Honestly I’m cool with that. I don’t want to be gatekept in this game experience, as cute and wonderful as it is. I just want to support the devs for creating a cute and fun experience. Plus I’m an indie dev myself, so I have very little free time because I have goals of my own. I like thrilling action, a cute story with a beginning, middle, and end… I still have great memories of Albert proposing to me in Portia in the winter. Lolllll. This game just… speaks to me. So wholesome and cute.
i love the long story in sandrock, its very fun. i actually wish there was more, after finishing the main story I was very sad to leave the world behind
I finished Sandrock and replayed it. There is alot of plot twists that happen very suddenly and feels like the Climax of the game then suddenly its all resolved and you get to bask in the glory for at least another 20 hours fixing all the problems that have been holding the town back. after its all said i done it dosnt feel very long until i see i spent 120hrs on the game just for the first time beating it
I love Sandrock, in part because the story is long 😁 I haven't done the last part of the story yet and I have about 180 hours in already. I also really like Coral Island. I started later (not until August), but still have put in over 100 hours. I do agree that it still feels like Early Access with the incomplete quest lines and inaccessible areas which I expected to be in the full release version. The game's performance also seems worse now than it was in EA for me. People looking to buy the game may want to wait until 2024 when the game is (more) complete.
Wow, no wonder this video was stressing you to complete. I never realized how many games came out in November! Nice work in such a busy month! I like how this summary video linked to others in the description also where there were more details. I spotted a cozy idle game in the works called Rusty's Retirement. Ever seen that one?
Thank you! It was hard finding the balance between putting more hours into a game to have more things to say about it, and just getting the video done. 😅 I actually found out about Rusty's Retirement just yesterday! It looks very unique, it would probably be too much of a distraction for me to have a game running on the bottom half of my screen but I'll check it out for sure!
@@JoshGamingGarden I'm sure a game that was really thoroughly played can have a little bit more said about it, especially if it's genuine enthusiasm for how good the game is. But in general, I bet the first couple of hours are enough to get first impressions that end up continuing to speak for the whole game. That balance does seem like a fine line though. It probably takes a long time for you to get the right footage together for your voice over also!
I'm really into Coral Island right now! I'm enjoying it a lot, but I agree a lot with you. I'm really excited about the roadmap for 2024. Nice video! Love seeing all of these games 🥰
I think theres levels of cosy 1. Cosy where its mainly cosmetic and easy in difficulty I would put animal crossing here and similar games 2. Cosy but it doesn't require substantial grinding. It's still easy to get done (e.g. simple to manage) I would put roots of pacha or similar games here 3. Cosy but requires grinding and scales in difficulty I would put games like RF4 here
@sandomen123 you know what, stardew would hit point 3 for me. That mine was an enjoyable headache and theres lots of mechanisms/things to unlock. Whereas if we look at story of seasons sure they have a mine and things to unlock but for me it was easy to clear quickly (so would be 2 or lower depending on which sos game you have). Similarly even Rf5 i wouldnt put within 3 because it was easy to beat with barely any real upgrade so would stick to 2 for that one. Challenge me btw if you disagree but i did find stardew valley much more challenging than rf5
It really feels like the ease of distributing patches in this day and age has made developers, large and small, get really cavalier about releasing games that are essentially unfinished. It's really frustrating.
My Time at Sandrock turned out to be SO much better than I ever imagined. I remember playing at some point in early access and I thought "welp, that must be like 90% of the story" - turned out it wasn't even half. I think it took me about 140 hours to finish the main story (just over 1 year + 1 season in-game iirc), and it was so exciting to have a new main quest available almost every day. And then all the random events and side quests, they give so much personality to the characters and their relationships, you don't see that often. The story sure went places, but I think that was to be expected after My Time at Portia - and it just makes me even more excited for future entries that they're actually building a world with lore and they're respecting that. You, the builder, are not the center of the universe - there's also other stuff happening that is out of your control, which is always interesting. I am a bit sad that some romances are obviously a ton more fleshed out than others, but they have confirmed they're still working on many of the romance things and what's there right now is already amazing and so much better than most other social/life sims. And seeing Sandrock change over time.. ? In a way that is often subtle but after a few days in-game you're like "wait, has this always been.. wait..", even things like events and decoration being prepared over several days and not just popping into existence. Amazing!
I picked up Cuisineer on release because the art style instantly drew me in, and I do not regret it! I'm having such a fun time with it, it's just so charming! I was disappointed with Coral Island, I played early access for quite a long time, and I agree with you that the full release still feels like early access. I'm going to wait until the 2024 features are implemented somewhat before I jump back in.
