Akiba's Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed

 PlayStation 4
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5.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
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  2. Mixed: 2 out of 13
  3. Negative: 6 out of 13
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  1. TsukasaHiiragi
    Jul 23, 2021
    0
    Pro's

    Its Akiba's Strip! Con's Horrendously bad side missions Very low res textures English sound/voice overs sound really off Terrible camera angles during some fight scenes Pretty much everything in the game is done bad Censorship Super frustrating Okay, so as a fan of the Akiba's Trip undead and undressed, I was really excited to see the original finally get a    Pro's

    Its Akiba's Strip!

    Con's

    Horrendously bad side missions
    Very low res textures
    English sound/voice overs sound really off
    Terrible camera angles during some fight scenes
    Pretty much everything in the game is done bad
    Censorship
    Super frustrating

    Okay, so as a fan of the Akiba's Trip undead and undressed, I was really excited to see the original finally get a legitimate western port and unfortunately, that's it...after playing it...the game has aged not only poorly, some of the absolutely MASSIVE issues from the original PSP game have not been addressed at all. Even fans of the series who haven't played this on PSP will honestly struggle to enjoy this game, it frankly just hasn't aged well at all, even with all the dress up and your typical otaku tropes thrown in, this is just a sad really.

    The fighting/camera angles are still a huge issue, the camera often gets locked behind objects showing very little of the area, with a very very loose lock on system that sometimes works really badly causing you to attack thin air, through really no fault of your own and fighting multiple shadow souls feels just not nearly as satisfying as the 2nd game in the series, which if I'm being honest is basically just a remake of this game in every way possible.

    Secondly, some of the most horrendous game design choices are still present, such as the HUGELY frustrating side quests, especially the apologize side quests which force you to wear the talisman of regret and go speak to random people and go through a huge dialogue tree that requires you to pick the right answers to satisfy the NPC otherwise you instantly fail the mission, also if you attack anyone attacking you...you instantly fail the mission and you can be literally knocked out of the zone requiring you to re-load back and try again, some of these missions are literally and notoriously badly designed.

    Sure this game is a PSP port, but they could have redone some of the textures, on the PS4 and PS5 consoles some textures look extremely bad. The sound is also another issue, some of the voice overs literally sound like some of the lines was recorded over a cellphone or something, some voice overs sound fine but others sound really off in terms of quality, this isn't the VA's fault at all but something else.

    Combat is horrendously bad, almost always you are facing multiple shadow souls, sure you have a defend button that you have to time perfectly but once you are fighting 4 or 5 sometimes more enemies...especially on side missions, it becomes near impossible to dodge every attack from every angle, and comically you can easily die by just being rag-dolled to death as they keep spamming attacks and even then, you still end up fighting the horrible lock-on system which you have no control over at all, if you could manually lock onto one particular enemy it wouldn't be as bad.

    I honestly, I'm going to end up returning this for a ful refund - would heavily recommend that even for big fans of the Akiba series to wait for a massive sale, this is a sad day for this Akiba's Trip fan - sure, my expectations wasn't that high for a PSP remaster especially for a game that's a decade old but this is just awful, half the price and then must might be worth it for the CD and Art book.    … Expand
  2. Halomugen
    Jul 23, 2021
    2
    Avoid this game. I wouldn't even recommend buying it for $5. Remaster is pushing it, as the graphics and polygon count are still abysmal. They also didn't imporve gameplay at all. The controls are clunky and unresponsive. The voi e acting is quite terrible too. I loved Undead and Undressed, and I was hoping this game would be good.
  3. OhNoItsSenpai
    Jul 26, 2021
    2
    If you played the game's successor, Akiba'strip undead and undressed, and are expecting the more of the same, this will be a big disappointment. This game game is it's lesser in every way. The graphics, the voice acting, the weak game play, and the camera angles which can cause you to lose fights you should have no problem with, lead to a harrowing experience that I believe even the mostIf you played the game's successor, Akiba'strip undead and undressed, and are expecting the more of the same, this will be a big disappointment. This game game is it's lesser in every way. The graphics, the voice acting, the weak game play, and the camera angles which can cause you to lose fights you should have no problem with, lead to a harrowing experience that I believe even the most hardcore of fans will become frustrated with. Pretty much the only positive aspect I can think to write here, is that it's nice to see older games getting released on newer consoles, and if you want to play the original without importing it and learning to read in a foreign language this will provide you with the ability to do so.… Expand
  4. Neodarkside
    Aug 3, 2021
    1
    I loved Akiba's Trip for the PS3 and Vita, I bought this for the Switch as I saw Remastered thinking it's a updated game. It's a pale comparison. The controls are horrendous, trying to face a enemy is a chore. The world map is no longer connected, it doesn't flow at all. You no longer have health bars even. The game is terrible.
  5. AlphaWorld05
    Sep 26, 2021
    2
    Los gráficos son muy pobres, tienes que comprar todas las habilidades, me recuerda como la versión Otaku del GTA III

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52

Mixed or average reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 15
  3. Negative: 6 out of 15
  1. Meristation
    Sep 6, 2021
    65
    The first title of the Akiba's Trip franchise arrives in western markets with a remastered version that lacks improved graphics and its combat system is outdated.
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  2. PlayStation Country
    Aug 13, 2021
    50
    Akiba's Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed is a re-release of a ten year old portable title and it shows. Apart from being weak on a technical level the combat is basic, the story is lacking and the side quests are repetitive. Not a patch on the sequel, but major fans might get some joy out of it.
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  3. Vandal
    Jul 22, 2021
    50
    This is interesting game, in a very unique way, but offers very little as an ARPG and as a remaster to justify this version.
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