Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Conflict is a third-person-perspective combating recreation primarily based on an anime I don’t watch. Simply so we’re all on the identical web page right here.
It’s high quality.
The characters run at one another within the battlefield—which is outlined by a light-weight blue protect—centered round scenes from the present. Actually, the story mode of play makes an enormous deal out of recreating scenes from the collection, however in a approach that assumes you recognize who these characters are and are enthusiastic about combating with them, or towards them.
For me, it was all type of a blur as they dramatically launched “Blizz-blam, Princess of the Seven Keys of Fintoozler” as my subsequent opponent.
The story revolves round a highschool scholar who eats a cursed finger (possibly), and that is unhealthy, however then the one dude who’s speculated to kill him (possibly?) decides that as a result of he’s so good on the punching that they shouldn’t kill him, he ought to kill monsters. Actually, I made numerous use out of the “skip” possibility when the story half got here up. I’m previous now, and my curiosity in video games primarily based on reveals about teen boys punching issues is at its nadir.
The story mode of Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Conflict isn’t exhausting in any respect. After ending the tutorial and shifting on to extra missions, I accomplished nearly each stage I performed with an “S” rank, just by mashing buttons. Early on there are challenges the place you need to pull off combos solo or along with your AI companion, and these have been, nicely, largely annoying as a result of I had no concept how one can do it. Actually, this was the toughest a part of the sport: I’d have defeated the enemy a number of occasions, however the stage received’t finish till you pull off a specific combo/occasion, which is troublesome as a result of the sport doesn’t do an amazing job of explaining how one can to tug them off.
When it comes to tone, the sport jogs my memory of the teenager youngsters I see in parking tons with skateboards, swearing to their buddies that this time, they’re going to tug the trick off. No, this time.
And naturally, it comes with the usual well being/mana meter. Oh no, sorry I’ve simply been handed a be aware which reads that it’s not “mana,” it’s “cursed vitality,” presumably from this finger he ate? I feel?
Oh proper, enjoying with companions. I collect that is a part of the present, as a result of whenever you lastly handle to tug it off, it’s fairly cool. There’s additionally a Hearth Emblem-esque metric the place, if characters battle collectively, they’ll improve their relationship/belief ranges. You may also unlock and buy (utilizing an in-game foreign money you earn by combating) new outfits, poses, and weapons.
And in case you’re an individual who enjoys this present/recreation and is aware of different individuals who do, you’ll be able to battle in multiplayer battles.
Look, I watch anime, I do know that this present is fashionable. Hell, they made a recreation out of it and it received ported to America. I’ve little question that there are lots of people who’re very excited to play a combating recreation set on this world.
However in case you’re not, there’s little or no to suggest. It’s not a Avenue Fighter the place the madness of the characters is a part of the appeal. (A Hollywood Star combating a four-armed demon? That’s simply going to draw my curiosity.) All of those characters gown in black college uniforms, and the monsters they battle are simply kinda grey blobs. I’m certain the rationale they should battle these blobs is defined within the interstitial scenes, however these go on and on (most likely to please the followers). Frankly, I couldn’t be bothered to sit down for a slideshow recounting the plot of a present that the sport assumes I’ve already seen and am invested in.
So, in abstract, Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Conflict is predicated on a very talked-about present a couple of man who eats a finger after which beats individuals up. In case you’re a fan of this present, you’ll most likely like this recreation. For everybody else, it’s high quality.