Welcome to the first First Impressions Friday. Fridays are going to be when I will doing my reviews, first impressions and first look on games. Today we’re talking Cozy Grove!
Game: Cozy Grove
System: Nintendo Switch.
Genre: life sim cozy game
Summary
In Cozy Grove, you take on the role of a Spirt Scout, whose main goal is to reach out to spirits and help them come to terms with their past so that they could move on. You have just arrived to Cozy Grove island, and after setting up your talking fire(don’t ask just go with it). The residents of Cozy Grove are all spirit bears and your goal is to find out what is tying them to the Grove so you can help them move on.
So the game starts with you docking your little raft on Cozy Grove for your first solo camping expedition. From there you are introduced to Flamey(the taking campfire). From there you meet the first four bears: The camp master, the crafter, the post master, and the drunken sea captain. Campmaster helps tell the main story and let’s you know you are not the first spirit scout to this island, and the last one…didn’t end well. The crafter is how you create decorations for your tent and the area around your tent. The Post master will send you mail, and later, after you meet the baker, meals you cook are sent through there. It is also how you get information from your scoutmaster. The drunken sea captain controls your collection and also is the one to let you know….that your boat is gone cause you apparently had not earned your knot tying merit badges
Gameplay
The gameplay is doing quests for the various spirit bears you meet in your journey. As you learn more of the stories they will occasionally give you a spirit log, or you can buy one from Mr Kit on occasion. These logs you give to Flamey and as he levels, more of the island is revealed, and more spirit bears become available to learn their stories. The interesting thing about this game, is there is a limit to how many quests you can do a day, and some quests can’t be finished in one day. For the most part the game play is usually worth an hour or two a day. You can still play, filling out your collections with fish or seashells as you find them. But it not only helps keep you focused for a few hours at most thus allowing you to move on to other things rather than mindlessly playing for hours and losing all track of the day, it also keeps you coming back day after day to check on them and hopefully move on to the next bit of the story.
Impressions
I’ve honestly only been playing for about two weeks now, and I’ve unlocked a few spirit bears, and I’m still feeling out the story. The artwork and music are amazing and I’m invested in finding out the story of each of these bears. It’s a nice way to start the day, lazing in bed with your Switch as you enjoy your morning coffee, or end the day, relaxing after a long day of work. Once I’ve talked to all the bears, fed my pets, which yes, you can keep a menagerie of spirit pets, and done the quests, I set the game down and get about my day. I like to play in the morning as it’s a great way to get going in the morning for me. It gives me that boost having accomplished something and gives me the confidence that I need to get through my day.
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