Unfortunately I can't read Japanese or else I would have finished this as you progress through the game that becomes the biggest hurdle over anything else. Has the stylish noir flourishes and atmosphere of The Silver Case & Killer7 that I fell in love with Suda51 and Grasshopper Manufactures games and what I'd call an early prototype of the viscerally kinetic No More Heroes hack n slash gameplay albeit not as good but still has its worth. Time is my biggest hurdle these days or else I'd really try and push through it with the language barrier. Maybe I'll come back to this someday if a kind soul makes a fan translation. A tie in licensed IP game that isn't amazing but is better then it has any right being.

"Welcome to a world without song"

Yoko Taro's unhinged dark fantasy epic of death and total annihilation is one for the ages. A depraved, sadistic and nihilistic journey into the heartless depths of humanity's rotten core. The gameplay does proceed its infamous reputation and up until the grind for all weapons for ending E it was serviceable but after nearly 40 hours of it becomes exhausting tedious brainrot. The dragon gameplay make up for it at times. I won't recommend this to most people due to it being such a taxiing expierence but if you have the strength and will power to slaughter your way through endless hordes and weapon collecting then Drakengard offers one of the most balls to the wall insane narratives and multiple jaw dropping finales that are sights to behold.

No More Heroes III is the Rocky III of video games. Its not trying to recapture the magic of the original or nor does it care, or want to. Its a self indulgent, over the top, cheesy, rock n' rolling good time with the maniacal madness, meta commentary humor and insane presentation magic that only a Suda51/Grasshopper Manufacture game could instill for the player. You rarely play a game that doesn't quite give a fuck about its appearance, or trying to please a mass market or those obsessed with graphics. Its a hyper violent stylized smorgasbord of insanity and I can't help but love it in spite of many of its shortcomings. Punks Not Dead and I can't wait to see what Suda and Grasshopper are working on next. Worth the replay.

"When the weak court death, they find it"

A game that oozes the Moniker of a Cult classic. While dated, janky, tedious and not openly welcome at all to new players but when you get past those middling opening hours, Hideaki Itsuno's mighty ambitious action RPG makes for a grand adventure worth the journey to the end.

Happy new year!!