Amber Isle

I love meeting all the characters! There's always a lot to do

This game is so good but it literally just deleted my save file and i have to play it over again, there was no save files or anything. everything has just been completely wiped. im mad but im give it another go because i really enjoyed it on my first playthrough!

DINOS

I love this game. It's very cute and it makes me really happy to play it, I'm so glad I got it. The beginning part where you design your Paleofolk character was super engrossing, I spent a good long while customising my character and enjoyed checking out the various options. I'm looking forward to making new characters in future saves too! I love the unique dino theme this game has to offer, I've not seen anything like it elsewhere, and there's a range of different species represented, which I find very cool. For me, there's a good balance between the shop management and the town building aspects of the game. I've never felt like one or the other was taking over - each part feels like just the right amount, and I feel like there's enough to do to keep things engaging while also not being overly demanding. I also really like the way time progresses in this game - the time of day is divided into and displayed in segments (e.g. morning, midday, afternoon, evening) and it moves forward at a reasonable pace when you move to different areas, which gives me a chance to take my time and explore an area fully if I want to, without feeling pressured by a ticking clock. It also makes it easier for me to plan my character's day a bit, as it makes it easier to visualise how I'll spend the time - e.g. I'll spend the morning gathering resources in the main field, then I'll spend the afternoon making and selling things from my shop, etc. It's a nice little quality of life thing that makes the game feel more laid back and gives me enough agency to feel relaxed. I've been enjoying the dialogue and story-related cutscenes enormously, which is saying something, since I can usually take or leave story in games and if it's going to be there, I tend to prefer strong enough story/context to make me care, while minimal or unobtrusive enough that it doesn't bog me down with lots of text to read instead of playing. So luckily for me, all the dialogue and text in this game once again strikes a great balance between giving enough info (but not too much at once) and being engaging and fun. It all seems to have been well written and edited, which is important to me, as it can pull me out of a game otherwise. I find most of the characters to be very endearing, especially the main story characters. Some of them have personalities that are less my cup of tea, but that's just about personal preference - it's pretty realistic and makes the town feel more varied and lifelike, so it's not an issue for me. Each character I've met so far feels like an individual, which is great in a game with quite a lot of folk you can meet. The music is also great, I particularly love the music over the main menu when you start up the game, it goes nicely with the overall vibe and it feels very soothing to me. I do have a few minor gripes with the game, mostly about convenience: the camera movement when you're editing the layout of your shop is a bit clunky, I don't think there's an undo button for decorating/laying items out to buy, it's been a bit too easy for me to open the shop by accident when I meant to edit the layout instead, and very occasionally I've had a customer storm out of the shop seemingly at random (not because of having to wait in a queue) and I don't get an explanation or speech bubble to show why. I thought it might be to do with my shop layout, so I tried changing things after looking up others' experiences and I don't think I've had that issue since, but it seems like there's a missing in-game explanation for that. These issues aren't dealbreakers for me though and they don't have a big negative impact on the gameplay, so I'm ok with giving it some grace over those. Overall, I think this is a fantastic wee gem of a game, the vast majority of it feels carefully chosen, well thought out, crafted and polished, and it all adds up to a fun and relaxing time.

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dinosauir

As a huge old time Animal Crossing fan, I have become quite wary of indie cozy games. A lot of them seem really nice in theory but then turn out to be really shallow and don't deliver a lot of content. This does not seem to be the case with this game. I got it on sale and it has positively surprised me! The gameplay loop is very engaging, I am excited to explore all the areas, and the whole idea of the game is reminding me a little bit of My Sims (which is a niche of "cozy game" that not a lot of developers are looking into right now). The art style is completely adorable, I fell in love with the character creator and all the NPCs. My only non-serious complaint would be that we don't really have bases for making sauropods or pterosauria PCs (which are my favorite haha). I'm not sure I would get this at full price, but I highly recommend it on sale!

This game is very cute and fun. I could play all day just tinkering around in character creation. It is different enough from other cozy games that it stands out on its own.