I think overall, the cozy community is burnt out on farming games. We need the next wave of fresh ideas and I see plenty in the pipeline or even some cool spins on the farming genre.

I regret buying Faefarm up to this day. This game was so horrendously overpriced for what it is, I wish I could get some money back from it. 😔

I would love a new Hamtaro game on the switch or whatever new console Nintendo may or may not be working on. 😭 It's been so long since games like Ham-Ham Heartbreak and Ham-Hams Unite.

This may sound controversial to some, but I was really disappointed by Paleo Pines. The dinos are really cute, but I expected the game to have more substance and a storyline to it. I didn’t expect it to be a game mainly for kids, I guess. I stopped playing it midway for these reasons. I feel horrible for saying that because so many people seem to love it, and I honestly wish I loved it as much as everyone else seems to, but I think my expectations may have been too high, initially, that I could never really appreciate it for what it was afterward.😔😞

I regret buying fashion dreamer.. I was bored so quickly with the lack of a story and I feel it was very over priced for what we got.

My issue with shiny hunting is I can't SEE the damn pokemon half the time XD

I highly recommend Palia for Switch etc. it’s a free game and it’s incredible! It’s a gorgeous game and I think if you give it a chance you will fall in love love with it!

I'm the opposite with Zelda games. I would LOVE to see more of the old school style back; I just never cared for the open world format.

I think GameFreak got complacent. They know the games will sell well, so they don't put a lot of effort into making the games good. Since playing BotW and TotK, I've gone back and started playing the older games on NSO. Like a lot of games, I just google when I get stuck.

You’re one of those reviewers whose opinions on games are ALWAYS incredibly similar to mine, so I REALLY appreciate your honest review of these games! Nowadays I feel like reviewers online are focused on promoting anything/everything for money’s sake. it’s good to know where the stinkers are bc I do *not* have the extra money to waste on mid games 😅 thanks for the vid!

The best Story of Seasons game to me is Trio of Towns but it's for the 3ds

fae farm should be cheaper just because of how unappaling the characters are to look at, even for 20 quid i'd have to weigh up if i wanted to play as a smug lego

100% with you on Splatoon 3, as I had a near identical experience with it. A few years back, Splatoon 2 was one of my most-played games; was always fun, & I rarely tired of playing it. But I felt like all the other Splatoon 3 players were semi-pro, tournament level competitors. So frustrating!

I agree with fasion dreamer, I was so hyped and then let down. I said to friends that it gave me vibes of a mobile game (how empty the world is, the 'multiplayer', the gatcha system etc) and honestly it still gives me that with how events work in the game (you get a few quests, get gems and then you get the next lot of quests) they all give the vibe that there was meant to be microtransactions but they decided not to implement them. I also could not get into splatoon 3! And you have convinced me to keep waiting on coral island, I do actually have plenty of games to keep me going and after being let down by a few games in a row that i was hyped for (for the king 2, pokemon violet and fasion dreamer) I very much brought back my comitment of not preording games and waiting to see what the final product is. Whenever the peach game comes out I hope to see your thoughts on it though!

The only Pokemon game I liked on the switch is Legends Arceus

I regret buying Fashion Dreamer because it was so expensive yet short. Pokemon Violet is one of my favorites... I don't really care about Shiny hunting, and I've actually not had any issues with the game at all- not even technical issues.

I find Pikachu is kind of like John Mayer. They’re cute until they start talking. lol

For Coral Island, this is why I haven't played it much yet - I don't want to get into it and get bored until the whole thing is out

For Fashion Dreamer, I recommend sticking to Style Savvy instead. I agree with much of your choices

My biggest recommendation for trying different games without being disappointed is buy second hand. I’ve bought loads of used games, including Link’s awakening, for half rrp or less and it allows you to try a broader range of games without spending a lot.

ahhhh I'm so grateful i hadn't bought fashion dreamers because i can't imagine playing such an expensive dress up game without "quests". i loved style savvy and i wished they went back to the format of working in a boutique and handle a customer's specific requests one at a time

Fae farm dlc should’ve been longer like another story because I quit playing it after I upgraded the conch shells to the max level

Link's Awakening surprises me, kind of. With these older style Zelda games it basically comes down to talking with every character and reading any sign you come across to progress the game. I agree about the price vs its length and the fact that this the 3rd iteration of the game. But it is a complete remake unlike the first two versions. And the dungeon builder is fun as well and if you have the amiibo you could share your own dungeons with other players and play theirs.

