Promise Mascot Agency is an escape from life’s headaches
Plus, emulation as entertainment unto itself
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Promise Mascot Agency is like running errands on a cool summer day, the radio blasting killer tunes and a good friend riding shotgun. Justin and Plante talk about what makes this a great example of a “chore game.” Plus, the dastardly duo discuss emulation. Because nobody can stop them!
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Promise Mascot Agency, Paradise Killer
Movies discussed:
Severance, A Minecraft Movie, Scarecrow
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Going from "what if you were an exiled detective/member of a blood cult that uses mass sacrifice to maintain power" to "what if you ran a mascot agency exclusively consisting of eccentric cryptids" seems about right for Kaizen Game Works. Beyond excited to play this game!
I have a few building game suggestions that the person who asked can take a look at!
Vintage Story is a take on the Minecraft voxel game with more in depth building tools. It has a creative mode so you can build freestyle
Planet Zoo and Planet Coaster have some great customization and building tools for designing very intricate landscapes
Tiny Glade is a great little game that just lets you build castles and ruins.
Summer House and Townscaper, also in the same vein as tiny Glade
A throwback from my childhood is Blockland, a Lego style building game where you are the size of a minifig
And finally i think The Sims 4 has really good building tools, just type motherlode in the console a few times and you can build to your hearts content. Also it's free!