I'm glad that I can still count on you to be honest about your impressions in this genre. I'm specifically talking about Coral Island. I was already interested and a glowing review from someone who shall remain nameless on here convinced me to grab it instead of waiting for a sale. I was disappointed with her (though now I know she can't be trusted) and frankly, pretty damn pissed off that the developers had the gall to call that a 1.0 release. It isn't. At all. It has the potential to be a good game, but there is a reason why I avoid early access games. Also Glad to hear that Roots of Pacha plays well on switch. I haven't bothered setting up my pc at my current apartment since losing my last one in a fire. Leaving me with the Switch and, more recently, an Xbox Series S.
I want to try Cuisiner in the future I think, it looked super cute when you streamed it. My favorite this month has been Fashion Dreamers with 40 hours in and I'm so excited for the first limited event next week. My laptop runs hot playing Sandrock and Coral Island so I think I will wait for my Steam Deck to get fixed and play them when the updates are mostly finished. Dec is going to be the month of Dlcs haha for Ddv, Fashion Dreamers, Fae Farm and Eastward! Great video though!
Yep, so many DLCs and updates next month! I believe Eastward Octopia is still just ''this winter'' though, not necessarily December unless I missed something!
Same! I'm waiting for Cuisineer to come to switch first tho since I don't have a PC/Steamdeck. XSEED replied to my comment in one of their tweets abt Cuisineer that they're planning on releasing it on switch too 🥳
I finished Sandrock in 150-160+ hours and I absolutely love when I finished the climax point of it. The story hooked me in so much ever since I played it in EA. And the ending was so wholesome that it made me tear up. It's so worth it to start it from the ground up again when I did. I'm waiting for another free update by december and it's so exciting! I opted to wait for Coral Island to add more content. I was planning on playing it when I finished Sandrock but I'm still in my Sandrock phase so I'll wait until sometime next year to play CI.
The game I most wanted to play is Coral Island but it didn't come out for Nintendo switch and I don't have a computer that supports it, I'm playing my Time at sandrock on Nintendo switch and I've been playing it for more than 200 hours and I haven't finished it yet because I want to enjoy playing it even though I'm limited with only 3 rooms for the house and the limit of objects that I can place without counting that they only upload patches for PC 😭.
I love the long story of Sandrock actually. Else, people would complain it's short. For once, it's a game where you can spend for hours and it's good for ppl that truly love it
I was really disappointed with Coral Island. I backed it way back and was looking forward to playing it with my partner but even as an avid fan of the genre, she's starting to get burnt out with all the TBDs and WIPs. I'm currently trying to get her to play Roots of Pacha cause I really like it, favorite part is how the crops and village visually improve with experience and resources. Also we can pet all the animals!
Iv done two playthroughs of sandrock, one in EA from close to the start of EA and the another that im close to completing, (just waiting for my final child to age fully then im done) in full release and honestly the game is so worth it, such an amazing game, im at 441 hours in the game ad regret none of it, love the characters, the world, the lore, its such a pact game with great writing (tho i have some gripes namley because some character story wise would have fit better to pass in the story looking at you MORT and the fact its sucha big map with such weirdly places invisible walls sometimes).
Of these games, I’ve played cuisineer, spirittea, fashion dreamer, loddlenauts and roots of pacha. Roots of Pacha is one of my favorites of all time, but for November I really enjoyed Loddlenauts and I’m almost finished with Spirittea. I agree there’s not a lot explained well in the latter. You can use your shovel to dig up books that tell you which season each spirit is from. You can also use the broom in the towel washing room to clean the bathhouse - I was in Summer before I figured that out! 😅 Cuisineer wasn’t for me. I tend to love that style of games, but the more time I played the more everything felt the same unfortunately.
I was really looking forward to Coral Island, and I was incredibly disappointed by the 1.0 release on Game Pass on my Xbox Series X. I know I'm not alone because the community is suffering all the same issues, but wow it's like they didn't play test the Xbox version at all. Broken audio, constant lag/pauses, frequent crashes or glitches, ridiculous controller deadzones that can't be changed, ugh. After fighting against the game for maybe an hour I gave up on it to wait for a patch or 5 before I try it again. I also tried out Spirittea, which sounded right up my alley, but the first mission to find every single person in town to meet them really turned me off from the game. I want to meet the townspeople slowly so I can learn their names, not have all 30 or so thrown at me at once. My Time at Sandrock has been absolutely amazing though. It took a while before my collector's edition showed up in the mail, but I've played it daily and have maybe 30 hours into it so far. After putting 160 hours into Harvest Moon: Winds of Anthos, Sandrock is really refreshing because it has so many of the QOL features I wanted Winds of Anthos to have, such as better inventory management, better time flow, more interesting characters, and tons more things to upgrade and craft. The combat is really fun as well.
