Balatro stan Ben Starr loves Raccoin, and you will too

I went to arcades a lot as a kid, and the coin pusher was always one of my favorites — it’s so simple yet so satisfying to finally see a wave of coins cascading down and tickets pouring out. I was always a little reticent to reveal it as one of my favorites, as it’s the one that felt most frivolous to play, considering it essentially boils down to watching your money pile up and disappear into a pit. I’ve realized, though, that this frivolity is what makes it great — it’s a game all about chaos and excess for the sake of excess, an energy which Raccoin captures extremely well.