Mail Time

Very cute, fun, and relaxing game. Is it worth playing? Absolutely! Is it worth paying $20 for? I'm not so sure. The price seems a little steep for what you get. First the good things, which I adored: - Character customization! It's not super in-depth, but the designs are very cute and it's fun to pick out what your character wears. You can also change this at any time in the settings menu. Additionally, there are several collectible mushroom hats you can get besides the default. - Even though you can customize your character, they have a distinct personality, and I loved that. They're a people person (animal person?) who's eager to please, and they have a character development arc as the game progresses. - The cast of characters you meet are all great. Their dialogue and questlines are entertaining and often very funny. You really feel like you're part of a little forest town where the characters have lives and form relationships. - There's no map! This is a plus because the game wouldn't be as satisfying (and way too easy imo) if it had one. It's fun to explore on your own and figure out where everything is. I like games that let you explore freely. - Amazing soundtrack by the wonderful Gina Loughlin, who also did the soundtrack for Wax Heads (check it out, it's great!) - Really cute art style that's a delight to look at. I loved the character designs and different environments, especially Kaz and their cave! - Loved the ending and the overall message, which I won't spoil here. It's worth discovering on your own. Now the bad, which didn't hinder my experience much but is worth pointing out: - As I mentioned, the price. I think this is a $10 game at most. I got about 3 1/2 hours out of it, and there's not a whole lot to do besides exploring, collecting trinkets, and talking to animals. It's a great game overall, but I just don't think there's quuuiiite enough substance to charge $20 for it. Fortunately, I got it on sale and I'd recommend doing the same. - I ran into a couple of bugs (besides the mysterious worms and the adorable ladybugs). I wasn't able to play the game at all in full-screen mode because it would displace my mouse cursor to the point where it was unusable. Not a huge deal to just play in windowed instead, but I think it's worth mentioning. I also had an issue where after receiving an item, I couldn't move until I opened and closed the notebook. Again, not major, but worth pointing out. - Movement is very floaty. I kind of wish it was a more precise platformer instead of delaying landing time after jumps. It didn't feel bad enough to make me stop playing, but it made jumps awkward at times and constantly felt like my character was in low gravity. - There's a series of collectibles that are listed as "for ???" but that you never do anything with, which can be a bit confusing. I kind of wish there was something to do with them, as well as another type of collectible that's listed as "not for delivery." It would add a little more to the game to have a purpose for them, especially since they don't even have achievements associated with them. The good absolutely outweighs the bad, and I recommend this for anyone looking for a short, relaxing collect-a-thon with good writing and a fantastic soundtrack. I enjoyed my time with it, and I'm hoping for DLC in the future because I feel the ending (and the aforementioned extra collectibles) definitely leaves it as a possibility!