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Well that's not remotely surprising, why would anyone even assume that it would be, and what would the point be anyway, even if you could?

@Serpenterror It stands for Remaster.

@sunny63 Remaster

@UltimateOtaku91 No you don't.

I've got this and played about 6 hours so far and it's brilliant. It should be, if there was any justice, a benchmark for JRPGs in terms, if nothing else, of the QoL enhancements it contains, regardless of just how great it looks and how good the characters and story are.
Just excellent - definitely a 9, at least!

I started playing this about a week ago and I'm really enjoying it so far. I would take exception to a number of points that the reviewer makes; I personally don't think it's blurry, and I don't think the load times are notable. It certainly doesn't feel like it's "barely holding on".
There are some bugs for sure, and a couple of strange nuances to the gameplay but, having said that it plays just fine, it looks really nice, it's wholesome and easy going and really quite charming.
I'm definitely invested in seeing how it develops and I very much hope that it does.

@Dpullam I think it has a demo?

@Dpullam Have you tried Children of Mortha? That's very good.

Absolutely yes I would. I only have 2 cartridges anyway and that's only because they were cheap from CEX, otherwise I'd already be fully digital.

Dammit I'm gonna have to fire up Stardew again now...

@clvr 2023, and no patch as far as I can tell.

So I bought this last night as it was on sale and with my discount cost just under £1.40, which to be fair, seems about right. Even this much later the game is still on 1.0.0 which pretty much labels it as abandonware in my book.
Don't get me wrong, it is charming and does have some nice touches, and crafting - which works quite well actually, and I like the retro graphics. BUT, oh but... the quests are kinda nerfed; dialog occurs before the thing to which it refers has happened, the AI is completely off the wall, and it really doesn't feel finished at all.
It is a bit like "My 1st Oblivion", and carries amusing meta-references to Bethesda games.
It has certainly got some decent points, and it is (currently) quite fun to play, but it really lacks in some of the details and polish and finish, which is a real shame as an obvious amount of time and effort and love has gone into it.
I'm down with carrying on coz it's not annoyingly terrible like some games, and it's too full of innocent to charm to drop - (I'd feel guilty) - but it's not worth the non-sale price by any standard, and it's definitely not a 7.
If you can find it on sale for under £2 though, go for it, it'll make you smile if nothing else.
Oh, and the music is EXCELLENT.

@Woosh193 Bye then.

Hi, professional thread necro-er here.
I actually found it quite good in a "manage your expectations" sort of a way. I wouldn't pay full price, and Beth is proper whiney, but it's nice enough slice of narrative hokum, and none the worse for that.

Playing this now, and (again) really enjoying it. There's evidently been some chunky patching going on between this original review and now (2023), and there's even some DLC for it.
It's a great game and one of my only cartridge games. A huge time sink, I love the style and all the mechanics and actually the location and the characters are really sweet, and to be fair it has a nice little story.
Definitely a recommend from me - (for what that's worth, lol) - and a bump to this score by at least +1, possibly +1.5...

Playing this now and deep in the endgame. It's fantastic and heart-breaking and wonderful.

@TheNumbr24 Why though?

@aoleu22 As opposed to just using your phone you mean?

@Bunkerneath Yeah coz browsing the web from the switch is a great idea.

@Ocaz I think you're doing it a disservice. It's absolutely not a "pick an option, and go to the next option" experience, it's much more than that.

It is absolutely and hands down FANTASTIC. Should be 10/10 imho. I'm currently playing it and it's unique certainly in my experience of games, full stop. It's by turns intriguing, surreal, frankly bonkers, heartbreaking, and dark - very dark.
Just play it, seriously.

Wow - if you could bottle the snarky cynicism in these comments you could probably sell it for a fair amount of money.

I gotta say that I got this in the sale for £1.80 or something and I've played it for about 2 hours or so now and not like I expected. I was a bit dubious coz it's right on the edge of what normally like to play but actually it's been a good way to pass the time.
"Not Bad" is bang on the money.
I've not died (yet) and I have no idea if I'll restart if I do but for under £2 it's all good.

@Ryu_Niiyama It was a general comment. I only just arrived at this page to be fair.
I wouldn't worry too much about it.

@Ryu_Niiyama To be fair the Bioware Forums were some of the most toxic environments on the internet at one time, so I would personally take any conclusions drawn from them with a mighty big pinch of salt...

Playing this at the moment and I have to say that it's not at all like the review. Maybe it's been patched since but I've not experienced the same issues...

@Nanami_Ataraxi You can adapt it completely to suit you, and it has a Relaxed mode and a Creative mode.

@HeadPirate Oh get over yourself, honestly, move on - they have and pretty much everyone else has...

@SteamEngenius ? You've... totally missed the entire point of the interview. But carry on.

@Astral-Grain Ok.

@HeeHo If you already own it you can pick up the extra content for about 17 English pounds, so...

@Moonlessky You get 4 pieces of extra content for free.

@russell-marlow Have you played the extra content?

@Astral-Grain Just for balance, I've been playing it for a large number of hours at this point and have not noticed anything at all in the way of newly-introduced performance issues, so I'd suggest it's either subjective or not unilateral.

@nimnio to be fair they are only for cosmetic stuff and some few "head start" bits and pieces. There's nothing in those transactions that would stop stop you from playing the game as is, and grabbing loads of stuff through actually playing the game itself, including cosmetic enhancements.
If you want a bit extra, then you can grab it. I don't see what the problem is.

I've been playing this for a few weeks now and it's brilliant, and really compelling as well. Add to that the fact that it's very cute and charming, and looks really sweet and cartoony too, and it's really worth your time.

Just downloaded the demo, looking forward to seeing what this is like... 🙂
Update: played the demo and loved it, intrigued to see more...

I have actually played this and a couple other Crescent Moon games on mobile - (well, tablet) - and they are really good. They won't set the world on fire, but for the price you get a decent enough RPG that clips along at a reasonable pace and doesn't outstay its welcome.
Crescent Moon do these really well and this is a great example of what they do, so rather than bitching about it you could either just pay a very minimal fee and get a few hours of entirely reasonable playtime, or move on...

@DarthFoxMcCloud Probably more of an answer than was entirely required, to be fair - I kinda didn't need a lecture, but thanks anyway.

@DarthFoxMcCloud - would be at least a year though...

@cmk8 I feel you on this and I am playing Stardew, and Portia, and ACNH, and Graveyard Keeper - but I will still buy this though...!

@gordjscott that is extremely petty, yes.

@kokjopan if you're the sort of person who is that bothered about a logo, then you don't deserve to play games.

@SLIGEACH_EIRE I feel you, this looks at first great, and it's less than 2 euros at the moment...

@FredTheCat Exactly

Some people in these comments and on other sites appear to have literally no idea how much licensed Lego sets actually cost. This is on the cheap end, try some of the Star Wars stuff, for example.

Also this is Lego, it's not a "Oh Nintendo made a lego so they aren't doing anything else", thing - it's a licensed set, obviously Nintendo are gonna push it, I mean, Duh.
But it is, Lego, and that's it - so why bring up the whole "Oh but the Joycons", it's not even relevant.

I think it's pretty cool, and fun too.

@Rika_Yoshitake They already are.

@tofarawaytimes Although as has been pointed out, ALL analogue stick controllers can suffer from it.
It is a thing that happens - it's certainly not the user's fault, but may not be entirely the manufacturer's either.

Stardew Valley with a side order of BoTW and Blades - (gotta get the daily play!) - also dabbling in Detention...

@Crockin why?