Sakuna: Of Rice And Ruin Sells A Remarkable 850,000 Units Worldwide

mmmm i love eating rice

I'll be honest, I go lost almost right away and don't know what to do. I think I'm supposed to gather supplies or something. I'll google it and try to get back into it after I finish the first darksiders.

I got the special edition for Christmas but haven't found the time to start it yet.

I bought this from Amazon last week once it came back in stock. A week later, they reduced it by £7. I'm glad I've got it and will look forward to playing it but it does annoy me when reductions happen after I've made a purchase. Just my luck I guess.

That's pretty impressive! Nice to see a smaller developer get some recognition and a publisher without any drama

Glad to see that the devs are having this kind of success. I though it would be much lower since it's a more niche game, let alone get close to a million copies

These guys are absolute teases. What's the ****ing platform breakdown?!?

Very much well deserved. I’m still playing but, this was my GOTY last year.

Still wanna kick Kinta off a cliff though.

This game is highly recommended! There’s not really much of a tutorial but the combat system is great and the story is fantastic! If you’re even remotely thinking about getting this, you should!

The combat could’ve been a bit smoother, but I still enjoyed it nonetheless. This is by far the only game I’ve played with a farming sim in it (minus Minecraft many years ago), and I’ve got to say I actually enjoyed that part. It made me put time in the game on some days where I just wanted to do some fighting or traverse the shrine, but hey, it got its hours in.

I've paid very little attention to this game since it was announced, but wow, that artwork is gorgeous.

On my buy list, 850,001, I promise

An excellent game absolutely worthy of a million sales, let's hope the success keeps going and it gets there soon!

@gcunit Exactly, for a farming sim all I saw was action adventure?? Was that to hide that is actually a farming sim?

Heck yeah! This title absolutely deserves at least a million sales, so this is great. (Really enjoyed my couple long sessions, hopefully I’ll enjoy the mid/late game as well, when I actually figure out the more nuanced elements. This game is relatively high on my backlog priority list.)

I feel like I'd want to play the farming sim or the action-platforming but not both. It's hella popular so obviously my tastes don't match with the 850,000 who bought it.

@Purgatorium If that’s true, I feel like this could be right up your alley. (When one element drags a bit, you get to change game style, it’s pretty great, especially for being designed and built by two guys.)

@BlubberWhale Hmm, that might actually work. Instead of just changing games lol

@Purgatorium Exactly lol. But I’d hate for you to take a chance against your better judgment and regret spending the money. I feel like with this game you just have to be in the right state of mind and maybe have a willingness to forgive its imperfections. I’d still say give it a go if you hade a lazy day to spend on it, and if you can get it cheap. (The standard physical version has a pretty cool little instruction booklet btw.)

I really wish there was a demo for this game! I want to try it but can't afford to spend money on games I'm not pretty sure about. It sounds stressful trying to get the crop right. I don't need a game that makes me feel stupid right now.

I keep going back and forth about it. I'm basically driving myself nuts.

@k8sMum Someone correct me if I’m wrong, but I don’t think there’s any real penalty, you just improve as you learn a little here and there. I set that stress aside and just jumped in without knowing what was going on lol. Had a lot of fun, but only like 4 or 5 hours in maybe. Want to get back to it, but I’ve been on a Mario Odyssey post game kick and having boatloads of fun. Also need (want) to finish Link’s Awakening... trying to enjoy my backlog more instead of buying more games than I actually play.

@BlubberWhale
Well, I bit the bullet and ordered it off Amazon. I've been considering it for months now. I can be my own worst enemy over- thinking decisions.

Thanks for the input. I think I will enjoy it.

I so want to try it, but want to play dragon quest 11 on gamepass before it's removed. If this game had a demo, it would help me decide whether to buy it now to support them (if i thought it was great). Otherwise, I'll snag it in a sale eventually.

@BlubberWhale only 2 guys made this game? Wow.

Also, does it force u to change from sim to action at certain times, or is it a manual change?

@k8sMum I fell exactly the same.

@tseliot It's not just a farming sim.