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Good Job! is a game developed by Paladin Studios and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. It was announced and released on March 26, 2020. In the game, the player controls the son of a CEO who was recently employed at their office. They must perform various tasks around the building, which can range from watering flowers to retrieving projectors. The player can also call in a second player to work with.
Gameplay
The game is a puzzle game about helping a company. The player will be told to do various tasks which will help their company like mopping the floor or retrieving a projector. The game can be played with a second player at any time.
Development
Most of the developers at Paladin Studios had played games from Nintendo, and had been trying to do a collaboration for about ten years. Nintendo's producer, Takao Nakano, played some of the company's mobile games, and believed they put care into them. A team from Nintendo met with the company in 2017, and was interested in a prototype conceptualized by Paladin Studios. Paladin Studios wanted to make a game that was easily accessible to a broad audience; they wanted a game that could be enjoyed by children and adults, as well as one that had simple controls. They decided to set the game in an office setting, as it was easily recognizable and would allow players to use common objects in surprising ways. They liked the contrast of a mundane office setting with chaotic and destructive actions.
Reception
Good Job! received "generally favorable" reviews, receiving a 78% on review aggregator Metacritic.