A lot of people(ranging in age) have this very odd way of talking to each other through these stupid text emojis. People on this game can be huge jerks to each other for no reason. I could argue it has changed people's minds in a bad way. The people are either toxic, impudent, or both, all thanks to when they opened chat. It doesn't hold up to this day, it looks better in 1996 or something. The animation itself could've been better, especially from Disney in 2003. The pig looks okay, but animals like the monkey and ESPECIALLY the cat are just so generic and uncomfortable to look at. Couldn't this game have been more creative with that? The animal toon designs range from cheap to irritating to look at. Even The Mingler and Two-Face have the same head shape. The Name Dropper and Number Cruncher also have the same head shape. The Telemarketer and the Spin Doctor have the exact same head and body, and so does the Short Change and Cold Caller! The Bloodsucker and Mover & Shaker have the same outline, the Yesman, Glad Hander, and Hollywood all have the same face. Yet, a lot of them are just reused for another. Some things look okay like some of the designs of the robots are kind of unique. That's one thing, something I also have to criticize is the animation of the game. Should kids be the ones to murder hardworking people in a factory? If the game even does have some kind of moral to it, it's completely lost, confused, and possibly even offensive to hardworking people with kids. Do we really want to have a world where children go into an office building and throw squirt guns and pies everywhere? That's a good way to get grounded(or worse). And, I'm sorry, this is a serious flaw of the game. I almost feel like someone in production of the game wanted revenge on an adult from their childhood that tried to manipulate them and make them completely aware of the work field and how it'll affect their lives. It's almost like the game shines kids away from the reality of growing up and adapting, trying to convey the idea that you have to stay a kid while also dismissing the workfield, something they shouldn't even be introduced to yet. Most parents do not try manipulate their kids at such a young age, they only want them to be themselves and have fun before they grow up and realize they have to be like the robots in this game. Not only is this whole setup, which yes I did like the creativity about it but not itself, confused, but it is completely appalling as it can give the kids the mindset that adults are the enemy. OK, is the game trying to convey the message of just be a kid? You can, you can be a kid, because you're not old enough to work. Well, hey, the reality is that when you grow up, you HAVE to get into the work field yourself. It portrays adults like they are nothing but unemotional workaholics who only want you to grow up to be like them. Here's the thing, when you're a kid, you are not supposed to be concerned about the business world, but the game makes it appear like you have to be because you have to fight back at it. Where do I began with the terribles things about this game? Let me just say that people only scratch the surface about this game, because one of the biggest issues I have with it is the main point of the game: to fight the robots. To get the good elements out of the way, the game is creative with its setup and can have some original designs with the robots(yea, yea I know they're "cogs") and soundtrack. Many elements of it rub me the wrong way to where it gets me really angry. I'll be very honest.looking back at this game over half a year of not playing it, I think Toontown in general is a terrible game.
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