Favorite Thing About This Game So Far?

[Pet]

I am looking to find a new game for my hubby & I to try out together. I really like the Cooking, Farming, Fishing, Fighting, Crafting & Building type games. From 7 Days to Die to Creativerse. (Hope I spelled it correctly)

I am looking at possibly playing this with him, but I dunno if it is worth $40+ for the both of us, since we are so tight right now. But then again, we are so tightly wound because of IRL issues, I feel like something relaxing to do together would be really nice, as well.
(The sale is on when I write this, I know. But I am also writing this knowing the sale will be over by the time I am able to possibly purchase them, so it would be forty US dollars)

So I just wanted to ask people, what you find most note-worthy about the game. Thanks in advance. No hate please, just trying to save my pennies. Much love.

(Edit: Messed up some stuff)

[Azyh]

The vehicles are something I have not experienced in other games like this. I really enjoy the jet ski and helicopter and tractor. I am getting used to driving the motorbike, wheelbarrow and lawn mower!

I didn't think I would be playing for as long as I have, but I found I love the building, designing and teraforming freedom that this game offers in late game.

I have settled my towns folk into a star fort and now planning my next mega build with the vehicles in mind for games and races.

that said i also made a second island for the tent life challenge (where i will not be building any shops)

There is a nice progression in this game from game directed play to self directed play.

I really don't think I would find this experience in any other game. (have many hours in star dew valley and minecraft)

forgot to mention the handgliders too, so fun to use.

[Scrumpleton]

Since I'm an Aussie I love all the Australianisms, like when you get a milestone it says 'on ya!' as a caption to the achievement, or that the first hunting weapon is a cricket bat.

[Pet]

Originally posted by MrsMarchombre:

The vehicles are something I have not experienced in other games like this. I really enjoy the jet ski and helicopter and tractor. I am getting used to driving the motorbike, wheelbarrow and lawn mower!

I didn't think I would be playing for as long as I have, but I found I love the building, designing and teraforming freedom that this game offers in late game.

I have settled my towns folk into a star fort and now planning my next mega build with the vehicles in mind for games and races.

that said i also made a second island for the tent life challenge (where i will not be building any shops)

There is a nice progression in this game from game directed play to self directed play.

I really don't think I would find this experience in any other game. (have many hours in star dew valley and minecraft)

forgot to mention the handgliders too, so fun to use.

I really appreciate the detailed post. When you talk about the NPCs in the game, are they more life like then you have seen in other games? I play a different game that is Pixel based but 3D, the name escapes me at the exact moment.

But the NPCs in that game are very one dimensional and lifeless, not to be rude to the dev. Basically, they ask you to make them a home. You can literally steal from other NPCs and build the house, dock, w/e to build another house. It is very lonely to play alone. I ended up just playing to catch bugs and tend to my cows.

Originally posted by GetClawed:

Im really enjoying the basebuilding and decorating aspect so far at only about 12 hours in. I am playing solo but I imagine it would be even better with a partner to help explore and gather resources. To me this game feels like Animal Crossing in a Minecraft setting. I think its worth giving a shot if those games interest you. You could request a refund on Steam within the time limit if this isnt the game for you.

To me this game feels like Animal Crossing in a Minecraft setting.

This quote makes me really want to buy it, but it is still a chunk of money for us 😫 What an annoying problem to have. Do you think it is a game you fell in love with in like, an hour and a half or so? If I am correct, the return time is 2 hours, right? Still, very tempting!

Originally posted by BIN MAN COMETH:

Since I'm an Aussie I love all the Australianisms, like when you get a milestone it says 'on ya!' as a caption to the achievement, or that the first hunting weapon is a cricket bat.

This just makes me wish the men were voiced, (are they?) always makes me weak in the knees!

[Azyh]

Originally posted by Clovi:

Originally posted by MrsMarchombre:

The vehicles are something I have not experienced in other games like this. I really enjoy the jet ski and helicopter and tractor. I am getting used to driving the motorbike, wheelbarrow and lawn mower!

I didn't think I would be playing for as long as I have, but I found I love the building, designing and teraforming freedom that this game offers in late game.

