The farming can get tedious but since you only have to take of 1 crop type, I understand why it is done in so much minute detail. The progression of the rice and your power is actually very satisfying. Not only your character grows in strength but your actual rice farming skill improves. It's a great feeling to see yourself doing better and better after each harvest.

There is also a MASSIVE crafting economy here. You need to craft daily eating menus to have good stat boosts for the next day. You need to craft weapon, several types. Same with armor, headmasks, and so on. All of this is done fairly competently and the next reward is never too far away, making the character progression feel rewarding.

Despite all this praise, there is one drawback that is so unbelievably massive it basically destroys the entire game. The controls are SO BAD they have to be seen to be believed. At every opportunity, in every keypress, the controls work against you. I had actually forgotten that a game could have controls THIS terrible. Nothing is rebindable by the way, so good luck. This is actually the worst controlling game I have played in the last 10 years.

Everything related to movement and controls is an absolute disaster. Dodging is not fluid and requires 2 keypresses. Parrying does not work 90% of the time. Hitboxes are not a concept that the game manages. Farming movement is done backwards and never straight. Rice hulling will give you carpal tunnel, for real. The scarf that propels you forward has a mind of its own so you end up just flying across the battlefield most of the fight. It is very difficult to put into words how disgustingly terrible the controls are. In every facet of the game, the controls fail miserably.

Like most games with awful controls, eventually you get used to it. But is it really worth it to learn some alien starship controls when you could be playing another game? I will probably finish this since the rest of the package is very compelling and I love farming sims, but for the rest of the world I think you will get frustrated and annoyed after the first 20 minutes.

Unfortunately even though the progression and crafting are great, the controls ruin the entire experience. Therefore, I cannot in good faith recommend Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin.

The farming can get tedious but since you only have to take of 1 crop type, I understand why it is done in so much minute detail. The progression of the rice and your power is actually very satisfying. Not only your character grows in strength but your actual rice farming skill improves. It's a great feeling to see yourself doing better and better after each harvest. There is also a MASSIVE crafting economy here. You need to craft daily eating menus to have good stat boosts for the next day. You need to craft weapon, several types. Same with armor, headmasks, and so on. All of this is done fairly competently and the next reward is never too far away, making the character progression feel rewarding. Despite all this praise, there is one drawback that is so unbelievably massive it basically destroys the entire game. The controls are SO BAD they have to be seen to be believed. At every opportunity, in every keypress, the controls work against you. I had actually forgotten that a game could have controls THIS terrible. Nothing is rebindable by the way, so good luck. This is actually the worst controlling game I have played in the last 10 years. Everything related to movement and controls is an absolute disaster. Dodging is not fluid and requires 2 keypresses. Parrying does not work 90% of the time. Hitboxes are not a concept that the game manages. Farming movement is done backwards and never straight. Rice hulling will give you carpal tunnel, for real. The scarf that propels you forward has a mind of its own so you end up just flying across the battlefield most of the fight. It is very difficult to put into words how disgustingly terrible the controls are. In every facet of the game, the controls fail miserably. Like most games with awful controls, eventually you get used to it. But is it really worth it to learn some alien starship controls when you could be playing another game? I will probably finish this since the rest of the package is very compelling and I love farming sims, but for the rest of the world I think you will get frustrated and annoyed after the first 20 minutes. Unfortunately even though the progression and crafting are great, the controls ruin the entire experience. Therefore, I cannot in good faith recommend Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin.