Farmagia is NOT for everyone! First thoughts after 15 hours!

[@marielcarey4288]

Natsu and Lucy, meet Nathan and Lisa

[@sapphirII]

Also Haru and Elie.

[@davidtimmer596]

@@sapphirII And Shiki and Rebecca.

[@Ninja40K]

Finally NaLu ❤❤❤

[@njnjhjh8918]

@@davidtimmer596 Of all the Lucy clones, Rebecca Bluegarden is my favorite

[@aoihitori]

Is this the same artist/author of Fairytail? Or is this adapted from a manga that I never heard of?

[@digifreak90]

Honestly, watching this, it feels like the game is a farming sim for the sole reason of farming sims currently being popular. You could change the method that you obtain monsters and it wouldn't really affect anything.

[@Lyzander911]

Yep. Completely half baked

[@MissBubbles]

I love that Marvelous are always trying new gameplay styles. Even though most are either hit or miss, when it hits, it's a great one. Skipping this but eager for the next title!

[@StunkoBungusJrIII-j4y]

Why does the name sound like a medical condition? "I'm sorry, but your son has.... left ventricular farmagia."

[@SimuLord]

It reminds me of the Italian word for cheese. "I'll have the quattro farmagia pizza."

[@Deadaccountant]

Farmagia is clearly not a game marketed to me, thanks for making this video, as it helped me decide against buying it.

[@SimuLord]

Seconded. The My Time at Sandrock romance DLC just came out today and I think that's as good an excuse as any to just play that again.

[@MrVariant]

They reliably have good physical extras but yeah 4:40 seems like limited dungeons.

[@aster.cotton]

I've never found this one appealing and this video just reinforced that feeling xD. It's like everything I don't want in a farming sim put into one. The farming just seems unnecessary, like you could get the monsters a different way that would be more engaging. I think Fairy Tail fans will enjoy it for the story, though.

[@thebuckeyegamer7443]

I actually don’t mind the art style. The vibrancy is a plus for me but that’s just my opinion. I’m just not totally sure on gameplay yet. Definitely want to look into this more

[@wildanbaxtli6913]

The color style oh my god, it's so vibrant. What's up with Marvelous and their vibrant color style lately

[@MaakaSakuranbo]

I prefer calling it saturation puke

[@AntiKira20]

I think a few developers discovered the Lear Temple from Warhammer40k and are desperate to recreate its alien architecture and vivid bright colors.

[@justjordyn6729]

I only know about this game because Mashima did the art for it. I’m a big fairy tail fan. I wasn’t too sold on the actual game, I only actually only want the art book.

[@Switchthefairytailfan]

I'm also only interested in this game because of Mishima's designs lol, i wanna play it just so i can see all his designs, as i am also a huge fairy tail fan

[@Bakuuren]

Mashima's art style has always been appealing to me if a bit samey between his series like Rave Master, Fairy Tail, and Eden Zero. (Plus Monster Soul and Monster Hunter Orage) A lot of the characters look like one another. But with how many characters he makes per series that's understandable. It's nice to see his style in a monster farming game. (A literal monster rancher if you will ) Thanks for your review! It probably won't be a day one purchase, but I think there is enough there for an interesting time!

[@XanderVJ]

Mashima is actually a great character designer, but for some reason he always reserves his most interesting designs for villains and side characters, while main characters are just variations of the same 4 or 5 designs. No idea why he does that.

[@Bakuuren]

@XanderVJ I'm not sure either, and they typically fit the same archetypes, too.

[@countrygamergal]

This looks like it plays like a mobile game. But some of the monster stuff looks fun.

[@Holon25]

I think I'd rather have treats then a mini game. Redoing a mini game every time sounds way more tedious

[@nettogrof9948]

looks like a visual novel that got slapped with fighting monsters element for palworld bros then farming sim for stardew bros

[@ogcipher4967]

I still can't get past Mashima just redrawing the same characters over and over again

[@KayzarousOfficial]

He stated he does it on purpose.

[@HongoKanata1]

It’s his style

[@brutalnobody5240]

Guy is references his past works alot too

[@TheDemonKingZiggy]

Only few characters out of 1000 characters he designed/created

[@seb24789]

He reuses that one guy with the face tatoo in everything as a joke. The rest is just having a distinct style.

[@Teclast-qv9ft]

No town? Passing!

[@sddreamcrystal]

I'm getting Monster Rancher vibes... at least early MR vides. A lot of what I remember with MR was that there wasn't much to the games other than training and tournaments... though I do remember in MR4 there was dungeon crawling of sorts and little bits of story. I would not be surprised if they took some ideas from that series for Farmagia. Although there was no relationships with npcs in MR, other than bonding with your monsters and both were done by two different developers.

