Is Glittermitten Grove worth it without the Frog Factions?

[Skirlasvoud]

I'm actually really interested in building a fairy town, but less so in Frog Faction.

My sarcasm meter is broken currently, so I can't be sure if people who are positive about Glittermitten Grove, aren't just being Coy and talking about Frog Fractions instead. That Glittermitten isn't just a worthless cover and all value is in the Frog Fractions.


For 20 bucks, is just Glittermitten Grove worth it? Is it deep enough?

[void creature]

I would say not for $20 It would probably get boring after 1 hour.

[Disc-OH!]

To be honest, if somebody made a mod to make frog factions spawn rates lower, I'd be able to build my kingdom in peace. I can't get past ~year 11 before they ruin everything.

smh

[The Smithybot]

I'd say its interesting enough to warrant playing, but definitely not for 20 bucks if you aren't in it for the extras.

[Pomplamoose]

Glittermitten part autosaves immediately before you go into the door. So you can go straight back using the 1st main menu and keep playing.

[Koolala]

Defininity if it was early access and still in development. It has a ton of potential.

[Chronometria]

This issue and others worth discussing have prompted me to put a topic in the Trade forum, where such things can be covered as "serious business".

[Alpha and Omega]

Glittermitten Grove is fun and has potential, and while it has depth I'm not sure it has the depth to justify $20.

[donald42]

Originally posted by Disc-OH!:

To be honest, if somebody made a mod to make frog factions spawn rates lower, I'd be able to build my kingdom in peace. I can't get past ~year 11 before they ruin everything.

smh

Yeah, this would be a nice, soothing little (children's) game, without the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ hipster ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. Too bad indie devs are such idiots sometimes...

[Ms. Spentyouth]

Originally posted by Alpha and Omega:

Glittermitten Grove is fun and has potential, and while it has depth I'm not sure it has the depth to justify $20.

I'm actually somewhat disappointed by this. I like management type games (Dwarf Fortress, Prison Architect, Anno2070) and would totally get a fairy themed village management game with that level of depth.

[Skirlasvoud]

Thanks for all the replies!

Originally posted by Disc-OH!:

To be honest, if somebody made a mod to make frog factions spawn rates lower, I'd be able to build my kingdom in peace. I can't get past ~year 11 before they ruin everything.

smh

Ruin everything? What happens past year 11 then? Does the Fraction stuff break the game?

[Alpha and Omega]

Originally posted by Ms. Spentyouth:

Originally posted by Alpha and Omega:

Glittermitten Grove is fun and has potential, and while it has depth I'm not sure it has the depth to justify $20.

I'm actually somewhat disappointed by this. I like management type games (Dwarf Fortress, Prison Architect, Anno2070) and would totally get a fairy themed village management game with that level of depth.

Well, I believe the developer would like to add stuff. If there's interest, maybe he will expand it?

[poisonslime]

Originally posted by Alpha and Omega:

Originally posted by Ms. Spentyouth:

I'm actually somewhat disappointed by this. I like management type games (Dwarf Fortress, Prison Architect, Anno2070) and would totally get a fairy themed village management game with that level of depth.

Well, I believe the developer would like to add stuff. If there's interest, maybe he will expand it?

In the Giant Bomb interview Jim Crawford said that Mostly Tigerproof would like to see the shell game expanded further, but that's kind of contingent on Frog Fractions 2 pulling in enough funds.

[Skirlasvoud]

Gotta admire the shell game though. The proper set up to such a joke is telling it seriously and the whole sunlight, branch weight, forest growth and pruning mechanics are intricate enough to do just that. Up to the point where I'm interested in just such a game even.

I'm afraid I'll have to take the advice I've gotten though. It's not 20 euros good. If they ever divorce Glittermitten from Frog Fractions 2, I'll be all over the 10 euro variant in a split second. If they expand on it with things like enemy fea folk like goblins, forest animals, birds, rewards for height and nurturing the eco-system up until an endgoal or accessing different mechanics like forming special glades or resources?

Yeah, have my money. 20-30 euro for such an extended game, easily.


I know there's options like Craft the World out there too, but I hate Terraria-like games. Glittermitten strikes just the right balance between simplicity and emergent gameplay and aesthetics through the organic nature of the forest.

[Shadowfly]

Given I have spent most of my 2 weeks off playing war for the over world and the mims I would totally buy a fairy sim. I enjoyed the sim bit more than the frog fraction bit. I am only playing it because my husband bought it on my account because I was using his account to play Civ 6.

I doubt it's worth buying just for the fairy sim though, you will do everything in under an hour if you have it on fast forward like I did.

[Koru]

Not worth 20 euros. Game with such potential if the devs just decided to give it more depth. Did not know the price was for two games instead of just glittermitten grove, so was quite disappointed.