Attack of the Friday Monsters! A Tokyo Tale

johnny_ultimate

Do you have a 3DS, some free SD card space and €7.99? Well then get onto the eShop and download this gem!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9EfUyLIUUg

The latest in Level 5's Guild series of mini experiments, this may just be the best the series has yet offered. A captivating tale of Kaiju, childhood and a nostalgic Tokyo suburb. Rendered in the most delightfully cheery & sharp graphics (best pre-rendered backgrounds in ages), it's humourous, warm-hearted and irresistibly charming. It's easily the most singly delightful game I've played this year - another illustration of how modest, brief games like this are providing more fascinating and exciting experiences than any number of 100-hour long RPGs.

This game has a dash of Earthbound, a pinch of the Goonies, a hint of Ozu and Kore-eda, and ties it all to elegantly simple gameplay. Coming on the back of the empty bombast of Pacific Rim, its triumphantly down-to-earth celebration of all things monsters and superheroes couldn't feel any more relevant.

richymcdermott

while i was intrigued by this couple of weeks back from nintendo direct i find it hard to buy anything digitally from eshop when games are not tied to players account but the systems.

Mr E

I need a bigger SD card first. My 4gb card is full.

I'm going to get this and Kokuga next week.

Retr0gamer

I'm waiting for SMTIV so I can get $30 eshop credit but will snap it up when I do.