Kumitantei: Old School Slaughter Reviews
Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter is a video game drenched with passion and love towards the titles that inspired it.
In Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter, the developer takes great pride in borrowing elements from other games, sometimes to an excessive degree but always on purpose. It's impossible to deny that it's similar to Danganronpa, from the idea of a killing game to the way the trials are set up. Still, it manages to stand out on its own thanks to its unusual setting, strange cast, and new ways to play.
Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter - Episode 1 brings renewed interest to the death game formula, between more openly questioning the meritocratic philosophy of the Danganronpa world and boasting a cohesive cast, very well-positioned for chaos (or apathy, as their captors would have it). This is a project worth following to its eventual conclusion.
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For better or worse, Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter Episode 1 wears its Danganronpa inspiration on its sleeve, which is a great thing for someone like me who loves that sort of story and gameplay. Despite some flaws and a lack of tutorial, it’s a fun murder mystery with odd-yet-likeable characters and intriguing hints for what the future will hold.