Pop! Pachinko

First, to get the easy part out of the way: yeah, this is a REALLY good pachinko game. Scroll through the other reviews and you'll see that sentiment echoed over and over. The music is great. There's a surprising amount of content here too! The first time I went to the shop and saw three vinyls (these represent the levels) to unlock, I thought "oh how quaint" because I really didn't expect much more than that from this game. But then there's three more, and more after that, for a total of EIGHT unlockable levels. Each level has different shifts that are basically like different challenges or scenarios. The last note I'll leave on the gameplay, and it's something that doesn't get nearly enough attention: this game has GREAT achievement design. In classic pachinko fashion, the achievements are popping up and they're sometimes silly or unexpected and it's just fantastic to see the achievement notifications pop up over a crazy active pachinko board. Now that the gameplay is spoken for, I want to talk about THE VIBES. The entire soundtrack is a beautiful collection of city pop that immediately sets the tone and the mood. They opted to go for a very niche, ultra-specific 1988-to-1997 Ja…

Super, super excellent game. The mind bursts with the possibilities of a "magic pachinko" machine, and this game hits the nail on the head.

In the best way possible, this was exactly what I was expecting it to be. In the short time I had with it I really loved the vibe, really loved the gameplay loop, and especially loved the music!

It delivers on a true pachinko experience, with some interesting roguelike flair.

Now this is chill as ♥♥♥♥. Good music and good vibes

Really, really, really, really fun game. I enjoyed the demo and jumped on the full release as soon as I could. Runs are fun, synergies are good, the aesthetic is peak. One complaint: It lags when there's lots of balls + effects on screen. I noticed this while using lightning effects especially. It doesn't make the game unplayable, but there is a moment where it runs a few frames at a time until it catches up with itself. Doesn't affect my enjoyment of the game, but results may vary. Let's go pachinko!!