Kisou Shinden Gen-kaiser: Comfortably clichéd

Gen is an unquestionably good and unfathomably energetic spiky-haired teen who finds himself warped to another world, and soon after this magical event—taken completely in his stride, because how else is a pure-hearted ’90s hero supposed to react—Gen-kaiser‘s lead finds himself piloting his own sword-swinging mech and off on a grand adventure with a small group of strange yet equally brave friends. TGL’s PC-98 exclusive is already throwing every ’90s cliché that’s ever existed at me before I’ve had the time to finish reading the manual. Everyone can be identified by their colour scheme, from stoic spear-wielder to dainty healing friend. Stylishly evil people will somehow escape to fight another day, probably reappearing deep within some forgotten ruins or dusty old temple. No matter how many enemies we defeat, the latest one will probably remark on my team’s unexpected strength in the same breath they express genuine surprise at their loss. Brilliant. I wouldn’t want every game to be…