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  • Summary: Friday the 13th: The Game is a third-person horror, survival game in which players assume the role of a teen counselor, or for the first time ever, Jason Voorhees. You and six other unlucky souls will do everything possible to escape and survive while the most well-known killer in the worldFriday the 13th: The Game is a third-person horror, survival game in which players assume the role of a teen counselor, or for the first time ever, Jason Voorhees. You and six other unlucky souls will do everything possible to escape and survive while the most well-known killer in the world tracks you down and brutally slaughters you. Friday the 13th: The Game will strive to give every single player the tools to survive, escape or even try to take down the man who cannot be killed. Each and every gameplay session will give you an entirely new chance to prove if you have what it takes not only to survive, but to best the most prolific killer in cinema history, a slasher with more kills than any of his rivals. Meanwhile, Jason will be given an array of abilities to track, hunt and kill his prey. Stalk from the shadows, scare your targets and kill them when the time is right in as brutal a fashion as you can imagine. Take control of the legendary killer that is Jason Voorhees and terrify those unfortunate enough to cross your path. Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 9
  2. Negative: 3 out of 9
  1. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Jul 25, 2017
    70
    Bugs aside, this trip to Camp Crystal Lake is a bloody irresistible delight. [Sept 2017, p.73]
  2. Jun 26, 2017
    65
    The classic slasher returns with Friday The 13th, an impeccable work that has all the essence of the movies and the legendary killer Jason Voorhees.
  3. Jun 6, 2017
    60
    In the future, we may view Friday The 13th as one of the year's great games. Its mix of laugh out loud moments and tense chase sequences is unique, refreshing, and a draw even if you're not usually a multiplayer fan. As it stands currently, however, the game is weighed down by far too many issues that hurt the overall experience. A lot of the game requires wits and patience, but it'll be hard to retain those qualities when the game is regularly throwing technical flaws at you. The bright side of this is its issues rarely relate to design. Bugs can be patched, like some already have been. If Illfonic can rein in the many issues seen in Friday The 13th it will go down as a classic multiplayer game. Until then, it's simply wishful thinking.
  4. Jul 3, 2017
    55
    Friday the 13th: The Game invites us to survive a night in Crystal Lake. We must flee as campers or kill if we are Jason. Although the idea is a good one and the matches are fun, there isn’t content enough and in the technical aspects the game aren't up to snuff.
  5. Jun 23, 2017
    50
    Illfonic's game offers a very captivating gameplay loop with original and effective mechanics, but it ends up being dragged down by too many technical flaws and too few contents. It feels like an early access game at an overly too high price, and that's a pity as it shows great potential.
  6. Jun 16, 2017
    45
    While the concepts are interesting and really have something special in mind, the execution and technical issues really hold back Friday the 13th from living up to its own hype. There are a few moments of fun here and there, but the Xbox One version is still having issues finding games for people, myself included. I hear the other versions are in better shape than this one, so if you’re still really interested in it, maybe get if for PC or PS4. Even then, I must warn you, there is some fun to see, but in the end it is still a clunky, random experience that I feel needed a few more months of development.
  7. Jun 15, 2017
    30
    It’s very sad to say that Friday the 13th: The Game, after all the hype and excitement of a game that could have truly represented the incredible franchise, is the most unstable, unreliable and underwhelming game I’ve played in a long time.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 35
  2. Negative: 13 out of 35
  1. Jan 8, 2022
    10
    اللعبه مذهله اللعب دائما وحصلت على بلات
    اكمل كل.خطوات فقط .. وتنجزها
    كن جيسون
  2. Nov 16, 2018
    9
    The goods defos outweigh the bad in this game and as horror games go this one is one of a kind. You start out with 8 players, one playing asThe goods defos outweigh the bad in this game and as horror games go this one is one of a kind. You start out with 8 players, one playing as Jason and 7 others as concillors from rejected stereotyoes. Each of them have to try and get to escape via boat, car or by the police or by hiding but this NEVER works. Jason has to salughter each of them in various gruesome ways by body parts, stabbing or others.

    The game is clever as there is a good bit of strategy involved if you want to go it alone or work together all the while grabbing items trying to feebly stave off Jason from brutally murdering you.

    That's the gist of the game and the detail in the game from the developers shows they care about it a lot (well at least they did but more on that later). The amount of nuggets and easter eggs in the game is amazing. There is also the single player with side missions and the head scratcher that is the virtual cabin.

    Where the game lacks is the glitches there is some bugs that can ruin the game but they are very light now. The other thing is that despite the fact that it was meant to have more DLC on the way, the company has decided not to add the Grendal and Uber Jason despite the fact it was meant to be added.

