{"id":2285,"date":"2008-04-29T23:57:24","date_gmt":"2008-04-30T06:57:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/of.jennism.com\/?p=2285"},"modified":"2008-04-30T00:26:51","modified_gmt":"2008-04-30T07:26:51","slug":"chibi-robo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/of.jennism.com\/?p=2285","title":{"rendered":"Chibi-Robo!"},"content":{"rendered":"

“So there’s this game where you water flowers and try to make the park really green! But then you have enemies that want to destroy your park!” I described Chibi-Robo: Park Patrol<\/a> to my coworkers.<\/p>\n

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Saying that, I realized how crazy it sounded. But essentially it’s the core of the next game that hooked my attention on the Nintendo DS.<\/p>\n

Chris and I would say to each other bung!<\/i>\u00e2\u20ac\u201done of the many cute sound effects of the game.<\/p>\n

Reasons why it worked for me:<\/p>\n

1. Easy recovery from mistakes.
\nThe game requires only minimal skill. Or at least, it doesn’t punish you for being unskilled. There’s no punishment for lack of skill (besides carpal tunnel). <\/p>\n

2. Gives you time to learn
\nSee number one. It doesn’t punish you for being unskilled, but rewards you for being more skillful.<\/p>\n

3. NO GAME OVER SCREEN
\nJust like number one. Ok, so I might lose some happy points, but that’s not a severe punishment like being sent to my last save point.<\/p>\n

4. The helpful NPC was only slightly annoying, but added a lot to the game
\nUnlike Zelda, the helpful NPC wasn’t that annoying. At least it didn’t say “HEY!” everywhere I went. <\/p>\n

5. Customization
\nWhere do I want to put my trampoline? Where do I want to place my cannon? Do I want blue, orange, green, or purple flowers? Where do I want to build paths and fountains? Decisions that really don’t affect the final goal of the game added to its character.<\/p>\n

6. It made me feel like I was saving the world
\nIn some odd way, I thought I was making the world more greener.<\/p>\n

Also, I love hanging out with the Pop Fizz penguins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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