Striking cel-shaded art style
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“The cell-shaded art style makes this one of the best-looking games of its era, all sharp shadows and neon blood”
Steam review · 38.4 h played ↗
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Mostly Positive · 76%Mostly Positive · 76%KADOKAWA GAMES / GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE2014Hack and Slash · Character Action Game · Action
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A stylish, bizarre Suda51 slasher with flashy combat and striking cel-shaded art, held back by a notoriously broken PC port. Skip it if you won't edit config files or tolerate crashes.
Great for
Suda51 fans and style-over-substance action players willing to tinker with ini files
Main risk
The port crashes (often in chapter 2 or after bosses) and may be unplayable even after fixes
What players love
Weird, funny Suda51 story and characters
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“You won't understand the plot of this game but you will: >Have a sword fight on the moon >Fight Thomas the Tank Engine >Ride a unicorn”
Steam review · 27.1 h played ↗
Flashy, satisfying combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“once you nail your dodge timing, you start to feel like an anime assassin.”
Steam review · 38.4 h played ↗
Great soundtrack and bosses
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“The boss encounters are the highlight. They are creative, bizarre, and usually the main reason people recommend the game.”
Steam review · 38.4 h played ↗
Cheap and short, easy to enjoy
Mentioned in ~1 in 30 positive reviews
“You can probably pick this up for less than $5. Give it a shot.”
Steam review · 5.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Constant crashes, even after fixes
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 negative reviews
“I can't even get pass the first level. Every time a cutscense happens the game always crashes”
Steam review · 0.5 h played ↗
Poor PC port needing manual ini edits
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“As a consumer, I should not have to go into the ini files and change resolutions, fps, and audio settings to get modernized settings and to avoid crashes.”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗
30fps cap and resolution limits
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“keeps crashing locked to 1080p and 30 fps.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
Repetitive button-mashing combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“there are only a few actual moves, and you are pretty much just button mashing through most of it.”
Steam review · 5 h played ↗
Chapter 3 progression-blocking bug
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“Mission 3 glitch where a call wont end and so you cant progress at all”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗
Hard QTEs and button-mashing sections
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“the fight will ask you to press a button at a crazy speed I could not get past this part”
Steam review · 2.3 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: UnsupportedController support13 GB
Minimum
OSWindows Vista 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Quad 2.3 Ghz or AMD Phenom X4 2.3 Ghz or above
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGPU that supports Shader Model 3.0
Storage13 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7 Professional 64-bit, Windows 8 64-bit, Windows 8.1 64-bit
ProcessorIntel/AMD Quad Core 2.3 Ghz or above
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 or AMD Radeon HD 2900
Storage13 GB available space
OSWindows Vista 64-bit
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Quad 2.3 Ghz or AMD Phenom X4 2.3 Ghz or above
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsGPU that supports Shader Model 3.0
Storage13 GB available space
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