Dead by Daylight devs explain how Chucky \u201cbreaks the rules\u201d as game\u2019s newest Killer Behaviour Interactive Inc \/ NBCChucky is a horror legend who has now invaded Dead by Daylight. Here\u2019s what the game\u2019s developers had to say about the killer doll and how introducing him has changed the game. Chucky, a serial killer possessing a child\u2019s doll and pop culture icon, is the latest Killer to be added to Dead by Daylight. The multiplayer horror game has gone from strength to strength in the past few years and has evolved to constantly surprise players by testing the barriers of what they\u2019ve come to expect. This is often achieved through the addition of new Killers. Not only does adding these add a fresh and fun new way to enjoy the game, but it also lets the developers experiment with new ideas. This has always been the case in Dead by Daylight, but never more so than with Chucky. The plastic psychopath is now out in the wild, hacking Survivors to death with a range of deadly new moves and abilities. However, unlike most Killers in the game, Chucky isn\u2019t a ponderous monster or even an averaged sized slasher, he\u2019s a tiny doll and his small stature makes him a unique case among Dead by Daylight\u2019s previous gallery of villains. Child\u2019s Play If you don\u2019t know, or have never seen a Chucky movie, the titular character was a murderer who after being shot by police, used Vodoo to transfer his soul into a doll and then stalked a young boy for several films in an attempt to take his body and live again. The boy, Andy, would eventually grow up and play a deadly game of cat and mouse with Chucky across several more sequels and even a TV show now in its third season. Chucky\u2019s body count has continued to grow over the years, making him a horror icon. We spoke to the two leading developers at Behaviour Interactive Inc, Dave Richard and Mathieu Cote, the masterminds behind Dead by Daylight to discuss how Chucky was different from previous Killers in the game and if he posed any challenges. They said: \u201cSize! That was the challenge we had from day one with this killer. Obviously, I\u2019m talking gameplay. When playing as this character, and for the survivors who are against him, the key difference with this killer is size. It\u2019s the first time we\u2019ve had to deal with such a short killer.\u201d Keeping gameplay balanced We were curious to know if Chucky would have an unfair advantage due to his size and how the team was able to balance this. Of course, we were reminded of the classic Oddjob example from GoldenEye on the N64 who enjoyed an unfair advantage due to being smaller than other character models. They said: \u201cChucky is very stealthy, using his size to hide from and surprise the survivors, but he can also go into a mode where he goes full-on rampage. We go through a rigorous process of making sure the abilities we\u2019re creating in Dead by Daylight will not be unfair.\u201d \u201cPart of this process is testing internally, quality assurance, but we also get some expert players from the community to come in and help the team by trying some scenarios that could become unfair. Stretching the powers to their limit and seeing if it\u2019s viable in these scenarios.\u201d \u201cThen we let the whole community on PC try and break it and see where they can push it, then we analyze that data to ensure it\u2019s not unfair and always fun. Now that it\u2019s out, we continue to monitor the data and player sentiment and we\u2019ll be able to tweak further down the line.\u201d Changing the game As Chucky is the smallest Killer to ever appear in Dead by Daylight, we asked Dave and Mathieu if his inclusion led to any interesting design choices and what they had to do to ensure the character worked in the game. They told us: \u201cIt forces us to think outside of what we know about what a Killer can and cannot do. When we announced Chucky, a lot of people thought it would be impossible because it doesn\u2019t fit the metrics of Dead by Daylight. So when we have these restrictions and start designing ideas that\u2019s when it gets really interesting.\u201d \u201cAn example of this is the camera perspective. Since day one, it\u2019s been important that the Killer be in first person because what he knows about the world needs to be limited. It\u2019s always been part of our mindset and we never thought it was something we would change.\u201d \u201cBut Chucky\u2019s size in first person is something that would be very difficult to manage. So finding that right camera angle that\u2019s in first person and shows you a bit more of the environment was something that we embraced, it\u2019s all part of his kit and is interesting to try.\u201d They continued: \u201cWhenever we add a new Killer we try to shake things up, we try to surprise people and force them to relearn how to play the game. Whenever we do that it sort of becomes a new benchmark. Chucky comes in and he\u2019s small and he\u2019s in third person, breaking all these rules that people thought would never be broken.\u201d \u201cThese things show that there\u2019s no limit to what we can do, and the great thing about the freedom the designers have is that the Killers never need to be equal to each other. They just need to be fun to play and fun to play against.\u201d Blending horror with comedy Like other horror icons such as Freddy Krueger and Ghostface, Chucky is known for his comedic edge and one-liners just as much as his terrifying kills and horror value. This is on full display in Dead by Daylight, with Chucky being one of the most vocal killers in the game. His lines are sometimes sinister and threatening while others are laugh-out-loud funny. We asked the team at Behaviour Interactive if this was ever an issue, and if they were tempted to lean into a scarier version of Chucky such as the one seen in the 2019 movie reboot. They said: \u201cWe take pride in integrating these different universes and fantasies. Horror is a marvelous genre and there are many different types of horror. So offering all of these different fantasies is something we love to do and put in our players\u2019 hands. Chucky is a character we just love, we count on him to give us a good time in the movies, and now in the game.\u201d \u201cChucky\u2019s not just funny, he\u2019s fun. That\u2019s the key thing. Even though he\u2019s on the comedy side of horror he still creates jump scares and makes you freak out when he\u2019s coming for you when you hear his little feet. As we\u2019ve added more and more layers to Dead by Daylight, it means that more things can be folded in and still fit.\u201d They continued: \u201cHe is really fun to play as and against, so we see a lot of good feedback for a different way to play the game. There are a lot of amazing voice lines that come with Chucky. They add a lot of color and fun to the matches. Very colorful! Either if you are Chucky or you\u2019re on the receiving end!\u201d \u201cThe tiptop of the little feet is a nice touch that people responded to very well, it\u2019s also not a clear indication of where he is. The other thing I\u2019d add is the addition of Tiffany, the Bride of Chucky. We felt it was needed and the response clearly shows that it was strongly desired.\u201d For more Dead by Daylight content, check out some of our below guides: Best Survivor Perks in DbD | All Killers and Perks in DbD | Is Dead by Daylight crossplay? | Is Dead by Daylight on Xbox Game Pass? | Dead by Daylight codes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Dead by Daylight devs explain how Chucky \u201cbreaks the rules\u201d as game\u2019s newest Killer Behaviour Interactive Inc \/ NBCChucky is a horror legend who has now invaded Dead by Daylight. Here\u2019s what the game\u2019s developers had to say about the killer doll and how introducing him has changed the game. Chucky, a serial killer possessing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39666","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39666"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39666\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}