Daikatana

I had played this on a home port *Nintendo 64* and liked it, however upon playing the first few levels I remembered the things I didn't like about this game. The first few levels are byfar the worst, and I would argue most boring *Come on, who really wants to shoot frogs, alligators, and mosquitoes in a swamp* The thing that irks me so much about this game is the savegems. I like games like Deus Ex where I can save whenever I please. This game, you'd be lucky if you can save conveniently. The graphics aren't awful but obviously look dated. I also get annoyed by the quit menu, this game reminds me of an arrogant person who claims to be the greatest thing in the world. When you manage to get past the crappy first part the game gets a little better. It is worth a play or two but it just feels subpar after playing certain games *Blood, Deus Ex, Serious Sam*

I fondly remember the excitement when this very trailer came out. It made the game look amazing. Vision, potential, fresh new ideas and even vaguely realistic character animation! Then I played the demo. Long. Drawn out. Frustrating. And completely blanketed in green. I bothered to finish the first level once. Never again. Consider this more a review of the demo and the trailer, but as far as I've heard elsewhere that's all you really need to play. Maybe I'll try the full thing someday. But no time soon.

Tried to finally play this infamous game after 20 years with an open mind. It sure looked interesting, even in 2000. But, even with the unofficial 1.3 patch, this is still a bad game with irritating bugs, like when saving: Chances were that 4 out of 5 saves were "corrupted" and could not be used. Let's go into it in more detail: The AI does not work properly. Level design is abysmal, with the slight exception of Ancient Greece. With abysmal level design come some really bad puzzles, the worst of them being finding teeny-tiny switches in really bizarre locations. Graphics are ok (I'm being generous here, but I really like this style). The weapons feel strange and underpowered. The movement of the player-character, Hiro, also feels somewhat strange. Controlling the sidekicks and levelling up the stats of the player-character is so not self-explanatory. This is horrid, even by 90s' standards. The game is full of cheap instant-death traps. I didn't mind them too much, but when 4 out of 5 saves are corrupted, this can become a problem. The story is as bad as it can be and I liked it. The dialogue between characters is cringeworthy. Halfway through playing, I started playing Dark Forces 2: Jedi Knight and Soldier of Fortune. Within the first minutes, I noticed something Daikatana thoroughly was lacking: fun. But, apart from Ancient Greece, there was no fun to be had at all in Daikatana. How this game back in the day scored an average 75 out of 100 is beyond my understanding. I can say this for Daikatana: It has (really bad) character. And at least I can now say that I've played through and completed Daikatana. Hey, that's something.

C´mon guys, don´t spread that hate. Daikatana is good game after all. It´s just not by far as good as John Romero promised. But if you ignore that absolutely insane hate (mostly from people who have never played this game) you may find action game with great story, beautiful locations and original feeling.

I would play this if you just really wanted to see where it all went wrong. This game offers little more than something to satisfy curiosity.