Nearly 40 hour review
NPC: 4/10
So far it's decent. It has verbal NPC's but super repetitive after a while, but you learn to tune them out. They don't actually end up interactive with the environment VERBALLY other than complain when they're tired, saying the same thing just in two different voices. Super Annoying.
STORE SPACE: 10/10
The store expansion as far as space goes, is huge. More than you need in most and well worth it. THAT shouldn't change as it allows the player to be more creative inside the world of customization and placement of shelves and other things.
STOCK KEEPING: 5/10
The bulk order is absolutely useless because it is a custom preset. Meaning you fill it once, save it, and it becomes an order with the same amount every time. Given that you sell 10 items one day, 20 the next, but have to wait until you sell the last 10 to empty your storage before clicking on that preset, not to mention having to order whatever else you put in. In other similar games, there is a "wand" or some sort of mobile device to help scan a single order that would be super useful in this game. Other than that, you are stuck ordering individually, on up to 9 items per order. otherwise your bulk order will overflow the floor unless you delete the custom bulk order and make new ones.
The stock cart is useless almost to a point where it's easier to toss things on the floor and have a CLEANER employee pick it up instead. It also shows how they use the stock cart to supply shelves without touching the product, that is false. You still load the cart, and individually load the cart elsewhere, which is time consuming.
CUSTOMIZATION: 3/10
Not much to go one other than wallpaper, exterior type, floor, and some minor decorations, etc. Nothing to really alter the location of the store front, colors of the shelves or even having signs to hang to determine locations of the products. Customization is severely lacking here in this game.
WEATHER; 8/10
Mainly because, who thinks about weather in games like these? It's there! rain storms, sand storms, snow, (no snow collection) and it is random so not purposed on seasonal change. But, it's there, which is different, so it get's an 8.
MECHANICS: 4/10
The employees will drop boxes in the entrance of the loading bay when cleaning if there is no place to put them on the racks (overstock/unstocked goods)
The forklift will flip if it runs over a curb too fast or a box, cars will doze through it and make it fly and flip with insanity.
Getting off the forklift near a fence, will kick you outside your map leaving you to quit the game and load it to resolve the issue.
NPC's have a weak sense of prioritizing. They will travel to a further rack or shelf rather than choosing the path of least resistance and picking something closer, especially when you select the option for them to choose their own way in stocking.
The game makes it where at no point at all do you actually need to hire a cashier. You can simply put an infinite amount of self checkouts and just monitor those instead.
Boxes fly everywhere.
DIALOGUE: 2/10
Even though previously stated, they say the same stuff over and over again. But it's super annoying as well when the customer is talking to you at the register and tells you, "I think I am going to use my credit card" and then proceeds to hand you cash to which most times you with have to figure a high change rate for like $82.93 when paying for an apple.
OVERALL: 6/10
The game is clearly new and needs some severe improvement. I can only hope that the team continues to improve a game like this as even though it lacks some minor fixes and other things, it is still better than SUPERMARKET SIMULATOR.
PLEASE DON'T make a delivery service like a UBER eats or something. Please make it where the trucks are unloaded by their providers like normal delivery trucks, no need for a choppy forklift. INCREASE the rate of how much you can order! Perhaps you could also figure out a way for employees to use carts to make them more efficient.
So far in the supermarket or retail simulators, it seems as if something is stopping NPC's from performing at a normal rate like a typical human team that can literally stock a store overnight. Where these games somehow make it where it takes DAYS!!!!
PRICING: 9/10
Super! Love it! it doesn't fluctuate like other games, but it's also profitable where you aren't doing 20 days work to make a single upgrade!
FOOD SELECTION: 5/10
Being modest with the score on this one, but there are no fresh meats, bananas come singular, everything is singularly organized in produce instead of piled, the bakery selection is the only thing beautifully noticeable! Add fresh meat! Fish, steak, chicken, and add EGGS! Things we all actually go to the market for! These are NOT in this game. It's is a slight repeat of similar products. Frozen nuggets and shrimp are fine but lets snag some variety!
AND PLEASE get rid of the "FROZEN ICE CUBES" name. It's just ice cubes. As opposed to what? melted ones?
ARTWORK: 7/10
Potential is good. Give the females some hair! Give a guy a beard or a mustache! Bald employees are weird. Flags are decent. Again the floors and wallpaper are okay. I like seeing the growth of the store, it's really aesthetically pleasing!
No mouth movement when they speak.
EVERY SINGLE EMPLOYEE smokes when taking a break.
Also what is the point in leveling up to hire better employees if you are limited to each 1, 2 ,3 4, and 5 star and not just all 5 star employees when you level max? Having the 1 star employee next to the others, is hard to watch and a waste of your money, so it feels.
I realize I have criticized this game heavily. But mind you, I actually enjoy this game as it can be peaceful and quite easy to play during downtime and more. I heavily recommend this game above all other supermarket games thus far, and I will change and edit that statement if there are better ones, So, if this is still here, or no edit has been made, this tops them.
Every game starts off rough but this one is fun even in it's first draft.
Worth the buck!
Also, need to add some sort of notification deal where it let's you know when registers are down, people waiting, or people find something specific too expensive, or can't find anything!
I hope this was helpful and hope everyone enjoys it. I have NOT tried the multiplayer aspect so I don't even know if it works.
