Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles

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  • Summary: Players can relive the story of Tanjiro Kamado as depicted in the TV anime Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. Its episodes start from the “Kamado Tanjirou Risshi Arc” of the TV anime, in which Tanjiro joins the Demon Slayer Corps and faces off against various demons, and end at the “Mugen TrainPlayers can relive the story of Tanjiro Kamado as depicted in the TV anime Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. Its episodes start from the “Kamado Tanjirou Risshi Arc” of the TV anime, in which Tanjiro joins the Demon Slayer Corps and faces off against various demons, and end at the “Mugen Train Arc” of the feature film, in which Tanjiro joins the Flame Hashira Kyojuro Rengoku on a mission. Enjoy the battles against the demons from the anime with beautiful graphics and expression.

    Versus Mode

    Form a tag team of two characters from the characters who fought in intense battles in the TV anime Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, including Tanjiro Kamado and Nezuko Kamado, as well as from six characters who appeared in the official anime spin-off Chuukou Ikkan!! Kimetsu Gakuen Monogatari, for a total of 18 characters. Enjoy battles with your ideal tag team, be it a combination of characters who fought alongside each other in the anime, or a dream team that did not.

    Two-player online play is also supported.    … Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. DualShockers
    Oct 13, 2021
    85
    CyberConnect2 fulfills all our expectations with Demon Slayer Hinokami Chronicles. The title is great for fans of the manga and newcomers alike, however, there is definitely room for improvement.
  2. IGN Japan
    Nov 16, 2021
    80
    Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles faithfully recreates popular anime Demon Slayer as a competitive 3D action fighting game. While the amount of playable characters and the exploration part leave room for improvement, there’s a lot to love here for fans of the source material.
  3. Hobby Consolas
    Oct 13, 2021
    76
    It's a shame the gameplay is so similar to past games and the exploration segments so bland, because the recreation of the anime it's truly spectacular; the best to date in a CyberConnect2 game. Fans of Kimetsu no Yaiba will probably enjoy it, even with the severe lack of content.
  4. GAMINGbible
    Oct 13, 2021
    70
    For fans of anime fighting games, Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles is a compelling experience. Even if you're a newcomer to the series, this is a game that is fun to play, with a bold narrative that grips you early on. It may feel light at times, but it's a fine example of what CyberConnect2 does best.
  5. The Games Machine
    Oct 14, 2021
    70
    When I look at Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles I keep seeing the usual formula that Cyberconnect2 has been using for years of anime tie-in fighters. It’s still an enjoyable and fun fighting game, if you care enough to get into its more obscure mechanics, but it could have been much better with more emphasis on a proper training mode and a more fleshed out campaign. Nonetheless, it’s also one of the prettiest game ever developed by the software house that created .Hack and a proper celebration of the bombastic action sequences of the original animated series produced by world-known animation studio Ufotable.
  6. Vandal
    Oct 13, 2021
    70
    This is a very faithful adaptation of the anime and that’s something fans will love, even if unfortunately it’s very limited gameplay-wise.
  7. BaziCenter
    Nov 20, 2021
    55
    As a fan of Demon Slayer series you’ll probably have an easier time communicating with the game, but for anybody else there isn’t much entertainment on offer here as long cut scenes and shallow gameplay really hurt the overall experience.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 18
  3. Negative: 3 out of 18
  1. Allanhggxidix
    Jan 28, 2023
    10
    E um belo jogo de aventura e luta esse jogo é bom e vai te entrenter pois os gráficos são muito bons e tem muitos outros mais os principaisE um belo jogo de aventura e luta esse jogo é bom e vai te entrenter pois os gráficos são muito bons e tem muitos outros mais os principais são esses mesmo… Expand
  2. Semnick
    Jan 5, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. the animation along with the soundtracks of the anime itself, feel like I was inside the anime itself… Expand
  4. Azzajkd
    Aug 13, 2022
    9
    Un ottimo titolo, bilanciato come pochi picchia duro, con ogni singolo personaggio stupendo da giocare. Unico difetto un netcode non al top,Un ottimo titolo, bilanciato come pochi picchia duro, con ogni singolo personaggio stupendo da giocare. Unico difetto un netcode non al top, ma per il resto è forse il miglior anime game insieme alla serie Storm e a Dragon Ball Fighterz. Necessario per ogni fan! Diffidate dalle recensioni negative, tolto il netcode, e tolta una modalità storia in cui un minimo di libertà in più nell'esplorazione non avrebbe guastato, è stupendo e se imparate a giocare, come è evidente non sanno giocare quelli che hanno messo voti bassi lamentandosi degli spammer (che sono facilissimi da battere se sai giocare, non riuscirete più a smettere. Parola di chi nei primi 5 mesi era tra i top 200, ora no solo perché ho giocato anche altro.
    Solitamente non mi impegno tanto in un videogioco a livello competitivo, ma questo mi ha rapito, e non uso pg meta, anzi, perdo miseramente solo se uso 3 4 pg con cui proprio non rendo, ma con gli altri un po' di pratica e solo match equi, ulteriore prova del bilanciamento.    … Expand
  5. I-like-anime
    Jun 6, 2022
    8
    This game is honestly one of the best 3D environment anime fighting games I have ever played. They follow the anime and movie scriptThis game is honestly one of the best 3D environment anime fighting games I have ever played. They follow the anime and movie script perfectly. It feels like you are tanjiro fighting through the world of demon slayer. With stunning visuals and beautiful sound design not to mention the simple yet intuitive combat this game is a must play experience for any fan of demon slayer. It is a tad overpriced but with online play and going back to unlock everything it has a ton of replay value. So overall it’s a great game.… Expand
  6. Kayocritico
    Jul 20, 2023
    7
    Buen estilo artistico, aunque es muuuuyy parecido al naruto storm 4, a lo largo es repetitivo.
  7. XOZcomingFRooX
    Jul 12, 2022
    5
    Ah yes, Cyber Connect 2, my favorite.. oh wait, was my last favorite anime game company out there.
    Remember when Anime fighting games had    Ah yes, Cyber Connect 2, my favorite.. oh wait, was my last favorite anime game company out there.
    Remember when Anime fighting games had their unique quirk in battles unlike regular fighting games?
    Yea me 2, it was on PS2 and disappeared since.
    Let's quick review this, since this game offers little than what it's suppose to do.

