This is a comedy farming sim game (with minor point-and-click elements) about an amnesiac named Joe, who has washed ashore on a beach of Peachleaf Island and is forced to start a new life there.
[u]Info[/u]
• The game saves at the end of a day when the player elects to sleep. Joe passes out automatically at 2 AM and wakes up with less energy.
• Time constantly progresses unless the menu is open or a cutscene is happening.
• Gameplay involves: gathering/foraging, chopping wood, mining, growing crops, taking care of animals, crafting, fishing, quests, and combat.
• There is [i]one[/i] puzzle in the game and it is a tad difficult. (Then again, I feel I’m just bad at puzzles in general.) However, if the player has trouble, the dev has provided a cheat sheet for it.
• Crops, animal products, and foraged items have 3 tiers: standard, silver, and gold.
• Combat involves utilizing a sword or gun. There is also voodoo magic. There are difficulty settings. The easiest setting should be okay for more casual gamers. However, if someone still has trouble, there are skill points to improve HP and weapon damage.
• If the player is defeated during combat, Joe is teleported to the doctor’s clinic and charged a fee. It does [i]not[/i] preemptively end the day.
• No character customization. Joe is gender-neutral.
• Joe’s home can be customized and upgraded.
• No romance whatsoever.
[u]Praises[/u]
• Hovering the cursor over things gives details. For example, if you do this over crops, it’ll tell you: which crop it is, how much longer it has to grow, whether it’s healthy, and whether it’s watered. Very helpful if you’re not sure about something.
• Lots of self-aware, outlandish humor.
• Subtle criticisms of capitalism and tourism.
• There’s a black witch who uses voodoo. (There need to be more black witches in media.)
• More than half of the NPCs are dark-skinned, which makes sense because it’s a tropical island setting.
• The mystery of the game is entertaining, involving ridiculous, over-the-top fetch questing.
[u]Complaints[/u]
• No Steam overlay.
• While using ALT + TAB, the game still runs as though you’re still on it. So, for someone like me, who frequently takes notes while playing a game, this is a bit annoying. I’ll be typity-typing on my little word processor over here, and meanwhile, back in the game, I’ll be pressing hotkeys and f*cking sh*t up.
• Controls could be improved a bit. This is a minor complaint though. Some stuff is better with a controller and some is better with mouse/keyboard.
• Fishing is quite difficult. It seems a bit unnecessarily frustrating. You can use skill points to make it easier, but by this method, one would have to wait until toward the end of the game to even start fishing, which is what I had to do.
• Getting skill points for voodoo seems imbalanced compared to the other skills that can be leveled up. It would take ages to get the achievements related voodoo.
It’s a short, flawed game, [i]but[/i] it’s only $7 typically and often goes on sale, so I can’t complain too much. It is amusing and interesting to get through the main story quest, so I found it to be worth it.
There is a heavy implication that there could be a sequel to this game and I’d play it. I just hope the dev learns from their experiences with this game.
