Instead, the game throws you right into the dingy, washed-out, very brown map reminiscent of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre. There is no singular, lurking killer in episode two. Whatever method you used to beat episode one won’t work in episode two. Lakeview Cabin Collection actually does this in every episode. Oops.Īfter the controls and general gameplay loop have been established by episode one, the game completely flips it on you. I immediately grabbed the line as the killer burst through the door, sliding safely into…the wood chipper I had turned on earlier. During one of my first attempts, I was running from the killer and ended up on the second-floor balcony of the main cabin, where I found a zip line. Nothing is gained by leaving a character standing in the open, where they can and will be killed by the enemies moving through the map, hunting for survivors. As you control all the characters, it’s wise to move them to suit your plans. The gore on display is fantastic, with characters having proper damage models so that their injuries build up before they eventually die. Getting killed is part of Lakeview Cabin Collection, and the game revels in this by giving you probably the darkest game over screen in history. When the killer shows up, the game becomes a bit like a horror-themed Rube Goldberg machine, where proper planning beforehand will help you win, while poor planning will have a less desirable effect. The goal of the episode is that of most summer camp slashers: Make sure you and your friends get out alive. You can turn on a conveniently placed wood chipper and toss in whatever you want, just know that you may need it later. The game was developed with three interactions intended for each item: Obvious use, accidental use that harms the character, and use as a weapon. The amount of objects you can interact with is at first intimidating. If you want to drink beers and crash a motorcycle go for it. Lakeview Cabin Collection is, at its heart, a sandbox. The counselors (you play as all of them) can be moved around to do all sorts of counselor things. The Friday The 13th style is at the forefront. You open at an idyllic summer camp, just before the season is about to start. ![]() The first episode is actually the third canonically in the Lakeview Cabin universe. I won’t spoil what the sewers contain, but the hub world isn’t just a hub, it’s entirely an episode on it’s own. Sewers are underlined in this message and wouldn’t you know it? There is a manhole cover near the beginning of the hub. You can peek into a window, and see a man hanging with a blood scrawl that says, “The sewers scream at me”. The hub world itself is stuffed with environmental storytelling, which plays a huge role in every part of the game. You come across 4 theaters showing different movies, which serve as entrances to each episode. ![]() The lighting effects deserve special praise, as they elevate the art without drowning it out. The visuals are a retro throwback to the NES and SNES, with crisp pixels, bright and bold colors, and a unique art style. Switching between and managing characters is a huge part of every episode of Lakeview Cabin Collection. The street and movie theater play stage to a few different characters: A moviegoer, a homeless man, and a couple of theater employees. The rain patters down around your character or should I say, one of your characters? In Lakeview Cabin Collection, you can switch characters on the fly with a button press. ![]() ![]() This is the hub world, a place where you can access all the other episodes of Lakeview Cabin Collection. Lakeview Cabin Collection opens in a grimy street behind a movie theater. Everything in Lakeview Cabin Collection oozes style and a love of horror. In 2015 Tamminen released the first episode of Lakeview Cabin Collection an episodic 2D horror sandbox. He understands the feel of scanning the local video place horror section for something new and strange. Finnish indie developer Roope Tamminen understands the feeling of a video store horror section. That was some of my first exposure to horror in any medium. I would scan the VHS covers and imagine what the movies might have been about. It seemed spookier than the rest of the store. The horror section had black shelves, in contrast to the white shelves for every other genre. I remember a time when I would get out of school and go to the local movie rental place, “Many Movies”. Lakeview Cabin Collection: You And Your Friends Are Dead
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