Killer Frequency Review (PlayStation 5)
For our Killer Frequency Review, we play a first-person horror adventure that puts you in the shoes of Forrest Nash, a late-night radio host whose callers are being stalked by a mysterious killer. Solve puzzles, save lives, and run the switchboards, all while listening to a jukebox of retro ‘80s tunes.
Killer Frequency Review Pros:
- Decent graphics.
- 1.46GB download size.
- Platinum trophy.
- Horror comedy gameplay.
- First-person view.
- Set in the late 80s.
- The opening tutorial section along with ongoing pop-ups.
- Save and load when you want.
- Invert axis and sensitivity sliders.
- Keeps the theme throughout with floppy disk save slots and music.
- Multiple choice encounters.
- 3 save slots and a fourth autosave.
- Dripping with atmosphere.
- As a DJ/Radio host, you control the decks and it’s all fully Interactive with you picking and playing records and cassettes, answering calls, and adjusting the volume.
- It’s a story that has you instantly gripped.
- Aside from the radio work you do go off and gather clues, solve puzzles, etc.
- The story revolves around a killer called the Whistling Man and it’s one of those stories that’s more a made-up myth. That’s all I shall say about that.
- Haptic feedback style vibrations.
- A lot of the game world can be interacted with from picking up papers to cups, keys, tools and so much more.
- Grabbing a door handle is more interactive than anything else as you have to grab it and then move the handle with the stick.
- Playtime is shown on the pause menu.
- Hidden Collectibles.
- Fun little sequences like throwing paper balls into a bin basket.
- Reset objects button which is handy when you lose track of where you put things.
- You can carry two items at any one time.
- The game gives you a lot of downtimes to change songs or go off and investigate.
Killer Frequency Review Cons:
- Cannot rebind controls.
- No field of view slider.
- You get very little information or objective text making it sort of hard to work out what to do.
- Takes a while to get used to the game flow.
- The controls are not always ideal.
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Killer Frequency:
Developer: Team 17
Publisher: Team 17
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Summary
A game like this needs a strong story as it’s the most important part and luckily it is one of those stories that just grabs you nearly instantly. It’s an 80s-ass horror film that can easily be compared to other films but it’s still really good. Being the DJ and make-shift 911 operator adds a layer of interaction that isn’t just the physical act of moving nobs and buttons, having to talk with the people and try and help them adds a layer of psychological warfare-like feelings. Killer Frequency is a really solid game with a lot of unique and fun scenarios. Overall this is a brilliant little game and one that all 80s horror fans should definitely check out.