I Regret Buying These Farming Games | Avoid These
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- Опубликовано: 19 июн 2024
- I go over the farming games that I regret buying and playing (if I was provided with a game code). Remember this list is very subjective just like opinions usually are. Let me know your least favorite farming games so we can carry on the conversation!
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00:00 Bubbles is a FAKE GAMER!
00:23 Let’s get some things straight
01:11 The first game I thought about
03:18 I can hear the keyboard warriors
04:47 I reaally wanted to enjoy this
06:27 An easter egg & a rant
09:10 The one with lifeless villagers
10:26 This looks a lot like SDV
11:44 Overpriced bunny if you ask me
12:23 I can't put my finger on this
13:40 This port was horrendous
14:57 I just wanted to throw up
16:23 All hail the pitchforks!
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I was shocked to see doremon on your list, 😅
Those Sims 1 jams, I never get tired of them. They were designed to be listened to for many many hours - and after over 20 years, I'm still nowhere near tired of them.
Yesssss! That and Animal Crossing New Leaf soundtracks make me dance hahaha
My older sister got me the complete collection for my 6 (I think) birthday and these songs just feel so warm and cozy to me now.
I had to stop and hum for a while to jolt my memory of the song. Ahhh..I wish the later Sims have awesome music like theSims 1.
Roots of Pacha is hands down my favorite game of the last year. The characters are very loveable imo. I really hope this doesn’t turn anyone down from playing it :(
I also love Pacha! The first time I played I couldn’t get into it but after a few months I tried it again and I fell in love!!!
Your criticism of not knowing when events trigger is actually a reason I've liked farming games since playing Harvest Moon 64. I like slowly building up everyone's affection and randomly running into events as I run around doing chores 😊
I love that you gave all these a fair shot and you’re so open about your experiences with them! 😻🌷
I have always believed that A Wonderful Life is definitely NOT for everyone. It can be such a needlessly obtuse and bizarre experience. So I don’t blame you at all for bouncing.
I agree with a lot of your other remarks too, at least for the games I’ve played. In particular, Doraemon SoS is SUCH a gorgeous game to look at it, but it’s very slow to start, and it loses steam after a while and becomes a slog.
I will say that I love Harvestella though. It caught me completely by surprise how much I fell in love with the characters and the surprising amount of humor. Plus the story just gets absolutely bonkers. But I admit that the combat is a letdown. Very simplistic, which is unfortunate in a game that is like 75% RPG, 25% farm sim.
Absolutely respect all your opinions, and would love to see more content like this! ❤
If only Harvestella had better combat, I would 100% give it another chance. I appreciate you sharing your feeback with me!
It is hard to choose a game to play because many players rave they are all such amazing games. I regret buying so many games on my Nintendo switch.
Gonna make another list for games I regret buying on the switch haha! There are at least 10 of them :(
Agreed!!
I demand more content like this 😂 The intro is epic!
I was having a blasssssssst filming this :P
Rune factory 4 special isn’t a remake it’s just a port of the 3DS game, that’s why the graphics look like that
Thanks for letting me know!
Best game 💜
Story of Seasons lost me when it told me I had to get married in the first year or leave. I'm sorry, that's not a community, that's a cult.
Omg that game was terrrrible!!!
It's only wonderful life! It was like that on the GameCube too.
Says the liberal
That can't be true.... Right... I'm glad I didn't get it then if that's true
totally agree... I married Lumina because I thought she was cute and in the second year they changed her design and I stopped liking her, plus she is boring, I abandoned the game in the third year because there were no new events, only the usual repeated festivals and the gameplay seemed very repetitive to me
I'm a huge fan of the original wonderful life but after playing the remake I realised I was remembering it through rose tinted glasses!
That’s how I felt with the Diamond and Pearl remakes. I remembered it being a decent region but, after trying my hand years later with the remake, it didn’t hit the same.
Nostalgia can be tricky. That's how it was for me with RF4 until I played Special
Ohhh it was the Same for me with AWL. I loved playing it when I was young and kept it in mind as one of my favourite games, but after 10/15h it was just boring for me :(
@@anthonynonoya4486 Yeah, it’s probably one of my least favorite regions. I think the lore of the legendaries is cool but that’s about all I remember from it.
