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"Arcade Paradise" stinks. by Mischief Maker 01/05/2024, 6:02am PST How appropriate that they added Kung Fury to Arcade Paradise, because like KF, AP presents itself as an 80s nostalgia piece, but seems to have nothing but contempt for the period. My gut told me that the games would not be to arcade quality, but the positive reviews all made these breezy comparisons to Wario Ware. My gut was correct. Not only are the games lame, but the presentation lacks the brilliant chaos of Wario Ware. Even as a pure nostalgia piece it's a dud. It can't seem to decide if it wants to have an 80s Vaporwave or a 90s Grunge style, and the two clash horribly. The games are intentionally ugly in a way no actual arcade game ever got away with, and the arcade cabinets are filthy with no option to wipe them down. Yet picking up trash, peeling off used gum wads, and plunging toilets are a core part of the gameplay loop. And the arcade is located in the most depressing corner of a filthy meatpacking district. Even the protagonist's story is uninspiring: a rich fail-child business-school-dropout trying to earn the approval of their Tywin Lannister-esque father by proving the passive income from arcade cabinets is higher than from laundry machines. If anything it's an anti-nostalgia piece. It's buggy, too. Shouda listened to my gut. NEGATIVE!

"Arcade Paradise" stinks. by Mischief Maker 01/05/2024, 6:02am PST     Re: "Arcade Paradise" stinks. by Ice Cream Jonsey 01/05/2024, 9:21am PST     They saw the scene in Half-Life 2 where the soldier makes you pick up a can NT by And said: let's make this our game 01/05/2024, 1:57pm PST