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

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

Released: 11/6/2019

A short while after the events of 'Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari'... Reiho High School, where the battle took place, has these Big Four, who are feared by all the others schools around. And at the top of the Big Four, reigns only one man: Masao Kobayashi. Here's one of his stories. Back in middle school, a mysterious event led him to meet a boy named Mizoguchi, who was actually a Time Regulator, going after an evil organization that has disrupted the time-space equilibrium. After finding out that Kobayashi has a hint of mysterious power in him, Mizoguchi has them set out together to take this evil organization down. So, when Kobayashi's friend gets abducted by the evil organization, He puts on a calm face while burning with rage inside. He has got to go rescue his friend and bring an end to this evil organization. ■Funny and nostalgic pixel art! When hearing 'Kunio-kun', pixel art characters is the first thing that comes to mind. Nice, cute and nostalgic pixel art.

A short while after the events of 'Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari'... Reiho High School, where the battle took place, has these Big Four, who are feared by all the others schools around. And at the top of the Big Four, reigns only one man: Masao Kobayashi. Here's one of his stories. Back in middle school, a mysterious event led him to meet a boy named Mizoguchi, who was actually a Time Regulator, going after an evil organization that has disrupted the time-space equilibrium. After finding out that Kobayashi has a hint of mysterious power in him, Mizoguchi has them set out together to take this evil organization down. So, when Kobayashi's friend gets abducted by the evil organization, He puts on a calm face while burning with rage inside. He has got to go rescue his friend and bring an end to this evil organization. ■Funny and nostalgic pixel art! When hearing 'Kunio-kun', pixel art characters is the first thing that comes to mind. Nice, cute and nostalgic pixel art.

A short while after the events of 'Downtown Nekketsu Monogatari'... Reiho High School, where the battle took place, has these Big Four, who are feared by all the others schools around. And at the top of the Big Four, reigns only one man: Masao Kobayashi. Here's one of his stories. Back in middle school, a mysterious event led him to meet a boy named Mizoguchi, who was actually a Time Regulator, going after an evil organization that has disrupted the time-space equilibrium. After finding out that Kobayashi has a hint of mysterious power in him, Mizoguchi has them set out together to take this evil organization down. So, when Kobayashi's friend gets abducted by the evil organization, He puts on a calm face while burning with rage inside. He has got to go rescue his friend and bring an end to this evil organization. ■Funny and nostalgic pixel art! When hearing 'Kunio-kun', pixel art characters is the first thing that comes to mind. Nice, cute and nostalgic pixel art.

Critics
54
Steam
39

Score Breakdown

54.0

Critic Average

10 reviews

39

Steam User Score

61 reviews

N/A

Metacritic User Score

Less than 20 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
+14.7
Metacritic Disparity
N/A
Combined Disparity
+14.7

Average of both sources

Review Timing

7 launch window (70%)3 late (30%)