Dead or School
Developer: Studio Nanafushi
Publisher: Marvelous
Platforms: PS4. Switch, PC
Reviewed On: Switch
Release Date: 13/03/2020
Price: £24.99/$29.99
Reviewed By: Keith Lavelle
Review Rush was kindly supplied with a review code.
[ Introduction ]
Dead or School is yet another title in a long line of action platformers. When I found it on Steam I had to play it, well wait for it to get ported. Was it worth the wait, let’s find out?

[ Gameplay ]

[ Visual and Perfomance ]
Visually, Dead or School is a mixed bag of good, bad and interesting. The visual novel aspect of the game is amazing and looks great. Parts of the world look like something from the PS2 era. This is not a bad thing. The character models look decent, if not a little flat at times. The HUD looks really cool; it looks a little intrusive at the start but grew to like it. In the top left of the HUD is Hisako’s picture with whatever weapon she currently has equipped, Also when reloading the picture changes to show this, it was a nice little touch When the gun shoots there is a visual cue, like out of a manga, not to mention how zombies jump from the HUD frame to the level. When there is plenty going on in the game, it gels and comes together. Just don’t be looking for amazing graphics.

[ Sound ]
The sound design is good, it does enough to make the fights tense, even when they are tense enough alone. The weapons sound great, each explosion and bullet shot sounds weighty, but also somewhat muffled at the same time as if underground. It does a good job of a small budget.

[ Conclusion ]
Overall, Dead or School makes good use of a small budget and delivers a game that on the whole plays well. There are a few problems that can be fixed. It does not look the best or sound the best. However, it draws you in with level design and customisation, also there was a desire to get to the collectables and see what bosses you will encounter.
I recommend this one but maybe hold off for a patch to fix the movement problems.
If you enjoyed this check out our review of Romance of the Kingdoms XIV for something different HERE!K

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