284: Button City

What this episode covers

Button City is a cute (you might even say wholesome) adventure game about an adorable fox and his animal friends in a dayglow 90’s nostalgia infused world, trying to protect their local arcade from an uncaring real estate developer. Unfortunately, it’s also… not very good.   Nate and I had a chat about what this promising game got right, and why it ultimately failed to move us. We also have a chat about the Wholesome Direct where this game was featured heavily, and wrap up with a fun What’s Making Us Happy This Week segment. The Short Game is supported directly by our listeners on Patreon! Supporters at any level get access to our Discord, where we discuss games, plan episodes, and talk about what we are playing in real time. You can also support us by writing a review on Apple Podcasts! You can follow our show on Twitter at @_shortgame Your hosts this week were: Raygan Kelly – @raygankNate Heininger – @natestl (00:00) - Button City (03:42) - …we don’t like it (32:37) - Wholesome Games (49:13) - Wrap Up (54:37) - What’s Making Us Happy This Week (54:50) - Nate - Schmigadoon! (01:01:49) - Raygan - Repairing a Macintosh SE (01:08:34) - Outro

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