Ulasan

• gamedeal user

  Oct 29, 2021

  Ah I feel bad, I wanted to like this game but it really just feels like a point and click, not much interaction and just go to one location to the other, it feels like a game I would recommend for ages 8+. It has a lot of potential and not to say I do think a good number of people could still like this game but I would recommend Stardew Valley, My Time at Portia, any of the Story of Seasons/Harvest Moon games over this one. I do hope the Developers take the feedback they have received for this game and try to make another one though!
• gamedeal user

  Feb 4, 2022

  [b]big farm story[/b] is a really enjoyable farming game if you're not looking for anything too complex. I'm sure many wouldn't find it much fun because [b]every day is the same, no seasons or timed events, nor combat[/b], but that was exactly the draw for me. can't miss out on a spring event or planting a specific thing until next spring, or an npc's birthday or other nonsense, [b]just do your thing at your own pace[/b]. the only time-sensitive quests are optional and random daily(ish) npc requests that expire after 3 days. the main story is supposed to be around 30 hours according to the devs, but [b]even with some side-content I finished in 20 hours[/b]. would've liked another chapter at least, dealing with the giant tree location, but it was still fine. besides tedious daily gifting to unlock personal npc quests, all I had left were a bunch of plot and barn upgrades, but with 32 farm plots (plus 8 in the mountains) and enough room for all 6 animal types I wasn't that keen on those anyway. every npc was lvl2 at least, I grabbed all the recipes and plants and trees and stuff, good enough. [b]movement and general animation speed is decent[/b], I really liked that [b]you can repeat the planting process[/b] instead of selecting the same seed from your bag over and over, and of course golden tools make short work of the daily grind eventually. there are a few vendor-specific tokens for recipes and special ingredients, but most of them are optional and/or decorational and you can exchange money, items and tokens between each other to some extent. fishing is also easy, just click the mouse button at the right time twice and worms are only used for fish traps. while I understand the need to limit the preservation shelf to 5 at a time, otherwise you might be less inclined to unlock all of them (I still didn't), [b]limiting basic crafting/cooking and windmill stuff to 5x is ridiculous[/b]. so is the fact that the kitchen doesn't have a working sink, but making 30 soups or 15 iron thingamajigs 5 at a time is bad. at least crafting, cooking and animal feed are instant, unlike preserves and the fertilizer in the windmill, but god forbid you could make 10 or *gasp* 20 bags at a time. good thing trees only need a bigger amount to unlock them, then only a few every few harvests. [b]plenty of settings[/b], pretty much everything you need, can even turn off annoying conversation noises, but I would've liked a toggle for the text display beep (one per sentence, not per character, thankfully), instant text display, plus a setting for ui size to get rid of a bunch of scroll bars and have more info on the screen. tracking items even if they're not part of an active quest would be useful too. [b]paid dlc is only for cosmetics and pets[/b], not relevant for me, but it's not great that [b]the game doesn't work offline, lots of server-side calculations and only a single save[/b]. I only had a brief connection issue one evening, was actually surprised how smoothly it worked, but it still shouldn't be like this, and at the very least they should provide multiple save/character slots without having to wipe your current one. I don't replay games, so again, no biggie for me, but it should be a given. another issue I had was [b]quest tracking not counting items already in the inventory[/b]. e.g. I had 10 clovers, somebody told me to give them 5, so I had to get 5 more even though I already had enough. in one instance it was explained that fresh flowers are better, fair enough, and in half the quests it worked fine (talk to npc again, dialog shows you have enough, done), but the other half was tedious. still, [b]the game scratches that specific farming/planning/organizing itch without being overly complex and not at all frustrating[/b] (except for the annoyances mentioned above), so it obviously gets a thumbs up.
• gamedeal user

  Feb 22, 2022

  I love games like Story of Seasons & Stardew Valley, but I don't love the pressure I put on myself to min max so much and complete everything as fast as possible and not miss out on anything. That's not a problem in this game as there are no time constraints and no seasons, birthdays etc. I really enjoyed playing it and I recommend it to you if you're like me and ruin the relaxing intention of games similar to this, because there's nothing you 'have to' rush towards here. It's a really pretty, sweet little game that ticked all the boxes I wanted at the time.
• gamedeal user

  Apr 20, 2022

  Probably one of the most chill farming games I've played, but be warned that it takes away a lot of the complexity involved with games like Harvest Moon and Stardew Valley. It's very point A to point B and talk to this person, then talk to that person. I've felt kind of like I'm playing a mobile game on more than one occasion, basically waiting for the "pay to unlock this" prompt to pop up - but it hasn't. Harvest Moon has been my go-to from the get go so to enjoying the simplicity of this has been surprising. You don't need to think in any capacity and that might be it's best selling point. It's wonderfully mindless if you don't have the brain power for anything else.
• gamedeal user

  May 21, 2022

  It's very fun and easy to play, however it warrants a WARNING that it straight up decieves (either trough laziness or lies) the potential customers. It's an ALWAYS ONLINE MMO, why on Earth is 'single-player' the first tag here? It's also a prettified/ufll-game-ed mobile farming game with most if not all of the mechanics taken whole-sale - you can't even move around, you just click everything and that's it - and yes, there are 'find friend' quests from the get-go and there are items aimed at multiplayer you cannot get rid of, game will randomly lag on you just because... Good game, but you need to expect a mobile farm game turned full game with all pros and cons it entails.
• ameliab

