Since the viral success of ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s,’ there have been quite a few game studios releasing titles with a strange aesthetic and almost nonexistent gameplay, hoping that some YouTuber will come across it and suddenly elevate the game to success. This is the case with ‘Christmas Massacre,’ which gives it all away in the title and whose creator has stirred things up by announcing that it will be available on only one platform because it’s too strong for all the others. Of course.
Ho, ho, kill
Christmas Massacre’ is part of this new wave of games that imitate PS1 graphics (because 8 bits are already behind in the nostalgia wheel) and will put the player in the role of a vengeful Santa Claus, knife in hand, ready to go around murdering people (everyone, without exception) precisely on December 25th. Without having played, you already get an idea of what you’re going to find.
The game will be released on November 17, but only on PS4 and PS5. According to the publisher, ‘it’s too crazy for Switch,’ and Xbox rejected it. Probably at Puppet Combo, the developer, they’re just trying to gain notoriety by creating a black legend about themselves. However, the rest of their titles have been released on all platforms so far, such as ‘Cannibal’ or ‘Nun Massacre.’ Obsessed with controversy.
From what you can see in the trailer, this Santa Claus will receive his orders from a talking Christmas tree, murder nuns with flamethrowers, and have a mode where Santa is a miniature doll ready to take out everything around him. Otherwise, lots of blood, a snuff video ambiance on VHS, bad vibes, and a somewhat desperate attempt to go viral.
Nothing that can surprise us too much: if you’re 13, this is your ‘Carmageddon.’ If not, there’s not much to scratch. Ho, ho, ho, happy massacre.