It’s funny cause Pokémon Violet is probably my MOST played Pokémon game. It’s a real shame that the performance is terrible and the lack of Voice Acting really takes you out of the immersion. Hopefully gen 10 will step things up!

Story of the Seasons, I personally know it’s right up my alley cause I’ve been playing Harvest Moon games since 1999. The OG is Back to Nature that was for the PS1. That’s where all the farming simulation gaming took off because that got super popular and the only thing close to that vibe is Wylde Flowers!

For Warriors type games, i love them so so much so i never understood why people disliked them until i realized I've been playing them very differently, i only buy Warriors Games to play with my sister and so the multiplayer experience for these games becomes a little bit less repetitive and a lot more fast paced, but not only that, it becomes a game of strategizing together tactics of how to beat as many missions and side missions in a chapter as fast as possible, if you find yourself not enjoying Warrior games i genuinely recommend trying them with a friend, it's a whole different experience.

There is a game I do suggest for people who have grown bored of the farming simulator cozy games, which is Ooblets. Now there is farming where you grow wacky as hell plants such as one thats a literal spring. But that isn't the main thing, now of course if you want to craft some items to do the missions it's crucial, however thats not the main mechanic. The main mechanic is the dance battles, where in a way its similar to card games since you literally have cards to use to win against the dance battle. This game's main thing is collecting ooblets, and interacting with different wacky as hell characters. the story is like almost 30 hours long for main story, while for the completionist it's 70 hours. It is currently 30 dollars on switch but on steam it is 20(theres a sale going on)

Bought coral island a couple weeks ago and I'm leaving it untouched until it's finished. From November til now there's been regular bug fixes but no new content so far, fingers crossed we'll have something by March!

my super beef with fae farm is that on pc my save file randomly disappeared after HOURS of playing... three times.

Fashion Dreamer is definitely not worth the price, but I love a good dress up game. Fae Farm has ruined my patience for loading screens. You know a game I regret buying Paleo Pines. The controls sucked.

I always play splatoon 3 constantly like I can’t put it down and that it just stops. Idk what it is but it just doesn’t keep me playing after a while until there is maybe an update

Im glad i got FaeFarm on sale as i agree i wish they would have added more then what was actually added. It feels like its just missing something. I also regret buying Nintendo Switch Sports it just doesn't feel like the Wii version i grew up on.

Oh my goshhhhhhhhh I feel the EXACT way about coral island. I backed it and played the alpha versions so by the time 1.0 came out I already had almost 200 hours in it. I was pretty burnt out from playing and replaying/ bug reporting/ the same little bits over and over and didn't want to make another brand new save file and replay it yet again. I do love the game but it feels like it's missing something I can't put my finger on. I still love the game and recognize I just needed a break from it. I think coming in with fresh eyes to a finished game would have been so magical but that's not where I'm at. 😅

I regret buying Disney dreamlight valley on the switch. I can’t play it because of how badly it runs on the switch it gives me severe motion sickness and Nintendo have been refusing to refund me despite me being unable to play it. It’s ridiculous

Honestly with how half assed the Pokemon games have been for a while, if they did include voice acting you know they would probably cheap out and get the least expensive, terrible options.

Is coral island out on switch? I backed a code for steam and a code for switch, but can't see anything about it being released on switch yet?

I totally understand about Zelda Link's Awakening, because I feel the same way. I'm new to Zelda, and I enjoy BOTW (I don't fight, I just climb mountains) and the Minish Cap in NDS so I love the art of Link's Awakening, but it's quite hard to play without reading guides, glad that I'm not the only one.

I feel like I'd LOVE a video of you suggesting all the witchy games you played! The cosmic wheel of sisterhood being one, but I'm so curious as to what other witch-related games you've played that you enjoyed, in just one video! I think there's been quite a lot but I can't remember most of the names of them, but you seem like the ideal person to make a video like that since most are cosy as heck!

I didn't play the og links awaking but I enjoyed this version and bought the physical of it yesterday to go with my digital version

Loved Fae Farm but the thing I dont like about it is the story is super short even in the dlc

I agree with you about Zelda links awakening. I actually played this I believe on the game boy or on the old school along time ago when I was younger and it was OK but even then there was no direction. I rebought it now thinking my older brain might be able to, enjoy it but I don’t again no direction not really knowing what’s next to be done or where to go or what’s required. I didn’t even get past the first half hour of the game and it’s on my shelf.

I really regret buying Kitaria Fables and Ooblets.

Games I WANT ON THE SWITCH are My Sims Kindomand the TinkerBell games

Coral island also massively screwed over a bunch of their backers. Anyone who backed for the PS4 got rewarded by having the platform cancelled, so they’re just out money. There has been a bunch of other nonsense as well. I backed it, and if it ever comes to the switch like they promised, I won’t bother playing.

