Slitterhead Reviews
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As for the combat in Slitterhead, it's definitely its strongest feature. Changing bodies during a tense boss fight is exciting and adds a layer of strategy that keeps the game from being a simple hack-n-slash. However, the lack of enemy variety and enemy movesets completely remove the need to test out other Rarities since there are almost no weaknesses to exploit. In other words, Slitterhead is a game with heaps of potential but is never fully realized.
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After I finished the game after 12 hours, I couldn’t help but think that I deluded myself into thinking that Slitterhead was better than it was. I wanted to like it, I honestly did, but after a certain point, goodwill can only take you so far. Eventually, you just have to accept a game you were looking forward to is actually bad.
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Though it can be strange and fascinating, Slitterhead ultimately feels empty thanks to dull and frustrating combat and repetitive missions.
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Slitterhead's unique premise and experimental mechanics make it a compelling experience, even if it can feel a bit too rough and low-budget from time to time.
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Bokeh Game Studio's Slitterhead shows a lot of promise in terms of its unique possession action gameplay, direction, music and overall plot. It’s fun, electric and unlike any other game. New IPs are the lifeblood of the industry and the game is a key example of keeping that saying alive. The reliance on narrative tropes, graphical inconsistencies and dialogue-heavy exposition, however, do keep the title from reaching the heights it seemed destined to climb.
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Slitterhead isn't very good, but it is very interesting. In an age of remakes, sequels and safe bets, it's heart-warming to see something that's so clearly such a singular vision. We're disappointed that vision is sold short by basic combat and a focus on the game's ugly characters, but we're glad it exists and would welcome more attempts like it.
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Slitterhead takes an innovative concept and places it at the forefront of the adventure. The possession mechanic leads to a frantic combat system that encourages you to quickly switch between characters to fight formidable foes. This bleeds throughout acting as a method of traversal and stealth. Although a little clunky and lacking polish, the game manages to deliver a truly unique experience that will resonate with fans of action and horror.
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“Slitterhead is the most creative action game that I've played this year, but it's also deeply flawed.”
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Slitterhead – directed by Japan Studio veteran Keiichiro Toyama – feels like a spiritual successor to Siren, Gravity Rush, and Soul Sacrifice all at the same time. This inventive, unusual survival horror is far from perfect, with inconsistent visuals, repetition, and some unrefined gameplay systems. But if you’ve been lamenting the loss of PlayStation’s oddball first-party output, this is the closest you’re going to get to it.
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Slitterhead won’t be for everyone due to its quirks, it’s a bit clunky and reuses content frequently. But behind its issues lies one of the most unique titles of the past few years. With a great mystery story, impressive world-building for a debut, and a possession mechanic that adds an extra strategic layer to combat. Slitterhead lives up to its pedigree.
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"I must eliminate them...ALL..." The bodiless "Hyoki" hunts down the brain-devouring "Slitterheads", lurking in the alleys of a neon-lit city. PS4 version reviewed. Review copy provided by company for testing purposes.
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Slitterhead’s clunky controls, forced stealth, and dull cutscenes make it a tedious, frustrating 15-hour experience that feels like watching paint dry.
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Slitterhead is a fun and satisfying horror combat game. It has a lot of variety in designs with plot twists that will keep you guessing after each chapter.
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Slitterhead has a weirdly intriguing plot and cool art design wasted by endless repetition and outdated game design. There’s something here, and I found Slitterhead pulling me in during the first few hours. It was the last 80% of the game that was a dreadful experience. At $50, if you truly love horror then it might be worth checking out on a deep sale.
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An atmospheric urban action horror with unique ideas, but Slitterhead is undermined by messy execution
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Once a pioneer of unique Sony IP from Forbidden Siren to Gravity Rush, Keiichiro Toyama is a bit of a notable figurehead when it comes to unique gaming experiences. The established genres he has dabbled in are given new life as he finds creative ways to subvert the player's expectations and turn a genre into something completely new. As one of Bokeh Game Studio's first titles, Slitterhead aims to bring the hidden-in-plain-sight horrors of the Forbidden Siren series while empowering players to take up arms and defend themselves while solving an elaborate mystery of aliens and those who aim to...
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Part sci-fi body horror, part thrilling detective yarn, Slitterhead is a story of humanity versus monstrosity in a city where both are plentiful. Bokeh's debut release bravely takes strides to manipulate, challenge, and evolve how we play horror games, and while some of these risks do not pay off as well as others, Slitterhead's sheer creative ambition is impossible to ignore.
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Video games these days often have an insecurity where they have to insist on their maturity and seriousness. I love my hard-hitting narrative ventures as much as the next person, but when you consider that this is a medium that started with some of the simplest experiences, you start to wonder: when and why did games begin to take themselves so seriously? Serving as a timely antidote to this concern is Slitterhead, an action horror game where you control a spirit that hijacks people’s bodie...
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Slitterhead can be a slow-burn to begin with, but once its combat clicks, this is an action horror game like few others.
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Slitterhead is a unique horror experience with some intriguing combat that helps get through the stiffer parts of the game, and it is playable on Steam Deck.
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