Have You Played… ReCore?

0 DAVID GODSTIME January 16, 2019

Have You Played? is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day, perhaps for all time…

Sometimes, there are game announcements that sound perfect. The creator of Mega Man and the director of Metroid Prime? Yes please. I don’t care what it’s about. Whatever it is, I want it. Then you see another trailer, and another, and you think: “Hmm… this isn’t quite what I had in mind when I imagined a Metroid Prime meets Mega Man mash-up, but I’m sure it will be brilliant anyway! It’s got to be, right? RIGHT?”

Then you play it and realise your mistake. This isn’t Metroid meets Mega Man at all. This is ReCore, and it’s one of the biggest disappointments of your entire existence.

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