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

WayTooManyGamesLeo Faria

7/10

Arc System Works have been on a roll as of late. Between the releases of River City Girls, the Switch versions of Guilty Gear XX and BlazBlue, as well as the announcement of a brand new mainline Guilty Gear for next year, the Japanese company has been on great shape as of late. They are steadily alternating between big releases, small but interesting titles, as well as Switch ports. Their latest release is the nonsensically long-named Stay Cool, Kobayashi-san!: A River City Ransom Story, a ga...

GameSpewRichard Seagrave

5/10

While some will no doubt find enjoyment in beating up goons in Stay Cool, Kobayashi-san!, most will find it overly repetitive and a tad too obscure. With its basic combat, small pool of enemies and often unfair bosses, there’s little here to pull Stay Cool, Kobayashi-san! out of mediocrity. Its saving grace is that it’s relatively cheap, so you won’t feel too let down by its short running time should you decide to take the plunge.

Nintendo World ReportJoel A. DeWitte

5/10

And that carries through the entire experience. There are threads of interesting ideas weaved within, but largely don’t compliment each other or get sewn into a more cohesive larger picture. Stuff like the swapping of allies in battle could have been more compelling or the diverse move set could have been more effective in a better game, but this is not that better game.

RPGamerZack Webster

The Kunio-kun series gets a new entry from Arc System Works with Stay Cool, Kobayashi-san! Unfortunately, rather than providing an exciting new River City story, it doesn't do all that much of anything.

Pure NintendoHarrison Milfeld

4/10

I will admit right off the bat that the Kunio-kun series of games is something I have only been really familiar with because of the River City moniker. For year