Recent reviews by Johnny Marzetti

I love it!

As someone that hasn't had much experience with rogue games and is trying to expand the range of games I'm playing, this is great introduction to the genre. The art style and theme is a fun take, it's really cute. I can get my farming and fighting fix in one game.

It's fun to learn about the plants and create a strategy to both sustain your character but also defend your house.
I enjoy the variety of biomes and that you can either stay after defeating the boss or move onto another adventure.

I do wish I could at least destroy a plant if I wanted to replace it. I'd be fine with this taking energy. You could just not water the plant you want to get rid of and it would die but this obviously takes time (at least a day).

I'd love to see more content come out for this game to keep it interesting and alive because it is a really fun game. I think beyond finishing the story and replaying it to complete the achievements, that most people would eventually stop playing unless there were new bosses and most importantly achievements to work towards. Other than that I totally recommend it.

In short, if you like games like Animal Crossing and Stardew Valley you will enjoy this game!

*May contain spoilers*

The game is cute, cozy, relaxing and incredibly wholesome.
Each day is unique with various task to complete accompanied by character stories for each bear. Foraging opportunities bring you items that you can use, sell, or donate to your collection for rewards.

Initially I was frustrated when I realised that the game was limited on what you can achieve in one day. I quickly came to enjoy this feature as it made me slow down to truly appreciate the games qualities and focus on other aspects like island customisation and collection completion. I've found that despite this limitation my daily gameplay time has increase as I've unlocked more, and I can easily spend 1-3 hours on the game. If completing tasks for bears is the only aspect of the game you focus on, you will get incredibly bored as these are mostly find object tasks. Have patience while the island unlocks and the stories to develop, it's worth it.

After completing your daily tasks, you can focus on designing your island with various colour customisable decor. Find, buy, or craft the items. Decor items have various tags that you can group together to create themes which could be beneficial for your animals and plants.

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2024 Update
Devastated that Cozy Grove: Camp Spirit is a Netflix exclusive. I loved the crap out of this game and was full of anticipation for the new Cozy. I HATE phone games. Just let me have it on Steam... T-T

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