Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed

Oh Japan.
When I visited Tokyo Akihabara was my favourite place, I didn't venture into the sleazy side but I spent all day in the glorious arcades.

Akiba's Trip has you undressing people because they're soul eaters or something, luckily the story isn't presented in a serious way but instead revels in its ridiculousness. The voice acting and writing is surprisingly good!
The gameplay lacks a bit, combat can be frustrating but satisfying if you get the hang of it.

There's plenty of "I shouldn't be enjoying this" fan service so play it when the parents or girlfriend are away and have a blast, it's good silly fun.

The gameplay is tedious, wonky, shallow and is barely functioning, and the flow of the game is painful in general, but the humour and atmosphere are well above par, with many jokes with a wry undercurrent that elevates the entire experience. Akiba's Trip is easy to love but hard to play. A very low recommendation for very specific tastes.

I'm sure that, at some point in your life, you've probably come across a piece of media and thought "Damn, this sounds terrible... I've got to give it a shot." Well, that's what this was like for me. I mean, come on, it's a game about fighting vampires and exposing them to sunlight by literally beating the clothes off of them. And it takes place in fucking Akihabara (a.k.a. Filthy Otaku Heaven). Surely, this has got to be one of the most awful and cringeworthy things in the medium!

...strangely enough, it actually isn't.