#Pocky & Rocky Reshrined

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pocky from pocky and rocky for a patreon commission!

#pocky & rocky #pocky & rocky reshrined #kiki kaikai #pocky #commissions #patreon stuff #sfw #clem art

[gears2gnomes]

SGDQ 2023 - Pocky And Rocky Reshrined

"Tanuki Action!"

#sgdq #sgdq2023 #gdq #gamesdonequick #Pocky And Rocky Reshrined #pocky #rocky #tanuki #shrine maiden

[gooberto]

I could try and take a ton of screenshots to show how good the pixel art in the new pocky and rocky game is

Or I could just upload this video showing how fucking insane the intro for the second boss is and call it a day

#pocky and rocky #pocky and rocky reshrined

[furtbert]

Pocky and Rocky consumed my soul this past summer with the new game released last July

#pocky and rocky #reshrined #tanuki #shrine maiden'fanart #videogame #snes #switch #nintendo #cute #cartoon #fantasy

[rakumel]

So I finally got around to finishing Pocky and Rocky Reshrined last night. (Finishing the Story Mode, at least.) What I had to do was unlock Easy Mode for Babies, which doesn't really change the difficulty but gives you infinite lives, so what you wind up doing - if you're me and your reflexes have slowed considerably - is essentially brute-forcing through the game.

So how does the new game compare with the old one I loved so much as a kid?

Well...hm. Overall I still like the new one, and don't regret paying for it. The graphics got a nice glow up, so it looks great. The controls felt a little sluggish - firing projectiles was ok, but moving and sliding around not so much. Or again, could just be me. They remixed the music, and it sounds fine. Doesn't really stand out though. Which is a little bit of a shame, as the music that played during the original Battle With Black Mantle is still one of my favorite background tunes, and I was pleased to hear it again in this version, but...eh, I dunno. The new version kind of lost the punch the original had, somehow.

The story in the original Pocky and Rocky was pretty straightforward. Black Mantle and and company were messing with Rocky's friends, Pocky and Rocky go straighten things out. In Reshrined, they put a few twists in.

There was a hint of that in the trailer, when the first boss of the original got defeated, then suddenly got blasted with Touhou lightning and got its bullet hell on for Round 2. But it wasn't really clear if they were simply retelling the old story in a new way, or if the new game was meant to be a sequel to the old. I think it's the latter - kind of. The old game canonically happened, but because of (spoiler reasons), it also didn't.

Hard to clarify without spoiling it, but...the first twists were interesting. But then it got a little too convoluted, and even ridiculous at points. The new characters were neat, but I also feel like we didn't really get to know them very well. Not that I was looking for super deep lore or anything, but...I dunno. There's one character in particular that you only play as in one level, then they show up again at the very end of the game, and that's it. We never see them again, and it feels a little like wasted potential.

Sure, I've unlocked Free Mode now, which means I can play through the game again as this character if I want to. But I don't know if that'll unlock any more of their story. Might be worth a try just to see.

So, maybe the reboot didn't knock my socks off and stay with me like the original did. But you know what? It's still pretty good, even if I can't react as quickly as I did when I was a kid, and I'm honest to God happy that enough people loved the original game for this remake to happen in the first place. If you'd asked me a few years ago what old games would get remade in the 2020's, Pocky and Rocky would never even have crossed my mind. It wasn't nearly as big as, say, Mario or Sonic or Megaman or Metroid or Final Fantasy or Legend of Zelda or... hell, a LOT of series. So yeah, it was a nice surprise.

I still haven't put together the piece on Pocky and Rocky 2, hoping to get to it sometime during the holidays when I have some time.

#raku plays her faves #raku plays her faves: pocky and rocky #pocky and rocky reshrined

[terribridget]

#pocky and rocky #pockyandrocky #pockyandrocky2 #pocky and rocky 2 #snes #sfc #super nintendo entertainment system #super famicom #super comboy #reshrined #natsume #16-bit

[flojocabron]

Online mega-buy! A friend gave me a link to Woot dot com's game section. I remember them selling shirts years ago. But Amazon seems to have bought them.and now they sell other things. And it's all good. I blew a decent amount of money here, but it was still less than other online places, and I doubt these will show up locally. So I got some ps4, but it's mostly switch games. Some new retro titles and others ports from older generations. I few I debated on what system to get it for, but it's sales, I chose to get them like this. It's a nice variety, I must say.

