Grasshopper Manufacture have released a major update for the PC port of Goichi ‘Suda51’ Suda’s cult classic action game Killer7.
The assassination-themed thriller has been available for Windows PC (via Steam) since 2018 via publisher NIS America. The game is also 75% off right now to celebrate.
Here’s a rundown on the sizeable update:
Remastered Videos
The videos of killer7 have been updated based on the GameCube videos and updated so that they hopefully play smoother!
- remastered all videos based on the original GameCube videos
- all videos now use webm instead of ogv
Graphic Improvements
Various changes have been made in order to improve the general graphic performance to give you all a better visual experience.
- more reload animations now use 60fps
- added MSAA support (it can be enabled in the config tool)
- added framerate limiter support (it can be configured in the config tool)
- upscaled more fonts
- upscaled more textures
- added BC7 texture support
- enabled DPI awareness to allow proper 4K resolutions (please disable custom DPI overrides!)
Quick Character Select
A quick character select option has been added for those using gamepads.
- added a “Quick Character Select” option when playing with the gamepad
- – defaults to Left Trigger
- – configurable in the config tool
Other Gameplay Improvements
- junctions can now be selected faster when using the mouse
- it’s now possible to select all skills in the TV menu when using the mouse
- Kess Bloodysunday’s cutscenes are now skippable
- replaced fixed Xbox button references with dynamic button glyphs
- – properly displays customized buttons
- – added support for keyboard and mouse buttons
- removed references to the “Memory Card” when saving or loading
- the config tool now checks for incorrect duplicate bindings
- added DualShock 4 & DualSense support
And Various Bug Fixes
- fixed the rendering of characters at junctions (they no longer appear red)
- various fixes when using a monitor with a refresh rate greater than 60hz
- – mouse aiming was too slow
- – certain animations were too fast
- fixed the Handsomemen death particle effect
- fixed a rare legacy crash during the “Susie in dryer” scene
- fixed text errors in various subtitles and memos
- fixed a legacy bug in the Ulmeyda boss fight
- fixed a graphical bug when quitting the game during the Curtis boss fight
- Hopper7 mode now displays Camelia’s weak spot
- fixed a rare random crash when opening the ingame menu
- fixed an audio bug when (un)plugging headphones
- fixed a legacy graphical glitch when battling using Kevin
- fixed mouse issues when they had a high polling rate
- various optimizations
