Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Conflict is a third-person-perspective combating recreation based mostly on an anime I don’t watch. Simply so we’re all on the identical web page right here.
It’s wonderful.
The characters run at one another inside the battlefield—which is outlined by a lightweight blue protect—centered round scenes from the present. In truth, the story mode of play makes an enormous deal out of recreating scenes from the sequence, 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 form 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 pupil who eats a cursed finger (perhaps), and that is unhealthy, however then the one dude who’s presupposed to kill him (perhaps?) 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 a number of use out of the “skip” possibility when the story half got here up. I’m outdated now, and my curiosity in video games based mostly on reveals about teen boys punching issues is at its nadir.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 transferring on to extra missions, I accomplished virtually each degree 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 accomplice, and these have been, properly, largely annoying as a result of I had no thought easy methods to do it. Actually, this was the toughest a part of the sport: I’d have defeated the enemy a number of occasions, however the degree received’t finish till you pull off a specific combo/occasion, which is troublesome as a result of the sport doesn’t do an awesome job of explaining easy methods to 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 word which reads that it’s not “mana,” it’s “cursed vitality,” presumably from this finger he ate? I feel?
Oh proper, taking part in with companions. I collect that is a part of the present, as a result of while you lastly handle to tug it off, it’s fairly cool. There’s additionally a Hearth Emblem-esque metric the place, if characters combat collectively, they’ll improve their relationship/belief ranges. It’s also possible to unlock and buy (utilizing an in-game foreign money you earn by combating) new outfits, poses, and weapons.
And when you’re an individual who enjoys this present/recreation and is aware of different individuals who do, you possibly can combat in multiplayer battles.
Look, I watch anime, I do know that this present is widespread. Hell, they made a recreation out of it and it obtained ported to America. I’ve little doubt that there are lots of people who’re very excited to play a combating recreation set on this world.
However when 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 attraction. (A Hollywood Star combating a four-armed demon? That’s simply going to draw my curiosity.) All of those characters costume in black faculty uniforms, and the monsters they combat are simply kinda grey blobs. I’m certain the explanation they should combat these blobs is defined within the interstitial scenes, however these go on and on (in all probability 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 relies on a extremely popular present a couple of man who eats a finger after which beats individuals up. If you happen to’re a fan of this present, you’ll in all probability like this recreation. For everybody else, it’s wonderful.