    Overall a solid 9/10, very enjoyable. November 2018 for a more up to date review.
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  3. Jul 31, 2020
    8
    Quite buggy sometimes but is a very fun game. I liked the offline play options.
  4. Oct 17, 2017
    6
    Friday The 13th The Game
    More connection kills than councilors
    Friday the 13th is currently and online only competitive 7 v 1 survival game
    Friday The 13th The Game
    More connection kills than councilors
    Friday the 13th is currently and online only competitive 7 v 1 survival game where you play as either Jason or a counselor and you’re thrown into 1 of 3 maps...
    your goal is to escape, survive or of course kill all of the councilors…
    Every character has their own advantages and disadvantages.. Their own stats... the character you play as is random every match and you unlock more characters as you level up
    Asa councilor you start with a flash light and nothing else…
    you have a mini map but unless you find a map within the game that’s all you have to go off of
    your goal is to find a nice hiding spot and wait for the timer to go out… call the cops, call in a shotgun wielding hunter character with 1 single bullet to do massive damage, or fix a car or boat and get out of there…
    around the maps are houses with supplies to fix the phone or one of the cars on the map..
    Attempting to do so will throw you into a quick time event where every precious second matters as Jason could be around any corner…
    being cautious of your noise and fear level as this will make you easier to detect...
    you can barricade doors and open windows for a quick escape, or even set traps for Jason if he comes smashing through one
    there are also tons of weapons laying around, though none of them are a true threat to Jason..
    Killing Jason is a possibility... but you’ll need to team up with the other councilors to do this, as you’re definitely not doing this on your own... Not even with the single use shotgun
    weapons are mostly for rescuing other players or stunning Jason to escape...
    And you can communicate with players using a mic once you find a walkie talkie within the game which is a cool twist
    The fun part to me comes in the form of playing as Jason..
    There are multiple Jason’s to unlock and Just like the counselors each has their own stats... their own strengths and weaknesses...
    as the match goes on the stronger Jason gets…
    at first you just have a map, then you unlock a fear censor to see characters running around, a teleportation ability which allows you to dash through the air to pop up right in front of a counselor, useful for catching up to cars and stopping them in their tracks, or catching back up with an enemy after they stun you.. a stalk ability that turns of audio cues that you’re near, and finally a rage mode towards the end of a match that buffs all of your abilities, allows you to run faster and smash down doors with ease…
    and to kill la councilor you can grab and use a finisher, attack them with a melee weapon or do one of many environmental kills like throwing them through a window…
    however I found that actually being Jason was far too rare even with him set as my preference I only got to play as him once every hr. and half, matches fly by when you’re the killer, but as the counselor they seem to drag on forever, made worse by the fact you have to stay and watch in case you’re randomly selected to come back in as the hunted character or if you want your xp at the end of the match..
    Which awards you points to unlock a new random perk or finish for Jason...
    you can attach these perks to your characters all with buffs and debuffs, and if you get one you don’t like you can sell it back to the game.. .
    By biggest issue with this game however is its match making…
    Creating matches takes a ridiculously long time… and that’s if you’re lucky enough to stay in a lobby without one of the frequent error connections…
    once in game things are fine.. But actually getting into a game probes to be a bit of an issue on the PlayStation 4…
    Friday the 13th is an entertaining game for a while... more so when you’re playing as Jason…
    But constantly playing as counselors I started to get bored with the game fairly quickly, and the server issues left me feeling frustrated when I just wanted to get into a game and play…
    I give Friday the 13 the game
    A 6/10
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  5. Jun 7, 2017
    5
    Pros: VERY fun and overall unique evolving gameplay style, especially when playing as Jason. If you have a good group of people in the gamePros: VERY fun and overall unique evolving gameplay style, especially when playing as Jason. If you have a good group of people in the game then you can have loads of fun playing as the counselor or as Jason. Graphics are ok but don't break the fun or tension of the game. Good, fitting soundtrack, sizable maps, variety of kills for Jason. Fairy large amount of customization and variety for counselors and Jason(s). Using the Xbox game hub yields hundreds of open private game lobbies that you can easily join, and fill up quickly. Broken matchmaking isn't a problem due to that feature, and does sometimes work. Launch problems are being addressed/fixed(many have been fixed, but many still exist). Planned single player update should come this summer, including single player bots but also a supposed campaign(The single player update is confirmed, but I couldn't find any credible source about its true content). $40 price tag instead of the usual $60

    Cons: Limited amount of content means even $40 can be a bit high. Small chance to play as Jason(1/8), which sometimes seems unbalanced and can be around 1/10, 1/15 chance(although, if you stay in a lobby, and Jason is chosen at random, it will cycle through everyone). Relatively repetitive gameplay, which can prove to be very boring/frustrating if you're in a lobby with people who aren't talking/working together, and if you have to be a counselor for like 10 games in a row. Matchmaking is still mostly broken(but isn't a major issue honestly because of the private matches). Game does have some really bad connection issues, many people and even full lobbies routinely lag out, along with game crashes and freezes. This either ends the game, or kicks everyone out(meaning no experience reward at the end for anyone), and that really ruins/breaks the game. There are also a scattered amount of frustrating bugs/glitches, some of which can prove to be gamebreaking. And with so many issues at launch, there are no guarantees when any of these will be potentially addressed/fixed.

    Overall: The game, despite the honest score, is still worth getting. While some issues are truly bad, I feel the fun of the game, along with their "generally uncommon" occurrence makes the game more enjoyable than frustrating. It should be noted that the developers have been consistently updating social media with news about the issues and fixes. Normally I would be very frustrated if another(normally big) developer had a game launch like this. But given this game's crowdfunded background, and the developers social contact and effort put into to discussing the problems and dealing with them, they can be forgiven, especially in the future. We can only hope they continue to support the game fully and fix it properly. If they do that, the game can have a very bright future. Review was done on 6/8/17.
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  6. Jul 28, 2017
    3
    One of the most broken games to be released for $40. Broken matchmaking, frequent disconnects, unreasonable banning, and stupid mechanicsOne of the most broken games to be released for $40. Broken matchmaking, frequent disconnects, unreasonable banning, and stupid mechanics (skinny teenagers in the 80s can only run for 3 seconds until they run out of stamina). This game is only worth $20 at most. Go for Dead by Daylight if you want a similar, but much more fair send refined, game Expand
  7. 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
    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!
    Even at the new price of $5.00 PASS!
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