Hardcore Gaming 101

A remake of a 1995 PC98/Windows game, Pixygarden is a simulation game where you raise fairy-like Pixies. These Pixies have properties of the four elements – Earth, Wind, Fire, and Water – with many different evolutions based on their stats, more than twenty in total. You can pick from five gardens, each favorable for certain

It could have been anything, really. Maybe it was series fatigue, or just the general slump fighting games went through in the mid 2000s. It could have been mismanagement from Konami, who ended up acquiring Hudson Soft around the game’s release. Maybe, just maybe, Bloody Roar 4 just wasn’t that good, and people took notice.

Although it lacks a proper number at the end, Primal Fury is very much a proper sequel to BR3, with the only thing carrying over being some of the stages. It’s also the first Bloody Roar to never get an arcade version, making it a permanent console exclusive. Primal Fury is almost universally considered the

Two brand new HG101 books are out now! Ys and Other Falcom Classics We love Falcom here at HG101, especially classic Falcom, with all of its Yuzo Koshiro FM synth and high powered PC Engine redbook tunes. The Guide to Japanese Role-Playing Games introduces the company, while this book explores them in even greater detail.

Bloody Roar 3 is the game where the series really starts to feel like it’s really hitting its stride. It has some rough edges, however, which make it feel more like a prototype for the later Primal Fury. The new changes make for a game that certainly feels different from the previous game, and it