5 Cozy Games I REGRET Playing…❌

[@PaytonsCorner]

What cozy games have YOU stopped playing??

[@Bro_whatzz]

Sadly animal crossing 😂

[@PCBrian]

Jenny le clue, I just wasn’t motivated enough to finish it.

[@georgiekate589]

Grow song of the evertree. I really liked it but other games like Wylde Flowers then Fae Farm grabbed my attention a bit more. Have you ever played Grow, Payton?

[@just_jude_live]

Ooblets for me! After completing the main story I lost a little motivation.

[@TamanduaGirl]

I haven't played Roots of Patcha or SpiritFarer since July and I haven't finished either. I do want to go back to both and it is partly new things to play but they have their reasons too. Patcha after the initial starting phase that farming sims have just didn't have enough story/deeper reasons for doing things to keep me wanting to keep doing things. As much as I love the idea of a quite cozy life on a farm, in gaming practice I need some interesting story, some meaning, at least some interesting bread crumbs to follow different directions (Stardew style). Spiritfarer I think could just use a stronger direction in the game. It becomes a bit frustrating sailing around kinda aimlessly hoping to figure out what you need to open up the next area, when all your tasks lead you to needing to be in the closed off area. Help me find my way game.

[@erinsmith4416]

I stopped playing Ooblets. It was really cute and engaging at first and then it just started to feel grindy to me. I wish there was a little more going on or just more focus on the farming/collecting side. It just felt stuck in the middle of something to me. But I don't regret my time with it.

[@Zectifin]

its so funny how pissy they were about a steam release and they finally do it and it was overrated all along.

[@amandaleighplans]

Dang I’m gonna start it soon! I am forever searching for the feeling ACNH gave me lol

[@pikolowet]

absolutely the same here. At first it was surprisingly amazing, but 20 hours in i realized it's only about more fighting, more grinding, more plant growing and that was about it. It didn't have an aim

[@mfraye12]

The Let's Go Pikachu/Eevee games might be more for you. They're pretty chill remakes of the very first games with features that make the games more on the "cozy" side and less stressful. They're made to be specifically beginner-friendly and even as a non-beginner I found them cute and enjoyable.

[@susanclevenger6181]

Like others have suggested I also recommend Pokémon Legends Arceus. Everyone told me to start with Let’s Go but I decided my first Pokémon game would be Arceus and I’m so happy. I’ve only been playing a few days but I love being able to run around and essentially do what I want, I can collect or battle, farm materials. There is also fun little side quests and then when I’m ready I can follow the main quests. It’s been so fun and cozy for me. I highly recommend!

[@trixbibi]

Hey Payton!! As you said, we are all allowed to have different opinions and I'd like to say: I LOVE No Place Like Home, it is a wonderful game if you're into solarpunk and recycling, I just love cleaning all the land and transforming trash in other things!! It's super relaxing!

[@amandaleighplans]

Everyone loves cozy grove but to be honest I can’t seem to get into it. It’s all fetch quests so far on an island that seems so small it’s not even fun to run around and find something, I can’t tell if I like the graphics (things are hard to see on the ground plus it glitches), and I’m just a bit bored. Forever searching for that addiction, want to play every second of my life like I did when acnh first came out ahaha

[@mousegrey6747]

I go through cycles of getting excited, giving up and deleting my save data, seeing someone love this game and getting excited again, forgetting that I don’t love playing it. I know the area expands through gameplay, and when you keep up with it the colour becomes permanent(ish?) in areas where you’ve completed that part of the story, but my gameplay is sporadic, so… not for me

[@Lexi-M]

Same!!!

[@brunogorini4838]

If collecting and 'studying' different pokémon is what you enjoy the most, I would recommend Pokémon Legends: Arceus :)

[@kiwi310343]

I just started this game I'm so excited 😍

[@macymiller3417]

Guess I need this now🤣🤣

[@Talkin-fr0g]

My favorite Pokémon game ever!!

