Potion Permit

Total lack of depth, after a while the game becomes extremely repetative since there really is only one thing to do every in game day

Great game and had a lot of fun. Unfinished for sure but left on a good spot I guess. Get it on sale and spend a couple days in Moonbury. Great concept. Wish it wasn't abandoned.

Ждал примерно то, что и получил. Бег туда-сюда, гринд, еще гринд и немного сюжета. Остался доволен. Люблю гриндить и гриндить, а иногда даже гриндить.

7.5/10 - Many good things, not quite great, and some missed potential Let's go through everything, starting with the good. Graphics. (Great) Personally, I love the art style and all the assets are well made. The NPCs. (Good) The town feels alive. NPCs have their own routines where they move around town for work, food or leisure. Those routines aren't the same every day, and if they get sick, they're missing from their usual route and if they run a business, it won't open. Unfortunately, the only deviation from their routine is getting sick. If only they had more random events, or changed when their relationship with the player improved, then it would be perfect. And more dialogue, I suppose. They also have their own personal stories, which you get to see as you progress through your friendship levels. The alchemy system. (Good) The alchemy system is novel and allows for great creativity. They missed the opportunity to have mono-elemental and balanced-elemental versions of the potions (all using one type of ingredient / an equal number of ingredients of every type) and also, had no variety in what potions were used for. No combat potions, no fishing potions, no gift potions, etc. Aside from potions needed for story progression, all potions are used for curing patients, or selling for money. Another missed opportunity. The story. (Good) It's a good story. Solid. Gathering resources. (Okay) As an absolute loot Goblin, I loved going out and gathering a tonne of resources every day. I loved unlocking new areas and getting access to new resources. I loved solving problems and getting access to new resources. The combat was nothing amazing, but I played old gameboy games so I actually prefer this style of combat over something more modern. It can be a bit grindy for players who want to focus more on other aspects of the game but still want to progress. Minigames. (Okay) The minigames for the gigs around town are great - they're not exciting, not challenging, and you just have to get through them like chores, which is exactly how work should feel. The diagnostic and research mini games though, are kind of lackluster. They felt more like minigames for the sake of minigames. Relationships. (Dull) Improving relationships with people is dull and routine. Talk to them to make it a little better. Give them a gift to make it a lot better. There is only one kind of gifting item that you use for everyone. It feels like a grind with items you can get to expedite the grind a little here and there. Improving your relationship with people doesn't really change anything in a noticeable way - they're basically a tickbox. Also, everyone's relationship improves at the same rate. It would have been better if "friendly" NPCs improved their friendship/relationship with you faster, "cautious" NPCs did it slower, and "skeptical" NPCs did it the slowest. Also, helping the town does nothing for how friendly an NPC feels towards you, apparently. Feels like they didn't flesh it out properly. Fishing. (Bad) Special entry just for fishing. Fishing eats up your time, doesn't give good rewards, and the minigame feels like a chore. Other things. (Mixed) The energy system might annoy people, but I found it tolerable. The cooking system lacks depth, but I was okay with it because I mainly saw it as a source of energy so I could be a loot goblin. The dog is okay but it's weird that I could max it out with like, 3 steaks. The planter unlocks far too late. The special fishing spot needs to be special. And that's it. Overall, I am quite positive about this game. There are many things I thought could be done better, so much unrealized potential, but I still quite enjoyed it.

Um jogo simples, mas muito viciante, vale a pena jogar. Mas esperem por promoções, porque 99 reais tá de brincadeira kk

this was a tough review to write... but i think potion permit doesn't quite nail the execution of a cozy farming game. it kills me, because there's so much potential, but the tl;dr is just that it's okay at best. the characters, dateable or not, can be reduced to pastiches of other, more fleshed out, more interesting characters from other games. it's cliche at best. the 'diagnosis' system, although intuitive, never feels new, and gets old fast-- same with research. although i liked many aspects of the potion-making, especially the puzzle style, it doesn't represent the sheer grind and repetition of each ingredient. it never felt rewarding [i]enough[/i]. i wish the game added a little bit of drop variance-- it would hugely reduce the grind if we could receive 2-3 ingredients per plant, rather than just one every time. additionally, i wish there was a visual improvement of the potion-maker's house as the game progressed. it's been months and i'm still stuck in a mildewed bungalow! in the end, potion permit felt like a walking simulator between bouts of grinding and mini-games. the character interactions weren't outstanding enough to weigh against the tedium of doing the same thing, every day, without fail. if you like a bit of a no-brainer game, or are content with a quiet grind, this might be the game for you. otherwise, for the price it is, i'd recommend stardew, fields of mistria, anything else more well-recognised in this vein.

I’ve enjoyed the game so far! As a Steam Deck user, I am only 5.9 hours in at this moment, and I noticed that the button labels changed. I wouldn’t really care, but it’s made it difficult to use the map or craft potions. Hopefully that gets patched soon. Thanks!

Material- errand boi simulator, everything is repetitive, so maybe dont overprice a dull game devs?