Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada is the latest for the franchise from developer Omega Force and Koei Tecmo, and the latest iteration in their long lineage of hack n»
slash games like Dynasty Warriors.
Combat will be familiar to fans of hack - and -
slash games like Diablo and Torchlight, but Skylanders leans a bit more towards kid - friendly button mashing and skill upgrades than the execution of combos.
Not exact matches
I think Amazon came to the
game a bit later with wine but I
like the fact that you are not being dictated to
slash prices which can hurt your image and margins.
Cleveland needs a
slashing, midrange scorer
like Davis to mesh with point guard Andre Miller and center Zydrunas Ilgauskas, who played 62
games without reinjuring his feet.
Disclaimer: One of the great things about Lincoln Square is its vast amount of «slashies,» where an establishment can fit into multiple categories,
like a restaurant -
slash - movie theater, or a restaurant -
slash -
game room or book store -
slash - wine - and - food - café (real examples).
The landscapes and music are completely forgettable, too many characters feel
like clones of each other, and, if you are not a fan of hack and
slash as I am, you may not enjoy how repetitive this
game can get.
If you enjoy hack and
slash type
games and would
like a
game based around Raiden then Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is a
game you should get.
This
game plays
like Gears of War for the hack and
slash set, so if that is your cup of tea you will
like this
game.
Chinese indie Icey may look
like a simple side - scrolling hack - and -
slash game, but that's only if you do what the narrator and directional arrows tell you.
Hardcore fans of the genre who simply can't get enough of hacking and
slashing through fantasy worlds will probably get their money's worth, but the rest should wait for the
game to appear under Games for Gold program
like the first part.
It's an over-the-top hack and
slash game that parodies other
games like it, while remaining as good a
game as its competitors (
games like Devil May Cry and God of War).
Instead of the traditional puzzle - solving and exploration focus of the Zelda
games, Hyrule Warriors features hack - and -
slash gameplay that defines titles
like Dynasty Warriors.
Implosion is a hack - n -
slash game that will remind some of Ninja Gaiden or Metal Gear Revengence, and it almost feels
like a
game that Platinum Games would make if it they were a smaller indie studio.
Still, aside from all the hack - and -
slash action that does make Fire Emblem Warriors look and feel more
like a Warriors
game than Hyrule Warriors ever did, Fire Emblem Warriors is still very much so Fire Emblem at its core.
After over 12 years in development, Nioh plays
like a compilation of every hack - and -
slash RPG since the early 2000s, and while it's almost tempting to write off most of the gameplay as being derivative of From Software's recent action RPGs,
like Bloodborne and the Dark Souls franchise, there's so much more to the
game than that.
Although as you play the
game, you can learn new abilities
like a downward
slash or mid ranged sword throw that defeats otherwise invincible foes.
Unlike a lot of people, I actually really
like hack - and -
slash games.
Still, for the sake of saying it, the turn - based combat seen in previous FE
games is swapped out for some real - time hack - and -
slash action and things
like dodging, base capturing, camera lock - on targeting, button mashing combos, Special Attacks (aka Warrior Specials) are present as is a Magic -
like mode known as Awakening.
As in all Ninja Gaiden
games, moving between enemies — dispensing a
slash for one, a boot to the face for the next — leaves players feeling
like the leads in a Broadway - musical dance number.
Building on the basics of the first
game, Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon is looking
like a much flashier hack n»
slash action - rpg.
It may look
like a hack and
slash game but those of us who've played it know there is much more strategy involved.
It feels
like a devil may cry hack and
slash with less margin for error, and sorry I don't enjoy those
games (just personal opinion I'm not disparaging them).
This
game updates the elements of the Devil May formula — combat flow, maximizing a moveset in a personalized way and
slashing around biblically influenced lore — to make it feel
like it belongs in the present day.
The gameplay does look
like it will get very repetitive after a while, all hack and
slash games do.
Feels
like it's just going to be a «filler»
game just to shut us up from crying about Zelda U and how long it's taking etc... Don't get me wrong, I'll pick it up just because I want to expand my overall Wii U
games library, but if it's just a generic «hack &
slash»
game, then that's really something I can go and get anywhere.
Hyrule Warriors doesn't look
like a «generic hack &
slash»
game.
Senran Kagura series has mostly received action focused hack and
slash games so when it was announced that the developers are working on Peach Beach Splash, which was a third person shooter where the main cast had to fight among each other with water guns, it felt
like an odd combination for a spin - off.