[@samanthastafford3319]

100% agree! So much more cozy and beautiful than scarlet/violet

[@angie2932]

i think you would love New Pokemon Snap! you dont collect them per se, but you take pictures of them and there are missions :3

[@Becktastic01]

Oh boy. Scarlet and Violet? Your first? Oh boy... I sympathise.

[@redleafcrossing]

I honestly stopped playing Pokémon scarlet and violet just because I found the map confusing mostly I might give it a second chance and restart again who knows

[@DeathMythos]

You gotta Google the map of how to actually get the badges. Its "open world" but not actually scaled so there's higher level areas or low, nothings adjusted to you.

[@Talkin-fr0g]

@@DeathMythosyep, this is the biggest problem I have with the game

[@sarahreed-eurogamergirl]

I enjoy No Place Like Home for the relaxing cleaning experience, but the rest of the game is pretty lackluster and even buggy in some areas. There are too many animals and the crops aren't needed very much, so I only grow when I need something. So I play it occasionally when I just want to zone out by cleaning things up. I played Cozy Grove for quite some time, but just kinda got boring. I'm fine with the concept of only playing a little each day, but it also felt grindy and the visuals made it hard for me to actually find anything, so I paid for hints more than anything because I just got so frustrated.

[@AlexDayz]

I love Scarlet and Violet but definitely agree they’re not the best for beginners. I’ve been playing the games since Sun and Moon and was still overwhelmed by just how open ended it was. For Switch I’d personally recommend starting with Let’s Go Pikachu and Eevee. They’re a lot more simple and while there is a story of sorts it’s not as prevalent as in other games. The catching mechanic is taken from Pokémon GO as well which definitely makes it more friendly for many who got into Pokémon via the app. Pokémon Legends Arceus also focuses a lot on ‘studying’ the Pokémon though controls very differently from your traditional Pokémon game. As for the community, sorry you gotta deal with that. It’s unfortunate how many will gatekeep and shun newer players for mistakes or mispronouncing names (even though we can’t even agree on how to say some lol). Though there will always be people willing to accept you in even if you don’t know everything and do their best to foster a positive community

[@Pichu1232]

May I suggest Pokemon Legends Arceus? Its the firstnpokemon game ive played in years of skipping the games and I love it

[@savannah2584]

I was gonna suggest this as well! So far my favorite Pokemon game in the newer lineup. Violet/Scarlet seems very grindey.

[@hammiecouch]

Animal crossing new horizon. I’m grateful for the memories I had with playing with it during those times in 2020-2021 but after the last update. I couldn’t get back into it.

[@Amg799]

No Place Like Home really soured me on gaming for a while. If you don’t spend the currency just right, you can’t get more and then can’t move forward with the game. You’re stuck. That’s why I had to stop playing. I paid for a full game and didn’t get one. I feel completely ripped off 😤

[@A1somniaaa]

Regrettably I stopped DDV. Everything about the game should have added up to it becoming one of my favorite games ever. I adore Disney, but just couldn't get into it, I'm still sad about it.

[@originalsaplings]

This makes me feel better. I'm still waiting for it to come out for free. 😅

[@A1somniaaa]

good plan, I paid and was good with paying at the time, but if I just would have waited a bit..😔 live and learn I guess, but for me the FOMO was real with this game! @@originalsaplings

[@LilMissLovesMakeup]

I soooo agree, after Snaps came apart of the game I lost interest and the constant glitches.

[@kellinator3492]

Was getting to expensive to keep playing IMO

[@Lexi-M]

Don’t be sad. You dodged a bullet. They are milking as much money as possible out of their players.

[@sproutygamerreads7947]

I had the same issues with Terra Nil. Also the instructions were vague and I had to look up how to use some buildings. I also had some bugs where I had to restart levels. I was so disappointed because I was sooo looking forward to it.

