Meet ghost bears, a speaking campfire, and the most effective service provider ever in Cozy Grove
An island plagued by lifeless bears does not sound prefer it’d be a comfy place, but it surely principally is. I’ve spent a while with Cozy Grove right now, an Animal Crossing-ish life-sim the place you play a scout tenting on an island the place a horrifying bear bloodbath came about sooner or later previously. (That is not canon or something, however I assume it was a bloodbath as a result of the island is house to a shocking variety of ghost bears.)
I have never unraveled all the small print but, however the ghosts are (to date) fairly darn pleasant and upbeat contemplating they’re deceased, they usually’re definitely protecting me busy with duties and chores. As you assist the ghost bears with their wants, which normally includes discovering some misplaced objects on the busy little island, they’re going to grow to be happier and the island round them will grow to be extra colourful, encouraging extra ghosts to look.
There is a bird-bear (not an owlbear) working as a ship’s captain, who desires some further feathers to assist him maintain heat. A postman bear desires some packages discovered and returned, which is able to lead to a publish workplace opening on the island. One other ghost bear can assist you out with crafting objects, and one can present hints when you’re having bother discovering objects hidden on this planet.
That will help you out as you discover and hunt for misplaced objects, you may dig issues up with somewhat shovel, search via piles of leaves, shake timber to dislodge fruit, and cook dinner objects in your sentient campfire to create new sources. It is all fully lovable, and a soothing soundtrack makes the expertise much more stress-free.
My favourite factor about Cozy Grove is that I’ve lastly met a online game service provider who truly pays first rate cash for stuff. In RPGs I am used to cooking up a bunch of meals and bringing it to a vendor and them being like, “Cool, this is 2 gold.” However I took some cooked greens to the service provider in Cozy Grove—he is not a lifeless bear however a dwelling fox with a mouse sitting on his head, although he have to be half bear as a result of he is huge—and he gave me nearly 2,000 cash for them. Thanks, huge fox! You are formally the most effective service provider in a recreation, ever.
Together with fetching objects for ghosts you may earn cash by promoting your stuff to the service provider and purchase issues like new outfits, scarves, and hats, and you may work on bettering your individual campsite, which begins as only a bedroll however might be upgraded right into a tent after which a cabin. However progress is not one thing you may simply sit there and grind out.
As Rachel famous in her preview, Cozy Grove takes place in actual time and there are some quests that may’t be accomplished in a single session. As an example, my speaking campfire likes to dine on ghost logs (these are logs which are additionally ghosts, critically, what the hell occurred on this island?) that I am given once I assist out a deceased bear with some process. My campfire requested for six logs, and I’ve obtained 5, however I am unable to get the ultimate spectral log till tomorrow, as in, the precise tomorrow. There are nonetheless actions like fishing, gathering, and cooking I can do, however I am unable to simply sit there grinding via the Cozy Grove’s little quests with out coming again one other day.
And possibly that is finally good? A lot as we prefer to mainline video games for hours at a time, it may be good (and might be more healthy) to play a recreation for a half-hour or so after which verify again in a day later for one more brief session. Based on the developer, there’s 40+ hours of Cozy Grove, and in bite-sized classes it is “designed to span months of playtime.”
I am unsure Cozy Grove is strictly my jam, but it surely’s awfully cute and when you’re on the lookout for an Animal Crossing type recreation on PC, that is one you need to bear in mind. It is obtainable now on Steam and The Epic Retailer.
