Killer 7

[Matt Young]

I shouldn't be the one to start this thread, really, but whatever.

 

Killer 7 was one of the famed "Capcom 5" GameCube exclusives (most of which turned out not to be exclusive, K7 included) that also consisted of P.N. 03, Resident Evil 4, Dead Phoenix, and Viewtiful Joe, I believe. While VJ and RE4 were awesome, Dead Phoenix was canceled and P.N. 03 was, by all accounts, a flop.

 

I had been greatly anticipating Killer 7 for a long time. The story, graphics, and gameplay seemed like a refreshing change from the norm. Then came E3.

 

 

I played the demo of Killer 7, and it was atrocious. The graphics looked like something a kindergartner puked up after eating a box of crayons, the gameplay was disgustingly boring, and I couldn't judge the story since I couldn't make any progress in the game. This killed nearly all the enthusiasm I had for the game.

 

Now the reviews are coming out, and most are mediocre, falling into the 5-7 out of 10 range. The game won't be out til Tuesday in the US, that people who have imported either love it or hate it, with 75% of the accounts I've read being on the "hate it" side.

 

I had hoped that the final version would be decent-good, but I'm rapidly losing faith. I'll rent the game when it comes out (something I rarely do) but I'm not too optimistic.

 

Is anyone else here anticipating the game still, and has anyone played the import version?

[Kapoutman]

I still have good anticipations for this game. I think there's a pretty good chance this game will rule.

[MarvinisaLunatic]

I've heard it absolutely sucks.

[Renegade]

It's very style over substance. The game looks absolutely gorgeous and the cutscenes are amazing. The gameplay itself is sorely lacking though (no free movement, dumb puzzles and a FPS mode which drags on a bit).

 

It's worth a rental at least, just to see the excellent presentation.

 

EDIT: Oh yeah and the load times in the PS2 version annoy me greatly, which is why I picked up the GC version.

[SpikeFayeJettEdBebop]

I would def. reccomend playing this game. Whether or not you buy it, atleast rent it to try it out. The gameplay is okay, but does get better as you go. The story/presentation is excellent and just for that, I'd reccomend that anyone atleast check it out. Fun game, excellent story, great presentation. At this point, I'd give it an 8/10.

[Renegade]

Okay, after finishing the game just now...

 

What...the...fuck...?