![]() Players have access to potentially useful spells, such as a charm that can briefly stun enemies, but the effects don’t last long. Hit detection for the magic wand players wield is not very good, and many enemies are surprisingly vicious. Combat in Fae Farm is not well constructed. With three dungeons to explore, farming takes a backseat, and players are forced to climb twenty-five floors in each dungeon, hoping they don’t die while collecting resources. It’s strange that farming isn’t the main focal point in a game called Fae Farm. It does become a bit awkward when too many items are grouped together the game will assume which tool the player will want to use even if it’s not the one they want to use at that moment. One welcome element is the fact that the game will automatically switch tools for the player based on the task they are attempting to complete, and mana can be used to assist in tasks such as watering larger areas of the garden or hitting multiple ores and rocks at once. Interesting elements include the ability to transform crops into different ones, and different types of soil bed changing the results of the harvest. There are some unique ideas to farming, but it’s half-baked as well. Going to make all the animal friends I can! While it makes crafting more efficient, it’s also more hands-off, which doesn’t fully support the cozy farming fantasy. Makers are not a good method for player engagement, and while it’s great that there are a variety of items to craft, a lot of the finished products are not worth much money. However, makers have their own problems, requiring frequent monitoring while players have to constantly go back and forth to feed them items to make new products. It isn’t until players begin to unlock product makers that money becomes easier to acquire. Much of the game consists entirely of fetch quests, with some crafting on the side for “variety.” Money is difficult to come by at the beginning of the game, but doing any tasks for townspeople doesn’t net players much in useful rewards either. There are multiple types of quests including main story, shipping orders, sidequests, and job-specific quests, each netting some fairly basic awards. On the same note, doing quests for NPCs is such a bore. There’s just no depth in dating any of the characters in the game because their problems are very one-sided and there’s no alternative on the player’s end to do anything other than sit and listen. Given how banal the marriage candidates are, players are better off staying single. The NPCs are so one-note that it makes them unappealing to chat with, let alone pursue marriage. It doesn’t help that the NPC dialogue is very inane, with each NPC only open to discussing the one thing they are seemingly obsessed with. The story is pretty barebones, especially when comparing it to other farming-sim titles such as Stardew Valley or Story of Seasons. Look at this farm! Mine… did not look like this.įae Farm wants to be all about comfort and coziness unfortunately, it is anything but. The developer has gone out of its way to make it feel like anyone and everyone can be included in the world of Azoria, and for that it deserves plenty of praise. Moreover, many of the game’s various NPCs are diverse, as there is the inclusion of characters who are physically disabled, or even have a learning disability. Phoenix Labs has created a plethora of options that also are incredibly inclusive, from selecting pronouns to the inclusion of hijabs. On top of assisting the residents of Azoria with their tasks, players farm, craft, dungeon-crawl, and decorate their way through the game to hone in on the cozy vibes.įrom the get-go, there are tons of customization options for the player character. However, Azoria has been showing signs that the fairy spirits are all out of whack, and the player has been tasked with befriending these spirits so that natural disasters can stop occurring across the land. Stepping into the fantastical world of Azoria, players are whisked away to a new farmstead full of magic and wonder. ![]() While Fae Farm offers some great ideas on updating the farming sim formula, it struggles to figure out the type of game it wants to be and whom it is for. ![]() Phoenix Labs’ Fae Farm is a game that wishes to capitalize on the concept of “cozy” as a competitor to life sims such as Stardew Valley and Story of Seasons. There is something about lighting candles, making fresh baked goods, and pulling on a soft and warm sweater. ![]() Cozy vibes are all the rage, especially as we settle into fall weather.
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