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The first game has its charm, but it's the game I go back and play the least. Ran is my personal favorite, though it's not hard to see why people love Shura so much. It is the most polished of the franchise and has multiple paths. I don't like a lot of the bosses though. The soundtrack for Shura...

I think Rushing Beat X possibly has me in hostage mode. I keep finding reasons to go back and play thinking I am done. The combat keeps drawing me back, despite its flaws. Partially (the first 5-8 minutes) looking at 1CC run only inspired me to do better and try what the other person did. I...

I managed to beat Shura difficulty with Lord J this time. I was able to get through most of the game okay, because of his high damage output. I actually managed to beat my old score which has Kaluha now in second place. 184K+ points. I do not recommend playing on this mode though. I spent about...

My Kaluha playthrough on Normal Free Mode is done. She is fun character, but her play style really reveals the problems with the game. Certain later enemies are over powered as fuck, and have a lot of health. Her being the fragile speedster and weakest the characters doesn't help. Kazan is a...

I did another run in RBX as Wendy this time. I stuck with Normal Free Mode. Wendy has sauce too, but no infinites like nearly the entire cast. It doesn't matter much, because she can cause huge damage. She is my favorite of two female characters, but it's not surprising as she is my favorite in...

I did another round of Rushing Beat X. This time on Free Mode, Hard Difficulty. I chose Kazhan. Well started as Kahlua for the first two stages, but she is way too weak in terms of power and health. She and Kazhan are both fragile speedster, but he can still take way more hits than her. Wendy...

The game has its problems, but I wouldn't call it half cooked. Troubled and jank in a few areas, but that is pretty much always been the norm for this franchise. Even with Shura taken into account. Were you on Steam, or PS5/Switch 2 by any chance? Sucks that happened though. I never encountered...

If you're talking about the second and third game, that's more understandable, but the first game really has not much going for it. I literally just played the first game to completion yesterday. Even then, the second game has its really cheap moments and jank. All these games drag way too long...

I still have no desire to purchase RR, even on a deep sale.

You are pretty much correct on all the fronts. It's what I mentioned to him earlier. RBX is a decent time, but I can't blame people for waiting on a deeper sale. I got it because I expected a fun and decent time. It was a bit better than I expected, but there's that occasional jank. I'm still...

City connection released a patch update yesterday.

Some more reviews are popping up now. https://www.metacritic.com/game/rushing-beat-x-return-of-brawl-brothers/ https://www.thesixthaxis.com/2026/03/24/rushing-beat-x-return-of-brawl-brothers-review-blast-from-the-past/...

For repeat playthroughs, you can actually get through the game pretty fast. I ignore most of the optional rooms. Though I do admit the game drags in some parts. The SNES trilogy it's still the worst with the pacing. They tended to drag too and had much more limited enemy variety. I am more so...

Matt McMuscles is liking this game right now. He also played the Western versions of Rushing Beat as well. He should have just stuck with the Japanese versions for a better time, but not the end of the world. I did story mode this time, but on Easy just to see the differences. There is not...

Yeah, I get a bit further and I quit on Shura. I think you still get a lot of continues, but you die in about 2-4 hits depending on who you're playing as. I will just stick with Easy or Normal to get through the fights faster. Not worth the hardest difficulty and glad there's not achievement for it.

Not really when it's coming from the main man, Hideki Kamiya himself. I decided to try Shura difficulty, and so far things don't seem too different. I was able to get through the first stage without much trouble, but I did notice then we have a bit more health. They still die pretty fast...

VJ is both or one or the other, depending on what you're doing at that moment, so it definitely counts as a brawler. You're still mostly beating up bad guys throughout the majority of the campaign. With a shmup section in the middle. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viewtiful_Joe_(video_game)

What? VJ is just as 2.5D as Street Fighter IV, V, & VI. I know they have those special camera angles for certain moves and/or cinematics, but you're mainly on a single plane. I know Joe has mach speed and can use that attack to hit things in the background, or vice versa, but that definitely...

Ok then. So what you're saying also applies to games like Double Dragon Revive and Double Dragon Neon then too. While something like Viewtiful Joe is strictly 2.5D, because there is no three axis movement in gameplay.

The TakeOver 2 comes out this September.