A full, minimal story spoiler review of GoodFeel's so-called "Ganbare Goemon spiritual successor," Otogi Katsugeki Mameda no Bakeru: Oracle Saitarou no Sainan for the Nintendo Switch! It's been nearly 20 years since Ganbare Goemon fans had a new game in Konami's legendary series...so how does this 2023 title, Mameda no Bakeru, stack up as a surrogate?
GoodFeel was founded by Etsunobu Ebisu, who directed many classic Ganbare Goemon titles, and its staff consists of many people who made those games happen. Myself and other fans have been saying for years that they would be the best developer to revive Goemon for Konami, so it's great to see them put out a game like this for the Nintendo Switch.
Enjoy this mostly spoiler-free review, but more importantly, I hope you enjoy the game...fingers crossed that it gets an English localization and international release soon!