[@onyx.avenger]

I'm a longtime Pokemon player, and IMO Scarlet/Violet was the most disappointing release to date because it just felt so rushed and incomplete. The performance issues were really obnoxious, but they also removed a lot of normal quality-of-life options (the ability to skip battle animations, the ability to scroll through the pokedex a page at a time - not one entry at a time, etc) and also just so weird new issues that they introduced (a billion long cutscenes that you can't skip, even if you watched it already - e.g. from failed gym challenges). It just really made the experience unfun. Sword/Shield (the previous main releases) were similar disappointing, but had fewer issues. I still haven't finished Scarlet, and it's the first time I thought a game wasn't worth the price tag. I'm not sure if I'd really qualify any of the main Pokemon releases as "cozy", but HeartGold/SoulSilver might charm you with its partner pokemon, and OmegaRuby/AlphaSapphire was a fun remake all-around IMO. (For story, I personally recommend Black/White.)

[@pajamaken422]

I'm glad I wasn't the only one who couldn't really get into No Place Like Home. IDK It just didn't vibe with me.

[@seachel.dunk1]

I really struggled to get into Hokko Life, or whatever it’s called. It was so slow to start, I gave up. I didn’t even get 2 hours in 🙈

[@Lexi-M]

Sameeee!!!

[@ZildjianCymbalsKs]

Most of the games you talked about I have never heard of, Thank you for the video, Ms. Payton. A few years ago I stopped playing Creativerse but sometimes I will look for changes in the game.

[@lyandraangel]

I've only played earlier Pokemon games, so i can't definitively recommend any recent ones. However, of the Pokemon games available on Switch I've heard good things about Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee, which are apparently remakes of the original game. I did very much enjoy Pokemon Yellow back in the early 2000's.

[@Ru.rehtaeh]

I love let's go pickachu! It was super simple and relaxing, if a little grindy.

[@aleesha5579]

My biggest regret is fae farm 😢. I was so exicted and it was my most anticipated game of this year. I couldn't make it past 15 hours over tried to go back bit it's just so boring and the endless mining grind is such a drag. I regret spending $90 CAD on this.

[@Jynx1368]

Oh my gosh, same. I was SO excited for Fae Farm and then I got it. I mean I beat it, but it felt unfinished. As in, there wasn’t enough gameplay or idk something was missing. I’m so disappointed.

[@Lexi-M]

LITERALLY SAME. I was bored from the beginning but kept playing for about 10 hours to try and see if it would get better. It didn’t. I was really upset I had been so excited for it since I first heard about it and I paid full price for it when it came out on my birthday. Huge regret. I can’t understand the people who say it’s a good game.

[@Talkin-fr0g]

I love Pokémon but Violet isn’t probably the best starting game , fans can be jerks though. My personal favorite is actually the spin-off Legends series, though I’ve spent 80hrs on Violet lol Paradise Marsh sounds like something I’d love though! I’ve stopped playing Pioneers of Olive Town,,it’s just not great- especially compared to Friends of Mineral Town.

[@Zectifin]

nintendo die hards can be a bit unhinged.

[@mousegrey6747]

Pokémon cozy is probably more legends: Arceus, and snap (I’ve only ever played switch and Arceus was my first). It still wasn’t quite what I thought it might be, but it was mostly a pleasant surprise, though being both a newbie to the franchise and a sporadic sort of gamer, I still have to break up my gameplay with lots of googling since I forget type matchups or best catching/levelling strategies etc. At least I enjoyed Arceus enough that I bought some of the other Pokémon switch games, which as a not much better than minimum wage casual gamer says a lot.

[@kaalaplatypus]

have you stopped playing story of seasons: a wonderful life? i know you weren't sure about it at first, but i was wondering if you kept playing & had different thoughts after a while :)

[@Rich-yh4pn]

Anyone told you that you outfit looks like the OG regular the team rocket uniform from the original anime ❤

[@PCBrian]

I wasn’t expecting Scarlet & Violet to be on the list. I wouldn’t consider that “cozy”. Personally I love Scarlet & Violet but like you said at the beginning of the video it’s personally fine to play any of the games on the list.

[@Zectifin]

everything with a slightly cute aesthetic is "cozy" now. this is the problem with calling things a "cozy" genre. is it the cute aesthetic or is it the chill gameplay, or the combo?