Start with the non-spiciest…starts with my favorite Switch game and my favorite Pokémon game. It’s totally cool! 😅 I’m not saying you’re wrong about your own opinion, I’m just surprised. Although I’ve noticed over watching several of your videos that we have pretty opposite tastes. I also love Fashion Dreamer, Link’s Awakening, and SoS: A Wonderful Life. I do definitely agree about Splatoon 3, even being a higher skill player with over 700 hours in the game. There’s so much I preferred about Splatoon 2. Great video overall and it’s interesting to hear someone else’s takes.

I had so much fun with coral island for what it is and it feels quite unique both in the world and characters but I wish i had waited longer to get it. Its going to be great when completed!

The only thing I like about Pokemon Violet and Scarlet is going around and catching pokemon. And I would love a good fashion game with good story and good fashion in it.

Thanks for talking about Fae Farm and Coral Island! It was interesting to hear your takes, because you were quite excited for them at first. Not bad or anything, just cool to get an honest look back.

Thank you for mentioning Fae Farm. It’s on sale right now but I was still on the fence. I think I’ll continue to wait and see what the next DLC is and *maybe* get it next time it’s on sale. Pioneers of Olive Town was also one of my first farming sims. I went and got it on release day and played it for about 20 hours and I still don’t get it 😅 I basically just stayed on my farm all the time and didn’t see the point of going in town

I got Fae Farm on sale after playing the demo and I don't regret it at all! I also got the DLC for free on my Switch as just an update. I think that the game is really well designed and a lot of work has gone into it. I find it's my favourite game due to ease of use and my favourite visual style. I wish I hadn't played through the storyline so quickly though. I loved it so much that I whizzed through it, then I did all the flower colours/palettes/wings, and now even though I love it, without the story quests and discoveries I don't find myself wanting to play anymore as just a farming sim. I also don't feel the need to do any of the job quests because the rewards are things I can get really easily. And the seasonal festival items run out eventually. The DLC while gorgeous, was super disappointing because the amulets for your pet critters are pretty much useless unless you're still completing the storyline. There's no incentive really aside from wanting to complete your almanac. I wish there were more furniture options. The recent update did fix building mode not pausing the game, and it'll make flower breeding easier for people. I've never found the game glitchy on my OLED. They said their next DLC will address the issues with relationships and boring NPCs, but I really hope it includes more storyline and more goals or unique rewards. I need to be told what to do, and I need my dopamine fix! I don't regret buying the game, I think it's magical and a lot of fun! I would like to play it again more slowly, this time with the critter amulets to assist.

I loved House Flipper on my Steamdeck…. Until I got the DLC packs! Now it’s laggy, the fans go nuts….. and it just killed it for me! Which is a shame cos it is really fun and chill !

you were so honest when talking about splatoon 3 i love that. thanks for making a list of titles to be cautious about too.

Bro why is Splatoon3 on here why

I miss the good story of seasons games. Like, the first story of seasons & SOS trio of towns for 3DS. All switch SOS games were huge flops imo and I’m saying this as someone who grew up with the games (when it was still called harvest moon)

FaeFarm was more a grind than a challenge. The interface was good, but the characters did not grab me. Sandrock has continued to develop on the Switch. Lots of updates for content and graphics. The developers are still working hard on improving it more. Will never be as good as PC due to hardware limitations, but I found it’s a fantastic game and well worth the time and money.

So far the one purchase I have genuinely regretted was buying the dlc pass for Breath of the Wild. Mostly because anything substantial in there is about three tiers more difficult than the base game, which means I can't play it and it is therefore useless to me. I did get some mileage out of all the extra treasure and outfits but that's not worth a price tag that high.

Regarding scarlet and violet... I wish people would stop saying a developer is going fix a game. Games don't get "fixed" they get re released. Don't get me wrong, I love that Switch games have revisions to fix problems and in a couple cases (Mario Tennis being one) I've waited to buy first party games to try and get the revision with more content or more polish. However to get that, or the "complete" edition like we got with sword and shield, you still have to buy that version of the game. People who have the launch version are left with just that unless they re buy.

I half expected Hokko Life on this list. 🙈

Coral Island. I completely agree! I am a backer and I played a little bit when it was alpha and only backers could play it. I saw right away that it would be a very good game when it was done so I decided to wait until it was done. But I feel lied to because 1.0 is a finished game, right? Apparently not for Coral Island. I can't talk to the Merfolk anymore, and story is not even done. I was so disappointed when I found out that "full release" didn't mean "finished game". I even waited a couple of months extra so they could do bug fixes. Now I'm on the waiting game again, waiting for it to be actually finished.

