#i said earlier i didnt like the boring fetch quests

[pinksparklelps]

Made up my mind

I slept for 10 hours yesterday and woke up at like 4

If i stay awake from since to when i get home at around 3-4 pm then itll have been 10-11 hours without sleep and i can just have a nap when i get home from school

And if i stay busy with drawing, reading, writing, and schoolwork i will not feel tired and so

It is a perfect idea to stay up and game :)

[missusk]

I am just. So disappointed with Pioneers of Olive Town. I know this topic has been beaten to death and that everyone and their sister has posted why they don't like it, but I need to voice this into the void.

I was so excited to be immersed in a little town with fun villagers and a beautiful farm, but PoOT does not deliver. It's so boring. Like farming games can get that way after a while once you've done everything, but I played this game for two weeks and have found no reason to pick it up again. I didnt even bother getting married because what's the point? I doubt the limited dialogue changes much.

I tried playing yesterday and again today but couldn't be bothered to play for more than one in-game day. Again, what's the point? The villagers dialogue is SO upsettingly bland that I dont even talk to anyone because I'll just get a 'Hey.' And I 'beat' the main plot like the third day after release, without even realizing that the main 'plot' of the game was to fix up the town. I think I even let out an audible 'is that it?'

And like... why should I even be bothered to complete the fetch quests when the town upgrades literally do not impact me at all (minus the salon)? There's no new animals, no new perks, and I cant even interact with the stalls that Jack and Manuela set up (which I couldn't even find until Winter). The last upgrade you need you can literally just buy one of the items at the general store. Everyone praises you in the game for being the hero of the town but if my character never went to Olive Town they probably would have been just fine anyway.

And... the dialogue. Another main point of contention with this game. I should say the lack of dialogue, honestly. The cutscenes are great, so why dont we have that same level of liveliness in the every day dialogue? Did the developers not even look at Trio of Towns and how much everyone loved the expansive and immersive dialogue? This series is well played and well loved, so why did we take such a HUGE step backwards in one of the most important elements of the game? Getting to know the townspeople is half the charm of these games but I literally could not care less about most of these people, and I'm in summer year 2. And I said earlier I havent bothered to get married because all of the bachelors/ettes are bland. I could describe most of them in like, one word since their personalities are so one dimensional.

Don't get me started on the makers. Except I will talk about them actually because there's such a weird imbalance in this game that makes it hard to play. Like, the game is both too easy and too hard at the same time. It isn't player friendly in that you have to go through a thousand weird little hoops to get something. Like that element in itself isnt bad (again thinking about 3oT in getting items to make the makers) but it's just so poorly executed in this game that it makes it frustrating to play.

There's certainly good elements. I think the aesthetic is beautiful and I love the farming element, but there's too many other things wrong that make the game unenjoyable. There were a lot of half baked ideas that had great concepts but incredibly poor execution. And because of all of that, this long time player isn't excited for whatever games Story of Seaons puts out next :/