I really like the premise. There's a lot that could be fun here. The execution of this game ruins it though.

Main problem: The game revolves around trial and error - but failure is too punishing, and retrying things is too slow. You try something, make a mistake, and it's basically unrecoverable - either you have to restart the day, or miss out on this playthrough. You'll be restarting the day often, and every time re-doing several minutes of busywork before you can make another attempt at whatever you were doing.

Second problem: a lot of stuff isn't obvious and you'll miss a lot or be unable to figure stuff out. You'll probably need to read forums/guides to actually progress. Hardly anything has any in-game hints to direct you to where to find it. I never even managed to get fishing or gardening to work, or figure out where to use half the items.

Lastly: it's full of bugs. Characters get frozen ALL THE TIME. Multiple times per playthrough. Inventory items will occasionally just disappear, characters will be stuck in "butterfly mode", or unable to talk to you. Sometimes they'll teleport on the minimap. Sometimes they'll instantly notice a dead body even though they have no line-of-sight.

Hopefully Lakeview Valley 2 is better, because this would have been really fun if the game design was more forgiving.

I really like the premise. There's a lot that could be fun here. The execution of this game ruins it though. Main problem: The game revolves around trial and error - but failure is too punishing, and retrying things is too slow. You try something, make a mistake, and it's basically unrecoverable - either you have to restart the day, or miss out on this playthrough. You'll be restarting the day often, and every time re-doing several minutes of busywork before you can make another attempt at whatever you were doing. Second problem: a lot of stuff isn't obvious and you'll miss a lot or be unable to figure stuff out. You'll probably need to read forums/guides to actually progress. Hardly anything has any in-game hints to direct you to where to find it. I never even managed to get fishing or gardening to work, or figure out where to use half the items. Lastly: it's full of bugs. Characters get frozen ALL THE TIME. Multiple times per playthrough. Inventory items will occasionally just disappear, characters will be stuck in "butterfly mode", or unable to talk to you. Sometimes they'll teleport on the minimap. Sometimes they'll instantly notice a dead body even though they have no line-of-sight. Hopefully Lakeview Valley 2 is better, because this would have been really fun if the game design was more forgiving.