Google’s Olympics-inspired RPG is way better than it needed to be • Eurogamer.net

The delayed and controversial Tokyo 2020 Olympic Video games will maintain its opening ceremony tonight – and to rejoice, Google has launched one among its greatest ever Doodle video games.

Head to the entrance web page of Google.com and you will find the Doodle Champion Island Video games accessible to play. However moderately than a fast mini-game, it is a fully-fledged 16-bit model sports activities RPG.

You play as Fortunate the Cat, and get to discover an island stuffed with sporting trials. There’s a big map to discover, quite a few secret areas to unlock and a questlog stuffed with side-quests.

There are seven sports activities on provide right here: marathon working, rugby, desk tennis, skateboarding, synchronised swimming, archery and climbing. Every has their very own enjoyable mini-game, and themed space of the map.

Inside every space are additionally quite a lot of characters to fulfill and assist, with sure accomplishments incomes you awards in a central achievements room.

There’s lots to get pleasure from right here, with loads of nods to Japanese folklore and historical past which completely match the JRPG theme. Particular person sports activities additionally get their very own anime-style introduction.

The entire thing is fantastically designed and neatly managed with simply your arrow keys and house bar. Oh, and it autosaves, so you possibly can have fast 2-minute bashes all through the day whereas doing different issues. Are you feeling Fortunate?