_KBC
    May 28, 2017
    0
    this game is unplayable... laggy servers, constant progression reset, getting stuck in random parts of levels while interacting with stuff, matchmaking takes 5 to 15 minutes at times, etc.
  13. CptRedBeard
    May 29, 2017
    1
    WARNING! Don't buy this game! This isn't a true review, considering how i couldn't access the game after release, but this is a warning to whoever is feeling like they want to give this game a try, DO NOT BUY IT! the servers are a mess, either that or they won't work. This developer does not deserve your money or your time, just keep those 40 dollars in your pocket and give it a year untilWARNING! Don't buy this game! This isn't a true review, considering how i couldn't access the game after release, but this is a warning to whoever is feeling like they want to give this game a try, DO NOT BUY IT! the servers are a mess, either that or they won't work. This developer does not deserve your money or your time, just keep those 40 dollars in your pocket and give it a year until it's fixed. Hope this was helpful.

    I might sound like a cry baby, so be it, i will do what i have to, to let people know the state this game is in.    … Expand
  14. Crakehauer
    Jun 6, 2017
    2
    A Disgrace that slapped my face! First of all most of the time i couldn´t even connect to the online services so the game was unplayable. The few times I could find a lobby, which took me an average time of 10 minutes, I experienced a couple of disconnects, several glitches and partly game breaking bugs. Frustrating. Besides that you have to consider that the amount of content is very lowA Disgrace that slapped my face! First of all most of the time i couldn´t even connect to the online services so the game was unplayable. The few times I could find a lobby, which took me an average time of 10 minutes, I experienced a couple of disconnects, several glitches and partly game breaking bugs. Frustrating. Besides that you have to consider that the amount of content is very low (3 Maps, same beginning cut scene and same ending cut scene all over). So this game is far from finished and when you can´t even convince with content it should at least run flawless. I mean it´s pretty much delivered like one of these Ubi Soft titles, but seriously at least they do look good. The first game ever, I consider about getting my money back. Don´t get me wrong I see potential here but realization is more than sloppy. The price tag is very ambitious with 40€ and the game definitely can´t live up to that. Even if they fix the bugs, I can´t see more than a 15-20€ game here. But bottom line (once again), don´t release unfinished games! I doubt that this game can recover from a really bad first impression...

    UPDATE:
    After two weeks not much changed here. In fact my experience was even worse. Severeal disconnects during the games, even longer times to find a lobby, no patch so far. Sorry, but the time i could actually play the game was so rare that I finally dropped out. Maybe with future updates the game becomes fun to play if it´s not dead by then but it is absolutely not worth the price.    … Expand
  15. BlitZeR_95
    Apr 28, 2018
    4
    I thought this was going to be a fun hide-and-seek style of game but it's very glitchy and buggy! The server is so laggy that it's almost unplayable.
  16. GameMaven
    May 27, 2017
    0
    This game is terrible and unless you like waiting forever due to laggy servers and then getting into a glitch filled game, don't waste your money. The company also has the worst customer service I have ever experienced and seems to only want your money.
  17. BraveScorpio
    May 30, 2017
    1
    This game released May 26th. As of today, May 30th, I am getting a database error. I cannot log on. There are other server issues with work arounds, private games to by-pass the fact that match making is also not working, but you cannot even get to try these work arounds if you cannot log on.

    Be warned. This game is completely broken in its current state. This is an absolute do not buy.
  18. AudioJihad
    May 26, 2017
    3
    Not a recommended purchase at full price. The game still presents itself as early access with a laundry list of bugs, amateur game design and atrocious servers. If you're a massive fan of the franchise you could probably blind yourself to all of these problems and wait the 40 minutes to connect to a game that you have about a 70% chance of being kicked from because the host rage quit, goNot a recommended purchase at full price. The game still presents itself as early access with a laundry list of bugs, amateur game design and atrocious servers. If you're a massive fan of the franchise you could probably blind yourself to all of these problems and wait the 40 minutes to connect to a game that you have about a 70% chance of being kicked from because the host rage quit, go crazy.

    For anyone else, wait until it drops to a more acceptable price ($10-15) or becomes free on PS+.    … Expand
  19. Shaxe
    Jul 2, 2017
    1
    Didn't wanna be that guy because I do genuinely like this game...when it works.
    Over a month after the release and there is still absolutely no guarantee that you can even play.
    The devs are extremely incompetent at communicating with the community and have been documented to lie on quite a few occasions. The game was borderline unplayable for weeks on Xbox One. I play on ps4 and even if    Didn't wanna be that guy because I do genuinely like this game...when it works.
    Over a month after the release and there is still absolutely no guarantee that you can even play.
    The devs are extremely incompetent at communicating with the community and have been documented to lie on quite a few occasions. The game was borderline unplayable for weeks on Xbox One. I play on ps4 and even if you can sign in to the game actually finding a match is a crapshoot.

