This game isn't perfect by any means, but man if they didn't nail how perfect it feels to control.
Movement and the score system in this game feel amazing to learn and master; if you want to feel good at a video game, play this. Found my eyes were red as hell and my body learning towards the TV screen from just how exhilarating it was to combo in this game. You'll get sidetracked trying to land certain sequences and gaining certain scores; exploring the movement system is what it's all about.
The story isn't half bad either, it knows when to be stupid and when to actually say something, and it really isn't all too intrusive. Characters aren't anything to write home about, but it's a really fun world to be a part of.
Graphically the game isn't mind blowing, but it runs so smoothly and facilitates this flow of colors and animations that kept my eyes glued to the screen. On the surface it's nothing amazing, but in execution it's exactly what it needs to be. When you aren't thinking about the problems the games has, it just feels right.
This is a game I don't want to be critical of, I just want to love it. I said before Jet Set Radio is like a really ugly dog, and this game is a really cute dog that you haven't taken to the vet or washed for a while. And the doctor prescribes your dog with zero voice acting, zero facial expression changes, plentiful but underwhelming unlockables, characters with identical animations, crashes often, bad fast travel, bad wanted level system, and repetitive story. I don't want to expand on any of these because I don't know it just would feel mean to, but these are undeniable problems I think any player would have with the game. But the vet is expensive alright the dog is healthy enough for now I'm sure that the NEXT dog will be perfect (this analogy is falling apart).
I've really enjoyed my time with this one and expect plenty of repeat playthroughs, but I do wish it was better in a lot of aspects. I really hope we won't have to wait another 21 years for the next installment in this series, because nearly all of the issues could be fixed with little tweaking. But at the end of the day, game really fun, would recommend.
Movement and the score system in this game feel amazing to learn and master; if you want to feel good at a video game, play this. Found my eyes were red as hell and my body learning towards the TV screen from just how exhilarating it was to combo in this game. You'll get sidetracked trying to land certain sequences and gaining certain scores; exploring the movement system is what it's all about.
The story isn't half bad either, it knows when to be stupid and when to actually say something, and it really isn't all too intrusive. Characters aren't anything to write home about, but it's a really fun world to be a part of.
Graphically the game isn't mind blowing, but it runs so smoothly and facilitates this flow of colors and animations that kept my eyes glued to the screen. On the surface it's nothing amazing, but in execution it's exactly what it needs to be. When you aren't thinking about the problems the games has, it just feels right.
This is a game I don't want to be critical of, I just want to love it. I said before Jet Set Radio is like a really ugly dog, and this game is a really cute dog that you haven't taken to the vet or washed for a while. And the doctor prescribes your dog with zero voice acting, zero facial expression changes, plentiful but underwhelming unlockables, characters with identical animations, crashes often, bad fast travel, bad wanted level system, and repetitive story. I don't want to expand on any of these because I don't know it just would feel mean to, but these are undeniable problems I think any player would have with the game. But the vet is expensive alright the dog is healthy enough for now I'm sure that the NEXT dog will be perfect (this analogy is falling apart).
I've really enjoyed my time with this one and expect plenty of repeat playthroughs, but I do wish it was better in a lot of aspects. I really hope we won't have to wait another 21 years for the next installment in this series, because nearly all of the issues could be fixed with little tweaking. But at the end of the day, game really fun, would recommend.