I'd rate at least 4/5 stars (only one taken away cause in the TTS-AI era there's just no excuse to not have voice audio). Other reviews are good, read those for pro/con. Nice atmosphere, interesting island, fun to go exploring and even crafting and all that. Not fun to search for an ingredient that only spawns next season, which nobody tells you (i searched the whole island for a flower before i looked it up online). Similar has already been said in other reviews.... So here's my main gripe and why i'd almost go as far as to rate only 1 star: You can't save manually AND the game crashes. The game saves when you end the day by going to bed. I'm here writing the review because it just crashed when i entered the bed. So, yeah... let that sink in..? I still give 2 stars cause the game got real nice potential for a crafty witchy feel good relaxation time. But if it crashes after you had a really good day and got a lot of things done, feeling like you really achieved a milestone and then it's all gone cause it sets you back to when you got out of bed that day? This SUCKS. Checkpoint saving = extremely bad game design choice. I have absolutely no interest in doing that day again, so i've just hit Alt+F4. Extremely discouraging. Yeah, i get it, it's Early Access. I've played lots of these and expect crashes. Those really wouldn't be a problem IF you could SAVE MANUALLY. For example after crafting gadgets to sell on my store thingy i'd have liked to save. Also after the successful fishing trip i'd have saved. Then after collecting all those branches for that villager's request i'd like to have saved. Etcpp. But no manual saving? It means IF it crashes ALL your progress of that whole day is just gone. I'll change my rating if we get a manual quick save option with at least 5 slots history. Before that: can't recommend to play this game. Only buy if you wanna peek - but not (yet) if you wanna play it.
I just received the email about "Wish granted!" for Privateer 2, as I wished for it to go on GoG for like ever. Whee! I like to see this game in league with the X series and can't count the hours anymore I spent playing it. I like the cutscenes, I like the story, I like the gameplay. Trading in game might be simple, but for its time: it was (and for me still is) a platinum embedded diamond. A milestone and one of the best games I've ever played. You might disagree, but for me that's it. Boooyeah! The Darkening on GoG! I'd hug you guys if I could! :D
