Fallen City Brawl

If you like brawlers and are looking for a pretty good homage to Final Fight BUT ESPECIALLY Streets Of Rage 2, here you go. The presentation is very solid and while I didn't personally love the music, it feels very appropriate for Fallen City Brawl. That being said, there are a few issues worth mentioning. Your gameplay experience can vary wildly based on the character you play as. My first time playing was as Iron Jackson which ended with me hitting a game over at the first boss. So I started again as Sgt. Clay and was able to play through to the end in one sitting. In my experience, speed was absolutely the advantage here. I'm interested in trying to play through it a few more times to see what is really different between the characters but I think you should be aware that depending on your play style, you can have a really bad time, depeinding on who you choose to play as. Honestly, I was able to largely breeze through it as Sgt. Clay. And I'm really not very good at these types of games. Additionally, it is a rather short experience. We're talking like, 30-45 minutes. When I arrived at the ending, it definitely felt more than a bit anti-climactic. If you measure your entertainment value by time played, depending on how you play, you may feel a bit underwhelmed. There's also a few weird things with the hitboxes where it definitely felt like I should have been hitting enemies and was absolutely missing them. While it primarily happened when the characters were on the ground, it did happen when I was standing and throwing punches. In fact, I'd sometimes be on top of a character, throwing a punch and it would miss after connecting with the first one. Suffice to say, it felt a bit janky at times. Still, I enjoyed it quite a lot and while it's definitely not an AAA brawler, it was never going to be given its humble roots and I think that if you enjoy this type of experience, it's worth checking out to see if it's your thing.

The game plays very well, and that's the most important thing. The graphics have their own character, although you might not like them. The music drives the gameplay, and the sounds do the job. There are a few things that could be improved, including a few missing sounds, but the game has its own identity. I recommend it 👍