    - Story
    Same as Naruto game's story mode, where you have literally walking levels to points and click stuff.
    This added with QTE min-games.. and the same battles with the same QTE animations.
    It's easy and you can defeat the story while sleeping.. it's honestly amazing just how the game industry has fallen from such quality.
    Just leave the story after you finish it and play the main feature which is.. well battling, Ya know.

    - The character selection
    One of the main things an anime game needs, is a BIG cast of characters to play with, to fulfill your dream battle you never got to see in the anime/manga.
    Sadly, CC2 doubled down on that part, keep in mind these guys HAD of characters to create since the 1st season aired.
    The has, from the time I write this review, 18 FREE characters which DOES NOT INCLUDE the school characters, which have essentially the same moveset as the OG characters.... that's a dirty move CC2, you once had 3 types of Naruto and Sasuke, but at least eat iteration had a different moveset and alt-forms, now you double down again in you quality?
    These guys couldn't come up with a special moveset for Kanao, but for Murata, a dull looking character made the comedy moveset. Just great.
    And what about Rui's spider siblings? No moveset for them? Or the drummer Demon?
    Or how about giving all the other lower rank demons a filler moveset?
    Gee, I don't wanna work hard for even slightly hard, let's just copy + paste the main characters with "KAWAII GAKUSEI" outfits....
    Dissapointing

    - Gameplay
    The only part that is goo-- wait what am I talking about? this is again just another downgrade from the Naruto games.
    While it has it's own mechanics, as an Anime fighting game, it lacks in variety in gameplay styles between each character.
    Not to mention that CC2 could have build a complete new fighting game that was 100% different from their Naruto games, but no, it actually has the same base meta game from these games,
    It's just that now there's no substitute justu and your buddy rescues you from a combo.

    The game doesn't make me feel like I'm playing as a demon slayer or a Demon, it feels like just another Naruto game with a Demon Slayer mod on top of it.
    Naruto had it's "animeish" reasons for it's mechanics, where as Demon slayer has no feature that simulates anything that is related to being a demon slayer.

    Summary..
    Wake me up, when an anime game is declared to be better the DBZ BT3, okay?
    Until then... breath or whatever    … Expand
  8. DonaldGoose
    Nov 22, 2021
    0
    Game is **** Players can run away the whole match and use skills on people who approach them. Pursuit can't keep up to them. This game isGame is **** Players can run away the whole match and use skills on people who approach them. Pursuit can't keep up to them. This game is toxic af. Story is linear. Story is eay too easy. 60$ not worth it. For a crappy story and a toxic online. Do not reccomend especially w since there is only 20 characters at the time of this post 6 of which are just skins. Waste of money.… Expand

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