Recent reviews by growflet

I loved this expansion. It starts out with a nice change of pace, as the lyrics to the theme say:

So, grab hold of today with all your might, The sun is rising. Savor life without rushing, Every single day.

Some of the best "main series" dungeon and trial encounter design in the series so far. Interesting game mechanics. They stepped up the challenge. Game play 10/10. I don't think I've heard a single complaint about this part of the content.

When it comes to the story - I enjoyed it a lot. I think this is what a Beach Episode looks like for the Warrior of Light. She goes on an adventure that is much lower stakes (at least to start) - Dawntrail is how the WoL relaxes. The stakes do change halfway through the expansion, obviously. You aren't driving the action, you are acknowledged as the most powerful person in the room and you are providing support and mentorship to Wuk.

Wuk is our constant companion and she is big orange cat who absolutely loves and wants to see the best in everyone, to a fault. She doesn't start out knowing her own power and is a lot more sheltered - it takes time for her to realize what she is capable of and build her confidence. It's a training arc, in a lot of ways.

If you enjoy this kind of character and that kind of arc, say if you are a magical girl anime fan, you might just love this expansion. If you absolutely hate that kind of character, you might just be in this expansion for the gameplay and everything except for the MSQ. Heck, she wins with the power of friendship at times.

The second half of the expansion was when it really got good to me. I am emotionally invested in several characters that did not get enough screen time.

There were high moments where I cheered. There were moments that I actually cried, there were moments I was frustrated with what happened but overall for story 8/10

It's a great game, an excellent successor to bg1/bg2 series.

One of my favorite games. It's different from other base building survival games because it goes into great detail about the interaction of substances through heat and cooling.

The capability of building very complex machines is there in ways that other base builders don't have. For example, you can use the standard machines such as a a refinery to turn crude oil into petroleum in a 2 to 1 ratio - requiring a duplicant to do the work periodically, or you can build your own boiler at 1 to 1 ratio- and get double the efficiency with no dupe labor.

The general aesthetic of the game and the post-apocalyptic lore presented in a humorous way is really amusing to me. The duplicants and critters are adorable, and so much attention to detail has been given to everything.