Friday The 13th Video Game

[Timstuff]

Still, it will probably deliver a heckuvalot more than an actual licensed Jason game could. In many ways it's an homage to slasher horror flicks and the main character was clearly designed after Jason, however the big difference is that it's got a premise that was made for gameplay. Friday The 13th's story does not accomodate gameplay, which is why there are barely any games based on it (and the ones that do exist are crap). There's nothing in the F13 movies that screams "this could work as a video game." It's basically a movie about a man chopping up a bunch of horny, defenseless teenagers. There's no challenge to be had in there, and no sport. You can't make a survival horror game where there's only one enemy, and you can't make an action game where all of the enemies are helpless, virtually innocent civilians. There'd be no sport in killing camp counselors for 12 hours, and players would probably not identify with Jason as a playable character since he is twisted, amoral, and kills people just because he hates sex. On paper it's a bad idea, and in practice it would probably be even worse.

[Soapy]

Having thought about it, I've come up with a couple of ways of doing a Friday the 13th video game. Neither of them from Jason's point of view. Both of them bad.

Option A: An adventure game like Heavy Rain. You play as a character investigating Camp Crystal Lake. Pro: Lots of room for creepy atmosphere and terrifying encounters with Jason. Con: Not the type of game fans of slasher movies would appreciate.

Option B: An action/horror game where you find yourself stranded at Camp Crystal Lake and you have to deal with a bunch of hockey mask-wearing Jason-worshiping cultists. Pro: Potentially a lot of blood and gore. Con: Too dissimilar from the source material and it wouldn't really evoke the feeling and mood of a horror movie.

Option C: The best option in my opinion. Don't make it. A Friday the 13th video game is a terrible, stupid idea and should never be seriously considered.

[Fresh Prince]

People obviously you did not read my Ash Campbell idea....You play as him in the game fighting demons, zombies and Jason....While helping out the campers...Also Tommy Jarvis can appear in the game helping you out along with that chick with telekenisis.

[Tron Bonne]

Originally Posted by Pandamar141

Option A: An adventure game like Heavy Rain. You play as a character investigating Camp Crystal Lake. Pro: Lots of room for creepy atmosphere and terrifying encounters with Jason. Con: Not the type of game fans of slasher movies would appreciate.

I would love to see something like this set in the vein of the TV show.

[Fresh Prince]

Or they could make a munsters game in the veins of something like Street Fighter for example...Were you have all your horror icons and pick one to fight the other...Like Pinhead vs. Dracula for example.

[Thundarr]

First off, this has been done with another legendary horror film . . . Jaws. I think it was for PS2. You played as the shark and swam around eating swimmers and boaters. I'm not sure what the challenges were in that game (never played it, just saw commercials for it). I'm guessing maybe shark hunters?

Anyway, if you want to have a video game based on Friday The 13th, I suggest basing it on the Darkhorse comics rather than the actual movies. Specifically, the first story arc entitled "Blood Bath". A bunch of teens are hired to fix up Camp Crystal Lake for the grand reopening. Turns out they were hired as bait, so that the military could capture Jason. Now in the game version you have two sets of targets. The teenagers, and the soldiers. Obviously, the soldiers are the more difficult to kill. I think THAT could work.

[Thundarr]

Bump

[masterthehero]

Why are you bumping a 4 year old thread dude?

[Lord]

I allways had an idea for a Friday the 13th game where you played as Jason, a stealth game similar to Batman: Arkham Asylum and City but way more brutal, at first you have the campers and some people around crystal lake, then as your kills increase stronger oponents begin to appear, including cops, marines, etc

[ProjectPat2280]

Just reposting this, as it was the best thing said in this thread:

Option C: The best option in my opinion. Don't make it. A Friday the 13th video game is a terrible, stupid idea and should never be seriously considered.

[Thundarr]

Originally Posted by masterthehero

Why are you bumping a 4 year old thread dude?

Because I felt like it. Been watching the movies lately and wanted to see if anything new had been written on a potential game.

[Thundarr]

Originally Posted by ProjectPat2280

Just reposting this, as it was the best thing said in this thread:

I disagree, both with the quote and with your opinion of it.

[Thundarr]

Originally Posted by Lord

I allways had an idea for a Friday the 13th game where you played as Jason, a stealth game similar to Batman: Arkham Asylum and City but way more brutal, at first you have the campers and some people around crystal lake, then as your kills increase stronger oponents begin to appear, including cops, marines, etc

^^This!^^

The game idea has potential. The game developers just have to find a way to harness that potential. If you can play a car thief who bashes people in the head with a tire iron to steal their cars in Grand Theft Auto, play Rembrant tagging property and mugging civilians in The Warriors, and play a giant shark eating swimmers in Jaws, why not play Jason Voorhees killing campers in a Friday The 13th game?

Start off just killing campers in level one. If they see you before you can attack them, they'll run away and you'll have to chase them. If they can get to a weapon (the axe at the woodpile, the rifle on the gun rack, the meat cleaver in the kitchen, etc), they can turn around and fight back.

Level two, the town sheriff and his deputies are there with the paramedics to clean up the mess you made. Now you have to kill the paramedics, and the better armed and more difficult deputies.

Level three, the state troopers are there. No more paramedics, now all of your targets are armed and dangerous.

Level four, the FBI and SWAT team are called in.

Level five, the National Guard is called in.

Level six, the army.

Level seven, the marine corps.

And so on and so forth.

It could work.

[Piper Maru]

The final level has you facing off against Steven Seagal and Chuck Norris!

[Thundarr]

Originally Posted by Piper Maru

The final level has you facing off against Steven Seagal and Chuck Norris!

Jason vs Chuck Norris? Shortest fight ever! Finally, Jason gets put down and can't get back up.