Rekindled Trails

This is a really cute, simple game that just makes me feel good after work. It's got all the right things to make dopamine go bzzzzz... yeah its fun. i like it. its also pretty cheap.

I was really wanting to like this game honestly. The art is cute and the story is very intriguing but it honestly becomes so boring after the 2 hour mark. I wanted to try and play it again but I have no want to play because I know I'm just going to be running around again. I really like the exploration part but this is forceable exploration because no map and no fast travel. You can get maps but it costs money and money is hard to come around unless you GRIND. If you like exploration grinding games you would like this but it's personally not up my alley. If they ever do put out a patch for all of that or make it a little easier to explore and gain materials rather than running in circles I'd be interested in buying again.

Well the best way I can put it: This game is frustratingly close on being a gem. The main reason for that is the lack of some very much needed QoL improvements, but before getting to them I will say the art and soundtrack are on point, no complains with them. So, about the QoLs, well, the main thing this game needs is a fast travel system, you might not feel the need for one in the first zone, but after you unlock all 3 you will see how much running you will do, about 80% of the game will consist in that. At very least the game has a fast run mechanic where you run pass lamps which act like fuel, allowing you to run faster for a short time. The next would be markers on map, so, each gathering node, be it fish, weeds, ore,… has a specific marker you can see on your map and mini-map. The problem is that those markers do not go away after you harvested a node, so if you mapped out a certain zone you better remember which nodes you harvested already. This is becoming a pain when it comes to chests, those are 1 time collectibles and the only change you will see regarding markers are a slightly opened chest one which is barely distinguishable compared to the closed one. A proper way t…

Great game. Trading mechanics as a main mechanic (and not the odd side-quest) is underutilized in games - in fact Fireside is the only other game I can remember - the game is beautiful with an outstanding soundtrack. The trades work well, You collect various items (fish, ores, roots, and berry bushes) with 3 of those requring a simple minigame, that does get a bit tighter (and in the case of fishing annoying) when trying to get more high-quality items. You then bring those to shops to sell, with certain areas paying more for certain item (each area has 2 of the 3 main resources + berry bushes - and what they don't have they pay extra for) so you get the drill. The purpose, which in anchored in t he storyline, is a town-building aspect where each town needs certain items + money to progress to the next tier - at the first tier all items are found in the same area, but after that you need to go to other locations. I think it's a pretty neat mechanc and ties well into the narrative that communities thrive when we cooperate with each other. There's no fast travel in the game, which gets a bit tedious, but you do have a way to speed-up your movement speed on longer treks. I found the …

The game is fun but quite a few elements are very vague and are not explained well. First, the map is terrible. it only shows a very vague outline with just the paths and no other land marks. very confusing. Also, you go around breaking pots and get lights, and u light up the lamps. where are they stored? does it do anything else beside let u right a tiny bit faster? This game is frustrating and not for me.

It's a relaxing game. I liked it.