the Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a horror classic, telling the story of a family of cannibals who hunt down and kill any unfortunate spirits that roam nearby. In the original film, there is only one survivor, who is survived by a hair. In the upcoming video game adaptation, it’s possible for each victim to win and run away together… or they could all die a gruesome, gruesome death at the hands of the Sawyer family. Polygon was invited to preview the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Where we got a chance to try both sides of the game.
Developed by Sumo Digital and published by Gun Interactive, the Texas Chainsaw Massacre is an odd horror game where four players take on the role of victims on a team, and three players take on them as a family. The game is played in the film’s iconic house, complete with meat hooks, bleached skulls and bloody torso. Victims have a simple goal: to survive and survive. The family must stop them by any means necessary.
Each match begins with the victims being freed from their restraints in the basement, a claustrophobic network of crawl spaces, tunnels and slaughter chambers. Exiting the dungeon opens up the rest of the house, which is full of handy resources, such as lock picking, health tonics, and bone fragments that can serve as a handy shiva. Finally, once they leave the house, the victims have to move to a wide-open, brightly lit farm. It’s all lovingly recreated from the original film, and it’s really unnecessary to navigate.
get out of the basement feels Kind of a relief at first, but it quickly becomes clear that more space to navigate and more light to see is as much of a danger as a blessing. You can hide among sunflowers or bushes for a short time, but if you want your independence, you’ll need to cross one or more of the family. And the whole time, you’re haunted by thrum rum rum rum Leatherface’s chainsaw.
Victims differ in some ways; For example, Connie can break a lock immediately without passing a skill test — perfect for making a quick escape from basements or making the last dash to freedom — while Ana is more durable and can get away from family while tanking hits. There are also advanced trees to advance, allowing you to further customize the victims and their odds of survival. The differences from match to match are manifested by both these systems and your interactions with the other three victims. Together we made our way in one match. In my next match, I left and let everyone else die. Pardon me! Oh!
Image: Sumo Digital / Gun Interactive
On the other side of the fence, playing as a family is a fun twist on the odd horror formula. Leatherface is the star of the show, of course—he’s a beast with a chainsaw, and if he catches a prey, he’s going to carve them. He is joined by two other players – Cook, who is slow and cumbersome but great at tracking down victims and finding their locations, and Hitchhiker, a little man with his improvised bear trap for his little knife. makes. Then, there’s Grandpa, an NPC who hangs around in his rocking chair. When the family feeds him the blood of unlucky victims, Grandpa can send a sort of sonar sense to ping any victim in the area.
These two sides combine well to create a fun cat and mouse rhythm. Occasionally, a victim may find their way into the outside yard only to be confronted by leatherface, at which point they can sprint and fall well back into the basement. Players throw themselves to freedom through windows only to find another family member outside.
As a victim, there is a constant, overwhelming tension to the proceedings, even when no cannibals are on screen. As a family member, it’s a bit like a match overcooked – You and your companions are trying to stop these terrifying, ungrateful kids from escaping the fleshy thorns, and a frantic scramble to make sure all the gates are closed, the generator is running, and Grandpa is fed Is. It’s a lot of fun, and I’m interested to see if the charm lasts after a dozen – or a hundred – rounds.
the Texas Chainsaw Massacre It is set to be released in 2023, and will be available for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and Windows PC via Steam.