This was literally my reaction with trying. Coral is on my Xbox. I gave it 1.5 hours tops myself, and then immediately gave up once I got that introduce yourself mission.
Was interested with Cuisineer but looking at it's minimum requirement i was baffled. It looks like a switch game at best yet it needs 16gb of ram at minimum, ugh 😮💨🙄
As for Spiritea I really enjoy it but....I hate the minigames. Maybe its because I'm on the Xbox but I am just no good at them, especially the fishing.
Thats actually my frustration with spirittea, I know there is a book for thr spirits but it doesn't have any info on it unless I'm missing something then in this case please lemme know 😢
I google because I got frustrated. Apparently, you have to ... spoiler ... spoiler find tomes by digging. The buyable treasuremaps help you with that, and you can see the diggable spots with your spirit vision. But I do not for the life of me understand those treasure maps. 😅
I would add a Disclaimer for the PC Version of My Time at Sandrock, only get it if your PC meets RECOMMENDED standards, not just minimum because it doesn't play well on a regular PC either (even though the graphics are still good). Games I've played this month have been Coral Island, Harvest Moon: Winds of Anthos, and Submerged (out of the cozy game genre). I recently decided to take a break from Coral Island because I REALLY want to wait for the Merfolk romance to get on it. Still enjoying Harvest Moon, but I wish I knew if my animals would be okay outside if I transferred my farm to a Winter Area. I guess they would be? I've tried finding out online, but no dice yet. I just need winter specific crops mutations to upgrade my storage lol. Submerged was a game I heard about this month, and it's been out for several years. It was on sale on the Nintendo E-shop for a couple dollars and I learned it's a cozy exploration platform. There's very little dialogue and it mostly relies on visual story telling. Story is very deep and I really enjoyed it. For a cheep game it looks amazing and plays smoothly for the most part. OH! I have tried Fae Farm since a free trial was out and I like it, but I still don't think I'll be getting the game because unlike My Time at Sandrock (which also focuses on crafting), the story isn't as engaging and yeah, the chars are one note. Plus there's still that price tag. I do still plan to get Fashion Dreamer down the line for sure, I want something to activate my creative drive. I may eventually get Roots of Patcha, but with other Farming Sims I want more like Wylde Flowers, Palia, and Sun Haven, it may be awhile. That's not even counting other games in the 2024.
I had a lot fun playing cusineer until big mamma hen thought it would be cool to kill me and i lost ingredients worth 1 hour of farming lol. Don’t like that you can not disable the inventory wipe on death, no way to recover the items besides refarming everything again. But other wise i love the game. Its cute and feels pretty good to play.
Idk why people are having issues with coral island? Literally the only glitch I have is with the TV where no matter what channel I watch it always shows the news lady but that game is so much fun! This is the first time I’m seeing people complain about it in the comments lmao. I’m literally obsesseddd
I'm pretty upset that the 1.0 release is not a true 1.0 release. I bought it in early access because I thought I'd support it and had fun in the EA. But knowing they released an updated EA version as a full release feels quite bad I'm definitely waiting for a version of the game that's completed (having a full release that has a mainstory locked behind WIP is not OK imo) But the parts that are there are definitely very enjoyable and I'm happy people are having a great time with it!
there are a lot of cozy farm games I haven't tested everything I have played games: ACNH DD valley wylde flower coral island palia fae farm haverstella my favorites based on my tastes and gameplay are: palia fae farm and wylde flowers. I'm waiting for other games to test: root of pacha sunhaven sandrock portia stardew valley dinkum.
I really love coral Island but since it doesn’t run on my pc I have to play it on Xbox. This game has more bugs than cyberpunk did in the beginning. It literally crashes every 3 ingame days. I really want to play it tho 😭
I wouldn’t buy it on the switch, I see a lot of people complain on their subreddit. They also don’t have all the content out on the consoles. I played it on pc, and it’s very fun. I really enjoy this game.
