Everyone, I'm that two-dimensional otaku who can't walk when I see cute paintings. Recently, I was introduced to a management game called “Dream Town”. I originally thought it was an ordinary game about “farming for retirement”, but as soon as I opened the pop-up painting, I was so cute that I rolled on the spot🥹.
Although this game is in a realistic graffiti style, the expressions of each villain look like they came out of "Swinging Camping". Their faces are round with a little blush, and they are literally glowing when they stand in the field harvesting radishes! Residents would also wave to each other in the square, and I instantly imagined a daily drama. If I could hire Hanazawa Coriander to dub a certain character, I would be able to live forever (dreaming).
But since this is a game forum, I actually want to talk about the recent mobile game adaptation of a popular anime IP, which is said to be "restored to the original level". As a result, my blood pressure went up after playing it for three days😡.
In the original work, the protagonist group had to shout out the name of the second move every time they fought and accompanied it with a super cool painting. As a result, the game turned into automatic battle villains fighting each other. The special effects of the skills were not as good as PPT. The vertical painting reproduced the screenshots of the animation, but the battle screen was so blurry... It felt like watching the show in 480p. The most outrageous thing is that the voice actors were not changed. As a result, the dubbing speed of the plot was set at 1.5 times. My goddess's gentle voice directly turned into a "machine gun". After listening to it, I felt like "battle cry"💢.
Looking back at "Dream Town", although there is no IP blessing, the painting style is unified and full of details. For example, the sound effect of the iron pickaxe hitting the stone when mining is actually eighty-like the sound of phosphophyllite digging holes in "Gem Country". Who stole the BGM library of the production team (laughs)? Moreover, the rhythm of "operating slowly and not asking for money" reminds me of Meow Paz from "The King of Everyday Life" - he goes fishing at the beach today, exchanges supplies with his neighbors tomorrow, and occasionally finds antiques that can unlock a small theater. This is the real "restoration"! There is no need to rigidly reproduce the plot, as long as the leisurely and healing atmosphere is created, I can live in it for thirty years.
Therefore, if you are new to the game, it is recommended to play "Dream Town" first. The painting style is very healing and you can DIY your own town into the pink girly style of "Confession Executive Committee". As for those IP adaptations... I suggest you wait for the launch of the server review first. Don't be fooled by the "must-play original game" label like me. No matter how good-looking the graphics are, the combat system is a laggard and can only be used as a collection of emoji packs in your mobile phone🌚.
One last shout-out: When will there be a town DLC with the theme of "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya"! I want to put a sign with Kyon's complaints at the door of the mayor's office, and a shamisen cat at the door. It will definitely be a hundred times more realistic than the “All-Star Battle”! (๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