One of the early missions takes place in Kuma’s head, and isĪ flashback to the attack on his school. More about being unintentionally comedic. This is especially true when it's surroundedīy a “try-too-hard” presentation style that’s less about making a statement and It tries itsīest to be stylish in its approach but comes off as pretentious. Situation, which brings the action to a screeching halt every time. Will wax poetic about gods and revenge and how Kuma will die in any particular The story is haunted by overlong cutscenes where characters I felt no tougher afterĮach upgrade and mashing the sole attack button felt all the same that it did To make them stronger, but it’s all window dressing. One target, and it becomes common to end up on another side of an area,Ĭompletely opposite from the baddies in question.Īnd sure, each style has upgrades and you earn skill points The targeting reticule can slide from enemy to enemy as you try to focus on It’s way too easy to lose control of where you’re going. The styles work, but that’s a moot point. Style' is made for racking up combos and 'Master style' is meant for long-range attacks. 'Afro style' can vault over enemies, 'Kuma Kuma has three “styles” that he can pick from, with each The combat, for lack of a better word, is slippery and prone to

Game that look like they were ripped from the book. The “Afro Samurai” manga, who’s dropped a few great pieces of artwork in the Rounding all of this out is Takashi Okazaki, the creator of Colors pop where they need aside from a few muddiedĪreas, and they look fantastic at some points. The game carries the cel-shaded design of the original, and it’s mostly done well. Music helm, producing a tight, well-rounded soundtrack that has me craving an To get the good marks out of the way, RZA is back at the The thing is, that revenge is mucked up by too manyĭifferent issues that pop up one right after the other. Repaired by the shady Empty Seven Clan, he seeks his own revenge. Kuma blames Afro for the deaths, and after his body is School family was murdered by a rogue clan in an attempt to gain one of the two “Afro Samurai 2' gives us the titular anti-hero, a former friend of Afro whose sword Maybe someone should've tapped them instead of Redacted Studios for this new iteration they probably would've given us something better than this mess of a sequel. We were graced with an official 'Afro Samurai' game back in 2009 that stayed (mostly) true to the original formula, a surprising feat for the inconsistent Spark Studios.

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