箱庭小駅伝 (2024)

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"箱庭小駅伝" is, wow... it's like a really badly done football manager/fantasy football game, except about athletic track meets. Discus? Shot put? High jump? Long jump? Triathlon? No no no, just running. This is the video game equivalent of that episode of Simpsons where they went to the box factory, and the kids ask if they could at least see a competely assembled box, but were told no, because the boxes are finished at a different factory. This is basically just a lame spreadsheet. It barely qualifies as a game. There's no English translation for the game, but that's okay. The language of bad games is universal. I think Japan could do a lot better here, though... I mean, Japan gave us Pokemon, Zelda and Mario.... and now this. I guess it's good to stay grounded sometimes and remind people Japan is capable of great mediocrity, too. This has some really mediocre looking graphics that will understandably be a turn off for a lot of gamers, and it's a big contributor to the failure of the game to attract gamers despite having no up-front cost. Gaming is a primarily visual medium, and if developers want to succeed, they must understand that it's not an area for compromise. You…

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