Potionomics

Had my eye on this game for a long time for how novel and charming it appeared, and in those 2 aspects it never disappoints. It is surprisingly difficult at the beginning tho. That learning curve through the first few tournament matches puts your managing, capitalist skills to the test. The mechanics are not really that well developed since... by mid game, you have completely broken the economy and are flushed with cash. Theres a point a bit later where, even buying cauldrons or ingredients becomes utterly pointless, so you disengage and wait for each end of the week. It is difficult, but only at the vert beginning. Overcome that initial curve, and you're home free! The writing is surprisingly funny and fast, though sadly the character are very one dimensional. They do have depth, but never any teeth… in the sense that, they are all good people with maybe a few ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ or traumas (nothing that a hug and a smile cannot fix in most cases). I would have love to see a bit of tridimensionality and balancing, negative traits in them to compliment how much of a ray of sunshine every single one appear to be. Is really a matter of taste. Also... about half of them don’t give any kinda bonuses or perk that are considered useful. It strikes me as a case that the team thought of the character designs first, and attempted to cram in the game regardless of how useful mechanically they could be. Overall, incredibly cozy and harmless in the end, so probably just a ‘me’ thing. The animation and character design, and the addition of voice, is extraordinary!!! This has completely raised up the bar for any Visual Novels I might play in the future, cause this is the peak of what limited amount of those games I’ve played. A million percent you should get this if any of the many positive traits I mention are a must in your games. Reading back.. I know I’m pointing a lot of bad things, but despite them all I was always eager and enthusiastic to reopen the game. Is really is beautiful, and I hope you experience it if only to learn how to engage with your audience. I loved every time I advanced the relationships and the dialog overall. Sorry this was such a long rant :( Super eager to see what the studio comes up with next. Hope they’re accepting resumes too :)

Chill and fun shop management sim when playing on Cozy

好玩啊，但是打第一个10天输了重打，有点难

I really enjoy the haggling and brewing mechanics. I didnt like most of the characters at first and really cringed at the dialogue but warmed up to it later on. The biggest downside is how every 10 days theres a potions competition where you need to bring 3 specific potions of a specific quality or higher and if you lose the competition, it's basically game over and you have to restart an old save to do it better this time. I think there might be an endless mode which would of course fix this but its a shame that in the regular gamemode, theres the constant stress of preparing for the competition instead of being able to focus on any other part of the game

This is literally Persona if the target demographic wasn't pedophiles.

It was fun, it was fine. The game as a whole I would consider casual. The deck building aspect is fun but also not very extensive, and dependent on the relationship mechanic. In the same breath, this does not hinder progress, I was able to complete the game handily without reaching maximum friendship/relationship with anyone until Endless Mode after I defeated the game. The theming and world are cute and fun with a lot of creativity, but I will admit I did not feel particularly attached to the conflict or characters. They all felt more like architypes and were fairly two-dimensional. Great for a casual game, but not my cup of tea. I had fun though, and would recommend it to casual game players.

There are a couple of things for the game that I do enjoy, and some other things that seem quite strange. For the first thing, the game does give a sense of progression, but there are some subsets that seem quite staggered. Upgrading some of the things you have makes no sense if you will just unlock something far greater. There is not really a good index of all the ingredients, and I think just kinda guessing what you need or hoping what you have is sufficient is quite annoying, especially if you didnt have enough of one ingredient to be able to bring a thing to the next level. Your equipment can be upgraded, but it is just better to replace it at a later date because you can use the resources to be able to just get more money. The game does introduce the mechanics slowly, but you easily just forget one before you waste the time. I have not finished the game yet, so I can not really say anything about the whole game, but this is the experience I have had with the game so far.

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明明很喜欢这种经营类型，但不知道怎么回事玩起来各种磨叽蛋疼，可能内核无法get到