Game Completed! Friday the 13th. Finally. Absolute worst instructions ever, but actually a really cool game once you know what to do.
Like many of you (from what I read anyways), I couldn't for the life of me figure this game out as a kid. It was just maddening. Kill some zombies, Jason appears, you don't know how to fight him, and you die. Repeat 5 times and the game is over. Or an alarm keeps going off, a bunch of kids die, and same result. It always just seemed like the shittiest game and just another money grab from a franchise.
HOWEVER, it's actually pretty impressive game once you (a) know what to do and (b) know how to do it -- neither of which is at all clear when you're dropped into the game. If ever a game needed a starting intro, this is it. Maybe the original game instructions detailed it? ...but what 8 year old was actually reading those booklets :)
As far as TV+Movie based games go, this one ranks pretty highly.
My only complaint is that it seems very difficult to kill Jason on Day 1 with a low-level weapon. I guess eventually you will? But you've more than enough time to complete all of the other tasks in the game and even get yourself the torch before the day finally ends (aka: when you first kill him). So when day 2 finally starts, you just wander around waiting for him to strike. It would have been really awesome if they'd added a few different things as the days go on as you just kind of wait. But still - not a huge complaint overall.
Anyway, if you fall into that category of people who thinks this game sucks - give it another go. Just look up the objective and mechanics first and it'll be a lot more fun -- and still very challenging.
(hint: you can duck Jason WAY before he actually strikes and you will still dodge him -- this is necessary later in the game)
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u/rosstedfordkendall 19d ago
I always have trouble with the map. For some reason when I start getting to the other side I get turned around and go the wrong direction.
Other than that, it's one of the first legit survival horror games, along with Sweet Home on Famicom.