I absolutely regret buying this at full price but I never played the original
I guess those of us who played the hell out of the original A Wonderful Life and/or Another Wonderful Life can only truly appreciate the remake, with the exception of the changes they made of course, like Cody not being Cody and not being buff either lol or Griffin now being Gavin, or the fact it's called Forgotten Valley instead of Forget-Me-Not Valley lol
YES!! I totally hear where you are coming from with the motion sickness. I have the same issue. You talking about it is acctually super helpful feedback.
sakuna of rice and ruin is a fantastic rice farming game, it has a yearly rice harvest where you manage water level, temp, weeds, pests and fertilizer. plus 2d sidescrolling action rpg to gather materials
for me, after playing my time at sandrock, it was SO hard to get back to portia. i love the story and the characters so much, but the mechanics were so clunky when i tried playing again. i agree with what you said about portia on the switch. i started on the switch, and playing on pc afterwards was such a breath of fresh air. everything ran infinitely better.
i also got really frustrated with the trigger events in rune factory 4. the fact that it could be really difficult to unlock an entire arc of the story was a bit off putting, but at least the wiki was helpful. i'm still mixed on how to feel about the crafting systems (for both 4 and 5). i feel like i would enjoy it more if the hidden mechanics of crafting were explained more in depth since it does seem like you need to know them in order to finish the full story/game in both. i will say, i liked the story of 4 a lot more than 5, but i do think 5 has the better characters by far. i'm very excited to see what the next two rune factory games come up with.
personally, games i regret buying are roots of pacha, kynseed, and the more recent story of seasons games. i just can't get into them for whatever reason, and i don't feel like forcing myself to get past the first couple of hours in any of them.
Omg you pretty much listed every single game I was sort of interested in/on the fence about getting. Thanks for validating that I don’t actually need them 😅
I agree with the trigger systems. I personally also hate games that are unclear with what you should do. I tried SDV 5 times but I can't get into it. It tells you nothing.. no hints no direction... stores that are always closed when you need them XD
SDV is in my 10/10 farming games cause it still kindaa hints you at what to do but I agree, it still lacks a lot of direction
God Marnie is so many peoples enemies because she is never there!! And you usually only go to her when you are out of fodder 😭 my poor animals have definitely starved a day or two because of her and her lack of being there.
Oh my, it took me 9 minutes before I realized where the soundtrack was from!! And I 100% agree, I don't enjoy many games most of people did enjoy and I barely share it with someone, because I feel almost ashamed that I don't like these "works of art!". I think that no matter how good the game is (based on reviews), the only important thing is for you to enjoy it. I mean, are we really going to pretend for maybe even hundreds of hours that we are into something that we don't even like? Time is too precious to waste it on stuff like these.
Time is too precious for us to be living and breathing to force ourselves into playing things we hate!
Even before the remake was announced, I usually would tell people that the original Wonderful Life isn’t a game that I would recommend to beginners and only major HM fans. I always thought it was boring and haven’t bought AWL , which is surprising for me since I’m a huge fan.
I love Doraemon SOS! I agree about the trigger system, but ngl, half the time I ignore that stuff and just farm 😂😭 part of me wonders how I poured 70 hours into Doraemon SoS without actively trying to progress the story hahah I did end up progressing as I went but just by chance. The newest entry fixed the control problem and while there are still trigger events (cause it’s still SoS hah), the story is a lot more clear. Whenever you need to progress, you get the cutscene usually first thing in the morning telling you what needs to happen. There are lots of QOL changes and more accessible prices for customizing! Maybe watch some gameplay and see 😄
Thanks for the interesting video! It's always nice to have a "in the end what did I think of it" insight on games :D
Hmm, I actually played My Time in Portia on the Switch quite a while back and loved it, though yeah it's was pretty buggy/clunky haha But I was totally hooked. I didn't get any motion sickness, but I guess not everyone gets motion sickness for the same reasons, for me it's mostly first person view that triggers it, and perhaps playing it on TV helped?
Thanks for sharing your opinions Miss Bubbles! I had tried a lot of games in my young life and there was some I was surprised I didn’t care for like Miitopia and I appreciate your honesty! 🌸
This is the kind of content I like! It helps me decide on which games to play or not to play next. Thanks!
Love the honesty :) I regret buying Grow: song of the Evertree, I could not get into it ; I loved the first few hours of Garden Paws but got bored quite quickly, both a bit of motion sickness too
I really wanted to like the doraemon one since I LOVE the art style 😞 sadly, I never liked both games. Thank god there’s a demo for them for the switch
Respect to you for being honest. I'm more likely to believe a streamer that is capable of being open about their preferences and experiences. I don't necessarily agree with every single game you mentioned, but I can appreciate your reasoning and tastes. Thank you for being authentic. I also like reading the comments of others about their own experiences with games. We tend to want to be positive and justify our purchases, so it's nice to come clean and admit what didn't live up to the hype. For me, lately, it's Palia; and No Place Like Home.
