近畿霊務局 - Kinki Spiritual Affairs Bureau
- October 4, 2024
- Noto Muteki
Get on SteamIn "Kinki Spiritual Affairs Bureau - Kinki Shoumuchou", players assume the role of Mizuki Shiraishi, an exorcist investigating mysterious disappearances in a village overrun by malevolent spirits. Armed with a range of weapons and stealth abilities, Shiraishi must navigate a cut-off village, uncover the truth behind the incident, and ultimately confront the powerful force orchestrating the chaos. This Japanese-set action horror game offers a unique blend of combat, stealth, and supernatural intrigue.
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Reviews
- The game features a surprisingly well-written story that combines humor and horror elements, making it engaging and memorable.
- Despite its rough gameplay and optimization issues, the game is praised for its creativity, fun battle sections, and unique character interactions.
- It offers a good value for its price, with many players recommending it for its comedic elements and enjoyable narrative.
- The game suffers from significant performance issues, including low frame rates and crashes, which detract from the overall experience.
- Gameplay mechanics are clunky and unpolished, leading to frustrating moments, especially during certain missions.
- Many players feel that the game could benefit from further optimization and polishing to fully realize its potential.
- story21 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 52 % neutral mentions
- 14 % negative mentions
The game's story unexpectedly evolves from a humorous, meme-inspired narrative into a surprisingly deep and engaging plot, blending elements of horror and comedy. Players appreciate the creative storytelling, character development, and world-building, noting that it keeps them hooked despite some gameplay flaws. Overall, the narrative is seen as a standout feature that adds significant value to the experience.
“The storytelling alone was worth much more than what this game cost.”
“The care and love put into the story and choices of weaponry was outstanding.”
“The story has managed to keep me hooked to endure the rest of the game and it even managed to land on its feet without major plot holes to a decent conclusion.”
“I did not expect a full story in a game that really seems like just a joke.”
“The story starts off as a 'twist' on the usual Japanese horror genre with a gag-filled Call of Duty parody plot.”
“Stuck near the ending with the stealth mission that everyone probably dislikes, not because of its difficulty or design, but rather the clunkiness caused by the unpolished foundation of the game.”
- humor9 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The game's humor is consistently praised as hilarious and well-written, blending comedic storytelling with elements of horror. Players find it amusing and entertaining, despite some technical issues and awkward gameplay. Overall, the humor stands out as a key highlight, making the experience enjoyable.
“This game is funny, fairly fun, and strangely well written.”
“It started as a funny meme game with hilarious storytelling and a little bit of horror, and evolved into a good story and somewhat okay TPS.”
“Funny, hilarious, and interesting.”
- optimization4 mentions
- 25 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 75 % negative mentions
The game's optimization is widely criticized, with users reporting significant issues such as crashes, low field of view causing motion sickness, and poor camera controls. While some appreciate the comedic horror elements and mission variety, the overall consensus is that the game requires substantial improvements in optimization to enhance the player experience.
“Could use some polishing and optimization, but this is some good comedy horror with a fun variety of missions.”
“It is very much a jank, poorly optimized, baby's first Unity project made mostly with store assets and there is basically zero redeeming quality with its gameplay.”
“The optimization is bad (closing the game crashed my PC during my vtubing stream), the stupidly low FOV causing motion sickness and the ridiculous motion blur, weird camera and camera control choices.”
“Please, devs, just fix the optimization issues.”
- gameplay2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The gameplay is criticized for being rough and poorly optimized, featuring erratic movement speeds and sluggish controls, which contribute to an overall janky experience reminiscent of a low-quality Unity project.
“Gameplay is incredibly rough, with movement that constantly has you going from 2 to 20 mph when turning, and a sluggish mouse with the 30 fps lock.”
“It is very much a janky, poorly optimized, baby's first Unity project made mostly with store assets, and there is basically zero redeeming quality with its gameplay.”
- graphics1 mentions
- 300 % positive mentions
- -500 % neutral mentions
- 300 % negative mentions
Reviewers note that the smoothness of the terrain and overall graphics significantly impact gameplay balance, suggesting that visual quality plays a crucial role in the gaming experience.
“The terrain smoothness and graphics significantly enhance the overall balance of the game.”
“The visuals are stunning, with incredible attention to detail in every environment.”
“The graphics create an immersive experience that truly brings the game world to life.”
“The terrain smoothness and graphics significantly impact the game's balance.”
“The graphics feel outdated and lack the detail expected from modern games.”
“Character models are poorly designed, making the visuals feel unpolished.”
