Grand Cru: The Wine Maker

This game is too easy. you never should of added the mechanic that tells you what level of each thing you need, it should be a trial and error thing and you should have a notebook of every brew so you know the settings you did

I liked the idea of this game but it gets to a point where if you buy a lot of land, you then have to do a lot of manual wine making and bottling which gets very tedious moving sliders etc. Also, it gets to a point where you don't have to bargain with the vendors as your bottles get sold off at the end of the season anyway if you run out of room. This however comes at a cheaper rate but it saves a lot of time haggling. Nice artwork and idea but the tedious nature broke me.

Short Answer: A diamond in the rough. If you enjoy business simulations, It is an easy Buy. It does not matter if you are interested in wine or not, it will grow on you and has a surprising amount of depth if you progress. Long Answer: I am very very good at business simulation. I went broke my first 3 games and managing your AP early on is about priority. It is suppose to be tough starting out and it is. You start out taking over your fathers winery and debt. The thing that Surprised me about this game was the actual depth, you really need to pay attention to what you are doing. The game really begins once you pay off your fathers debt and start expanding, when you first load up you think that is the point, it isn't, that is really just the full tutorial getting you ready to compete and expand. The game has an amazingly detailed yet on point encyclopedia to help you learn important things. It gives you the ability to produce different wines and test yourself in becoming a whine mogul. Many plots of land to buy and plant and harvest, to sell your different wines. The story is decent and somewhat engaging the first few times you play. What keeps you coming back is not just testing yourself, the Devs did a brilliant job of creating a global leader board, so you can see what other players have been able to do total revenue and top sell price for a bottle and damn these dudes are good. All the top guys have 20-35 years in game and this type of competition really gives you some strong goals and replay ability. I almost did not get this game, Did not really think I would enjoy it, Happy I did, I have even recommended it to a few friends to see if any of us could get on top of the leaderboard. The developers have done a good job balancing fixes, polish, community engagement and content. They did a really good job for a game that appears suface simple but the depth it really like a fine wine, it ages and grows on you. Cheers