Kill la Kill: If

Kill la Kill: If is an action fighting game based on the KILL la KILL television series. You play as Satsuki Kiryuin in a new story, battling various characters as events unfold from her perspective. Ryuko Matoi and other characters are also playable.

Story

Ryuko Matoi enrolls at Honnouji Academy while searching for the truth behind her father's death and the wielder of the Scissor Blade. The Academy's special Goku Uniforms grant powers to those who wear them, while Student President Satsuki Kiryuin rules the school with absolute authority. Satsuki says she knows about the wielder of the Scissor Blade, bringing her into conflict with Ryuko as events at the Academy grow to engulf more than the school.

The game's scenarios are new and were supervised by the series' scenario writer, Kazuki Nakashima. You follow the story as Satsuki, the rival of the original series' protagonist, Ryuko.

Battle actions

Combat centers on three actions that work like rock-paper-scissors: Normal Attack, Guard and Break Attack. Normal Attacks come in close- and long-range forms, have little opening for a counterattack, and can be repeated for an auto combo. Guard blocks Normal Attacks without taking damage, but cannot stop Break Attacks. Break Attacks are slow, wide-range strikes that get through an opponent's guard but leave you open.

Bloody Valor

When you are not being attacked, you can activate Bloody Valor and hit your opponent with a burst to begin a debate. Both the attacker and defender choose one of three phrases: Taunt (rock), Provoke (scissors) or Mock (paper). The choices follow rock-paper-scissors rules: the attacker wins with a stronger or equal hand, while the defender wins if the attacker's hand is weaker.