Thanks he only one I have played is coral island & i dont want to put it down. I am taking my time but plan to stop after clearing the ocean & before getting married
i really want to like my time at sankrock but i just cant both of the my time at games have been really bad experiences for me with the way they gate money its so hard to get anywhere in those games playing legitly and yan was by far the most insufferable character ive experienced in any game ever and caused me to almost drop the game many times (happy hes gone now due story reasons) and worst of all how badly it runs on the switch its by far the worst running switch game ive played im still playing and will eventually finish it but im really not enjoying me time with it it will get better with yan gone so i dont feel so forced to do every commission every day just to beat his smug butt at the start of every year so its gonna be at least alittle more relaxing now but i really hope they do more in the future to make the game more fun and rewarding make getting first place more worthwhile just 10k gol is nothing when in portia it was 100K make knowledge skills more worthwhile again the skill tree in portia was so much better and interesting elevate the money crunch so it doesnt feel like im living paycheck to paycheck and most of all get the game in a better state on the switch please...in all honesty what i would love is portia with sandrocks qol features lol
Sandrock on Switch is much worse than just bad. This game is completely unplayable at this moment and it has been a long time since its release. I must admit, I feel fooled. I bought the game and now I can't even play it. The studio releases new DLC instead of dealing with a broken game and technical issues. If you still think about buying switch port - just don't do it.
I've been having no problems with Sandrock on Switch. I have over 100 hours in. Sure, the backgrounds pop in and it takes a bit for things to load, but that's more of an aesthetics issue than is the game playable. Plus, the devs have said they are currently working on this.
@@Parasite-eve To my understanding, all switch consoles have nearly identical processing power, just different displays and battery life. Docked versus handheld might make a big difference though. Some games take quite a hit in docked mode because the console is upscaling.
I have the switch oled and Sandrock feels like a beta game. Half of the clothes, accessories don’t fit right or at all, and a lot of the quests and items do not work.
I sincerely don't understand why you continuously criticize Coral Island so harshly. I can only praise the developers for wanting to continuously give us more and more content (which is not the norm by any stretch of the mind in the gaming world). I already have invested hundreds of hours in this game, and still enjoy the content. However, I congratulate you for keeping your independence although this video is being sponsored by Humble Games.
Hi! I actually appreciate his honesty, and I guess I might not be the only one thinking this way. As far as I know, Josh does like the game, but it feels unfinished, and I get that this is disappointing after a full release. For example, I tend to wait for full releases because it's hard for me to get back into a game like this after a long pause. With the full release, I was hoping that it would be complete, but it isn't. In one of the videos he mentioned how there was one quest that you cannot even finish at the moment because it says that the content is still missing. Things like this just make it feel unfinished, sadly. But again, this doesn't make it a bad game! Edit: It just means that it might be worth waiting for an even better version of the game. Hope you understand what I mean :)
It's criticised because it was released too early. Released is supposed to equal gameplay finished. Release shouldn't have a lot of unfinished quests and roadblocks for stuff not finished yet. It should still be in early access until it's actually finished.
Thanks for the video, Josh. 🪂 I’m looking forward to your stream tonight. Does anyone know the best way to adjust the Switch camera settings for My Time at SandRock, so you are not looking at the ground constantly? I’ve only played a little bit, so I can’t comment too much on if the game is playable or not on Switch, but I am struggling with how to keep the camera looking at eye level. Any advice would be much appreciated.
I really appreciate Sandrock's super long story because once you finish it there really isn't much else in the game to keep you coming back.
So, like Portia then. I stopped playing almost immediately after beating the story in that game.
Honestly I’m cool with that. I don’t want to be gatekept in this game experience, as cute and wonderful as it is. I just want to support the devs for creating a cute and fun experience. Plus I’m an indie dev myself, so I have very little free time because I have goals of my own. I like thrilling action, a cute story with a beginning, middle, and end… I still have great memories of Albert proposing to me in Portia in the winter. Lolllll. This game just… speaks to me. So wholesome and cute.
I am close to finishing My Time at Sandrock, and you get to transform the town so much more than I'd imagined! I love that game.
I feel the same. There have been so many fun story moments!
i love the long story in sandrock, its very fun. i actually wish there was more, after finishing the main story I was very sad to leave the world behind
I absolutely love how long the storygame in Sandrock is - it has sooooo many things to do!
I finished Sandrock and replayed it. There is alot of plot twists that happen very suddenly and feels like the Climax of the game then suddenly its all resolved and you get to bask in the glory for at least another 20 hours fixing all the problems that have been holding the town back. after its all said i done it dosnt feel very long until i see i spent 120hrs on the game just for the first time beating it
I love Sandrock, in part because the story is long 😁 I haven't done the last part of the story yet and I have about 180 hours in already.