[@abui6914]

never know someone actually playing Monster Rancher, Great game btw especially MR2, its very underrated. Spending a hundred of hours into those game as a child.

[@sddreamcrystal]

@@abui6914 I've only played MR2 and MR4, spent a lot of time in 4 as my brother owned 2. Preferred the fusion system of 2 but some aspects of game play in 4.

[@piesezifish101]

I wondered if anyone else would mention Monster Rancher when it came to this game, as it gave me some vibes too. I might give this one a shot, but I might wait for it to be on sale/become a bit cheaper, especially as it feels like half of every game these days makes me feel motion sick. Either way, if you didn't know/are unaware, you can get Monster Rancher 1&2 DX on Steam/Switch. No news about MR3 or beyond, feel it's a long shot, however there WAS an entirely new Monster Rancher game released in 2022 "Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher" (a crossover with Ultraman, which you can download in the US/with a US Switch account), so you never know.

[@ShiningBulbasaur]

Great review! I love that you honestly mentioned things that you like & did not like :)

[@jimsawyer6955]

Helpful review sir. Im a fan of the publisher but will probably pass on this one lol. I like farming sims that are a little more in depth, and dont mind monster collecting as long as they feel unique. (Not throwing 20 of them out at a time)

[@lizzychurro7701]

I’m picking up my preorder tomorrow. I hope I enjoy it

[@Ninja40K]

I'd pick Harvestella over this game any time. The flashy colors and chaotic patterns just give me a headache, and the combat isn't my cup of tea.

[@TheSlipperyNUwUdle]

I just don’t vibe with the artstyle :( I feel like marvelous has been dropping the ball with artstyle since the switch era of games started. I miss the 3ds era 😭

[@SimuLord]

What instantly jumped out at me was how fanservice-y the art style is on the female characters. Shading into "don't play when someone who doesn't 'get' your hobbies is in the room" territory.

[@sleepythemis]

​@SimuLord On top of this, the art itself feels... weirdly cheap? The character sprites look like a pretty skilled hobbyist artist's first try making digital art, like, the designs are fairly generic and they just look off for some reason, to me.

[@Dancinglemon]

I appreciate the spin on the usual formula but I think this is a miss for me. Generic Mashima designs, only straight (male) romance, fanservicey female characters when the men get to dress normally, over saturated colours, stiff animation, really chaotic battles and only menus for a lot of things? It’s like everything that puts me off a game in one go lol hope people enjoy it if they want to play it though!

[@kojiberri]

Thanks for the review! Always helpful since I have so many of the games waitlisted

[@ThePaulineu]

Rune factory 4 special, with all its flaws, remains to me the best game they've ever published

[@Watchamocalit]

I think I’m going to like this one! I also really enjoyed Elrentaros Wanderings. Btw you should check out Lynked: Banner of the Spark. It fits in with other games you enjoy that have both cozy and combat elements :) I’m having a great time with it so far

[@astoldb]

Looks cute but I think it seems like the mechanics are too shallow for me to enjoy for time needed to put into it

[@RaisinBug]

Oh...this game wasnt what I expected, but I'm glad I know now. Thanks for this review, Josh!

[@Lyzander911]

I knew this would be half baked

[@cubone285]

the general art and character designs in this game are so off putting sheesh

[@AKABoondock19]

I'll be honest.....this looks absolutely awful lol

[@neferacronia6798]

I clicked on this because I love Fairy Tail and I love farming sims so I was hoping I'd hit gold. Unfortunately, I think you're right that it's a bit too like Harvestella and that sadly was not my cup of tea. Nice to hear what you liked and disliked! Great video and helpful in stopping me from making an impulse purchase. Hope you continue to enjoy playing it!

[@jameseaton53]

Does the controller vibrate during attacks? I hate action games with no vibration.

[@ArcNeoMasato]

I forgot this was coming out! Ordered it while watching the video.

[@Tribdinosaur]

Oh does it truly run well on the Nintendo Switch? (Like 30 fps?) Was this footage from the Switch?

[@JoshGamingGarden]

The footage is all from the Switch! It runs really well I think!

[@Tribdinosaur]

​@JoshGamingGarden that's good to know! I was burned by the bad framerate of Rune Factory 5 before. This looks much better.

[@boethia7367]

Do you have a tips video for it? My partner gifted it to me, and I know nothing.

[@Wesley92ad]

will this game be released for xbox series?

[@markos50100]

As much as i love the art style of fairy tail and his other works, gameplay is king in a game and the art style is unfortunately carrying this game.

