Joshua, over at KeepThinking, emailed me recently with the idea of doing a “try this game”, where we each choose a game for the other to play and then write about the experience. I thought the idea sounded good and immediately emailed Josh back, “I’m in!”
The game Joshua picked for me to play is called Rakuen. This is a game that I’ve been aware of but have never dug any deeper. However, Rakuen looks to scratch my love of indie games, pixelated graphics, and a primary focus on story. (The game I picked for Joshua was Abzu, which he wrote about here.)
As I journey through the world of Rakuen (I am a more than a few hours in), I’m keeping the following questions in the back of my mind:
- What was Rakuen about?
- What did you enjoy about Rakuen?
- What was frustrating to you?
- What did it get you thinking about?
- Would you recommend Rakuen to someone else? Why or why not?
I will probably finish Rakuen towards the end of the month. Want to play with me? Get the game (PC & Switch) and dive in!
JohnnyBGamer 