Throughout Nintendo’s final Direct presentation, Bandai Namco introduced Spy x Anya: Operation Reminiscences. The sport, primarily based on the Spy x Household anime, is within the works for Swap, PlayStation 4 and 5, and PC, and it’s basically a minigame assortment starring Anya. Sure, the littlest fake member of the family is lovable sufficient to deserve her personal sport. Their adopted, prescient canine, Bond, would do nicely as a playable hero, too.

As a complete, although, Operation Reminiscences appears to be like like an appetizer of empty energy earlier than a extra substantial foremost course.

What we’ve seen to this point isn’t precisely dangerous, per se, however I’m anxious for the primary course. A brand new trailer options spirited narration from the anime’s solid as “Agent Anya-kun” will get to work. The telepathic tot workouts and cooks with Yor, feeds Uncle Yuri, takes assessments, and competes at school sports activities. Past the minigames there are enjoyable outings — or “ootings,” as Anya would say — and a bunch of household dress-up fodder. It appears innocent, cute enjoyable, and naturally, it’s timed for launch alongside the upcoming film. 

Actually, it’s a number of what you’d anticipate from an Anya-focused journey, however I’m itching to see a Spy x Household sport form up into one thing extra. I’ll take the minigames, however with each slice of life, the anime sequence delivers motion and magnificence.

Misplaced in Reminiscences

Do we’d like a sprawling motion sport to do the sequence justice? Spy x Household is ostensibly a sitcom, in spite of everything. Perhaps not this time round, however Spy x Household followers realize it options high-stakes clandestine missions in a world on the point of conflict. It additionally serves the proper recipe for awkward conditions and misunderstandings that preserve its supply materials going sturdy on a biweekly foundation. There’s room for each.

The anime adaptation is a incredible manufacturing that has WIT Studio and CloverWorks placing in main work to hit all these comedy and motion beats. Anya’s sport appears to be like a little bit easy and boring, but when it captures that spirit, then possibly that’s sufficient… for now, at the least.

Spy x Household: Operation Reminiscences hits Nintendo Swap in Japan first on December 21, sooner or later earlier than the Spy x Household Code: White film opens. The timing is ideal for a splash of fast ‘n cute, however right here’s hoping we’ll see one thing extra attention-grabbing spring from the sequence sooner or later. A western launch will comply with on Swap, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC someday in 2024.