It couldn't be as bad as they said. I understand, for a 2009 game, the gameplay is a bit clunky, with unstable frame rate at times (xbox360 only, fixed by playing xbox one or series). and understandably, they never had a stratospheric budget for their production. it's fun to play at least for me. it has a particular way of performing combos and many challenges, that saves the game.

Fun and dumb....Hack and Slay isn´t bad. It´s a Brain out and Play Game. Love it

This is one of those rare games where you can tell if it's for you or not simply based on the title alone. So if chopping up zombies as scantily clad women is your idea **** time then step right up and grab a katana. The only thing that's somewhat misleading is that it's not as sexy as you might think. Onechanbara takes itself surprisingly seriously, never diving into the full sleazy potential of its premise. Outside of the opening shower cinematic (which is marred by screen tearing) you really only have the sight of a chick in a bikini and some jiggle physics during gameplay to get the blood flowing. I only bring this up because if you're looking for something that's going to constantly tantalize you with raunchy cutscenes you should go play Bayonetta instead. Depending on where you're from, you shouldn't expect the story to make any sense. That's because this is the third overall entry in the series, but the first to see a release outside of Japan and Europe. The writing regularly references events from its predecessors that a portion of the people who pick this up will have never experienced, and are therefore going to be completely lost. A shame, because it seems to have something of a fairly detailed lore than even explains why these girls are running around half-naked. The action is about as deep as a kiddie pool. There are complex combos you can learn, but button-mashing your way through the hordes of enemies works just as well unless you're trying to complete one of the game's surprisingly tough optional challenges that reward you with costume pieces for the "dress up" mode. Boss fights naturally require more effort from the player, but until you unlock the harder difficulties they too are pretty easy in the face of the leveling system that lets you max out your skimpily clothed samurai's stats and the character "Annna" (actually spelled that way) who hilariously breaks the entire balance of combat by straight up using guns instead of melee weapons like the rest of her companions. Released as part of the Simple Series, a Japanese line of lower-budget titles sold at a lesser than average price point, this isn't the most polished hack and slasher around. The swordplay flows smoothly, but the graphics are dated even for something that came out back in 2009, the camera can be a pain, and there is some noticeable padding as you frequently retread environments across stages or get locked into some particularly lengthy arena segments near the end of the campaign where you're forced to battle waves of enemies before you can progress. Yet, while this can't match the level of quality found in the likes of Devil May Cry or Ninja Gaiden, its cheesy B-movie thrills keep the action enjoyable. This is the type of thing you pop in when you're in the mood for some brainless fun, buckets of blood, and a little bit of cheap titillation. All of which a quick glimpse at the cover will tell you it delivers in spades, along with some less desirable jank. So to put it plainly, I think you already know if you're going to like this or not.