[@suicune2001]

Good review! I'm interested in watching your livesteam to see how I feel about it.

[@ThomasMoore3]

the most informative review i've seen thankyou

[@njnjhjh8918]

When do we unlock Arche?

[@jp-wc4ce]

it looks good and I'd like to play it at some point but it's too expensive for me right now :')

[@Snowi...]

i was hoping there some romance i think i will pass this game and wait for new RF

[@allenofblacksteel9169]

I have high hope for this game because of fairy tail style but utterly disappointing. Negative feedback: If you're looking for something Rune Factory/Harvest Moon esque with the farming aspect, look elsewhere. Its essentially a visual novel with every location only accessible through a menu, except for the adventure/quest system which works like a rouge-like for some reason. Game play wise, as I said every location is accessible via a menu with no free roam aspect, similar in style to those gatcha phone games with you selecting the stage you wish to go, and your "Farm" which is in the very name of the game, is nothing but a field with your character being unable of even explore the area around said field.

[@happyleneko3065]

There is gonna be an anime adaptation too. Do you think it can be good in anime version?

[@Lesbiwolf92]

I saw this game and thought about getting it but after watching this vid I don't think I would enjoy it at all

[@zeadkiniyoshima8264]

I was considering buying this since I saw it on the direct, thank you for the review! Your videos are informative as always

[@SeveredWorldLore]

So all the monsters do the same thing? It would be disappointing if there is only a weakness/super effective system for the combat. I was hoping for certain monsters to unique effects, and you combine them to maximize effectiveness.

[@tinahoefs1455]

I'll keep it on my want list but there'll have to be a pretty good sale.

[@4tarobyte]

3:52 so I wasn’t the only one getting Dynasty Warriors vibes! but this time you’re the mobs, haha. it’s weird seeing obviously Hiro Mashima designs in a game (the similarity between his protagonists’ designs sure is something). doubtful this game is for me since visual novels and Dynasty Warriors-likes aren’t my fave, therefore monster farming seems tedious to progress in, but it’s an interesting mix! thanks for sharing!

[@cirmothe9]

I didn't really think this would appeal to farming game players anyway. As a jrpg/vn fan, I think it's for me.

[@Laf631]

It's nice to see takes on farm sim that aren't just "Harvest Moon, reskinned." It seems like this one maybe should have had a different name to make it clearer that it's really more of an action RPG with farming elements, but the general premise seems like they're actually trying something new, rather than sticking with the expected genre tropes.

[@-Tanger_ine-]

Haven’t played it but the idea of a dating sim/visual novel with like farming or running a shop is pretty interesting. I’d think it’d have to be made better tho and definitely marketed that way instead of just a farming sim

[@AlexDayz]

Definitely seems very interesting and just about what I expected, though I definitely feel it focuses more on stuff outside the farming aspect. The story aspect is interesting since it seems it’s simultaneously trying to be have a deeper story but also has a lot of modes like the maze where you can just turn your brain off while doing something else. The art and vibrancy is also top tier! Probably not a day 1 pickup, though if I see it on store shelves and I’ve got some extra cash I would definitely pick it up.

[@sollnoll9271]

Thanks for the review!

[@okayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy]

Hmm, I think this is a game I could have a good time playing, but I'm not *drawn* to it the way I'd like to be. But I'm still happy it exists and I hope it's successful enough for a sequel so they can develop the ideas further? Farming Sims need more new ideas that break the mold imo, and this is a really fun take on the cozy/chill farm sim. I really like the idea of a chaotic combat game with really chill life sim downtime, I just wish there was *more* life sim elements. The world and environments are beautiful and I adore the colors they use, I'd love to be able to exist in that world more outside of combat and menus. I feel a little bad about this, because I don't think the Fairytale mabgaka is a bad artist at all - he's got great linework and his style has so much personality - and I get that the *point* here is to draw in more of the shounen crowd... But I just don't vibe with his character designs. There are elements to a lot of the characters that I do like, but over all it's just not what appeals to me with both the monsters and people. I like visual novels, but when it's just text and portraits the text better be REAL engaging if the portraits make me feel more dissapointed than anything. Maybe if it's on sale sometime? Maybe I'll check someone else's playthrough and I'll see how I feel about the writing? I do really wish all the best for this game though, I really don't want the devs to be discouraged from trying stuff like this in the future. 🤞

[@ArynBacklogDragon]

I was looking for reviews of this game, but couldn't find a single one.

[@TheLunarLegend]

Looking like an interesting mix of harvest moon and pikmin. I'm interested.

