Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles

 PlayStation 4
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6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 42 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 42
  3. Negative: 8 out of 42
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  1. ArkadyAsh
    Nov 20, 2021
    5
    After previous games from CyberConnect2 this project looks like a complete joke. In a full-released game for 60 dollars there are only eleven playable characters WITHOUT any actual playable demons! The plot mostly gets revealed through not-animated pictures. The lack of interesting battles is hidden by additional missions, where you have to beat the same monster dummies over and over againAfter previous games from CyberConnect2 this project looks like a complete joke. In a full-released game for 60 dollars there are only eleven playable characters WITHOUT any actual playable demons! The plot mostly gets revealed through not-animated pictures. The lack of interesting battles is hidden by additional missions, where you have to beat the same monster dummies over and over again in order to receive out the highest rank. And for what? For new music track or picture for in-game collection? Pathetic.

    I sincerely hope that the developers are only testing the new anime universe and some game-play mechanics in this project, and in the second part we will get a noteworthy game.    … Expand
  2. 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 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    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
  3. Werili
    Jan 18, 2022
    7
    A cool anime fighting game.
    With a really great cellshanding quality of the overall graphics in the game.
    But, unfortunately, with some regular and classic flaws that afflict many of these kind of experience.
  4. Kayocritico
    Jul 20, 2023
    7
    Buen estilo artistico, aunque es muuuuyy parecido al naruto storm 4, a lo largo es repetitivo.

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70

Mixed or average reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. 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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  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.
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  3. Checkpoint Gaming
    Nov 11, 2021
    70
    Demon Slayer -Kimetsu No Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles is one for the fans, yet still accessible for beginners. Aside from a few functionality problems in gameplay, it is a great load of fun being able to fight against familiar faces and take the leading role in the story of Demon Slayer. The developers of the game may have missed a prime opportunity to expand on the exploration experience, but at the end of the day, this is a game focused on the thrill of battling against Demons and looking cool while doing so.
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