I tried Portia initially on the switch and enjoyed it, but I soon got frustrated with the game constantly crashing. The loading times were painful. I have drift issues with my joy cons, so that was another frustrating issue. I have since played it on the Xbox and it was a way better experience.
I couldn't agree more with your feeling about AWL. I wanted so bad to love it but I think I made it a week in game before just never wanting to open it again. Really the only game I'm not on the same page with you would be Roots of Pacha. Not a perfect game by any means but the characters and setting have really grabbed my heart. It has become one of my absolute favorite cozy games. Thanks for the great content as always.
I had a different experience with Harvestella. I hated the first couple of chapters and then fell in love with the story on the later half. Lol
Funny that I’m finding this video just after I finished Harvestella since I’m looking for information on the next game I might pick up. I quite enjoyed Harvestella but it does take a good bit for it to pick up steam and the combat does get fairly repetitive, there are a wide variety of classes to pick but you do have to grind up each individually so if you don’t like the grind it will discourage job experimentation. Despite its flaws I still enjoyed it quite a bit but i know it’s not for everyone.
I am glad I watch this video. I thought about Harvestella but fighting is the element I dislike the most in my farming cozy games.
Had the same sentiment for Roots of Pacha. Bought it mainly to play a different farming theme but the number of NPC in the game was too much for my brain to keep tabs on. Even the cave puzzles was not something I enjoyed yet, I like it for what it is and the unique stuff it has.
The cave was so annoying but it's also crucial for the story 😭
But I like it because it has many npc tho 😢
Now that i think about it, the cave is pretty annoying, not that i played it. i just watched a Let's play, but the npcs. no No
For me, having many villagers wasn't an issue, but the repetitive gameplay just makes it feel like a chore. I'm still going to play it to see where it goes, but already after first season it feels like there's too much rinse and repeat going on.
Biggest regret for me was probably Rune Factory 5 on Switch 😢 I wanted to get into it but the amount of performance issues that never got adressed totally pulled me out of this game, similar to Pokemon Violent
btw SIMS 2 soundtrack LETSGOO
I totally get that. I want to keep playing but between the grinding, performance issues, and the occasional requests with vague instructions I had to put it down for a while. I think there’s more good than bad for me in the story and mechanics but it isn’t a game I can binge through.
I waited for the game to come to Steam, but I haven't played it yet
I adoreee Rune Factory 5🤭
I definately regret getting Story of Seasons its a wonderful life - i cannot get past the first year. It is sooo boring. My first Story of Seasons was Friends of Pioneer Town and there was sooo much to do! I thought when developers remake a game, they upgrade not just the graphics but also the gameplay? It’s a wonderful life feels like it was made for a 4 year old to play
I don't know the ins and outs of a remake vs. remaster but I would assume quality of life elements are added in (which were added in AWL Remake). However, I doubt that a remake adds that much a variety of gameplay mechanics
LOVE the music in the background, giving me flashbacks to when I was a kid.
The most recent game I regret buying was Everdream Valley on PS5. I was bored within 10 minutes and put it down and haven't touched it since. I was super disappointed I paid full price for it and can't get a refund for it. Oh well, that's what I get for getting it on day 1 instead of waiting for a sale like I usually do (and by then more reviews would have been out for it too)
I was jumping all day, dancing to The Sims music yesterday lmao
Thank you for sharing your experience with Everdream Valley!
I actually was weary about the Wonderful Life remake and chose to wait. I remembered that while the original was one of my first farming games, I had issues with it. Then I got Harvest Moon DS and let’s just say, I got really tired of the Valley and characters at this point so I really don’t have a big sentimental attachment.
For me, a cozy game I regret was actually Story of Seasons Pioneers due to a lot of reasons.
Maybe Rune Factory 5 but that could be I just haven’t played enough of it.
I have a couple of the games on your lists but I wouldn’t say I regret getting the games, I just haven’t played them very much as other games took my attention (Coral Island and Sun Haven being my biggest).
I will say though that I really wish I get more fantasy farming games but with less rpg. What I mean is lets have the magic and different races of Rune Factory and Sun Haven, but without the whole World saving, lives at stake quests/storylines and more of just creating the farm, building up relationships, et cetra.
