There's a short story's worth of fun storytelling here involving cultists and rituals and awakened demons. But the gameplay is about solving very small mysteries a la 'Papers Please.' You're tending a plant shop and using limited reference materials to fulfill customer requests. You also need to expand your selection by interpreting mysterious messages that lead you around a game map to find and collect new plants. This is a vibe-out kind of game. Its greatest appeal is in its quietest moments. Listening to the thunderstorm outside, watering plants, reading your plant identification guide, writing out labels, organizing your collection. One quick note, on Nintendo Switch, the text is far too small to read. Even when displayed on a 65" television screen, so imagine how it appears on the hardware's own screen. You'll make perpetual use of the in-game magnifying glass. It's a wonder they didn't just make the text larger. Trying to read this game made me feel old and that's just not very nice.

Reviewed on Jan 25, 2023


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