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Head back down to Texas and join the new Rush Week mode that will launch soon for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Those who might have needed more to slay in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre are going to get that chance with a new mode and victims on the way to the game. As long as you have the Content Pass or willing to toss out a few extra bucks to Gun Interactive if it tickles your fancy at all. Granted, this mode will be available for all who have The Texas Chain Saw Massacre already and on September 30th. Although, those who have the pass will get a few other extras and have access to this new mode for the game on September 26th on the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. For now, let us see what will be added into the game as soon as next week.
As the name rather implies, this new mode takes back down to Texas and we will be playing in a new mode that places Johnny from the core game against six new sorority girls out in the mix. From there, the match plays out close to what we all knew from before. Only the girls will not have any perks or bonuses, but will need to find items around the two-story house so they can escape or get the cops to show up and bring Johnny down. They will have to work fast as Johnny will be using the new Fear feature that will help that player locate the girls in the house as the fear builds. Things like killing them in large, Texas-sized manners will do this as well as shutting down the various escape routes that they can take too. Have a look and see how this new mode is going to feel and see it is will get thing revved up once more for the game.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre — Rush Week
Gun Interactive is thrilled to announce that Rush Week — the new, free game mode coming to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre — will launch on Thursday, September 26th for players who have purchased the Content Pass, and on Monday, September 30th for all other players. Focusing on fan-favorite killer Johnny Slaughter, this 1v6 multiplayer mode will let players experience horror through a Giallo-influenced, late 70’s slasher lens.
The goal is simple: survive. Play as 6 different Sorority Girls racing against the clock to escape from Johnny, or as the Killer himself. Differing from the base game, players will have new escape options as well as a few new key items such as a wrench, a knife, and pepper spray, that allow players to protect themselves.
Johnny and six new playable Sorority Girls will be randomly assigned at the start of the match. This two-story Sorority House features multiple spots to run and hide in, including a locked basement that can be explored. Traversal is similar to the original game, with multiple windows that can be jumped out of, ladders to climb, and even an attic area with its own unique escape option.
While the Sorority Girls will not have any perks, there are key items scattered throughout the house to help them escape, including objects that allow them to call the authorities. If the police are called successfully, players have a limited amount of time to survive in the Sorority House with Johnny. There is an Attic Pole that can be used to make your final escape via an attic hatch, but be warned: at most only two Sorority Girls can escape through that exit, and Johnny players can also break the ladder to render that route useless.
The Sorority Girls can buy themselves time by using various weapons and distractions like the wrench, the knife, and the pepper spray, as well as an all-new mechanic using perfume that can be thrown at him to reveal his location.
Johnny’s objective is to Hunt. With each execution, he will get stronger, making him more lethal the longer a match goes. Within ‘Rush Week’ there will be a Fear system in place where if a Sorority Girl has a high level of Fear, Johnny can smell that fear and find them easier. So, it’s important for the Sorority Girls to complete objectives in order to lower their amount of fear that Johnny is going to get them.
Devised under the consultation and blessings of Kim Henkel himself — writer of the screenplay for the original 1974 film — Rush Week ushers in a new era of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Set several years after the events of the original film, Rush Week allows Gun Interactive to explore and create within the world of Texas while still adhering to the authenticity of their game.
In addition to the default cosmetics of Pajamas, Cheerleader, and Nightie, everyone who plays 'Rush Week' will unlock the Towel and Laundry Day cosmetics for FREE, for life! But you gotta be quick, as the offer only lasts until the October patch when the two cosmetics will move to the shop at $1.99 each.
Will you be heading down to Texas again with this update or is it a try to bring in players from the other titles like it? Is it odd to not have a chain saw in the mix of this for the game or is that the only way it would have worked? How long will we need to survive until the cops show up, if we are able to get the call out, that is? Sneak on down to the comment section to talk about all of this and everything else that is still to come. When there is more to share for The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, we will share it all here for you. Please keep on coming back here to see and hear all of that as we get into the bigger spooky season when this all fires off.