I also really like Coral Island. I started later (not until August), but still have put in over 100 hours. I do agree that it still feels like Early Access with the incomplete quest lines and inaccessible areas which I expected to be in the full release version. The game's performance also seems worse now than it was in EA for me. People looking to buy the game may want to wait until 2024 when the game is (more) complete.
Wow, no wonder this video was stressing you to complete. I never realized how many games came out in November! Nice work in such a busy month! I like how this summary video linked to others in the description also where there were more details.
I spotted a cozy idle game in the works called Rusty's Retirement. Ever seen that one?
Thank you! It was hard finding the balance between putting more hours into a game to have more things to say about it, and just getting the video done. 😅 I actually found out about Rusty's Retirement just yesterday! It looks very unique, it would probably be too much of a distraction for me to have a game running on the bottom half of my screen but I'll check it out for sure!
@@JoshGamingGarden I'm sure a game that was really thoroughly played can have a little bit more said about it, especially if it's genuine enthusiasm for how good the game is. But in general, I bet the first couple of hours are enough to get first impressions that end up continuing to speak for the whole game. That balance does seem like a fine line though. It probably takes a long time for you to get the right footage together for your voice over also!
I'm really into Coral Island right now! I'm enjoying it a lot, but I agree a lot with you. I'm really excited about the roadmap for 2024. Nice video! Love seeing all of these games 🥰
I think theres levels of cosy
1. Cosy where its mainly cosmetic and easy in difficulty
I would put animal crossing here and similar games
2. Cosy but it doesn't require substantial grinding. It's still easy to get done (e.g. simple to manage)
I would put roots of pacha or similar games here
3. Cosy but requires grinding and scales in difficulty
I would put games like RF4 here
I would love this to be implemented in future reviews for this channel. Cuz that would help so much.
Where would stardew go?
@sandomen123 you know what, stardew would hit point 3 for me. That mine was an enjoyable headache and theres lots of mechanisms/things to unlock. Whereas if we look at story of seasons sure they have a mine and things to unlock but for me it was easy to clear quickly (so would be 2 or lower depending on which sos game you have). Similarly even Rf5 i wouldnt put within 3 because it was easy to beat with barely any real upgrade so would stick to 2 for that one. Challenge me btw if you disagree but i did find stardew valley much more challenging than rf5
@@smaao agreed about stardew. The fishing mechanic drives me nuts...
@JoshGamingGarden Is this something you can possibly implement in future videos? If it's not too much trouble?
Your vids are cozier than the games themselves lmao, love the chill vibes!
It really feels like the ease of distributing patches in this day and age has made developers, large and small, get really cavalier about releasing games that are essentially unfinished. It's really frustrating.
True
They often just don't have time to "finish" games before the publishers insist on them being released.
My Time at Sandrock turned out to be SO much better than I ever imagined. I remember playing at some point in early access and I thought "welp, that must be like 90% of the story" - turned out it wasn't even half. I think it took me about 140 hours to finish the main story (just over 1 year + 1 season in-game iirc), and it was so exciting to have a new main quest available almost every day. And then all the random events and side quests, they give so much personality to the characters and their relationships, you don't see that often. The story sure went places, but I think that was to be expected after My Time at Portia - and it just makes me even more excited for future entries that they're actually building a world with lore and they're respecting that. You, the builder, are not the center of the universe - there's also other stuff happening that is out of your control, which is always interesting.
I am a bit sad that some romances are obviously a ton more fleshed out than others, but they have confirmed they're still working on many of the romance things and what's there right now is already amazing and so much better than most other social/life sims. And seeing Sandrock change over time.. ? In a way that is often subtle but after a few days in-game you're like "wait, has this always been.. wait..", even things like events and decoration being prepared over several days and not just popping into existence. Amazing!
I picked up Cuisineer on release because the art style instantly drew me in, and I do not regret it! I'm having such a fun time with it, it's just so charming! I was disappointed with Coral Island, I played early access for quite a long time, and I agree with you that the full release still feels like early access. I'm going to wait until the 2024 features are implemented somewhat before I jump back in.
Sandrock is amazing. I actually really appreciate the long haul story. I feel really invested in the world and it feels like value for money.
I'm glad that I can still count on you to be honest about your impressions in this genre.
I'm specifically talking about Coral Island. I was already interested and a glowing review from someone who shall remain nameless on here convinced me to grab it instead of waiting for a sale.
