Garden of the Sea

It's a chill game, very cool graphics. Figuring out how to do everything seemed difficult until you figured it out. Then it made sense, even seemed clever. However, getting there...you had to do a lot of internet searching. At least, I did. I loved the animals, especially the puffins. The sound they made was super cute! I did not like the way I couldn't put seeds on the second and third shelf of the seed rack. It was pretty much impossible. Storing items in a compartment chest was a hassle for me because I couldn't easily see what was in the chest unless I took it out. Everything becomes microscopic. To avoid the stupid chest, I threw everything on the floor in my house. Lol. Also, I didn't bother with buying any furniture or decoration for the house. I just concentrated on finishing the story. Once that was done, I was done. Other than that, I liked the game. Very fun but short.

Definitely recommend this game if you can get it on sale (I got it for 70% off!). It's a charming little collector / crafty game that takes around 5 hours to get to 100%. One thing I struggled with is the total lack of instruction - found myself relying on the wiki just to figure out how to do basic actions e.g. craft. A little tutorial or written pop up instructions would have been amazing.

This is a very pretty game, I didn't encounter any bugs and was able to complete the game in about 5 hours. There is a lot to do, the crafting is satisfying, you can build quite a few things, you can buy stuff from a merchant. There are a few things that I didn't like so much: - the distance between islands is quite big and you are stuck on your boat without anything to do until you finally reach land again - i got stuck a few times because building instructions were hidden somewhere i didn't find them or didn't understand what i was supposed to do - the plants are confusing, many remain after you have harvested them but even if you keep watering they don't grow any more produce. I generally had a good gaming experience. I got the game in a bundle and only payed a small portion of the full price. For what I payed, i got a good amount of playtime but if i has payed full price i'd be a bit disappointed in the playtime i got.