[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"similar-games-akibas-trip-hellbound-and-debriefed":3,"game-akibas-trip-hellbound-and-debriefed":5},{"similarGames":4},[],{"game":6,"hasUserReviewed":23},{"id":7,"name":8,"summary":9,"cover_image":10,"header_image":11,"trailer_url":12,"release_date":13,"avg_score":14,"igdb_id":15,"slug":16,"steam_app_id":17,"companies":18,"genres":30,"platforms":35,"reviews":39,"coverImage":10,"headerImage":11,"trailerUrl":12,"releaseDate":13,"criticReviewCount":183,"userReviewCount":184,"previewCount":184,"publishers":185,"developers":186,"userReviews":187,"hasUserReviewed":23,"steamAppId":17},92904,"Akiba's Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed","Akiba's Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed is the precursor to Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed, the smash hit that introduced a Western audience to the seedy underworld lurking in the shadows of the haven of “otaku” culture in the Akihabara district of Tokyo. Released as Akiba's Trip Plus in Japan, players explore an accurately modeled recreation of the famous “Akiba” district circa 2012, hunting vampiric foes, and tearing off their clothes to expose them to sunlight. The game has been remade to bring it to modern HD graphical standards, all while retaining the charm of the original classic that started a cult hit series.","92904\u002Fco2fc7_webp","92904\u002Fsc8ie0_webp","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=gA58t1nmP5Y","2021-05-19",55,119460,"akibas-trip-hellbound-and-debriefed",1236780,[19,24,27],{"company":20,"developed":22,"published":23},{"name":21},"ACQUIRE Corp.",true,false,{"company":25,"developed":23,"published":22},{"name":26},"XSEED Games",{"company":28,"developed":23,"published":22},{"name":29},"Marvelous USA, Inc.",[31,32,33,34],"Fighting","Role-playing (RPG)","Adventure","Arcade",[36,37,38],"PC (Microsoft Windows)","PlayStation 4","Nintendo Switch",[40,56,71,86,99,114,128,141,156,169],{"id":41,"author":42,"outlet":45,"summary":51,"review_url":52,"review_date":53,"original_score":54,"normalized_score":55},22710,{"id":43,"name":44},1998,"George Yang",{"id":46,"logo":47,"name":48,"website_url":49,"score_format":50},26,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameSkinny-logo.png","Game Skinny","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gameskinny.com","10","Akiba's Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed is a remaster of the original Akiba's Trip. However, its Western debut leaves a lot to be desired.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gameskinny.com\u002Freviews\u002Fakibas-trip-hellbound-debriefed-review-a-shadow-of-its-former-self\u002F","2021-07-18","4\u002F10",40,{"id":57,"author":58,"outlet":61,"summary":66,"review_url":67,"review_date":68,"original_score":69,"normalized_score":70},62910,{"id":59,"name":60},3920,"Richard Seagrave",{"id":62,"logo":63,"name":64,"website_url":65,"score_format":50},27,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameSpew-Logo.jpg","GameSpew","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamespew.com","Ultimately, it’s hard to recommend Akiba’s Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed to anyone but the most ardent of action RPG fans with a taste for Otaku culture. While its premise is genuinely interesting, as are the storylines that stem from it, the dated visuals and archaic combat will be big hurdles to overcome for most. For those who can see and work past them, however, there’s some fun to be had, albeit littered with some frustration. It’s just a shame that more hasn’t been done to bring this game up to today’s standards.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamespew.com\u002F2021\u002F07\u002Fakibas-trip-hellbound-debriefed-review\u002F","2021-07-20","5\u002F10",50,{"id":72,"author":73,"outlet":76,"summary":81,"review_url":82,"review_date":83,"original_score":84,"normalized_score":85},134265,{"id":74,"name":75},11087,"Travis Bruno",{"id":77,"logo":78,"name":79,"website_url":80,"score_format":50},143,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fcapsule-computers-logo.jpg","Capsule Computers","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.capsulecomputers.com.au\u002F","Akiba’s Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed isn’t the best brawler around and has limited fan service but a solid storyline and witty dialogue make it an addicting one nonetheless.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.capsulecomputers.com.au\u002F2021\u002F07\u002Fakibas-trip-hellbound-debriefed-review\u002F","2021-07-21","6",60,{"id":87,"author":88,"outlet":91,"summary":96,"review_url":97,"review_date":68,"original_score":98,"normalized_score":55},45162,{"id":89,"name":90},4008,"Annette Polis",{"id":92,"logo":93,"name":94,"website_url":95,"score_format":50},37,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fplaystation-lifestyle-logo.png","Playstation Lifestyle","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.playstationlifestyle.net\u002F","Long, long ago, on the beloved PlayStation Vita, XSEED made the confusing decision to bring the second game in the Akiba’s Trip series to North America when we hadn’t even seen the first. It’s been nearly seven years since but fans will finally be able to play the game that started it all. Akiba’s Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed laid the groundwork for Undead & Undressed, a game I thoroughly enjoyed, so it was imperative I play the original. For science.