Senran Kagura Burst Re:Newal - Review - Tarks Gauntlet

[@DuoBeard]

DLC and no intimacy mode, it doesn’t bother me but it’s good to know the gameplay is still good

[@coreylineberry8557]

On PS4. On Steam, Intimacy is a go... As is DLC.

[@WestTownHD]

Not gonna lie, watching your review made me wanna get back to Shinovi Versus. I only did the story with Asuka's school and not the other two stories. Great review! And I might consider getting this on PC once the patches are present!

[@IxianMace]

That Phantom of the Opera song sent chills down my spine when I heard it here. It just seemed so out of place. Great review. Thanks.

[@TarksGauntlet]

The price of this game would have been fine for what this game is as a remake... but given the stuff they developed and left out, and how it brings the level of content closer to estival versus while pushing the price way over? I don't know. Feels bad man.

[@buckroger6456]

Was the ramen bowl censored in your version of the game?

[@TarksGauntlet]

@@buckroger6456 I can't say censored ramen rings any bells, do you recall where you encountered that? I can probably re-install the game and double check. If I had to guess, something like that would likely just be the result of international licensing agreements forcing them to remove a logo/product placement or something when shipping outside of japan.

[@buckroger6456]

@@TarksGauntlet it was for the eating contest. You get a pic of the 2 girls grossed out an a ramen bowl in the bottom left corner that was blurred out.

[@TarksGauntlet]

@@buckroger6456 Oh I know what you're talking about. When they blurred the food? I don't think that was censorship. You see this a lot in japan. The food was supposed to be gross. Quite often you'll see japanese games and media convey this with a joke implying its so gross or profane it can't be shown. Think of the "Dubious food" in breath of the wild, or Torhu's tail in Dragon Maids. That blurred food was just a visual gag.

[@buckroger6456]

@@TarksGauntlet ok that kind of makes sense.

[@MilkyHazard]

The fact this will problably be the last game in the franchise absolutely everyone should have bought it on release. There is nothing like Senran Kagura today.

[@Wol1427]

I feel that Senran Kagura should keep testing out different genres for the franchise. While the musou style gameplay is good, it gets old fast, and possibly overstaying it's welcome. Maybe they should do an action RPG with hub worlds and boss battles that have phases and challenge the players.

[@TarksGauntlet]

Senran Kagura could benefit greatly from more variety. Even if they just put more real boss battles in the main series it would go a long ways.

[@pancake3365]

They should have done a deep crimson remake because that game pretty much was the best game content wise, kagura and naraku were very challenging bosses and true kagura as the last boss was really really challenging also the yoma battles were awesome so if they remade that, it would be a dream come true

[@ShatteredGlass916]

Y'know, it would have been interesting to see this franschise attempt a similar gameplay to Devil May Cry or Bayonetta. Hell, they could have just tries to remake the 3D scrolling they used to do for 3DS

[@wedasantika6079]

Like Neptunia series

[@luminosity01]

PBS is the goat holy crap, it's so fun playing that game

[@samurizzy]

The lightning in this video, when you are talking to the audience was great. Thank you for the review.

[@wedasantika6079]

Is there also wall-running from Estival? Seems like new stuff in Estival like bombs, mecha and creative finisher are not in this one.

[@ElLoGGe]

Bought it yesterday on pc due to the current sale and even got some of the dlc and it plays amazingly and I believe all gripes did get patched out. Actually this might be my fav sk game right now.

[@TheBbrstanggt]

Gameplay is good but I find with each new game in the series I get bored faster. We'll see what kind of a reworked mess we end up with in Seven though. Hopefully they still find a way to make the game they wanted. Great video as usual.

[@cheekyfantasy1314]

according to some info leak (could be unrealiable) Seven was built from scratch with Burst renewal as a basis for newer effects and shaders to be used, meaning new models, new Jiggle physics, "more complex" clothes and destruction and physics (this actually could be ripped out due to Sony censorship) the gameplay itself might just be a reworked version of Burst Renewal but i am atleast excited were getting a different set of animations/attacks, i hear Mirai is getting her Weapon switching back from Deep Crimson also the Yoma nest will have a comeback in a different state (after release update) also seems like a system was being developed to interact with Characters in game using the PS4 trackpad, meaning u can flip their skirts or fondle them in game if you use it, altho this will be cut for sure with recent changes in Sony Policy

[@GramoChopin]

Lol what u expect from a ecchi fanservice type of game .

