Chronomon

Short version: Stardew Valley meets Creature Collector. As noted in my longer description below, my concerns are all related to the UI. A ton of potential hidden behind a really clunky and unoptimized UI. At a minimum, six months; likely a year to fix most of the UI issues. All the content-related things you would want in a game, and some pretty rich mechanics too! (If you can get past the UI issues.) Long version: If you can get past the clunky UI, this game has a lot of potential. There are all the regular things you like from something like Stardew Valley, with building/mining/farming, etc., but with some good creatures for good measure. Once you can figure out how the mechanics work, it's pretty enjoyable. Feedback: This game seems like it was tested on a controller. If I hover over items in the inventory with mouse and keyboard, they don't show information, but when I use WASD to flip between them, they do. In addition, moving a Chronomon from storage to serve as a farm helper is a drag-and-drop operation. That is not clear and is probably a wasted mechanic, instead of selecting a Chronomon and then placing it in the farm hand spot. I spent more time than I'd like to admit trying to figure out how to get a Chronomon to work on Steam Deck, and had to switch to a computer to do it. Money is a huge part of this game, but knowing how much (and why they're priced a certain way) would be helpful. Crops clearly have value, but something with similar health benefits (like milk) nets you one dollar each. That seems odd considering your initial start is a lot of collecting from Chronomon. Ability selection - Choosing your new abilities is really clunky. I thought I understood it, but I didn't get the new skill I wanted.

This is a great game with A LOT to do. It runs very smoothly, with no graphical problems, on both Linux and Windows as i have played it on both. If you also have the android version, it does have cross save to transfer between PC and mobile. The battle system is one of the most unique I've ever come along. Battles happen right on the map where you were walking around. If you approach a wild Chronomon and get close enough, you have the option to attempt to befriend it to in order to catch it, or you can start a battle to weaken it till its susceptible to your CIM card. you get to watch as you summon your Chronomon to your side, to fight for your honor, as the attacking Chronomon approaches for attack. Then it follows the good old fashion turn based battle style. Each Chronomon has its own personality, some may be tougher to get close to without battle. Once you are friendly enough with your pets, you can take control and use them to hunt and explore by themselves, which also allows for a more action based battle, which is a whole different experience from the traditional turn based battle. There are several towns to explore, find hidden items, make friends, start relationships and do jobs for the town to increase your popularity with the villagers. Each town needs help defending against the bad guys, which drives the story forward in a meaningful way. These towns have their own vibe and feel unique from one another, as well as the Chronomon that live in the surrounding areas. There is a good selection for starting homes, each with their own pro and cons, some with more space for farming, some with unique hard to acquire items that spawn on the farm. These all feel unique and vary in appearance, i have personally liked the beach farm the most (gotta love that sunshine XD). The farming side of the game feels good, there is generally a good balance of stuff to do during the day so you don't feel like you have to sleep days on end just to get your crops to produce fruit. There is a good amount of decoration and items to really make your farm feel like home. There is also the option to have your Chronomon work on the farm to help water or collect crops as well as helping around with production. The selection of crafting options is abundant, this is where the game is probably most like other games, where crafting material need to be farmed from various methods, including mining in the mines, then upgraded on the farm to craft bigger an better things. Its not bad by any means but its what you would come to expect in any survival crafting game. Overall, i really enjoy the game, and would recommend!

A lot of glitch’s especially using a controller Sometimes it just stops and I cannot use mouse or controller. Not sure why