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#nis
by Amr (@siegarettes)
With its fixed arc jumps and punishing difficulty, Prinny might initially seem to be an updated take on Capcom’s Ghouls and Ghosts. But spend a little more time with it and you’ll find Prinny is more about avoiding enemies than fighting them. The titular Prinnies, damned souls sentenced to serve inside explosive penguin bodies, are fragile, and they aren’t too hot with a sword either. Instead you’ll have to make use of the deceptively effective dash, which can make you completely invulnerable with the right timing.
by Amr (@siegarettes)
Starting with Mask of the Betrayer and then moving onto Utwarerumono ZAN, I’ve somehow ended up experiencing the story backwards through the process of reviewing it. So it’s a bit strange to be “finishing” the story by playing the first entry in the series. To be fair, this might also be a lot of people’s first experience with the original Utawarerumono, having only previously been available through a fan translation of the 2002 game, and an anime adaptation. Knowing that, Prelude to the Fallen sets out to remake the original PC game, bringing it in line with the aesthetics and presentation of the recent games. It mostly succeeds in that goal, but its close adherence to the source material sometimes draws attention to the underlying disparity between the two styles.
by Amr (@siegarettes)
Compiling six shooters from developer Psikyo, Shooting Stars Bravo follows an evolution in their philosophy of creating shooters. Shooting Stars Bravo is split between two series: the mythical Japanese themed Sengoku Aces, and the colorful fantasy of the Gunbird series. Each series follows a similar trajectory, with a no-frills first entry, peaking at the second, then going to wildly different places with the third. They each get to that point in unique ways, with wildly varying results.
