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CRISIS CORE REUNION makes an old story feel brand-new
By Kerry Brunskill
KONAMI'S GAME RETURNED WITH A FRESH COAT OF PAINT IN 2025
A VANGUARD FOR THE FIRST ERA OF 32-BIT RPGS, YOSHITAKA MURAYAMA AND JUNKO KAWANO’S SUIKODEN PROVED THE STRONG FOUNDATION ESTABLISHED BY POPULAR 16-BIT CONSOLE RPGS AND BOLSTERED IT WITH NEW METHODS OF COMBAT, A STRIKING POLITICALLY DRIVEN NARRATIVE, AND AN ARMY’S WORTH OF RECRUITABLE CHARACTERS
IN A GAME FILLED WITH HORROR CLICHÉS, THIS ONE NATURALLY BEGINS ON A DARK AND STORMY NIGHT, WHEN A COUPLE OF KIDS ENTER AN ABANDONED MANSION. JOIN US AS WE TOO STEP INSIDE THE SPLATTERHOUSE – AND IF YOU’RE FEELING FAINT, JUST KEEP REPEATING, “IT’S ONLY A VIDEOGAME… ONLY A VIDEOGAME…”
TIME TO CONFRONT YOUR DEMONS
TARGET: TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY. MISSION PARAMETERS: CREATE THE VIDEOGAME TIE-IN THIS DEFINING ACTION MOVIE TRULY DESERVES, IN AUTHENTIC NINETIES FASHION. DEVELOPER: BITMAP BUREAU. WE SPEAK TO THE TEAM TO FIND OUT HOW THEY HAVE TACKLED A MISSION WORTHY OF A TERMINATOR\
OUENDAN WAS ONE OF THE EARLY IMPORT CULT HITS THAT SHOWCASED THE NINTENDO DS’ TECH WITH ITS OWN DUAL FUNCTION OF RHYTHM GAMEPLAY AND STORYTELLING WITH HOT-BLOODED EMOTIONS. WE SPEAK WITH FORMER TEAM MEMBERS OF INIS ON HOW THEY MADE THIS UNIQUE MANGA-INSPIRED CHEERLEADING GAME