Potion Permit, as a Crafting/Life Sim does so much right, but annoyingly does a lot 'Wrong'.
It's surprisingly polished for an indie title, a lot more than I expected when I first bought it. From animations, art style to dialogue and gameplay.
However, as soon as I hit the 15 hour mark it soon became more of a chore than something overtly enjoyable. There reaches a point in the game where everything just becomes the same thing day after day. The absolute worst part of it is - while you're playing as a chemist, with your own clinic, you don't actually get all that many patients. It's usually one every few days and then a sudden burst of 5 at once (and this was a rare occurrence) .
On top of this, it's "plagued" with mini-games, which, I wouldn't have minded if it wasn't for just how... kinda dull they are? and how often you have to do them when trying to cure patients.
The game does have its redeeming qualities though - the characters and their stories are as interesting as, say, stardew valley - and also you get a pet dog.
It just for some reason, doesn't hit that exact sweet spot that games like this really need to to keep you engaged for the full 100% length.
It's surprisingly polished for an indie title, a lot more than I expected when I first bought it. From animations, art style to dialogue and gameplay.
However, as soon as I hit the 15 hour mark it soon became more of a chore than something overtly enjoyable. There reaches a point in the game where everything just becomes the same thing day after day. The absolute worst part of it is - while you're playing as a chemist, with your own clinic, you don't actually get all that many patients. It's usually one every few days and then a sudden burst of 5 at once (and this was a rare occurrence) .
On top of this, it's "plagued" with mini-games, which, I wouldn't have minded if it wasn't for just how... kinda dull they are? and how often you have to do them when trying to cure patients.
The game does have its redeeming qualities though - the characters and their stories are as interesting as, say, stardew valley - and also you get a pet dog.
It just for some reason, doesn't hit that exact sweet spot that games like this really need to to keep you engaged for the full 100% length.