The core gameplay may be a clone of Momotarō Dentetsu, (not monopoly, mario party or fortune street)
but they do add some really cool elements like teaming up with monster and bosses you can fight co-op with other players.
But much like Momotarō Dentetsu, it can get EXTREMLY snowball-y, the rich are rewarded with tons of free money, and the poor may find themselves not just unable to buy houses, but activly hunted down and punished by npc monsters.
The default game mode is '99 years' and at 12 turns for one year, that's 1,188 turns, it's similar to Dokapon or a TTRPG, and is made to be played over multiple sessions.
But they give you the option for play with as low as 3 years, (36 turns) and there's even a mode preset with 3 turns and larger starting money and payouts to get the game rolling faster, this is the mode I tried, however even though it laster over 2 hours, I still felt like this mode did not really help with the game's pacing much. Without being able to move around the board enough to collect the needed resources, (both monster with helpful effects AND properties) there was not much we could do in terms of counter-play, so it just kinda devolved into just rushing for the goal for the big cash reward.
The game may be based on a super complex 30+ year old digital board game, but it lacks the tools to help you understand how to actually use the systems, then the 'quick play' mode that I'd argue most new players would try first, is REALLY not optimised for this game format, I don't think this is a bad game per-say, fans of Momotaro Dentetsu or other long form kind punishing board games may enjoy this, but good luck finding others who are willing to commit.
It has a lot of cool ideas, but I feel like both the presentation, monster, bosses, customization and unlocks all kinda feel a little undercooked.
And the lack of options to adjust how we play is frustrating too, (like disabling punishing loosing players, while buffing those that are ahead.)
But then again, short of importing an asia-english copy of Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban!"
As an english speaker, this is your only option for experining this formula.
