I remember playing Castle Crashers with the bois back on the xbox 360 in 2008; we were in high school and we were, for all intents and purposes, still very much children ourselves. We had a great time hacking and slashing our way through the games looney art work and enemy design. We unlocked some of the end game characters and weaponry and then, soon enough, we were on to other things. Like graduating, college, women, etc...you know, getting on with our 'real' lives.

WELL...

Fast forward 13 years and that whole 'gettin' on with my real life' thing has, oddly enough, led me to currently revisiting this title. Only this time, I'm playing it with my kid! To my disbelief, Castle Crashers has stood the test of time as one of the better couch co-op games available and provides just as many smiles in 2021 as it did in 2008.

It's oddly nostalgic to remember the times with the bois as a young pup; the hooting. hollering and high fives. Now, it's absolutely insane to me that after over a decade I'm able to get a whole new compilation of memories that are very much of joy and laughs, hoots and hollers, high fives and fist bumps with my own kiddo.

So thanks to 'The Behemoth' for creating a game that's been enjoyable to me both as a cynical, edge-lord teen and now as a loving family man.


...who knows...maybe one day I'll be playing it with my grandchildren :)

[h1]Not much of a review; more of a reflection: [/h1] I remember playing Castle Crashers with the bois back on the xbox 360 in 2008; we were in high school and we were, for all intents and purposes, still very much children ourselves. We had a great time hacking and slashing our way through the games looney art work and enemy design. We unlocked some of the end game characters and weaponry and then, soon enough, we were on to other things. Like graduating, college, women, etc...you know, getting on with our 'real' lives. WELL... Fast forward 13 years and that whole 'gettin' on with my real life' thing has, oddly enough, led me to currently revisiting this title. [b]Only this time, I'm playing it with my kid![/b] To my disbelief, Castle Crashers has stood the test of time as one of the better couch co-op games available and provides just as many smiles in 2021 as it did in 2008. It's oddly nostalgic to remember the times with the bois as a young pup; the hooting. hollering and high fives. Now, it's absolutely insane to me that after over a decade I'm able to get a whole new compilation of memories that are very much of joy and laughs, hoots and hollers, high fives and fist bumps with my own kiddo. So thanks to 'The Behemoth' for creating a game that's been enjoyable to me both as a cynical, edge-lord teen and now as a loving family man. ...who knows...maybe one day I'll be playing it with my grandchildren :)