ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN

While not a bad game, I much prefer all 3 no more heroes games and I was hoping for more in the vain of that

I would recommend this game only to people who are familiar with and enjoy Suda51's prior titles. Actually Suda and Ren Yamazaki co-directed and wrote this one together so its not entirely a Suda only project. There's a lot to love about this game if you're a fan of the kind of games Grasshopper has put out the last few decades. Aesthetically the game is distinct like their other titles but it suffers from the same issue I had with NMH3 where some of the assets just look and feel cheap; as if they put the bare minimum effort in altering something already provided by UE5. It's a shame because all the aspects of the visuals that don't feel like that are spectacular. UI elements, weapon designs, character designs, boss designs, the cutscenes, the transitions in between the chapters, the presentation is really stellar for the most part. I don't think it has the same cohesive art direction as games like NMH or Killer 7; there's like 5+ different art-styles within the game. But it does WORK somehow. The music was also amazing, check out "Fused Reanimated" and "nothing left" in the OST for a sampler of some of the bangers. Gameplay wise, I think this is my favorite since the original …

Shelving this after around half a dozen hours. It's a true shame that Romeo's actual gameplay is some of the worst in the genre it belongs to because the story and style is such a strong point. Sadly, this is indeed a video game. I mostly play them for, you know, gameplay. I can forgive clunkiness if the rest of the game is good but not on this level. I'm not entirely sure I'll return to this one and I mainly started it because I wanted to experience another soulful SUDA51 title. I believe the gameplay side of things just needed another few months in the oven. I'll continue to listen to the soundtrack here and there and appreciate the artistry it has but the gameplay is something I would rather forget.

Did I have fun playing this game? Yes Did I enjoy the utter crazy and nonsense story? Also yes Is this game for everyone? Oh definitely not, No. Its definitely and experience, like all other Suda51 games, But if you're unaware of his really out there style, you may not like this. But I had fun playing through the campaign

Solid reccomend to anyone and everyone.

it has shoegaze in the ost