Topic: Fae Farm

On a surface level, Fae Farm looks like just another cozy farm-sim game. They're a dime a dozen here on Switch. But I contend that, given the history of developer Phoenix Labs, Fae Farm will be something extra. I played Dauntless for a solid couple or few months back on PS4. I think this developer knows the action/rpg genre pretty well.

But the combination of releasing the same week as Starfield and having an asking price of $60...

...this game is going to get lost in the shuffle. As many games tend to do. So I'm here to boost visibility. I will be buying a copy of this game...eventually.

I really want this one and even had it pre-ordered but lost all self- control and bought a Galaxy Z Flip 5 so it's going to have to wait a bit. Hoping for a November-ish sale perhaps.

I don't know whether to get it on the Switch or Steam.

@k8sMum I believe it's priced lower on Steam because the DLC is optional there.

Where as the console version is defaulted into everything.

I'm definitely more interested in Fae Farm than Sea of Stars, been waiting for it since the first reveal trailer. Would prefer to get in on Switch rather than PC because these kind of games are perfect for portable play, but first I'll wait for the reviews to find out how the performance is on Switch.

@Magician
Yes, I know. I was more concerned about performance but I'm watching a video of Eeowna playing it on the Switch and it seems to look and run fine.

I have to wait for my paycheck to get this one but a definite play after stopping P4 to get this on on role to see how it goes. It's my PreOrder so going to get the extra hopefully. But from the looks of it like Cat tails.

Seen some iffy reviews on this game, but I’ve been anticipating this game too long to not pick it up after work. Anyone else wrestling with whether to buy this or not?

@DAHstroy yeah, I've been waiting for the game for ages but between only medium-positive reviews and the $60 price, I am leaning towards waiting for good sales even though I do really want to play

@FishyS Yeah, it’s unfortunate that it seems like Fae Farm’s anticipation and hype fell apart right before release. They had to go and blow it with weird pricing between different platforms, and lackluster RPG elements… it’s a shame really.

I got the game but don't see my preorder bonus after entering at eShop? Did anyone with Preorder get theirs?

Is anyone playing this? Curious about how it plays.

I am loving it. Alot of gathering and dungeon exploring for materials. But one has to strategically time when to go into dungeon and do above side quest at the same time. At least you don't loose your stuff at midnight. Did finally find it after looking at mailbox but some I didn't see or locate.

I was visualizing marrying people after basically the same interaction 100 times in a row and it made me think....

Imagine if you could marry villagers in Animal Crossing. 🤔

For Fae Farm, I finally decided to just wait for a sale.

Has anyone figure how to change your name on there that you use for your Switch from being used? I can change house name but would like different name to be called on Switch. ugh, just found some info need to create Phoneix lab account to change user name. More work now.

@FishyS Yeah, it’s super dull. There are romance options in the game, but I’ve felt absolutely no incentive to pursue them in any way. Plus, everyone in game is too cute, almost feels weird pursuing one of them. 🤨

And to your point, it feels VERY much like New Horizion villagers. You can talk to the Fae Farm characters five times and get the depth of all the dialog they’ll be speaking for the entirety of the game.

@Ryu_Niiyama I have been playing it since release on Switch and I have some pretty strong mixed feelings. The gameplay is generally pretty fun, but the story ruins it for me. It’s very shallow and is mostly based off of the dungeons (or “mines” as they’re called in Stardew) that are in the game. There’s no crazy plot line unraveling, and 15 hours in, I’m struggling to have any fun when I go back to the game anymore… it all just feels so flat.

I apologize if that came off as negative, but I feel like my honestly is appropriate considering 60 of your dollars are on the line! 😀👍🏼

@DAHstroy Thanks! I will wait on a sale. Playing Starfield right now anyway.

Hello All, I posted a topic "Glitch with Wisp Mother" outside of this thread. Thought I was posting inside here--oops. Anyway, if you would kindly review that and see what your thoughts are on that? Maybe someone has an idea of what I can do? Thank you for your time!

Well, it only took 18 months, but I finally fired this up over the week. I put somewhere over five hours into it, having just began chapter four. It is very much a gathering/crafting life-sim lite game. If you've played My Time at Portia, Stardew Valley, or Stranded Sails...you known what you're in for.

@Magician You waited long enough for some quality of life features to be added and also for a couple silly very unnecessary things to be added.

I played it a fair amount last year; I agree there is nothing super new though I do really like that you eventually get a double jump which is pretty darn unusual for the genre.

The final update was probably the late 2024 one since basically the whole team got fired earlier this year...