Today I dove into the first season of New Game!, which certainly offered plenty to talk about. New Game! succeeds well enough as a standard slice of life, but its choice of setting means it naturally comes off a little differently from its high school-situated compatriots, and often not in flattering ways. The softening of conflict and character that tends to come along with the genre meshed pretty awkwardly with the brutal realities of game design, leading to a unique overall production. Let’s get into it!

You can check out my full review over at ANN.