Recent reviews by goose

If you like Stardew Valley, you'll love this game. While it's definitely lacking in a few areas (namely, building opportunities), it makes up for the satisfaction you feel when you progress in skills and organisation. I enjoy all the niche management of villagers and their jobs, and watching their little families grow (the maternity leave is seriously outrageous lol). You feel like an overworked dad running around frantically trying to get things moving a little faster (I'd say production jobs are a bit... slow. Food often goes bad before it gets cooked, and storage gets overfull as the materials don't get used fast enough)

However, I was also pleasantly surprised to enjoy the main story. The questing itself is pretty basic, with you just running between different villages or people with items or news, but the story itself was interesting and exciting, and I found myself actually wanting to learn what happens next. The protagonist of the game is also actually pretty funny! He has a great personality, and his dialogue with NPC's feels very real.

I also love the interactions you get to have with your son. They're heartwarming and fun, and it's nice to feel like you're actually shaping his young life.

Overall, this game definitely has its drawbacks. It would be nice to see more updates to building so you can spend more time doing so. I'm at a point where I've basically finished the game, so I'm just going through the motions of each season until I can play as an heir and finish off any other achievements. But I highly recommend giving it go and just enjoying it for what it is. You can easily lose a whole weekend to just "ok one more day. ok let me just do this, and then while I do that, i'll do this. ok when I finish this chapter i'll log off" which is honestly kind of nice if you just want to switch off for a while.

Relaxing and visually wonderful. A good game for a slow afternoon. Can't wait to play the next one.

Visually wonderful, but feels like a half-assed spin-off of the first game. I would still recommend it as it has a decent storyline and is a good game overall, but definitely don't play it with the first game in mind as it doesn't not do the title justice.

Overall a wonderful game. Fairly short and probably only worth getting on sale. Graphics, visuals and atmosphere are definitely its best features. Only real downside I'd say is the voice acting is a bit average - but there is an option to turn off unnecessary dialogue. Not at all scary so if you like the atmosphere of horror but don't like getting scared, then I'd definitely recommend this game. Also liked that you didn't have to use the torch all that much in order to take in all the surroundings.

Oddly existential and eerie. It's a slow, but relaxing walking simulator with a wonderful soundtrack and stunning visuals. I was a bit slow on the uptake, but eventually understood what the game was all about. I found it a bit boring at first, but it interested me just enough to keep going anyway (and the visuals were too stunning not to keep looking at). I think it targets a certain audience of gamers, but I enjoyed it all the same. Can't really complain for the price.