Gives off major Conker's Bad Fur Day vibes. Love all the gross, fun charm this game. It feels really good to play, too! Strong reccommendation.
It's a game pretty dark themes with writing from the guy behind corpse party. Combat is just okay. Story is great. I liked it a good bit. Also sorry, I know this isn't the most informative review, but I felt like the game deserved a review that wasn't about a game being censored when it takes literally nothing away from the experience. The "censorship" that people are upset about is some extremely minor changes to character outfits, and afaik, the gameplay and story weren't touched. If you're bothered enough by very minor outfit changes that you're willing to try to trash a game, reviewing it solely on the minor changes, and ignore the experience the game actually has to offer, then yes it isn't a game for you. If you enjoy very dark stories and JRPGs, I say give it a try. I liked it. (This review will definitely make some people upset by suggesting mildly less visible anime skin isn't worth 1 star reviews, but they aren't actually reviewing anything and it's annoying. Hopefully I got at least one person to give it a fair try, as I like these games coming out on GOG.)
Let's get this out of the way. The game is good. I love it, but that's not what I'm gonna talk about, sadly. (Please keep reading. Also feel free to remove this review if you feel it isn't helpful, @whoever moderates these reviews.) I'm gay (Keep reading. Seriously.) and some of us DO in fact buy and play video games. (Keep reading.) A lot of us. Do I think "OGAY" being removed from a lotion bottle in the game is necessary? Lol, no. Do I think it's a homophobic slur? Nah, not really, lol. Do I think an out-of-bounds discovery needs to be removed? I mean, nothing should NEED to be removed. Do I think its maybe a good idea to remove that "f*gbag" out-of-bounds discovery? Maybe, but that shouldn't be my decision. Yeah, thats what all the negative reviews are over. Something that doesn't affect the gameplay at all, really. Two small things. So, I want you to ask yourself this: Is my fun going to be ruined by a small texture on a lotion bottle, or a out-of-bounds thing accidentally left in the game? If the answer is no, and it should be for everyone, then why review bomb? If it's political, or based on person views, it really doesnt belong in the review section on GOG. This game is awesome, guys. Please, be mature enogh to handle the very small changes. If you're on the fence about buying the game, don't be. It's great, and no matter which side you're on, there's little reason to hate it.
TL;DR: Really love this game, and the publishers are working very hard to fix the update issue that may or may not exist by the time you read this. Even with slow updates, I still recommend this game. Review & Clarification I want to start this by saying the game is surprisingly addictive. I've almost played 20 hours in just a few days. I'm just really enjoying it. While it is a life sim, and does have (somewhat shallow) farming, the real focus is usually crafting. There's a real feeling of progression as you move through the game, and while it sometimes feels repetitive, it still manages to be very fun. As many other people have said, the game can be somewhat unpolished feeling, but this is (sort of) being quickly fixed. I say "sort of" because, at the time of this review, the game is getting its patches and updates much more slowly than Steam and other storefronts. But unlike what people seem to think, this isn't because the developer/publisher doesn't care. Typically, when a developer wants to update a game, they use a method that pushes the update very quickly to Galaxy users, with GOG creating an offline installer in the next few days. This isn't what Pathea Games is doing. For whatever reason, Pathea is using the alternative method. This (from my understanding) is where the devs send the update to GOG, and GOG then creates both the offline installer and pushes the update to Galaxy users themselves. This is pretty bad, because there's a fairly long delay even with Galaxy, but I really don't think Pathea is trying to treat GOG users like second-class citizens or anything like that. Is it frustrating? Yes. But the game is hardly broken or buggy enough to be getting the 1 star reviews that it has been getting for this. Not to mention giving 1 star reviews for updates is hardly reviewing the game, especially because what's currently there is genuinely enjoyable. That being said, if this is going to bother you, you might want to wait until the problem is fixed.
I'm just going to start this by saying that I don't typically write reviews. However, none of the current "reviews" are of the gameplay, and so I thought I would provide one that was. I'll try my best to write a helpful review. I won't be throwing my political views at you or calling this game propaganda. Also my review is based off of the steam version, which should be exactly the same. This is a game that plays very similarly to the game Papers, Please. You will be doing a lot of the same things (checking IDs and other various things for mistakes, earning money, going though unique events, etc.) There are also various unlockables and things you can spend your money on, such as cosmetic items and upgrades to where you live. The game feels a lot more content overall than Papers, Please. Everything feels very well done from the art to the music to the gameplay. Overall I think your enjoyment of the game will depend on how much you enjoyed Papers, Please. Also, as you can tell from other reviews, your political views may affect your experience. I didn't have that problem as I'm not a very political person. I definitely recommend the game, and it's obvious that a lot of effort went into it. It does to an extent feel like a shame that it had to be political though, because there's obviously people who won't be able to get past that.
