Stay Cool, Kobayashi-san!: A River City Ransom Story

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  1. TheRateDude
    Nov 8, 2019
    8
    A short game, like it's predecessor, River City Ransom (Took about 2 hours to complete my first run) but with multiple endings. You chose a character at the beginning. You can make Kobayashi's friend, boyfriend, or girlfriend, and he's fighting to rescue that character. You can play as Kobayashi, along with series regulars Kunio, & the Dragon Twins, or newcomer Mizoguchi all with their ownA short game, like it's predecessor, River City Ransom (Took about 2 hours to complete my first run) but with multiple endings. You chose a character at the beginning. You can make Kobayashi's friend, boyfriend, or girlfriend, and he's fighting to rescue that character. You can play as Kobayashi, along with series regulars Kunio, & the Dragon Twins, or newcomer Mizoguchi all with their own move set, which keeps the game from feeling stale while you play through it. You don't level up or eat food to increase your stats like in most Kunio-Kun games, but it doesn't make the game more difficult or anything. It was a fun romp and even though it's just a tedious brawler I feel myself craving it again for another ending.… Expand

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Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
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  2. Mixed: 4 out of 6
  3. Negative: 2 out of 6
  1. NintendoWorldReport
    Jan 7, 2020
    50
    There are threads of interesting ideas weaved within, but largely don’t compliment each other or get sewn into a more cohesive larger picture. Stuff like the swapping of allies in battle could have been more compelling or the diverse move set could have been more effective in a better game, but this is not that better game.
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  2. TheGamer
    Dec 15, 2019
    20
    There's no reason to bother with this game. In fact, there's already been a great River City Ransom game released this year that completely blows this out of the water. River City Girls is a fantastic game that honors the series' legacy, has amazing music and characters, and features gameplay that's actually enjoyable. Play that instead, because Stay Cool, Kobayashi-san!: A River City Ransom Story is about as far away from cool as you can get.
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  3. Cubed3
    Nov 27, 2019
    50
    Stay Cool, Kobayashi-san!: A River City Ransom Story is a mundane beat 'em up that's held aloft by a couple clever ideas. The combat is fun at first, but the doldrums set in long before completing the first of potentially many play-throughs. Some fights, particularly the finale, definitely could've used a few tweaks. Still, figuring out the fastest route to the end is really cool. It gives the adventure a tinge of replay-value. However, unless you "have" to play every game in the River City Ransom canon, then this won't catch your interest.
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