PAX 2016: Suda51 Lets It Die
David Gelmini
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Like most eccentric geniuses, the work of Japanese game designer Goichi Suda, who goes by Suda51, rarely resonates with a mainstream audience. Anything that he puts his unique stamp on and develops via his company, Grasshopper Manufacture, is just too damn quirky and out there to be devoured by the masses.
So yeah, his games are never gonna fly off the shelves, Call of Duty style. For instance, Shadows of the Damned, which he made alongside Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami, famously only sold only 24,000 copies within its first month of release in the US.
However, the creator of Killer 7, No More Heroes, Lollipop Chainsaw, and Killer Is Dead may have more mainstream success with his next game because it uses the free-to-play model, which should at least attract more players. Called Let It Die, it was announced back in 2013 and is currently playable at PAX in Boston, but if you can’t make it there, then they’ve put out a new trailer.
As you can see, it drops the cel-shaded visuals that his games usually feature in favour of a slightly more realistic approach, but his other trademarks, including gratuitous violence accompanied by copious blood spray, are clearly intact. We don’t know too much about any plot details thus far, other than that it will be set in 2043 and that it has a Grim Reaper looking dude who chops people to bits.
Be prepared to immerse yourself in ultra-violence when Let It Die hits PS4 later this year.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMS8uHignpU]
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