(September 9, 2022 at 11:22 am)Angrboda Wrote:(September 9, 2022 at 10:33 am)emjay Wrote: Garden Paws on PC. This seems like a real hidden gem in the Stardew-esque 'cozy' game genre... glad I stumbled upon it. It's a cute 3D farming, mining, fishing, gathering, building, and exploring game set in a beautiful lush and verdant open world. I'm totally addicted now, as it has that grindy, incremental achievement feel that I love about these sorts of games... endless fetch quests and that sense of gradually working towards multiple goals, building up your business empire, whatever it may be.
Compared to other games of this genre it has a few USPs. One is it's take on the whole 'shipping bin' concept familiar in these sorts of games... a bin in which you dump anything you want to sell and it would sell overnight... in this game there is no shipping bin but instead an actual shop... or more like a stall... where you have to lay out a limited number of items for sale, then open and close the shop and physically man the cash register, or pay by commission an assistant to do it. I appreciate this as a much more involved take on the shipping bin that makes you really have to think about what to sell to make the best use of your time and space, as well as giving you plenty to grind towards in the sense of saving up to buy a bigger shop or a more convenient hiring post for the assistant. Another USP - for me at least; I know some people like it - is that it has a lot less dialogue than most games, and no relationship mechanic which personally I always found a bit tiresome in these sorts of games, so in this one, no need to run around giving everyone gifts to improve your relationship with them.
I think this game's gonna keep me going for months, there just seems so much content. So highly recommend this if you're looking for a very relaxed and chill, go at your own pace and choose your own adventure kind of game. The cutesy graphics might be a bit offputting to some... ie your character and the NPCs are all cute animals... but beyond that there is a very rich and vibrant game as far as I can tell so far.
Disney is coming out with a Stardew Valley like game, called Dreamlight Valley. It's basically Stardew Valley with Disney characters and it's only $30. I'll probably wait for a sale, but I'm tempted. I never got into Stardew Valley or the similar Graveyard Keeper, but slap a bunch of Disney on it and that's a different story.
Yeah, thanks for the heads-up. I noticed that game and wondered if it might be this genre but hadn't looked into it yet, but it was next on my list to look at. I hope you like it if you do get it... it's very hard to put into words what's so special about these sorts of games, I guess you just need to play it to see, but then I guess you could say the same about any game.
