Ytlaya posted:

Sandrock is the first "life sim" game I've played and been able to get into. I've been enjoying it a ton. I'm currently in early-to-mid Autumn. Not sure how far I am in the main plot, but I've been taking my time (since I know I'll have trouble with playing after finishing the main plot, so I want to open up as many side quests and stuff as possible before I finish it).

I think the visuals make a big difference for me. Having actual high-quality 3d models for the various characters helps a lot vs them being sprites with 2d portraits. I also like the basic idea of building stuff more than farming (though you can also farm, but it seems like more of a side thing).

I've been playing with the Chinese dub and enjoying that a lot. I've never played a full game with Chinese voice-acting before, so it's been an interesting experience. Jasmine sounds extremely cute in Chinese, and there's also something inherently charming about characters like Elsie or Cooper speaking in Chinese.

One thing that's worth mentioning (someone maybe already mentioned it but can't hurt) - you can lower the game speed in the options menu. I keep it at the lowest setting of 0.6. This helps a lot, because otherwise I feel kind of rushed. It's also nice being able to increase it (up to 3 as a max, with 1 being the baseline game speed) occasionally, since I'll sometimes find myself in a situation where I've spent all my stamina but want to wait for something to finish being processed so I can turn it in before the day ends.