Farm to Table

PERFECT

Overall I really enjoyed the game, but I do hope to see more out of it in the future. This game is unique, but it also reminds me a tad bit of Overcooked, albeit in much cozier, scenic, and robust scenario. I enjoyed all the aspects of the game, from simple farming, gathering, cook, decorating and building, to the sheer manic rush that serving a restaurant full of people involves. There is a lot of opportunity to optimize your restaurant and workers so that you're being as efficient as possible, be it creating a menu of ingredients you can sustain each day and also that utilize your workstations and workers efficiently. Consider it's in EA and I definitely enjoy my 35 hours in it, and pretty much beat it (I didn't finish all the trees but at the point where I was, it would have just been a grind for the sake of finishing them). Here are the changes/improvements I'd like to see: - I'd like a top-down view, so to speak, of my garden plots and workers and their plot assignments. The Cooks and Waiters are not a problem to manage, but the same cannot be side for the farming side of things. As is it is now, to see what I have planted, if I have forgotten what's where, I have to run around and look at it all upclose. To see who is managing which plot, I have to first select a farmer and ask to manage their duties, then run around and look to see who is doing what, as well as running around and selecting deselecting plots. It would be nice if this could be done in a special panel. - It would be nice if I could have farmers also feed and collect from animals. - I wish the ultimate land space we end up with was bigger, so that I could have a more robust and thematic garden. The tree takes up a good portion of the front left plot. I like it, but I wish it didn't limit the way I use that space. Considering the endgame menu is rather big, and you would need a diverse garden to supply that many dishes, especially if you don't want supply to be an issue, you'll need a lot of space for growing. With the way I designed my restaurant, I was very very cramped and decidedly not cozy with my farming area. - Restocking shelves - items should auto-sort into an empty box that is label with a type instead of overwriting it with whatever is "on top" in my crate. Right now it can be tedious to put things away, making me run around extra to put things away in a certain order instead of just based on how I set up the shelves. - Wall placement, especially those with foliage, is wonky and I cannot easily rotate which direction foliage is facing, so it takes a few different attempts, moving around and wiggling of the mouse to make it snap differently. - Bugonia Wall Plants clip into walls, showing part of the pot on the other side. - Improved work speed should affect my workers. - This might be an EA issue, but the 4 workers coming at the very end of the biggest grind kinda defeats the point to me. Getting that is a big deal on how it change how you can manage your restaurant, but by the time you get it you've pretty much beaten the game.