I was disappointed with her (though now I know she can't be trusted) and frankly, pretty damn pissed off that the developers had the gall to call that a 1.0 release. It isn't. At all. It has the potential to be a good game, but there is a reason why I avoid early access games.
Also Glad to hear that Roots of Pacha plays well on switch. I haven't bothered setting up my pc at my current apartment since losing my last one in a fire. Leaving me with the Switch and, more recently, an Xbox Series S.
I'm glad that I discovered you while looking for info on Rune Factory.
I want to try Cuisiner in the future I think, it looked super cute when you streamed it. My favorite this month has been Fashion Dreamers with 40 hours in and I'm so excited for the first limited event next week. My laptop runs hot playing Sandrock and Coral Island so I think I will wait for my Steam Deck to get fixed and play them when the updates are mostly finished. Dec is going to be the month of Dlcs haha for Ddv, Fashion Dreamers, Fae Farm and Eastward! Great video though!
Yep, so many DLCs and updates next month! I believe Eastward Octopia is still just ''this winter'' though, not necessarily December unless I missed something!
I’ve enjoyed cuisineer, my main cripe has been the bag space during the dungeons, but I figure I’ll get to upgrade it in the future.
Same! I'm waiting for Cuisineer to come to switch first tho since I don't have a PC/Steamdeck. XSEED replied to my comment in one of their tweets abt Cuisineer that they're planning on releasing it on switch too 🥳
I finished Sandrock in 150-160+ hours and I absolutely love when I finished the climax point of it. The story hooked me in so much ever since I played it in EA. And the ending was so wholesome that it made me tear up. It's so worth it to start it from the ground up again when I did. I'm waiting for another free update by december and it's so exciting!
I opted to wait for Coral Island to add more content. I was planning on playing it when I finished Sandrock but I'm still in my Sandrock phase so I'll wait until sometime next year to play CI.
The game I most wanted to play is Coral Island but it didn't come out for Nintendo switch and I don't have a computer that supports it, I'm playing my Time at sandrock on Nintendo switch and I've been playing it for more than 200 hours and I haven't finished it yet because I want to enjoy playing it even though I'm limited with only 3 rooms for the house and the limit of objects that I can place without counting that they only upload patches for PC 😭.
I love the long story of Sandrock actually. Else, people would complain it's short. For once, it's a game where you can spend for hours and it's good for ppl that truly love it
I'm definitely waiting on a sale for Loddlenaut. I loved the demo sooo much so I know I'll love the full game
I love Coral Island but I do agree I've hit a spot were it just feels incomplete.
I cant think of any reason why you would want a game to end sooner.
Sandrock is awesome.
I wish the story could go on forever.
I was really disappointed with Coral Island. I backed it way back and was looking forward to playing it with my partner but even as an avid fan of the genre, she's starting to get burnt out with all the TBDs and WIPs. I'm currently trying to get her to play Roots of Pacha cause I really like it, favorite part is how the crops and village visually improve with experience and resources. Also we can pet all the animals!
Congrats on getting a sponsor for this video ^-^
while the irons hot looks SO FUN!!!
Favorites hmmm to many😂. I love Coral Island but my Time at Sandrock and Roots of Patcha have been fun.
Iv done two playthroughs of sandrock, one in EA from close to the start of EA and the another that im close to completing, (just waiting for my final child to age fully then im done) in full release and honestly the game is so worth it, such an amazing game, im at 441 hours in the game ad regret none of it, love the characters, the world, the lore, its such a pact game with great writing (tho i have some gripes namley because some character story wise would have fit better to pass in the story looking at you MORT and the fact its sucha big map with such weirdly places invisible walls sometimes).
Of these games, I’ve played cuisineer, spirittea, fashion dreamer, loddlenauts and roots of pacha. Roots of Pacha is one of my favorites of all time, but for November I really enjoyed Loddlenauts and I’m almost finished with Spirittea. I agree there’s not a lot explained well in the latter. You can use your shovel to dig up books that tell you which season each spirit is from. You can also use the broom in the towel washing room to clean the bathhouse - I was in Summer before I figured that out! 😅
Cuisineer wasn’t for me. I tend to love that style of games, but the more time I played the more everything felt the same unfortunately.
I was really looking forward to Coral Island, and I was incredibly disappointed by the 1.0 release on Game Pass on my Xbox Series X. I know I'm not alone because the community is suffering all the same issues, but wow it's like they didn't play test the Xbox version at all. Broken audio, constant lag/pauses, frequent crashes or glitches, ridiculous controller deadzones that can't be changed, ugh. After fighting against the game for maybe an hour I gave up on it to wait for a patch or 5 before I try it again. I also tried out Spirittea, which sounded right up my alley, but the first mission to find every single person in town to meet them really turned me off from the game. I want to meet the townspeople slowly so I can learn their names, not have all 30 or so thrown at me at once.
