it's definitely overpriced but i think it's a good game to play on gamepass or smth, too bad thats not available in my country
the emotional story beats were well-done, particularly the ending and all sorts of y2/3/5/6 shoutouts. the way y7 moments are woven in is also nice. the final fight is fantastic, feels like an upgraded version of y5 one except with an antagonist that actually stands for something. i really liked the new characters all around except for nishitani who i think just doesn't have enough time or reason to exist besides redacted's backstory. but overall it was a very good and satisfying story
the gameplay varies though. i didnt like that one of the fights in the final chapter revolves around protecting a npc instead of going all out. overall while the new style, agent, is fun, some of the gadgets are boring (drones) and generally smth seems to be off with aiming and such again, going ham in agent ex mode would be more fun if you could actually congregate foes properly... maybe i need to unlock more spider settings idk. the group fights also seem really difficult, i played on lower difficulties bc my hands hurt a lot lately but i can't imagine how annoying it must be on harder ones. you might need to do a lot of coliseum stuff to get money and points for abilities. speaking of which, the whole money/points thing is... hm... i guess it makes the akame network/castle system tick, but i find it kinda frustrating that like. there's no NG+, so by the time you unlock all upgrades there's probably only the four kings to beat, and it's very limiting for main story if you do not aim to complete the castle for w/e reason
overall there's some padding and gameplay issues bringing it down but it's a nice 12-15 hr joint
i am also a little mad that my beautiful special princess didn't get a nod in the substory though he is playable in the coliseum :/ i dont care if he didnt hang out w the gang for 6 months or w/e i need to see him noewwwwww bad game very bad im so hurt :/
the emotional story beats were well-done, particularly the ending and all sorts of y2/3/5/6 shoutouts. the way y7 moments are woven in is also nice. the final fight is fantastic, feels like an upgraded version of y5 one except with an antagonist that actually stands for something. i really liked the new characters all around except for nishitani who i think just doesn't have enough time or reason to exist besides redacted's backstory. but overall it was a very good and satisfying story
the gameplay varies though. i didnt like that one of the fights in the final chapter revolves around protecting a npc instead of going all out. overall while the new style, agent, is fun, some of the gadgets are boring (drones) and generally smth seems to be off with aiming and such again, going ham in agent ex mode would be more fun if you could actually congregate foes properly... maybe i need to unlock more spider settings idk. the group fights also seem really difficult, i played on lower difficulties bc my hands hurt a lot lately but i can't imagine how annoying it must be on harder ones. you might need to do a lot of coliseum stuff to get money and points for abilities. speaking of which, the whole money/points thing is... hm... i guess it makes the akame network/castle system tick, but i find it kinda frustrating that like. there's no NG+, so by the time you unlock all upgrades there's probably only the four kings to beat, and it's very limiting for main story if you do not aim to complete the castle for w/e reason
overall there's some padding and gameplay issues bringing it down but it's a nice 12-15 hr joint
i am also a little mad that my beautiful special princess didn't get a nod in the substory though he is playable in the coliseum :/ i dont care if he didnt hang out w the gang for 6 months or w/e i need to see him noewwwwww bad game very bad im so hurt :/