This is how I knew it was once a mobile game – just like Deiland, which I reviewed a while ago. So, let’s talk about each aspect and then dive into where I feel the game has gone wrong in its port away from the mobile platforms, which will most likely be a controversial opinion, to be honest.Ĭastaway Paradise has a fair amount of crops to plant and tend too, all of which have an obligatory timer on them.
Sure, you have crops you can plant and tend to if you wish and there are an infinite number of NPC fetch quests given to you, but the overall goal is to get enough money to repair everyone’s house, fix all the passageways and re-stock the museum. Castaway Paradise is a little more simple than that. Okay, so what will you actually be doing in Castaway Paradise? Animal Crossing was about surviving and helping out the locals until you paid off your ever-increasing debt and Harvest Moon is about running a farm until you get married and die of old age. I’m not quite sure where this is going, Francis… However, the hand-holding and obtrusive banner only last during the tutorial, once you’ve completed it you’re left to your own devices. Whilst within this section, you had a rather massive objective banner at the top of the screen, a banner which was opaque and literally blocking out anything at the top of the screen – including if you opened the menu and tried to browse the various tabs. …The only issue I had with regards to the HUD and the visibility was during the tutorial in the first 10-15 minutes of the game. Yet, even though there is so much information visible, nothing ever feels cluttered or obstructive. As well as the controls, you always have your list of daily goals on the screen and any quests, or invitations for quests, clearly on the left-hand side of the HUD. For example, you move with the Left Stick (as expected), Square is your ‘use tool’ button, Triangle is your inventory, Cross is you ‘action button and Circle is to cancel an action/choice, and the D-pad picks a new tool. Everything is clearly shown on the screen along with it’s allocated button prompts at all times. The UI is very clean and well thought out – after the tutorial.Ĭastaway Paradise is very user-friendly in terms of its controls. If I’m being honest, the story is quite similar to Animal Crossing only Castaway Paradise has made a few crucial mistakes which I feel have made the game too easy and ‘simple’. I know it’s only a game, but as soon as I saw the boat at the dock, I was wondering how I could steal it and go home!Īnyway, I digress! Your mission here is to raise enough money to rebuild all the buildings, fill the museum back up with all the lost items, help out the villagers with their mundane tasks and perform a bit of gardening on the side. The island is called ‘ Castaway Paradise‘ yet they have a working ship and submarine, so surely they could return to the mainland whenever they want? They never even offer to take out character back home either – they make out like “now you’re here, you can’t leave”.
Now, my first issue with the story as a whole begins here. Without any hesitation, you agree to help and set off to introduce yourself to the rest of the inhabitants upon this small floating land. Once you’ve chosen your gender, Viktoria explains that all of the houses and special buildings were destroyed on ‘ Castaway Paradise‘ and they would love it if you could give them a hand in rebuilding their small town.
Suddenly, the oceans begin to get rough, the clouds darken and before they knew it, they were capsized and sent down to Davey Jones’ locker! Before too long, a kelp creature emerges from the depths upon the shore of a mysterious island, a creature who is soon unveiled to be our protagonist covered in, you guessed it, kelp! You’re greeted by the Mayor of the town, Viktoria, and it’s here where you decide if you’re a boy or a girl – I like how the kelp covered up everything until this point so that the intro doesn’t have to be changed regardless of what you pick. I both like and dislike the story to Castaway Paradise as it’s fun and family friendly yet its ‘plot’ is littered with as many holes as a giant piece of swiss cheese! Our story begins when our protagonist is out in his small boat one day just bobbing along without a care in the world. One of the most difficult choices in the game!
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