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The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Released On: Aug 18, 2023
72
6.8
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 29 Critic Reviews
72
52% Positive
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
41% Mixed
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
3% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 29 Critic Reviews
72
52% Positive
15 Reviews
15 Reviews
41% Mixed
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
3% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre game does not just use the horror franchise as an aesthetic but builds its core mechanics around the film's essence. The cinematography, music, and tone have been studied with religious fervor to recreate the macabre world Tobe Hooper created almost 50 years ago. Moreover, the gameplay and character progression give it the "just one more" feeling that is severely missing from other asymmetrical horror titles. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre game transforms the iconic franchise into a terrifying experience that will haunt players for a long time.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a joy to play, while there are some minor growing pains, it is more than worth your time and money.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 111 User Ratings
6.8
50% Positive
56 Ratings
56 Ratings
30% Mixed
33 Ratings
33 Ratings
20% Negative
22 Ratings
22 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 111 User Ratings
6.8
50% Positive
56 Ratings
56 Ratings
30% Mixed
33 Ratings
33 Ratings
20% Negative
22 Ratings
22 Ratings
As a huge fan of the franchise, Texas Chain Saw Massacre absolutely nails the tone and atmosphere - and is a damn fun asymmetrical multiplayer game to boot.
Due to its lackluster beginner experience, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre might be a little obtuse for players that aren't familiar with asymmetrical games. However, players who have plenty of experience with the genre will find a wonderful treat with this game compared to more prominent titles such as Dead by Daylight, thanks to its potential for more skill-based gameplay.
At launch, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is one of the better-looking, more-polished asymmetrical multiplayer games on the market. It does a fantastic job of capturing the grotesque vibes of the 1974 horror film and translates its themes brilliantly into a gaming experience. Playing as the victims with a group of friends is a great deal of fun, though playing as the killers is not nearly as exciting. Only having three maps at launch is also not ideal and the game's lack of offline options is disappointing, but hopefully future updates will make The Texas Chain Saw Massacre an even better horror game than it is now.
A delightfully macabre homage, this asymmetrical horror could finally threaten Dead by Daylight's crown, if you didn't spend more time fighting the servers than Leatherface himself.
As with Evil Dead: The Game, this feels, to me, like wasted potential and an iconic film licence used in the wrong way, for the wrong kind of game.
All they had to do is recreate the Friday The 13th game with a Texas Chainsaw skin and spice things up, but they chose the small "arena" fish in a barrel style gameplay like DeadByDaylight. It ****. Super basic. Cant do much. Escape options are not even canon. Like they couldn't think of cool stuff, so they threw 4 different types of gates and called it good, lol. I could keep going but that's the most of it.
Call me when they drop full sized maps, let the victims fight back for real, and implement some interesting escape options that aren't just 4 different types of gates. We could call the Semi Truck guy, the cops, fix a boat, fix a truck, find a randomized secret hole in the fence... I mean c'mon.
The only reason people are going crazy for the game is the aesthetics. Take that away and it is not good. They really missed here, and it's bumming me out. At least I got to play it off Gamepass so that's cool, because I would have been upset if I spent money on it.
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Summary Assume the role of one of the notorious Slaughter family, or their victims, in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, a 3rd-person asymmetrical horror experience based on the groundbreaking and iconic 1974 horror film. Texas. Early 1973. Ana and a group of close friends embark on a journey to the small dusty town of Newt, TX, the last known locat...
Platforms:
- PC
- PlayStation 5
- Xbox Series X
- PlayStation 4
- Xbox One
Initial Release Date: Aug 18, 2023
Developer:
- Sumo Nottingham
- Gun Interactive
Publisher: Gun Interactive
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