Finally, a cozy game that isn’t just another farming sim. No dying crops or time pressure. I can take my time foraging, making potions, and doing side quests without worrying about missing the main story. Played on my ROG Xbox Ally X, and the controller navigation is smooth and comfortable. Only gripe is that Virgil and Ellie talk way too much sometimes, but honestly, this is the kind of cozy game I actually want to keep playing.

I'll start by saying: I enjoy this game and will probably keep playing it. For its price point, it is really solid in terms of quality and content. However, every time I play it I am fighting back against a few very obvious issues. The pacing is awful, with anyone who is even minorly used to a game like this being able to pound through quests in no time which can cause issues with the writing or even doing some of the quests fully. Materials and living creatures spawn in the exact same areas every single day, making exploration moot. The game is utterly terrified of asking me to do anything difficult or tedious which is a shame as I enjoy those aspects of these games; I literally laughed when it asked me to pluck 5 weeds from my yard or move 3 boulders. The game is full of rich details with a mechanic tied specifically to writing things down in your journal- but you can just as easily ignore your journal 98% of the time, especially with potion making. The economy is really bad; I was quickly able to buy out both shops without ever having to spend time making potions or candy to make money- I just found money in the very easy to open chests lying around or it falls out of trees. And now my biggest issue, and why I think the game has such a startingly low percentage of people who have even gotten out of the intro area (based on the game's achievements): it feels utterly soulless. The writing and world building is trite and ham fisted, with much exposition coming at the expense of making the protagonist an absolute idiot about the world and society she lives in. It's very rarely funny, and never is when concerning the nonstop comedy skit the protagonist and her talking hat are doing. Every character feels like a board of executives sat down and carefully picked the safest archetypes that were most appealing on a broad scale. I was really put off when the game had our protagonist turn down drinking with an npc because she wasn't of legal age yet despite graduating university; to me it just showed how unwilling the game was to diverge from the squeaky clean and happy "vibe" it was clinging to. What really soured me was meeting the god of the village who lauded me with endless praise (after being lauded with more praise from more npc's just a few minutes prior) and went out of her way to say how special and unique the protagonist was in her actions... as though the game isn't predicated entirely on the hugely popular fantasy of being a young witch living in the woods spending her days helping others in charming, easy ways and making quaint little potions. My husband spectated me playing for a bit and said it seemed to be a game that was made entirely to appease students who were gifted in school who went on to do nothing with their gifts but feel bitter about it... which was hilariously apt considering that is more or less whom our protagonist is! I am anticipating I will put more hours into this game; the art style is extremely charming, and when I am allowed to breathe in between quests and just exist in my own routine, I find the game very immersive and "cozy". But the moment I have to talk to an npc or my stupid hat opens it's mouth to snark, I have to mash the skip button so I'm not reminded of how corporate games like this are rapidly becoming. Seriously. *36%* of players have played five to ten minutes of the game. If that's not damning evidence, I don't know what is.

・翻訳精度
☐ 日本のゲームと比較しても優れたセリフ回しで世界観に没入できる
☐ 日本のゲームと比較しても遜色ない
☐ キャラクターの特徴はとらえている
☑ 機械翻訳しただけ
☐ 解読不能

ゲームの雰囲気は良いが翻訳が残念。雰囲気を楽しむゲームとしてはこれは致命的かと思います。
翻訳AIにぶち込んでそのままコピーしてるだけって感じなので、日本語対応と銘打つのなら翻訳家を雇ったほうが良いかと思います。