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Killer 7 |
| Product DescriptionKiller7 is the action adventure game of a hard-boiled taste. A player makes full use of small arms or special capability, making the character of seven "the professional killers with seven character" whom become hero Harman Smith and he has change, and confronts "man with hand of God" Kun Laon which aims at a national overthrow. They are the man who plans the world into fear of indiscriminate terrorism, the man who is going to stop the wave, and the revenge tragedy with which the life of two persons becomes entangled intricately. A view of the world thrilling at DAKU which the visual and individual character of art by cell shading performs, and the game style which was not until now are the new games of charm.ReviewsFirst and foremost, I would like to say that No More Heroes is one of my top 10 favorite games ever. I absolutely fell in love with Suda 51's distinct style. So naturally, I was tempted to buy Killer 7, another game by Suda 51 with a similar style.
I felt that the storyline in this game went over my head and I really couldn't keep track of everything. It also didn't help that the characters speech was barely understandable. The game uses an on rail system of traveling within the levels to solve puzzles. This I felt was one of the high points of the game, as I found it to be a good deal of fun. Combat becomes a first person shooter-esque experience as you target specific body parts of enemies to kill them in a fountain of blood. It looks cool at first, but it quickly got boring.
As a die hard No More Heroes fan, I was really let down by this game. I felt that it didn't have the same amount of heart that NMH had. Note that I gave this game 1 out of 5 stars because of my experience with it, not the actual game itself. What I mean by this is that there are obviously many people who love this game. This truly is a love or hate game, but unfortunately for me, I landed on the hate side.
THIS GAME GOOD. CASE SMELL BAD. SMELL LIKE FACTORY. NOT ORIGINAL CASE. NO SCRATCHES ON GAME. PEOPLE STAYED TRUE TO WORD, IT WAS LIKE NEW.
ACTUAL GAME FUN. PLAY AS MANY DIFFERENT CHARACTER. JUST AS THE TITLE SAY. IT SEVEN KILLERS. YOU DON'T KILL SEVEN PEOPLE THOUGH.
SUDA51 MAKE THIS GAME. HE BEAUTIFUL AND MAKE GREAT GAME.
I've heard many times that the most off-putting aspect of Killer 7--the on-rail shooting, that is--"would probably be unbearably irritating." Admittedly, that was my initial complaint. However, after going out on a limb and making the purchase, I quickly found myself forgetting all about that aspect of it: in fact, it truly adds to, not detracts from, the game, and Killer 7 does not feel limited whatsoever.
For those who are not shy about their adoration for next-gen. console titles like "Fallout 3," where the open possibilities are endless and old-school gamers inevitably get inexplicably lost (or irritated that the plot has not advanced in hours), this game surely cannot be for you. Instead, Killer 7 is artistic, clever, and has something to say, which can only be detracted from by adding nuisances which the on-rail shooting evades.
That aspect of it has got to be the only potential "weakness" of it, though. Awesome cell shading, good voice acting, and incredible characters (which I believe accounts for the "cult" following Killer 7 has garnered) are among a few strong points of this non-traditional title. As a side note, the shooting procedure might take a couple seconds of getting used to, but once you understand it, it will indefinitely enhance your playing experience.
All-in-all, I've played a LOT of games over the last two decades, but this is my number one favorite. The only warning I offer is: don't step into this unless you're prepared to do a lot of thinking, or perhaps absolutely no thinking at all. Otherwise you'll leave it with a headache.
I've owned the PlayStation 2 version of this game for a long time and recently purchased the Nintendo Gamecube version.
I have heard about how the Gamecube Killer 7 has better loading times, and smoother graphics, and I can confirm that. What I didn't realize is, a lot of cool little graphical effects are in the GC version and not on PS2.
Gamecube Killer 7
+ Load times and menu transitions are much faster.
+ Graphics and cut scenes are smoother looking.
+ Controller scheme is different, but it works really well.
+ Junction screen (when you choose a path) has a red tint and shattering screen effect, and when you choose your path the game does some strange blur and subtle psychotic effects.
+ Scanning enemies and the weak points look slightly different, but in a really cool way. You can tell this was how the game was meant to look.
+ Changing personalities is much quicker, and there are better particle effects, and the background fades in and out of color.
+ Changing the camera angle button actually swings the camera around you instead of just instantly switching so you can get a cool view.
+ Gameplay seems smoother and faster.
- The game is on 2 disks so you have to swap them, not a big deal really.
PlayStation 2 Killer 7
+ I like the PS2 Controller scheme better
- Jagged edges
- Gameplay slowdown and graphical glitches
- Pre rendered gamecube cutscenes
- Longer load times
If you haven't played this game, either version is great, but once you've played both versions you can really tell that it was made for Gamecube, it was meant to be played on that system. So keep that in mind, also if you don't have gamecube you can pick one up for 30 dollars nowadays, and you'll be able to play a lot of really cheap used awesome games.
For the actual review of the game you can look elsewhere, all I have to say is it's not a game for common people, but since when were "common people" experts on what's good. I don't like the same music or eat the same food as "common people", so why pick your video games based on what everyone else likes?
This is a very unorthodox video game that might be upsetting to you if you have some false expectations. I for one adore and treasure this game as unique gaming experience. It's confusing and trippy and sometimes hurts, other times you'll be frustrated or even board. But you'll come back for more again and again. If anything else this game is worth it just to see it in motion, it looks and sounds so incredibly different then anything out there. And if you actually try to get into the plot, you'll be really entertained, or just afraid.
Bottom line: it's worth the money and time to play through it at least once.
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