However, most of the main story is about what you’d expect from a kid-friendly game like this. Button City definitely has the potential to highlight these very real problems further in the story, though. They are mentioned and it’s made clear that they trouble our cast of furry friends, but that’s as far as Button City ever goes. Perhaps it’s to be expected of a family-friendly indie game, but none of these topics are explored beyond a surface level. Some of the most interesting topics introduced are disability, loneliness, and self-doubt. Although it doesn’t dive too deep into the various darker topics raised, they’re still there and manage to be thought provoking. But it’s during these quests that I realized that Button City has more substance than you might expect.Įach of your closest friends - Sorrel, Lavender, and Chive - all have their own internal struggles to overcome. Whilst trying to become the best Gobabots player possible you spend time with your friends and find out more about them. Most of Button City‘s story is light hearted and focused on friendship. I’ve certainly seen worse attempts at the game inside of a game concept. It’s not hard to win in Gobabots as the A.I isn’t that smart but for a side game that exists to compliment the main story, it’s impressive. These all have their own various strengths, weapons, and special attacks. You can take down enemies trying to deposit their own fruit to steal them and claim the points.Īs part of the story, you are given the Pinerang Gobabot to use but it’s possible to unlock up to twelve others.
The objective of Gobabots is to collect fruit from bushes and trees and deposit them in the smoothie machine in the middle of the map. With Gobabots being the focus of the story, it shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise that it’s the most fleshed-out of the three. Prisma Beats even has an extra unlockable stage which can be purchased from the in-game music shop. For side games, these are both surprisingly well made. Meanwhile, Prisma Beats is a rhythm game that shares some similarities with the Hatsune Miku series. REVolution Racer is a pastel art arcade racing game that takes inspiration from ’90s classics like Ridge Racer and Sega Rally Championship. The three available games are Gobabots, rEVolution Racer, and Prisma Beats. Given Button City‘s theme of arcade gaming, it’s only fitting that you can play some arcade games. However, the same cannot be said for each of the three playable games. Also, there is no run option, which can make going back and forth between areas unnecessarily tedious. It can get a little repetitive over time. You’ll spend most of your time in this mode searching for a particular item or character, and most objectives boil down to simple fetch quests. In the overworld, the only two available actions are: walk and interact.
A lot of the bubbly personality behind Button City surfaces during these moments. These interactions usually prompt some kind of fun response from either Fennel or the character you’re speaking to. Each area has its own characters that you can interact with as well. You warp between key areas and search them for requested items. Most of Button City‘s gameplay revolves around its slow paced narrative. After joining up with them, you work together to rise to the top and become the Gobabots champion. They aim to become the champions of Gobabots, a popular team-based competitive game. He stumbles across the local arcade and meets a group that calls themselves the Fluff Squad.
You play as Fennel, a young fox trying to make some new friends. I’m glad to say that Subliminal’s Button City falls into this category.īutton City is a colorful, low poly adventure game. Whilst not revolutionary by any means, they are pleasant and fun. These are often the titles that don’t try to do too much, understand their audience well, and leave me completely satisfied after finishing them. Fennel, being the playable character, is highlighted in bold.I have a particular soft spot for cute, wholesome indie games.
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