Romeo is a Dead Man - New Suda51 Game

This looks like pure unadulterated fun to the point that it feels like it's not from this era.

I'll feel like I'm missing out if it's PS5 exclusive forever.
 
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Suda coming back with that raw, uncut cocaine, been too long! Within 20 seconds of the trailer I said "oh man, this is a Suda game" lol, can't wait 👌
 
Suda51 has disappointed me a couple times too many over the past years. Killer is Dead also looked fun, and that was just kind of a mess. I'll wait and see how the reviews go, and then probably pick it up for $25.
 

Romeo Is a Dead Man Gamescom Hands-On Preview – Subspace Emissary

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During Gamescom 2025 last week, I was given the chance to try out Romeo is a Dead Man. Although the demo was only 30 minutes long, it was enough to highlight how Suda51's next game has the potential to be one of his very best. For starters, the game has a very distinct indentity that is unmistakebly Grasshopper and Suda51, with comic book cutscenes providing a recap of how FBI agent Romeo came to be a dead man and turn into a space-time agent hunting all sorts of criminals and searching for his missing girlfriend Juliet, an 8-bit visual flair for a lot of UI elements, and a no-holds barred approach to combat, with multiple melee weapons and guns and skills with effects ranging from dealing more damage to enemies caught in the attack to buffing and debuffing that take advantage of the game's wacky setting. Although gameplay was definitely on the simpler side of the hack-and-slash genre, with mostly mindless regular enemies and the occasional more resilient foe that required more focus on defense and dodging attacks, the experience was definitely exhilarating, thanks to the game's excellent presentation and style.

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Even though the Romeo is a Dead Man Gamescom 2025 demo was mostly about taking down multiple foes, it also provided a good glimpse of how the game's unique premise will influence level design. To proceed through to his objective, Romeo will often have to jump into Subspace, an alternate dimension with some rather flashy looks, where he will have to solve some simple puzzles. Given how the entire game has done away with the typical open-world setting seen in the No More Heroes series, in favor of tighter linear progression, this inclusion is extremely welcome, as the "real world" stage where the demo was set was a simple open-field with a swamp feel that wasn't particularly interesting by itself.

Although Romeo is a Dead Man will be balanced more around melee combat, as Suda51 himself confirmed to me after playing the demo, gunplay will still play a rather important role, as the first taste of the experience clearly showed at the end with a boss fight. Sometimes, enemies will have some weak spots that are out of reach for melee weapons that can be shot down with guns to deal a lot of damage. This element in particular made the boss battle against the giant deformed monstrosity posing as Juliet quite fun, so hopefully these mechanics will be used in the final game to up the complexity of the combat system, which is fine for the most part though far from that of other action-focused games.

Romeo is a Dead Man is not only a Grasshopper Manufacture and Suda51 game through and through, it's also a title that isn't afraid to be a simple video game, somewhat going against the trend of trying to make games as realistic as possible. With a very personable feel, a wacky story mixing dark humor and gory violence in true Suda51 fashion and and an experience that feels fun right from the beginning, I feel Romeo is a Dead Man has the potential of becoming one of the best games ever released by Grasshopper Manufacture, and one I am very much looking forward to in a packed 2026.
 
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