The Mushroom Journal

[b] I love mushrooms, I love talking about mushrooms, and I love seeing a game where people can learn about mushrooms. [/b] :D For a student project this game feels very homey, the music while being a loop is soothing and satisfying to listen too. I personally enjoyed walking around [i]"identifying"[/i] mushrooms for the characters quests, all while being an adorable deer girl! There are some issues like if you miss-identify a mushroom you cannot interact with it again until the next day. Another small issue but as there is no type of map, it makes things a bit difficult with finding where you need to go to complete a quest, or your way back sometimes for that matter. However I do believe what it brings to the table while small makes up for the little imperfections it has. Overall I love this game. While there is a disclaimer regarding the identification of mushrooms, i believe this is an adorable game that allows for anyone to jump in and enjoy while learning something new and beautiful. Definite recommend :3

short yet inspiring

'student project' tends to be the synonym for dumpster fire and this ain't the exception. can't save anytime, can't recommend, but it has plenty of other issues. could've been a decent mushroom-collecting adventure otherwise, no ticking clock or stamina either. nor any educational value, as the disclaimer on startup warns. though the journal has some basic shroom anatomy that I assume is accurate enough. looks fine but has a silent typewriter effect for text display, gotta spam space if you read faster than a 5-year-old. separate volumes, non-rebindable controls. wasd and undocumented arrows move (no sprinting), e interacts, esc pauses, mouse for journal activities. some of the text in the journal is pretty small and it can only be accessed by interacting with a mushroom. if you accidentally close it or don't identify the mushroom on the first pickup attempt, the shroom can't be touched again. so make sure to only click pick up when the button turns green, as I learned eventually. as I said, no ticking clock, but to advance time and get more chances at some hot mushroom action, you have to go home and sleep. no map to find your way though. nor could I sell the one mushroom I managed to picked up on the first day, so I went to bed, then tried the market again and this time got stuck there. and that's where I gave up. another item on the pile of lack of polish and attention to detail is esc bringing up the menu no matter what, but sometimes nothing can be clicked there because the already open window takes priority. and sometimes it works, so no consistency either. nor any commitment to fixing things, as they've already moved on, mere days after release. hopefully somewhere outside gamedev.

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Very nice concept and cozy artstyle! Would be awesome if it were bigger and a little more sophisticated but it's fun as it is :}

The design is nice; the game has good base mechanics which have potential. Could add farming mechanics and a way to customise living spaces/characters. Could even have options to poison and kill npcs or something. Who knows. The problem right now is that there is no goal. You get the tutorial done and then after that the whole game is repetition with no purpose.

Absolutely wonderful!! A fun cosy and calming game with super cute visuals! I would absolutely love to see more!!!