After all, it views humans as plentiful and thereby expendable in the densely-populated city of Kowlong.
But when it fuses with Julee, its first companion of many, everything changes.
She affectionately names it Night Owl, one of two Hyoki from the original folklore.
As soon she does, a curious thing starts blossoming in this non corporeal being: empathy.
Think triads, prostitution rings, creepy cult hideouts the works.
Bokeh sets up an intriguing, suitably baffling world to introduce the concept of humanity’s strength in numbers.
Progression design aside, the true star of Slitterhead is its combat.
Are they really expendable?
How much blood are you willing to spill in the name of killing Slitterheads?
Slitterhead was reviewed on Xbox Series X, with a code provided by the publisher.
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