In this side-scrolling action-adventure game, you'll need to scour the inside of an abandoned hotel, looking for clues to solve the mystery of the hotel and ensure your escape from a mysterious, murderous mascot intent to kill.
Despite the presentation, we can’t really call this an ‘anime’ game since the focus isn’t really in the art style. But it also isn’t really a true horror game either since once you’re used to the killer’s patterns, it just feels like a platformer almost. But Livestream: Escape from Hotel Izanami kind of fuses both aspects to create a thriller atmosphere...
Livestream: Escape from Hotel Izanami proclaims to be a horror game with interactive ecchi elements. While the latter is sorely lacking, it does live up to being a ghastly look into a classic setting. The technological approach offsets what would normally feel like cheap tricks of misleading angles and jumpscares.
Livestream is on the cusp of being something really special. It has the right setting, the right concept, the right character designs and the right themes to give players something special. Unfortunately, the execution's a little off, and while the game is a lot of fun, it doesn't say as much as some of the greats in the genre do. It is, ultimately,...
