Barn Finders

I just want to say this before I get into it - I don't usually play "Simulator" games. They aren't really my style. I randomly picked a game in my library to try, one that I have NEVER played before using a website. Low and behold it landed on Barn Finders. This will be an ALL-IN-ONE review - Barn Finders base game, Barn Finders: Amerykan Dream and Barn Finders: Bid Wars DLC. So let's get to it! [h1][b] What I didn't like/Cons [/b][/h1] ⚫The game is littered with bugs. Items can glitch through walls, floors and ceilings. I lost a job item because I picked it up, dropped it and all of a sudden it magically disappeared. Which, soft-locked me till I replayed the entire mission (because last save was at the start of the mission -_-) ⚫It's goofy and stupid beyond belief. When you think Barn Finders you might think buying storage units that have been abandoned or other locations like barns and then selling junk you find for profit... but this game has Aliens, moonshine that makes you question what the heck is going on, stupid silly characters... ugh. What did I play... ⚫The "humour" the game trys to force on the player falls flat on it's face hard because it's just so cringe. ⚫Practically no tutorials on what to do or what to collect. If it DOES tell you, it does it in a stupid, bad humour, terrible spelling speech bubble from an NPC. "Ur mar gurd, puck op dae shuvel an dug up yonder hole" which is at the other side of the damn map. ⚫The missions/levels or whatever you call them are so repetitive. The same thing over and over. Do the mission for the first time, collect your things, job item and it's done. Do it again. Do it again. Do you want to be scared? Well, do it again. Nothing is "unique". It's bland and boring. ⚫Selling items is... very poorly implemented. Mechanics wise. What I mean is - there is NO downside to bartering. You can barter, they don't lower their price they just accept it or say "take it or leave it". So.. barter EVERYTHING and you will always make money no matter what. ⚫What is the story... what is going on... What drugs am I taking to witness what the heck is on my screen? Why is there dancing aliens making me make moonshine while I steal all their items while a useless FBI agent walks around doing nothing... W H A T?!?!?! [h1][b] Bidding Wars DLC [/b][/h1] I know I said the base game was boring and bland but this DLC takes it to a WHOLE new level. Let me explain rather than doing a pro's and con's list. You go to an island and you live there, sell there, craft there in a pocket dimension. In that pocket dimension you store items you find on the island in "toilets" and craft items. To get items and materials, each day you drink moonshine. 3 different types to progress time (and make 3 places appear). Every single day you do the same thing. Over and over and over again. Not only that the new "crafting system" is terrible and unenjoyable. Any items you find in this DLC cannot be sold in your shop. What's the point? I missed my shop, I can't lie. This DLC actually made me miss playing the base game. This DLC, is not worth £8.50 and this feels like a last ditch attempt at a cash grab (as it was the last DLC). [h1][b] Amerykan Dreams DLC [/b][/h1] I have the same issue with this DLC as the base game because it basically IS the base game. The only thing this adds in is 3 new locations and 1 new "item" to use, the smoker to "SMOKE" bees. The missions are incredibly easy to complete and rather short. Its littered with bugs and by how old the game and DLC are, the developers CLEARLY do not care. This is clearly a CASH GRAB DLC. Just like the other one. [h1][b] My Verdict/TL;DR [/b][/h1] I... really don't know what to say about this game but to summarise my points - the game is littered with bugs, poor humour, practically no tutorials, bad graphics, repetitive gameplay loop (instantly) and 2 cash grab DLCS... I think I got the bad end of the stick to play a simulator game. In my honest opinion I would NOT pay £30 (roughly) for the base game and the DLC. I got mine in a Humble Bundle I think and... I am glad I did. I forced myself to finish the game so I'd never need to touch it again. I for one will not be buying anything from these devs again because it feels like they don't care about player feedback as, when I done some research, players have been reporting the bugs I came across for YEARS and the developer(s) seem incompetent to fix them or listen to players. [h1][b] 2/10. A repetitive, boring and buggy simulator game with 2 cash grab DLC's... I felt like I was on some sort of drugs playing this [/b][/h1]