Review: Onechanbara Z2: Chaos (PS4)

Rating: 0
Author: Jim Smale

by Jim Smale · September 8, 2015

Onechanbara Z2: Chaos is the latest entry in the series. Two sets of buxom vampire sisters battle through over a dozen stages of high-octane real-time swordplay.

Pros:

Great graphics.
Amazing frame rate with not a dropped frame in sight!
Blood colour can be changed between red, White or black.
Full Platinum trophy.
8.5GB download size.
Two free DLC costumes.
Opening tutorial.
Camera options from close to far.
Able to invert X and Y controls.
Fast paced hack and slash game play.
Ability to call in a partner to fight by your side.
You can hot swap between four different characters each with unique weapons and skills.
DS4 touch pad button is used as a button in combat and then used for swiping in QTE.
DS4 speaker is used for conversations.
Chapters are split into a handful of levels and you get a grade for each level and a final chapter grade, Based on hits taken,damage dealt and combo count.
20 missions to hack your way through.
Collect orbs for upgrading and buying new weapons.items and combo.
Wardrobe allows you to customise your character with unlocked and bought clothing.
Big huge boss fights that happen with other enemies around.
Combo counter.
Online leader board support for each chapter,level and difficulty.
Activate special moves and abilities.
Huge open areas to explore taking in many locations from around the world like Japan and USA.

Cons:

Lot of loading screens.
Fighting can soon turn into just a straight up button masher.
No real help with QTE.
Tutorial is kind of brutal with a lot of information chucked at you and a partner who is constantly beating you to a pulp.
Boss fights feel tiresome and repetitive. If this was a shooter they would be called bullet sponges.

So I have never really played these games before so I really didn’t know what to expect. I mean the whole scantily clad women is no biggie and besides you don’t see much when it all kicks off. I found the game to be a hard learning curving slog of a fighter. At times it felt like Devil May Cry then next it went a bit Bayonetta with its over the top moves. I did however tire of the constant arena style fighting. You would walk a few feet then get locked into an area and fight wave after wave of zombies then rinse and repeat. I can see it appealing to hack and slash fans in so many ways. For me its a game that I wouldn’t play again. Its just too much of the same over and over, Boss fights go on too long, Swapping characters is alright but I only used it to keep myself alive. Away from that I just didn’t feel it. In short this is one for hack and slash fans but for me its a no thanks.