A very Suda game. It's got everything you'd expect from him: wrestlers, assassins, chapters that start and end on very similar beats, a great sense of style, and fantastic writing across the board.
Not to break into a whole "can games be bad on purpose" type beat discussion but they definitely knew what they were doing here. One of the most notable things about it is how the game actively slows down the protagonist's journey with unnecessary distractions and then has the gall to have characters get mad at you for not doing what you were brought here for in the first place. Reminds me of YIIK but unlike in that game it builds up to something here and is very well executed where the player is very much in on the joke and it leads to extremely well explored characters that never fail to be interesting and charming.
If you're new to Suda and have just gone through killer7 or the No More Heroes series and want to see more of what he made, this is 100% worth checking out though I would recommend everyone to play The Silver Case beforehand.
Not to break into a whole "can games be bad on purpose" type beat discussion but they definitely knew what they were doing here. One of the most notable things about it is how the game actively slows down the protagonist's journey with unnecessary distractions and then has the gall to have characters get mad at you for not doing what you were brought here for in the first place. Reminds me of YIIK but unlike in that game it builds up to something here and is very well executed where the player is very much in on the joke and it leads to extremely well explored characters that never fail to be interesting and charming.
If you're new to Suda and have just gone through killer7 or the No More Heroes series and want to see more of what he made, this is 100% worth checking out though I would recommend everyone to play The Silver Case beforehand.