10 Tips & Tricks You Should Know Before Playing Ova Magica!

[@Renoehe]

There's something about this game that kind of reminds me of early 2000s internet. Stuff like Neopets and Gaia Online. It's a weird nostalgia.

[@alz397]

Honestly, I can get behind it.

[@lindsayf9225]

That's exactly what I'm looking for, with a bit of Harvest Moon thrown in, now I'm really excited to try this out.

[@Ladywizard]

If you want an additional free egg go in the blob breeders house and his parents give you a free random bred egg

[@KotzyDay27]

Would love a full cover video Josh! Thank you so much for the tips and tricks~ 💚💚

[@claudiathedev761]

OMG Josh, just saw your video and all the tips are amazing♥ I love it so much!!!

[@Asunnixe]

The skateboard intro is so cool omg haha! Excited to see you stream in a few hours! I was sort of hoping you would show us endgame for the stream

[@JoshGamingGarden]

The board is amazing!! 🛹 Yeah, I already streamed the beginning of the game twice, so tonight we'll be in the second year! 😃

[@michaelcxcdcdcdsvds]

Please do a guide over breeding and skills.. I LOVEEEEE the game, but man I wish it had some documentation, haha

[@MarthChan]

I'm so sad that I won't be able to play right away as I won't be home the next several days. Thank you for these tips though! There are a few mistakes I absolutely would have made! I would love more videos like this, especially about blobs in general and also status effects and curing them. I can't wait to sit down and play!

[@chelseabighetty4722]

Love your tips and tricks videos!! You are so in depth and always help me out so much! Plus your voice is so relaxing to listen too! Great job! 😊 And yes please to making more videos about this super cute game!

[@JoshGamingGarden]

Thank you!! They're some of my favorite videos to make, glad they're helpful! 😃

[@YlvaRosewood]

Thank you so much for the video! I am nearly at the end of the first year and you pointed out several things that I missed or was not aware of. I really appreciate the help😄💗

[@snowlily7450]

Please more of OVA Magica. I will buy the game soon, it looks like so much fun! 🍀

[@cutespooky]

Can't wait to play this for myself! The spooky festival looks amazing 😍

[@xavito4337]

This game looks so good!!!! You convinced me to try the early access lol ❤

[@everythingandthetardiscons7850]

The first blob world is a good place to mine too.

[@astoldb]

Ooh I hope the developers will balance the game so that there will be more different types of blobs to capture at the start so that there's a better incentive to just get the blob you want. I'm looking forward to the full release of this, thanks for making a video!

[@coglineerro730]

So excited for Ova Magica time!!!

[@Zodia195]

This is great! Lol, your fellow reviewer, Eli, made a bit of an oopsie for his review. The one area that's to the west of your farm, that looks like a Ruin, he thought that was the mining area. I saw that review before watching yours, and as I soon as I saw your mining tip, I quickly notified him about it.

[@jenniferm7111]

i didn't find the skill tree for a few hours, you get skills by befriending the villagers, and you can use the points to reduce stamina use of tools, increase item selling prices, etc

[@JoshGamingGarden]

That's a good one! It also took me a while to figure it out, especially since I'm not used to games giving you skill points for making friends (I do think it's a nice idea though).

[@JadenfireYumiChi]

You get the free blob even if u don't do the demo as I never played the demo.

[@alejanarrentanz698]

Some informations are outdated. You can pick up all items every week, they respawn every first day. Not month. But the Trees and Stones and stuff respawn every 1. .

[@wineoneone]

This is one of the few newer games that seems interesting to me but I've been so burned out by early access over the years. Do you think it's worth getting now or waiting for full release?

[@jackifurer8369]

How do you upgrade your tools?

[@jenniferm7111]

i got a magma type as my first free blob from the breeder

[@yakumorisuke9403]

I was a bit lukewarm about this game util I played the demo - and now I'm really excited! What are you thoughts on how complete it is? Is it worth starting, or should I wait until the full game comes out?

[@pinkgeerough]

Played 40 hours pre-release and I'd say it's definitely worth starting. Collect over 30 blobs, level 3 friendships on all 13 residents, start building things like museum, access 2 blob worlds, lots of content to do tbh!

[@JoshGamingGarden]

There is definitely already a lot to do, and what is there feels complete, meaning I don't think the dev will add things that would change the beginning of the game or the story in drastic ways, which could make you want/need to start over. Keep in mind that the story and character relationships stop at a certain point, some buildings/areas can't be accessed yet and things like that, but all of the festivals, seasons and the core gameplay loop are fully functional.

[@yakumorisuke9403]

@@JoshGamingGarden Thank you so much! I've taken the plunge and bought the early access - partly thanks also to your interview of the dev, which was amazing! You're such a great interviewer - calm and encouraging and engaged. If you are interested in making that in-depth dive in blob breeding, I'd love to watch!

[@seatielcedo7697]

I want to ask about Blob management. I still haven't progressed far in the game but what if you're a collector? You wanna get a lit maybe even all types of blobs? I see no space to put all of them besides having barbs which is very inefficient. Is there like a Ova Magica counterpart to Pokémon's PC Box where you can just put your unused blobs but they can't use their abilities like the cow blobs and chicken blobs just to save them from later. Example: Team Blobs - for fighting and farming Barn Blobs - for produce and breeding Stored Blobs - no benefit, just there to save space Also. How about Blob moves? Can they be trained? Can they learn new moves?

[@jackifurer8369]

How do you upgrade your bag? The limited bag drives me nuts

[@Milady_M]

I wish I knew to bust open the floating Jack-o-lanterns sooner lol At least I just managed to get the prize I was focused on. Anyway, how do you feel about the length of time it takes for each crop to grow?

[@valhallapigz]

Great Video Josh :D , how many hours you have in the game now o.o?

[@JoshGamingGarden]

I just finished the first year, which took a bit less than 15 hours!

[@SecretSweetness]

Hi. Does anyone know where to get the mixer?

[@suicune2001]

Do we know how to donate clovers for the festival? Jade said I didn't donate any but I don't know how to. She never asked for any and shipping clovers didn't do anything.

[@suicune2001]

Thanks!

[@Warrickomega]

*Screams* I .. wish.. I'd.. paid attentio0n to the Shooting Stars.. Gyaaaaaaaahh!!

[@JadenfireYumiChi]

Wish I seen this earlier lol was too busy playing 😅

[@therandomjukebox4495]

Give me all the tips! I'm obsessed already lol

[@Beamerrrr03]

How do you level Defense?

[@Beamerrrr03]

Sorry should have watched further in the video before asking :)

[@JoshGamingGarden]

You need to use a skill that has the shield icon. Use it enough to fill the bar to 100% to level up your defense. I found that not a lot of blobs have those skills however.

[@LittleWerewolfPlushie]

I like the charter art but the little avatars look kind of dumb.

[@nailsyo1585]

Josh how do the 4 day weeks feel? Im not the biggest fan of the 4 day weeks … it feels too short

[@JoshGamingGarden]

I like it! There are 3 seasons with 12 days each, and I feel like it changes quickly enough that you don't get bored of a season and there are festivals every few days to make things even more interesting! The days are pretty long too so I think there's plenty of time.

[@erinestep6882]

Does it work on steam deck?

[@JadenfireYumiChi]

Yes it does just fine! I have it on steam deck controls work perfect, text is readable as well.