It's time to look at Killer is Dead. I really don't know what to say about Killer is Dead. The story has grown on me with repeat visits, but I guess it just doesn't match up to the stories that Suda wrote back in the day. It's far better than the likes of Lollipop Chainsaw and Shadows of the Damned though. Like, at least it has interesting stuff going on with it. Like, it at least halfway feels like a legitimate Suda game, unlike most of Grasshopper's recent output.
The music is great too. It's not like Akira Yamaoka is anything to scoff at when it comes to soundtracks. But Masafumi Takada had a really particular sound at Grasshopper. And it was really impressive to see Yamaoka manage a similar sort of weirdness here. Even if it had been a great soundtrack but didn't have that Grasshopper sound, I think the game would have been much worse off. So extra props to Yamaoka for half-saving this mixed bag of a game. I guess he had plenty of practice trying to save bad games back at Konami.
The gameplay looks amazing, but it doesn't quite improve on No More Heroes 1 and 2. The gameplay really does look amazing though. Going back through it in 4k was really eye opening for me. This has to be one of the best looking games I've seen to this day. I just wish the model rigging and animations were a lot better than they are. Luckily that doesn't really come across in pictures though.
And speaking of pictures. Let's just go ahead and get to those.
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