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'He’s tiny, dumpy and funny'
Denkiworks’ debut lets players pull off tricks and pull pints in a stunning, Japan-inspired setting
TL;DR
- Tanuki: Pon's Summer features a tanuki named Pon who is in debt and must work to repair his shrine.
- Gameplay involves delivering packages on a bike, leading to participation in various mini-games such as sumo, bartending, baseball, and fishing.
- The game's core mechanic is BMXing, inspired by titles like Tony Hawk's Pro Skater and Bomb Rush Cyberfunk.
- The development team emphasized cultural accuracy through extensive research for the game's setting and activities.
- Pon's limited emoji-based communication is a metaphor for communication barriers in early rural Japan.