Good morning!
This month started great reading wise.. and then it switched midway into more gaming obsession, having bought two new games: Best friend forever & Spiritfarer, Both on the Switch. So hereās my kind of ramble review of thoses two games š
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Best Friend Forever // Steam, Nintendo Switch
Screenshot of the game; My MC & dog I picked on the bottom, and all the friends & bachelors picture weāve taken
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This had been one that had been on my wishlist for a while- a mix between a dating sim & rescue dog simulation. First youāre moving into this new town known for their pet-to-human ratio, being the most dog-owned town. Which leads up to us going to adopt one following our moving; the dissapointment of not having a dachshund, as thereās only 4 different breedĀ (Maltese, Shiba inu, Mutt & staffordshire terrier),Ā but I was allowed to adopt a raccoon!!!Ā even better, it was named Trash!! š¤£
One-part of the game is to take care of the pet we choosed, raising their education stats aswell as caring for itās needs, while the second part of it is the dating. We have 6 bachelors to pick from; 3 boys & 3 girls.. While I had been wanting to go for the true crime lover librarian, I got really taken up emotionally with virtually all of them- so far iāve replayed the game twice to be able to live the romance with themĀ š¬Ā (Iāve picked the two boys in the far-left).
Itās a rather smaller game for my taste, as we only play for 15 weeks of gametime.. so maybe 3-4hours of gameplay. However, as you get attached to the 6 of them, itās āeasyā in that sense to replay it to give another one a chance and see where things go. Itās the type of game where you can pick how you react to things, so it changes your gameplay a bit- which I find pretty cool, Iāve always loved thoses!! Bit of a downer that we canāt pass certain cinematic however, as itās kinda tiring to go through all the speechs after your first gameplay.
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Spiritfarer // Steam, Nintendo switch, Ps4, Xbox One
Screenshot of the game in Hummingburg island, featuring Atul, Gustav aswell as Bruce & Mickey.
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I did had started a game at my friendās months ago, as of which I found the beginning to be kinda meh- and was in no intention to actually get it. Until iāve seen MeeghanĀ talk about it on her December Wrap up and well, I had been thinking about it ever since ;-; I tried out the demo and finally I decided to get it.Ā (only 5hrs before the 50% off sale ended.. PHEW!)
This game is truly stunning, an artistic and emotional take on death; as weāve became the new spiritfarer, itās now our duty to help spirits passes through onto the afterlife. On the contrary of the past one we just discussed, this game is HUGE; which is more in my taste. the map itself is so big.. with many different island for us to navigate, and few minigames unlocked by the spiritsā fearĀ (which get us special crafting items).
This simulation have so many things to do; the sidequests, cooking, gardening, fishing, mining, crafting.. Iāve also bonded emotionally with the spirits in this game too, Alice being my most favorite.
The only struggle that iāve gotten, was because I used all my marbles that I had gotten before the ship upgrade to break rock.. making me unable to go in the section of the map that I needed to because my ship wouldnāt pass the rocks, and I couldnāt go in the marbles mine because I couldnāt unlock the shrine allowing us to slide on the cords with our hats šĀ You can say I really lost my marblesĀ for a while before I could unstuck myself of this one.
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Have you played & enjoyed thoses games too?
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Both of these games sound fun and relaxing. I love simulations and should play more of them because itās good escapism. Spiritfarer sounds right up my street. I love the premise and might get it on Steam.
Yess hope you enjoys! I do love a good sims game where you spend like 4hrs of playtime but feels like a minute š not a fan of the ones you finish in a breeze
I have just started playing Spiritfarer and am enjoying it so far.
Ooo thats good to hear- hopefully youd keep enjoying it āŗļø
Spiritfarer is already on my wish list! Just waiting for a good sale, plus I already have a billion unplayed games! But I did just add Best Friend Forever to my wish list now too; it sounds super cute and fun!
Happy I could make you discover a game!! Im sure spiritfarer would go on sale again x