Kill la Kill: IF

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Metascore
65

Mixed or average reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
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  1. CGMagazine
    Jul 26, 2019
    85
    Kill la Kill: IF has done a lot of work to push the arena fighter genre forward, even if its story mode won’t build up new fans.
  2. GameGrin
    Jul 25, 2019
    85
    With TRIGGER’s involvement for the design and Kazuki Nakashima’s involvement for the story, they managed to help deliver the style, music and hype that fans of the anime – such as myself – loved while creating an all-new “what if” story that may have fans returning to the anime.
  3. Hobby Consolas
    Jul 25, 2019
    79
    Arc System Works delivers a great combat system and a fun story mode, but 8 fighters and 6 levels are too few, even if you are a big fan of the anime.
  5. Nintenderos
    Jul 31, 2019
    77
    Only for veteran anime fans. A powerful adaptation that has the spirit of Kill la Kill and that all lovers of the fighting genre will like: easy to learn, hard to master.

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6.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 38 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 38
  3. Negative: 9 out of 38
  1. Ikrym
    Feb 20, 2020
    8
    Kill la Kill: IF is probably one of the best anime arena fighters to date. The combat is satisfying enough for beginners, which can pull offKill la Kill: IF is probably one of the best anime arena fighters to date. The combat is satisfying enough for beginners, which can pull off some spectacular moves just by button-smashing, but is also deep enough for a skilled player to always shine in comparison. The basic inputs are the same for every character, but each hero adds his variation to them, as well as different stats and gimmicks which makes them feel pretty unique. The netcode is very solid, and the ranked system is a true ranked system (you lose points for every loss). The story mode is short (~3-4h total) but sweet, with fully voiced and animated cut-scenes, an alternate story (it requires you to have watched the anime) and a variety of exclusive modes.
    The negatives include a pretty small roster of characters (12 total as of today), the boring stages and the fact that you need to complete the whole story in order to unlock everything in other modes. I'm having quite a lot of fun with the game.    … Full Review »
  2. Theobaer
    Mar 4, 2023
    2
    A game to avoid. Even for me as a fan of the series I can't recommend this. The campaign isn't fun to play. The fighting doesn't feelA game to avoid. Even for me as a fan of the series I can't recommend this. The campaign isn't fun to play. The fighting doesn't feel rewarding. I found myself smashing random buttons most of the time. And I ran into graphical issues, like character models turned all black all of a sudden. Spend your money on something else.… Full Review »
  3. Chronfox
    Sep 29, 2022
    10
    One of the best arena fighters I’ve played. If you’re a fan of kill la kill it’s more than worth it.
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