Sometimes, the main story is gated behind reaching a certain town level. This EXP belongs to one of three categories based on request type, and increasing a town’s level in each category upgrades the inventory in various shops. Upon resting, towns gain EXP from any requests you completed for them during the previous day. An in-game day-night cycle serves to refresh requests found on the bulletin boards in each town. There you can store materials, change outfits, refill your bottles, and rest through the night.
In each town you visit, you are granted a home to use as your base.
As you bounce from town to town and meet new characters along the way, your desire to save The Grove from The Rot grows from a tiny seed into a mighty oak. At its heart, Garden Story is a simple tale, but every one of these inhabitants offers unique and often humourous dialogue that brings the world to life. With the other Guardians missing or dead, Plum assigns Concord as the new Guardian of Spring Haven before venturing off on their own mission.Īdorable fruits, vegetables, plants, and frogs, each filled with personality, populate The Grove. A visit from Plum, the Guardian of the nearby town of Spring Haven, reveals the lack of new Greenlings is due to the encroaching threat of The Rot, which needs to be dealt with. This time around, however, there is a problem Concord has been tending the Kindergarden for far too long. The Kindergarden is tended by the youngest Greenling (the plant-based inhabitants of Garden Story) until the next Greenling is born. Garden Story begins by introducing its protagonist, a young grape named Concord, who tends the Kindergarden. I particularly love your currently equipped items being displayed strapped to your backpack in the lower-left corner of the screen. Both the UI and menus blend right in with the world, but being thematically resonant does nothing to hurt their usability. To complement this visual beauty, the entire soundtrack oozes wonderfully chill vibes that easily pull you in for a stroll through Garden Story‘s cozy season-themed towns and areas. Gorgeous pixel art visuals and delightful character and enemy animations treat your eyes on every new screen you explore. On the presentation side of things, Garden Story absolutely nails it. A winning combination of genres to be sure, but does Garden Story live up to its potential? Garden Story, created by a one-person developer, Picogram, embraces a Legend of Zelda-like sense of adventure bolstered by light sim elements. Several games shadow dropped after a showing in Nintendo’s August 11th, 2021 Indie World showcase, but only one made a declaration so powerfully wholesome that my heart demanded I play it immediately.
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