[@justinesalgatar2358]

While I don't have a cozy game I stopped playing, seeing Pokemon Scarlet/Violet on the list took me by surprise. At the time of its release, the remake of "Finding Paradise" by Freebird Games, which got more attention to my twin rather than Pokemon Scarlet/Violet. I do agree with the shiny Pokemon mechanic. I feel that so much, as I love to find shiny Pokemon so much, but there wasn't any indicator for it. And the bugs, while annoying, found it very funny from time to time. Yeah, I do wish it had more time being fleshed out and worked on, but that's just how some of the newer games are.

[@Zectifin]

Payton's Japanese pronunciations have me rolling XD

[@aynsliee95]

the only thing i liked about pokemon violet was the pokemon Ceruledge. i think you'd like Pokemon Let's Go eevee, the shinies are overworld and you see the sparkles. Pokemon Legends Arceus shinies are overworld and it has a sound indication it was the performance issues that put me off playing S/V but i am very much the same i would've liked S/V if it wasn't for the performance i stopped playing Stardew Valley purley because of burn out and i need a refreshing farming sim which is why i want Coral Island on switch! i still love SDV but i just need a break from it

[@TamanduaGirl]

No place like home - tricky tutorial. I didn't even get out of the tutorial before returning it. It just wouldn't target things right, so I couldn't do the things.

[@BLC1996]

Pokemon Arceus is definitely my favourite Pokemon game! I think you’ll definitely enjoy that more and I felt more satisfied catching Pokemon on that game rather than scarlet/violet 🥰

[@jessicacarpenter871]

Cool 🔥🔥🔥

[@autumn_melody]

I felt the exact same way about no place like home 😅

[@silvervial]

Stopped playing and feel really ripped off by Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life. So incredibly boring, stamina so tiny you literally can't do anything, very few ways to make money, nowhere to go, nothing to see, people really boring, the "romance" males were all awful. The only one with a decent personality didn't do a lick of work, just played music. I hated the entire experience. Also Hokko Life. I thought it would be like Animal Crossing, but the crafting system was so horrendous I couldn't enjoy it at all. I gave up before I even got a farm or knew about farming. It sucked the (Hokko) Life out of me. Those two I regret because I paid a lot for them. I also stopped playing Aka but it cost so little I don't really care. I adore Fae Farm, really into it. Also, Palia and Coral Island, but I'm a bit upset about Coral Island as I have a ton of money in that game I have to rescue somehow before 1.0 drops. I'm angry at DDV and not sure what I'm going to do going forward, but I have certainly gotten my money's worth out of that one. I bought a couple of others that I haven't played yet: Grow: Song of the Evertree and I am Future, so not sure about those.

[@cataclysmic75]

I LOVE Pokemon Violet, I just don't play it much because I've done almost everything there is to do right now. I can't get into Animal Crossing for some reason. I wanted to love it, but it's not working out for me

[@georgiekate589]

I also stopped Story of Seasons It's a wonderful life in the Winter of year 1 - just got sooooo bored lol. It was such a waste of money for me. I gave up on Stardew Valley due to the fishing being so hard lol - i just couldn't manage those objectives in the end.

[@Jynx1368]

I’m sorry that people were being negative in your stream over Pokémon. That’s so disheartening to hear. I’ve been playing Pokémon since I was like 6. I would definitely recommend Pokémon snap Pokémon legends Arceus Let’s Go Pikachu/Eevee I believe those would be really fun for you. ❤

[@Cliff_Edges]

I stopped playing rune factory 4 special edition. Controls were bad. The guidance of quests and combat was very frustrating. Plus losing your money every time you died annoyed me.

[@yingyangdevious]

My Time at Portia (f that title) It was a broken, tedious game that I was also hopelessly addicted to. It had to get better, it HAD to. But it never did. It was so baaaad.

[@jennifergriffith1514]

The first pokemon game I played was pokemon Pearl

[@RaquelMelo97]

I stopped playing Eastward after 8 hours, I was trying to like it so bad but it was just sooooo boring.

[@germainelowpt7206]

I'm sorry that you had a bad time streaming your first pockemon. That would have made me hate the whole franchise and hide in a cave for ever 😅