  Jun 26, 2022

  Honestly, I really wanted to say yes I recommend this game. There are a lot of good things about it. It's got a nice aesthetic, graphics are good, and it plays smoothly. The characters are cute too. But four hours in, I found myself getting frustrated at how many fetch quests were being thrown my way. How much I had to go back and forth to the same places again and again. Often within these fetch quests, there are more fetch quests. For example, running around to get the weather boxes for Nathan. It's annoying enough as it is. But when you get to the beach to find one of them, there's a crab in it, and you then have to talk to the fishermen and find a shell that the crab will live in instead of the box. But you know it can't be the first shell you find that works for the crab. Oh no no, it's not the second one either. It's the third. So you're running around fetching things so you can fetch the things you were originally asked to fetch. All of this is in an effort for the main character to find his missing grandfather. The other characters in the game are oddly chill about this. The fishermen send you on a series of fetch quests rather than just give you the information you need about your missing and possibly injured grandfather. And Matilde keeping the info about the hot air balloon to herself, thus rendering the THREE quests you have to do for Rita absolutely a useless waste of time was the final straw for me. I use a controller for gameplay, but it's not implemented well either. Half the time, I'm using the controller to move the cursor. I might as well just use a mouse. It makes choosing how many of an item to purchase difficult. And forget about putting decoration on the wall. You'll need your mouse for that. Not game breaking, but a little annoying. On menu screens where I'd expect to use the L/R buttons to switch screens, I instead have to drag the cursor over with my controller to click an arrow. Again, not game breaking. Just little details that could be refined. There are things I like about this game, but it gets lost in the fetch quests. I'll say it's worth it for the price point I bought it at (10 USD). I'd love it if this game gave you time to concentrate on the farming.
• gamedeal user

  Jul 12, 2022

  The protagonist's grandfather is missing after a storm. Together with the townspeople, they reveal various clues and unravel a mystery. Information • Gameplay consists of growing crops, taking care of animals, gathering, crafting, cooking, fishing, log chopping, stone/iron “mining” (but not in a mine), befriending characters, and fulfilling tasks. • Fishing, chopping, and “mining” involve precision hits, but I found it pretty easy. I don’t think casual players would have any trouble. • There are no seasons. All crops can be grown at any time. Some crops can only be grown in certain locations though: the farm or the mountain. • No combat whatsoever. • Time constantly moves. Pauses when in the menu, while fishing/chopping/mining, and while reading dialogue. • The game autosaves regularly. There is no manual save. • Online mode involves very minimal interaction with other players. They can improve your crops if they visit your farm. There is a chat to communicate, but if someone is verbally abusive, it’s easy to remove them. When visiting the townlet, you can see other players moving about. • There is no actual romance. Just awkward, subtle flirtation. Also, no marriage or children. Praises • Simple, but wholesome story. Bittersweet ending. • The reason the protagonist inherits the farm is actually different than the average go-to story about grandpa retiring or dying or whatever. (Though, grandpa is still involved.) • A pet corgi or pig follows the protagonist around and helps with gathering. (Other types of pets are available in DLC.) • Speaking of animals, they’re all super adorable. I love the art and animations for them. Cows (for milk), sheep (for sheep wool), and chickens (for eggs) are the typical farm animals. But there are also ducks (for feathers), angora bunnies (for fur), and alpaca (for alpaca fleece). • There is a cat. A grumpy black cat. Sadly, you cannot pet it, but you can give it many gifts. • I actually like that the game doesn’t keep track of a calendar or seasons, because it allows you to be more relaxed about getting tasks done. • There’s a decent amount of stuff to decorate your house and farm with. Complaints • Controller functionality could improve a bit. Overall, it works well enough, but for certain tasks in the game, it can be frustrating. • The characters could use a lot more character development. Increasing friendship levels after a certain point only gives the player rewards, with no new dialogue. • It’s nice to see a black francophone character and a black doctor character, but it’s still tokenism. Everyone else is white. White people have the most involvement in the main story. • The pet companion gets stuck on stuff sometimes, but luckily, there is a way to “call them” to you if that happens. (It “teleports” to you.) • There’s a quest to restore the Chestnut Meadows area, but nothing is ever done with it. • The pig pet companion is leveled up with friendship tokens, which I find really unreasonable. It takes a lot of (in-game) currency to buy friendship tokens. I got the pig as soon as I could afford to, but by the end of my game, I was still several levels away from maxing out its level. Whereas, the corgi companion had been maxed out for a long time, because it needs treats to level up. I think the idea is to encourage players to use online features (which reward friendship tokens), but I find that to be unfair, as no one is obligated to befriend anyone, so people could potentially never get to use their pig at max level. I’d recommend making the amount of friendship tokens needed to level up the pig significantly less. As far as farming sims go, it’s mediocre. However, the gameplay was still fun, so that’s why I’m not giving a negative review. If the devs improved upon the story and character development, it’d be a lot more appealing. At $20, it seems like a bit much for about 40 hours of gameplay; I’ve spent hundreds of hours on games of the same genre for about that much. That all being said, there is fun to be had with this game, but I’d get it on sale.
• gamedeal user

  Jan 29, 2023

  I don't want to see monetization in PC farming games. A couple of DLC is okay but if most of the cosmetics can't be earned in-game instead, the game quickly devalues itself. Another issue is the limited singleplayer offline support. Stop trying to bring the mobile gaming model to PC.
• gamedeal user

  Jan 29, 2023

  It gets quite boring very easily. At most I would pay €2 for this game. It's very DLC heavy while the main game you go through the story very quickly. Was able to get all achievements; though at some point I was just waiting for time to pass in the game so I could gift residents to boost the relationship. There's no way to speed up time and you cannot go to bed until noon has passed. Meh.
• gamedeal user

  Jan 30, 2023

  veri nais, almost ideal imo but i wish they'd update with more story