Soccer-themed role-playing games aren’t as rare as you might think.The manga-inspired Captain Tsubasa, of course, has been a mainstay of the Japanese video game world dating back to the Famicom, and more recently the level 5 strategy-style Inazuma Eleven has become popular around the world. Adopt a school and take another tact legend of zeldaA fusion of the secret-filled style of the overworld with simple arcade-style footy mini-games.
You can play this mini-game locally with up to three friends if you want, but it also plays an important role in the storyline of effectively reviving the sport in a town where soccer was banned. The script is a total joke, but you’ll find yourself flicking through the text as fast as you can because there’s little in terms of a story that keeps you engaged, and it’s all gameplay revolves around kicking a ball in his Most of the loop is his dressing window.
Too many quests rely on finding Teru in a vibrant, voxel-based sandbox. Whether you’re collecting golden carrots or cleaning up an overturned trash can, this game relies heavily on Where’s Waldo-style puzzles. It doesn’t matter if you find a solution quickly. Otherwise, you’ll be running around in circles desperately looking for his last remaining MacGuffin. This wouldn’t be a big deal if the world wasn’t massively gated off limiting what you could do most of the time.
The soccer minigame isn’t great either. Computer-controlled goalkeepers are incredibly agile, and the ball often stops rolling on the edge of the box where the forwards can’t get in, thwarting second-chance opportunities. The art style is great though, blending SNES-style sprites with chunky 3D blocks. Similar to Square Enix’s HD-2D titles, but in a decidedly less effective way, it feels like a spiritual successor to his 16-bit era RPGs. live a live.
But ultimately, this game falls short of its goal. If you want a footer in the middle of the World Cup and you absolutely can’t stand a sim like FIFA 23 I think you can get some mileage out of it. leave it.
