Kill each other...for science! The class of '89 is trapped in an elite school killing game. Investigate, solve, and expose your classmates in Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter, an episodic murder-mystery ADV card-battler inspired by retro anime.
Kumitantei: Old School Slaughter has the potential to be a great murder-mystery horror title, and it has a lot of the key ingredients for that. It just needs to be a little more consistent in its leaps in logic and dial back on – or resolve – the other gameplay and aural annoyances. This is worth checking out for Danganronpa fans in particular, and...
In Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter, the developer takes great pride in borrowing elements from other games, sometimes to an excessive degree but always on purpose. It's impossible to deny that it's similar to Danganronpa, from the idea of a killing game to the way the trials are set up. Still, it manages to stand out on its own thanks to its unusual...
For better or worse, Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter Episode 1 wears its Danganronpa inspiration on its sleeve, which is a great thing for someone like me who loves that sort of story and gameplay. Despite some flaws and a lack of tutorial, it’s a fun murder mystery with odd-yet-likeable characters and intriguing hints for what the future will hol...
Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter is a video game drenched with passion and love towards the titles that inspired it.
Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter - Episode 1 brings renewed interest to the death game formula, between more openly questioning the meritocratic philosophy of the Danganronpa world and boasting a cohesive cast, very well-positioned for chaos (or apathy, as their captors would have it). This is a project worth following to its eventual conclusion.
