![]() After dozens of attempts, I looked to find the game’s easy mode, only to find out that I needed to either beat the game or accumulate over 3000 coins. That final battle though is full of really hard-to-dodge flames and the game’s dodge mechanic, at least on most characters, does not appear to have invincibility frames as one might expect. With limited lives, it can be tough getting through the game but thanks to good checkpoints I made it to the final battle without much trouble. Wells, for instance, are an extreme danger. However, there are moments where there are just too many enemies coming out too often too fast. I am all about games with a tough but fair difficulty and for the most part, Pocky & Rocky Reshrined is a game with specific rules and mechanics that are expertly crafted. Unfortunately, I just could not get through the game’s final boss alone which leads me to my biggest grip with Reshrined. Standouts here include the octopus that features a terrifying introduction and the Egyptian beast that chases the player through a burning village. I like these bosses so much that I would love to see a boss rush mode added later as a patch and I do hope that the developers get the opportunity to improve or expand the game further. Even with the brief exposure I had to the first SNES game, I felt so excited to push through the nostalgic stages and learn the patterns of the beautifully animated bosses.Īside from a really tough pattern or two, the bosses in Pocky & Rocky Reshrined are incredible, sticking to the difficult gameplay designs of the series while creating monsters that are memorable. Those with fond memories of the SNES games will find themselves smiling throughout Pocky & Rock Reshrined. The music is charming with lots of well-mixed, classic feeling sound effects. The whole game has an air of silliness to it but there are moments that feel epic, more like what’s seen in anime series like Inuyasha. Visually the game is a delightfully weird fantasy full of wacky takes on iconic creatures. Each character fits the traditional, yet eccentric take on Japanese folklore well, and each one has a unique playstyle. Both Ame-no-Uzume and Hotaru Gozen appear in the game’s Story Mode, while Ikazuchi is unlocked later. Ikazuchi is a lightning-slinging weasel monster who escapes imprisonment to join the fight against Black Mantle. Hotaru Gozen is a powerful samurai who’s been revived by Black Mantle’s magic but she now fights for Pocky’s cause. Ame-no-Uzume is the founding member of the shrine maidens who can float and use mitama to keep monsters at bay. The titular pair are joined this time by three other characters. She’s accompanied primarily by Rocky, a tanuki who uses nature magic to fight. Players take on the role of Pocky, a miko or shrine maiden, who starts by cleaning up the suddenly agitated creatures and ghosts filling her land. Players throw out projectiles and bat away incoming blasts as waves of monsters from Japanese folklore like kappa, kasa-obake, hitotsume-kozō, and many more try to halt the player. Pocky & Rocky Reshrined is a top-down shooter that often feels like an adventure game even though the stages are linear.
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