Viva Pinata is one of my
favorite games ever. Partially because of how brilliant it is on its own,
partially because it’s a Rare game that is proud of its heritage, but I think a
big part of why I love it so much is that it’s unique. In a generation that has
been overrun by desaturated, realistic, military shooters, the fact that Viva
Pinata, an HD console game, exists at all is nothing short of a miracle. I
don’t think it was really given the proper chance it really needed to become a
cultural phenomenon because no one exactly knew what to do with it.
But before I continue, a
history lesson…
