Damn, saw a friend play part of this and finally got around to it, absolutely don't regret it.
There aren't games like Killer 7, and there absolutely shouldn't be.
This is my first proper Suda51 game and holy shit, the story was great, the imagery and direction was great, so much about this game is so unique, there has never been a game like this before.
This is a game that always slips under the radar, it even slipped under mine until I saw it played.
I don't even know how to describe it (which isn't a problem I normally have), it's so atmospheric, has such a unique look mixing it's horror imagery, sci-fi premise, and something else that I don't even think has a name.
The only problems I have is that the game is a little longer than it needs to be, maybe it's because I've spent the last two months playing six hour games, but this game being almost double that hit me hard, but I still finished it in just under three days (helped by the game's more-ish-ness) and that the game's story can sometimes feel heavy-handed, but that's just a taste thing. I also found the menus a little clunky, especially the character screen, recovery always felt like a chore, but again that might just be a me thing. Finally, some of the bosses could have been more interesting, I remember one specifically where I just stood there and shot, occasionally switching characters so as to not die, it felt challenging but unengaging, but that was one of my only real negative moments with the game. (I was going to mention the constantly repeating voice lines on killing enemies but honestly it's not as annoying as it feels like it should be.)
This is a batshit crazy game that won't leave you the same;
and I think I recommend it? It's surprisingly approachable if you're open-minded about gameplay, and even more open-minded about story (but I'd say that about a lot of Japanese action titles).
There aren't games like Killer 7, and there absolutely shouldn't be.
This is my first proper Suda51 game and holy shit, the story was great, the imagery and direction was great, so much about this game is so unique, there has never been a game like this before.
This is a game that always slips under the radar, it even slipped under mine until I saw it played.
I don't even know how to describe it (which isn't a problem I normally have), it's so atmospheric, has such a unique look mixing it's horror imagery, sci-fi premise, and something else that I don't even think has a name.
The only problems I have is that the game is a little longer than it needs to be, maybe it's because I've spent the last two months playing six hour games, but this game being almost double that hit me hard, but I still finished it in just under three days (helped by the game's more-ish-ness) and that the game's story can sometimes feel heavy-handed, but that's just a taste thing. I also found the menus a little clunky, especially the character screen, recovery always felt like a chore, but again that might just be a me thing. Finally, some of the bosses could have been more interesting, I remember one specifically where I just stood there and shot, occasionally switching characters so as to not die, it felt challenging but unengaging, but that was one of my only real negative moments with the game. (I was going to mention the constantly repeating voice lines on killing enemies but honestly it's not as annoying as it feels like it should be.)
This is a batshit crazy game that won't leave you the same;
and I think I recommend it? It's surprisingly approachable if you're open-minded about gameplay, and even more open-minded about story (but I'd say that about a lot of Japanese action titles).