Recent reviews by Catharsis

I have nothing particulary articulate to say, but wanted to reiterate what so many other people have said recently. This is SO satisfying, and has much more content than I expected. I am really enjoying it!!

I love how colourful the game is, and the storyline is sweet enough. There is simple gameplay with a satisfying loop for someone like me that loves gardening and needed something a little mind-numbing to play.

However the whole thing is ruined by AI art and poor UI decisions. If you don't care about AI art, fine, but I certainly do and it's upsetting.

There is no search facility within the seed/plant/bouquet storage boxes which makes this game, after a while, a tedious game of searching through pages of plants for the one you are looking for. You can "sort" some of the storage but this does not always stack everything properly, and although it groups the plants together it's far from enough accesibility to make this enjoyable.

It's worth also noting that a few of the achievements are time-sinks, and I am not far enough through yet to know if they will be the last ones remaining - but I suspect that they will be.

Edited to add: I finished after playing much longer, I am so mad about the art, because despite its flaws I really enjoyed the game. The end achievements were annoying and I just skipped every day autumn and winter since I was finished with everything else by the middle of summer. Getting the tools was a nuisance but involved just loading a new day and checking requests. I also had to stand and click on a plant with a watering can a couple of hundred times - not the best. But overall it was fun, why not just hire an actual artist instead of faking your process and ruining a decent game.

A "long live the queen" style build creator which somehow is utterly entrancing. Making these horse girls run, sing, & dance is just too adorable.

The game has fleshed out and improved over time, so if you tried it early on, give it another chance.

Relaxing, adorable, indie developed and a joy to play. It's simple but executed well, and the little meows when you move the pieces make my heart happy.
I would do a few puzzles at a time to chill & 2 hrs was accurate gameplay time for me.

I'm not mentally equipped for this game.

This is a platformer-lite, with not great consistency with the fps, but a great narrator and a cool style. My 1.8 hrs was with me messing up a couple of bits.
I actually really enjoyed it. It's a simple review but since it's sitting at Mixed, I wanted to say it was worth the playthrough for me!

I adored this game, as you can tell by my game time. I did as much of a full complete as I could and then re-did the endings. I cried & I laughed and I still listen to the soundtrack when I read, it really is beautiful. The effort and love that has gone into this game is palpable. Some of the workshop mods are excellent tweaks to the game. Which is free. Which is ridiculous.

I think at this point I am tapping out. 10+ hours and it's too grind-ey and annoying. I'll go back in for little bits but finishing this just feels like a chore. It has such potential, and if you are smarter than me perhaps it won't be as infuriating for you. Play it for sure it's cute and runs smoothly for me, but it's a commitment if you want to get to the later levels.

An addictive reiteration, true enough to Theme Hospital to be nostalgic - but fresh enough to be a modern fun experience.