I like some of the changes they did make. Namely, picking up items automatically bags them, and (though I'm not able to yet), being able to change the placement of everything on your farm and customize your person's appearance, clothing aside. The giant crops are fun to grow, and you can get animals early again in the game.
Perhaps I'm spoiled by World of Warcraft level customer service and developer response (admit it - it's pretty top of the line stellar compared to any other developer-customer relationship out there of that scale).
In short, the tutorial / intros are sooo slow! I'd much rather explore on my own than spend 30 minutes being lead around (that wouldn't be so bad if the scenes shifted more quickly / people walked faster!). I also sort of don't like how streamlined the paths are. In Tree of Tranquility, you could walk on the grass on the other side of the fence and grab mushies and stuff, but here, you're only allowed on the path you're given, even if you're so sure your guy can definitely fit between that tree and rock. ~_~ Just a little frustrating. The 3D also seems to drain power rather quickly, so I play my 3DS docked.
Anyway, my greatest satisfaction comes from the plushie cow.
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Although I realize I'm too impatient to play HM straight up, I love it anyway, and make do with what tools I have.
Good article but WoW's customer service USED to be good, now it tends to be highly automated, rehearsed/scripted responses, and a bit slow. Though they DO get the job done quite effectively most of the time and usually within 3 days of the ticket submission.
ReplyDeleteThe tutorial is a bit hellish, slow boring, hand-holding. And the mining is a bit more rudimentary compared to previous games in the franchise. Overall the game is fairly fun.