Garden Simulator Review (AtypicalChook)
Garden Simulator makes 99% of the right decisions to make a game about planting, mowing, and decorating the relaxing experience it should be. From the very start I was just having a very mellow time. I rather like the leveling and unlocking systems. Moving the grass is 50000% more relaxing and interesting than Lawn Mower Simulator was able to pull off, which is hilarious. For being just released it's worth the money immediately. Consider this review glowing for all features with the exception of below:
Here is a short list of things that could be better (this could be fixed in the near future as they collect feedback):
-The cat; I swear it is actively trying to kill itself by running in front of the lawn mower. It's not a big deal as the only downside is they make you do an extra side quest later on when you are mean to the cat. Ideally they'd have the cat run away from, not towards, the mower and watering cans if it hates them so damn much.
-Placing decorations is the biggest room for improvement item; they need the ability to place objects/decorations and lock those suckers down so they cannot accidentally be moved or fall over due to physics. Also they should allow some minor clipping to make objects able to be flush next to each other or overlap on a pathway so it looks nice. Right now things just collide and repulse each other it's a challenge.
-Weeds are easy in the beginning but the more stuff you plant and decorate the harder they are to see. I recommend making them bigger, brighter or give context clues that they are nearby to help find and eliminate them. Some weeds I swear grow out of bounds.
-Lawnmowers will immediately kill all your plants if you didn't have fencing/ropes up already. Funny but not funny lol
-Grass should not grow under objects like planters.
-Quests to have 20 "bordering" flowers should rather say "Have 20 full grown flowers in the same plot at once" since that is what it means.
-Sprinklers, when placing, should start automatically at ground level so it's easier to see the radius they will water. Also the icon is a side-to-side sweeping sprinkler but you get a small rotating sprinkler instead... the side to side one should exist and should water in a square shape to match the grid layout of most gardens.