Is Octopia A Farming Sim Worth Playing? Honest In-Depth Review!

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This is my review of Octopia, the farming sim DLC for Eastward.
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00:00 Introduction
00:16 What is Octopia?
01:15 Story
02:47 Graphics & Performance
05:21 Farming & Controls
07:20 Ranching
08:04 Fishing
09:10 Cooking
12:17 Balancing issues
15:30 Progression & Gameplay Loop
19:40 Conclusion
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@GuitarTabsYT 5 ай бұрын

Just wanted to say that I find your videos incredibly relaxing and pleasant to watch. I'm glad that the farming sim genre is finally taking off. So many great farming sims coming out this and next year. I hope that you'll get plenty of views as a result and that you get blessed by the KZfaq algorithm. You deserve it!

@BbSis 5 ай бұрын

I noticed the frame rate drop and I don't usually notice this. Other than that I'm quite happy with it, and it definitely hits differently if you played the base game :3

@TheJillianLeonhart 5 ай бұрын

I just started playing Octopia. I think this will be my new wind-down game after work 🤗 Your orchard looks beautiful~

@unaagabii6584 5 ай бұрын

I've been playing Octopia during the weekend and I ADORE it. It's so cute and I love the art style and the characters, but I played Eastward before. At least for me, the game runs very well on PC and I haven't had issues with crashing yet.

@aqualiley 5 ай бұрын

I've been so excited for Octopia because when Eastward was released I was so excited for it! I ended up... not liking the base game very much 🥹 This alternate reality of the game is PERFECT for me because I get all the characters I love along with the beautiful pixel art style I was drawn to!! Thanks for a great review Josh 😊

@MetalMonkey1453 5 ай бұрын

I really loved Eastward, and hope the studio does well. Will definitely be picking this up when some of the issues get hammered out.

@tinahoefs1455 5 ай бұрын

I played the main game for about 10 hours or less but kind of wish there was some kind of connection to bring things from the farm to the main game or vice-versa.

@mikamalique5113 5 ай бұрын

THIS GAME IS FOR ME !! I LOVEEEEEE THISSS GAMEEE SO MUCH !!! DLC BUT FULL GAME !!!!

@amytheshihtzumom 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video, Josh! I picked it up after watching your live stream.

@JoshGamingGarden 5 ай бұрын

Awesome! Hope you're enjoying it! 🥕

@householdglitter921 5 ай бұрын

This was a really good, thorough review! Thanks for putting this out so quickly, I was so curious about how this would turn up.

@MiguiMonkey 5 ай бұрын

if anything, I would've liked to see more connection with the base game. I know it's like an alternate universe but a little nod with Eastward NPCs would be great! I love me some good short games! It's unfortunatate that the game crashes every 3 hours, hopefully this is a different case on other platforms.

@jenniferm7111 5 ай бұрын

i've been playing for over 15 hours and it never crashed for me on PC on Steam

@MiguiMonkey 5 ай бұрын

oohhh nice!! @@jenniferm7111 I have it on PC and I was afraid it'll be the same thing on Steam! Thank you!

@khym93 5 ай бұрын

Currently enjoying Octopia, thank you for this!

@Noumakara 5 ай бұрын

just make it a standalone game. who thought it was a good idea to put it out as a DLC?

@josie_the_valkyrie Ай бұрын

This is the only game I’ve played on Switch for the past month! I love the art style and setting, and the music is fantastic! I didn’t care much for the base game, but this DLC is perfect. ☺️

@fiwcasanova 5 ай бұрын

excellent analysis

@DisfiguredMale 5 ай бұрын

Obviously I had to pick this up immediately, but once I saw your review, I knew I made the right choice to pick up this up. The dlc is what really interested me too. It's awesome I was able to snag this + the dlc bundle on sale. I will likely wait for a patch before I play it though.

@OrganizationZero1 5 ай бұрын

Based on your description Octopia seems like the game equivalent of a fanfic - using characters the player is familiar with from the main game in a completely new and unrelated world and story. (already bought it on switch, so I guess I'll wait for a patch before playing)

@Peppermintz1 5 ай бұрын

This would be better off on PC/steam deck even tho it's rather annoying to deal with not only frame rate, performance and crashes on the switch version. Hopefully they update all that along with the minor parts like knowing if your crops are watered in visual aspect to make the watered spots darker. Also yes the balance is quite off for a farm sim game which is not normal on any game.

@shay8269 5 ай бұрын

I am surprised you had crashes and issues with rain lag, I had none of this during my play through at all. I did play on an OLED so not sure if that could be a difference.

@jhonm6347 5 ай бұрын

Hey Josh, what is a good combat system on a farm sim?

@aegisxo 5 ай бұрын

The dialogue is definitely one of the weakness in Eastward, they are unnecessary long. At first I was intrigued and talked to everybody, but I'm currently on my last 2 chapter of the main game and I skimmed through the dialogues a lot. But overall, the base game is fun enough, the puzzle is good, it's a pretty game and Octopia looks fun too. I hope they patch the issue tho

@SahiDDROid 5 ай бұрын

aku game utamanya dan saya penasaran dengan dlcnya

@Jean-ul4ue 2 ай бұрын

Can i keep playing octopia? Or does it have an end?

@JoshGamingGarden 2 ай бұрын

You can keep playing it even after the story ends!

@mightylotan 4 ай бұрын

Do you get to choose character M/F or are you locked into playing the girl?

@JoshGamingGarden 4 ай бұрын

You technically play as both most of the time, but John is the character you control directly!

@migatinhatufi 5 ай бұрын

I don't think its a good game for a non Eastward fan. For me, we can only like the story and the characters if you already played the main game, because you'll know they story and quirks wich is what makes a farming sim interesting.

@rewind_kitsune 5 ай бұрын

Performance issues are entirely the switch's fault - the system is appalling. If you'd like to play, definitely go for the PC version!

@ebonhawken574 3 ай бұрын

I think it’s funny people expect these games to run flawlessly on the garbage hardware of the switch.

@cuernavaca_4070 5 ай бұрын

Didn’t see, in your review, anything really original brought by this game - so, another usual, very dull, farming game. Redundant. Will certainly not bring new players to the genre. Pass, for me. Thank you for the extensive review.