I went into this game completely blind; I'd not seen any trailers, and I'd only heard it mentioned in passing. So I was pleasantly surprised at the fact that it was good. The gameplay loop is what drew me in; it's unique and addictive, and using your hands as ethereal weapons against slender men was pretty cool. The game requires a lot of grinding, which I have issues with; I found it tolerable enough to enjoy my time, but it made up too much of the core game, and collecting spirits gets old. The sound design was fantastic, as was the look of Tokyo.

the story is an odd one, it's not bad, but it's paper thin, the villain was just your stereotypical bad man. What did shine was KK and Akitos relationship, seeing them bond over shared trauma and becoming a badass team, I think that's what kept me playing. The last thing I liked was just the infusion of Japanese culture and the informative pieces you find all around. It's good but it can do better.