FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time

As a fan of cozy life sim games like Stardew Valley and Animal Crossing, I had high hopes for this one based on the description and trailer. And I was not disappointed in the slightest. This game has so much content and some of the most thoughtful quality of life features I have seen come standard on a game of this style. And the gameplay is like a mishmash of some of the best games in a similar space. Animal Crossing style village management, progression of crafting and skillset like Stardew Valley, and decent combat and exploration through a big open open map like BOTW are all present in this one game. Not to mention the recently added Roguelite mode and the treasure sapling dungeons you can do. I can definitely see myself losing hundreds of hours in this game in the near future.

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I've been waiting such a long time for a sequel to the 3DS game and this has exceeded my expectations. It is so much fun and with the added DLC, there are so many different game modes to play around with. I hope they keep updating and add new recipes/cosmetics even if just recolors- especially for the base camp. That's really the only thing I feel could use some more shine.

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If you liked the original DS game, you'll like this one as well. I do think that the game lacks focus with three different kinds of maps you keep switching between.

I've not played any of the other Fantasy Life games, main reason I was interested was because I saw someone say "It's like what MapleStory 2 tried to be". It kind of is, but it doesn't quite fill the hole left. I would recommend nabbing the game on sale to be perfectly honest. It's a fun game that can be quite addictive when the ball gets rolling, but it can also be a bit of a chore at the same time. There's definitely a niche here it's filling so it isn't a game for everyone. The grind is pretty demanding and kinda requires you interact with every aspect of the game, take that how you will. The combat is probably my least favourite part of the game, it feels clunky and a bit lame but I think that's probably mostly me expecting too much from a game like this. The gathering ends up being the thing I enjoy the most, gathering and exploring. Crafting is tedious and kind of annoying as well so I ignored it for a long time. There's lots of different "shopping list" type activities to do that either end up being fun little side-missions, or chores that kind of put you off of playing the game. It's very wishy-washy for me in that regard. The story was whatever and I don't really care to elaborate on it because I don't think there's much to say about it. This game is mostly about powering to the post-game stuff to get to the grinding. Others have said it but I might as well echo the message: If you're looking for a multiplayer experience, this is good but you can only access certain parts of the game in multiplayer and it's a timed session based system. Game is fun, can't speak about how it compares to the other Fantasy Life games but I've enjoyed just turning my brain off and grinding. The roguelike mode that came out recently is decently fun too so that's a bonus.