Kiki Kaikai / Pocky and Rocky

[reiwamale]

Have you played these games? Do you love them? I think they're extremely cute. What do you like about them? Kiki Kaikai thread

 

[Action_Hank]

Never heard of her but do all Shrine Maidens look like her?

 

[happymasksalesman]

I don't know them much. I didn't play Japanese game had tanuki in them after Mario tanuki lore.....

 

[Stare best girl]

yep, I played the first one in PC-Engine and both SNES games they were fun

 

[Bonkers225]

Played the first one abit years ago, I enjoyed it, but never played it again after that.

 

[DanVzare]

Yep, I've played some of them. Specifically the two Pocky and Rocky games on the SNES.
Fun games, although very VERY difficult. I didn't finish a Pocky and Rocky game until last year, and even then I had to cheat a lot.

That music though. It plays in my head non-stop whenever I see anything that reminds me of the games. Which usually happened when I see anything related to Japanese shrines or Tanookis. So in other words, it plays in my head a lot.

 

[UnDubious]

I beat Pocky & Rocky 2 a few years ago. It's a game I'd thought looked cool for years, but in the end I found it disappointing. Nice graphics, I like the mini-RPG elements, but the shmup gameplay is lacking. The levels are kind of slow and boring, the bosses are a drag because of how you need to throw your partners at them to really hurt them. Oh yeah, and there's a long-ass final level on a dragon that's a real pain. It's frustrating, it never ends, it controls differently from the rest of game, and then if you lose to the final boss you have to do the whole thing again. Probably why the game left a sour taste in my mouth.

In the same genre, I think Twinkle Tale on the Genesis is a lot better.