While "Dead by Daylight" worked on its new killer, the game "Friday the 13th" created a clothing pack dlc for its players. Released on Sep. 23, the Spring Break dlc gives players swimsuits for the camp counselors. A player's goal in the game is to either hide or escape, and survive, as a counselor from the "Friday the 13th" film franchise, or eradicate the counselors as Jason. To escape, counselors can call police and wait for help, repair a four-seater or two-seater car and drive away, or repair a boat to escape on the lake. Players can also use a radio to contact the character Tommy Jarvis, whom players can return as if they die or escape, equipped with a shotgun. Counselors also search cabins for medical spray, bear traps and weapons ranging from firecrackers and pocket knives to machetes and a shotgun. Jason comes equipped with abilities like teleportation and a "shift" that closes a short distance quickly, along with his super strength and over-the-top kills. While different counselors from the movies differ in stats like intelligence and composure when afraid, Jason's specialties also change. Players choose from one of seven Jason forms as he appeared in the movies, or new forms like "retro" Jason from the 1989 "Friday the 13th" game, "Bloody Jason," and actor Tom Savini's new "Savini Jason." The addition of the bikinis and swim trunks adds a nonsensical, but interesting step for the game about the iconic Jason terrorizing counselors at Camp Crystal Lake. As modern horror media tend to do, the game plays on horror tropes that were so commonplace in the past that now they are comical. The counselors come from the movies and their stats follow stereotypes, like the promiscuous Tiffany, preppy Chad and bookish Deborah. As such, the different swimsuits follow a similar pattern to match the stereotypical characters, with Tiffany in a micro bikini, Chad in a speedo and Deborah in a one-piece suit. The game has more than its fair share of bugs and glitches, with the possibility of counselors getting on rooftops or hitting a Jason home run with a baseball bat that ends the game by sending Jason out of the map. Despite these issues, however, the game has managed to remain a popular YouTube and Twitch streaming option, and the Spring Break dlc will only help the trend. From the outset, many players, including YouTubers like Bryce McQuaid and Ohmwrecker, played as Tiffany despite her low skill in tasks like rebuilding the car due to the abundance of jokes to be made about her being overly sexual. Others enjoyed mocking Chad for being a stereotypical rich snob, sporting a sweater on his shoulders and having an achievement named after him that requires players abandon friends by escaping alone. With the new swimsuit option, the creators are dipping into the jokes from the beginning, with emphasis put on Tiffany and Chad in the trailer for the dlc. While Tiffany gets multiple views as she dances, everyone stops and stares in awe as Chad strolls in with his speedo, ridiculously flexing before Jason throws a spear through his head. "Friday the 13th is rated 'M' for mature due to blood and gore, suggestive themes, strong language and intense violence.
Original release trailer and DLC trailer
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The horror game "Dead by Daylight" has added a new character to its roster: Leatherface of the "Texas Chainsaw Massacre." Over a year since its initial release, the game has become a horror go-to for YouTubers and Twitch streamers. Players enter a creepy environment as one of 10 survivors trying to turn on generators and escape, or one of nine killers standing in their way. Once survivors have fixed enough generators, they must try to open one of two large doors and get to the exit. If only one player is left and enough generators were started, the player can instead escape with a trap door that appears on the ground. Killers, in service to a being called "The Entity," knock survivors to the ground and carry them to hooks to hang. If hanged, survivors can attempt escape, though failed attempts will cause The Entity to attack with spider-like appendages, making survivors struggle or face death. Other survivors can also help friends off the hook, but being hooked twice will prompt The Entity's attack, and a third time will be instant death. Most of the characters, while heavily based on famous horror villains and tropes, are original creations. Starting around Halloween of last year, some classics were added to give nostalgic chills. With its "The Halloween Chapter" downloadable content, players obtained Michael Myers and his sister, Laurie Strode. A later dlc's provided William "Bill" Overbeck of the "Left 4 Dead" games, and now the developers have brought out Leatherface and his classic chainsaw tantrums. The addition of Leatherface brings an interesting, terrifying skillset, but is a head scratcher for sure. One of the original available characters, the Hillbilly, is a clearly Leatherface-inspired character, bringing a chainsaw, hammer and cannibalistic backstory. While fans might wonder if Leatherface is merely a Hillbilly re-skin, his abilities thus far have shown him to work in a different tactical method. The Hillbilly is good for cross-map travel, revving his chainsaw before charging in a sprint that can knock down a player with one hit, rather than the two it would take his main weapon, a hammer. For Leatherface, the Chainsaw is meant for use once a survivor is close, and is swung in multiple wide arcs that can knock down numerous survivors in one attempt. A short trailer led up to Leatherface's reveal by showing the mask materials of other killers: bone for the Trapper, cloth for the Nurse, paper for the Huntress and skin for Leatherface. Dead by Daylight is rated M for mature due to blood, drug reference, intense violence, strong language and suggestive themes.
Dead by Daylight original launch trailer and Leatherface trailer.
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