River City Girls - Enhanced mod (new endings, character names and more)

[@Kunio1920-kun]

I'm glad I was not the only one who didn't like the original ending. When I first saw this I had a verry big smile on my face... but, I feel the ending could be re-ritten a bit. This is how my version of the ending would be like... We find out that Godai sent the text message with the picture and it was one of Sabuko's men who kidnaped Kunio and Riki. But because Kunio and Riki have delt with the Sanwakai group before, they would have escaped the Sanwakai's capture attempt with ease. Then Misako and Kyoko do the flying kick through the window.(Ugh... this is giving me flashbacks to Renegade 3's ending on the C64. Then again the story of this game is pretty weak) Then when Misako and Kyoko find Kunio and Riki the whole bath-house scene plays out the same... but, when Kunio and Riki are getting changed they make a little joke about "finding cute girls to go out with". Misako and Kyoko are about to do the uppercut to send Kunio and Riki flying but, before they get to do that Kunio tells them that he and Riki are only joking and then Riki says"How about we all go and watch a movie" end scene cue the credits. My major problem with the game is cast of characters, there all over the place! another problem is, Misako and Kyoko's personalities (But that's another long comment for another day). Anyway, once again I am glad there are people that are as like minded as I and I hope my explanation of the re-done ending makes sense. (Now all we need is a training mode mod/patch for River city melee mach). P.S: Sorry for the long comment〜！

[@Kunio1920-kun]

Alright, if you enjoyed this game then that’s fine. Also before you comment/ reply “this is just a spin-off” I already know that, but unlike other spin-offs and western only sequels (that still keep similar themes to the originals) there is nothing like this game before to compare to. So only thing I can compare this to is all the other games in the Kunio kun series. That’s all I want to say before I start.

[@Kunio1920-kun]

Here’s the sequel comment (s) nobody asked for but it’s here! Thirty things wrong with River City Girls. (About the game in general, not this mod that fixes the (former) BS ending) 1: Why the hell is River City high Nekketsu high, it doesn’t make sense. I thought River City high was Reiho Academy.

[@Kunio1920-kun]

2: Misuzu. For fans of the main series, need I say more. For people who aren’t in the know, Misuzu is usually reserved as a sub boss character not a starting boss. Misuzu is also known for her really fast speed despite her size. So I don’t know why Waforward decided to make her slow as hell. There are more problems I could list, but that would make this drag on. (Even though this is already long)

[@Kunio1920-kun]

3: Kyoko doing a dab. Why just why, dabing was already out of fashion in 2019. 4: Why is Godai a weirdo, also where’s Gouda Tsuyoshi? It’s just not right to have Godai by himself.

[@Kunio1920-kun]

5: Hasebe and Mami. They could have chose anybody else as better antagonists. (I knew that they were going to be the final bosses the moment I saw the artwork) The thing that annoys me the most, is their personalities. Mami is so kind and sweet she wouldn’t even hurt a fly and Hasebe would fight Yamada or Todo any day before fighting Two people who are close to Kunio (and Riki). Yeah sure Hasebe might get a little jealous (as we have seen in fan art) but not become a mean girl.

[@M.F.Hafizhan]

They officially added a new, better ending just recently though.

[@M.F.Hafizhan]

to clarify, better than the original ending. I like your take on what the endings should be

[@xJeePx21]

@@M.F.Hafizhan Yep, I saw it yesterday and couldn't stop laughing because it actually happened. The new ending is a bit lazy, but still is a much welcomed addition which makes the unmodded game infinitely better. Thanks, I've updated the mod with the official 1.1 patch support. :)

[@tristama_youtube]

The sentance mixing is funny as hell, like an old YTP

[@thomasfairfield9734]

For what this is worth, I feel the game also shouldn't have turned Hasebe and Mami into queen bees, nor made Godai a creep. There were plenty of other characters to use for the jerk roles, the only reason they made Hasebe and Mami that was due to the romance rivalry, which was bullshit for the reasons you explained, but Godai, I don't even know what was up with his character. Maybe they just saw his appearance and figured he should be a creep as he has that unsettling grin, but given that Reika (the queen bee in the Japanese games) is also in with an accurate persona, clearly some people were doing research. Incidentally, Wayforward has also said Godai was who sent that text, though that never got into their new ending. As for the Japanese/English names, I think it's potentially kind of cool that this game takes place in a weird surreal land where both languages are spoken and written, and it isn't even all that unviable as actual multilingual societies exist, such as the Philipines and India. However, it's sad that nobody in the game except for Sabuko actually has a Japanese accent, to make that sort of world more believable.

[@AkiraStrix94]

I just consider this game its own thing. A fun as hell brawler that reverses the roles of the original RCR... except not really, but still a cool concept. The original ending was kind of bullshit, but I will say, after seeing the rant on that "They only dated you in one 16-bit game, that wasn't even released in the USA" being bullshit... Yeah, I did the research, but the Kunio-Kun series has very little to no continuity anyway, so the argument falls flat simply because it doesn't matter in the end. Me personally, I just stick to the River City games (the NES game, the GBA remake, Underground, and this game too), but like I said before, I just view this game as its own thing.

[@nyancat5393]

But I love creep Godai :(

[@maximumforce8275]

Ok the cutting made me chuckle

[@SimpleImprovement]

Admirable. Most likely, I'd went with this mod if the official patch wouldn't have been out since then. Because even though the chop-chop dialogue is... very homebrew, the original additional ending is... I won't even mention the lore and stuff - I'll just say the original ending doesn't reward the player at all. And the player has to complete the game twice while finding every statue in order to get it. Original ending is a cheap shot.

[@alextatakai1155]

Could you possibly add new moves for certain enemies in this mod (such as grabs)?

[@neddyf00]

I freaking love this project! Also, any chance the graphics/sprites to be possible to edit ? I would like to try something. (perhaps even giving the characters their KNB look)

[@LavaCreeperPeople]

Dead Channel That's Not Actually Dead...?

[@thesun2412]

Hi! I don't know if you even use this account anymore, but I wanted to say that I really enjoy your work!

[@becaliteodora3285]

Where are your kof97 theme remixes?(especialy chis/shermie /Orochi team themes)

[@theskyfoogle1511]

I wonder if this game is even canon seeing how it is a weird blend of the american and japanese universes

[@xJeePx21]

In the Japanese title of this game, it's called "Gaiden", which means it's a silly spinoff at best and it's not important lore-wise. To be honest, this game is one of the reasons I stopped caring about what's "canon" anymore. I think it's important to know the story of the series and its evolution to appreciate new titles which might reference the older ones, but you should separate the wheat from the chaff for yourself. Especially when a new team or a new IP holder takes over the series and messes it up beyond all recognition (and WayForward is notorious about doing this kind of thing - taking way too many liberties for the sake of nostalgia for atrocious localizations of Japanese games from the 80s/90s; it's DD Neon all over again). In the interviews I've read at the time, Adam Tierney kept saying how this game is a "canonical new entry" and how "WF learned from Arc System that Misako and Kyouko are no longer Kunio and Riki's girlfriends" (however, in one of the recent games created by ArcSys themselves, Misako, Kyouko and Miho were shown as girlfriends of Kunio, Riki and Hiroshi respectively), which sounds like complete BS to cover up their (or showing off Arc System's) incompetence about the series they misunderstood and to sell their product to the old fans of the series.

[@jonathanteles4865]

There's more Castlevania themes ?

[@TheTber123]

Nice

[@elizabethandrews8502]

KIMIPO

[@heraldodeluna2858]

XD