Reviews

New Game is an amusing enough slice of life work-com that I'm admittedly a bit biased toward because I do 3D modeling ostensibly in the game industry for a living, so the accurate background details showing 3D modeling and texturing were right up my alley. There are some good game industry culture bits, like the airsoft guns in the office reminding me of many a nerf battle, but unless you're really invested in game development it's otherwise just a pretty okay slice of life gag series.

The characters are fun and I enjoyed their interactions, but truthfully not a lot actually happens. Most episodes are pretty firmly set the protagonist's cubicle and visually it does get a bit repetitive to look at. The artwork and character designs are good, but visually it never really goes above and beyond and while there are some scenes in and around town, it's kind of like watching The Office if the titular office was even smaller. The gags are cute, but nothing was really gut-bustingly funny, but at the same time I think it's meant to be more of a pleasant background noise kind of show and it succeeds at that. I certaainly don't regret binging the first season over the weekend and I never felt put off of it or bored, I just wish they dug a bit more into the actual work at times.