Rain can be a farmer’s best friend, especially in Stardew Valley when you have so much to do. Being able to ignore massive fields of crops that have no sprinklers, or only partial areas of sprinkler coverage, can be a huge boon to getting more done with the limited time you have each day. This …
Skull Cavern can be quite a shock to new Stardew players, especially those who haven’t spent a lot of time in the deep parts of the town mine. The Obsidian Edge can go a long way in the first mines, in fact it’s more than enough to get through them completely, but if you try …
Stardew Valley is a great game, but there’s no question that the fishing aspect of the game can be challenging for newbies, especially from fans who wouldn’t consider themselves traditional gamers. And in the beginning, fishing is hard, especially at lower levels. Sometimes this is due to the challenges of the mechanics, but what happens …
The updating and modernizing of the original Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town to re-release on modern consoles as Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town was an exciting development that allows long-time gamers like me who grew up with those games to re-visit a classic that introduced most of us to the farm-sim genre. …
Upgrading tools is a crucial part of not only succeeding in Story of Seasons Friends of Mineral Town, but also important to make the game more enjoyable and less of a grind. You only have so much time and energy a day, and if you have to go to the hot springs twice you’re not …
Graveyard Keeper is one of the better cozy games out there, combining a surprisingly dark sense of humor with fun and unique mechanics not seen in most farm sims, an incredible soundtrack, great unique art, a Communist Donkey, a talking Skull, er…well it’s unique. We’ll just put it that way. There’s a reason the game …
There are pros and cons with modern games constantly being updated. The anger many gamers feel towards big studios releasing games in a broken or not ready state is legitimate, but then indie-developed games like Littlewood thrive off coming out in a solid state, gaining reputation, and then continuing to build up and improve to …
Welding rods are an important piece of refined crafting gear in My Time at Portia, and for new players they can be hard to find especially if you’re unfamiliar with the multi-level tech trees that the game has for multiple workshop upgrades. The only way to get welding rods in My Time at Portia is …