Fay's Factory

[h3]OUTLOOK:[/h3] [table] [tr] [td] [h3][strike]TRAINWRECK | SUBPAR[/strike] | [b]ON THE FENCE[/b] | [strike]PROMISING | IMPRESSIVE [/strike] [/h3] [/td] [/tr] [/table] [h3]SYNOPSIS:[/h3] [table] [tr] [th][b]IMPRESSIONS:[/b][/th] [/tr] [tr] [td] Fays Factory (FF) delivers an odd combination of simple adventure with a strange capitalism-meets-spell-factory theme, in a peculiar industrial age setting. The story and audiovisuals give it an ethereal quality like Spellcaster University. One that is charming, but not enough to alleviate the superficial feel of auto-battler combat. Lite deckbuilding used in factory management provides a fair basis for strategy, while house decorating and food making mini-games counter the heavy dialogue of its storytelling experience. It remains unclear how choosing certain socio-economic options will impact gameplay. More content is needed and everything must be scaled up. While solid foundations hint at what may be, so far expectations remain [b]ON THE FENCE[/b]. [/td] [/tr] [/table] [table] [tr] [td][b]STATUS:[/b][/td] [td]In Early Access where it awaits the final x2 acts of the game. What's currently there is a playable extended demo [/td] [/tr] […

A quite unique combat system and very enjoyable writing, although could have done with a little bit more tutorial on how the factory works exactly. Overall I'm very keen to see it get polished up, it looks like it has a lot of potential!

EDIT 2: Creator is updating, just not frequently. Small team (maybe one guy?) so that's understandable. EDIT: It's been 6 months since launch and this review. The dev promised some kind of update "in a month" and it's been 5 months since then. It's been 4 months since they last posted on their official discord. I am not entirely sure they are still working on it. As previously mentioned: The game is not worth 15$ in its current state. Original review: Early Access Review. As it stands *right now*: The game has some excellent design and writing, but content-wise it is barely more than a demo. So while showing a lot of promise, it really isn't worth the $15 asking price right now. So I'm recommending it *for now* to support a promising game by a small indie developer. If it doesn't get significant content updates, I'll have to change that.

Very promising. Had a lot of fun with it and I can't wait for new update for more content. Combat is interesting but simple at the moment. New factory modules and spells will definitely increase the complexity.

Fay's Factory is a gem. An RPG at heart, packed full of meaningful choice & consequence. Features top shelf low poly art, unique setting pivotal to the story, and an unusual & innovative combat system. Fay's Factory is bloody excellent. Honestly, the game's trailer does it no justice at all. It's an RPG with a surprising level of choice & consequence, and a bizarre but well-written and engaging socio-political story set during a unique magic/industrial revolution. For more niche curation, follow me at: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/27440015-CSH-Picone/

good politics