I have settled my towns folk into a star fort and now planning my next mega build with the vehicles in mind for games and races.

that said i also made a second island for the tent life challenge (where i will not be building any shops)

There is a nice progression in this game from game directed play to self directed play.

I really don't think I would find this experience in any other game. (have many hours in star dew valley and minecraft)

forgot to mention the handgliders too, so fun to use.

I really appreciate the detailed post. When you talk about the NPCs in the game, are they more life like then you have seen in other games? I play a different game that is Pixel based but 3D, the name escapes me at the exact moment.

But the NPCs in that game are very one dimensional and lifeless, not to be rude to the dev. Basically, they ask you to make them a home. You can literally steal from other NPCs and build the house, dock, w/e to build another house. It is very lonely to play alone. I ended up just playing to catch bugs and tend to my cows.

If you are looking for deep npc law here you will not find it. There is potential for this in the future, so will have to wait and see.

The NPCs do have individual personalities and do speak to their past lives before they move to the island. but there is not much out side of that. I don't often see them talk about each other and while they do seem to 'warm' up to you as you build relationship hearts with them the only purpose for this seems to be for unlocking recipes and receiving new items (clothing / furniture / decorations)

I also noticed that they often share similar dialogue and this only serves to make the player click through and ignore anything they may say that is different.

The townfolk do walk around and talk to eachother, they greet the player and wave and look at you and eachother as they walk around. This helps to make the town feel active.

The new update seems to have two new npcs and two new buildings and a possible season related town 'event' - this speaks a little to a development of NPC law.

For me I guess I appreciate the blank canvas to create my own stories for these characters. Though I would welcome more 'gossip' information between characters and get a feel for what each character thinks of other npcs. And any interactions between them that develop over time.

Regarding the Animal Crossing in a minecraft setting comment - i can see elements where this is true - but only in the sense that the island is much bigger then Animal crossing (but not endless as in minecraft) and with every licence unlocked you have full self directed game play ability / sandbox style of minecraft. Though the 'building' aspect is limited and not as free as minecraft. (world height limit and depth limit, water table set to one level and tiles or block do not defy gravity to create 'roof' structures. laying path blocks can act as a 'wall' but it's not uniform in pattern and can be difficult to work with if going for symmetrical look)

There are a lot of items to work with in Dinkum and some creative minds have push the limits of re imagining what these items can look like and represent. (eg a food silo becoming a light house)

However the npc interactions and relationships (npc to npc and npc to player) are not on par with animal crossing - but the potential is there for that to develop.

[Scrumpleton]

Originally posted by Clovi:

Originally posted by MrsMarchombre:

The vehicles are something I have not experienced in other games like this. I really enjoy the jet ski and helicopter and tractor. I am getting used to driving the motorbike, wheelbarrow and lawn mower!

I didn't think I would be playing for as long as I have, but I found I love the building, designing and teraforming freedom that this game offers in late game.

I have settled my towns folk into a star fort and now planning my next mega build with the vehicles in mind for games and races.

that said i also made a second island for the tent life challenge (where i will not be building any shops)

There is a nice progression in this game from game directed play to self directed play.

I really don't think I would find this experience in any other game. (have many hours in star dew valley and minecraft)

forgot to mention the handgliders too, so fun to use.

I really appreciate the detailed post. When you talk about the NPCs in the game, are they more life like then you have seen in other games? I play a different game that is Pixel based but 3D, the name escapes me at the exact moment.

But the NPCs in that game are very one dimensional and lifeless, not to be rude to the dev. Basically, they ask you to make them a home. You can literally steal from other NPCs and build the house, dock, w/e to build another house. It is very lonely to play alone. I ended up just playing to catch bugs and tend to my cows.

Originally posted by GetClawed:

Im really enjoying the basebuilding and decorating aspect so far at only about 12 hours in. I am playing solo but I imagine it would be even better with a partner to help explore and gather resources. To me this game feels like Animal Crossing in a Minecraft setting. I think its worth giving a shot if those games interest you. You could request a refund on Steam within the time limit if this isnt the game for you.

To me this game feels like Animal Crossing in a Minecraft setting.

