so i just realized something after playing the first few episodes of this, i think the added character count tipped me off.
people say curse of the moon plays like CV3 or TMNT nes, but these are people who never played wai wai world.
wai wai world/konami world similarities
- rescue characters to add to your team? check.
- switch who you play as on the fly? got it.
- assorted upgrades to pick up through the game? of course.
hardcore space shooter mission before final stage?
- team up against OP final boss? absolutely.
it seems they took the template from the 1988 famicom game and smoothed it out a whole lot, which is just what we needed.
wai wai world was even multi-player, which made this a logical next step for curse of the moon.
once i saw this screen, i dropped what i was doing and called a friend who also dropped everything.
the multi-player mechanics aren't clunky and there's a lot of "hell yeah, teamwork" moments.