6 Games That Tried Way Too Hard to Be Edgy

Bomberman: Act Zero

Bomberman is a cute little fellow; he always has been. That, however, is not always enough for publisher Konami. In an attempt to reach way too far for a new audience, the dumpster fire known as Bomberman Act: Zero was spawned.

The cute little bomber was no more, instead replaced by a hyper-gritty cyborg monstrosity. Naturally, in order to up the edginess, they gave him a robot claw for whatever reason, and a big scar along the eye socket in his mask. He’s see some things, I guess?

It didn’t help that the game itself was just a horrifically slow and bleak version of your standard Bomberman game. This is truly the darkest timeline that Bomberman likely wishes to forget.