![]() ![]() ![]() It has good characters, and good writing that is occasionally funny. Screenshot: Button Cityīutton City is exactly what I wanted: a wholesome game about growing up in the 90s, but you’re an animal. There are other quirks that are irksome throughout, like extended dialogue sections where you have to go between two characters, or dialogue prompts that don’t intuitively match up. ![]() This goes for every single thing in the game, and it’s just not smooth at all. Every time you interact with something, however, there is a finicky moment when Fennel has to position himself just right to interact. While you’re not playing one of the three arcade minigames, you walk around in an isometric view interacting with objects, meeting characters, etc. Playing Button City can be a little annoying. There aren’t just issues with bugs, however. Since playing these games is integral to some plot points, it was a bit frustrating to have my cute animal game interrupted by bugs. reVolution Racer was frequently missing my opponent’s car, and Prisma Beats would often get stuck so I’d be unable to hit any of the notes, though I couldn’t fail, either. I didn’t go into Button City expecting the highest quality minigames, but it was the bugs and performance issues that I had trouble with. It’s set up like a team versus team style game, but it’s purely single player with your in-game friends playing on your team-which makes you almost forget that they’re just “bots.” reVolution Racer is a simple racing game, and Prisma Beats is a Dance Dance Revolution style game-and they’re both incredibly rudimentary. Gobabots is a sort of Killer Queen meets DOTA style game where you have to collect fruit to make the largest smoothie. There are three arcade games that play an important role in Button City: Gobabots, reVolution Racer, and Prisma Beats. As someone who grew up in the 90s, Button City pressed all the right nostalgic buttons while fulfilling my need for comforting cuteness. As a game about arcade games, I was even a bit surprised to find that not only are there playable arcade games, but sometimes they serve as integral parts of the story. What ensues is a surprisingly vulnerable, but always wholesome, story about a group of kids trying to protect the thing they love. As Fennel you meet a group of new friends who bond over the fierce competition around Gobabots, Button City arcade’s newest craze. It’s sickly cute-you play as a young fox named Fennel as he navigates through the social complexities of 90’s adolescence and arcade games. And while I’m happy to say it does elicit those fuzzy feelings, its gameplay is a little frustrating.īutton City is a narrative-driven adventure game. Button City, while not in the same genre, definitely gave off the same vibe as Animal Crossing did when I first saw it. Animal Crossing is one that immediately comes to mind, and perhaps its surge in popularity has paved the way for more feel good games, or maybe I’ve just noticed them more after spending so many mental health hours on my island. You never knew where a quest would lead or what reward awaited you and that mystery was enticing.I’m extremely partial to wholesome games-games that you can wrap yourself in like a blanket of good feelings. This also personally incentivized me to dig into side quests in the hopes of getting a cosmetic reward because what can I say? I’m a sucker for cute things. Getting to dig into the sim elements of Button City were some of my favorite aspects of the experience, from earning new clothes to getting items to decorate my room. Side characters are notably odd, yet lovable, which compels me to go beyond the main quests and end each day with a bit of exploration before heading off to bed to progress the story further. Its world lore also supports this cuteness with some quirky details like the Mart Mart keeping a food called carrot dogs in stock. Like a kid at a carnival, I marveled at everything happening around me. Between bright pastels, cute animal characters, and sharply shaped cookies, the art direction is simultaneously cozy and awe-inspiring. Button City’s look had the biggest impact on me.
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