This is actually a really fun game and not something I normally play. The animation is great, the writing is consistently pretty good (I actually, genuinely laughed at some of the humor which I didn't expect), the systems are fun and seem relatively deep overall. I love trying to balance ingredients to make the best potion but also trying to be economical and getting by with what you have, the haggling card "battles" are actually VERY fun. Again, not a card battler type person by any stretch but this game is all very fun. I was surprised by the "competition" (ie, the victory conditions you must pass or you lose) being as hard as it is but I also enjoy challenge and it adds a lot of strategy.

HOWEVER. This part of the game, the difficulty, has absolutely no settings. You cannot increase the amount of time between events or anything. You also can't make the game "harder". It just is, as is. Ok. Fine. But even when you win, which I have not myself yet, I have read the game just ends. I see no reason to doubt this based on the story and that's VERY disappointing.

With the number of upgrades, ingredients, etc, it would have been a nice "reward" to continue working on your shop and talking with the other characters until you grow bored and want to do a new game or whatnot. And this fact alone has nearly instantly killed my drive to boot it back up. That there's no "potion shop" mode or something where it's more chill, even after you "win" is very disappointing.

It's Cult of the Lamb all over. Once you reach end of the rat race, you realize it was very short and there's nothing at the end and it kind of kills the magic of the rest of the game. At least, it does for me.

This is actually a really fun game and not something I normally play. The animation is great, the writing is consistently pretty good (I actually, genuinely laughed at some of the humor which I didn't expect), the systems are fun and seem relatively deep overall. I love trying to balance ingredients to make the best potion but also trying to be economical and getting by with what you have, the haggling card "battles" are actually VERY fun. Again, not a card battler type person by any stretch but this game is all very fun. I was surprised by the "competition" (ie, the victory conditions you must pass or you lose) being as hard as it is but I also enjoy challenge and it adds a lot of strategy. HOWEVER. This part of the game, the difficulty, has absolutely no settings. You cannot increase the amount of time between events or anything. You also can't make the game "harder". It just is, as is. Ok. Fine. But even when you win, which I have not myself yet, I have read the game just ends. I see no reason to doubt this based on the story and that's VERY disappointing. With the number of upgrades, ingredients, etc, it would have been a nice "reward" to continue working on your shop and talking with the other characters until you grow bored and want to do a new game or whatnot. And this fact alone has nearly instantly killed my drive to boot it back up. That there's no "potion shop" mode or something where it's more chill, even after you "win" is very disappointing. It's Cult of the Lamb all over. Once you reach end of the rat race, you realize it was very short and there's nothing at the end and it kind of kills the magic of the rest of the game. At least, it does for me.