Playtime: 8 Hours
Score: 8/10
An excellent stealth game that is great to play with a mate! I had heard of this game when it originally came out and I always wanted to play it, but I knew I wanted to play it with my best friend who loves games like Dishonored, as do I, so it would make for a great co-op game for us! And it really did as we ended up beating the whole thing in two sittings on the same day!
To start off, the most striking part about this game is its art style. Its a gorgeous game to look at with its Japanese inspired aesthetic. The way the colours pop and are so striking to look at it, its shame that theirs no photo mode, as me and my friend just wanted to take as many screenshots as we could! The cutscenes are also decently animated and more then what I was expecting from an indie title.
The gameplay is very much like Dishonored with a similar teleporting ability and other powers to what you would find in an Arkane game. Some of my favourites were the dagger throwing ability and one that allows you to blind opponents so you can sneak past or run up for a kill. The gameplay just felt very smooth overall for me. The levels are mostly linear but there a couple of more open areas which really let you explore and take out the army of guards in anyway you see fit. Not as large and explorable as a Arkane level, but close enough. And all of this just works perfectly in co-op!
The bosses are also a stand out. There are only a few of them with one reminding me of the Mr. Freeze boss fight from Batman: Arkham City in the best way possible! The final boss worked very well in terms of the story, but is a little simple as far as boss design goes.
As for the story, I was expecting something pretty basic going in, and what I got wasn't anything mind blowing but was still pretty solid and left me satisfied with the experience!
Overall, this is a solid stealth game and if you like games like Dishonored, you may like this one! And having the ability to play through the whole thing with a friend just is the icing on the cake!
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Score: 8/10
An excellent stealth game that is great to play with a mate! I had heard of this game when it originally came out and I always wanted to play it, but I knew I wanted to play it with my best friend who loves games like Dishonored, as do I, so it would make for a great co-op game for us! And it really did as we ended up beating the whole thing in two sittings on the same day!
To start off, the most striking part about this game is its art style. Its a gorgeous game to look at with its Japanese inspired aesthetic. The way the colours pop and are so striking to look at it, its shame that theirs no photo mode, as me and my friend just wanted to take as many screenshots as we could! The cutscenes are also decently animated and more then what I was expecting from an indie title.
The gameplay is very much like Dishonored with a similar teleporting ability and other powers to what you would find in an Arkane game. Some of my favourites were the dagger throwing ability and one that allows you to blind opponents so you can sneak past or run up for a kill. The gameplay just felt very smooth overall for me. The levels are mostly linear but there a couple of more open areas which really let you explore and take out the army of guards in anyway you see fit. Not as large and explorable as a Arkane level, but close enough. And all of this just works perfectly in co-op!
The bosses are also a stand out. There are only a few of them with one reminding me of the Mr. Freeze boss fight from Batman: Arkham City in the best way possible! The final boss worked very well in terms of the story, but is a little simple as far as boss design goes.
As for the story, I was expecting something pretty basic going in, and what I got wasn't anything mind blowing but was still pretty solid and left me satisfied with the experience!
Overall, this is a solid stealth game and if you like games like Dishonored, you may like this one! And having the ability to play through the whole thing with a friend just is the icing on the cake!
All Games I've Played and Reviewed Ranked - https://www.backloggd.com/u/JudgeDredd35/list/all-games-i-have-played-and-reviewed-ranked/