![]() While embarrassing on its own, what makes this worse is that there aren't many areas where you can earn this trophy. The trophy in question is ' Dropped Hard' which will unlock once you fall to your death. In what can only be a form of punishment due to the series being underappreciated, the developers implemented a shameful trophy. The Xuan Yuan Sword series is wildly underrated in the West and deserves more love and recognition for its stellar combat and addictive gameplay elements. The bosses are another standout low point: They're traditional, predictable time-sinks, complete with different phases, forms, and irritating one-hit kills.Xuan Yuan Sword VII - PS4The Xuan Yuan Sword VII trophies are a hoot to work through. ![]() Wasteful mini-games, like shooting zombies as Nick rounds the bases at a ball diamond, or making your way through Pac-Man mazes in a faux video game, are empty forms of variety. Lollipop Chainsaw is barren, devoid of substance. For the most part, they’re just fodder for you to fill the requisite kill counter before moving onto the next uninspired arena battle. Others explode if you don’t kill them fast enough. The greater problem is that none of the enemies are particularly dangerous or different. Somehow, against all odds, Lollipop Chainsaw made it utterly unfun to swing a chainsaw at undead masses. As a result, she moves awkwardly, has to finish an animation before attacking again, and isn’t terribly effective for a large chunk of the campaign. Juliet’s basic moves - tied to a couple attacks and a dodge function - don’t flow together until late in the game when she’s unlocked basic combos we’d expect to have from the start. It sounds like an arsenal ripe for endless amusement, but the sad reality is that it’s a slow grind. Juliet uses pom-poms, a chainsaw, a gigantic gun, and sometimes the head of her boyfriend on the end of a leash to kill zombies. His sarcastic demeanor makes playing as Juliet tolerable - something that can’t really be said about the combat or enemy encounters. Juliet is an idiotic, unaware bimbo, and Nick is a frustrated, frightened, impatient high schooler who just has to deal with her. Almost every word out of Nick’s mouth made me laugh out loud because he’s written well. ![]() His banter is one of the only constants in Lollipop Chainsaw. He’s confused, incapable of contributing much, and quick with a witty joke. Of course, the guy can’t do much more than color commentary since he’s nothing more than a disembodied head strapped to Juliet’s waist. A few hours into the five-hour story I was sick of hearing anyone say anything - except for Nick, Juliet’s boyfriend. The exhausting vulgarity is amusing early on but grows annoying shortly afterward. When shocking and titillating the player take precedent over the core gameplay loop, we have problems. Obscenity eventually hits a point where it’s no longer contributing to anything. In and out of combat, the primary goal of Lollipop Chainsaw is the money shot, whether it’s up Starling’s skirt or down her shirt. For every zombie Juliet Starling decapitates with her chainsaw, someone calls her a whore, talks about masturbating to her, or comments on her gigantic breasts. ![]()
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