Test: Ganryû2: The Underprepared Swordsman Kojiro Hakuba

Ganryu, does this affect you? maybe not. No one’s going to argue against you, since it’s a relatively secret title, released by Visco in the final hours of Neo Geo’s glorious career, whose history will be easier to keep in Breakers Revenge or Neo Drift Out. In short, it’s not ideal for the neo-vintage revival that’s been happening so often in recent years. However, Storybird studio seems to have some affection for it, as the French developer even offered him Ganryû 2: Descendants of Hakuma Kojirô. A sequel betting on the experience of the era, without preciousness, refusing to make any sacrifices to modernity – not even the prudent shader. To borrow a popular adage from a famous string of French chansonniers in the 90s: “Too refined is a sin”. So be it, will we find its laconic 2D somewhat dated charm and rub shoulders with its MVS terminal requirements, gobbling five coins without the slightest sympathy for the daroney commuting to and from the tobacconist heart in order to scrape off the change. Any resemblance to the true story is obviously coincidence.