Boy do i have thoughts about this game. I got my physical copy on feb 12 somehow so i blasted thru it.

general non spoiler review:

gameplay: 4/5
overall aesthetic: 3/5
story premise: 3/5
story execution: 1.5/5
new character concepts: 4/5
new character execution: 3/5
spirits: 2.5/5
returning characters: 3.5/5
cgs: -500/5
Yashiki: 3.5/5

gameplay is simple and solid, the 2d sidescrolling is visually a cool change of pace !! it kinda plays funny when turning around though but its endearing to me so i like it a lot. Also i like seeing chara height differences directly its super cute. i do like the story premise since it had a lot of potential. keyword had. the art in general is still nice but i am not a fan of most of the cg content.

if i had to rate the 3 spirit hunter games so far of best to worst (generally speaking): NG (peak) > death mark 1 (foundation) > death mark 2 (looks into camera)

i will say though i have room for Tolerance for this game because the devs did experience (haha) data corruption that wiped all of their work at some point. so that probably affected how the final game ended up being. this is my copium. (source: https://www.gamespark.jp/article/2021/06/09/109355.html)

if anybody wants my unhinged long ramble review i put it on my tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/iunner/744360498081021952/this-is-my-full-death-mark-2shibito-magire?source=share