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Mordiceius posted:TBH, another frustrating thing about the game is how there are a handful of romance candidates that only become available in like the last 10 main missions. Yeah, Logan should honestly have been the last unlock, with all of the other options being available before him.
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# ? Jun 10, 2024 10:50 |
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That feels like it’s meant as goals for multiple playthroughs. Like the Harvest Goddess in old Harvest Moon games.
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# ? Mar 16, 2024 20:43 |
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Zesty posted:That feels like it’s meant as goals for multiple playthroughs. Like the Harvest Goddess in old Harvest Moon games. I cannot imagine playing through 100+ hours of Sandrock multiple times to see different content, oof
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# ? Mar 18, 2024 22:21 |
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# ? Mar 18, 2024 22:33 |
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my bony fealty posted:I cannot imagine playing through 100+ hours of Sandrock multiple times to see different content, oof I replay these kinds of games every couple years or so.
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# ? Mar 18, 2024 22:34 |
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my bony fealty posted:I cannot imagine playing through 100+ hours of Sandrock multiple times to see different content, oof ngl I played it three times in a row because I wanted more of it when I was done with it and it kept feeling good/I didn't get tired of it. For me, it really scratched that itch and it did it very well.
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# ? Mar 18, 2024 22:36 |
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I think Sandrock is a great step forward over Portia. To the degree that I'm very enthusiastic to see where they go with the series. That being said, the game often felt like too little butter scraped over too much bread.
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# ? Mar 18, 2024 22:48 |
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Biggest complaint with Sandrock is that it never felt like any craft was a challenge to chase and most of the time was spent waiting for the story to progress. Still a fantastic game and would happily replay if there's ever a story xpac or whatever.
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# ? Mar 18, 2024 22:50 |
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Rynoto posted:Biggest complaint with Sandrock is that it never felt like any craft was a challenge to chase and most of the time was spent waiting for the story to progress. Yeah. I completely agree with this. We are supposed to be the best "builder" but the building almost feels like a step back from Portia. I am all for getting rid of the rough edges in games, but it felt like there was basically never friction with any of the builds. Almost every single new building project, I was able to deliver same day. At most, I would wait a single day. And then after doing that, you end up having to wait 2-5 more days for the story to progress. It becomes hard to not get obscenely ahead of the curve with resources. We all talk about the carbon-steel bottleneck in Portia, but at least that's something to talk about. Not a single build in Sandrock felt memorable in the same way.
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# ? Mar 18, 2024 22:57 |
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my bony fealty posted:I cannot imagine playing through 100+ hours of Sandrock multiple times to see different content, oof As much as I like this game, but I just don't see much replayability (not that this is necessarily even a bad thing). What can even be significantly different beyond "who you marry"? Everything else seems like it would play out basically the same. It's not like there are meaningfully different "builds" to try out.
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# ? Apr 2, 2024 20:24 |
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Can't wait to put in another 150 hours into this!
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# ? Apr 2, 2024 20:54 |
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They're also working on a mobile game but that's phones only. No PC client.
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# ? Apr 2, 2024 21:49 |
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Shamefully posting well into the 2nd.
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# ? Apr 2, 2024 21:49 |
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Smartwatch only and it's only microtransacations and all marriage candidates are obtained via gacha
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# ? Apr 2, 2024 23:13 |
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Extremely late on this, but about Catori and her child: The game has Chinese dev. In China, it is not unusual (e.g.: ~10-20% frequency in smaller towns and cities) for one or both parents to go and get a job in a bigger city, leaving the children with the remaining (grand)parent. This isn't something that is seen as desirable - it's a sad story and sort of implies that someone messed up at some point - but it's not uncommon. Location shifts like this can bring literally ~3x-5x salary. But since fresh transplants have no chance of buying a house in the new city, they can't enter their children into that school system, so they have to leave them in the hometown. I'm not hugely social but I still know two people who came to the city where i live without their children, and another acquaintance recently left for a regional capital without their son. So if you're wondering why Catori was written that way, keep in mind that from the writer's perspective it was meant to signify "sad backstory, loser-ish, complicated", not "automatically terrible person".
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# ? Apr 10, 2024 11:32 |
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Atopian posted:So if you're wondering why Catori was written that way, keep in mind that from the writer's perspective it was meant to signify "sad backstory, loser-ish, complicated", not "automatically terrible person". hmmm, yes, that's sad EDIT: Some Project Me news: quote:(For everyone who is not aware yet of the game https://youtu.be/cIVQwXRaZAk?si=JnxJC6h9cXBLnxoG ) Megazver fucked around with this message at 12:00 on Apr 10, 2024 |
# ? Apr 10, 2024 11:54 |
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My builder trying out a new look.
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# ? May 4, 2024 21:53 |
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FYI Captain lets you pet/cuddle him when you reach friend status.
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# ? May 4, 2024 22:13 |
Megazver posted:
Hahaha that first batch sounded like a word salad of out of touch exec buzzwords. I thought the smartwatch thing already came and went lol and VR and AR are going nowhere slowly. Hoping they just make another more improved My Time at Wherever with co-op and online stuff from the ground up. I'll kickstart it again.
