Starsand Island

I know the game got a bad rep in the beginning about flooded positive reviews seeming fishy, not being purely "indie" etc but the game is fun and cozy af. While I do think that it doesn't deserve to be hated as much as some people say, there is a lot of parts that needs to be worked on obviously since it is a ea game. If you are looking for meaningful stories on the npc side this game at this point might not make you happy that much cause not gonna lie npcs kinda seem shallow but the gameplay is fun, the designs are adorable and it's relaxing to play. Where I would say there are better alternatives out there for the price, I would still recommend giving it a go.

DO NOT BUY THIS GAME IS A BUGGY MESS ACROSS ALL PLATFORMS! DEVS ARE IGNORING US! I mainly play on ps5 and I don't know how on earth this game was able to release, it's a buggy mess. There's game breaking bugs. Missing textures. It rains/snows inside buildings. Awful screen tearing. Stuttering issues. Massive FPS drops if you have anything more than 10 items on your farm, to the point it just crashes. The game is empty, there's absolutely no life in the npcs. The game feels bare and unfinished. The quests are boring. The love interests are not interesting in the slightest. The textures are super fuzzy no matter what mode I use. Oh and the Devs ignore our complaints in the discord. Absolutely do not give them a single penny. This game is pretty much a scam in my opinion. If they listen to us and fix the issues I might change my review but for now its an absolute waste of time and money.

EA時入手豪華版，我入手了你就不必了。印象最深的是EA時的「同行捧殺」高級刷好評行為，真的逗笑了我。玩了之後發現內容跟售價完全不符，用四個字形容大抵是「粗製濫造」，不論是EA還是現在的1.0版本都不值得花時間細玩，重複感作業重、整個島嶼很大，但大得空洞。最可笑的是標榜的活人感NPC，玩了幾小時還是記不起來誰是誰，用標籤賦予NPC紙片化特色倒不如讓NPC真實表現出來不好嗎？想要活靈活現的NPC參考一下隔壁《Fields of Mistria》。更不用提有像沒有一樣的配音，這真的是1.0版本的完整遊戲嗎？

bug和游戏里地上的草一样多，我两只手都数不过来。联机更是别提，NPC人物的模型从来都不在正确的位置上，背包和储物箱还很容易吞东西，房客从家里拆下来的建筑更是会直接消失，熔炉做东西睡一觉起来全没了，挖矿动不动就是卡出地图外面或者持续拉回，更别提他那个破服务器了，从来都是处于网卡的状态要么就是干脆通信超时就没有流程过。感觉就是掏了个连半成品都算不上的游戏出来，我看别人说这游戏出来也有个大半年了我不知道为什么到现在还能有这么多的bug优化还能这么差

说实话很烂 几乎没主线剧情30小时就基本玩完 了 不如沙石镇的一根 职业做完了之后就很枯燥的 没啥玩头 没必要入库

My review would have been different if the price point was lower, but with a premium price tag, my expectations are much higher. 3D or not, I don't think it justifies the price tag. The main issues for me: -It's unacceptable that upon full release, you still cannot rebind controls as you wish (mouse buttons, numbers, etc.). -The language selection is poor... -The dialogues feel completely flat and boring. -There is no real main story to keep you engaged. What makes it worse is how they try to pass themselves off as a small indie company named "Seed Sparkle Lab" to excuse these flaws. If you check online, you will see that they are actually backed by massive corporate giants like Kingsoft and Amazing Seasun Games. I am comparing this to other titles strictly because of the pricing. When you look at established games in the genre like My Time at Portia, Sandrock, or Story of Seasons, Starsand Island charges a premium price while being miles behind them in terms of content, depth, and polish. In the end, this game is just cute on the surface. It feels like it had a lot of cosmetic surgery with absolutely no depth. I guess the only positive thing is that despite the store page claiming it requires 20 GB, the actual download size is only 9 GB. But that's just because it's completely empty and lacks any real content or voice acting. It can be worth it with a huge discount. Otherwise, save your money.

After more than 50 hours in the game, I can say that although I genuinely love its visual style and atmosphere, Starsand Island could be so much more. The longer you play, the stronger the feeling becomes that almost everything around you is rather shallow. The game lacks meaningful seasonal events, it's dating mechanics are extremely rudimentary: you give gifts, receive gifts and that is basically it. The dialogues are uninteresting and we don't have much room for knowing the characters better. You get one cutscene when you first meet a character and another when they invite you on a date. In my case, even that was broken. [spoiler] Graminova asked me out during winter and brought me to a lavender field that he had supposedly planted especially for the occasion… except the entire field was covered by a thick layer of snow. Very romantic, I suppose. LOL. [/spoiler] Once a character becomes your roommate, their AI is dumb as hell. The same can be said about the “Follow” feature. I genuinely do not understand why it was added in its current state because it is practically non-functional. I also laughed when I placed four cattle in a barn- one female and three males - and as soon as they grew up, the game suggested that I milk all four of them. Seriously? You cannot milk those, you know xD The same issue applies to sheep. The late game is also almost empty. By that point, everything is automated, you have more money than you could possibly spend if you invested in bees and flowers, and the game’s only dungeon was fully completed dozens of hours ago. The only reason this review is currently marked as positive is that the game is still officially in Early Access. There is a charming and potentially great game here, but it desperately needs more depth, better character interactions,additional late-game content, and much more polish. Once the game reaches full release, if these issues are still present, I will most likely change this review to negative.