The Seven Deadly Sins: Knights of Britannia

Unfortunately, there are not many places for shonen anime games to go, at least, not on a budget. Not every franchise gets the kind of high quality love that Dragon Ball FighterZ received and rarely do anime games have the kind of scope seen in the upcoming One Piece: World Seeker. But a small scale doesn’t mean games like The Seven Deadly Sins: Knights of Britannia can’t deliver the kind of experience fans want.

We tell you, it’s a good game! It’s not average! It might have some problems here and there, but you have to admit it is a “Good” game.

Seven Deadly Sins: Knights of Britannia seems try and offer a little something for everyone — which is both the game’s selling point and downfall. Though it is accessible and enjoyable for many, it means everything that makes the anime so enjoyable is being spread too thin. It needs to be more focused, less complicated, and the good aspects need to be made great.

The Seven Deadly Sins: Knights of Brittannia is a new game from Bandai Namco, a company who has been producing a lot of content that crosses over into other Japanese media for many years. In case the name of this game doesn’t ring a bell to you, Seven Deadly Sins is a hit manga and anime of the same name – a fact that I had a very little knowledge of when I started this game up. I knew I had seen some of the anime, but that was pretty much where my knowledge stopped, so a little research had to be put in so that I could fully appreciate not just the game, but the tale it was trying to weave at...

An exceptionally average anime adaptation, this arena brawler doesn’t do enough to hold the attention of its intended audience.

The Seven Deadly Sins: Knights of Britannia is the first console adaptation of The Seven Deadly Sins anime. Published by Bandai Namco and developed by Natsume Atari, Knights of Britannia is a fighting game at its core which follows the plot of the hit anime.

It’s hard to recommend The Seven Deadly Sins: Knights of Britannia to anyone but the most hardcore fans of the original series. Even then, though, I feel like a true fan would end their time with this game wishing they could have bought something better. A truncated story mode makes it impossible for newcomers to engage with any of the plot, and what little content that remains will only infuriate existing fans. It would be nice to be able to jump into Duel Mode and bypass Adventure Mode entirely, but when practically the entire cast needs to be unlocked, that really isn’t an option. Long-time...

I’m always excited when a beloved manga and anime series is brought into the gaming world and The Seven Deadly Sins: Knights of Britannia is by no means an exception. Experiencing the exciting and perilous story following Meliodas and Princess Elizabeth as they search Britannia for the remaining Deadly Sins is something I’ve looked forward to for ages. Seven Deadly Sins is a series that boasts an impressive roster of colourful characters, many of which I’m glad to say have been included.

I was pleasantly surprised with how memorable the soundtrack is. A lot of the songs have a very upbeat joyousness to them, with tones reminiscent of PS2-era RPGs. The battle music is suitably exciting, even if it can become somewhat repetitive. While the voicework (which is entirely Japanese) is exceptional, Knights of Britannia is in desperate need of more voice clips. A lot of characters have only a select few voice clips, meaning you’ll be hearing the same screams over and over. It can get rather grating, especially in horde battles where you’ll hear one scream 55 times consecutively.