![]() ![]() ![]() Unfortunately, not only is Rogue Corps not like classic Contra, in some regards, it seems to be aggressively antithetical to what you would think Contra is about. There are several levels Rogue Corps fails on – one of them is that of being a good game, but I would have even taken a poor game if it meant I got some of that spirit of classic Contra. And hey, they had the original creator of the franchise on board, so surely Konami would deliver, right? I didn’t need it to be the best looking or most ambitious game. In fact, the announcement of a new entry in the series made me excited, and even after widespread skepticism following its E3 debut, I was on board with it. I love Contra a lot, and I am reiterating this point to establish that I didn’t set out to hate Rogue Corps. I love Contra so much that when Konami announced their classic collections earlier this year, Contra‘s was the one I was excited for the most. ![]() I love Contra so much that to this day, it’s my favorite Konami franchise, yes, over Metal Gear or Silent Hill. I’ve continued to love Contra through the years. It was extremely difficult, but extremely fun, and the shlocky science fiction setup made it feel like a playable cartoon. One of my earliest gaming memories is of me playing Contra on an old Nintendo, with my brother, or my cousin, or my friends. ![]()
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