the game encourages and rewards experimenting and exploring. plays like an animated move full of charm and humour. I spend a bit over 21 hours on it but should be possible to finish it faster if you were so inclined. trust the ratings and treat yourself to this absolute gem
Had no toubles updating, worked out automatically. Found it annoying how there are in-game 'teases' for DLC content, but I guess it makes sense cause the DLC is essential in making the game feel more complete, when you love it so much and have spent so much time on it
The story is bland, the characters are uninteresting. The combat and graphics are nice, but get tiring. After a while, you realise it is just a very long game in which nothing holds your intrigue and playing it feels like a chore.
TL;DR - Must get if you are a fan of delinquent mangas like Out, Crows, or Worst. At first, I thought the concept of this game was really cool, but I was on the fence about getting it because of some of the negative reviews here. So my review goes out to everyone similarly on the fence. I'll address the negative points raised in other reviews. This isn't a beat-'em-up or a brawler. To quote the description "[The game was] designed ... to make you feel this story. So it's not about rival gangs, or taking over turfs, or anything. You just live there and feel. And that's all." And it does this remarkably well, and you can tell that design choices were made to support this. There nothing wrong with the controls, there is just a learning curve to getting used to them. Unlike beat-em-ups where you can button mash and stunlock opponents your way to victory, here you need to work a bit more for it. And there is a very good reason for that. You're just a highschooler who can fight better than average, not a hero mowing through hundreds of fodder characters whose bodies disappear after they hit the ground. Even at the upper limits of your strength, there is a limit to how much you can handle. Which keeps the game grounded in reality and I absolutely love it. The extra narration gives depth to the world as existing independent of the protagonist. This, along with the slow pacing fits with the the theme of the game of being a life sim, as opposed to an adrenaline pumping button masher. For this same reason, there is no mini-map with a flashing icon telling you what to do. So if you are looking for a game that'll hold your hand, this isn't it.
Is it really that good? I remember playing it and nothing stood out for me. Just a standard FPS. There is this gun where after you shoot you control the bullet which is cool.
