This game is great fun. From what I'm seeing so far, and with what little I've played up till now, this is a solid game for what it is. It has charm, superb character dynamics, and sooooo many character bonding episode. Of course it's not perfect. What game is? But I am enjoying myself. My only gripe would be the menus. It seems that while most of the UI is compatible with a controller, not every aspect of it is. There are times when I have to use the mouse because it's the only way to manuever to something that I want. This doesn't break the game for me though, but it is still inconvenient.
For the four or five hours I spent in this game, I had so much fun. However, it was also frustrating. And let me tell you. The frustration outweighs the fun if you are not computer, code, programing, technically literate. For one, things don't work straight out the gate. So, in order to fix things, naturally, you go to some online forums to look for a solution. But MANY of the solutions involve all these convoluted processes, like adding files downloaded from online (I do not trust it) or going into registry and tweaking some things. Not only that but most of these solutions assume the person reading them has prior computer, tech, coding, programming, whatever, knowledge. I have had the most unpleasant experience trying to get this game and its sequel to work properly with everything functional. Well, wouldn't you know, I don't have any eggs in my hatchery in the second game and can't export norns from the first game without the norn translation program or something or whatever. I don't know, and I don't remember because I'm peeved about all of this. Needless to say, I haven't gotten to the third game nor will I ever, because I'm refunding the whole collection. A game should work right out the gate. If you're not going to keep it updated for future operating systems, then why sell the blasted thing at all? This is more of a headache than an escape from all my adulting woes. And it sucks because I've grown quite fond of my three little norns — Tula, Jonson, and Bret, you will be missed. The game is great. It is executed amazingly, and it encourages exploration and learning and curiosity. The game also rewards these things too, like when I discovered how to get my norns to speak with the computer. This game is fun but some official fixes would be nice.;