Pokemon S/V had a great story 😂 one of the best lately.

For fashion dreamer, I love that it was a creation character kind of game but in nintendo ds, style savy has all of it unlike fashion dreamer. Such as, managing stock for your shop, can hangout/help out customer like going to a festival, shopping, etc, got a in-friend, got a rich guy and more. I want that kind of stuff in the fashion dreamer but nah.

I actually loved Scarlett and Violet, in Violet I got the shiny charm, on top of that in indigo disk I actually farmed an entire shiny team to beat the DLC with.

U always have a glow when u talk about games good or bad. I enjoy watching your video's. l get stuck in jrpg because I have to grind but I don't have the time to especially with baby and toddler but i still love my Jrpg . Me and my daughter celebrate our birthday one day after each other this week 😊

I lost all my save progress on Pokemon violet and the past few months I've been slowly getting caught up. What burns me out the most are the tera raids.

How do u stream from ur switch on twitch I’ve been trying to figure that out for a while?

not you starting with my favorite game i've ever purchased 😭😭 SV was my first pokemon game and I'm now replaying all the previous games. I just finished sun and moon and running that game had more glitches (for me at least) than my entire experience in SV. i regret buying everdream valley (animal care is my least favorite part of farm sims) and faefarm bc i just about 100%ed the game during the week they released the game for free.

I actually really enjoyed Pokémon Violet! I grew up watching Pokémon but I never had a console before and the switch is my first ever one and PV was my first ever Pokémon game. So imagine how hyped I was XD That and the fact that there’s multiplayer, which was actually so good, I could play with my partner, we could do basically the whole story and everything together, it was so fun! Sadly, I feel like nobody talks about the multiplayer aspect A game I regret buying though is Mineko’s night market. I’m trying to push myself to play through the main story because I don’t like feeling like I’ve wasted my money :((

I loved listening to your description of Pokémon S/V - really helped me see the flaws you experienced

Im personally loving Fae Farm although i did buy it on sale. I do not think i would have paid full price but I loving it. I love how big the map is and the storyline is cute

I got so excited when you said Coral Island cause I was like "Omg Its on Switch??" But no still just steam 😂

I didn't know they remade A Wonderful Life under their new title of Story of Seasons, huh. It, along with its sequel Another Wonderful Life, were Harvest Moon games on the GameCube. (This was, of course, before the Story of Seasons developers split from Harvest Moon.) They definitely made it more colorful and cartoony, that's for sure. Not sure how much they changed from the original since I haven't played it myself, though.

I wish pokemon would quit holding your hand.... it makes me miss the older games.

See, Link’s awakening was my first Zelda. The Gameboy version. It was one I played every year until my thirties- but I can’t justify buying it with updated graphics for that price. You’re so right. I am a warriors girlie tho. Dynasty Warriors, the OG warriors were some of my most played games growing up. I understand how much of an acquired taste they are tho. 😂

The two games I regret buying rn for my switch is Spells & Secrets and Palia. Spells & Secrets has very severe lag issues to the point it makes it hard to fight because there are so many things happening in one closed setting, I have to force enemies away from each other to get the game to run smoothly, and this makes it very difficult to fight bosses especially the ones who summon minions. Palia I feel like should have been a late 2024 maybe early 2025 port to the switch. The game is still in beta and there are plenty of issues on PC that make the game hard to play through already so having them port it onto the switch, a much smaller hardware full of these bugs and glitches and not to mention the severe quality drop, it feels like a big buying mistake. Here's hoping both will get better Edit: ok ok yeah Palia is a free game my mistake but my statement still stands

Any chance of time stamps on future list type vids? Please. Loving the content btw.

You hoping to play against children to win in Splatoon is hilarious.

i feel the same about links awakening. it’s too difficult for me and i was always confused on what to do next. thankfully i didnt have to pay for it but i was very excited and it didn’t meet my expectations

Honestly switch sports was so disappointing, not that it was a bad game. It just didn't click like wii sports

Have you had a chance to play unravelled 1 and 2 yet such a beautiful game with a beautiful story so cosy

Fae Farm DLC (Archi-pali-go) also adds trinkets for buddies.