[@fierytigergaming8112]

Despite the character portraits on the UI looking crude, the game itself is actually quite fun

[@MsSaskue360]

This game was alot of fun, can't wait to play death end request tomorrow alongside steins gate elite

[@oreox1000]

sasuke270 13 I ordered the collectors edition so I'll be waiting on Death End Request. Still excited though.

[@TarksGauntlet]

Tried to get a review code for Death End but it didn't really pan out. I have good contact with Iffy, but I think I've been running into some issues getting codes because of my country atm. I got the game pre-ordered though and will be picking it up tomorrow. Really looking forward to that one.

[@ReluctantReader]

Dude you do retrospective videos on Gust! When you gonna work on one for falcom, or do one on wolfteam, Namco Tales and Star ocean.

[@Bert439]

Thanks for the indepth review! Gonna pick it up on Steam

[@TheRealityBin]

After playing through Shinovi Versus and Peach Beach Splash, while having the misfortune (imo) of watching the second anime series. I feel that there is too many characters in the series. Personally I think that they should have focused more on the original two clans as the Hebijo and Gessen clans later feel more like obstacles for the other two clans. Lacking a lot of the depth set up in the original game and original anime. Because the focus is now all over the place with so many characters (plus those added in Estival), no one really gets much spotlight. That is something the original series (anime and 3DS games) did not have much of an issue with. At least give some more screentime to new Hebijo, as they seem undercooked in the media. Gessen gets a lot of focus, but it all just seems lesser than the original two clans. I dunno, it almost feels like Shinovi should have been two seperate games. Hebijo vs. Hebijo and whatnot. It all feels a bit of a mess.

[@TarksGauntlet]

Shinovi I felt they still mostly managed the cast thanks to some better fleshed out Girls Hearts Missions giving the characters backstories, but yeah, This is a complaint I shared heavily with EV and PBS. The cast is bloated. Most character don't get enough screen time or effect the plot in any meaningful way. I'd rather have a smaller handful of characters who get a good amount of focus and screen time, than a bunch of characters who only show up to add a punchline to a scene and then exit the game forever.

[@ShatteredGlass916]

@@TarksGauntlet which is ashame that these casts have such an interesting background. From Homura having a noble good shinobi, Katsuragi's parents left her, Haruka's past involving a creepy grooming. Hell, even Jasmine's past and Hanzo's alone can be an entire game on it's own

[@rushmore0811]

Great review as always! May I suggest or request a video looking at some of the better mods for the game? I don’t have a pc capable of playing this version and always find it interesting what the modding community cooks up for different games that I like. Idk if you have time maybe down the road a bit. Either way I’ll support you anyway I can.

[@MaxRager80]

Sadly my main character wasn't introduced yet, Minori.

[@TarksGauntlet]

Yours and mine dude. Glad to see some more Minori love around. She doesn't get the attention she deserves.

[@MaxRager80]

Indeed she doesn't.

[@Makoto03]

Great detailed review. Sadly i only have a PS4. I started with Peach Beach Splash and only played Estival Versus as a main game. So i'm not too familiar with this game's story. I may still play this game eventually but it will be after a very steep price drop because of the lesser content and censorship on my particular platform.

[@TarksGauntlet]

I'm gonna try to hunt down a used copy since I already bought the game on PC and supported the devs there. I still want to keep my physical set complete.

[@yoloyolo7357]

@@TarksGauntlet what happens when you get disc rott?

[@TarksGauntlet]

@@yoloyolo7357 Well, I'll just get disc rot I guess Lol. I'd probably be dead before then, but would also have passed on or sold the collection too.

[@TheAnimatedGamer]

I kinda dont get the point burst mode since you can do infinite aerial raves when transformed

[@aaronwatson1432]

Attacks do more damage in burst mode, and if you finish off your opponent while in burst mode then you automatically strip them naked.

[@YourPlayer2]

I only have a few Senran games but have barely touched them so far. Curious to see how this remake improves upon the original though and I didn't even know it came from 3DS. Weird that it has less content? LoL nice pretty lights! Katsuragi does look interesting. Looking up the PS4 version it's not available within 250 miles of me at Best Buy so I'd probably have to have it shipped if I wanted to check out the beginning of the series here. LoL yeah that does sound awfully familiar. Weird that they just VANISH. I don't think I've ever seen that in a game I can recall? Nice review for someone who's almost completely unfamiliar!

