It's a horror fan's dream come true! Camp Crystal Lake is back in the form of a 1-v-7 online multiplayer game. One player gets to control the horror icon Jason Vorhees, while the others take on the roles of seven camp counselors attempting to stay alive.
It's developer Gun Media's goal to bring back the "golden era of slashers", and this definitely looks like a step in the right direction! The Kickstarter page promises tons of gratuitous gore, as Jason can use a variety of methods to murder the counselers, including umm... "smashing their face into a tree". Interesting method coming from a guy who rolls around with an axe, but I'm not one to judge!
The game features a "movie trailer" system that plays at the end of every match, serving as a cinematic take on highlight reels. I'm certain people will find ways to make these trailers pretty hilarious, especially if we're encouraged to use that tree-method I mentioned before!
Fans of the original film will be very pleased to know that the mastermind behind the franchise itself, Sean S. Cunningham, will be playing a vital role in the game's development. And it looks like Kane Hodder, one of the actors to portray Jason Vorhees, is going to be helping out as a stunt coordinator. In addition, as an audio designer myself, I am BEYOND pumped to see that Harry Manfredini (the original film's composer) will be back to work on the game!
Friday the 13th's Kickstarter is filled to the brim with sweet stretch goals as well, ranging from art packets to getting your name immortalized as one of Jason's victims on a tombstone. It's definitely worth your time to give the Kickstarter page a look!
“Every moment spent with Breath of the Wild is pure joy. It’s the sheer delight of discovering something new: the first time you accidentally hit a cuccoo, or the first time you throw some ingredients into a cooking pot. It’s the incredible reward of reaching the top of that tower and seeing fresh, unexplored land laid out before you. It’s the feeling of exhilaration when you land a killing blow on a colossal Hinox or a brutal Lynel. It’s the sum of all those things; The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is yours to experience however you want. It’s a new generation of Zelda, and it’s a whole new breed of open world gaming. And it’s brilliant.”
The amount of Game of the Year lists that have featured Breath of the Wild at the top made me pause for thought and wonder if we should try and be a little different. After all, we’ve always liked to march to the beat of our own drum at GameSpew — but sometimes you just have to follow the crowd. There are no two bones about it: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is the best game of the year. It could even be one of the best games of all-time.
Why? It’s hard to summate in just a few words what makes Breath of the Wild so brilliant. Is it its fantastic art direction, complete with cel-shading and gorgeous animation that makes Hyrule feel familiar yet brand new all at once? Is it the fantastic open landscape, packed with hidden secrets ripe for discovering? Is it the shrines, each one with its own brilliantly-designed puzzle, set to test us in a way that few games do these days? Is it the charming character of each village new and old, the delightful quirks of every NPC we come across? Is it the sometimes-overwhelming freedom to roam wherever you want and tackle the game however you wish? It’s all of that, and more.
The Zelda series has always been special to me, but Breath of the Wild takes it to a whole new level. As I said in my review, it’s a new generation of Zelda — a generation that opens the game up to new players just as well as it reacquaints those already familiar with it. Without a doubt, Breath of the Wild will be one of those games that people talk about for years to come. It’s going to take something truly amazing to beat it, that’s for sure. — Kim
Rumours of a second Monsters Inc. movie have been bothering tight-lipped director Pete Docter for almost a year now.
Well, the Up and Monsters Inc. filmmaker can finally rest easy, as Pixar have officially announced a sequel is in the works.
They have set a release date of 16 November, 2012 for the furry follow-up. Expect to see all the regulars back, including John Goodman’s Sully and Billy Crystal’s Mike. No details of the plot have yet leaked, but we imagine they’ll be a closely guarded secret for now.
Meanwhile, Pixar have also set a June 2012 release date for new animated wonder Brave , which used to be called The Bear And The Bow .
Collider received what looks like the official plot summary for the film, and looks a bit like this...
Brave will feature the voices of Reese Witherspoon, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson and Julie Walters. In the film, the impetuous, tangle-haired Merida, though a daughter of royalty, would prefer to make her mark as a great archer.
A clash of wills with her mother compels Merida to make a reckless choice, which unleashes unintended peril on her father’s kingdom and her mother’s life. Merida struggles with the unpredictable forces of nature, magic and a dark, ancient curse to set things right.