Romeo is a Dead Man
Goichi Suda
Another fever dream from Suda51 and Grasshopper — combat that suits simple sensibilities, with ultraviolent revenge noir as the bonus.
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Video Game · PC · PS5 · Action
Another absolute gem from Grasshopper and Suda51.
The creative direction is brilliant as always, as is the music. The combat is stylish as ever with weapons that feel good. And despite the simplicity of enemies, limited moves and weapons, the straightforwardness was appreciated when mixed with weird Pokémon-like support spell harvesting of "bastards".
Leveling up your stats comes in the form of a bizarre minigame. I wish there was a bit more variety in that — although the subspace vs. real world vs. Last Night separate aesthetics was well done. Loved my crew too on Last Night.
All in all, another brilliant fever dream with combat that suited my simple-minded sensibilities. Because you come for the madness, the bonus is ultraviolent revenge noir.
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