[@wedasantika6079]

Kind of weird that Homura, Yagyu and Hibari's default underwears are the same from Versus games. I remember Homura's underwear in original Burst/Ninja Flash anime is black.

[@cemetery895]

The gameplay is good, but like you said the game was pretty short, I did everything other than 10 Gessen missions included in LE in under a week. I haven't played most of the previous games except for PBS, and even PBS is a longer game. I also think the DLC and censorship is just a bad idea, especially the DLC because there would be more content. On the good side, I actually liked using almost every character except for Haruka, she's the only oddball for me.

[@wedasantika6079]

Even shorter than SV?

[@lavantz345]

Who is your Senran Kagura waifu? Mines Minori!

[@TarksGauntlet]

Same! It's weird. I've always felt Minori was under-appreciated, but you're the second one in this comment section to bring her up!

[@lavantz345]

Tarks Gauntlet I love her friendly personality, positive attitude, and endless amount of energy. She would be a fun friend to have IRL. Also thumbs up on the good review!

[@buster3041]

Minori is my 2nd. Ryobi is top tier.

[@lavantz345]

@@buster3041 Great choices. But do you prefer flat or oppai Ryobi

[@Cruxis_Angel]

It compliments the original game but I can’t say with a straight face that it’s better. It really just feels like estival versus with a Senran 1 skin over it. The burst mechanic is pretty cool but the level design is really bad. Every stage just starts to feel like a boxed room where you fight 50 enemies before moving to the next boxed room. The beat em up sidescroller of the original just fit the levels better and it felt like they had some depth to them. Gun characters like Mirai and yagyuu felt fluid and unique in the original games but are just too slow and clunky in the versus style.

[@wedasantika6079]

Characters roster (including DLC ones) is as far as Shinovi Versus?? Don't think new characters in Estival would be in the game

[@petermidoriya9044]

I just finished the game and it was great actually but I’m a little bit confused in the story what really happened was it the hanzo girls that defeated the hebijos or was it hebijo girls that the defeated hanzo

[@aaronwatson1432]

If you play Estival Versus, you will learn that the Senran Kagura universe has multiple timelines, and that all of the endings are more or less "canon". Nevertheless, when it comes to the "true canon" of the timeline that we are following, all you really need to know is the following: 1. Hanzo and Hebijo fought 2. All 10 girls survived their fights and reconciled with their rivals. 3. During the midst of all of this, the Hebijo girls got absorbed by Orochi. 4. Asuka fought Orochi on the outside while Homura fought Orochi from the inside. 5. The battle with Orochi left Hebijo destroyed. 6. At some point before the final battle between Asuka and Homura, Homura supposedly killed Dogen (although in both the timelines that led to Shinovi Versus and the timelines that led to SK2: Deep Crimson, Dogen actually survived this attack from Homura). 7. After the battle with Orochi, due to Homura having "killed Dogen", Homura decided that she would become a renegade (knowing that she could not return to Hebijo after having killed a prominent Hebijo investor). The other Hebijo girls decided to stick with Homura and become renegades along with her.

[@petermidoriya9044]

@@aaronwatson1432 ok thanks

[@kjtj397]

But wasn’t censored...

[@TarksGauntlet]

PS4 version was.

[@mbern45]

Did you get a new camera? The quality of your videos seems to be much better in the last 2 videos.

[@TarksGauntlet]

Nah. Same camera. I think the colored lighting helps though. Biggest difference usually is just how I dial in camera settings. Sometimes I get it good... sometimes I don't haha. I guess I got lucky the last couple times.

[@thebrilliantbehemoth6860]

Awesome vid!!! Love senran kagura and i was on the fence about buying it. This helped. But on another note the awesome froppy background!!! Whered u get it?

[@TarksGauntlet]

I use "Wallpaper Engine." Its a fairly cheap software program on steam. You can download all kinds of user-made creations. Froppy is precious.

[@nuallen255]

im playing Senran Kagura: Estival Versus now, its a great game. from your review of Burst Re:Newal , its worse than EV i guess

[@yoloyolo7357]

nah, i have all the senran games and renewal is the best for combat mechanics(dashing ,parry ect) and original story mode. next best is peach beach splash

[@tiatmat_wyrm2013]

I bought the pc version for burst renewal its a shame I really wanted to get the ps4 limited edition but I don't tolerate Sony censorship.

[@2bussy]

The PC version is the definitively best version anyways, as usual.

[@OurDeepSpace]

Чудеса - там, где в них верят, и чем больше верят, тем чаще они случаются.

