/vr/ - Retro Games

There are a few "virtual pet" raising sim-type games for the PS1, but none can really match Dig-a-Dig Pukka, a charming titled developed and published by Sony. Here you're put in charge of an adorable, mouse-like creature who explores a verdant planet in search for minerals. The game has a Pikmin-esque vibe, with scenery presented on a 2D or isometric plane and regularly interspersed with cinematics. Keeping track of your little miner's hunger, fatigue, and so on are obvious necessities, as well as hauling any treasure back to home base for examination. For the most part the game doesn't really have a language barrier so long as you're willing to click through lots of boxes of Japanese texts, though sometimes you'll encounter an obstacle that Pukka won't know how to deal with, and will have to choose the correct option through trial and error. At any rate, it's not a punishing game.