This is probably my favourite game on this site. I’ve always been more of a fan of 2D art and this game has some of the best quality 2D art I’ve seen. So many unique characters, each with their own looks and expressions - you don’t feel like they’re all built off the same model.
the writing in this game is also fantastic, you can tell a lot of time goes into creating the scripts and puzzling together an interesting story. Granted, the main story is quite long winded and the family characters are slow burners, which adds a sense of realism, especially since you can see their internal conflicts trying to accept what they’re doing. However, I can see why a slow burn may put some people off, but there are 100s of other games you can find here if you want to fuck your family within the first 5 minutes.
unlike a lot of people, I also don’t really mind the fact it’s a RPGM. I prefer to take my time with these games so don’t mind having to walk around and interact with the environment. There is also combat but you can toggle it off, if it’s not your thing.
based on the game itself, the current content, art and story, it’s 5* in my book. However, the only downer is the downtime between updates. The creator and his team spends a lot of time working on each update - you get around 2 a year if all goes well. Thankfully, the updates themselves tend to be quite content heavy. The creator is also very active with his community; weekly progress updates, weekly doodle streams and teaser art leading up to each release, so you don’t feel like there’s just radio silence until the newest update comes out, which is more than can be said for a lot of creators here. But in a perfect world I would prefer it updates could come out more frequently