I wouldn’t recommend Cozy Grove based on this aspect alone, but it is nice that it’s in there.Ĭozy Grove is an adorable little time-waster, but depending on your play style, the level of commitment this game requires might not work for you. As a result, I couldn’t really plan out a design. It’s neat that this is a feature in the game and with enough time and practice you might be able to make some nice worlds, but with pretty limited storage space I felt like I had to place everything as soon as I got it. I just never really felt incentivized to decorate my camp and items came rather rarely. These items can be placed anywhere on the island, however, placing these decorations feels a little clunky as you have to navigate the menu to drop the item and can’t really see what it will look like when placed until you do so. Occasionally you’ll receive a piece of furniture from a spirit or through the local vendor. While the writing and themes of Cozy Grove are great, the game does fall short in some other ways, namely decorating. As I’ve only been playing the game for about a week, I can’t really comment on how good the individual storylines are as it takes a fair bit of time to progress through them, but from what I’ve seen so far the writing is decent and interesting enough to make each character feel unique and developed.ĭecorating Your Island Is Uhhh… an Option! In Cozy Grove, every character is unique and gets the extra treatment needed to highlight that. While Animal Crossing’s villagers all look and feel unique, they don’t get the same level of development as the spirits in Cozy Grove as they all fall into a certain archetype as either “Peppy” or a “Jock”. Each spirit has its own story to get through.

Where Cozy Grove sets itself apart from Animal Crossing is its focus on its unique and spooky twist: the spirits. That being said, Animal Crossing is clearly a major influence on the game and the two have their similarities. However, if you aren’t this type of player and would lose interest in a game after playing it for short periods for weeks on end, then this might not be the best fit for you.Ĭozy Grove is not a rip-off of Animal Crossing, it is its own unique title with its own unique set of strengths and weaknesses. If you’re the type that only has a small amount of time to game each day, then Cozy Grove might be a great fit for you as the game is perfect for these short bursts, offering a sense of satisfaction as you complete tasks and progress the story. But regardless, you won’t be able to progress too far. You can stretch this play time out by spending some time fishing, gathering resources, or decorating your island. Cozy Grove encourages you to play the game every day for about 20-30 minutes, enough time to complete your daily tasks and to call it a day. This is one of the game’s greatest strengths or weaknesses depending on your preferred play style. Certain tasks require you to wait for time to pass before you are able to complete them and as a result, you aren’t going to be able to complete Cozy Grove in a day, in fact, you likely aren’t going to get very far. Cozy Grove runs on a real-world time system, so when an hour passes in real life, an hour passes in the game.

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