A team-up between No More Heroes creator Suda51 and Deadly Premonition’s SWERY sounds like a match made in heaven, but what exactly have they created?

With such prestigious names as Goichi ‘Suda51’ Suda and Hidetaka ‘SWERY‘ Suehiro coming together to collaborate on a game, the bar gets set pretty high. However, from my experience with Hotel Barcelona, I have to admit, I was disappointed.

Upon booting up the game, it is immediately obvious that this game is by Suda51. Previous traits seen in his other works are seen throughout Hotel Barcelona, making anyone who is a fan of Suda51’s work feel right at home. In the same vein, Hotel Barcelona has the campness and gameplay elements that are seen in SWERY’s Deadly Premonition. It does feel that Suda51’s influence in this game is much stronger,

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