Three Ideas That Would Make The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Video Game Even Better
Since it was released last year, I have been hooked on The Texas Chainsaw Massacre video game and have been playing it weekly. I have put many hours into it and would consider myself a devoted fan to this game and franchise. The game is very faithful to the original film and is dripping with atmosphere, while acting as a prequel to the original film. The way the game adds to the films lore is also absolutely brilliant. With the one year anniversary of the games release coming up soon, I thought it would be fun to make this month’s post about three ideas I have for the game that in my opinion would make it even better.
Randomized Execution Selection
The first idea I would like to discuss is to have the execution selection be randomized. What I mean by this is to have it set up so that each time you perform an execution on an incapacitated victim, the execution animation you will see will be random based on the paid for executions the player has. I believe this would help keep the game fresh, surprising and will allow players like myself who have purchased all of the available execution packs to have the chance to see all of the executions they purchased utilized randomly each time the player performs an execution. This should be a second available option and should not replace the single execution selection that is in the game currently, but rather serve as a secondary option for players who want executions to be randomized. I believe having different execution animations appear for each incapacitated victim in a match will help players maximize what they purchased, so you are not stuck with just one execution being selected at a time like in the current game.
2. Executions Involving Grandpa And Other Environmental Kills
My second idea I would like to discuss is to implement executions involving Grandpa and to also add environmental kills. Grandpa involvement in executions would not only serve as another special animation, like Leatherface’s gallows execution, but would also make sense in terms of the film and games lore. At the end of the original 1974 film, Leatherface and the Hitchhiker hold down Sally while Grandpa hits her with a hammer and drinks blood from her finger. I feel like involving Grandpa in executions would help keep Grandpa a more useful character and even more involved in the game. Also, since Friday The 13th: The Game had environmental kills, I believe The Texas Chainsaw Massacre should also feature kills which are caused by items in the environment. This concept makes sense since there are many deadly and lethal items in the environment on each map of the game. I believe Grandpa executions and environmental kills will serve as two new unique ways to perform special executions on victims that will align well with the already available Leatherface gallows kill.
3. A Map Of The Graveyard From The Film
The third and final idea I had for the Texas Chainsaw Massacre video game was to include the graveyard from the 1974 film as a map featured in the game. This makes sense as the graveyard is the only location from the original film that hasn’t yet appeared as a map in the game. This would also allow for more lore and Easter eggs. For example, maybe there are empty graves in the graveyard which would allude to grave robbing and maybe there could also be corpses on a macabre display like in the film. The graveyard is even mentioned during the game in a line of dialogue between the Hitchhiker and Sissy where he asks her if she saw what he did at the graveyard, which would imply the family has been there and have been up to no good as usual. Including a map of the graveyard would not only be adding another location from the film, but would also allow for new creative opportunities regarding design and character lore. Plus as a completionist, I would just really enjoy having all of the locations from the original film featured in the game.
Conclusion
In conclusion, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre video game is my current favorite multiplayer horror game and one of the best slasher games I have played to date. The game definitely has its bugs and problems, but then it also has its moments where it really shines. As a slasher fan, you just have to appreciate the extraordinary effort put in by the developers to replicate locations and characters from the original film. Words cannot describe the feeling I got when I first played the game and saw the family house. As a Texas Chainsaw Massacre and slasher fan, this game is truly a treat; I wanna see it continue to grow and improve in the future. Where do you think the game should go from here and what ideas do you, the reader, have for this game? Would you like to see licensed content from other Texas Chainsaw Massacre films featured in the game? I would love to hear your thoughts.
it’s a big time in slasher gaming as two Halloween games were also just announced, expect a post featuring ideas about this soon!