The Last Craftsman

In this game you can make a table out of fish. ... Not sold yet? Alright. This game takes clear inspiration from Stardew in its format, but puts in some incredibly cool twists that make it wholly its own. [*] The crafting system alone - items have category tags that let them be substituted as materials, so a fish with the Wood tag can indeed make a table - could serve its own game, but oh, it also has a unique and fun fishing mechanic, and Slay the Spire-esque combat, and there are ways around things if you don't enjoy engaging in something specific. [*] The writing is funny and doesn't overstay its welcome; there's no romance (yet...I have hope for a future update!), but the character quests, while short, do a lot to make the town feel like an actual community, and I love the way changes you make in the quests have an actual impact - one character asked for a stroller so she could take her infant sibling on a walk, and the day after I gave it to her I saw her using it on her afternoon walk! [*] I have the Summer theme stuck in my head still, and the sound design is really satisfying, especially the harvesting. [*] Speaking of harvesting, the omnitool is a really cool mechanic an…

The controls are a bit wonky (controller) but once you get past that, the gameplay loop is really fun!

Well, imagine Stardew Valley, but now imagine that the focus isn't around Farming, it is around Crafting, and now imagine that the combat in this game is a turn-based card battler set in in ancient High-tech Ruins. The entire game's story is heavily focused on the player being the new Craftsman sent by the Craftsmen's Guild to a distant declining town after the previous craftsman was filled with rage at the town and tried to destroy the town with a giant killer Robot. The player's progress is focused on solving the problems the town and townsfolk is having, both past and present, and dealing with the ancient High-tech ruins and rebuilding the town's declining and damaged infrastructure, while taking jobs from townsfolk to increase the player's craftsman rank. I find this game to be really enjoyable and fun, it is quite relaxing and not stressful, in spite of the combat and conflict. The townsfolk are friendly, the people always resolve differences in spite of conflict, there is noticable improvement and happiness as the player progresses. Not a Doom and Gloom game. It enjoy it.

It reminds me of farm sims / scifi games/ fishing games Nothing specific there cards collect and research input that help you evolve I find characters interesting and different Foe, former builder wants to destroy the town odd, he could just left. Bunch puzzles which is unexpected Robot - you can't clone Forest you can't help Like: clothes and materials you can collect Dislike: materials to gain require finishing bulletin board quests some not as simple General opinion: Money is everything and growing food and materials are essential in surviving in the game. Defeating your foe is essential in saving the town. Don't forget to unlock the clothes otherwise people outfits won't change. Eating is essential to recover from energy loss or you end up passing out and not ideal to pass out. Just don't eat leaves it doesn't give you enough energy.

I really don't like the controls. They're what's stopping me from playing.

Alright, if somewhat grindy