

The soccer part of the game is physics-based, and is played in a first-person perspective. Spend time getting into mischief, exploring, getting to know people, and kicking a soccer ball around. The excitement can be felt, coming off his friends and the community as a whole. Julián is a young boy at the time, living a carefree like in Quito. It’s 2001, and Ecuador has nearly qualified for the World Cup. In this case, the game is Despelote, a unique slice of life adventure about community, being young, and the magic of soccer. So when Playdate decides to publish something, it’s worth taking note.

Panic is also the company behind Playdate, that little yellow handheld console with a crank on the side. Panic is a publisher that I trust: it is the published that helped release iconic games Firewatch and Untitled Goose Game.