    The developers absolutely nailed the feel of the movies and Jason himself. All the counselors are charming in their own ways and the music is phenomenal. Which just makes it all the more disappointing.

    I want to like this game, hell I want to play this game!

    But I can't do either with the current state of things and over a month after release too. And the developers give absolutely no warning as to the state of the game, they expect you to buy the game as is and eventually they'll fix it. I do think they are genuinely trying to get the game to a playable state but they do not have the skill set required for this.    … Expand
  20. shiftyman
    Jun 3, 2017
    1
    absolute disgrace games continue to be released not even close to being ready for the markert, makes you wonder why they even bother having betas when they serve this utter trash up, but don't criticise devs because they just tell you early issues that happen.
  21. Abandoneduser63
    Aug 10, 2017
    0
    While I have had some fun with the game. The results have been mixed to say the least. First off is how often these devs attempt to milk cash from their fanbase with things like the Savini Skin, and now they are trying to get people to pre-order the game in exchange for getting a special blood skin that looks like it was slapped on at the last minute. Not only that the amount of rudeness IWhile I have had some fun with the game. The results have been mixed to say the least. First off is how often these devs attempt to milk cash from their fanbase with things like the Savini Skin, and now they are trying to get people to pre-order the game in exchange for getting a special blood skin that looks like it was slapped on at the last minute. Not only that the amount of rudeness I have encountered from people close to the devs is madding especially when they outright deny my request for a refund despite me having reasonable grounds. The glitches and bugs are not helpful either I remember how for almost two weeks playing the game was impossible due to database login failure not to mention the devs have gone through at least four different server providers at this point. All in all a very mediocre game and one I should have never spent my money on more so since I bought quite a bit of physical and digital merchandise to support the game launch.

    The game isn't even worth the asking price of sixty dollars either as there are only three maps, six or seven different Jason's to choose from some being pretty useless, and about seven or eight different counselors with two or three of them being completely broken or useless depending on who plays them.    … Expand
  22. joegernaut
    Mar 18, 2020
    0
    This is another - No Man's Sky! Full of broken promises and hiding behind a lawsuit.
    Gun media was quick to pass the game over to - Dark Towers etc and stop and more money from going into this broken mess!
    They say they can't fix the game because of the lawsuit that has nothing to do with them nor the game, it has to do with the first movie etc etc They claim they can't even fix the    This is another - No Man's Sky! Full of broken promises and hiding behind a lawsuit.
    Gun media was quick to pass the game over to - Dark Towers etc and stop and more money from going into this broken mess!
    They say they can't fix the game because of the lawsuit that has nothing to do with them nor the game, it has to do with the first movie etc etc
    They claim they can't even fix the stuff that is already in the game like the cars, trees etc but yet the release the game on another system and then a year latter onto another system the Switch.
    Just save your money and never sent it to this company!
    By the way this IS the same company that is making - The Predator! So you now know that will be a broken mess as well!    … Expand
  23. Lonitx
    Jun 24, 2020
    0
    really missing some sort of vs IA mode, the online is so dead already and you need 8 people to fill a match
  24. Zayy
    Mar 27, 2020
    0
    One of the worst multi-player games you can play on the Playstation. Jason wins everytime
  25. WhiteGwood
    Apr 11, 2020
    2
    This game is interesting. But there are a lot of bags. Every game I was dying because of some kind of problem. Jason went through the closed door and killed me. I get stuck in some textures every game. Also the problem is long downloads. Some games are loaded for 6 minutes. I believe that this game can be played but with great difficulty. I recommend this game to those who have goodThis game is interesting. But there are a lot of bags. Every game I was dying because of some kind of problem. Jason went through the closed door and killed me. I get stuck in some textures every game. Also the problem is long downloads. Some games are loaded for 6 minutes. I believe that this game can be played but with great difficulty. I recommend this game to those who have good nerves. Because you won’t be able to play this game with pleasure.… Expand
  26. WashedPotatoes
    Jul 21, 2022
    3
    Friday the 13th is potentially the greatest video game made in history. The ahead of its time graphics, compelling and addictive gameplay, insanely quick server and loading times, incredible soundtrack and spine-crawling sound effects, and a wide arsenal of content that is so addicting you will put thousands of hours into the game without even realizing it! 3/10

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Metascore
61

Mixed or average reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 16
  3. Negative: 3 out of 16
  1. IGN Japan
    Aug 29, 2018
    70
    It’s too bad that there’s no challenge mode, but an asymmetric multiplayer game based on a movie is an interesting concept itself.
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  2. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Aug 9, 2017
    70
    Feels right on time. [Aug 2017, p.87]
  3. GameGrin
    Jul 17, 2017
    90
    Friday the 13th: The Game is the closest you are ever going to get to being in a Friday The 13th movie. It's so realistic that I had goosebumps every time I saw Jason. However if you are playing alone it can get a little boring at times, and that makes me wish that there was a decent single player mode But with its authenticity this is the best Friday The 13th game that we may ever have and it will make every fan very happy.
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