I also am a little sick of Rune Factory Amnesia plot and would like more games that use art styles graphic of Coral Island and Palia instead of pixel art, which threw me off of Stardew and Mine Craft if I am honest (even though I like Sun Haven and Roots of Pacha). But that is just me.
Roots of pacha is great! I'm waiting for it to be on Switch,so I can play it again 😅 Also I love RF 4 and Rune factory 3 od Ds, will deff. buy it on Switch; but I never liked 3D farming games like RF 5 ( too much space, small decorations, too vibrant colors, but will give it a try again soon. Frontiers was okay though), Harvest Moon for PSP ( also I could never get into any HM game, quickly running out of stamina, lack of things to do besides watering crops and talking to people + I felt it was preeetty tedious and slow to rise friendship points with characters, even Rune factory 1, movement being sluggish like in HM games, was more enjoyable 😅 )
@@zombiedoq Everyone has their own preferences and it’s not like I dislike 2D games per say, I think it just depends on how the pixels art was done, but like I said I am just starting Roots of Pacha and I do like it and Sun Haven.
You really nailed my feelings with Roots of Pacha. The positives most people rave on seem to be minor novelties that I quickly realized were just facades
It has sooo many fun ideas, but something just felt off and to this day, I still can't figure out what made me dislike the clan members this much haha
Hilariously, Rune Factory 5 is me of those games for me. It made me like and appreciate 4 even more. Though I had a similar reaction to you with Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility. Like it was fine, but the Animal Parade came out and I was like “Oh, this is just SO much better” that it made me like ToT way less.
Others that come to mind for me are Calico and Cozy Grove. They both seemed cute and had some good ideas, but I just ended up being bored.
I agree! After playing four and completely falling in love with the story and characters, RF5 felt so disappointing. 😔
I’m glad I saw this because I’ve heard nothing but good things about RF5 and I’ve never played any RF games. So I just assumed it’s a game I need to buy. But I’m going to do more research and review reading and compare them with 4.
Thank you so much for sharing your opinion. Really helps saving some lil money or lower expectations or just expectation since we all different, loved your deep explications
Thank you so much for your honesty and helping me not waste more money. Since steam has only 2 hours for refunds I feel like that is not really enough time to get a good feel for some games to determine if it's for you or not. I definitely agree about Hokko Life the trailer looks good I literally keep trying to give it a chance but since I got the game back in August I still only have 4 hours of game time there is just nothing that pulls me in.
Thank you Ms. Bubbles for this helpful list video. I was talking to a twitch streamer about how nobody is allowed an opinion on video games recently so this is ironic. I agree with My Time of Portia even though I don’t have a switch but I have different issues with the save system on PS4. 😊
I have to agree with you on SoS A Wonderful Life. I played the Game Cube version years ago as a kid and ate it up. It was my first farming sim and my intro into the series. When I heared they remade it for switch I pretty much bought it right away only to go through one ingame year and put it down. I think it was hyped because of the memories we had with it as kids. It's still very straight forward and a little clunky but I enjoyed it enough to get married and have a kid. After that I put it down and moved on to something else lol. It's not a SoS game I'd recommend to anyone new to the franchise at all as those who are diehard players that enjoy it are really those wearing the nostalgia goggles.
Id love for them to make more games like Harvestella actually! Great content as always and i see you alrafy have deployed the shield wall for reactions. 😂
I hope you review ova magica when it comes out, really fits your channel and it looks promising!
Harvestella does have a dodge mechanic, but you have to unlock it from the skill page Been a while since I played but once you do you hit LZ button and dash in the direction you're facing to move past incoming attacks.
I really appreciate honest reviews. It helps me make up my mind if I would like a game or not. Every game is subject to a players preference, so people should always consider that.
I loved rune factory 4 right up until I could not complete a maze and couldn't find how to do it online, so I gave up on it. That was before the fifth one came out. It was a great game, but bad on directions if you got stuck.
My regret buys, which will be controversial for some, are sos friends of mineral town and pioneers of olive town. I just didn't find them at all engaging 😅. Got bored really quickly.
Another one was Dinkum. Although a great game in a lot of ways, the in your face combat everywhere caused me anxiety (which I do suffer with), so I had to stop playing it. I would not recommend it to anyone who suffers with anxiety and gets triggered by this kind of combat.
