Practically two weeks since Jujutsu Kaisen: Cursed Conflict launched on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Sequence X|S, but the followers had been fairly disenchanted. The beloved anime/manga will get excessive reward from the anime group, but the sport itself has principally destructive evaluations from the gaming and anime group.
Anime video games have their blended opinions, some take pleasure in seeing their favourite animes and mangas come to life in one other medium, whereas others assume the adaptions are lackluster compared to their unique materials.
Sadly for Jujutsu Kaisen followers, the latter is true. Receiving a “blended” overview score on Steam and different publications reviewing the sport on 1/5 scaling or worse. The overview part on Steam is stuffed with individuals complaining about how lackluster the sport was, how the worth isn’t well worth the content material, and even making inside jokes referring to the manga for the Jujutsu Kaisen group.
Steam additionally notifies readers that the product was obtained at no cost or refunded, and lots of the prime feedback sadly have “product refunded” over them.
The sport, developed by Byking Inc. and revealed by Bandai Namco, is the primary house console sport for the Jujutsu Kaisen sequence. Sarcastically, Byking Inc. additionally developed “My Hero One’s Justice,” one other 3D combating area sport that has gotten far more optimistic evaluations in comparison with Cursed Conflict.
So, what occurred? There are numerous elements to contemplate relating to the downfall of Cursed Conflict comparable to gameplay, story, character roster, technical elements, and even the general timing of the sport.
The gameplay:
Jujutsu Kaisen is thought for its superb energy system with cursed methods and cursed power, it’s how the characters, also called sorcerers, battle each other and prevail. Usually, sorcerers, have a set quantity of cursed power to make use of on cursed methods, however Cursed Conflict modifications that. As an alternative of getting that quantity set, gamers need to assault one other participant to “construct” their power, nonetheless, these assaults don’t do any injury to the opposing participant. As an alternative, it simply offers them the power that can be utilized for cursed methods to then lastly injury gamers.
This, mixed with a floaty, but stiff fight expertise, leaves gamers questioning if the builders even had sufficient time to shine their remaining product. Gamers have an enormous area to battle round, but can not juggle their opponents as a result of stiffness of the sport. Some arenas additionally embrace destructible environments however gamers may simply run by them and break them themselves, taking away among the results of the sport itself.
Followers eager to play 2v2 with pals will every need to cough up $60 and guarantee they every have a console to play on, as there isn’t any native multiplayer. Which is fairly absurd for a 2024, full-priced sport. And the net mode can be not excellent and there may be loads of lag inside video games. There isn’t even an choice to 1v1 somebody on-line, solely 2v2.
The characters:
The bottom roster has 16 playable characters from the Jujutsu Kaisen anime of season one. In season one, there are two Jujutsu Excessive Faculties that maintain sorcerers, whereas one faculty is extra distinguished than the opposite, that doesn’t imply the characters there are forgotten tremendous simply. Followers query why Mechamaru and Noritoshi Kamo weren’t included within the base roster however Aoi Todo, hailing from the identical faculty, was included.
Nevertheless, Cursed Conflict does an important job of adapting the character’s look, cursed methods, animations, and traits total.
The timing:
Whereas DLC was introduced, the” Hidden Stock Arc,” although season two of Jujutsu Kaisen completed in December 2023, and the sport was launched on Feb. 1, 2024. So it begs the query; why not wait?
As talked about, season two completed in December 2023, however the sport content material solely comprises season one in every of Jujutsu Kaisen and the film Jujutsu Kaisen 0. So, why not maintain off on the sport to incorporate the contents, characters, and story, of season 2 as a substitute of introducing it as DLC? Regardless of it coming as DLC followers are already upset in regards to the sport being $60, now they need to pay extra to entry content material that can greater than doubtless be produced in the identical high quality.
The story:
Arguably the strongest level of Jujutsu Kaisen is the storytelling from the anime/manga. But, the place it’s fantastically drawn/animated in its different mediums, falls reasonably lazy and primary within the online game. The story simply has anime screenshots, mixed with CGI cutscenes that aren’t something particular, so for individuals who have learn or watched Jujutsu Kaisen, why even trouble with the story mode cutscenes? Individuals who haven’t skilled something Jujutsu Kaisen associated are higher off watching or studying it.
The decision:
Jujutsu Kaisen is a beloved sequence total however this sport doesn’t do it any justice in any respect. For $60 followers can simply purchase a more recent, extra developed sport. Whereas most new video games go for $70 now, it’s only a further $10 to get one thing far more pleasant and long-lasting. And for followers deciding to maintain the sport, they must maintain out and hope Byking will launch a patch quickly and repair up among the main points the group has with the sport.
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