Slitterhead

This game was a real mixed bag with things I admired about it but more things I didn't. The writing and environments are interesting at times, but the gameplay was an unsatisfying and disjointed hodgepodge. The themes didn't end up landing for me in any interesting ways so I can't really recommend it.

[MILD SPOILERS] Slitterhead is a very flawed hack-n'-slash game. But not a BAD game. What's going on with Slitterhead is that it has a lot of small negatives and only one big positive. The big positive is the combat... IF AND ONLY IF you can figure out how to land the parry, because the game really does not work if you can't land the parry. For some godforsaken reason, they chose to go with, let's just say, an "immersive" style of controls when it comes to parrying. [b]If you try the game out and really hate the parry system in the first 2 hours, I recommend refunding right then and there.[/b] There's some other annoying aspects of the default controls, but those can at least be changed in the Options menu. [spoiler]This game is all about dark vibes and an unwinnable plotline. If you've played Killer7 or Nier, that's basically what you can expect from Slitterhead's plot. For those that don't know what I'm talking about (everybody), that means Slitterhead's plot is very depressing and also has no resolution. The good guys don't win, nobody wins, everybody dies. This is an Outer Limits/Black Mirror episode stretched out over 1-2 dozen hours.[/spoiler] The reason I bring that up is to emphasize that Slitterhead lives and dies on its combat, it really can't carry itself otherwise. The ending being what it is, if you don't see that coming ahead of time, you're probably not going to like it. There's a lot of small negatives throughout the game too, and they just add up. - Most of the bosses look and feel the same. - Most of the enemies look and feel the same. - The "Talk" segments feel out of place and disconnected from the gameplay. - The scavenger hunts are hit-or-miss. - Everything just feels a little bit clunky. The writing, characters, level design, pacing, music, none of it stands very well on its own without the combat holding it up. I want to call it "bland", but it's not that Slitterhead is bland, it's that it doesn't have nearly enough actual content and assets for how long the game is. It's actually quite ironic considering what the game is about, but you will end up feeling like you're doing the same fights way too many times. The point in the game in which I was most happy with the experience was about 2/3rds of the way through, but it just keeps going and nothing changes. Again, ironic, but couldn't you have created maybe ONE unique boss? Was that too much to ask? I give the game a recommendation anyway because, personally, I had fun! It drags, it definitely drags, but when you get into that loop of switching bodies, parrying into a slow-mo, and then just DOGPILING these xeno-lookin' ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ like it's Persona, the game shines for real. It just goes on too long. Too many plot twists with too few enemies for what is, at its core, a hack n' slash. Worth it only on sale.

IT'S A SHAME THAT IT'S REALLY UNDERRATED

Jeu ambitieux mais très fauché. Les combats sont très énervants, c'est répétitif et on voit bien les bouts de ficelles pour que ça tienne. Mais bon, mieux vaut un jeu fauché et original qu'un énième jeu indé néo rétro qui ressemble à tous les précédents.

Очень сложная игра с довольно интересной переплетением судеб главных героев впечатленя очень положительные

Beautiful setting, music, story and characters! Gameplay is fun, it can get a bit repetitive at times, I suggest playing on easy difficulty.

juegazo

This is exactly the kind of stuff I love. Weirdly ambitious jank made by passionate people, insane story, cool world, creepy enemies. Absolutely do not recommend going for a Nightmare completion, though.