Thankfully, there are tons of cosy farming games to suit all tastes. Nobody should ever be rude because someone else feels differently about something. We should always respect we are all different and like different things. Reviews that cover all aspects of a game helps me see if something is in it that wouldn't be for me, so thank you for covering so much of so many games. It often saves me making more mistake buys! ❤
I'm enjoying your rant so much! 😂
nice video bubbz and love the honesty. i still like harvestella a lot even though i haven't played in a while , but i can see why you stopped playing. 😂😂
I love Rune Factory 4 and Doraemon SoS but I definitely agree with what you are saying. I finished the main storyline for Doraemon SoS but couldn't unlock all the cutscenes with the other villagers because I didn't build friendship high enough or just wasn't at a certain place at a certain time. After completing the main storyline and clocking in 80 hours I was getting very bored of the game because I cannot be bothered to search the internet to know where I am supposed to be at a certain time. It's still a great game with fantastic artstyle but I see why this aspect turn people off 😂
I liked Pioneers of Olive Town quite a lot but A Wonderful Life was too much repetitive, kinda lacking something… all that seems to be motivating is the story and none of the characters has interested me enough to keep playing too
i tried a wonderful life and it was bad enough that i got a refund on it. it really did not age well and they should not have remade it lol. i'd rather see an Animal Parade remake, because that game was freaking legendary.
Same I returned it
A wonderful life i agree isnt for everyone. But im 32 and it was my first harvest moon/story of seasons game. So it got me into the farming sims and is my most fave game as i love the slow paced game and relationships as well as unlocking scenes and aging while seeing my child grow. It holds a special place in my heart and always will as my fave. Im glad u gave the game a try at least
Wow, our tastes are very similar. I couldn't get into Doraemon SOS, Rune Factory 4, or Hokko Life either for the same reasons (except Rune Factory 4 was my first game in the series). I also love My Time at Portia, but I only bought it for the Switch. As laggy as it was, I enjoyed the hell out of it at the time because I was so desperate for a game to give me something that I wasn't getting from Animal Crossing New Horizons (the whole reason I bought my Switch!).
My #1 regret is Brookhaven and I'm so glad that it's not just me feeling this way now, bless you Miss Bubbles
I really really try to love it for the same reason that you mentioned, but it's so unplayable for me especially on the control department..
When I mentioned this on discord I got dissed because it's a "me" problem due to how badly I am confused on how to play with the early on control in the game.. (just to clarify with KB+m not controller)
So I waited for patches and updates and give it another go and it still the same.. I'm at a point where I can't even refund it and I hate the fact that it gives an achievement on the start of new game after they implement achievements so now it forever tainted my overall achievements progress % as well...
There is definitely passive aggressive behaviour on their Discord. It's sad to see that they are still treating players that way!
I got roots of pacha and even though it might not be for everyone I can honestly say there are some things I dislike about it but there are things I like so I can understand why it's not everyone's cup of tea
I agree so much about Harvestella!! I was loving it, but besides getting my butt kicked, I CANNOT beat the water/mermaid boss!!😭 So, I’m stuck, and I just am sick of trying now. 😢
I appreciate videos like this! There's nothing worse than paying for a game that's been hyped up by everyone else and then just..... Hating it.
You think there is something wrong with you when that happens lmao
I had the same experience with Portia on switch. I bought it during the sale, but still wasted money due to it’s unplayability.
I agree with Hoko Life it is the only game I regret buying, and I was really hoping it would get better, so in the end I had it too long to return it.
I love rune factory 4 and Harvestella but I can understand they’re not for everyone. I keep trying to enjoy rune factory 5 but I get annoyed about how it runs on switch.
However you’re spot on about SOS AWL. I was excited because I played it on GameCube but got bored or followed the wiki so much that it didn’t feel fun anymore.
My favorite farming game so far is Story of seasons a wonderful life, but I see your point I just got to the proposal part and now what to do?
I had issues with My Time At Portia on the switch as well. Plus the graphics seemed to have been downgraded for performance, and there's no voice acting. However, for anyone interested on a better console port, I recommend the PS4 version. The graphics are like PC, and there's voice acting!
I couldn't agree more with your opinion on Harvestella and Doreamon!! Thankfully there was a free trial for Harvestella since I really wanted to love it but I am glad I didn't waste my money. The combat ruined it for me.
I saw a lot of people complaining that they had emotion sickness with My Time At Portia
THANK YOU for calling out My Time at Portia! I felt like I was the only freaking person on the planet that was disgusted by their lack of work on the Switch Port.