[@iMoondesert]

But will it come uncensored to the switch?

[@derple8524]

I hope it comes at all, we don't have to worry about censorship though

[@Павел-ч2в]

Отличное видео, спасибо за труды! )

[@damianserah]

the characters dlc are free now

[@TarksGauntlet]

IIRC they were supposed to be free for 1 week, then go back to paid, did they decide to make them perma-free?

[@TarksGauntlet]

I just checked steam. The Gessen Character set is free atm but still hasn't been out for a week yet. It will likely cost money in 2 days time. Characters like Miyabi and Yumi and their content are past their 1 free week and cost $6.69 CND a piece.

[@damianserah]

@@TarksGauntlet 12/2 to 25/2 and some clothes too store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP1023-CUSA11712_00-V4CHARA000000011

[@TarksGauntlet]

Yeah, that price isn't gonna last. This will likely be 6.69 (If not more) when its free period ends as well. That means, once you add all current DLC, the game will still have less content than EV, and cost over 20 dollars more. It's a bit of a rip comparatively.

[@cantrip7]

When you're forced to play different characters, an unbalanced cast is a boon, imo, as long as the game is designed around it. Dash canceling means you barely have to learn combo nuances. Idk how much that matters in Senran Kagura, but action games with instant dash canceling often feel... formless to me, if that makes sense.

[@TheSonic497]

Considering this isn't some online heavy based fighting game, it really doesn't matter.

[@cantrip7]

@@TheSonic497 It does matter! In the same way the physics of Mario matters even though it's not a physics puzzle platformer, action games of all kinds need to carefully consider the commitment of moves and framedata and stuff. That's like saying a poet doesn't have to know much about language because they aren't writing prose; the rules aren't as strict, the lines of execution are blurrier, but they're fundamental. In a game with dash canceling, the later attacks in combos have to offer proportional reward to their commitment. Otherwise it's just... I could go further, but I hope we can agree that game design matters in anything that requires as much continuous input as a beat-em-up.

[@TheSonic497]

@@cantrip7 Its a single player game, so there's no need to balance shit that doesn't matter. Nobody is going to complain that X character has more broken moves than other X characters, because by the end of the game, it doesn't matter what difficulty or how broken the characters are, since the game is just a cakewalk from here on out. Everything works and gets the job done, it would matter a lot more if the game turned unplayable, but since that's not the case, who fucking cares.

[@cantrip7]

@@TheSonic497 I'd rather not spend 60 bucks on mediocrity, and I don't intake media as cynically as you do. Is wanting games to be good and well designed, like, controversial? Am I saying something crazy here? Why does it being single mean it doesn't have to try? Are single player games worth less?

[@TheSonic497]

@@cantrip7 Not wanting bad games is not the point dipshit, you're just making a problem out of something that's not one to begin with. Dash cancelling has been in the games since Shinovi, and nobody complains that characters are broken, because in a single player game, who cares? It's just more power to you. If it's as problematic as you make it out to be, wouldn't there be fixes or something by this point? If anything, moves from previous games were changed, but that's probably a case from wanting to keep things somewhat different than previous hames, rather than characters needing buffs or nerfs. I can only think of one time where a character needed an update, and got it, and that was Hibari from Shinovi to Estival, since Hibari had a death combo. If it was as problematic as you make it out to be, then why are people not talking about the DLC characters. Seriously, Daidouji, Ayane, Kagura, or the Ikkitousen characters from Estival are broken beyond anything, that the main characters don't mean shit anymore. But hey, do whatever the fuck you want.

[@oreox1000]

Cheers mate.

[@yashy2x]

Minori for life

[@JediRogue]

thanks for mentioning mods. I wasnt aware that this is a possibility. good to know ^^

[@Venom-hr6nz]

Sadly Also U Can’t Play Online With Others Like The First 2 Games

[@joelpettersson9810]

Buy the ps4 version unless your realy mad about the intamisy mode. I didn't in counter enny bugs and it runs better then estival versus. My experience comes from day one

[@buckroger6456]

Burst is a fun game but it doesn't stack up to the previous games when it comes to content. Going from peach beach splash with all it's awesome cards to get an so much more then to burst felt like a big let down. Also if you look at the collectors edition you pay more an got less stuff then peach beach splash.

[@wedasantika6079]

Estival newcomers (Mikagura sisters, Jasmine and even Ryoki) are not even in this one, eh? Kind of strange since they all in PBS as well.

