The Skin Stapler is a retro-styled PSX grindhouse horror adventure set in the rotting, crime-soaked sprawl of Carrion City. Players follow jaded detective Dick Slater and his eager rookie partner Robbie Knox as they hunt a mysterious serial killer known only as The Skin Stapler.
Okay... so where to begin? I guess it's best to keep this brief.
I'm in agreement with the other reviews in several respects.
1. There is a good concept here.
2. Execution in some areas is quite good.
3. I have no idea why it's been received as positively as it has.
Here's the issue: This game has good bones. There's a legitimate need for good quality...
Imagine a game with 14 chapters, and in every chapter, the jokes look like: c==3 ----> C=====3
Yeah, and it would be 'the skin stapler'
if u can handle it for 3+ hours, then u obviously have superpowers or just negative IQ. Idk, it`s ur call
Alternatively, if u want to save time and money, just look at the first line of this review and congrats, u`ve...
Finally, a game with some personality.
A serial killer. A filthy city. Bodies stapled to walls. Neon lights. VHS horror. Gore everywhere.
And somehow...
It's funny.
That's what I like about The Skin Stapler.
Most horror games are terrified of being ridiculous. They spend hours whispering at you in dark hallways, desperately hoping you'll jump.
This...
Streamer slop, atrocious humor, cringe dialogue. That's what this game is about.
I genuinely lost brain cells and my will to live while playing this game because it was so ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ awful. The game actually had a pretty decent start, but after like 20 minutes it turned into an entire streamer bait ♥♥♥♥ show.
NO, it is not entertaining to watch 5 different...
The gameplay is repetitive and slightly boring, the humor is juvenile, the voice acting is absolutely terrible...
And yet for some reason I still really enjoyed this game. I'm not sure what it was but something kept me hooked all the way to the end. I wouldn't take this review as "I recommend you play this game" but more of just a nod of appreciation...