Killer Is Dead - Initial Thoughts

About the Game (From The Steam Store Page)

Get ready for some seriously stylish action from renowned designer SUDA51. In this exclusive version for PC, players will be slicing, dicing, and shooting as the suave executioner Mondo Zappa. Prepare for the thrill of love and kill in KILLER IS DEAD!

Exclusive Features for Nightmare Edition:

New difficulty mode called Nightmare Mode. In this mode, enemies can only be defeated using the following attacks: Adrenaline Burst, Dodge Burst, Headshots, so the gameplay requires far more skill and tactics. Players will not be able to use the Final Judgement finisher (QTE mode) to defeat enemies.

Theater Mode - Rewatch cutscenes and get extended background information on characters, helping to unravel the story after your 1st playthrough

Smooth Operator Pack for console will be included, which includes X-ray glasses, bewitching outfits, stunning beauties, and a killer new mission and boss!

Previous Playtime

0 hours

What Was I Thinking When I Bought This

Killer is Dead is the last game I got for free. I've seen games being offered for free since getting it, but every time, I thought "no, I'm too close to finishing my list, I don't want to risk that for anything I'm less than 100% certain about."

I was not 100% certain about Killer is Dead. It was last year and I was riding high on the fact that I was ahead of schedule to complete my 2017 blog goal, so I indulged myself.

But why this game, specifically. It was largely a matter of timing, but aside from that, well, gaming as a medium never really subscribed to the auteur theory, but this guy, Suda51, somehow managed to carve out an exception for himself. That intrigued me. And since I'd enjoyed both No More Heroes and its sequel, I thought the risk was minimal.

Expectations and Prior Experience

It's a stylish action game and is controller compatible. The only way this gives me any trouble at all is if it proves to be punishingly difficult, but seeing as how one of the selling points of the PC edition is that it adds a higher difficulty, I have to assume the base game is not too much of a challenge.

Regardless, I should probably savor it. Only two of my other remaining games have a noticeable plot (and frankly, I couldn't tell you a damned thing about Titan's Quest, despite having played it for 3 hours).