Posted on: March 20, 2022
kinuman93
Verified ownerGames: 255 Reviews: 3
Awful Simple
I fell into this game--hard--for 2 days. I technically "beat" it (trust me, came as a shock to me when it happened) and I didn't even come close to filling the collection binder--which I figured must have meant SOMETHING, but it doesn't appear to be so. Really, though, this game wasn't honest to its thesis of being a game shop tycoon/RPG, and I was hoping to get that *Recettear: An Item Shop Tale* buzz, but yet again this is a game that falls FAR short of what seems to be that relatively simple but elegant system of a game made over a decade ago. Go figure. Mind you, this was a hard 3 star for me, because I had a lot of fun for a few hours, but it's haunting to feel a sense of greatness that was missed and will never be. Pros: - There's a sense of freedom in where you get your cards, which boils down to packs or to a variety of single cards that have differing values based on their physical aspects. - The story is Aussie and cute as all heck, if on the short side. - The differing art styles of the card sets are really cool--with the exception of one or two, which just suck and are ugly. - When you first start, the releases of new sets are exciting and open up the complexity of the game nicely. Cons: - It's short. Like, really short. - No price decisions, besides going with the flow with different values and trends. This cannot be overlooked, it really hobbles your ability to feel like you're running a shop and just makes the day feel... rote. - The shop is all that exists. All hail the shop, around which the world does not exist. You even do all of your inventory shopping online--which is fun at first to open packages up from. It would have been neat to have different delivery options at least, alas. I would add that not being able to upgrade in a more meaningful way sucks. Might as well have had vending machines, as well, for as little as the different customers make a difference. - The story is just okay at best, and at worst it is just confusing and weird.
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