it was fun!! it has all the quality life features i would've expected of a picross game in 2024, although i had some really janky controller issues during bigger puzzles that made them difficult to play. initially, i thought it was joycon drift, but it happened so frequently i think it was the game itself. the sound mixing is also kind of horrendous. there are sliders to adjust music vs sound effects, but some songs play much louder than others causing me to constantly have to adjust the volume on my TV so certain songs wouldn't blare (the summer theme....)
my main complaint is i wish there were more puzzles!! i don't think every character needed a puzzle, but i was super let down that there weren't ANY puzzles for the first Story of Seasons cast :( where was my Fritz puzzle