Name: Ever Oasis
Platform: 3DS
Developer: Grezzo (The Legend of Zelda)
Game Summary
The world has gone evil.. so.. help place the bandaid of justice onto the booboo (by building an epic village) and save the day!
The game follows your little Seedling character setting up your very own Oasis (village) and fighting to protect it against the Chaos (bad stuff). You need to fulfil the right conditions to attract new villagers to make you stronger so you can open up shops, kick butt and level up your Oasis. By stomping on monsters and gathering materials from several skills (such as mining) you craft better gear and kick even more butt! Each villager has their own little story with a lot of side quests and really terrible puns. You can even grow crops in your back garden to provide for your villagers.
Review
Ever Oasis was a breath of fresh air for me, since it had been ages since I had played a game that really appealed to my wants so much. I hadn't seen it advertised anywhere so I am a little sulky it took me 4 months post-release to find out about. I happened upon it by chance and i'm so glad I did! What's not to like about a cute, village building sim with crafting and smashing baddies?
Controls+UI: 8/10 - Generally very smooth, takes a bit of practise to learn to dodge things especially on boss fights.
Storyline: 7/10 - A bit predictable but still some plot twists! I did really love some of the characters.
Graphics: 9/10 - Everything is so cute, I especially adore the fast travel icons. Everything is so fun and happy (well.. except the chaos).
Gameplay: 7/10 - I settled into the game very quickly but a few tiny things irked me such as having to go back to my oasis to level up my team or swap party members and gear. Plus some of the Oasis level ups seem unnecessary.
Total Rating: 7.75/10 - I definitely recommend this game! I got a good 30 hours out of it and you can get much more if you are a completionist but endgame some rarer material drops are very RNG and not worth the grind.
My improvements would be a bigger town so you can place all the shops at once instead of having limited slots. Also an easier way to get end game materials would be nice and maybe a few more achievements.
If you are interested in purchasing this game you could always support me by buying through Amazon UK with this link. It doesn't even cost you anything extra :D!
If you already have this game then let me know what you thought!
