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[beccalou]

I hope it does have something to add to the cozy game genre. To be a hobbit is not enough to carry it, as fun as that will be.

[Damia_C]

You know what I'm tired of in most of those cozy games ? This "flat" shading look. I don't know why, but we can see it everywhere. And in my personnal opinion, it looks bad. I think this is a way to hide the crimes, hide the fact that textures are very poor, that polygons will be more visible.
Sometimes, I can managed to go over this shading choice (like in Dinkum or in Pokemon Arceus). But most of the time, I just hate it.

[iseveneleven]

Kora normally:😊
Kora when Disney Dream light Valley: 🤬🤬🤬

[shelledpistachios]

I hope it has some good quest lines for living in the shire. I feel proper quest lines and good cooking/farming mechanics could make it good

[modelmajorpita]

A lot of the flaws, like the graphics and missing/bad animations, I would expect to continue to improve as the game moves out of alpha. However the core issue is that aside from the setting, there's literally nothing here that isn't in nearly every single cozy game. If you don't bring anything new to the table then your version of the old mechanics/systems has to be way better than previous games, and I just don't have faith they'll pull that off.

[BWICK]

i completely agree. it definitely looks like a chill game. the performance you can already see with the npcs walking in the background look like theyre stuttering a bit. i would say "maybe this was a stylistic choice" but it does seem like some parts are smoother than others. it could definitely use more time and a bit more polishing. we'll see what happens when it comes out!

[GRG]

As a massive LOTR fan...its too late. The franchise made its millions in the 2000s and they've figured out they don't have to work for more money anymore. Just stamp the logo on a product and people will buy it. I desperately hope this is good but I'm not holding my breath.

[freya]

I love Lotr but I am very skeptical of this game. Normally the first trailer never really gives us any gameplay, and I am ok with that but the graphics look rough. I will definitely not be bothering with a pre order, this goes very firmly on the watch and wait list.

[Earthling]

Stardew Valley is an incredible game, but when I play it is a constant white knuckle race against time. Definitely not cozy in the traditional sense. I hope I’m not the only one.🤣 Almost to 1/4 million subs, congratulations Kora keep crushing it.

[shalalala]

This is what Palia looks like on Switch 😂

[andrews]

Just found your channel, and as a cozy game enthusiast I’m really liking it so far. I was wondering if you’ve ever played “Ooblets” or would be willing to do a review on it? Its a cozy game similar to AC that combines monster hunting and dance battles.

[rivenrifter]

I completely agree with your criticism of the trailer as well as games like DDV in general. One of the things I think cozy game devs get wrong is they think to make a game with no stress they have to make no challenge or skill. I'm hoping this game doesn't just have exactly the same gameplay we've seen time and time again.

[Catfood]

Damn, imagine Stardew Valley minus the capitalism grind but 3D and with hobbits. I'd love for this to not suck, especially if there is co-op, so I have a new chill PC game to play with my younger sibling.
The lack of detail on textures makes them look blurry, I thought my eyesight was messing with me. I sort of get what they were going for in terms of looks, but it's just looks raw. Hope it looks better on PC, but I'm not holding my breath. Also hope they work a bit more on hobbit faces, they kinda look like pugs with varying degrees of inbred (especially the lady with gray hair in berry coloured dress with apron).

[expensiverice]

I agree, the game feels like its missing such big key factors as if the devs are relying soly on the cozy factor. I love cozy games but i want to have a reason to play besides only decorating. This is why stardew is able to be replayed even now. Because you make connections with the townfolks, create romance. Inahnce the community and work to provide. Tales of the shire has such good potential. I rlly hope they also fix the game looking like a phone game.

[WilbosWorld]

I think I have skepticism for how all 3rd party games will run on the switch, but after the recent direct, the gameplay issues do look more smoothed out. Great video!! I’m hoping this game will be as good as the last LoTR game too

[strayiggytv]

Personally I just don't get why you'd want to live in the shire in the first place. As a long time LOTR fan whose read the books the shire is just like "home base" to me? It's the place you leave from and return to and while it certainly has its own culture it always struck me as a sort of small town busy body world.

It's a great place so long as you were born and raised there but I dunno man I never wanted to 'visit the shire'.

I thought the whole point was the hobbits who left the shire cane back changed fir having seen the wider world and having done great feats for good or ill.

Maybe it's just because I grew up and live in a small town but the inner workings and musings of a bunch of people constantly in each other's business and largely ignorant of the more important things happening around them doesn't make fur a place I want to visit lol.

I want to interact with the cool hobbits who went there and back not the local radish seller who probably had some bad things to say about foreigners

[Mazu]

i agree that it should look WAY better, hope it plays really well though and gets good updates

[jimin]

I had the same thought when watching the Nintendo direct, I’ll be cautiously optimistic… cozy game trailers vs reality have disappointed me for a while now

[InazumaDash]

It looks fine, maybe 20 bucks fine. I hope they aren't selling it for more than 30 because it seems very limited in how much you can decorate your house. You also can't play as other races than Hobbits, so you're gonna look a very specific way other than hair, skin, gender.

[Lavendrea]

It looks cute but maybe it won't be bad