To be fair the devs didn't do the Switch port ,they outsourced it to another company and that company did a piss poor job and at that point they already spent the money and decided to put it on the Switch and hope for the best.
I never played the first doraemon SOS but I have played friends of the great kingdom and really enjoyed it, I sunk so many hours into it 😅.
I really regret buying SOS:a wonderful life - so many people said it gets better after the first year so I stuck at it and still don't like it.
Great video, I like to see what games people haven't enjoyed and give an honest opinion..thank you.
Thank YOU for sharing your experience! I can't imagine pulling through year 1 and the game not getting better by year 2.
hi! Im SO glad to talked about motion sickness on the switch. my bf gifted me temtem on the switch and i absolutely cant play it because it gives me a headache and makes me feel dizzy. its a shame and i hope more people would talk about it😭
It's insane that it's rarely mentioned in videos!
I was really dispointed with Harvestella too. But for me i didnt know that it would be that much RPG. Also SoS AWL disappoited me because i had so good memories of it when i was younger. But i really loved Roots of Patcha and RF4 remake 😊
Wait, someone who actually likes Rune Factory 5? Impossible!
Obviously joking lol, been enjoying it as well so far.
Also definitely agree on Harvestella. I was skeptical at first but was willing to give it a try though the demo left a lot to be desired. I felt the time passed way too fast when traveling (which I have heard they decreased in the full game but not by much) and got killed by the first boss like five times. I’m not the best at RPGs but even then I’m usually able to defeat early game bosses easily. They definitely needed a dodge option from the beginning because those deaths just felt so unfair
Thank you for this video, I agree on Harvestella, thankfully that had a demo and I think I saw enough people play Roots of Pacha to know I don’t neeeeed to play it…
Disney Dreamlight Valley (Nintendo Switch) is the game for me that I regret buying. It feels so clunky and I got bored. I am usually saying that the only good thing about the game is that it takes resources from every chest you have no matter where they’re placed for cooking and crafting - BIG plus! I have over 165h in the game so far. I need many many more updates to come back to it.
Girl, I feel you on a lot of these. I couldn't get into Hokko Life at all. I'm trying with Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life...I keep thinking maybe I need to play it more. Harvestella could had been more. You like whatever you like and not everyone is going to like the same thing.
100%!
I loved this video! I really appreciate how you described the things you disliked - very good criticism imo. :D
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Most of these were ones i passed on too. I had basically the same opinions on all if these. The biggest regret for me with Hokko Life was when the animal characters were changed. I bought it in early access, trusting what i had heard that they would be changed again… but ugh, they are so uncanny to me.
Welcome aboard!
Personally, I love RF4 but I can see how it's not for everyone. Oddly enough I picked up RF5 as well but couldn't get into it... though I want to give it another chance. I just think its cuz Farming sims tend to start slow. RF is easily becoming one of my favorite game series so I can't wait to pick up the new games they have in store. Esp the project dragon spin off. I love Eastern Fantasy in general so I can't wait for that one to come out. The graphics and art style for that one are beautiful as well.
I've only ever played the harvest moon games, not played any other farming games and for the modern ones, I only played Olive Town. I thought it was ok, Olive Town and Mineral Town are both free on the PSN catalog so I technically did not buy them. Mineral Town is really grindy for the trophies, the cook all recipes trophy is a big pain in the butt. Ive not played a wonderful life, but I hate all the bachelors, no one good looking like Raegar, Kamil etc.... so I don't have motivation to get it, especially as the game forces you to get married but then doesn't give you any nice bachelors...
I was thinking of getting Hokko Life on Switch and your opinion helped me a lot. Think I might give it a pass.
omg garden paws i had the same issue on pc , not the fps drops but how it made me want to throw up , i think it's the camera shake since there is no option to disable it if i remember correctly D:
for me harvestella and rune factory 4 are one of the best games i've ever played , but they are definitely not for everyone . and they have a realllly slow start .
Ouf had no idea it was bad for others on PC (Garden Paws). Did you try messing with the camera settings?
@@MissBubbles yes , unfortunately i couldn't find an option to stop the camera from being wobbly D:
When it came out, Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life had lots fair share of haters. It is a very slow game with limited content, when compared to Stardew Valley and the current batch of farming sims. Yes, the dialogue with the townsfolk gets repetitive quickly. Yes, the mining aspect is very limited. Yes, getting new recipes was a frickin' pain in the butt. Yes, it was hard to romance any of the bachelorettes that was not Celia. For me, though, it was great, because it did what a cozy game needed to for me: calm me down after a stressful day at work to the point that I can go to bed. It also had an ending, which at the time, was something that I wanted. I haven't played the SoS remake yet, but it will be interesting to see if it holds up to my nostalgic memories.
