Awhile back I wrote about Ganbare Inuchan, a storybook for adults about a little dog who decides to become a new wave singer. This game's incredibly charming, it won me over right away. It's silly and really funny, but it's got a great heart. It's easy to get invested in Inuchan and his friends' troubles and all their struggles in the band life. You really want to root for them.
The other thing I love is just how incredibly DIY the whole thing feels. It's a game about wanting to create art that feels like it's telling you "you can make art too" the whole time. The intentionally simple hand-drawn art, all the nods to the tools it itself was made with - it communicates that none of this is past you, and that you could make art just like this if you want to. It's a great ethos.
