Post by Dai-T on Oct 11, 2012 4:21:02 GMT -5
This is a repost of an old review I did for the first game I have yet to do a Burst review but will soon. With that said enjoy.
Senran Kagura review
Well here it is my often put off review of Senran Kagura. Do these Busty girls Bust loose with some great gamplay or is the game just like them just Bust.
Overview
Senran kagura a game about girls that go too school takes exams and train, But hold on whats this I hear the school they go to is secretly a ninja school where the girls train to become a ninja. Well you may say thats nothing new but hold on did I tell you the girls are on the busty side. I know what your thinking un original. But what if you told you there is another school with rival girls just like them and all this going on with strong lesbian over tones. Surly that should be enough. NO!. Then what if I told you eyepatch, loli, winged, umbrella gun, cannon dress, cat girl. Its Senran Kagura baby.
Story/characters
Ninja girls that train in secrect saving the world from evil Ninja's The overall story for Senran kagura while not that intresting on its own does come with a bunch of characters that really shine with there diffrent personalitys. The stroies of these characters and there interaction is far more enjoyable then the plot itself. Even after the game you will come out maybe liking a few of the characters and wanting to know more about them but care little for the main plot and its various plot holes. Overall great character stuff but predictable and forgetable plot.
Gameplay
Game play for this game is old school side scrolling and when I said old school I mean really old like Final fight old not even Turtle's era stuff. Stages are pretty straight foward and while there is some changes thown in to shake stuff up its still keep on a very basic but fun level. The surprising highlight of the game is its combat system. The game throws 5 playable characters at you with 4 diffrent fighting styles for each character and each style changes the way you look at the battle either from a combo prespective or just plain old survival.
The fighting is similar so something you would see in an anime fighting game or Marvel vs capcom 3 infinites and resets included. The leveling system in the game is the type that keeps rewarding you with new moves and new combos all along the way until you reach max level where the limits of your character are pretty much gone and you can move and do almost any thing with some of the characters and the since you so much is very rewarding there is just one problem. The biggest problem of the fighting system is that it is of no use really. Its like having 100 moves but all you need is 3 to make it through the game. The enemies pose on threat outside of the bosses and only time you will ever been in danger is when using one of more weaker high risk high reward forms. With no online leader boards or no high score tracker its very hard to push yourself to learn how to do a 3000 hit combo.
Graphics
The producer for the game said he had to cut the 3D in alot of places because of the gameplay and after playing the game I can see why.The game uses very clean designs and some great lighting in spots. There are just alot of little details that go on in the backround that when you notice you think thats kinda cool. Even though the game is for the most part fast there are times where the frame rate takes a hit and while not bad to most people when you have a 2999 combo and suddenly you drop it because of the frame rate then you will feel it. So even with out the 3D the game still has issues but they are minor compared if 3D was on with all the action on screen.
Music
Funny story when I heard Yomi's them I thought of battle arena Toshiden the PS1 fighting game so I looked up who made this game and what did you know the same people that made Battle arena Toshiden lol. I knew there music and there sound its that classic Ninja rock or japanese style music or sounds with rock rifs. For the most part its all good and most of the stuff sounds very 90s so you get that classic feel.
Sound
Another highlight of the game is its voice actors. Im usaly not a fan of japanese voice acting for girls because most tend to go overboards or just sound out of place but here it seems mostly all the girls brought there A game with Katsuragi stealing the show with such a great performance and dedication to some of the crazy stuff she has to say throught out the game and the drama CD.
Fanservice
For Fans that skipped most of my review to get to this section welcome and take a seat. The Fanservice for Senran Kagura is really hard to rate. I feel the producer wants to do more in game but is limited by the tech maybe. The Fanservice for SK as a whole not just the games are pretty much right on the edge but the Fanservice in the game is somewhat tame, again because of limitations Im guessing. But just because its limited does not mean there is non at all and this game gives you what it has. One of the main area's for Fan service is the dressing room area where you get too dress up the girls in many diffrent costumes and view them from any angle no pressure there is no time limit lol. the girls get up to 12 diffrent base costumes like school gym or bikini. With 5 girls that comes to 60 and this is not including the diffrent color types or all new pattern types and destrucable costumes under the normal costume. if you add that all up you will have way over 100 costumes and not just colors.
But wait how can I forget the Boobs they are the star of most of the show. Those that played DOAX series should be happy to hear that the Boobs do no have a mind of there own and act as they should. The one surprising thing about not just the boobs but all girls in general have a diffrent body type everything from slinder Ikaruga, Fit Katsuragi, perky Asuka, baby fat Yagyuu, jiggle booty Hibari and full figured Haruka seems most types are covered.
Overall
Overall I feel this is a really fun game and a great first entry considering the budget. The game and the series are about the characters and the games does a great job of doing this. The 3D for the game is really great in some spots like the beach stages but is rarely used in the game. The game hardly supports any 3DS features and the absents of a 2 player mode and high score attack is like a death wish for any side scroller. In the end the characters and the care givin to just about every part of this game stands out. does that mean you should run out and get this for those reason Probably not but for those that like side scrollers and for those that the things in fighting games like combos and tech but don't like fighting real people and losing this is really the game you been waiting for. Casual fighting at its best.
