Blossom: The Seed of Life

This is a fun and simple game. It would be excellent for children, but it's also relaxing for adults. The 'depth' is pretty shallow, and it's quite linear for a 'building' game. (However, I've noticed that all terraforming games are.) However, the mechanics are top-notch. Needing to plug-in your vehicle (and yourself..as you're a robot) turned into something that was a lot of fun rather than a chore. Base-building was difficult. The way the power connections work made it quite hard to have any sort of useful structure or organization. You kinda just went with 'sprawl.' Also, expanding your base was very difficult with how they imagined the printers. Chaining them was very tedious. ( Also, building an actual base with the housing components you sometimes found was a non-starter. There's absolutely no reason or function for building a habitat.) Overall, I liked it. It was cute and worked well. The 'grind' wasn't overwhelming. I don't know that there's much replayability to it though. Even the coop mode seems like it would just end up being a 'speed run.'

Blossom is a cute and unique terraforming game. You build up a main base, but you also build a mobile outpost in the form of wagons you can attach to your rover or yourself. It does a good job of having different phases of the game feel "solved." For example, your battery life is a huge limiter early on, but it gets to the point where you build the battery upgrades/buildings and then it's not an issue and you can move on to another challenge. Inventory can get a little cluttery but overall it's low on micromanaging, and the later automation stuff is fun. I love the little drones flying around helping me.

This game may be on the shorter side, but it scratches that Astroneer/Planet Crafter itch. If you’re interested in an enjoyable chill experience with some minor bugs, this one is for you. [b]Pros (subjective):[/b] [list] [*] The story is interesting and simple, with a more fulfilling ending compared to that of Astroneer. [*] The core gameplay loop (gathering, crafting, building) and terraforming the planet doesn’t feel like a chore and is enjoyable. [*] The game doesn’t hold your hand and tell you exactly what you need to do every step of the way. You are given objectives and are nudged in the right direction, but aren’t railroaded the entire playthrough. [*] I love that you are able to view electric and water networks early on instead of it being gated behind hefty tech progression. [/list] [b]Cons:[/b] [list] [*] POIs aren’t that interesting. They contain fragments of the lore and sometimes blueprint disks for habitat rooms or usable decorative items (chairs, beds, a jukebox, etc) but feel more like a set piece used to tell the story. [*] Habitats have no use in gameplay, as there is no need to build one outside of pure aesthetics. [*] The animations for animals are… interesting. They can be immersion-breaking, but this is pretty minor all things considered. [*] Frame drops are bound to occur in the endgame with all the animals roaming about. [*] Tech progression and terraforming are quite fast. [/list]

A beautiful game 9/10.

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This game is so amazingly well done. The co-op feature is still in beta when I post this and really the issues are already set to be addressed. The story, progression speed, content, and everything is really nice. You can play it alone but is so much better with friends. If you want a feel good, heart string pulling game to play, I highly recommend this one. **Just know you're supposed to die a bunch when you start. Don't let that detour you from enjoying this beautiful game. You respawn so you're ok!**

I’m still early into blossom: the seed of life, so I don’t feel like I’ve seen enough yet to give a full verdict. But so far, I’m really enjoying it. I like the world, the exploration and the feeling of slowly figuring out what’s going on. And Blossom herself is honestly very cute🌱🤖 I’ve seen quite a few people mention being disappointed with the ending, which does make me curious about how the game will hold up as I get further into it. I’m hoping there’s enough to discover and that the game stays engaging right up until the end rather than feeling too short. So far though , I’m having a lot of fun with it and I’m looking forward to seeing where this journey goes.

awesome game