Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero?

Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero?

released on Nov 20, 2008

Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero?

released on Nov 20, 2008

Prinny will be the most heart-pounding and challenging side-scrolling action game ever. Players will control an unlucky penguin dude called a Prinny and slash their way through various Netherworlds. For this tough-as-nails action game, you're given 1000 units to accomplish your mission, but even with those 1000 units you will have to use everything you find on the battlefield to survive. Lift and throw objects, stomp enemies, even pilot tanks and planes to bombard whatever gets in your way!


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Totally invested in a less stressful remaster of this game

Buen juego, divertido pero con un jefe final totalmente injusto y niveles densos de pasar. Personaje muy divertidos, con momentos y diseños muy lindo.

Mi Dark Souls. El Dark Souls de los Plataformas.
Un juego exigente y cruel donde los haya, donde la mecánica principal es que sea difícil de controlar y mueras mucho.
Está muy cuidado en detalles, con fases que cambian en apariencia, dificultad y jefes dependiendo de la hora del día en que los visites.
Sobretodo, simpático y desenfadado con el humor típico de Disgaea. No podía ser de otra forma.
Buen jueguito, le tengo cariño, pero no lo puedo recomendar de lo injusto que es.

O meu polegar direito tem mais história pra contar do que a plot inteira desse jogo...

Inferno: The Game.

Isso te pune de todas as formas possíveis, tudo tem que ser minimamente calculado.

Haja paciência, dood!


Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero? is a side-scrolling action platformer spin-off title in the popular Disgaea series. Originally released in 2008 for the PlayStation Portable and later making its way to the Nintendo Switch in 2020, the game maintains its pixelated aesthetic and seems cute and cartoony on the surface. In actuality, however, Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero? is a brutally difficult game that will test the skills of even the most seasoned platformer veteran.

The story of the game is fairly simple, players take on the role of a Prinny, a penguin-like creature, tasked with tracking down ingredients to make the Ultra Dessert for Etna, a popular demon character from Disgaea. Etna gives the 1000-member Prinny squad ten hours to track it down, threatening to kill them all should they fail. What this means for the player, however, is that you do not play as any particular Prinny, but simply one of a 1,000 tasked with gathering the ingredients. Therefore, if one Prinny should fall in battle, another simply takes its place. In terms of gameplay, this means the player has 1,000 lives to track down the Ultra Dessert ingredients throughout 10 different increasingly difficult stages, each filled with its own unique platforming challenges, enemies, and other dangers to instantly kill any Prinny foolish enough to attempt them.

Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero? is infamous for its punishing difficulty and I have to agree. Levels are filled with instant-death traps and enemies that can kill you in a single hit, the platforming requires near-perfect precision and timing to safely navigate its various environments, and boss battles are crushingly difficult typically resulting in dozens of deaths. The game is not for the faint of heart and players should be prepared for a steep learning curve and the death of hundreds of Prinny. The challenge, however, is both rewarding and frustrating, especially for those of us who relish in overcoming tough obstacles.

Overall, Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero? is a fun action platformer with brutal difficulty, decent humor, and satisfying gameplay. Its retro-inspired visuals, coupled with the punishing gameplay, make it a standout title for fans of platformers and Disgaea alike. If you're up for the challenge, Prinny is ready to put your gaming skills to the test.