Charlie Murder is a beat 'em up in the same vein as River City Ransom and, more recently, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game, mixed with RPG elements, from Ska Studios--the studio behind such games as I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1NIT!!!1 and both Dishwasher games. It's important to know the studio behind Charlie Murder and their past games because their stamp is all over Charlie Murder and if you didn't like any of Ska Studios's past games--specifically because of the art and music--you probably won't be interested in Charlie Murder. All that said, Charlie Murder is a very fun game and, in many ways, the best game Ska Studios had ever made.
You start off the game in hell, fighting demon after demon as one of five characters who all have distinct powers but play quite similar to one another on a base level. There's a reason you're in hell, but that doesn't come up until later in the game and, what really surprised me most about Charlie Murder, was just how good the story was; I can't remember a single thing about any of Ska Studios' past games's stories, but Charlie Murder has a very well-implemented story about friendship, betrayal, and revenge, told through short, occasional flashbacks. The story is never shoved in your face and it's easy to gloss over, but if you pay attention, you'll be rewarded with a story that isn't just a bunch of nonsense thrown together out of a feeling of necessity. I also liked that Charlie, the character, is not painted as the good guy even though he's one of the characters you can play as and, you know, in the game's title.
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