The Typing of the Dead is one of the most ambitious approaches to providing a unique experience in an established franchise, while also managing to reuse nearly all of its assets in order to sell the same game all over again.
The gameplay is so damn unique and has the most exquisite feedback I've ever experienced at the time since . . . well, House of the Dead 2, the game this is based on. Every successful punch of the key was a tiny dopamine hit, especially for someone like me that learned to type without looking at the keyboard at a very young age. I also adore how each boss had a unique gimmick that did a great job changing up how you restrain those itchy fingers of yours!
This game is already nearly perfect for me as it is, but the fact that all the cutscenes have the main characters' guns replaced with keyboards attached to entire Dreamcast consoles strapped to their backs brings this to a perfect score in my eyes. Now THIS was a game!
The gameplay is so damn unique and has the most exquisite feedback I've ever experienced at the time since . . . well, House of the Dead 2, the game this is based on. Every successful punch of the key was a tiny dopamine hit, especially for someone like me that learned to type without looking at the keyboard at a very young age. I also adore how each boss had a unique gimmick that did a great job changing up how you restrain those itchy fingers of yours!
This game is already nearly perfect for me as it is, but the fact that all the cutscenes have the main characters' guns replaced with keyboards attached to entire Dreamcast consoles strapped to their backs brings this to a perfect score in my eyes. Now THIS was a game!