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Killer Klowns from Outer Space Preview – Escape the Klownpocalypse
08.05.2024 - 15:39 / thesixthaxis.com
As a lover of both asymmetrical multiplayer games and horror in general, the idea of Killer Klowns from Outer Space really caught my imagination. Co-developers IllFonic are no strangers to this style of game, having previously tapped into other 80s film franchises and adapted them to asymmetrical multiplayer with Friday the 13th: The Game, Predator: Hunting Grounds, and Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed.
Each game shares a lot of common ground – the goal is still for the Klowns to track down the humans, prevent them from escaping and kill them – but Killer Klowns puts its own spin on things. It of course bears a similar game style to Friday the 13th, but on a grander scale, with a team of three Klowns hunting seven humans.
My first match had me head into the carnival at night as a human, but I quickly felt at home with the controls and game’s fundamentals. I ran around and scavenged what I could – a baseball, a brick and even a handgun – and that helped me feel like I could fight back. That’s something that other asymmetrical horror games have let you do, but Killer Klowns feels like it gets the balance right. In a 1v1, you should probably run unless you’re feeling pretty adept and well equipped, but if there’s a group of you? Then it’s hunting season on the Klowns.
I found this out quickly after finding a shotgun, and banding together with a few fellow humans. We were comfortably able to send the Klowns packing… for a while. Once a Klown is stunned, it’s a race between them button-mashing to get back up, and anyone with a weapon trying to pop their nose and send them to the afterlife. Death is just a mild setback for the Klowns though, as they will soon respawn and come back to terrorise you again.
While a couple Klowns down, this gave us a chance to focus on our main goal: to escape. While rummaging around, I managed to find a key to a gate which was one of the exits. There are a few different ways to escape – by boat, by opening the gate and crossing the bridge, or even through a special bunker.
Approaching the gate and opening it presents its own special minigame which sees you removing or breaking wooden planks before you can actually use the key to unlock the gate. Of course, doing these timing-based minigames alerts the Klowns to your location, so you need to be quick before they come for you. The Klowns can slow you down by spreading their special brand of cotton candy all over the escape route. It can be removed, but it’s time consuming and time is never on your side.
Failing to escape before the fifteen minute timer runs out means you’ll be present for the impending Klownpocalypse which I’m pretty sure no one wants to experience. In my situation, I was able to get the gate open and escape across the
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