Job simulator? Whats that?
I started to write this first sentence as “Japan is a country where people really love working, so I’m surprised there aren’t more games about working” but then I remembered that RPGs, as much as I love them, are quite a bit like work. Still, you’d expect more actual job simulators.Germany would buy them.
Not an RPG is Tricol’sCounter Fightfor HTC Vive. Described as a “work simulation,” this game gives me someYoshinoyavibes, but is almost certainly inspired byJob Simulator. Youworkplay (I actually typed “work” instinctively) as a chef at a ramen restaurant, fulfilling various orders of customers, who look likeMinecraftcharacters inJazzpunk-style art, including different bowls of ramen, cooking gyouza, and pouring beer.
Going through the video I was afraid it would be a standard follow-the-rules game without fail states or being able to do silly things as you’re able to inJob Simulator, such as make intentionally wrong orders or toss things. Luckily good ole Japanese shenanigans are embraced in this game, as it closes showing the player defending his station from robbers as well as hurling maneki-nekos and beer at everyone including the players personal Chinese-dress-adorned cheerleader.
UnlikeJob Simulatorthis is the only job available. I’m curious about finer details such as whether or not the working space changes based on the size of your VR play area. It’s unfair to keep comparing it toJob Simulatorbut it’s hard not to. Certainly if you have a Vive laying around and you are looking to goof off at work some more this might cure the itch.
