I'm obsessed with the new asymetric survival horror game Dead by Daylight. It's the horror game we all wanted Until Dawn to be. It really does feel like living in a slasher film with interesting, diverse characters. There are two gameplay modes with very different rules. This new episode of Play It focuses on the role of survivor. Claudia and Meg are two of the college-age victims trying to escape one of three possible serial killers. In Survivor mode, you chose who you play (two other male options are available) and get randomly sorted into a team of four survivors. These four survivors are randomly chucked into random locations on one of four maps filled with traps, dead ends, hidden supplies, and generators.

Survivor mode is extremely scary. It's a 3rd person view centered on your character. You can rotate the camera all the way around you, but you only have limited information. Most of the time, you have to rely on hearing for clues as to where your allies and the killer are. When someone is severely injured or hung from a meat hook (sacrificed, they call it), you can see their silhouette in red and a wavy orb representing the killer. When your teammates hook up a generator or cause an explosion, you see that in yellow.

Your goal is to work together to fix five generators on the giant map. When the generators are up and running, you can then run power to the exit, allowing you to flee the domain of the killer.

If only it was that simple.

I'm satisfied with the new mic/headset I picked up on Amazon, though the video quality is like a potato this time. I hit "stream" instead of "record" on OBS and had to export the gameplay from Twitch to Youtube, then download it from YouTube to my video editor, then reupload it to YouTube. It's not bad; it should be better. The game is gorgeous and I only run it at medium quality on my PC to minimize the chance of lag.

Enjoy the newest episode of Play It. I'll be making a little series out of Dead by Daylight focusing on the different gameplay options.