Severed Steel is just a really fun movement shooter.
Starting with the "negative", I'd say the narrative isn't anything crazy, almost non existing, but it's obvious that it's far from being the focus of the game so it doesn't really matter. Although I will say that I would've like a bit more colors in the cinematics in between chapters, because the the black and white aesthetic doesn't really fit the rest of the game and gives a sort of unfinished vibe to these cinematics.
Story aside , I was here for the gameplay, and Severed Steel really delivers gameplay-wise. Shooting feels really satisfying with all the different weapons, of which there's an acceptable amount for variety. The bullet time mechanic makes you feel really cool and is pretty useful when things get chaotic. I especially liked how you're not forced to use it if you want to go really fast. One of my favorite aspect of the game was the movement, to avoid enemy attacks, you have to either wall run, dive into the air or slide on the ground, add to that some momentum and you got a game where you pretty much zoom around non stop which makes for an extremely fun and fast movement shooter.
The game's campaign is pretty short, I finished it in about 3 and a half hours, but I personally didn't mind it, especially since I played a lot of really long games recently, so a short game is more than welcomed. With that said, there's also 2 other game modes, one being a roguelike that I tried real quick and seemed fun. Severed Steel is a game I'll probably come back to for some quick fun when I'm bored.
Starting with the "negative", I'd say the narrative isn't anything crazy, almost non existing, but it's obvious that it's far from being the focus of the game so it doesn't really matter. Although I will say that I would've like a bit more colors in the cinematics in between chapters, because the the black and white aesthetic doesn't really fit the rest of the game and gives a sort of unfinished vibe to these cinematics.
Story aside , I was here for the gameplay, and Severed Steel really delivers gameplay-wise. Shooting feels really satisfying with all the different weapons, of which there's an acceptable amount for variety. The bullet time mechanic makes you feel really cool and is pretty useful when things get chaotic. I especially liked how you're not forced to use it if you want to go really fast. One of my favorite aspect of the game was the movement, to avoid enemy attacks, you have to either wall run, dive into the air or slide on the ground, add to that some momentum and you got a game where you pretty much zoom around non stop which makes for an extremely fun and fast movement shooter.
The game's campaign is pretty short, I finished it in about 3 and a half hours, but I personally didn't mind it, especially since I played a lot of really long games recently, so a short game is more than welcomed. With that said, there's also 2 other game modes, one being a roguelike that I tried real quick and seemed fun. Severed Steel is a game I'll probably come back to for some quick fun when I'm bored.