Score
Story 5
Gamplay 8
Graphics 8
Music 7
Control 7
Overall 7.5
Senran Kagura review
Well here it is my often put off review of Senran Kagura. Do these Busty girls Bust loose with some great gamplay or is the game just like them just Bust.
Overview
Senran kagura a game about girls that go too school takes exams and train, But hold on whats this I hear the school they go to is secretly a ninja school where the girls train to become a ninja. Well you may say thats nothing new but hold on did I tell you the girls are on the busty side. I know what your thinking un original. But what if you told you there is another school with rival girls just like them and all this going on with strong lesbian over tones. Surly that should be enough. NO!. Then what if I told you eyepatch, loli, winged, umbrella gun, cannon dress, cat girl. Its Senran Kagura baby.
Story/characters
Ninja girls that train in secrect saving the world from evil Ninja's The overall story for Senran kagura while not that intresting on its own does come with a bunch of characters that really shine with there diffrent personalitys. The stroies of these characters and there interaction is far more enjoyable then the plot itself. Even after the game you will come out maybe liking a few of the characters and wanting to know more about them but care little for the main plot and its various plot holes. Overall great character stuff but predictable and forgetable plot.
Gameplay
Game play for this game is old school side scrolling and when I said old school I mean really old like Final fight old not even Turtle's era stuff. Stages are pretty straight foward and while there is some changes thown in to shake stuff up its still keep on a very basic but fun level. The surprising highlight of the game is its combat system. The game throws 5 playable characters at you with 4 diffrent fighting styles for each character and each style changes the way you look at the battle either from a combo prespective or just plain old survival.
The fighting is similar so something you would see in an anime fighting game or Marvel vs capcom 3 infinites and resets included. The leveling system in the game is the type that keeps rewarding you with new moves and new combos all along the way until you reach max level where the limits of your character are pretty much gone and you can move and do almost any thing with some of the characters and the since you so much is very rewarding there is just one problem. The biggest problem of the fighting system is that it is of no use really. Its like having 100 moves but all you need is 3 to make it through the game. The enemies pose on threat outside of the bosses and only time you will ever been in danger is when using one of more weaker high risk high reward forms. With no online leader boards or no high score tracker its very hard to push yourself to learn how to do a 3000 hit combo.
Graphics
The producer for the game said he had to cut the 3D in alot of places because of the gameplay and after playing the game I can see why.The game uses very clean designs and some great lighting in spots. There are just alot of little details that go on in the backround that when you notice you think thats kinda cool. Even though the game is for the most part fast there are times where the frame rate takes a hit and while not bad to most people when you have a 2999 combo and suddenly you drop it because of the frame rate then you will feel it. So even with out the 3D the game still has issues but they are minor compared if 3D was on with all the action on screen.
Music
Funny story when I heard Yomi's them I thought of battle arena Toshiden the PS1 fighting game so I looked up who made this game and what did you know the same people that made Battle arena Toshiden lol. I knew there music and there sound its that classic Ninja rock or japanese style music or sounds with rock rifs. For the most part its all good and most of the stuff sounds very 90s so you get that classic feel.
Sound
Another highlight of the game is its voice actors. Im usaly not a fan of japanese voice acting for girls because most tend to go overboards or just sound out of place but here it seems mostly all the girls brought there A game with Katsuragi stealing the show with such a great performance and dedication to some of the crazy stuff she has to say throught out the game and the drama CD.
Fanservice
For Fans that skipped most of my review to get to this section welcome and take a seat. The Fanservice for Senran Kagura is really hard to rate. I feel the producer wants to do more in game but is limited by the tech maybe. The Fanservice for SK as a whole not just the games are pretty much right on the edge but the Fanservice in the game is somewhat tame, again because of limitations Im guessing. But just because its limited does not mean there is non at all and this game gives you what it has. One of the main area's for Fan service is the dressing room area where you get too dress up the girls in many diffrent costumes and view them from any angle no pressure there is no time limit lol. the girls get up to 12 diffrent base costumes like school gym or bikini. With 5 girls that comes to 60 and this is not including the diffrent color types or all new pattern types and destrucable costumes under the normal costume. if you add that all up you will have way over 100 costumes and not just colors.
But wait how can I forget the Boobs they are the star of most of the show. Those that played DOAX series should be happy to hear that the Boobs do no have a mind of there own and act as they should. The one surprising thing about not just the boobs but all girls in general have a diffrent body type everything from slinder Ikaruga, Fit Katsuragi, perky Asuka, baby fat Yagyuu, jiggle booty Hibari and full figured Haruka seems most types are covered.
Overall
Overall I feel this is a really fun game and a great first entry considering the budget. The game and the series are about the characters and the games does a great job of doing this. The 3D for the game is really great in some spots like the beach stages but is rarely used in the game. The game hardly supports any 3DS features and the absents of a 2 player mode and high score attack is like a death wish for any side scroller. In the end the characters and the care givin to just about every part of this game stands out. does that mean you should run out and get this for those reason Probably not but for those that like side scrollers and for those that the things in fighting games like combos and tech but don't like fighting real people and losing this is really the game you been waiting for. Casual fighting at its best.
Score
Story 5
Gamplay 8
Graphics 8
Music 7
Control 7
Overall 7.5