This quote makes me really want to buy it, but it is still a chunk of money for us 😫 What an annoying problem to have. Do you think it is a game you fell in love with in like, an hour and a half or so? If I am correct, the return time is 2 hours, right? Still, very tempting!

Originally posted by BIN MAN COMETH:

Since I'm an Aussie I love all the Australianisms, like when you get a milestone it says 'on ya!' as a caption to the achievement, or that the first hunting weapon is a cricket bat.

This just makes me wish the men were voiced, (are they?) always makes me weak in the knees! :devilskiss::possession:

The NPCs have quite a bit of life to them, you're specifically meant to chat with them and improve your friendship. You can ask if they need help with anything and they can give you daily quests (like giving presents in Stardew Valley). The NPCs have dialogue boxes and that Animal Crossing indistinct yammering, they are 'voiced' but without actual dialogue and murmuring instead.

You can build a lot in the game, and exploration and building up the settlement really opens up as more characters visit and eventually stay after you've built them a building and chatted and made friends with them. It's a lot like Animal Crossing in that way, but the farming has a very Stardew Valley feel, it's similarly in-depth.

[Goemoe]

Two thinks I really like: I can do loads of things, customize my whole islandrealm and nothing ever happens to it and I like the type of music for such games.

[Elriewien]

For me, I'm enjoying the mining and foraging aspects the most. Something to consider too is if you are into mods, this game does have mods to tailor certain things or add features that you may want right now. The FAQ did mention that eventually this game wants native mod support but right now it's done through an addition of a plugin. I know it's EA and I do like the unique setting and right now I just find it relaxing to drop on and just do whatever. I'm definitely looking forward to seeing how this game develops. I would say if you're really worried. Buy it and try it, if you don't like it refund it. I think I've done that with 2 games. I knew almost immediately with the two games that they just weren't for me.

[Pet]

Yes from my experience with steam purchases and their policy it is 2 hours playtime within 14 days of purchase, but you can always submit a request and see what they say.

My first play was about 2.5hours straight so it hooked me in. I recommend watching some youtube videos of the game if youre still not sure.

To clarify what I meant about the Animal Crossing in a Minecraft setting comment, this game borrows from Animal Crossing's formula but gives you slightly more freedom in your gameplay and designs, and focuses more on exploration and crafting. There are also more hostile creatures you encounter even early game so the world feels more like Minecraft than Animal Crossing to me.

The only reason I did not check out YouTube stuff yet was that I did that with Subnautica before it was officially released, thinking it was still EA so it wouldn't matter, but I immediately found a video that seriously spoiled a huge part of the storyline.

I only watch trailers of games I am interested in now lol

[Flare |UKCS|]

The one issue I would say is bad for players wanting to play together is that you cant really play on the same island, you can visit and do things on each others island but each one will have their own island (for now) and you can visit and do things to help each other.

[IndieInc.]

I'm playing solo, but I will have my wife pick this game up. The atmosphere is so relaxing, and the game looks gorgeous. All the critters walking around is very charming.
I like the pacing of the progression and energy for the day is nicely limited, encouraging bite-sized play sessions.

[worstcase11]

I enjoy going treasure hunting and diving most. The latter takes a bit much energy but its fun once I figured out how it works.

[Pet]

After reading all the comments about this, I really want to try it, does anyone know of a demo or have a key they don't mind giving away?

[Jase]

The price. All this game for 15 quid. Really is awesome value for money

[Loftie]

nothing at all, many better games around..

[memgineer]

Originally posted by Elriewien:

For me, I'm enjoying the mining and foraging aspects the most. .... I know it's EA and I do like the unique setting and right now I just find it relaxing to drop on and just do whatever. I'm definitely looking forward to seeing how this game develops. I would say if you're really worried. Buy it and try it, if you don't like it refund it. I think I've done that with 2 games. I knew almost immediately with the two games that they just weren't for me.

This is not an EA game. This is a game developed by James Bendon, a sole creator. James (aka Dinkum Dev) is very responsive to the community. Apologies to Concerned Ape, but Dinkum has replaced Stardew Valley in my play list.