I agree with you about a number of other games you mentioned. I kept failing the first big boss fight in Harvestella, and instead of trying to "get gud," I just stopped playing the game. The Roots of Pacha demo didn't grab me. Most of the Story of Seasons games take a while to grow on me, but I also never triggered any of the Doraemon events, likely because they were linked to villagers that I didn't normally talk to.
None of those games, though, could compare to Wild Season, which was billed as a farming sim where the town did not want you around. It was sorta billed as Harvest Moon meets Twin Peaks. It was getting a lot of hype, but the developer was slow in getting the first beta together. During one of those delays, Stardew Valley premiered. As you might guess, the developer gave up on the game, and a lot of Kickstarter backers were not happy. That took the crown for the worst farming sim I wish I had never bought.
Garden paws .. messes up so much . I have it on steam and I had my whole island changed into a different island layout I finally gave up way to many problems .
Omg that must have been upsetting!
So, I preordered SOS: AWL (for the plush goat), but honestly, I am not interested in playing it. I'm gonna play it eventually, though. Also, I too bought Garden Paws. I was really excited to play it out, but then I chose the river map I think is the name). I found that I couldn't plant crops. I started over, river map, couldn't plant crops. Started over, and used the "Normal" map. At that point, I realized that the game wouldn't let me play it the way I wanted to, and I put it down, never to revisit.
Yup, that's the map in Garden Paws I was referring to which was unplayable haha! Gotta agree, the plushies are so cute for SOS games!
I didn’t like AWL too, I played Year 1 twice (I proposed to a character and immediately regretted my choice, so I restarted lol) and I’m in year 2 now but I’ve lost the motivation to play. I want to see my kid grow in-game I guess, but it feels too repetitive especially the dialogue. I haven’t picked it up since. LOVED the original when I was a kid though, but it definitely shows it’s age and I need more from my farming sims
Sometimes a game is better left as a nostalgic and beautiful memory rather than having to replay it, if that makes sense. You gave it two tries and that's already a lot of effort that you gave it!
I loved Harvestella but the farming and combat elements did not mingle well. Made me wonder why they even added farming (though I did enjoy that element). And the character customization was awful. Side quests weren’t my favorite either.
Totally respect your opinions and I agree with your take on SoS AWL. I will say that the first year is the most hectic and busy for me, I went in wanting to make a 'perfect' year 1 save so that I can go back to it to get respective husbands. Meaning that getting money and getting prepared in year 2 is a lot. Then yeah year 2 is fun, but dear lord by year 3 and on the game is a slog. And a big portion is nothing new gets added, no new festivals, your spouse basically says the same 2 lines till you die and just felt lacking. You'll get the occasional villager mentioning your child or relationship but that is it. And it really dulls my exp as a whole, even if I had fun in year 1-2, how it drags on sours it. So far SoS games have been lacking in that dialogue department which is crazy when I see things like SoS Trio of Towns have so much dialogue to throw at you. I just miss it.
I finally found someone who had a horrible experience with my Time At Portia on switch, I literally couldn't play it :(
That’s too bad that you experience bad motion. Sickness and headache in my time at Portia at Nintendo switch. I also have motion sickness and headache if the game is like that, but I got over it. I played the game in iPhone and Nintendo, my online problem on switch is the graphics, and some voice actings off sometimes, also, the clothes, DLC etc. but overall I enjoyed it, still playing the game, not done yet. Hopefully they do better in my time at sandrock in switch, as I don’t have PC to play for now, and I like to play outside the house sometimes, or at my moms place, so I’m heavily playing on my switch and my phone. I agree with the Doraemon, I downloaded twice and delayed it twice, but just the demo.
That squeak 😅 forgot to mute and my dog was like WHAAAAT was that 😂😂
Hahahahha my dog does the same 🥹
The sims 1 buy mode theme in the background! Gives me nostalgia i miss playing that game❤❤😢😢
I know right?😭😭
😂😂😂 gotta love positive people. Youre one on the more positive channels out there so seeing ya frown made me chuckle
I just don't have it in me lololol
I was expecting fae farm to be on here (alot of people complain about it) but i remembered that i don't think fae farm was out when this video was uploaded
Even with it out, I am not disappointed by it, I enjoyed my time with it despite a few gripes that I had. Nothing that would make me regret playing it
I was getting motion sickness this video...lol. So I just got Switch: My Universe Green adventure farmer friends. I get motion sickness and cant figure out the game. My favorite farm game is on Facebook. Farm Town. I wish I can find a nice relaxing farm game that wont make me sick. Thank you for a cool video. Just subscribed.
