DF Retro EX: Pocky & Rocky Reshrined Review - The Retro Remake Redefined!

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Pocky and Rocky's original Japanese release on SNES was 30 years ago, but the three key figures in its development are still making games - and this year, they've gone way beyond a typical remake to create Pocky and Rocky Reshrined for Switch and PS4. The 2D action game remains just as fun to play in 2022, with its classic elements lovingly recreated for modern systems and expanded into a longer, deeper game - as John Linneman discovers.
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6 май 2022

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@BrentKilboy 2 года назад

When I was a kid, I finished Pocky and Rocky, and in the manual, they had something that said send us a pic of the credits screen and they would send a shirt. So I took a Polaroid pic I think, sent it in, and got a “Natsume Game Master” shirt!

@dark1x 2 года назад

Great news folks - I was working on this video two weeks ago and Omega Five was not available for purchase and had been delisted. Yet, out of nowhere, this month, it has returned to the Xbox store and can be purchased right now.

@jiyozer 2 года назад

just want to clarify this isn't necessarily a remake but an entire sequel. it LITERALLY is a completely new game that borrows elements and setting from the original.

@victerzian7877 2 года назад

I'll be picking up this game from GameStop tomorrow. Getting both the switch and PS4 versions. It's just a shame and disappointing, reading some of the comments of people saying they will wait for it to go on sale and this and that. I wholeheartedly support projects like this over 99% of the same AAA games that come out nowadays that feel soulless. This on the other hand feels like a true work of passion and I want the developer and the publisher to get rewarded the way they deserve to.

@yangoo007 2 года назад

Too bad the West will arrive censored, at least the Japanese version is in English

@saelesbonsazse9919 2 года назад

John is "by and large" the best reviewer on Eurogamer and ranks among the best game reviewers on any sites I know, period. We can feel your love and dedication to the medium.

@catoblepag 2 года назад

I'm so used to see cheap western development teams tackle these remakes, I didn't even consider the possibility of a team of japanese veterans creating this... but when I saw the beauty, the skill and the good (and authentically japanese) taste in reimagining the graphics for the new hardware I told myself this couldn't be another cash grab. There's so much love for the old pixel art era in this game I'm almost moved.

@franciscor390 2 года назад

John thank you for covering this absolute gem of a game, this way it can be introduced to a larger audience.

@toprem4037 2 года назад

Steam release where are you? Why is Wild Guns the only one of these games that's gotten a Steam release? I loved Pocky and Rocky back in the day

@epmode 2 года назад

Man, this looks great and it got me to finally pick up Wild Guns on Steam. I’d love to buy this and The Ninja Warriors on PC as well.

@DougS45 2 года назад

This is the kind of content that DF needs to make more of! I loved every moment of this video and now I need to go buy these games hah.

@mahrze 2 года назад

Man, my childhood in that game. Played it so much (had to rent it) iirc the store guy just ended up giving it to me the last time I rented it cuz I was the only one that played it.

@BowserZeki 2 года назад

Thanks for letting us learn about this game.

@KingSigy 2 года назад

The SNES Pocky & Rocky is one of the most underrated action games of all time. I'm very excited for this reimagining.

@wiremesh2 2 года назад

I think what's interesting about the horizontal scaling is that it matches how SNES output was on CRTs back in the day. SNES pixels were slightly wider than they were tall.

@sandwell27 2 года назад

This is the exact look I wish more studios would pursue, especially when revisiting older IP. It's like if the industry had kept advancing in 2D instead of jumping ship to polygons. I appreciate how even the UI during gameplay adheres to the pixel grid. And the near-neighbor scaling is so clean, I never would have guessed the image was stretched horizontally.

@chanhjohnnguyen1867 2 года назад

Coverage on games like this is always welcome. The usual digital foundry content is nice, but stuff like pocky and rocky adds another dimension to the channel

@FLYNN_TAGGART 2 года назад

I love seeing SNES-era (specifically 90s 2D) remasters.

@maripostal 2 года назад

I've never even heard of these games before, this looks amazing.

@B1gL3ss 2 года назад

So happy to see ya guys doing a review of a remake of one of my favorite SNES game. This remake looks really promising. Please do more content like this, thoroughly enjoyed watching it. You really hit my nostalgic nerve. Totally awesome. Thanks DF & especially John for such a KiKick-ass review!