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Inkonbini: Slice-of-life, cozy gaming from Japan’s convenience stores

The Japan Times·Gendel Gento·about 1 month ago
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Alongside the simplified management of a convenience store, Inkonbini asks players to help a small cast of regular shoppers with not only their shopping but problems in their personal lives. | NAGAI INDUSTRIES Japan’s konbini (convenience stores) are a ubiquitous part of daily life for residents, but the stores have so many overseas admirers that tour operators offer guided jaunts through their brightly lit aisles. Now, a new game offers the chance to soak in konbini ambience in all its cozy comfort. Available from April 30, Inkonbini is the debut game by Tokyo-based indie studio Nagai Industries. It puts you in the shoes of Makoto, a college student on summer vacation who is helping out on the night shift at a branch of Honki Ponki, the konbini her aunt runs in an unnamed rural Japanese town during the 1990s.…

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