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It's more than a boomer shooter. There's an interesting twist: you need to always use the correct weapon against a given type of enemy, otherwise it doesn't do a thing. You can't fix a bad fitting dress with a paint gun. It ups the difficulty quite a bit, but trust me - they made it work.
Obviously the concept is ridiculous, and the game embraces that fact. When "fixing" an enemy instead of hearing a death scream, you hear the announcer say how amazing the refashioned person looks: SEXY! DEBONAIR! DAYUM! FIERCE! And of course you get to see their new self standing there, thankful and much happier. It doesn't get in the way of fighting, as the "reformed" criminals are almost invisible when there's still danger around.
This light tone lends itself well to humour and classic memes. And by classic, I do mean classic. Since it's a boomer shooter, it contains some "boomer memes" (this is a misnomer, but let's just roll with it). Make no mistake: whoever made this is well-versed in the language of the early internet and uses that knowledge to make ridiculous mishmashes which, when combined with creative and fun game design, create some incredibly memorable and fun moments.
I need to stress this here: normally I hate memes and pop culture references in games, they just yank me out of whatever immersion I had. But here they not only work, they get away with insane levels of meme saturation. It's just that kind of a game.
It also breaks some conventions of the shooter genre, but it does it with gusto. Your weapons (except the ultimate one) have unlimited ammo, and only one of them requires reloading. Your melee attack isn't so melee, it actually has quite a bit of range, and it's main utility is stunning. Exploding barrels contain glitter, so they hurt your enemies, but heal you. And there is no sprinting, instead there's... making the floor slippery.
Okay, this part actually sucks. In order to move fast, you must use a specific weapon to spray water on the floor, and then "slide" on it. It doesn't really work so well; what makes things worse is that there are some platforming/parkour sections which require you to use this. I fell so many times because I just couldn't get the feel for it. Luckily, the most annoying of those sections is an optional challenge, so at least there's that.
Oh, and some people are complaining about the belt swinging. I don't know, I found it cool. Maybe they made it easier? I think it works just fine. You don't have to use it all that much, anyway.
Finally, something that I really liked is that even though the game's protagonist is a male fashionista, it doesn't contain any direct LGBT references. I don't mean it in a homophobic way, though - quite the opposite. I think it's ridiculous that we associate good fashion sense in men with being gay. This kind of mindset hurts all men - straight and otherwise. If I want to slay some puss while wearing high heels and a red overcoat, let me. Okay?
I think the game's great. It's pretty, it's fun, it's got good humour, and there's some really good music, too. I've played most of the game on Hard difficulty ("You reap what you sew") and I had to lower it towards the end because the fights got a little too tough. Enjoy!
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