I may come back and edit this or add/remove stuff, as I've just finished the game and my thoughts are all over the place.

Let me start by saying this, though: They really don't make them like this anymore.

When I first started killer7 I was convinced I'd never seen anything like it. It's pretty mysterious and highly confusing from the start. For most games like this, you're able to piece everything together as you go along.

Albeit intentionally, killer7 is not like that at all. It remains confusing, which, in some cases, might even lead to players abandoning the game. I had no fucking clue what was going on for about 99% of the game but it never detracted from my desire to finish it. The story is just that good.

It's also (though this is highly subjective) extremely charming, from a stylistic standpoint. The characters are just plain cool, even the extremely minor ones. And the villains have an unfortunate amount of aura.

The highlight for me, though, is the musical references. What can I say? I love The Smiths. Seriously, though…I love Dan Smith…

The game is naturally flawed in some areas, but it's a given considering when it was released. For some people the graphics might seem too outdated but I think it's worth giving a chance.

It's such an incredibly unique game that I have a hard time doing anything less than singing its praises, fully aware of the issues plaguing it.

All in all, it's genuinely something special and if you really love games with a great story, clunkiness be damned, this should be played.

well, it's a game. i wonder if the issues i have are mostly because of the translation? there are a lot of grammatical errors that make the dialogue really goofy/just plain stupid.

there's also the issue of having to click around aimlessly when you're investigating rooms because something you already looked at will now advance the story. which feels unintuitive to me and it was really annoying that it kept happening.

i did like the final part of the game, it was pretty emotional and i think the story was tied together decently. there were times there and early on where it felt like the game had a lot more potential so it's somewhat disappointing but it wasn't horrible