If this game's combat and enemy patterns were better, this would be a Genesis GOAT.
Everything about this game is so stylish and cool. The menus and levels are detailed head-to-toe with 90's comic book macabre chic. The music is akin to having a nervous breakdown on drugs. The visuals and audio just work in setting up the vibes of the game so well. It's a classic case of an entire experience being greatly diminished by a combat system that is just poop.
So you are Chakan, the Forever Man. He is the Forever Man because he beat Death in a sword fight and was granted eternal life, which Chakan comes to regret after a century of not being able to die. The only way Chakan can die is to eliminate ALL EVIL; a pretty tall order he takes on because what other choice does he have? I don't know if there's another game that depicts eternal life sucking ass besides Legacy of Kain 2 or Lost Odyssey.
For as little plot there is in this two hour game, it's setup and ending are great! This game's ending in particular is one of the best endings to a game I have ever played. Even if it is a tease for a sequel that never came out. The outcome of Chakan is so brutal and hype you almost forget the torture you have to go through to get it.
It really doesn't matter if a sequel never came out because it doesn't need one. If this game ever got re-do, it should be kept the way it is but with combat that doesn't make you feel like you yourself need the sweet release of death.
Here is the ending text crawl by the way bc it is worth seeing knowing pretext the I established in this review
Everything about this game is so stylish and cool. The menus and levels are detailed head-to-toe with 90's comic book macabre chic. The music is akin to having a nervous breakdown on drugs. The visuals and audio just work in setting up the vibes of the game so well. It's a classic case of an entire experience being greatly diminished by a combat system that is just poop.
So you are Chakan, the Forever Man. He is the Forever Man because he beat Death in a sword fight and was granted eternal life, which Chakan comes to regret after a century of not being able to die. The only way Chakan can die is to eliminate ALL EVIL; a pretty tall order he takes on because what other choice does he have? I don't know if there's another game that depicts eternal life sucking ass besides Legacy of Kain 2 or Lost Odyssey.
For as little plot there is in this two hour game, it's setup and ending are great! This game's ending in particular is one of the best endings to a game I have ever played. Even if it is a tease for a sequel that never came out. The outcome of Chakan is so brutal and hype you almost forget the torture you have to go through to get it.
It really doesn't matter if a sequel never came out because it doesn't need one. If this game ever got re-do, it should be kept the way it is but with combat that doesn't make you feel like you yourself need the sweet release of death.
Here is the ending text crawl by the way bc it is worth seeing knowing pretext the I established in this review