When I heard Hotel Barcelona And I knew that it was a lovechild of swery ( Fatal) And Suda51 (No more hero), I was in everyone. 2.5D roguelite you play as an enemy of the United States. Can't you believe it? On paper, it is a sure idea. But actually play Hotel Barcelona It is not as fun as it is to see.
So, as I mentioned, the premise here is that the main character Justine pursues revenge on his father's timely death, and a serial killer who takes her to Hotel Barcelona. The hotel eventually becomes your base, and Justin “wakes up” every time he dies while running. She collaborates with Dr. Carnival, a secret serial killer, to destroy the villain.
There are only a few steps and bosses to pass. Hotel BarcelonaHowever, they are essentially a 2D side scrolling dungeon with the final boss at the end. There are three main stages: “Final Boss” and before fighting with rolling credits. It took about 6-7 hours.
I know that it doesn't actually sound a lot, but Hotel Barcelona It's not for a faint heart. Even in normal difficulty mode, enemies and bosses can hit. And if you don't have many opportunities to heal, let's keep your health health before the boss fight is a challenging.
I wanted to enjoy a loop that passed through the level, but after several deaths, I knew most of the levels were similar and cannot be distinguished. All enemies feel the same. The background is disappointing. And overall, art style Hotel BarcelonaExcept for the colorful 2D portrait character art during the conversation, the blurry texture of the enemy and the world is not very helpful for me, and I knew that it was visually disappointing. I will say that it's pretty cool to see the animation boss intro, but I'm going to skip the line because it will die a lot for these bosses.
In the hotel, it can be harder to buy new weapons, upgrade the skill tree, pinball, exchange bartender and items, and add models to get more rewards. And as I mentioned, you will die a lot in the game, but the interesting thing I liked on the side of the roguelike is that there is a phantom to join your running if you die at that stage.
You can have up to three at a time and basically imitate the entire play -like in that stage. So they will fight the enemy, but they can still attack the boss and the enemy in your play -through. This was really useful when I had a hard time with my boss, and two to three of us would immediately kick my butt.
Battle and weapons Hotel Barcelona Go, I didn't like how it felt. It's a bit silly, the effect of attacking an enemy is not satisfactory. There are also some types of weapons of katana, hammer, top, shotgun, flamesh and other types of weapons. Nevertheless, I usually adhered to the starting type because I felt the most comfortable and useful. When the game starts, I will be honest. The battle feels terrible, but it starts to feel a little more playback when unlocking more combo, parry ring and skill tree options, but at the end of the day, it's never attached to me and it's too disappointing.
Behind the battle of Yanki Hotel BarcelonaThere is a lack of stage design, annoying difficulty, and interesting stories and stories that actually wanted more. I expected to get much more knowledge every time I returned to the hotel after dying, but it didn't actually happen. There aren't many cut scenes Hotel Barcelona In addition, it is embarrassing because there are a few people who are interesting to see.
I can't talk a lot about what's happening between Justin and Carnival, but the relationship between the two is very convincing, and I will probably remember that before battle and actual gameplay. Hotel Barcelona. I think I want a sophisticated and satisfactory combat system. No more heroBut this is just a weak roguelite that can dig deeper into mechanics and storytelling.
After the credit rolls, there are some neat secrets. It has been found to be more enjoyable than the main story mission. Nevertheless, the roguelite genre does not push the needle to think of this game in Kellon. Unfortunately, there are too much games that are better than this.
- Released
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September 26, 2025
- ESRB
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Mature 17+ / blood and gore, partial excessive, strong language, drug use, violence, user interacts.
- developer
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White Owls Inc
- Publisher
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Cult game
- Multiplayer
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Online cooperative, online multiplayer
- Persuasive story
- Cool boss and character design
- I wanted more because of the level design
- The story ends too quickly
- Not enough knowledge
- Dull battles and elements like rogue
Hotel Barcelona PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X | S is released on September 26, 2025. Game RANT has a PC code for this review.
