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Killer Is Dead
Released On: Aug 27, 2013
64
7.8
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Metascore
Mixed or average
Based on 39 Critic Reviews
64
26% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
67% Mixed
26 Reviews
26 Reviews
8% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or average
Based on 39 Critic Reviews
64
26% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
67% Mixed
26 Reviews
26 Reviews
8% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Killer is Dead is yet another Suda masterpiece! Or is it just a childish misogynist slayfest? [Sept 2013]
This is what Suda51 fans want. It's fresh, unique and very, very fun, even though we think it could have used some extra weeks of development to erase that feeling of being a little bit rushed, and become a better game.
User Score
Generally favorable
Based on 232 User Ratings
7.8
72% Positive
167 Ratings
167 Ratings
16% Mixed
36 Ratings
36 Ratings
13% Negative
29 Ratings
29 Ratings
User Score
Generally favorable
Based on 232 User Ratings
7.8
72% Positive
167 Ratings
167 Ratings
16% Mixed
36 Ratings
36 Ratings
13% Negative
29 Ratings
29 Ratings
Highly recommend. I live for obscure games and this is one of them! Bought this game a month ago and fully enjoyed the weird mayhem! I hope this game gets ported to the Nintendo Switch along with the other games Suda51 developed!
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PlayStation 3
Killer is Dead is really a good game. It surely excels in the field of artwork, I've never seen such beautiful work in may years. The gameplay and it gameplay mechanics is really unique. Totally fun and crazy story as we can expect from Suda51. This game is for those who like to try new things and search for load of good art works and also for the people with anime minds (Otaku) only they can understand the actual story of this game.
Those who are telling this was a waste game. They may be right but only from their point of view. If they tell you not to play this game then they are telling you wrong things.
It is you who are to decide that the game is good or bad as you are to play the game. Not they. So i urge everyone to enjoy this as much as you can.
Lastly my heartiest respect to Mr. Goichi Suda for bringing us a unique and beautiful game to us. Hope you bring us such good works in future.
Looking forward for "Lily Bergamo"
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PlayStation 3
Killer Is Dead is a competent, and oftentimes superb, action title that is held back by an overly obtuse plot and a dating minigame that did more to turn me off from the game entirely.
Stylish and most of the time entertaining as well, this carnage from the mind of a well known weirdo designer Suda 51 doesn't bring anything new to the table, except for its bizarre aesthetics that may or may not suit you. [Issue#234]
Intriguing – despite a mounting pile of evidence showing that it should be terrible. The characters and story are so outlandish and bizarre that they are fascinating – but the nonsense and clunky mechanics never coalesce into a satisfying experience. It lures you in with the promise of something unique, then botches the execution.
Shallow, sexist, and largely nonsensical. The action is amongst Suda51’s best but it’s not leveraged in any way that justifies the failings of the rest of the game.
Between the tedious levels, incoherent story and offputting gigolo missions, I found very little to appreciate about Killer is Dead. I grew quite tired of the shallow game design and weak attempts to distract me from its vacuous lack of substance, and put the game down before rolling credits.
Stupid journalists do not understand games. Do not listen to them.
Killer is Dead is a great game. If you are a fan of Japanese style and hurricane slashers, then you must buy this game without a doubt.
About the sexualisation of women in it. I laughed. Play your glamorous Mass Effect with **** and lesbians, stupid idiots!
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PlayStation 3
fica muito entendiante pois eu não entendo muito inglês e tem uma cutscene mas quando vc volta a jogar e começa a batalhar é muito legal, ótimo combate que o jogo tem, no gameplay: dificilmente você vai recuperar vida e quando o personagem fica atordoado o jogo pede pra girar o analogico mas eu nunca fui rapido o suficiete pra conseguir me recuperar e isso já me fez desistir de tentar.
os encontros são até legais mas as personagens repetem muito a mesma fala e isso irrita, inclusive a dubladora da secretaria tem uma voz irritante, é proposital mas mesmo assim...
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PlayStation 3
After the big disappointment that was Lolipop Chainsaw, I was a little worried about Killer is Dead, after one hour or so of playing it I noticed that I was actually having fun. The thing is that the gameplay is very basic but is entertaining and also that also can be said about the story, what it really sold it for me was the characters, they're not amazing or anything but their design and script are all well done an they're so fun to knows about, at a certain point the story tries really hard to be a psychedelic Jodorovsky trip but I believe it fails to do that. If you like Suda 51 produced games I think you will enjoy this, but if you're not into that kind of thing, you will find a very bland somewhat enjoyable hack n' slash game.
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PlayStation 3
As a fan of Suda51's previous works, especially the No More Heroes series, I was looking forward to Killer is Dead. It's a fun hack and slash beat 'em up however the bad really outweighs the good.
After playing the first few missions I was finding the story to get interesting but unfortunately it ends up being a missed opportunity with a plot that goes all over the place and characters that really get no development.
I admire it's stylish cel-shaded look but with the repetitive gameplay and unsatisying story I couldn't recommend anyone to buy this.
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PlayStation 3
I dont care about the sexist stuff. It not feminist but its no more blatantly sexist than the other artless dreck you see in popular culture. But that brings me to the real problem here, I meant it when I said OTHER artless dreck, all the people harping about "liberal" this and "feminist" that, trying to dismiss the scores of negative reviews as only being that way because the reviewer was offended, they should try READING these reviews instead of the cliff notes. ITS ONE BIG ENDLESS MESS, it makes no sense at all, and every single thing that people here love to say is "art" is a poorly executed carbon copy of stereotypical japanese "cool" stolen from some anime that executed it with more skill and originality. Unless thats what you want, the same old garbage, stay away.
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PlayStation 3
Summary Killer Is Dead is a title from the demented mind of celebrated game creator, SUDA51, serving as a spiritual successor to his previous cult favorites, No More Heroes and Killer 7.
Rated M
for Mature
Platforms:
- PlayStation 3
- Xbox 360
- PC
Initial Release Date: Aug 27, 2013
Developer:
- Grasshopper Manufacture
Publisher: XSEED Games
Genres:
