illyria
2021
Looking back, I think this was created in order to capitalize on the pet simulation game boom in the early 2000s, but that being said I was quite the animal lover as a child and I enjoyed my time with the game when I was young. Not a very long game, but still a cute game with charming pixel art and for that I think its shovelware crimes can be forgiven
2011
2020
It starts fun, has an interesting gameplay loop and intriguing lore, but there's a multitude of reasons why I quit. It quickly becomes too demanding of your time and money, on top of being run by a rather awful company. I want to take the characters I liked and put them in a game more worth your time so much
2003
2017
2016
2006
2013
could have been so much more but as the free updates get rolled out i realize how they're all the same thing in a new coat of paint.
the game also tries really hard to be both the most convenient and inconvenient game in the series-- many qol changes like inventory expansion and crafting but you often get the same recipes over and over with no ability to decline them, etc.
I could go on, but I will end it at that i'm glad this game came out when it did. I needed the escape it provided back in the beginning of the pandemic, but the longer I stay away the more I don't see myself returning unfortunately.
the game also tries really hard to be both the most convenient and inconvenient game in the series-- many qol changes like inventory expansion and crafting but you often get the same recipes over and over with no ability to decline them, etc.
I could go on, but I will end it at that i'm glad this game came out when it did. I needed the escape it provided back in the beginning of the pandemic, but the longer I stay away the more I don't see myself returning unfortunately.