FRIDAY THE 13TH KILLER PUZZLE MOVIE

While that blocky look certainly had appeal in its amusingly stiff innocence, Blue Wizard has struck a decent middle ground in allowing for greater flexibility in movement while still keeping things adorably light-hearted. Faces are round and expressive, conveying the sheer comic terror and pleas for mercy with greater range, and limbs now can flail freely. This refined look doesnвЂ™t really affect the gameplay side of things, but it does help with setting the mood across different settings from the films and beyond, such as a Camp Crystal Lake (naturally), Manhattan, a space station, and even some time-travel extras (Jason in Victorian England posing as Jack the Ripper would itself make for an outstanding movie).ДЄdditionally, instead of being populated by Minecraft-like block people, Killer PuzzleвЂs helpless teenagers, dumb cops, and ruthless SWAT teams have also given a makeover. While these vignettes donвЂ™t necessarily include more details, they have been made less pixelated, causing items and backgrounds to be far more easily distinguished. Regardless, anyone who played Slayaway will feel right at home, and the quality of puzzles feels even more perfectly balanced in this pseudo-sequel.Д«eyond the slight improvements in playability, the developers have also overhauled the visuals of their diorama worlds. Blue Wizard Digital has also enhanced the controls with better button placementВ - the benefits of which become immediately apparent upon rebooting Slayaway CampВ - and they have again included some quality of life options that allow players to get hints, see the solution, or even skip a level entirely (just ask the severed head of JasonвЂ™s mother!). Things do get tougher in the later вЂњchapters,вЂќ but the learning curve works wonderfully, and even when Friday the 13th: Killer Puzzle attacks players with mazes that seem as if they offer an overwhelming amount of options, there are subtle visual clues that the now-trained mind can pick up on. These mechanics will then eventually be toyed with, playing on expectations and twisting them delightfully. Stages are expertly designed to take advantage of this system, wading gently into the bloody havoc at first while introducing new wrinklesВ - like telephones, turn limits, and warp stationsВ - in near-tutorial fashion.

Luckily, any mistakes can be easily overcome by the unlimited ability to rewind each move, or enact a quick restart entirely. Like the unstoppable force that he is, there is no way to control the character once he is moving, and momentum will win out until he hits a wall, a trap, or a victim. DonвЂ™t let the hockey mask and blank stare fool you, thoughВ - this kind of butchery is going to require some brains.ДЇor those unfamiliar, the key to solving Killer PuzzleвЂs various stages lies in finding the correct sequence in which to slide Jason across each grid-like map.

FRIDAY THE 13TH KILLER PUZZLE MOVIE

Friday the 13th: Killer Puzzle puts players in charge of one of the most infamous movie murderers of all time as he plots his way through over 150 isometric maps, leaving a trail of cartoonishly dismembered bodies in his bloody wake. After nailing the concept of a splatter-filled slide puzzler with their homage to cheesy 80s slasher flicks, Slayaway Camp, developer Blue Wizard Digital returns to the same unholy grounds, this time replacing their generic Jason Voorhees stand-in with the real deal.

Good horror villains always come back, and thankfully so do killer game ideas.

Friday the 13th killer puzzle