The original story of Corpse Party is based off of a RPG horror game. The game was incredible with the character development, the story line, the plot, the suspense; everything combined to make it an amazing story and game.
This anime/OVA series as I would call it, did not live up to the standards that were set by the game. The reason behind what happens would make no sense to someone who has not played the game or at least watched someone else play the game. You would be extremely confused and turned off right away as the entire series of Corpse Party: Tortured Souls is gore, blood and guts. So if you are not familiar with the game's story or meaningless gore and killing, this will not be an enjoyable series to watch.
Art: (9)
Despite the gore, the art is definitely very well done. Very well drawn and unfortunately, the gore is drawn "well" as well. I definitely enjoyed the art style of this series as it was one of the best qualities of the anime.
Sound: (7)
The opening song definitely is one of my favorite songs for an anime opening as it sets the mood for what is about to come in the series. The background music throughout gives the atmospheric vibe that they want you to be in during this time. Anxious, suspenseful and nervous. One of the better aspects of this anime series.
Characters: (4)
Characters were developed so well within the game that you knew the personalities of almost every single main character by heart. This anime just assumes that you have played the game and decided to not develop any of the characters at all throughout the four episode series. Mostly, because there is just no time to do so.
You have no personal connection to these characters if you have not played the game so you really don't feel anything when someone ends up dying in the end.
Enjoyment: (7)
Since I have played the game previously, I knew the characters enough to feel attachment to them and to be upset when someone would die. Although, even though Corpse Party is a horror based game, the gore was definitely completely overdone for me. I had to stop watching a few times because it just didn't make any sense why they were making it as violent as they did in this anime.
Overall: (6)
I do not know if I would watch it again. I think if you're a fan of the game and of the game series, you might want to watch this series at least once as it is only four episodes long and does not follow the true end of the game.
I enjoyed it as it is part of the series and I really enjoy the Corpse Party games but I would never just tell someone to watch this for enjoyment.
