Visually speaking, the most badass playable Jason in Friday the 13th: The Game is The New Blood‘s version, which was of course the first Jason to be played on screen by Kane Hodder. In terms of playability, however, Part 7 Jason has been the subject of countless fan complaints, as he’s perhaps the most ineffective in the game.
The developers have been listening, and they’re making some changes.
“We’ve seen a ton of feedback for a while now about Part 7 Jason being “underpowered” or “weak”, and while we agree that maybe his stats aren’t the best to encourage play over some of the other Jasons, we are not planning a complete reworking of the character,” Gun Media said in a recent forum post. “Even though we aren’t completely reworking the character, we do believe that a couple of tweaks to this character’s strengths and weaknesses will make for a better play experience.”
The following changes will be made:
- Change 1: We are replacing +Grip Strength with +Weapon Strength. This will help to make Jason’s slashes more harmful to counselors.
- Change 2: We are replacing -Shift with -Stun. This change will allow for more mobility by Jason.
New and improved Part 7 Jason will arrive in the next update.
