Although slashers and bullet hell shooter productions for a long time had little in common, over the years there have been titles that have successfully begun to combine their elements. One such hybrid is Homura Hime, an action game that is the work of Crimson Dusk, an independent studio from Taiwan.
In Homura Hime, events are viewed from a third-person perspective (TPP). The salt of the gameplay are clashes with opponents. On the way of the main heroine stand minor demons acting as serial adversaries, as well as arch-demons playing the role of bosses. During duels with the latter the screen is most often flooded with bullets, and we have to use our dexterity and reflexes to effectively dodge them and launch accurate attacks, as well as combine them into effective combos.
As we progress, we unlock special weapons and equipment, so we can face more and more challenges over time. In addition, platforming elements have been implemented in the game. As we traverse the levels, we jump on objects and bounce off them, covering considerable distances in the air and reaching hard-to-reach places.
In Homura Hime we find ourselves in a universe where the souls of people burdened with strong emotions and grief at the moment of death transform into arch-demons sowing contamination and creating new minor demons.
With the appearance of five demonic girls, the world faced annihilation. The only hope for it is the titular Homura Hime, or "Princess of Flame," and her assistant Ann. The protagonist and her companion are tasked with cracking down on the threat before it's too p?ft to do so.
The visuals of the Homura Hime game are kept in a manga style.
System Requirements for Homura Hime Video Game:
PC / Windows
Minimum System Requirements:
Intel Core i5, 8 GB RAM, graphic card 6 GB GeForce GTX 1660, 34 GB HDD, Windows 7/10 64-bit.
Recommended System Requirements:
Intel Core i7, 16 GB RAM, graphic card 6 GB GeForce RTX 2060, 34 GB HDD, Windows 7/10 64-bit.
Game Ratings for Homura Hime Video Game.
Gert Lush Gaming: 7.4 / 10 by Jim Smale
Homura Hime is a volatile mix of swordplay and bullet hell that creates a hypnotic rhythm for any action fan. While the massive difficulty spikes during boss fights and the heavy reliance on reflex-based parrying can kill the momentum, the flashy combat and responsive controls keep you coming back. It’s a world where every strike carries weight, and even if you’re just button-mashing, you’ll look like an absolute badass doing it. A solid, stylish 3D brawler that survives its own chaos.
NookGaming: 6 / 10 by Rob MacIntosh
I want to like Homura Hime a lot more than I actually do. It doesn’t have the type of patently obvious mistakes that the bad sorts of action games have, and I can tell the creators were genuinely trying to make a game that can stand next to the greats of the character action subgenre. It gets a lot of the important macro details right with its presentation and overall feel. It just misses on a lot of the finer and subtler elements that take enough away from the game to make it harder to recommend. The platforming doesn’t do enough to keep the repetitious enemy mob encounters from feeling stagnant, and the misused parry system dampens the impact of what should have made for significantly more fun bosses. The story never really elevates the game due to direction and writing choices that don’t really stick the landing on the game’s twists or emotional components. ?There’s a modest amount of enjoyment to be had with this game, and it’s certainly competent, but it never quite graduates from adequate into the realm of standout.
Cubed3: 6 / 10 by Eric Ace
For an indie game, the boss fights are really, really good. It's fun having the boss go "movie mode" on the player when they catch them in an attack, and the parrying feels really enjoyable. The fighting to get there, though, is average at best, and the platforming borders on horrendous for how often buttons don't prompt on a teleport-jump, or the dash falls slightly short, leading to unnecessary frustration. At the current price point, Homura Hime is a bit tough to recommend, but will be worth it on a sale.
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