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Play a tanuki postman in rural Japan with Cursed To Golf creator’s next gameAnother lovely mail ‘em up
Another lovely mail ‘em up
Image credit:Denkiworks
Image credit:Denkiworks
“Tanuki” and “postman” are the two magic words to get me excited about any video game. Tanukis are cute and mischievous. Posties get to participate in adrenaline-inducing activities like meeting new people. Combine the two and that’s your pitch forProject Tanuki, the codenamed next game from the creator of the greatCursed To Golf. Check out the brief teaser below.
Project Tanuki Teaser #indiegame #japan #gamingWatch on YouTube
Project Tanuki Teaser #indiegame #japan #gaming
As you can tell from the trailer, the game has a gorgeous countryside setting and a very serious racoon dog. I’ll also take a wild swing and assume that we’ll be delivering post - unless the game’s hiding a terrifying plot twist behind its cute exterior,Bugsnax-style.
There have been a truckload of great postal delivery games in the last few years and I’m hoping that our new tanuki friend can join that package. Recent postventures have included the cottagecore platformerMail Time, the mini-open-worldLake, and the crown jewel in reverse-fetch-quest games:Death Stranding. I won’t pass up another opportunity to deliver post, though, especially when it involves meeting seemingly confused animals and a lovely cartoony countryside.
In herCursed To Golf review, Rachel said the game had “plenty of visual charm, and elements taken from its Flash game origins feel like a fun throwback.” Even though the roguelike elements were a “swing and a miss,” the game was still full of interesting ideas. I’m hoping some of those genre-bending ideas make their way into Project Tanuki.
