Announced more than seven years ago—before the PlayStation 4 was even out—Ray’s the Dead is a Pikmin-like game that sees the recently deceased and freshly reanimated Ray controlling a horde of zombies in an attempt to stop an evil and nefarious plot and figure out the mysteries of his own death and rebirth as a member of the undead. Set to a funky ’80s vibe…
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'80s references are fun and entertaining
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Unique 2D-on-3D art style
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Some fun and interesting concepts
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Clunky and inconsistent gameplay
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Overwhelmingly frustrating and difficult combat encounters
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Loads of bugs impacting gameplay
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Underutilizes certain puzzle and mechanic concepts it should have leaned into more
