Critical＊Hit

Critical＊Hit was a retro video game bar located in Nagoya, Japan.

01/11/2024

Thanks for 10 years, folks!
We'll see you when we see you.

29/10/2024

If you're a Suikoden fan like me, you were probably excited for Eiyuden Chronicle! I dig through the early Suikoden games to define what made them great, all...

10/07/2024

To mark the 1,213th anniversary of Byzantine emperor Nikephoros I plundering the Bulgarian capital of Pliska, we will be CLOSED in observance on Tuesday, July 23rd!
7月23日(火)は休みです！

28/06/2024

Folks! We're taking tonight off because of all the gosh-darn rain and not because Dawntrail drops in a couple hours. Stay dry and don't forget tank stance!

01/05/2024

Homage and reference can be fun, but they're not enough to prop up a game if the writing isn't there. I take a look at a couple of recent indie RPGs, their r...

01/04/2024

November 1st will mark 10 years of CRITICAL＊HIT!

Unfortunately, this milestone will inadvertently make the shop itself "retro," per the commonly accepted "10-year rule," a bizarre and arbitrary metric used by retro gamers to quantify their hobby, ostensibly for purposes of "fun."

To capitalize on trends in the retro collectible market, CRITICAL＊HIT will be shut down on November 1st and shipped to the Certified Collectibles Group in Sarasota, Florida, to be graded on a 10-point scale, and subsequently placed on auction in Sotheby's as early as 2025.

Thanks for ten years!