I knew it felt like Afto Samurai! (Off-Topic)

by someotherguy, Hertfordshire, England, Sunday, July 17, 2016, 20:14 (2847 days ago) @ cheapLEY

Not the characters, weirdly, but the pacing. There are some great moments of quiet between each boss that reminded me a lot of AS too (not to mention the penultimate boss fight, which trims the game down into a straight-up samurai showdown).

A few people have complained anout the downtime between fights, but Super Pro Tip: Press X to auto-walk between boss fights; Suddenly instead of a long (slightly awkwardly controlling) walk, you're treated to a gorgeous scenery-porn cutscene.

Viewed as "calm before the storm" cutscenes I think they work rather nicely. Couple that with the building of the music as you progress towards the boss, punctuated by The Voice's voiceover and you have something rather pleasant. (World 3's audio in particular reminds me of a musical theatre production in the vein of Jeff Wayne or the like).


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