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# ? May 5, 2024 00:36 |
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I tried playing Stardew and I couldn't get into it. So this game is still the only Stardew-like I've enjoyed. I think part of it is that I fundamentally dislike the top-down visual style, where you can't see what's ahead of you and have to reference the map constantly. I'm sure you get totally used to where everything is after playing a while, but it was nice being able to easily and immediately visually process things in Sandrock. I can see the town and people walking around from really far away. I can intuitively just walk somewhere by looking at it instead of needing to figure out how to get there based off of my map, because I can only actually see like 20ft in front of my character. Atopian posted:So if you're wondering why Catori was written that way, keep in mind that from the writer's perspective it was meant to signify "sad backstory, loser-ish, complicated", not "automatically terrible person". This was always the impression I got from Catori - that she was kinda a gently caress-up, but not that she selfishly abandoned her child just to try and strike it rich. I've wondered if it might be partially related to her dub voice, since I play with the CN voices (and it's not that uncommon to encounter situations where a bunch of players are reacting super differently to a character, and it turns out that it's because the dub has different vibes). From listening to her EN voice, the reaction makes a lot more sense. I hope they're still going to make a normal next game, since I don't plan on playing any smart watch AR games. Ytlaya fucked around with this message at 01:24 on May 5, 2024 |
# ? May 5, 2024 01:14 |
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That was an April Fools thing.
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# ? May 5, 2024 01:34 |
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Zesty posted:That was an April Fools thing. Oh, I'm dumb and assumed all the posts on the pages were from recently. I made it through the actual April 1st without being fooled, only to fall now...
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# ? May 5, 2024 02:25 |
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That’s how they get you. April Fools on May 4th. You aren’t expecting it.
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# ? May 5, 2024 02:26 |
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Ytlaya posted:Oh, I'm dumb and assumed all the posts on the pages were from recently. gotcha nerd
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# ? May 5, 2024 10:33 |
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Threw together a little gifting guide on Steam. edit: Also a Relic List Zesty fucked around with this message at 01:49 on May 13, 2024 |
# ? May 6, 2024 01:36 |
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Rynoto posted:Biggest complaint with Sandrock is that it never felt like any craft was a challenge to chase and most of the time was spent waiting for the story to progress. I actually don't mind that crafting and fighting aren't challenges since it fits my general gaming style. I'm in this more for the story and "coziness." Also if there are alternate plot points I want to see, there's a lot posted on YouTube. Though that did make me want to divorce Qi and romance Fang instead.
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# ? May 6, 2024 02:42 |
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Once again, Portia is on sale for 6 bucks. It's a great deal. If you know anyone who might be interested. Started my post 1.0 Sandrock playthrough and just hit Winter. Having a wonderful time. It's the first game I'm playing with my fancy new controller, replacing a 10 year old xbox controller. Zesty fucked around with this message at 23:13 on May 13, 2024 |
# ? May 13, 2024 23:04 |
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Dang that’s a great looking controller
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# ? May 13, 2024 23:32 |
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Get dunked on, Future Husband.
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# ? May 14, 2024 10:03 |
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Man I can't decide on a bachelorette. All the options seem so good. Was going to hold out for Nia but it's tough.
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# ? May 16, 2024 03:25 |
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Future husband disappointed me greatly. No longer future husband.
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# ? May 16, 2024 04:25 |
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Nia best option but Mi-an also good option
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# ? May 16, 2024 04:55 |
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Mi-an is pretty great. They managed to make everyone interesting this time around, at least with the girls. Even Elsie after her plot stuff.
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# ? May 16, 2024 05:02 |
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Ugh. I still think about this game a lot. It's such a fantastic game but booooooooooy do I have some frustrations with it.
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# ? May 16, 2024 05:21 |
Mokinokaro posted:Man I can't decide on a bachelorette. All the options seem so good. They're all junk, the bachelor options too. All Builder wanted in a mate was someone better at anything than them, just one tiny thing. All were found lacking.
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# ? May 16, 2024 05:43 |
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Khanstant posted:They're all junk, the bachelor options too. All Builder wanted in a mate was someone better at anything than them, just one tiny thing. All were found lacking. That's why Venti is great. She helps the most around the factory, and really puts her all into helping the builder run a successful business.
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# ? May 16, 2024 10:25 |
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Zesty posted:Future husband disappointed me greatly. No longer future husband. I expected this but didn't speak up. Most people go for Logan, Fang or, the surprise dark horse, Unsuur. Nia is best girl, IMO.
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# ? May 16, 2024 11:21 |
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Unsuur is the funniest so he's my boo
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# ? May 16, 2024 11:36 |
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# ? Jun 10, 2024 10:50 |
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Megazver posted:I expected this but didn't speak up. Most people go for Logan, Fang or, the surprise dark horse, Unsuur. Anyone who goes for Logan or Fang is part of the most boring group of people on the planet.
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# ? May 16, 2024 18:44 |