Wolf with Inn

[h3]Curator copy but why?[/h3] I received a copy of the game for review, but sadly for the publisher who gave me a copy, I'm a software tester by day. And not only does this game have blocking bugs, it has almost a dozen cosmetic "surprises", which make it unplayable. I have a long review backlog to work through so I'm hoping the developer can patch the game. However I suspect they cannot release patches. [h3]The good[/h3] The positives, are that until the game soft-locks you on day 5 or so, it is actually quite easy playing and interesting. The game mechanics are simple enough and no mad reaction-time tests and no walls-of-text and not crappy soundscape all give this game promise. So much that I restarted and got stuck again. Let's see. Happy to change my review if they push out a patch, because this game does have playability. For now it's joining my list of non-playable games. If you want playable games, check out my curated lists of games : https://steamcommunity.com/groups/EmpathyGames

I really wanted to like this game. I like the storyline, the art is amazing, the animations are fun, but by god the bugs. I've had to restart my save multiple times in an attempt to actually continue one of the quests, which then blocked me from continuing the game. Specifically, the quest to serve the elf wine. I also encountered multiple bugs with the fairy character. Another very buggy part of the game was the tavern in general. It took several minuets and much button mashing to initially add dishes to the menu. There was also the occasional trouble picking up cooked dishes, which in turn angered the customers. During one such incident, I some how managed to enter a fight with an angry customer. I had managed to figure out the mini game, but the game decided to soft locked itself. Then, I had to shut down the game and lost a chunk of progress. Terribly disappointed. I, and I suspect many others, would expect a game like this to still be in early access. I sincerely hope this gets a very thorough patch. This game has so much potential, and if I were the praying type, I would pray that that potential would be realized. Thank you for your time.

too many bugs and gameplay issues. The game needs some sort of hint/guide system.

So I was gifted this game, and I had been interested in this game cause as someone who put in hours upon hours in stardew Valley, in fields of Misteria, I was interested in something fresh and new. And a werewolf game? NEAT. The art for the characters is so good. And I think there is genuinely something that could be happening here. HOWEVER. There are stumbles that make me not recommend this game in this current state. As in other reviews the Wolf Form isn't a huge plot, which for a werewolf game.. You gotta give the wolf in werewolf. The voice garbles was fun for... A minute but was distracting. The art should have leaned more into the pixel though I think the game is trying to be it's own thing. Fine. Playing it was... A trudge. I found myself within the first 10 minutes not interested, not wanting to continue. Which sucks. I don't want to do that. And I do think they should have done more playtesting, did more brainstorming. There is plenty to do here and I believe it can get better if there are HUGE changes with how things are done such as the resource gathering, allowing more WOLF time, like have us use the werewolf form to hunt for meat for the tavern. Allow the intro to be …

Cool story and great art BUT the bugs break the game. I really love this game so I hope they'll fix it soon. Some bugs I found was the fairy being neon pink, money reset to 0 when you exit, time freeze so no progess. I'll let this one cook a bit more before coming back. It's on it's way to be a 10/10 game if they can get the bugs sorted.

It's fun and interesting concept, but I still confused with navigate the game. Every task have their own minigames, but the control arent consistent. Do this part use WASD or arrows? Why I cant close the tutorial notes with space, using ESC button seems so much hassle while my fingers already comfy hovering on WASD buttons. Why I only able to drag and drop only on inventory? Can I go to next dialogue with mouse click? Isnt it better to make the char move with mouse click too? note: I wrote this while I havent finish the tutorial phase. I'll probably update this review