Moonlight Peaks

In it's current state the game is virtually unplayable for longer periods of time. I'm having frequent issues with framerate and stuttering despite having a decent PC. The stutter can be improved by restarting the game or capping your framerate. But this is not a long term solution and, honestly, I don't want to have to restart Steam every other in-game day - I don't have to do that sort of workaround for other games with much higher requirements. This is not an issue unique to me, the Discord and Reddit have multiple posts experiencing similar issues. It's a real pity because I do actually enjoy the general gameplay and this would be a more positive review if not for this glaring issue (bar gripes I have about the weaker social aspect and some very odd writing choices for the bachelors when compared to the bachelorettes *cough* Ridge and Orlock *cough*). Once the framerate issues are fixed, I'd be happy to switch this to a more positive review (with caveats).

If I had to summon the game up in one word, it would be endearing. It's absolutely stunning, walking around the map even before the speed boost is not a problem because there is so much to visually admire. The game doesn't rush you and there is a lot to explore. The dialogue is cute and silly, but also touches on relatable themes. Knowing all that dialogue was written by just two people makes it all the more impressive. This is the perfect game if you like stardew valley and animal crossing, peak cozy game experience!

酔っ払いキャラがうざい、というレビューを見てからプレイしたので酔っ払いが出てきた瞬間爆笑してしまいました。たしかにめちゃくちゃうざい。 さておき、以下によかった点と気に食わない点を記載します。 【良かった点】 ・世界観 ・変身機能、魔法機能 ・公式のアプデが早い ・マップ広さが丁度いい ・農場ゲームとしては比較的遊びやすい ・農場とか家カスタマイズが楽しい ・釣りが簡単 ・死神かわいい 【気に食わない点】 ・日本語版キャラ口調（ノエルは完全にオカマさんと思ってますがそうなんですかね？） ・作物に水やりするときちゃんと水やれてるか分かりづらい ・ヴァンプスター収集（運搬するのがほんとうに面倒くさい　見つけても無視しがち） ・虫取りで体力持っていかれすぎ ・メインストーリー進むのがめちゃくちゃ遅い ・ジェダ？ジャダ？とかいう博物館の眼鏡女（嫌い過ぎて見かけても素通りしてる）

In my view, Moonlight Peaks captures the game mechanics and aesthetics of Animal Crossing New Horizons while incorporating the farming feel and relationship dynamics of Stardew Valley to create this wonderful cozy game.

I am very sad to leave this negative review on a game I wanted to love so much. But, here goes. 74 hours in and you are telling me I still can't have access to bat form to get to gold easier and upgrade my tools? Mermaid form is meh at best. You can get a few gold nodes here and there from swimming to a certain area. Story quests take SO LONG to pop up the next one. Not to mention, if a date pops up (and sometimes they pop up and ask you on a date without you having to ask which is cute BUT) it prevents some quests from triggering on that day. So if you are bored out of your mind from no quests and decide to date everyone to pass the time, its only going to make it worse. I have spoken to devs on the reddit and the discord and they say story as nothing to do with relationship grinding so why isnt there something updated yet letting us know whennnnn we will get the next part of the story? I have literally lost so much sleep over this game because I want story, I want gold tools. Which is my own fault but as someone on the spectrum, and a completionist, I need the story to keep going so that I can actually enjoy the game in full. Spacing the story out, yes cool. But 74 hours? I should have been able to enjoy my upgraded tools and all 3 forms along with decorating at my hearts content because I should have had the tools to do so. I should have the gold watering can since growing many crops is super annoying even with the iron one. I should be able to have better access to hardwood which speaking of, once its all cleared you spend days wandering around hoping for another large tree log to chop or more willow trees. Its such a grind and not very cozy at all. Sitting around waiting on a letter or someone to pop up at the door for the next quest gets super upsetting when it just comes to a hault. The job board is the only quests I can get and I dont want to even do that anymore. Just be honest about what unlocks the story if it isnt relationship based. I feel like I have wasted my sanity this past week and hyperfocused on something not considerate of my time.

Love this, Everything about it is so cute, Hope we get more character customizations and clothing options added in the future.

Game of the Year for me. Look, it doesn't always have to be something big and expensive to make like Pragmata. I'm also aware that RE: Requiem released this year, and it was phenomenal. Still, I base these things off how much happiness I feel overall, and this one takes it.

Zaj*biste <3

I have almost 50hrs in. My first save file got bugged and i couldnt buy the witches wand and upgaded my magic... the fruit trees took 3(?) months to grow instead of 1 month. I also CANNOT DATE THE MOON GODESS??? tsk tsk

s'il vous plait pouvez vous mettre le jeux en Français !? j'adore le jeux je l'attendais depuis tellement longtemps !