This game got my hopes up for a massive letdown. If I had to summarize it, it's "The Sonic '06 of Bomberman". The main meat of the game is in the campaign, something for some reason not many people come to Bomberman for. And... it's a WHOLE MESS. The gameplay loop is unique at first, but quickly becomes repetitive, with the only thing changing being the difficulty of the challenges laid before you in each world. There is also the Castle Battle aspect of story mode, which is it's OWN MESS. On one hand, the gameplay of exploring is randomly interrupted to have you protect your HQ from enemy attacks through a Castle Battle where you're on the defending side. However, you can very easily make it so it is IMPOSSIBLE for the enemy to win, even if you do NOTHING. If you do this, each time you're interrupted from exploring, it's less defending your HQ and more wasting your time for the sake of wasting time. Then there are also the Castle Battles where you and the other Bombermen on your team are on the attacking side, where the goal is to grab the "ellonite". But if anyone else on your team grabs it first, YOU LOSE. Everyone on your team has the same goal, but you only win if YOU are the person who captures the "ellonite". IT MAKES NO SENSE. Not to mention all the text the devs fell asleep on their keyboards while typing, without bothering to fix. And the villain... The villain has the most complex, and genuinely interesting and amazing backstory and motivation I've ever seen, but it's RUINED by being packaged with such a BAD campaign! Konami somehow made their sequel worse, and that's a sad sign that this series, ever since Hudson was acquired by them, is doomed. Even the best thing they added to the sequel, Louies, is battle mode exclusive, and there only exists the Green Louie. They did LOUIES an injustice... In a Bomberman game. That is a war-crime and a half. I... honestly can't even believe this game was allowed to come out like this. Like I said, this game is "the Sonic '06 of Bomberman", and that's really saying something. Anyway if you're reading this PLEASE check out "A Bomberman Journey" on Youtube if you already haven't, since it explains a LOT of my frustration.
