Underplayed Gems

Yoshinoya (2004)

Yoshinoya cover
Publisher
Success
Platforms
PlayStation 2
Genres
Simulator
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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 breezy, low-stakes button-matching rhythm of taking orders and serving beef bowls in a fast-food counter loop.

casualrepetitivelightheartedmethodicalbutton-pressinglicensedstraightforwardarcade-style

About

Restaurant simulation/action game, licensed by the Japanese Yoshinoya "beef bowl" chain. You play as an employee, taking and fulfilling orders behind the counter, which involves pushing buttons according to what dishes people order.

Screenshots

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