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Short Peace: Ranko Tsukigime's Longest Day

Crispy’s Inc. · Sep 30, 2014

PS3

Mature

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Ranko Tsukigime, the only child of the underground “Tsukigime Enterprise” is an average high school girl by day and a deadly assassin by night. While taking on a new mission, an enemy organization threatens the lives of Ranko and her friends. This 2D fast-paced side-scrolling action game will draw players deeper into the schoolgirl/assassin’s thrilling life, and serves as a video game tie-in to Katsuhiro Otomo’s four-part anime compilation film project, SHORT PEACE. POSSESSIONS, GAMBO, A Farewell to Weapons and COMBUSTIBLE are joined by the fifth and final part of the project; Ranko Tsukigime’s Longest Day. Players will put their reflexes and quick judgment to the test in fast-paced platforming gameplay that will have them blazing through dangerous, obstacle-ridden environments to flee from an ominous enemy looming close behind.

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PlayStation 3

Critic 5.6 (17 critics) · Gamer 7.7

6.6

Critic reviews

  • GameSpot

    Peter Brown · Oct 14, 2014

    6.0
    While Ranko's tale brings very little to the table, it's faults don't detract from the best parts of Short Peace: Possessions, Combustion, Gambo, and Farewell to Weapons. ...Come to Short Peace for the variety of content, stay for the imaginative and masterful animation, but leave Ranko Tsukigime's Longest Day at the door unless you're in desperate need of something to pass the time.
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  • Destructoid

    Kyle MacGregor · Oct 13, 2014

    5.0
    Ranko Tsukugime's Longest Day is a vibrant, scatterbrained thing that seems far more intent on creating a spectacle than a compelling story or gameplay experience. It's bizarre and abstract, even by Grasshopper Manufacture standards, and still winds up feeling lackluster. It doesn't have many glaring faults, but there just aren't a lot of reasons to fall in love with the game either.
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  • COGconnected

    Judi Azmand · Oct 09, 2014

    6.0
    Overall Short Peace leans towards its visually appealing aspects instead of its story and gameplay features. It’s a nice anime and video game hybrid to mindlessly keep you busy for about two hours, but if you’re looking for a serious game to invest your time in and explore this might not be what you’re looking for. Your eyes will be thanking you, but your brain might say otherwise.
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  • ZTGD

    Drew Leachman · Oct 09, 2014

    6.0
    Lasting only around two and a half hours, Short Peace is not really much of a game. The game itself being maybe an hour and a half and the collection of movies lasting an hour, this entire thing can be seen in an evening’s time. The game is strange and slightly boring in its execution, but the movies are the highlight of the package.
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  • Hardcore Gamer

    Dermot Creegan · Oct 08, 2014

    6.0
    For all of its faults, Ranko Tsukigime’s Longest Day begs to be played, even for its outlandishly bizarre story alone. The majority of its gameplay seems like a disappointing afterthought, but the few highlights are well worth the brief journey if you find yourself within the game’s very specific audience. It’s not Suda’s best, but it’s ambitious, and there’s a lot to be said for that.
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  • Push Square

    Katy Ellis · Apr 22, 2014

    6.0
    Don't let that put you off entirely, though, as the inclusion of the Short Peace animation anthology is a treat for any Japanophile, and makes up for the shortfalls of an otherwise super – albeit absolutely bizarre – game.
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