Newcomer developer Nagai Industries Inc. has revealed its debut sport referred to as inKonbini: One Retailer. Many Tales, and it is a love letter to among the finest elements of Japan: comfort shops. No significantly, Japan’s comfort shops, whether or not it is a native mother ‘n pop place, Lawson’s (finest rooster), Household Mart (finest desserts), or 7-Eleven (finest egg salad sandos), getting into one among these is a deal with.
As somebody who simply received again from a trip in Japan, I am closely lacking these shops, conveniently situated in all places all through main cities like Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, and elsewhere. Maybe that is why InKonbini’s reveal trailer has me so excited to play this crew’s first sport; however the sport itself appears nice, too.
You play as faculty pupil Makoto Hayakawa who’s taking a break from her research to assist her aunt at a small-town comfort retailer. Nagai, which itself relies in Tokyo, describes the sport as a “meditative narrative journey/simulation sport” the place, whereas taking part in, you may uncover the enjoyment and surprise hidden behind the every day routine of a konbini employee as you have interaction in “significant conversations along with your clients and see how the tales intertwine in a fantastically rendered early Nineties setting.”
Try the inKonbini: One Retailer. Many Tales reveal trailer for your self beneath:
As you may see within the trailer above, gamers will discover their retailer, decide up clues from interactions with their setting, inventory gentle drinks, bento packing containers, sandwiches, and extra, all whereas speaking to clients all through the day. Nagai says gamers will discover rhythm within the mundane actions of a comfort retailer shift, like shelving and cleansing “to find new which means in bizarre issues.”
“Examine your clients’ buying habits and use your information of the shop’s assortment to shock them with new taste choices,” Nagai’s web site for the sport reads. “Change their bizarre routine in choice-driven dialogues and see how one can affect their lives.
“Specializing in day-to-day adventures of a comfort retailer clerk, it is an accessible and enjoyable sport tailor-made to the tastes of gamers who discover pleasure in light-hearted tales and dialogue interplay with humorous and relatable characters.”
Listed below are some extra screenshots of the sport:
As somebody who loves each Japan’s comfort tales and narrative-driven journey video games, inKonbini is a sport I am trying ahead to taking part in someday. For now, there isn’t a launch date however you may wishlist the sport on Steam. It is due out on PC, Mac, and “consoles,” though Nagai has not specified which consoles.
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