Romeo is a Dead Man

"Romeo is a Dead Man is experimental in all the right ways when it comes to its aesthetic and visuals but forgets to try anything new when it comes to its gameplay. The game does pick up in its second …"

"Romeo is a Dead Man is classic Suda51--an irreverent fever dream that constantly threatens to topple any notion of what a game can or should be. Like many of Suda&s;s other works, it will be polarizing regardless of finding a …"

"It feels like they never really left their glory era."

"Romeo is a Dead Man is Grasshopper Manufacture at its most confident and its least conformist. It&s;s got its fair share of rough edges, but the combat is satisfying – offering a challenge without being frustrating – and the sheer …"

"The more I played Romeo is a Dead Man, the more I realized I was looking at the very definition of a merely decent game. The title developed by Grasshopper Manufacture is a formally competent action game, free of major …"

"The best praise you can give Romeo is a Dead Man is this is probably exactly what game you would expect from Grasshopper Manufacture and Suda51. It has that Suda51 personality embedded within it, even if it is a bit …"

"ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN is a brilliant, fever-dream rollercoaster, made by Suda51 and Grasshopper Manufacture at their absolute peak. By leaving behind the empty world of No More Heroes III in favor of a tightly paced, linear, almost "Soulslike …"

"Romeo is a Dead Man is exactly what you&s;re expecting it to be if you&s;re familiar with Suda51, which means you are expecting the unexpected. It&s;s as weird as possible from the very beginning and features a collection of influences …"

"The difficulty curve inverts as your weapons become silly powerful."

"Romeo Is a Dead Man is yet another belter from a director who marches to the beat of his own drum. It&s;s unapologetically weird, well-conceived and just downright fun to play, and that&s;s all I could really ask for. Every …"

"ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN combines so many of the things that make Suda 51&s;s games so beloved and makes something fresh and insanely fun with them."

"It goes without saying that the new game from Grasshopper Manufacture is a mess. But that&s;s neither here nor there. You don&s;t buy this studio&s;s ..."

"A collection of cool shit laid out on a shaky foundation, Romeo is a Dead Man is as admirable and occasionally brilliant to witness as it is borderline boring to play. It&s;s a punk rock demo tape, an imperfect showcase …"

"Looking at Grasshopper’s gameography, this one lives near the top of the ordered list for me. I was left wanting more from the love story incidentally promised by the protagonist’s names, but I was eager to keep playing to make …"

"Just as enjoyable as it is frustrating, Romeo Is a Dead Man is an incredibly uneven experience. You&s;ll love it one minute and hate it the next. Persevere with its more annoying elements, and you&s;ll discover a unique and entertaining …"

"His past games have demonstrated that Suda51 is probably incapable of making a cookie-cutter action game. Yet underneath its misdirection of wild and crazy, that’s kind of what Romeo is a Dead Man really is. Strip away the disorienting style …"

"Like a recently resurrected corpse, parts to ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN’s gameplay and story are cold to the touch, as it occasionally stumbles trying to grasp all of its ambitions. Yet there are just as many moments of genuine …"

"Although its flaws are rather obvious, Romeo Is a Dead Man is an unforgettable and ultimately successful sci-fi romp through spacetime."

"Romeo is a Dead Man is a loud and inventive action game that prioritises style and spectacle. Its combat may be basic by today’s standards, and its systems occasionally bloated, but the confidence behind its strangeness may carry it for …"

"Romeo is a Dead Man has many fundamental issues, which is a shame because its sense of style, and allure make for a uniquely surreal adventure."

"Whether it’s a compelling personality will vary from person to person, but it throws so much at the wall that surely something will stick. The combat is excellent, the enemies are memorable, and the balance between macabre and levity is …"

"There&s;s something admittedly unique about Romeo is a Dead Man, but that quirkiness doesn&s;t make up for its middle of the road design. In fact, it&s;s not long before quirky is just there for the sake of quirkiness, not serving …"

"Like its Fractured Universe, Romeo is a Dead Man is a whole lot of disparate parts that don’t always add up to a coherent whole – but I’ll be damned if I can&s;t stop thinking about it, and I respect …"

"Romeo is a Deadman is another memorable SUDA 51 game that will stick with you. The bloody hack n&s; slash action, the overall presentation, the blend of retro styles, and the bonkers cast and story. It really is the spirit …"

"Romeo Is A Dead Man is unmistakably a Suda51-style production, defined by its highly distinctive visual flair, outrageous premise, unconventional storytelling, and willfully eccentric design choices. If you&s;re drawn to that offbeat, cult sensibility-prioritizing experience over pure gameplay and willing …"