This is my first arena game I've gotten in a very long time, my last one being Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3.
My brother had been asking me for the longest time to watch Demon Slayer, even bought me a ticket to go see To the Swordsmith Village and Infinity Castle before I'd gotten into it and even bought me an Akaza t-shirt. Recently, I watched all of it with a woman that's very special to me while she painted a portrait of Tanjiro, Nezuko, Inosuke, Zenitsu, and the Hashiras. We've arranged for me to purchase it for my brother's upcoming birthday.
I didn't expect Demon Slayer to become such a big part of my life, but I wanted to write a review to try and help others who may still be on the fence about this game.
For $35 on sale for the base game as of writing this, I think it's a very fair asking price. There are games from 2023 that still charge $44 sales for their base content and games from 2025 that charge $35 with dlc/deluxe editions on sale. Considering you can get all most of the deluxe edition content for this game from just playing (ex. I just unlocked Tengen and some Entertainment District costumes), subjectively, it seems logically sound financial-wise.
Like most, I was skeptical about the online mode. However, last night when I was debating on refunding, I got matched against a lot of different players. One was a Mitsuri main who played amazingly, another ran a solid Zenitsu/Inosuke team, a scary Muzan, and another even had an Akaza mirror match with me, most players were Tanjiro mains. I had little to no connection or lag issues, and the majority were even willing to go extra matches with me despite me being new. It was incredibly fun!
The story mode and minigames are surprisingly well animated and stay loyal to the subject material. You get cool titles, portrait art, stickers, and music for exploring.
I'm already planning on getting the Infinity Castle dlc when it's on sale, so I guess all there is to really say at this point is that.. personally, I think it's a worthwhile purchase, depending solely on your preference.
If you love Demon Slayer and arena fighters, hopefully we can have a match sometime.
