The music and soundtrack in the game is great, however the cutscenes in game are simple images providing a visual backdrop alongside the dialogue to aid in disgesting the story. It's not a gameplay loop that you'll want to, or be able to dedicate endless hours on due to the repetitive nature and whilst the mobs are easily dispatched fodder, the bosses are often suprisingly difficult and can become very quickly lethal if not given full attention. The gameplay itself is you standard Bandai-Namco anime/game tie in - think Dynasty Warriors - that has its own endearing charm. All prior reviews I'd read had compared them to those seen in the PS2-era, and whilst most of the enviroments are fairly drab and feel completely unorganic, the characters are nicely rendered and the main cast all are accurately recreated with care.
Something that I was pleasantly suprirsed with were the graphics.
It's unapologetically the video game equivalent of a B-movie. If you've watched any game play videos or reviews on YouTube of this game, you'll likely know what to expect. Do I regret it? I don't think I do, no, but it's not a confident no - let me explain. I, myself, took the leap at the full RRP of £44.99. Given the sparse available reviews for this game available, I thought I'd leave a review for it in the hopes of providing insight prior to Given the sparse available reviews for this game available, I thought I'd leave a review for it in the hopes of providing insight prior to purchase.