[@hachijospaniard5643]

Paradox Interactive DLC policies: I´m a joke to you?

[@duoname3]

Thanks for your review, i guess choose the ping pong spin-off over this one.

[@anounymosgamer]

Thanks to Sony, either play this or Estival Versus, cos they'll be the closest Senran Kagura game you'll play in a while

[@sonicxsamc]

Another Great video

[@TarksGauntlet]

Dude! I thought your channel had disappeared again! I clicked to it from my sub-bar a a while back and it brought me to some kind of "User terminated" screen. Maybe I still had your old channel in there, and that's what I clicked to but it's nice to see you're still out here.

[@sonicxsamc]

@@TarksGauntlet Ya i guess huniepop now is no longer allowed on youtube inless u posted before a date. I was censoring everything so i didnt show anything but i guess it was still against the community guidelines. Might have to stay away from Visual Novels and focus mainly on games.

[@TarksGauntlet]

@@sonicxsamc Well shit... That doesn't bode well for me. I can see someday down the line having to remove a lot of videos.... Hopefully youtube at least gives me a warning though before terminating my channel when that time comes.

[@sonicxsamc]

@@TarksGauntlet Oh they will. SOme of my old ones were good but the new ones werent. Just annoying. KZbin slowly going down hill.

[@kentstarliner5728]

Good review. Game has been patched on pc. It is most certainly worth it👍

[@cavadriolos9193]

era el mejor juego del mundo T_T .

[@ruriko8240]

Anime tits the action game lol. Admittedly, I have not played these games as I fear they will have little substance other than bouncies. I'll give this one a shot though and hope my assumption is not correct.

[@aaronwatson1432]

I know that your comment is a year old now, so I'm late but... Your assumption is not correct at all. The Senran Kagura series actually has some deep and serious lore. Sure there is fanservice mixed into it, but I honestly don't see why everyone has such a big problem with fanservice these days. I mean seriously... Who cares if you see some breasts while the girls are talking about a serious threat to the world? Whether you see the breasts or not, either way the serious plot point is still there, so I don't see why people act like fanservice takes away from the plot.

[@dredgengam4610]

@@aaronwatson1432 no, but too much fanservice can spoil a good series. It's possible.

[@RetroGamePlayers]

So Sony censors games like this? I mean compared to Dead or Alive this is still pretty tame right?

[@yoloyolo7357]

I have all the senran games and Renewal is the best for combat mechanics(dashing ,parry ect) and original story mode. Next best is Peach beach splash.

[@TarksGauntlet]

Yup! Really hoping Senran 7 uses this battle system but perhaps with a little more refinement. That is... if the game ever releases. Sadly the series creator is no longer involved.

[@yoloyolo7357]

@@TarksGauntlet Dude they were 70% done with the game in 2017 when Seven was announced ,realistically dont think it will come out ,they will probably rehash it into something else. Burst renewal was more polished and a big step in the right direction.

[@JediRogue]

hahaha I loved the part about the Anthem demo! :D

[@damascusunverse8183]

Likewise 8:09

[@Heroinedown]

How surprising, they didn't try to censor the shit outta this game with the taunting of Ibari like they did with Street fighter V Mika special attack. Just for that, I have more respect for that company than I will ever have for Capcom... that and the fact that they didn't release the game without the story mode, without most modes outside of the fights online only and all that crap. The microtransactions though would be more than enough to prevent me from getting into this game in the first place, it just looks empty.

[@TheGrumpyMunchkins]

#FranticMode Bouncy, bouncy, bouncy... lol. Not having online play seems like a big flaw in a game like this.

[@TheSonic497]

Nobody plays these games online, anyways. Peach Beach Splash was an obvious multiplayer driven game, but online has been dead for it since the start.

[@GranCenturio]

Does Senran Kagura qualifies as Waifuware?

[@ryuprimeus3719]

AND HOW OLD ARE THESE GIRLS HMMMM ????

[@TarksGauntlet]

Depends on which region you're playing tbh...

[@buster3041]

Some are legal.

[@groovywoovy4136]

I heard that their teenagers, age 16 or 17?

[@buster3041]

@@groovywoovy4136 Excluding the full grown women the oldest girl is 21 and the 2nd oldest is 18. But the rest range from 15-17.

[@awesomieRee123]

....and I'll pass. The fan service is just too much for me.

[@WindyREDPanda]

Pfft. Loser. Ya common sense Disturbs me.