Underplayed Gems

Paqa (1999)

Paqa cover
Developer
Sony Computer Entertainment
Platforms
PlayStation
Genres
Simulator

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The 3D catalog: game boxes on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalog in 3D

The same catalog has a room you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real games from it when you tell them what you feel like playing. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this game is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A small, curious experience built around chatting with a stranded alien through an unconventional handheld gimmick rather than any real challenge or tension.

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About

Paqa tells the story of a little alien (Paqa) that crash into a japanese city of our planet and finds a Pocketstation, the gameplay is most a simulation game since the player will have to talk to the alien using the Pocketstation. The game makes a full use of the Pocketstation device and that makes that is not playable in any emulator...

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.