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.playstationlifestyle.net\u002Freview\u002F851234-akibas-trip-hellbound-debriefed-review-ps5\u002F","4",{"id":100,"author":101,"outlet":104,"summary":109,"review_url":110,"review_date":111,"original_score":112,"normalized_score":113},54566,{"id":102,"name":103},4545,"Andrew Duncan",{"id":105,"logo":106,"name":107,"website_url":108,"score_format":50},45,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameGrin%20Logo.png","GameGrin","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamegrin.com\u002F","A good remaster of a decent game, worth a look even if you’re not super interested in the Akiba franchise.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamegrin.com\u002Freviews\u002Fakibas-trip-hellbound-and-debriefed-review\u002F","2024-10-04","8.00",80,{"id":115,"author":116,"outlet":119,"summary":124,"review_url":125,"review_date":68,"original_score":126,"normalized_score":127},58990,{"id":117,"name":118},4914,"Scott Baird",{"id":120,"logo":121,"name":122,"website_url":123,"score_format":50},81,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FScreen-Rant-Logo.jpg","Screen Rant","https:\u002F\u002Fscreenrant.com\u002F","Akiba's Trip is set in Akihabara, which is a hub for otaku culture in Tokyo. The area is home to vampiric creatures called Shadow Souls, which drain blood from people, as well as their will to live. Unlike regular vampires, Shadow Souls can survive in the sunlight, so long as only their hands and head are exposed. If their clothes are torn off and they're exposed to the sun, then they disintegrate. The main character has his life saved by a female Shadow Soul, which also results in him receiving a portion of her power. He is drafted into an organization called NIRO, which wants to destroy all of the Shadow Souls in Akihabara. The player soon learns that there is more to this conflict than meets the eye, and they can choose to battle the Shadow Souls or join them.","https:\u002F\u002Fscreenrant.com\u002F\u002Fakibas-trip-hellbound-debriefed-switch-review\u002F","unscored",null,{"id":129,"author":130,"outlet":133,"summary":138,"review_url":139,"review_date":68,"original_score":140,"normalized_score":105},101156,{"id":131,"name":132},8956,"Leo Faria",{"id":134,"logo":135,"name":136,"website_url":137,"score_format":50},138,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FWayTooManyGames.png","WayTooManyGames","https:\u002F\u002Fwaytoomany.games\u002F","Akiba’s Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed might possibly be one of the most bewildering games I have ever reviewed in this website. I kinda knew what to expect from it, and by that I mean to expect something that would make me question the sanity of those who developed this game (fun fact: the same people behind Octopath Traveler). But man, I just wasn’t ready for the sheer weirdness that oozes from all of its pores. I will admit that I thought it would be a more “disgusting” experience, co...","https:\u002F\u002Fwaytoomany.games\u002F2021\u002F07\u002F20\u002Freview-akibas-trip-hellbound-debriefed\u002F","4.5",{"id":142,"author":143,"outlet":146,"summary":151,"review_url":152,"review_date":153,"original_score":154,"normalized_score":155},2237129,{"id":144,"name":145},17841,"Kirk Hiner",{"id":147,"logo":148,"name":149,"website_url":150,"score_format":50},158,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FPurenintendo.jpeg","Pure Nintendo","https:\u002F\u002Fpurenintendo.com","I've been playing video games for a very long time. I've killed monsters and demons in many different ways. And although I can't (and wouldn't want to) recall each method, I can say with certainty that Akiba's Trip: Hellbound and Debriefed is the first time I've done so by stripping them.Read More","https:\u002F\u002Fpurenintendo.com\u002Freview-akibas-trip-hellbound-and-debriefed-nintendo-switch\u002F","2021-07-28","6.5",65,{"id":157,"author":158,"outlet":161,"summary":166,"review_url":167,"review_date":168,"original_score":154,"normalized_score":155},145099,{"id":159,"name":160},12347,"Erickson Melchor",{"id":162,"logo":163,"name":164,"website_url":165,"score_format":50},149,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fsirus-gaming-logo.png","Sirus Gaming","https:\u002F\u002Fsirusgaming.com\u002F","You better have to choose if it’s worth spending your spare cash, because it might not be the game for you and it might be for others.","https:\u002F\u002Fsirusgaming.com\u002Fakibas-trip-hellbound-debriefed-review\u002F","2021-08-07",{"id":170,"author":171,"outlet":174,"summary":180,"review_url":181,"review_date":68,"original_score":182,"normalized_score":70},151686,{"id":172,"name":173},12921,"Spencer Legacy",{"id":175,"logo":176,"name":177,"website_url":178,"score_format":179},153,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fmonstervine-logo.png","MonsterVine","https:\u002F\u002Fmonstervine.com\u002F","5","Akiba’s Trip doesn’t look good. It originally came out on the PSP, and you can definitely tell right away. The models are pretty simple with janky movement and a lack of detail, with many of the same models being around each area at once. The 2D art seen in cutscenes is quite nice though, as the illustrations give each character much more personality. There are some fun songs on the soundtrack, and the voice acting is quite expressive. It’s just all part of a game that feels a bit like a chore to play.","https:\u002F\u002Fmonstervine.com\u002F2021\u002F07\u002Fakibas-trip-hellbound-and-debriefed-review-stripped-down\u002F","2.5",10,0,[26,29],[21],[]]