darkrook
2021
Redownloaded base game and DLC on the switch and have been playing through again. Remains a fun, mindless game that triggers dopamine-fuled collection.
There seems to be a theme in Arc System Works games in which the characters become very excited about meeting samurai. And I'm here for it.
2022
A lot of fun to play and to attempt to perfect.
A very fun Arcsystem's title. The gameplay feels very smooth and easy to pick up, but with lots of variety to learn and expand on. Plus, new waifu, Kaguya, who is a delightfully twisted ara-ara girl.
This review contains spoilers
The luxary cruise liner just pulled up to the dock, which rolls credits! I still have other things I want to do though. (I'm still a single man, after all! lol)
I've been enjoying this game as a way to relax at the end of the day. I've played a bunch of Harvest Moon / Story of Seasons games before, and I've never really gotten into them. Usually the townies seem a little bland. Most of this series seems to feel like there's not enough to do to get through the day... Except for Tale of Two Towns which kept me busy but mostly by stretching me out across two towns instead of actually giving me more to do.
But Pioneers of Olive Town feels like it actually improved some of these features that didn't appeal to me. The farm is big enough and wild enough that I'm always busy. It's a casual game, but I still need to strategize which tasks I'm going to take care of on my farm. Machines have been added as part of the busywork, and a lot of the other reviews disliked their addition. But I kind of like them. The towns people feel interesting and lively in ways that I didn't see in other games.
If I'm honest, this feels more like Stardew Valley than my previous experiences with SOS, and that might have been sufficient to appeal to me in particular.
But Pioneers of Olive Town feels like it actually improved some of these features that didn't appeal to me. The farm is big enough and wild enough that I'm always busy. It's a casual game, but I still need to strategize which tasks I'm going to take care of on my farm. Machines have been added as part of the busywork, and a lot of the other reviews disliked their addition. But I kind of like them. The towns people feel interesting and lively in ways that I didn't see in other games.
If I'm honest, this feels more like Stardew Valley than my previous experiences with SOS, and that might have been sufficient to appeal to me in particular.
2023
At least it was free to try, but it wasn't...fun.
Very fun, but I'm a scary cat.
2013
An enjoyable walking sim that tells a story in a unique way.
2021
Not a deep game, but a very fun and innovative puzzle game.
2019
It's fun to play and build things, but the story and characters are pretty dull. There are a lot of options for how to engage with the world, but the world is also very jenky and buggy. But it's enjoyable jenk that wears it's low quality on it's sleeve.