Everything about this
game just feels
like it still wanted it to be a simple hack and
slash title and not really expand out to the world of Gundam.
At it's core, Fable Heroes is a side - scrolling hack and
slash game, much in the vein of something
like Castle Crashers; but the package that it is wrapped in makes it so much more.
Swinging from vines and sliding down hills while watching your prey brawl with other monsters within its territory, getting some of your cat people buddies to rope a beast while you
slash it to death, and chopping off tails and armor from them, all without the need to get buried in the more nuanced aspects of the
game, sounds
like a great way to have some fun.
You're acting
like you're in denial of that as if calling a
game hack
slash was an insult.
Earth Wars originally launched on other platforms back in 2016 but under a different name and has been self published by Japanese indie developer One or Eight (information on whom seems to be quite scarce online) and is a side - scrolling hack «n»
slash game quite similar to
games like Muramasa: The Demon Blade or Dragon's Crown.
If you
like your button mashing hack and
slash games then Warriors Orochi is certainly worth some of your time... this
game is not great by any standards... but doesn't suck either.
It looks
like a basic side - scrolling hack and
slash game with dungeon - crawling elements, but it is weirdly different.
Thought it may feel
like God of War in places there's no denying that Dante's Inferno is set to be something truly special and could well claim the crown of Xbox 360's Best Hack n
Slash game from long time holder Devil May Cry 4.
- Travis has a weak attack, strong attack and jump attack - Travis also has different skills and a running
slash - you can do a 2 - player special attack - story focuses on the relationship between Travis and Badman - some of the alternate / secret routes in the
game will make your path ahead more challenging - camera style will change depending on where you are in a level - includes a cameo from The Silver Case - Suda used
games like Smash TV as an inspiration for Travis Strikes Again - the staff working on this
game is about 10 people in total - Suda still has the idea of a
game starring Shinobu, but isn't sure if that would be for No More Heroes 3 or another spin - off - Suda says he'd
like to put Juliet from Lollipop Chainsaw into the
game, but he'd need permission from Kadokawa WB
Like previous
games in the series, you'll be hacking and
slashing your way through scores of enemies and over-the-top bosses with your phallic Beam Katana, but this time around Travis will also be barging into other popular
game worlds.
Overall: 5.5 Playable, and even addictive at points
like most hack «n»
slash looting
game is, but the
game lacks polish and ambition.
The levels look
like they were taken from Torchlight, which I always enjoy looking at each time I play those
games, and reinforced the hack n»
slash feel I got from the
game.
man i luv hack and
slash game can't wait for this one, this one is gonna rock for people who luv hack n
slash just
like me xD
There's a combo system that is ridiculously easy to pull off and targeting from one enemy to another, something I've always found annoying in action
games like this, is sublimely simple with the stylus controls as all you have to do is
slash over the enemy you want to attack.
I
like hack»n'
slash games, but only if they actually have an intriguing plot... and this DmC did, but it's just my humble opinion.
It's a shame because this
game looks
like it could be a decent enough hack - and -
slash game on par with something
like Dante's Inferno or Castlevania LoS; too bad that everything wrong with it is going to keep distracting me.
I want to stress again that I have no hate against this
game and that all of my complaints could be easily thrown at other AAA hack and
slash titles, but the reason I don't go writing about all of them is because they stay in their little spot in the genre (God of War, Dante's Inferno, Castlevania LoS, & Darksiders to an extent) while DMC has always been over with
games like Ninja Gaiden or Bayonetta.
Some creatures can take between 30 - 60 minutes to take down based on what weapons you have and if you are solo or with other people — this isn't a
game where you can just run in and hack and
slash your way through everything
like Dynasty Warriors — it takes planning, strategy and patience in order to take a lot of the later creatures down.
Gameplay wise the
game looks
like it is going to be your typical hack and
slash affair, which is always a good thing in my opinion.
Torchlight tapped into the psyche of the old - school PC
gamer with its Diablo-esque hack - and -
slash lootfest, adding just enough freshness to hook the Diablo veteran and hopefully snare new
gamers with the joy of whacking the closest baddie, pinata -
like, and having all multi-colored, unidentified magic goodness drop to the ground.
Certain combinations of movements will allow players to perform special attacks
like the «Izuna Drop» and the «Cicada
Slash» which were made famous in the Ninja Gaiden console
games.
If you have some friends you
like co-op hack - n -
slash games be sure to check it out.
Like Ninety - Nine Nights before it I plan to play though Ninety - Nine Nights II when I'm in the mood for a mostly mindless hack and
slash type of
game.