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The Missing Courier
Romeo is a Dead Man

The Missing Courier

A comprehensive guide to Romeo is a Dead Man, covering its gameplay, plot, and Yahtzee's review of Suda51's unique action-adventure title.

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The Missing Courier

A comprehensive guide to Romeo is a Dead Man, covering its gameplay, plot, and Yahtzee's review of Suda51's unique action-adventure title.

Walkthrough
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    The game begins with Romeo Stargazer, a deputy whose face was bitten off, being resurrected as the masked superhero Deadman by his scientist grandfather.
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    Recruited by the FBI (despite space-time being destroyed), Romeo must explore reality fragments to fight zombie hordes and track down evil Juliet clones.
  3. 3
    Gameplay involves exploring public buildings, killing monsters, and using magic TVs to enter a cube-based subspace version of the area to unlock pathways.
  4. 4
    Combat is a third-person hack-and-slash, with Romeo wielding a beam katana. A design oversight allows for an instant-damage jump-heavy attack.
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    Players can acquire and upgrade various weapons, though the starting ones are sufficient for most of the game.
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    Romeo is assisted by 'Bastards,' unique companions with cooldown abilities, grown and nurtured in the player's home base.
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    The 'Bastard' system involves tedious button prompts, prolonged cutscenes for unearthing, naming, and merging them, and further cutscenes for planting and re-unearthing.
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    The game's genre is difficult to pin down, being a mix of comedy, horror, romance, and sci-fi, ultimately defined as 'a Suda51 game,' though not one of his best.
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    The ending offers little resolution, leading to an interpretation that the game is a metaphor for Suda51's own creative journey after concluding major series.
Tips
  • Utilize the jump-heavy attack for efficient combat, as it deals the same damage as the standard heavy attack but is much faster.
  • The starting sword and gun are generally sufficient throughout the game; focus on mastering their use rather than constantly seeking new weapons.
  • Be prepared for the tedious 'Bastard' husbandry; streamline the process by skipping cutscenes whenever possible and planning your merges.
  • Consider the game's thematic elements, particularly its potential allegorical connection to Suda51's career, to gain a deeper appreciation.

The game offers a unique, albeit flawed, experience characteristic of Suda51's distinctive style, with a narrative that can be interpreted on a meta-level concerning the creator's own artistic direction.

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