Not exact matches
But the things that hold it all together — while separating the
game from others
in the hack - and - slash
genre — are the
memorable characters and the lighthearted yet deep story.
The princess - saving, Bowser - defeating hero is one of the most
memorable characters
in video
game history, and throughout the Super Mario
games his character design has been one of the few things to stay relatively finite as gameplay elements and
genres change around him.
Sleeping Dogs may not be looking to revolutionise anything or re-invent its
genre but it's sporting some great looking gameplay and an amount of effort that should surely show
in the final product and ultimately make for a
memorable game.
Somehow they manage to balance out and provide the often overlooked fighting series with some of the most
memorable game experiences
in the
genre.
The way PlatinumGames was able to capture the shifting
in and out of different gaming
genres that was made famous from the first NieR was really well done, and I don't think the
game would have been as special or
memorable without this.