My Time at Sandrock has been absolutely amazing though. It took a while before my collector's edition showed up in the mail, but I've played it daily and have maybe 30 hours into it so far. After putting 160 hours into Harvest Moon: Winds of Anthos, Sandrock is really refreshing because it has so many of the QOL features I wanted Winds of Anthos to have, such as better inventory management, better time flow, more interesting characters, and tons more things to upgrade and craft. The combat is really fun as well.
This was literally my reaction with trying. Coral is on my Xbox.
I gave it 1.5 hours tops myself, and then immediately gave up once I got that introduce yourself mission.
I loved Sandrock, I don't know but I'm wondering that next game would be in Highwind
Was interested with Cuisineer but looking at it's minimum requirement i was baffled. It looks like a switch game at best yet it needs 16gb of ram at minimum, ugh 😮💨🙄
I couldn’t get into my time at sand rock. I thought it felt kinda weird when picking up things or chopping
My time at sandrock runs very good on ps5 .
I love the game I think it could use a few more minigame.
Good video! I played spiritea and i just got too confused! It doesnt help that the game is new so theres not that many guides and wiki out there
I want to play Cuisineer! except on the switch, because that's all I got lol hope it comes out on the switch soon
12/5 fashion dreamer gets it's first big update
As for Spiritea I really enjoy it but....I hate the minigames. Maybe its because I'm on the Xbox but I am just no good at them, especially the fishing.
Thats actually my frustration with spirittea, I know there is a book for thr spirits but it doesn't have any info on it unless I'm missing something then in this case please lemme know 😢
I google because I got frustrated. Apparently, you have to ... spoiler ...
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find tomes by digging. The buyable treasuremaps help you with that, and you can see the diggable spots with your spirit vision. But I do not for the life of me understand those treasure maps. 😅
I would add a Disclaimer for the PC Version of My Time at Sandrock, only get it if your PC meets RECOMMENDED standards, not just minimum because it doesn't play well on a regular PC either (even though the graphics are still good).
Games I've played this month have been Coral Island, Harvest Moon: Winds of Anthos, and Submerged (out of the cozy game genre). I recently decided to take a break from Coral Island because I REALLY want to wait for the Merfolk romance to get on it. Still enjoying Harvest Moon, but I wish I knew if my animals would be okay outside if I transferred my farm to a Winter Area. I guess they would be? I've tried finding out online, but no dice yet. I just need winter specific crops mutations to upgrade my storage lol. Submerged was a game I heard about this month, and it's been out for several years. It was on sale on the Nintendo E-shop for a couple dollars and I learned it's a cozy exploration platform. There's very little dialogue and it mostly relies on visual story telling. Story is very deep and I really enjoyed it. For a cheep game it looks amazing and plays smoothly for the most part. OH! I have tried Fae Farm since a free trial was out and I like it, but I still don't think I'll be getting the game because unlike My Time at Sandrock (which also focuses on crafting), the story isn't as engaging and yeah, the chars are one note. Plus there's still that price tag.
I do still plan to get Fashion Dreamer down the line for sure, I want something to activate my creative drive. I may eventually get Roots of Patcha, but with other Farming Sims I want more like Wylde Flowers, Palia, and Sun Haven, it may be awhile. That's not even counting other games in the 2024.
I had a lot fun playing cusineer until big mamma hen thought it would be cool to kill me and i lost ingredients worth 1 hour of farming lol. Don’t like that you can not disable the inventory wipe on death, no way to recover the items besides refarming everything again. But other wise i love the game. Its cute and feels pretty good to play.
Idk why people are having issues with coral island? Literally the only glitch I have is with the TV where no matter what channel I watch it always shows the news lady but that game is so much fun! This is the first time I’m seeing people complain about it in the comments lmao. I’m literally obsesseddd
I'm pretty upset that the 1.0 release is not a true 1.0 release. I bought it in early access because I thought I'd support it and had fun in the EA. But knowing they released an updated EA version as a full release feels quite bad
I'm definitely waiting for a version of the game that's completed (having a full release that has a mainstory locked behind WIP is not OK imo)
But the parts that are there are definitely very enjoyable and I'm happy people are having a great time with it!
there are a lot of cozy farm games I haven't tested everything I have played games: ACNH DD valley wylde flower coral island palia fae farm haverstella my favorites based on my tastes and gameplay are: palia fae farm and wylde flowers. I'm waiting for other games to test: root of pacha sunhaven sandrock portia stardew valley dinkum.
