Survivors vs Killer: Dead by Daylight

[Lily Adler]

Death Is Not an Escape.

Dead by Daylight is an upcoming multiplayer (4vs1) horror game where one player takes on the role of the savage Killer, and the other four players play as Survivors, trying to escape the Killer and avoid being caught, tortured and killed.

Survivors play in third-person and have the advantage of better situational awareness. The Killer plays in first-person and is more focused on their prey.

The Survivors' goal in each encounter is to escape the Killing Ground without getting caught by the Killer - something that sounds easier than it is, especially when the environment changes every time you play.

Dead by Daylight will be released on June 14th and is available for pre-order from April 22nd - both as a Standard Edition and a Deluxe Edition. A closed BETA will go live on May 31st. Access to the closed BETA can be obtained by pre-ordering the deluxe edition of the game.

More information about the game is available at www.deadbydaylight.com
Key Features
• Survive Together… Or Not - Survivors can either cooperate with the others or be selfish. Your chance of survival will vary depending on whether you work together as a team or if you go at it alone. Will you be able to outwit the Killer and escape their Killing Ground?

• Where Am I? - Each level is procedurally generated, so you’ll never know what to expect. Random spawn points mean you will never feel safe as the world and its danger change every time you play.

• A Feast for Killers - Dead by Daylight draws from all corners of the horror world. As a Killer you can play as anything from a powerful Slasher to terrifying paranormal entities. Familiarize yourself with your Killing Grounds and master each Killer’s unique power to be able to hunt, catch and sacrifice your victims.

• Deeper and Deeper - Each Killer and Survivor has their own deep progression system and plenty of unlockables that can be customized to fit your own personal strategy. Experience, skills and understanding of the environment are key to being able to hunt or outwit the Killer.

• Real People, Real Fear - The procedural levels and real human reactions to pure horror makes each game session an unexpected scenario. You will never be able to tell how it’s going to turn out. Ambience, music, and chilling environments combine into a terrifying experience. With enough time, you might even discover what’s hiding in the fog.

Love the concept, and seen some let's play on it. Fun party game for friends.

 

[Wildcard]

Seen a lot of gameplay vids for this and it's a really dope game. Perfectly captures the essence of horror films in video game form.

Not to mention they get extra kudos for implementing Michael Myers into the game. About damn time.

 

[Joe Von Zombie]

I've played quite a bit of it. The concept is great, but the execution is tedious. There's a 20 minute video of Friday the 13th counselor gameplay that got released yesterday that basically addresses every issue I have with this game.

 

[Wildcard]

^ I can agree there, DBD is tedious, but it at least manages to be entertaining so that's why I give it a bit of a pass on that. But yeah, the F13th game does seem like it'd offer more fun and certainly a lot more variety.

 

[Wildcard]

Well, after playing both, I'd have to say I was right in my assessment....F13th, to me, is the stronger game and offers a lot more fun and atmosphere for me. Both are a lot of fun, but I can sit down and play F13th and become completely immersed in it. I can with DBD as well, but only to a certain extent.

Still, I have to give kudos to the developers for constantly churning out content for DBD. And on that note, has anyone bought Leatherface? He actually plays a lot better than I thought he would...I think I might like playing as Leatherface even more than the Shape. He's certainly better than the Hillbilly, who many thought he'd play exactly the same as.

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