Coral Island

If you're looking for more Stardew with 'better' graphics, you'll be happy with Coral Island. If you struggled with fishing or combat in Stardew, you'll be happy with Coral Island. The game is a little buggy, but runs well generally. The dialogue, however, is where the game starts falling down for me. It's very clear the team aren't native English speakers, as odd phrasing and spelling mistakes are everywhere. "How can you forgot a bug spray?!" Each cutscene (of which there is a needless abundance, considering how short and uneventful most of them are) feels like a Jerry's Final Thought, which gets very grating very quickly. I was told by a friend that they quit playing when they realised their same sex couple wouldn't be able to adopt children, and considering my single character didn't have the option either, I presume that's still the case. An odd choice for a game with two non-binary characters and a pride flag permanently hanging outside the community centre. The jealousy system (which is ridiculously bad anyway; say goodbye to interacting with half the town if you get married!) also seems to forget bisexuals exist. Considering the amount of effort they've put into looking and sounding progressive, the blind spots make it feel performative. Progression through relationships is very... conservative. Want to kiss your boyfriend? Dirty girl, propose first! Another odd choice for a game whose artistic direction could best be described as 'thirsty'. Gameplay-wise, there are a lot of systems/features that seem to only be in the game because they were in Stardew Valley, but either lack the complexity and challenge or feel completely pointless. As a final note, while you are given multiple choice dialogue options, nine times out of ten they're the exact same choice but written differently. For example: "Next, we're heading to the Hot Springs." or "We're off to explore the Hot Springs." However will we decide between those!? This leads to a nasty feeling of having words put in your mouth at times, as you're forced to respond in a particular way during emotional dialogue. "None of the above" (or rather, "None of the four iterations of the one choice above") should really be an option. There's a lot of toxic positivity poked into the game, a lot of 'Be told you can do it and magically you can, no negative vibes, all you need is more confidence!' type stuff. Problems are superficially cured not by community effort but by The Chosen One, and ultimately by magic. The villains of the story could have provided an opportunity to show rather than tell how corporations gain power despite clearly being unpopular, but are largely uninvolved and reduced to a simple "bad guys boooo!". Unfortunately the Harvest Moon formula doesn't lend itself well to this kind of theme. It's a story about a person choosing to quit their high paid job for a simpler life, and can do it because they inherit land. Their job is to turn that land into profit, and through their individual successes they pay to improve the town. Stardew's Joja was a very clear parody of Amazon, with a very simple and effective mission: sit there like a fat spider and steal Pierre's customers, just as Amazon has demolished smaller businesses. Pufferfish are a pretty good analogy for the entire Coral Island storyline, in that they're all puff and no stuff. They don't interfere with or undermine anyone's efforts to improve the town, at no point do any of the townspeople get persuaded or change their minds. They're just there to wear the "I'm a Bad Guy" sticker. But, as I said, if you like Stardew/Harvest Moon/et al. you'll be happy enough to finish it, I expect. I certainly will, and will likely play again every update as it *is* fun, and what's done well is done very well. I just wish the 'message' the game clearly wants to make was the meat of the meal, not the seasoning. Oh, and to not have Rafael suddenly start calling you "babe" once you're married. Ugh. I never learn in these games... marriage always replaces your favourite character with a Stepford sack of sugar that does your dishes and bugger all else. An option to turn off backer NPCs wouldn't hurt, either.

This game is adorable. The island, the NPCs, the festivals and stories are all just top tier. The game has had several big updates since I've bought it and it just keeps getting better year after year. Absolutely recommend this game as it is, and super excited to keep seeing future updates as well.

enjoy your life

J'aime joue à ce style de jeux. Mélange entre histoire et développement de sa propre ferme, crée un lien avec les autres personnages aussi et pouvoir débloque des quêtes ou des améliorations.

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Absolutely love this game. There's so much to do, diverse cast of characters to get to know, and I love the art and overall vibe. Would recommend this one to anyone who loved Stardew but felt like it needed just a bit more in terms of representation

This game is amazing!

Oh I absolutely love Coral Island, its pretty amazing and similar to Stardew Valley. You have romance, story, lore, character customization--farming meets rpg! Definitely worth playing if you haven't yet.