Golden Rails: Harvest of Riddles

reminds me of Farmville on Facebook

[h1] AT A GLANCE [/h1] [list] [*][b] Game Name: [/b] Golden Rails: Harvest of Riddles [*][b] Original Release: [/b] 2023-12-07 [*][b] Genre Tags: [/b] Casual, Time Management [*][b] Estimated Playtime (Campaign): [/b] 8-10 hours [*][b] 100% Achievements Playtime: [/b] 10-12 hours [*][b] DLC Required for 100% Achievements: [/b] N/A [*][b] Multiplayer Aspect: [/b] None [*][b] Replayability: [/b] None [*][b] Recommended To: [/b] Casual Gamers, Achievement Hunters, Kids [/list] [h1] REVIEW [/h1] [b] Golden Rails: Harvest of Riddles [/b] is a casual, time management game. It is the sixth game in the Golden Rails series. [h3] STORY [/h3] Jack and Jill are summoned to Oklahoma to help the mayor plan for the harvest festival by transporting vegetables and repairing railways. While helping out several problems arise and it is up to Jack and Jill to determine who the culprit is by finding clues. [h3] GAMEPLAY[/h3] Each map has you doing tasks, like collecting resources and building buildings in a specific time frame in order to get a three star rating for each map. Play through 45 main story maps, 5 vegetable stand themed mini game maps, 15 after story maps, and 1 classic shooter mini game. [h3] PLAYTIME [/h3] Much like all the previous games in the series, it is not difficult. You can play the game at an easy level and not be held to any time restrictions to get 3 starts on every map or play normal mode, which still gives you enough time. Play time is ~8-10 hours to complete all the maps, but ~10-12 hours to get all achievements. There were 2 rewards that require the user to grind for; building railways, and gardens. (Replaying level 2 gets you railways fairly quickly, and playing 14b gets you all the gardens you need.) [h3] COMPLAINTS [/h3] There is nothing specific to complain about for this game. [h3] REPLAYABILITY [/h3] There is NO replayability on this game as there is no end game mechanics, no map metrics to try to beat, and no engrossing story to return to. [h3] RECOMMENDATION [/h3] While the fact that the game feels like a once and done kind of game; I do recommend it to anyone that likes casual games or is an achievement hunter.