Those negatives don’t make Garden Story a bad game, however. So you end strolling around for ages until you eventually learn each area off the top of your head. So much just felt backwards in the way it was designed.ĭespite being so repetitive throughout the game the questing system is made an even bigger chore due to the lack of map or quest markers. There’s no auto-collect, no holding a button down to collect everything around you, you have to pick up each item individually. Collecting resources is unintuitive because you have to click a button to pick items up. Sometimes you feel like you’re being toyed with. For reasons I don’t understand, the game offers you backpacks, but they are cosmetic only. Quests that are focused on collecting resources aren’t just repetitive, they’re frustrating because you have limited storage capacity that cannot be upgraded. Garden Story just has silly things that stop it from being enjoyable overall. I enjoyed those boss battles at the end of each of the game's dungeons, but that made up a fraction of my time in the game.
Garden Story’s biggest flaw is how tedious the simple things feel. All the battles are fairly entertaining, with some tidy boss design too. Once you get through the dungeon, each one has a unique boss. Even when I tried to really figure them out, so many felt like videogame puzzles rather than something to actually think about. At first, I thought maybe I hadn’t taken it seriously enough because of the game's colourful atmosphere. Combat in general feels a bit sluggish, so it’s a shame it takes so much focus, but the puzzles were simply frustrating. These dungeons are filled with enemies and illogical puzzles. Ultimately, each town in The Grove ends with a dungeon that has to be beaten to resolve their problem. Each category of quests have their own experience bar, which unlocks new equipment for Concord to use. Kill this, fix that, there’s not really a variety here to keep you engrossed in the long run, in my opinion. Questing is a daily occurrence, as Concord awakens every day to take some quests of the help wanted board outside his house. You are limited by a number of slots, but the ability to change gives the player the chance to prepare for each trip around the world in a unique manner. In addition, each Guardian has a gravesite that you can find, which will give you even more buffs to be used. Most will give you a small health bump, but you will usually get something extra on top. Outside of specific skills that can be unlocked, the player can also mix potions that manipulate the way little Concord can be played.
Those buffs are a recurring system in the game. Each perk can be swapped in and out depending on the situation, so the player can always have the relevant buff. Completing certain landmarks unlocks a perk card from a previous Guardian who ruled The Grove. At first, I wasn’t a fan of the perk system, but I grew into it throughout the game.
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Concord can upgrade his weaponry used to fight back the rot, in addition to improving his skills with various perks. It’s easy to see why people would think that way, given the Stardew Valley vibes of the trailer, but this is much closer to an RPG than a farming sim. The Grove is split into four unique areas, all covering the different seasons that Concord must visit and help repair throughout the game's story.Īs I said at the beginning, Concord’s journey isn’t one about farming really. Taking over the dying community and fighting back the horrific Rot that has been causing them such grief over the years. One day, when The Grove’s guardian decides to skip town, Concord is left in charge. Our little grape friend Concord is a youngling in a community that is struggling to thrive.
On the surface, it’s easy to see Garden Story as some kind of farming simulator, but it turns out that is very much not the case. Admittedly, I’m also not a grape, unlike the game's protagonist Concord. Having spent the summer of 2021 neglecting to tend to my own garden, I can see why maybe I wasn’t the best choice to take on the videogame Garden Story. Reviews // 11th Sep 2021 - 2 years ago // By Adam Kerr Garden Story Review
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