I really love coral Island but since it doesn’t run on my pc I have to play it on Xbox. This game has more bugs than cyberpunk did in the beginning. It literally crashes every 3 ingame days. I really want to play it tho 😭
I got the platinum trophy on Sandrock and the tracker said I'm still at 66% of story progress
My time at sandrock is amazing. Can't put it down. I play on ps5
I wouldn’t buy it on the switch, I see a lot of people complain on their subreddit. They also don’t have all the content out on the consoles. I played it on pc, and it’s very fun. I really enjoy this game.
Thanks he only one I have played is coral island & i dont want to put it down. I am taking my time but plan to stop after clearing the ocean & before getting married
Good job 🤪👑😘
Coral Island has too many bugs and feels like they rushed it out of EA imo
i really want to like my time at sankrock but i just cant both of the my time at games have been really bad experiences for me with the way they gate money its so hard to get anywhere in those games playing legitly and yan was by far the most insufferable character ive experienced in any game ever and caused me to almost drop the game many times (happy hes gone now due story reasons) and worst of all how badly it runs on the switch its by far the worst running switch game ive played im still playing and will eventually finish it but im really not enjoying me time with it it will get better with yan gone so i dont feel so forced to do every commission every day just to beat his smug butt at the start of every year so its gonna be at least alittle more relaxing now
but i really hope they do more in the future to make the game more fun and rewarding make getting first place more worthwhile just 10k gol is nothing when in portia it was 100K make knowledge skills more worthwhile again the skill tree in portia was so much better and interesting elevate the money crunch so it doesnt feel like im living paycheck to paycheck and most of all get the game in a better state on the switch please...in all honesty what i would love is portia with sandrocks qol features lol
Sandrock on Switch is much worse than just bad. This game is completely unplayable at this moment and it has been a long time since its release. I must admit, I feel fooled. I bought the game and now I can't even play it. The studio releases new DLC instead of dealing with a broken game and technical issues. If you still think about buying switch port - just don't do it.
I've been having no problems with Sandrock on Switch. I have over 100 hours in. Sure, the backgrounds pop in and it takes a bit for things to load, but that's more of an aesthetics issue than is the game playable. Plus, the devs have said they are currently working on this.
@@carissanelson3456 which switch do you have?
@@Parasite-eve To my understanding, all switch consoles have nearly identical processing power, just different displays and battery life. Docked versus handheld might make a big difference though. Some games take quite a hit in docked mode because the console is upscaling.
@@mike1024. I just wanted to make sure, but that's what I thought. I especially don't understand why this port runs so badly.
I have the switch oled and Sandrock feels like a beta game. Half of the clothes, accessories don’t fit right or at all, and a lot of the quests and items do not work.
I sincerely don't understand why you continuously criticize Coral Island so harshly. I can only praise the developers for wanting to continuously give us more and more content (which is not the norm by any stretch of the mind in the gaming world). I already have invested hundreds of hours in this game, and still enjoy the content. However, I congratulate you for keeping your independence although this video is being sponsored by Humble Games.
Hi! I actually appreciate his honesty, and I guess I might not be the only one thinking this way. As far as I know, Josh does like the game, but it feels unfinished, and I get that this is disappointing after a full release. For example, I tend to wait for full releases because it's hard for me to get back into a game like this after a long pause. With the full release, I was hoping that it would be complete, but it isn't. In one of the videos he mentioned how there was one quest that you cannot even finish at the moment because it says that the content is still missing. Things like this just make it feel unfinished, sadly. But again, this doesn't make it a bad game! Edit: It just means that it might be worth waiting for an even better version of the game. Hope you understand what I mean :)
It's criticised because it was released too early. Released is supposed to equal gameplay finished. Release shouldn't have a lot of unfinished quests and roadblocks for stuff not finished yet. It should still be in early access until it's actually finished.
what the others said, and he wasn't even harsh. we need more honest game reviewers
Thanks for the video, Josh. 🪂 I’m looking forward to your stream tonight.
Does anyone know the best way to adjust the Switch camera settings for My Time at SandRock, so you are not looking at the ground constantly? I’ve only played a little bit, so I can’t comment too much on if the game is playable or not on Switch, but I am struggling with how to keep the camera looking at eye level. Any advice would be much appreciated.