Splatoon 3 is the first splatoon I’ve played and eventhough I really hustled the first week of march to be able to partake in the event (bis u have to be at least lvl 10) I stood no chance in the event, I don’t think I‘m particularly bad, but I wasn‘t much of an ego Shooter type of gamer before so I get what you mean with the skill issue stuff. Bought my switch shortly after Christmas and was genuinely excited for a lot of games but only like half of them were actually worth their money imo 😢

I had a friend who loved Pokémon I ended up liking it to I guess I’m not missing out now because I didn’t buy it, I love fae farm your right I wish more cozy games where with voice actors

Resource grinding is how I feel about Palia.. I log in and feel like between waiting on all the loading screens, having to go back home several times to unload inventory, the whole playtime goes to gathering 3 pieces of pallium before I just get frustrated and log off. Can’t add it to this list though because it was free lol

Bear and Breakfast was an unplayable port.

Love that you made this. There was a few games for the switch that I was hesitant on getting like pokemon scarlet and violet and you made me feel good about my choices. As soon as the video started I was like "Ok her makeup is on point and blended for the gods I can trust her word" lol ♡♡♡♡♡ great video kween. Also I came across your video on my google home page wasnt even looking for switch anything.

I don't hate Splatoon 3. I think it's a very fun game, but I completely gave up on the PvP aspect of it and I just play Salmon Run. I find PvP very frustrating like you said. Salmon Run on the other hand is GOATed. I love the mode, and will grind it for hours with friends. I'm also super excited for the Side Order DLC. I'm happy to be just a Salmon Run main and play Side Order. I don't feel the need to touch PvP ever again.

I need a makeup tutorial from you! I literally LOVE your eye shadow every single video and am obsessed with the lip color in this video! Would love your recommendations- like a fav makeup video

I highly recommend going online on Switch Sports, playing real players online is sooo much more fun than offline by yourself / computer players! I too was used to playing locally on Sports games and the online really makes it worthwhile for me personally.

"I wish i waited to get into it" was kind of my experience with Animal Crossing New Horizons.

The only one of these I own is Links Awakening. I love it so much. But I’m glad I debated the rest because I feel the same you do.

Everdream valley was absolutely terrible on switch. But i got all the game breaking bugs. And this might seem small but they never fixed the irrigation bug which meant i couldnt use irrigation. So i deleted it. i dont know if they ever fixed it. They never answered me anytime i asked.

When Fashion Dreamer was announced, I was so hyped because I love a good dress-up style game, especially with that kind of aesthetic and style. However, I do agree that it should have only been like $30 instead of $60 at launch because it’s pretty slow when you start out and even after playing for a few hours you’d probably need a change of pace and switch to another game to break up the monotony. As I’ve played more and more, I’ve been able to unlock new hairstyles, eye colors and styles, etc. but again, it is NOT fast-paced. Not a terrible game, but I wouldn’t recommend unless you really love dress-up or styling and then taking pictures lol

I don't regret buying Coral Island but the only thing I didn't like is that I bought the game when it was still early access and when it got out of easly access, I lost my save that I had alot of hours in so I had to start all over again, at first I was upset that happened but now it doesn't bug me anymore.

I still haven't opened up my game of Pokémon Scarlet. I was hoping they would patch out all the bugs and it would be fun. I haven't heard much good about it, so I haven't been tempted to boot it up. Coral island on the other hand, as a backer I have played on and off quite a bit. I'm currently waiting for another large drop of content to continue playing and /or creating a new save file. I am the type of person that will play these types of games over and over though. I think I played like 10 full playthroughs of Stardew Valley. Same with my time at Sandrock, waiting for more updates.

I regret buying New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe, especially digitally. But, I also bought & quickly re-sold a physical copy of Mario Tennis Aces.

The two Story of Seasons games from the 3ds (Story of Seasons 1 and Trio of Towns) were legitimately really good. I thought the art was really pretty and they brought some needed changes to the formula. Now we just get cutesy remakes. Feels like we're going backwards...

I haven’t watched Coral Island gameplay before so I am so surprised it’s not a 2D game? I’m glad I watched this

nah because I'm SO confused when I play Link's Awakening. i have to google a walkthrough every time I finish something :')

I was nailing it with Everdream Valley which felt like countryside heaven. However there are 2 things I dislike. One of them will be riding animals. The pigs have no control whenever you hitch a ride on them, the horses on the other hand have control and you can ride them saddleback or bareback however the framerate when you ride them is worse than Pokemon Scarlet/Violet. The other thing is that after 50 hours of gameplay, I slept and saved and then play a minigame and after that, the game wouldn’t load.

Have you ever played Harvestella? If you like games with a great story than I can really recommend it. The farming part is not that big but its there and I love the graphics, characters and places 😊