I was ready to shit on this game after my first playthrough, but playing it again for the "true ending" made me appreciate this game a lot more.
Splatter Master is a cutesy horror themed side scroller beat em up where you play as a chainsaw wielding scarecrow set out to stop an evil magic man that has summoned monstrosities terrorizing the place.
The game is simple and fun at the start, running around slapping and chainsawing cutesy demons that run at you until you fight a boss, then onto the next level. The game is simple fun.... until you reach the second boss and realize this game has deeper mechanics than you originally thought. You see, the game introduces new enemy types and bosses you have to fight a certain way and you are just frustratingly scratching your head trying to figure out how to even kill these mother fuckers without dying. Talk about dying, dying is kind of a major drawback. When you die you go back to the start of the level, which can be frustrating when you repeatedly get to the boss and die trying to figure out how to beat the thing. Also sucks that there is no real save function, so its not like you can take a break and come back later. You got ONE fucking go at the game or completely restart your run. After many trial and error, especially on the last boss, I finished my first playthrough. Watching the credits roll, at the end appeared "True Ending Unlocked". Fuck it, I was curious. I started another run. I had WAY more fun this go around. Knowing how to beat every enemy and refining the process. I beat it and went for a third run that was less than an hour.
This game has a really charming artstyle and fun boss fights (if you dont mind frustrating mechanics throughout the game at first). I mostly enjoyed my time with it and suggest it if you dont mind smashing your head against a brick wall until it breaks.
Splatter Master is a cutesy horror themed side scroller beat em up where you play as a chainsaw wielding scarecrow set out to stop an evil magic man that has summoned monstrosities terrorizing the place.
The game is simple and fun at the start, running around slapping and chainsawing cutesy demons that run at you until you fight a boss, then onto the next level. The game is simple fun.... until you reach the second boss and realize this game has deeper mechanics than you originally thought. You see, the game introduces new enemy types and bosses you have to fight a certain way and you are just frustratingly scratching your head trying to figure out how to even kill these mother fuckers without dying. Talk about dying, dying is kind of a major drawback. When you die you go back to the start of the level, which can be frustrating when you repeatedly get to the boss and die trying to figure out how to beat the thing. Also sucks that there is no real save function, so its not like you can take a break and come back later. You got ONE fucking go at the game or completely restart your run. After many trial and error, especially on the last boss, I finished my first playthrough. Watching the credits roll, at the end appeared "True Ending Unlocked". Fuck it, I was curious. I started another run. I had WAY more fun this go around. Knowing how to beat every enemy and refining the process. I beat it and went for a third run that was less than an hour.
This game has a really charming artstyle and fun boss fights (if you dont mind frustrating mechanics throughout the game at first). I mostly enjoyed my time with it and suggest it if you dont mind smashing your head against a brick wall until it breaks.