Short Peace: Ranko Tsukigime's Longest Day

 PlayStation 3
Metascore
56

Mixed or average reviews - based on 32 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 27 out of 32
  3. Negative: 5 out of 32
  1. PlayStation Universe
    May 28, 2014
    40
    Looks good with some decent boss battles, but lack of content and replay value disappoints.
  2. The Digital Fix
    May 15, 2014
    40
    It targets the hardcore Japanese game fans and asks them how much. How much do they love Japan? How much are they willing to pay? The answer, inevitably, is not enough.
  3. Eurogamer Germany
    Apr 29, 2014
    40
    The interesting and well-animated short films on the disc don't do enough to repair the damage the poor game has done or make this package as a whole a worthwhile investment.
  5. 4P.de
    Apr 29, 2014
    40
    Stylistically Suda 51 proves with Short Peace once more that he is a visionary. But in terms of gameplay and technically this short runner leaves a lot to be desired.
  6. NowGamer
    Apr 23, 2014
    30
    Short Peace: Ranko Tsukigime's Longest Day is a serviceable but uninspired sidescroller. It appears bizarre and distinctive, but in reality, is a dull game that offers appalling value for money.

Awards & Rankings

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#60 Best PS3 Game of 2014
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#48 Most Discussed PS3 Game of 2014
43
#43 Most Shared PS3 Game of 2014

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User Score
6.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 18 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 18
  3. Negative: 6 out of 18
  1. ryuzaki57
    May 11, 2014
    4
    Difficult to judge a game like Short Peace... because it isn't one! Composed with 4 anime and a little game made by no one else than Suda 51.Difficult to judge a game like Short Peace... because it isn't one! Composed with 4 anime and a little game made by no one else than Suda 51. After finishing the PS3 Blu-ray, I'm kinda crestfallen.

    Rather than a game wih animated sequences, I see Ranko Tsukigime Longest Day (it's the name of the game) more like an anime with gameplay parts. The biggest point of the game is its bizarre atmosphere, its weird design and its continuous gags. Suda let his imagination run wild and gave birth to a psychedelic experience that rivals late Satoshi Kon's movies. The story as about Ranko, a not-so-ordinary high school girl leaving at night equipped with a violin in the purpose of killing her own father. Here, I just described you th part of the story that can actually be expressed with words, because the rest is absolutely absurd in the mix of unexpected and unthinkable things that happen.

    Artistically speaking, it remains very interesting. Cut-scenes vary between different styles (classical anime, watercolor, comic, manga) in incredible and spicy events. The game itself is kinda stylish with its paint effects, old-school shooting and a ludicrous final battle in 8-bit. The gameplay is pretty much limited though : it's merely about racing through the few stages as fast as possible while striking monsters with the right timing, so as to shake off the dark forces behind you. The whole thing lasts about 3 hours and trophies aren't exactly exciting.

    I expected better of the various anime. They're certainly worthwhile from a stylistic point of view, but the stories lack substance. The first three are tales related to the Japanese folklore with Youkais and Onis, while the fourth is an SF anime that takes place in an alternative future after world's end. All are definitely too short and the SF one, by far the most interesting, should have really been developed a lot more to present its background and expand its universe. The action and the atmosphere are really cool and it has the potential to be a major SF reference a bit like Pale Cocoon (which was short too but also more meaningful)

    Whatever you may think about those (I'm not here to decide which kind of anime is good or not), one thing is sure : a 2-hour long anime being around 20€ and Ranko Tsukigime looking like a 8-10€ downloadable game, the 50€ that BandaiNamco asks you for this disc are way too much.    … Full Review »
  2. Shinji170981
    May 8, 2014
    2
    I've bought Ranko Tsukigime and i regret the purchase actually only for the game part. I completed the game on the first playthrough within 43I've bought Ranko Tsukigime and i regret the purchase actually only for the game part. I completed the game on the first playthrough within 43 minutes +25 minutes cutscenes. The cutscenes were fun and the boss fights were interesting but paying 40€ for the game is way too expensive.
    The animes were awesome. I enjoyed the 65 minutes from start to finish. So if you find the game for a 10er, buy it for the animes, not the game. Turned the game in for something else on the next day.    … Full Review »
  3. frederik1478
    Mar 7, 2022
    6
    This is a game made with love and I can see the love the game is not that fun to play but it is kind of good experience to get through with aThis is a game made with love and I can see the love the game is not that fun to play but it is kind of good experience to get through with a I like it. I don't like it. It's worth trying at least and the art style and all the artists in it is worth to see but this is weird .I like to think that this is a parody game because at least the game makes sense that we because the story is kind of anime which you find at the lowest part of my anime list.but the short films are really good so is it worth buying for that… Full Review »
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