Game #1295: Demon Slayer Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles(Switch)

 Time for a rerun.

 Well, considering I already wrote about Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles, I'll keep this strictly about the port and not the game itself.

 So, what's in the cart? You get the entire game, dual audio and everything, as well as all the free DLC, which is nice, since you don't depend on a patch to get the 6 demons. The bonus characters are nice 'n' everything, but it's still very skimpy roster. Even though Kanao won't get to fight until the final arc, which is a long way from being animated, they could've given her some sort of provisory moveset. I mean, they made Murata a playable character, as well as the two kids from the beginning of the series, and they barely fought if at all. But at least it's a better showing than the game was at launch.

 ...that said, I really don't like what they did with the demons. Unlike Slayers, who fight in pairs, Demons are by themselves and they get an extended moveset and more HP to make up for that. I think that's lame. I should be able to fight with Slayers by themselves or make up Slayer/Demon character pairs. I understand being faithful to canon, but there are better ways to do it. Naruto Ultimate Ninja didn't prevent me from fighting Sasuke as Karin, so what gives? It's a horrible idea for videogame, fun should come first.

 On the technical side, the game looks fantastic, and it ones up the PS4 version in another way, besides content, as their is absolutely no input lag. You press the button, the action happens on the screen. 

 Coming back to The Hinokami Chronicles wasn't half bad, the game does a really good job at adapting the first season of the anime. It's a shame that the character roster is still a bit of a sour point, and I really don't like what they did with the demons, but hey, it's a great port of the original game, that even surpasses it in some way.

5.5