With the addition of the "Chains of Hate" DLC in Dead by Daylight , players can now experience a whole new type of horror as the Deathslinger shoots and draws in his victims from afar. As with most DLC, there is a new map, killer, survivor, and six perks between them to mix and match among all other characters. Without a doubt, the newest chapter to Dead by Daylight brings innovative design choices made and a great-looking new
This review will focus primarily on the Deathslinger and his perks, because while new survivors are a welcome addition, they are all identical in gameplay thanks to teachable perks. In creating the newest killer, developer Behavior Interactive went about as far in the opposite direction from their creation, Kazan Yamaoka, generally referred to as the Oni. Instead of a rampaging hulk that can one-shot an entire team in a blaze of pain and speed, the Deathslinger is a slower, methodical killer that uses his modified rifle to take aim, fire, and impale a survivor on a chain before pulling them in and striking with a bayo
With that in mind, the Deathslinger needs to apply pressure to generators and survivors, using their ability carefully as reloading wastes time. While it may sound obvious to say pressure is necessary, killers like Freddy Krueger, The Hag, Hillbilly, and Demogorgon all have ways to quickly traverse the map, while the Deathslinger has only his default movement speed. The good news is that his ability, if used properly, is excellent for anti-looping, saving time in a fruitless ch
Silent Hill 2 follows James Sunderland as he searches the town of Silent Hill to find his wife Mary, who despite dying prior to the events of the game has sent him a letter asking to meet. The player comes to understand that James' guilt over smothering Mary after growing frustrated with her deteriorating mental state due to a terminal illness has influenced the hellish Otherworld he explores. Pyramid Head becomes the judge and executioner for James in this world, a monster that is "a sadistic and merciless killer fixated on dispensing punishment through pain" according to Behaviour's press rele
Gearhead is further limited because it does not activate from special attacks, such as either Leatherface or Hillbilly’s chainsaw, or hatchets thrown by the Huntress, and is all but counterproductive outside of certain M1 killers. Even in select builds, the conditions required to gain any information are simply too demanding compared to something like Discordance, which offers what could be argued as superior information with no input needed from the kil
Given the abilities' instant kill property, a smart Hillbilly player will use the Chainsaw charge as a quick burst to take out a Survivor, rather than using its full charge. Given the drawback of running into an object, a smart Hillbilly will quickly strike with the instant kill attack to kill a Survivor. This requires some advanced understanding of positional advantage in Dead by Daylight as it will require players to understand a good angle to cut off an unsuspecting Survivor, but when mastered makes Hillbilly an imposing fo
A new killer means three new perks which can be taught to all other killers, and can be more impactful to the meta of the game than the killer alone. The first is Gearhead, an information perk that has been nerfed since its first reveal in the beta. Put simply, as players must first hit two basic attacks to activate, its duration has been reduced considerably from 45 to 30 seconds at maximum rank, and now only applies to good skill checks instead of all, there is little benefit to using Gearhead relative to the other information perks mentioned ab
This tip is a little bit more complex than the others mentioned. This revolves around the concept of "teachable perks" inside of Dead by Daylight. T hese teachable perks are perks that are learned through leveling up a killer but can be applied to different members of the cast. These abilities are essential for the mix and matching required for success in taking out survivors. However, making use of the strongest of these teachable quirks will certainly improve a killer's success in taking out enemy surviv
The brutal online landscape of horror-inspired survival game _Dead by Daylight _ challenges players to master the art of killing and surviving. The more enticing of the two, the killing aspect of the game, is a skill which new players may find to be more difficult than expected. Having to take down a group of competent survivors will prove a more difficult task than horror films make it out to
To celebrate its fourth anniversary, Dead by Daylight is adding Pyramid Head from Konami's Silent Hill franchise to this esteemed pantheon. While the developers have previously incorporated content from Valve's Left 4 Dead in the form of a new Survivor and alternate costumes, this will be the first time an entire Chapter complete with a Killer, Survivor, and map is based on a video game. Before Behaviour's Dbdportal.com official reveal today, Game Rant sat down with Game Director Mathieu Cote, Creative Director Dave Richard, and Head of Public Relations Marie Claude Bernard to talk about what Pyramid Head will offer in service of the Ent
