Having performed My Time at Portia, I used to be curious what this sequel, My Time at Sandrock, could be like. It’s fairly comparable if you’re accustomed to the primary launch, besides you’re in an Oasis desert city.
You arrive in Sandrock, alongside together with your builder rival (of kinds), Mi-an, to change into the brand new builder on the town for the reason that previous one is retiring. You get a house the place you craft and produce supplies to progress the story and fulfill commissions. Simply make certain to not chop down bushes as a result of that’s unlawful because of the lack of vegetation within the space. All through your time in Sandrock, you will note wished posters for the mysterious Logan, find out about these lizard individuals known as Geeglers, and perhaps discover real love.
The gameplay is mainly working round gathering supplies, fulfilling duties, and exploring. To get these supplies, you’ll be able to harvest from scrap piles utilizing your pickhammer, palms, and axe, kicking bushes, and attacking creatures. There’s hardly any downtime, and also you’ll not often get bored. The sport can truly overwhelm you, particularly if you happen to’re specializing in the primary plot (like I used to be), and immediately Commissioner Yan reminds you that no commissions acquired achieved and your repute is low.
I stored to myself principally and progressed within the story, however as I acquired to know the townsfolk, I grew keen on Unsuur, Owen, and Fang. One thing that’s nice on this recreation is that, in contrast to a collection like Harvest Moon, you’ll be able to romance older adults slightly than simply younger adults, and there are fairly just a few choices. Not the entire characters had been fascinating, however I favored the contact of voice performing to assist breathe life into the characters. The music can be very nice to hearken to.
The largest situation with My Time at Sandrock is the standard. Whereas there’s quite a lot of amount, and I really feel there’s quite a lot of coronary heart put into it, there’s a loopy quantity of pop-in and bugginess with the graphics. Among the character fashions look uncanny or ugly. One character specifically, Matilda, typically T-poses as they stroll, which is type of amusing since she’s the minister on the town. However I do know it’s not on goal.
General, My Time at Sandrock is a good recreation that could possibly be nice with some additional polish. If it will get one other patch, $39.99 is a good value, as there’s heaps to discover on this giant, addictive recreation.