I'm scared of buying games only to not play them after not liking them so I completely understand why you'd regret buying them. One of these farming games I personally don't like is SOS: Pioneers of Olive Town. Its very similar to Doraemon where how to trigger a cut scene and being stuck on wiki but its also not much plot or lore. I had more questions about the game then I had time to enjoy it and it just felt too vague of everything. And while I'm a loyal RF fan, I completely understand why you found RF4 boring. I'm stuck on this game and while I desperately want to play 5, I want to finish 4 so I don't have to play it ever again. Once I'm done, I'm definitely playing RF5!
To Miss Bubbles: Love your videos and explanations! It's nice to see honest opinions and factual points to the games that while fun, has some not-so-great- features. I hope you stay safe and continue reviewing and playing even more fun games!
You're too kind🥺💜
I've seen a meme recently that said: "Fighting on the internet is similar to a turn based combat"
So let the battles begin, shall we?! 🤣 lol just kidding... Let's stay civil!
I was so excited for Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life, but then I played it. There was nothing to do! Mining is one of my favorite things in these games, and the mining was ... nothing. The game was such a a disappointment. I'm also not in love with Harvestellal; I just couldn't get into it.
I watched your video on Hokko Life and was wary because I trust your opinion, but I tried it out anyway. It is a small regret. I do not hate it, but I do not love it. I should have waited for a deep sale. Thank you for making these kind of videos. Not every game is super fantastic.
I adore this kind of feedback because even if you love a game, knowing its flaws and knowing it isn't always the best is important. I STAND FIRM on my claim that Final Fantasy Tactics is one of the, if not the best, Final Fantasy game, but even I can admit it had SOOoooo many problems despite my praise.
I also love Harvestella, but what you said is soooooo right. SE poured in some decent effort, but played it way too safe.. Maybe which ever team developed it got a bit too scared if they went all out it might have been a flop, so they wanted to play it safe and just give it a run, but I really do think if they had went ALL OUT. The farming, the combat, voice acting, customization, all of it. If they had drowned that damn game in their usual SE BS, I think it could have been a fantastic new IP of theirs... Here is to hoping those who liked the game enough will help them realize they have some gold here if they would just stop fucking around and polish it. Maybe make a Harvestella 2, but its everything you want and expect out of a actual Square Enix title.
I feel like the Harvest Moon remakes or Story of Season games rely so heavily on nostalgia for most of them. I enjoyed the old remakes because that's what introduced me to this genre 20+ years ago before the "dark age" of farm sims until Stardew Valley rejuvenated the genre. I often tell friends if you have great memories of Wonderful Life or Friends of Mineral Town, get it on sale and enjoy the nostalgia factor, but if you started Stardew and beyond, they're probably not worth picking up, IMO.
Ahhh! We agree on something. Rune factory 4 Special. Now, I hadn't played mine yet. I did watch someone and stopped for a bit thinking it might be a good game. However, I underestimated what kind of rune factory fan I am. Rune factory 5 is indeed the one I love because I played all the wii rune factories that are considered side games or not part of the main series. I was shocked that I liked the side games better than the original line. However, rune factory 5 followed the side games. So! Yay!🎉
I'm not convinced A Wonderful Life was ever good. I started it multiple times back on the GameCube and never got past the first year because it's so painfully slow and there's so little to do. With the remake, I've stuck with it longer - more just because I have an interest in the genre than the actual game - and the hybrid crops are at least an interesting mechanic, but it's still a very boring game. I'm just constantly skipping time so I have something to do🙃
Brookhaven Grimoire WAS abandoned. In 2022 the dev just said she was done working on it. Really sucky since it has such a cool premise :(
I stopped playing My Time at Portia because I kept passing out. Time goes by too fast.
You should try Story Of Season Doraemon Friends of Great Kingdom, is practically same game but much more linear way to do everything. Lots of QoL improvement too, basically what you complained about where to go to trigger event, they show it on the map. Try this one instead of the first one. You will enjoy it!
The color palette is absolutely amazing as you said
Will watch some gameplay and maybe give it a chance then!