#video games #videogame collecting #online shopping #amazon #woot.com #ps4 #switch #dnf duel #pocky and rocky #pocky and rocky reshrined #cotton fantasy #wonder boy collection #chaos head double pack #treasures of the aegean #mutant mudds collection #deathsmiles 1 and 2

[sorenblr]

POCKY & ROCKY RESHRINED - POCKY AND ROCKY... WITHOUT BECKY?!??!

TONIGHT, September 30th, 9:30 PM EST/8:30 PM CST, we’re rocking out with our pock out in Pocky & Rocky Reshrined! Catch our latest foray into the land of a thousand Yokai with Pocky, Rocky, and the excruciating absence of Becky. When can you watch these events unfold? Why, perhaps... tonight... !!!

Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/streamingknowledge

Archive: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXYyuYZQg2tPKOB-eS7BYrw?view_as=subscriber

#pocky and rocky reshrined #pocky and rocky #kiki kaikai #stream #twitch #streaming knowledge

[magicmalcolm]

Sometimes I do okay on eBay. 😊

#klonoa #pocky and rocky #klonoa phantasy reverie series #pocky and rocky reshrined #nintendo switch #wahoo!

[katasdollhouse]

Buyer beware, don't bother with the digital version of Pocky & Rocky Reshrined if you're buying it for co-op mode. That is locked from the start, despite co-op being both explicitly demonstrated as a feature in the preview screens when you purchase the game, and implicitly implied given the fact that every other Pocky & Rocky is co-op from the start to my knowledge, since the original title Kiki Kaikai was a literal arcade game.

Since Nintendo intends for users to depend on online reviews, here's mine: Pocky & Rocky Reshrined, aka Kiki Kaikai: Kuro Manto no Nazo, is relying on false advertising and betraying the core concept of its franchise, which is startling and a shame. It was colossally disappointing especially because my partner and I specifically looked forward to playing through it together and the game actually looks visually nice and seems pretty fun. We simply didn't buy it to play it alone. Then we didn't even get the satisfaction of an easy or straightforward refund because Nintendo's stance is that people should just Google reviews. Not cool all around.

#natsume inc #pocky & rocky #pocky & rocky reshrined #kiki kaikai #taito #altron #natsume #natsume-atari #奇々怪界 黒マントの謎 #Kiki Kaikai: Kuro Manto no Nazo #Tengo Project #nintendo

[moontoon]

Nostalgia, let’s go! 🎮

#Pocky & Rocky Reshrined #Pocky & Rocky #Nintendo #Nintendo Switch

[satoshi-mochida]

Pocky & Rocky Reshrined releases today for the PS4 and Switch.

#Pocky & Rocky Reshrined #Pocky and Rocky Reshrined #Pocky and Rocky #KiKi KaiKai #Natsume #Natsume Atari #Taito Corporation #Getting this digitally later.

[thesplintering]

Several ININ Games Coming To Xbox

Several ININ Games Coming To Xbox | #retrogaming #Xbox #retrogames #Gaming #XboxLive

Publisher ININ Games recently announced that six of its titles are finally coming to Microsoft platforms on 7 December, with more planned for early next year. The games are already available on Nintendo Switch and PlayStation. Here’s the list so far: Pocky & Rocky: Reshrined Panorama Cotton Cotton 100% Clockwork Aquario ULTRACORE Irem Collection 1 Here’s the official breakdown of each…

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#Clockwork Aquario #Cotton #Featured #ININ Games #Pocky and Rocky Reshrined #ULTRACORE #Xbox

[gamesline]

Rose reviewed Pocky and Rocky Reshrined and found it a solid way to revisit the classic game.

#reshrined #pocky and rocky #pocky and rocky reshrined #video games #review

[abobobo]

Cover art for Kiki Kaikai: Kuro Manto no Nazo, aka Pocky and Rocky Reshrined, by Yoshitoh Asari. Asari also illustrated the cover for Kiki Kaikai on Super Famicom. (Source)

#Kiki Kaikai: Kuro Manto no Nazo #Tengo Project #Natsume #2022 #illustrations #cover art #Yoshitoh Asari #Kiki Kaikai

[rakumel]

Comparing the intro to Pocky and Rocky (1994, left) with Pocky and Rocky Reshrined (2022, right)

Bonus:

#pocky and rocky #pocky and rocky reshrined #raku plays her faves #raku plays her faves: pocky and rocky #I honestly don't remember what the boss was doing when it made the heart