Golden Rails: Small Town Story

[h1] AT A GLANCE [/h1] [list] [*][b] Game Name: [/b] Golden Rails: Small Town Story [*][b] Original Release: [/b] 2021-01-14 [*][b] Genre Tags: [/b] Casual, Time Management [*][b] Estimated Playtime (Campaign): [/b] 8-10 hours [*][b] 100% Achievements Playtime: [/b] 12-15 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: Small Town Story [/b] is a casual, time management game. It is the second game in the Golden Rails series. [h3] STORY [/h3] Jack, (formerly known as John,) and Jill, (still called Jill,) were on vacation when they helped a Mayor being chased by bandits. Jack and Jill vow to help the mayor eliminate Raging Buford and his gang by repairing the local railway to drive out the bandits. [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. Some of the mechanics changed in this game from the previous game and take a little time to adjust to if you move into playing from the previous game. [h3] PLAYTIME [/h3] Much like the previous game it is fairly easy, but some of the maps may require additional plays to get a 3-star rating. Play time is ~12-15 hours to get all achievements. Some achievements will need additional play past the end of the game to grind to 100%. [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.