Hellraiser creator Clive Barker was worried the franchise's new video game would be "overly censored," but he's "proud as f**k" of "how far they've been able to push it."
The mind behind one of horror's most twisted franchises spoke about his feelings on Saber Interactive's Hellraiser: Revival during a recent chat with Dread Central. Where other adaptations of iconic properties often come and go, Barker only had nice things to say about the experience.
"I was fearful at one point that the game would be overly censored but I’m genuinely astonished by how far they’ve been able to push it," he said.
So as not to mince words, Barker clarified: "I'm proud as f**k at the end result."
It's about as much praise as Saber and Hellraiser fans could ever hope to see for the new game. Revival ditched the asymmetrical multiplayer formula used by other adaptations through the last decade and instead delivered a single-player survival experience set within the Hellraiser world. Pinhead and other Cenobites helped Saber earn its now famously strict "M for Mature" rating, which warns players of "blood and gore, intense violence, nudity, and strong sexual content," among other things.
It's every bit as intense as franchise fans hoped, but it's not been without its hangups. Hellraiser: Revival is so brutal that French YouTuber J0nathan reported their channel had been permanently banned after they uploaded footage of themselves playing the game. Not everyone has been quite so unlucky, but the fact that this person had even gone through the trouble to cover up moments featuring nudity and was still handed a ban speaks to how intense that gameplay can get.
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