Swery’s oddball roguelike Hotel Barcelona isn’t exactly good, but its janky jaunt through horror movie history is endearing all the same

Ten seconds into Hotel Barcelona, you’re watching an aerial shot tracking a car through the mountains, The Shining-style; a couple of minutes later, a gas station attendant is giving you an ominous warning about the campsite up ahead where a young baseball player drowned. Even the bar you eventually visit has nicked its décor wholesale from the Overlook Hotel. If nothing else, Deadly Premonition developer Hidetaka “Swery” Suehiro’s latest oddball endeavour – an action-roguelike created in collaboration with No More Heroes‘ Goichi “Suda51” Suda – is an endearing love letter to horror movies, even amid the jank.

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