Recent reviews by Alkies

Pros -
- The combat system is very simple, but it feels rich and full of complex animations. The team did a great job on creating a simple hack and slash that feels authentic. At first, I did not like not having the ability to jump, but I now feels it adds to the game authentic katana weilding feel.

- The animation is simply gorgeous! The shadows and light parts are breath taking. Once again, Mondo's movement animations are spot on and really creates the "swordmaster" feeling.

Cons -

- The story is confusing so far. I have not completed this game yet (Shadow of Mordor came out :). The story is very random and has that Japanese Magna sort of feel. If you enjoy Magna/Anime, you will probably appreciate the story more than I.

- I'm not a big fan of the Gigilo (or however you spell it) challenges. Unfortunately, you need to complete these from my understanding to unlock more of his arm abilities.

- Voice work is pretty annoying at best, but once again, this is hard to place as a con as if you watch anime, this is a common theme.

-Conclusion

Worth playing simply for the amazing animation and combat system. I turned the music off the first 30 mins of the game as it was terrible IMHO, but others may enjoy. The story is a bit strange. I recommend the game if you love anime/magna, or if you are looking for a really fun hack and slash. It has they Bayonetta type of system, which I really enjoyed.

Amazing Game...Wish they made a Next Gen Version

I thoroughly enjoyed playing this game. I completed it multiple times as the combat system is incredibily fun! I played the game on a mouse and Keyboard, not using a controller. This added a different level of interacting combat that. In addition, I don't know of any other game that utilize a hand to hand combat system (IF anyone can think of any, please let me know) which places this in my top 10 of action combat games.