![]() ![]() They can also be used strategically to slow down survivors on their way to objectives. Survivors stepping in these traps of course leave them open to attack until another Survivor saves them. Killers also have some tricks up their sleeve as well as they have the ability to lay down traps. The assault classes can attack the killer, the medic heals teammates, the scout carries a radar that let's everyone know if the Killer is nearby and the technician who can build turrets. The four classes are medic, assault, scout and technician. What makes Last Year different from other asymmetrical horror games is that after picking a character, you pick a class. Nick the nerd, Samantha the dork, and then jocks, Chad and Troy. Last Year: The Nightmare finds five Survivors go up against a single Killer with a general theme of 90's horror movies, complete with characters that tick off all of the trope boxes. After playing a ton of the game, there is a lot of potential here and it can be really fun at times, but it's clear the game was released early as it's very bare bones. ![]() So is this more Friday the 13th or Dead by Daylight? Well it's kind of in the middle. Then there is Last Year: The Nightmare, a new asymmetrical horror game that is currently exclusive on the Discord store. Dead by Daylight is currently the king of the genre that still averages about 12,000 - 15,000 players at a time on Steam. Friday the 13th, while an amazing game that perfectly captured the look and feel of the Friday the 13th movies, is unfortunately on life support right now due to rights issues with the franchise. Now even though the genre has been on the rise, there have been varied results. ![]() The genre pits helpless survivors up against merciless, brutal serial killers. This may mean that while a Last Year 2 is unlikely to ever exist in name, it can very much live on in spirit.If there is one genre of games that has been on the rise in the past few years, it's the asymmetrical horror game. However, it does appear that the team was able to enter into a contractual agreement to retain their initial source code and assets. Unfortunately, the Intellectual Property of Last Year was lost in August of 2021, likely forfeit in the bankruptcy. Alongside this announcement, two images were also released teasing what looks to be environments from a likely upcoming project. ![]() The message continues, stating that despite this, many key developers from Elastic Games have come back together with the formation of their new studio - Neighborhood Games. In the image, the team concedes that lack of sales and drying funds led the studio to inevitable bankruptcy. News comes by way of their very own LAST YEAR - OFFICIAL Discord server, where an announcement image was posted, breaking some 9 months of Discord silence. Today, it looks like Elastic Games is bouncing back under a new name with a new untitled project. Launching exclusively on Discord’s defunct games platform, Last Year: The Nightmare struggled to sell copies and secure funding that would allow them to continue releasing content even after re-releasing the title on Steam. In late 2021, Elastic Games - developer of Last Year: The Nightmare - shuttered the doors on their asymmetric horror title. ![]()
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