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For anyone who has been into this hobby for a long time, there can be a type of interactive media that instills fear: licensed games. Yes, things have changed over the past 20 years or so as licensed games have dwindled and those that exist aren’t the dumpster fire they used to be. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Movies in particular were usually thought to be worth ignoring. However, there have been good ones to come out. In this roundtable, the VGU crew discusses the movie-based video games that they loved sinking time into, starting with…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Josh Miller – The Family Man<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friday the 13th: The Game<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Lo-and-behold, a prime example of a movie game thought to be trash. The original Friday the 13th<\/em><\/a> on the Nintendo Entertainment System<\/a> was an unplayable nightmare. When Friday the 13th: The Game<\/em> was announced, I was excited. Maybe this franchise could be redeemed?! While many would disagree with me, I wholeheartedly think this release is incredibly fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The worst thing isn’t the character models, the weird bugs, or glitches that can break the experience. No, the worst thing is the Friday the 13th<\/em> lawsuit that was going on around the time of release. So different costumes and maps were suddenly out the window, and the developer was stuck in a position of doing the bare minimum. Yet, I had an absolute blast. Whether it was by myself with bots, doing the virtual cabin, or playing with friends<\/a>; i found myself filled with so much happiness as a Friday the 13th<\/em> fan. So much so, that it was my game of the year for 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I understand it has its problems and Friday the 13th<\/em> isn’t for everyone. However, almost 5 years later and still minimum content in the game gives me a great time to this day. Playing as Jason is a rush, playing as a counselor can be terrifying, and playing with friends is flat-out fun. Friday the 13th: The Game<\/em> may be my favorite movie-based video game. It also stands well above the NES version that burnt itself in my brain for all the wrong reasons. I’m glad there’s at least a good Friday the 13th<\/em> experience now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now do Michael Myers and Halloween<\/em>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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