Excellent 2D hack'n'slash sidescroller. Game looks absolutely beautiful, oozing with detail from every single object. Music is outstanding, love how there's two versions of every area theme (one for traversal, and one for battle), and how they seamlessly transition between the two.
The stories are engaging, with really entertaining dialogue (fully-voiced to boot!), with a Kabuki Theatre-esque presentation to them.
Gameplay feels a bit mindless, but it's so frenetic and stylish that it never really got old for me. It also helps that every single weapon has its own unique special attack, letting you mix and match to your specific playstyle.
Biggest flaw with the game would have to be map traversal. Even after you unlock the ability to fast-travel between shrine savepoints in the postgame, running all the way across the map is legitimately exhausting, even if you don't run into enemy encounters (you will).
Overall, an extremely strong showing from Vanillaware, and one of those rare "you should own a Vita just to play this" games. The game desperately deserves a modern port.
The stories are engaging, with really entertaining dialogue (fully-voiced to boot!), with a Kabuki Theatre-esque presentation to them.
Gameplay feels a bit mindless, but it's so frenetic and stylish that it never really got old for me. It also helps that every single weapon has its own unique special attack, letting you mix and match to your specific playstyle.
Biggest flaw with the game would have to be map traversal. Even after you unlock the ability to fast-travel between shrine savepoints in the postgame, running all the way across the map is legitimately exhausting, even if you don't run into enemy encounters (you will).
Overall, an extremely strong showing from Vanillaware, and one of those rare "you should own a Vita just to play this" games. The game desperately deserves a modern port.