These are all faithfully recreated here, although we do feel like the game is enticing players by featuring the fairies prominently in its marketing material. The Cotton franchise has always stood out thanks to the cute design of its main character, the scantily clad fairies, and the incredible enemy designs.
Together, the pair sets off on an adventure to restore Queen Velvet’s sanity and deal with the threat of an army of monsters in the North. Thinking it’s a piece of candy, Cotton attempts to eat it, but after she spits it out disgustedly, Silk seizes her chance to convince Cotton to join her cause. During Silk’s attempt to dispose of the willow, she’s interrupted by Cotton. Her strange behavior worries fairies Silk and Knit, who decide that they should get rid of the willow. She is apparently under the influence of a strange willow that appeared in the castle’s garden. Panorama Cotton’s story sees Queen Velvet acting strangely. We had to turn elsewhere to find context. It’s a different situation for Panorama Cotton, however, as everything makes very little sense without the text.
This doesn’t matter all that much for Cotton 100%, as it’s a rethread of the simple story we got in Cotton Reboot, with the titular witch driven by her desire for sweets. There is information that you can gather from the sprite art that displays during these scenes, but all text is presented in Japanese. While there certainly *are* story elements present here, it’s difficult to follow the narrative as neither game’s cutscenes received a translation. So how do Cotton 100% and Panorama Cotton hold up three decades later? Given the relative obscurity and rarity of these games, having them so readily available is a treat for retro enthusiasts.
The titles were released simultaneously on the eShop and both provide their own specific twist on the cute-’em-up formula that cemented the franchise. Just a few months ago, we got Cotton Reboot and now Cotton 100% and Panorama Cotton join the lineup. With the Cotton franchise celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, ININ Games saw an opportunity to bring the adventures of the titular candy-obsessed witch to the Switch.
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