While I was still getting used to the controls in Let It Die, the latest game from Grasshopper Manufacture, I accidentally ate an explosive mushroom instead of tossing it at some nearby enemies. As one can surmise this wasn’t a very good idea. Instead of blowing up my adversaries like I wanted to, it instead left me at death’s door after the bomb exploded inside my body. I’m not very adventurous when it comes to trying out new types of food, but I wouldn’t recommend it.
If anyone was worried that the latest game from the Lollipop Chainsaw developer, which has been made in collaboration with GungHo Online Entertainment, wasn’t going to be as weird as past efforts they can rest assured. Let It Die features all of the signature weirdness of a game bearing Suda51’s name. In fact, it’s filled with crazy ideas that manifest themselves in both the gameplay and the story. When it’s not showing off cutscenes that feature a skateboarding grim reaper, Let It Die is a pretty straightforward action game. The goal is generally simple: run through the level, kill whatever enemies are in your way, and make it to the next floor of the Tower of Barbs, a giant building filled with monstrosities that the player is climbing for some reason. The game’s story in the beginning sections takes a backseat to introducing the action, and this left me with more questions than answers after a few hours of play. That’s not a bad thing, tho...