River City Girls

“There are very obvious graphic glitches on some of the move sets and has not been fixed, (the worst being Misako's powerbomb).”

“Pretty much the only thing this game has going for it is the graphics and style.”

“This game has a very charming art style and experience but the execution is so flawed that it really is more of a burden to play than anything fun.”

“As expected, the game has no tone or atmosphere of the Japanese delinquent (yanki) culture the series is known for. The setting can't decide if it's located in Japan or the USA, and the humor is cringey. The writing is all over the place, and pretty much all characters are completely ruined, being barely recognizable as themselves from the original series.”

“The humor and voice acting are cringey again. There's an option to turn on Japanese voice acting, which is much better, but it doesn't help the poor writing and unfunny humor.”

“The original Kunio/Technos series and characters are misunderstood once again. There is no difference in the main character dialogue; it's all the same thing, no matter which character you choose to play as, which often makes the dialogue sound unnatural and breaks character.”

“The result is slow, cautious, and boring grinding that ruins the pace of the game.”

“Combine this with the often clunky controls and what feels like unfair hits and you will find yourself taking damage unless you play extremely slow and cautiously while still taking frequent deaths, grinding your funds into the ground making it all but impossible to save up for those high priced moves at the dojo.”

“The worst thing about it is that enemies are painfully slow to kill and leveling up does literally nothing - even the first location enemies will require quite a few hits with the most powerful punches before they go down, even after grinding to about 20th level.”

“The secret characters Riki and Kunio add nothing to the story's replayability, since they are not in the story when you play as them, nor can you see them in the stores when shopping.”

“The creators thought this would be funny, but all it does is make you hate the game and affect replayability when you are playing what the story portrays your characters to be crazy stalkers.”

“The story and characters were compelling, it didn't feel like there was an ulterior motive for the main characters being female, but there really isn't much replay value.”

“This game is dogshit, could have been cool, but as it is the only good thing it has is character designs. Aside from that, it's pretty bad. I know it's based on an ancient game, but because of the plot and style, it's obvious they weren't aiming directly at those nostalgia players that used to play the original games, so there was no point in sticking to all the bad things an old game had.”

“I'll say it again, the style and character designs are all there is to this game. Don't buy it; it's not worth it.”

“At the introductory price, it's best to get it as a Kunio fan or maybe someone who likes the character designs and isn't too fussy about the combat or the half-baked storytelling.”

“The technical implementation is poor: you can encounter visual glitches caused by incorrect depth checks; there are lots of places where you would not be able to pick up weapons, probably, when you are inside a cutscene trigger; the camera movement occasionally leaves one character off-screen.”

“Glad they fixed the glitches on PC compared to Xbox where I lost all my data and the second time lost all my moves.”

“I have encountered a few bugs and glitches, like I don't respawn on the rooftop against a certain boss, and if you accidentally call an assist while you grab a new assist and try to recruit them both, enemies freeze on screen and nothing happens.”

“Rcg has such a light atmosphere that their delusional, aggressively possessive mindsets are obviously being played for laughs, but nothing about it earns a laugh.”

“As expected, the game has no tone or atmosphere of the Japanese delinquent (yanki) culture the series is known for; the setting can't decide if it's located in Japan or the USA, voice acting and humor is cringey, the writing is all over the place, and pretty much all characters are completely ruined, being barely recognizable as themselves from the original series.”

“The wacky atmosphere throughout every aspect of Rcg was just a joy to experience throughout.”

“Nothing was learned from RCG1's mistakes - the game is poorly optimized, running at 30fps and having terrible input lag. There are bugs and broken scripts everywhere, the flow of the game lacks dynamism, and it feels like a drag. The original Kunio/Technos series and characters are misunderstood once again. The dialogue is repetitive, making it sound unnatural and breaking character. The humor and voice acting are cringey, and while there's an option for Japanese voice acting, it doesn't help the poor writing. Enemies are frustratingly designed, often getting behind the player in unnatural ways, and bosses are too easy but gimmicky. Hitboxes and perspective are wonky, leading to frequent falls into pits. Optional quests are a waste of time, and while the new music is okay, it's forgettable due to the reuse of tracks from RCG1.”

“The game suffers from poor optimization, with performance issues like low frame rates and significant input lag. The overall experience is marred by bugs and a lack of engaging gameplay dynamics.”

“The voice acting performances are decent, but the absence of a Japanese voice acting option may disappoint some players.”