Promise Mascot Agency Reviews
Part management sim, part open-world adventure, this is both weird and familiar, and deeply comforting stuff.
Promise Mascot Agency is an excellent game that has a great cast of characters, a chill world to explore, and fun moments sprinkled throughout. You can complete it and get all the achievements or trophies in around 20 hours, but even after the credits roll you may just want to drive around Kaso Machi and take in the vibe of a small town with a big heart.
But above all that, Promise Mascot Agency is confident: confident in its ability to commit to its bizarre world and gameplay that defies norms with a story that is all about one fulfilling their own dreams. While playing I could feel the joy the creators had in making this world and shaping its characters. Promise Mascot Agency is unlike anything you've played before, but if you let it into your heart (and choose another platform if possible) it's an experience that will stay with you for a while to come.
A seamless meeting of real-time microeconomics, absurdist humor, amazing character work, and a thrilling mystery lands Promise Mascot Agency among my favorite games of all time.
Promise Mascot Agency is one of the most interesting games you're likely unaware of. It's got a lot of heart, it has incredible characters, and it's filled with tons of fantastic stories.
The least amicable city council meeting you've ever attended and probably the best game you'll play this year.
I have been left wanting more, but not because it didn’t deliver enough. The whole adventure was so moreishly enjoyable and the world so intriguing that I just want even more of such a good thing.
"At its heart, Promise Mascot Agency is all about the vibes."
Promise Mascot Agency’s a good time. Uniquely charming enough that it doesn’t fall into the trap of being as dry as Michi’s ideal Saturday night, but with enough rough edges that it’d need to work on itself a bit before it could run for mayor of whichever cursed town all of the truly great games inhabit.
Promise Mascot Agency is a positively zany yakuza adventure that's an unpredictable delight.
Promise Mascot Agency is a weird, flawed experience. You spend most of your time driving around this tiny town, chatting up a series of total weirdos. You’ve got a short list of tasks to complete, a lot of money to make, and a lot of fires to put out. But all of it is so engaging, so charming and fun, that you don’t mind one bit. This town is a complete, well-crafted world full of compelling characters and fascinating stories. Plus, the core gameplay loop is addictive and butter-smooth. I don’t know exactly how to recommend this game, but I can’t recommend it enough.
For the myriad of things that Promise Mascot Agency sets out to do, I never felt like it was overreaching or losing its sense of self. Every aspect of this game feels tailored to a curated experience that feels equally inspired and trailblazing its own direction. Everything comes together in an almost flawless symphony that I can't help but love.
Despite its disparate elements you've probably seen before, you've never played a game quite like Promise Mascot Agency, a game that smashes together a crime drama story, management sim mechanics, and open world exploration. While there are some rough edges and repetitive aspects, this hangs together thanks to an engrossing story, compelling progression, and unusual but likeable characters. Greater than the sum of its parts, this unique game has cult hit written all over it.
Promise Mascot Agency is a delightfully bonkers blend of Japanese crime drama, business management sim, card-battler, and open-world collect-a-thon. No aspect of the game goes very deep, but developer Kaizen Game Works has threaded the needle here, creating an engaging "lite" version of several video game subgenres.
Not only is there just so much to do in Promise Mascot Agency, but you’ll naturally want to do it. The art style and animations are equally hilarious and endearing, the music will get stuck in your head for months, and the mystery is genuinely intriguing. This is one of the best games I’ve played in years, and in large part that comes down to its immaculate vibes – funky, silly, heartfelt, and warm. My heart will always be in Kaso-Machi, and will long belong to the absolute freaks who call it home.
Promise Mascot Agency is aimless by comparison, a linear story happening around the edges of a business sim that comes dangerously close to playing itself.
Promise Mascot Agency is a genre-busting, no-holds-barred, utterly gonzo adventure and is certain to be a new favourite for many.
Promise Mascot Agency offers the most unrealistic power fantasy for today's day and age; owning and running a successful business
Driving around a spooky and mysterious Japanese town in a souped-up Kei truck is a surprising amount of fun. The business management is simple but deep enough to keep players engaged, and the gripping, mysterious story of the town will keep you engaged from start to finish.
Where to start with Promise Mascot Agency, a game in which you play as a disgraced yakuza expelled to the cursed town of Kaso-Michi, where he's ...