Recent reviews by kaerfel

This game is so fun and addicting! If you loved World End Diner, get this one, too! It's similar in a lot of ways and gives the same satisfaction, but with a different type of shop/gameplay. I'm only an hour in so far, but I was hooked right away!

This game is so realistic. I've been in these situations, I've had these thoughts, I've seen so many doctors who weren't helpful and just didn't want to have to deal with anything or actually diagnose that it has felt easier to live with debilitating pain than to keep trying. Thankfully I have finally found a doctor who actually listens to me, after many years of playing the real-life version of this game, and it makes all the difference. Anyway, this game is super realistic and really validating, and while most of it is depressing AF, it's short and the ending is hopeful!

I'm only about halfway through this one, but I'm loving every moment of it! I love all these mosaic games and can't get enough of them!

Absolutely love this one! My first time through took 16 hours. After playing Mega Mosaic over and over, I was ecstatic to find out there would be more, and Proverbs didn't disappoint! There are some minor QOL improvements in this one, and I love the theme. I'd never heard of this painting before, but it's fascinating, and really satisfying to unlock the meanings as you go. Please keep making these types of puzzles--I will never have enough!

I'm glad I ignored the bad reviews on this one! This was my favorite Two Crowns DLC so far! So much work has been put into this. The graphics are beautiful and well designed (and it feels like the quality might have gone up a bit). The music is excellent and on theme, and there's some really unsettling nighttime music, lol. I like the changes they've made to the mechanics in this one, with it still being familiar gameplay, but changed up enough that it feels fresh. You start with four lower difficulty islands, and as you finish each one, you unlock a corresponding, larger and more difficult island. I liked the ability to choose where to go. And I love how Greek mythology was incorporated into the mounts and the different tasks for each island. I know a lot of people had issues with the end battle, and maybe it's changed since the release--I don't know--but it seemed okay to me. My only complaint is that the stables only seem to attract a few mounts, not all of them, like in previous versions. Overall, this DLC was well worth the price (I got it on sale for $8 instead of $9, but it still would have been worth it at full price, lol) and I'm so glad I got it!

I LOVE this game! When I first opened it up, I was a little confused/overwhelmed, because it's not exactly like minesweeper - in this, the box the number is on counts as one you can light up or not, and I hadn't played with those rules before. But I got the hang of it and this is so addictive! If you like logic games like minesweeper or Tametsi, you'll probably get into this one, too. I also like that it's all one giant puzzle I'm working on, bit by bit. I'm nowhere near finished with it, but I'm already hoping for another one!

This has become my favorite hidden object series! I buy them as soon as they come out and each one is better than the last! I can't wait until the next one!

I LOVE this game! It's like an updated version of Sherlock, if you've ever played that. In story mode, each time you complete a puzzle, you fix/clean up something in the current area, and it's so satisfying! There's also infinite play where you can choose your theme and difficulty level. You can also customize the way you confirm and remove icons. By default, you left click to remove and do a long press to confirm, but I changed it to left click confirm, right click remove. The music is relaxing, but this is also the type of game that's perfect for playing while listening to audiobooks and podcasts.

This game is my life now. I'm still only in the first spring and feel like I've barely scratched the surface, but I don't think I've gotten this obsessed with a farming and crafting game since Stardew. This game takes everything I love about the farming genre and adds some QoL upgrades - like being able to fast travel on the map or look up info you've discovered about the villagers - while also being its own thing and adding new and different challenges. And you can have negative relationships with people! (I'm currently becoming enemies with the mayor's wife and insult her every chance I get.) If you're on the fence but love farming games like Stardew or Harvest Moon/Story of Seasons, I say go for it!

TL;DR: get this game if you love realistic simulators - no previous knowledge about cars necessary!

This is my favorite simulator, and probably in my top five for all games, ever. Before I started playing this game, I knew how to check the oil level on the dipstick, and that was IT. I didn't even know what the oil filter looked like, let alone where to find it. Any kind of car talk made my eyes glaze over. But I love simulators, especially detailed ones where you actually do real tasks, so I played this one despite not knowing anything about cars. And OMG, I learned SO MUCH. This game has instilled a love for cars, and especially engines, in me that I didn't know was possible! I can recognize car parts now (besides just the dipstick, lol), even in the wild. Seeing a random picture of a brake pad or a head gasket now sparks joy. And when my dad's watching car shows, I actually know what they're talking about!

I think I got this on sale for $20, but it would be well worth the $30 price tag. I've learned more from it than I ever possibly could have from a class or a book or whatever. (Ignoring the fact that I never would have sought out that knowledge.) Not just because it's so well put together, but because learning through having fun and playing games make things stick so much better. And there's no one to judge or get impatient, and there are no real-life consequences to messing up, so you have the freedom to play around and learn at your own pace.

This game has opened up a world to me that I never thought I'd understand, let alone care about. I don't know that I'll ever do any work on cars irl (though I'm dying to build a model engine!), but I enjoy knowing about it and feeling confident in that knowledge. This game has changed my life in some intangible way and is so much fun!