![]() There’s plenty of work to be done, but don’t forget to take time and appreciate this lush world and the fruits of your labor. Guide Concord’s restoration efforts and earn the trust of the community: help others with their problems, and they’ll offer you help in turn! The Grove is your home, and your work will affect change for the better! Protect your friends, gather precious materials, and repair social ties and structures by bringing the fruits, fungi, and frogs of each village together as they work to fend off the Rot that threatens to destroy your home for good. Fortunately, Concord has friends like Elderberry, Rana, and Fuji on their side! With their help, you can take on the dangerous Rot and find ways to encourage other residents to assist in the efforts. That’s a lot to shoulder for a grape barely off the vine… and more than a few inhabitants are skeptical they have what it takes. I felt like I went in a time machine and was a kid again enjoying my favorite Zelda or Hamtaro game – surprisingly, it really felt nice to feel that magic again.Concord, the youngest grape in The Grove, is now a Guardian, and it’s their job to help restore the island. Honestly, I haven’t played a game in a while that had me grinning from start to finish. In the end, I was highly satisfied with the finished product. In fact, the amount of care put in this game really shows. Wanted more characterization & side storiesĪt times, Garden Story feels a little bit rough around the edges, but they dealt with many issues in a nice clean update.Nice good-feeling soundtrack & adorable art.Features many quests, upgrades, & collectibles.A nice wholesome cozy game with a good amount of action.In fact, the side characters could have should have been developed throughout the game just as much as the main characters. Particularly, with these kinds of wholesome games, you tend to want to connect more with the characters and their world, so having NPCs saying the same one-liner throughout the whole game was a big disappointment. With this in mind, one of my major complaints about Garden Story is the lack of characterization. But considering the genre, I don’t think it negatively impacted too much how I felt about the game overall. While the story was a nice take on the apocalyptic theme, I think it could have been executed better. The number of upgrades and status buffs in this simple game was really refreshing, and I eventually didn’t feel as defenseless as I did at the beginning of the game.īut Concord isn’t just a hero they have a day job too! As a Guardian, they are tasked with various errands in each town, leading to several upgrades and cold cash! This money can later be used for gardening or sprucing up Concord’s wardrobe.ĭespite having several features I enjoyed, I didn’t care for the plot. ![]() Thankfully, Concord eventually upgrades to other gardening tools they use for combat and can upgrade their stats as they experience memories of the past. I realized that the stamina bar felt limiting at first after the first boss made a fresh jar of jam out of poor little Concord. Specifically, there’s a stamina bar that limits how much Concord can slash their weapon. The action button slashes your sword-like pick to obliterate your foes, but you can’t just mash the A button all willy-nilly. Freshly off the vine, Concord comes across a few rough patches as he must navigate to earn the trust of the leafy inhabitants while trying to rebuild their deteriorating community.Ĭombat in this game is pretty simple. Garden Story stars a young grape named Concord who is appointed as the new Guardian destined to save his home, The Grove, from the destruction of the Rot. All bad fruit puns aside, Garden Story is a cozy adventure that’ll leave you feeling good to the core. You heard it from the grapevine folks Garden Story is the sweetest, most wholesome ARPG of 2021.
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