Kind of a weird game with a concept I doubt I'll ever see done in anything else again. One half of the game is the actual gameplay, while the other half is focused on Rusty's store. Here, you can buy a bunch of different baseball themed games packed with fun challenges reminiscent of those old Wii Sports challenge mini-games. Rusty's Real Deal Baseball is a unique free to play game that asks you to literally haggle down the prices of these games, which leads to a lot of witty dialogue as you slowly push Rusty further and further. Obviously there is a limit to how far down you can haggle the game prices, but it's a really charming and cute gimmick that's made a lot more fun by Rusty himself. I haven't gotten too far in but I love the writing in this game, it's gotten a fair few chuckles out of me. Unfortunately this aspect of the game can never truly be experienced as it was intended to be anymore, because the 3DS eshop has shut down. This means if you can find the DLC for the game and get it working, it'll skip over a ton of the story that you would normally get to see after buying the games. So a huge portion of the game & the overall charm has been ripped out. The games themselves are fun, pretty addictive as well, testing your focus and timing & having a lot of content to them as well. Really wish this game could get a sequel or re-release, but even then we'd see the same issue again after the Switch eShop inevitably shuts down one day.

Reviewed on Feb 22, 2024


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