[@Sunnyheart_5]

A story driven game? Sign me up! I need a good story game after my disappointment in SOS POOT from a while ago. 😟

[@omgkittyXD]

So much going on the screen 😮 im surprised it doesn’t crash or lag on the switch.

[@SeraidenAF]

As someone who loves farmsims but also is a big fan of dungeon crawly roguelikes and otome game VNs, I actually am really enjoying what I've played so far. But the promotional material for this game does it 100% a disservice.

[@ryastor]

this kind of reminds me of Monster Rancher and that little skirmish war minigame from Ni no Kuni 2

[@vicetea86]

Now there's an easily recognized art style. Happy be looking outta shape

[@_Rhatsody]

Can you be gay with the male fusion spirits? (if there are any) That's the maim thing I want, and if I can't, then I'll pass on this title

[@zappycactus1804]

Don't know if you ever got a response but no, you're forced to be straight, very disappointing. I thought Marvelous was better than this

[@HAOKATOME]

No marriage?

[@ZzZen_arts]

The game is Waaaay too saturated holy crap D:

[@ryancourtemanche8546]

Whats the reason behind the Fairy Tail clones? Not complaining just curious lol

[@zrixie7695]

Oracion Seis and Ten looks like Natsu. Is Mashima on this? I know this art style.

[@Frogdoddofficial]

Yep. Its him

[@カナ-s8x6j]

The battle scenes are too chaotic

[@orenjiTK]

What the heck, hiro mashima really likes oracion seis 😂 this is probably the 3rd time i saw that organization name used in his works.

[@justanotherday5441]

I was initially not excited for this as it seemed like a farming sim and a monster collector, neither which I was too interested in. However, now that I have seen several reviews and the game in action, I am loving the art style and the soundtrack is amazing. Farming is barely there and it mostly about dungeon crawling. I like the approach they used with the combat mechanics and the characters are really engaging as is the character progression. Haha and unlike Josh I also really like the hand drawn characters with the visual novel story telling here and in Erentaros (sp?).

[@rodelcorton8815]

This game is not me i better play rf4 or winds of anthos rather than this

[@DavidWright004]

Great Video. To me, Farmagia looks like shit. The biggest turn-off is there is no CC (Character Creation/Creator) in a Farming Sim and Creature Collecting Game. I find it funny that "Farming-Sim" that are closer to that AAA price point seem to lack or have no CC at all. The second biggest turn-off is the farming looks half-baked.

[@MonekPL]

I got ps5 version because i was worried about performance. Also im not big fan of that combat ;-;

[@aoihitori]

I really thought this was Fairytail.

[@kei1702]

if i will play this game because Hiro Mashima art style

[@brutalnobody5240]

You just know Hiro is going to reference the shit out of this game

[@GigiBranconi]

A farming sim but no gender selection??? Useless

[@DavidWright004]

Or name selection you just play as discount Natsu.

[@tiagotrusler7192]

Farmagia is better what? PS5 OR SWITCH PLEASE HELP

[@JoshGamingGarden]

I have not played it on PS5 but it runs very well on the Switch!

[@MiguiMonkey]

If I wanted to play some REAL dungeon crawler games, I'd go for the Etrian Odyssey or the Labyrinth series. I still want to try this someday! If you're having fun, then I might also like this one!

[@Bloomkyaaa]

This game is a nope from me. The Fairy Tail artstyle is honestly not for me either.

[@cutiexmandy]

I feel like I might buy it whenever I can get it for $20-30 lol

[@Bleacke5]

The combat just seems to be the same as nino kuni 2 when doing troop battles.

[@Lemonade_Stand_]

I think i will wait for a sale.

[@Sierra-t5y]

Not worth 50$ but I’m glad they are trying new things. I just want a newwww rune factory world with new monster farm animals!!! And being a creature with magic and more farming

[@canariawing]

i could tell from the art style alone that this was gonna be a game i skipped entirely. everything about it is just so unappealing to me. good lord the character designs 😭😭😭(the elemental spirit designs are actually rly nice tho, i love sylphie's design a lot)

[@RinkuChan333]

Eh, doesn't seem like it's for me, but it seems like something up my sibling's alley so I might bring it up. Thanks for the video!

[@Frogdoddofficial]

Do you have to be the guy character? Id probably get it if my daughter can play as a girl after i beat the game.

[@miunya]

I just splurged and bought this game and now I'm regretting it. I hate the visual novel style stuff. I hoped the farm stuff would be better but it really isnt. I needed to fill a void while waiting for the new Rune Factory. I havent found anything suitable so far... help!!

[@Zeverinsen]

They just straight up nicked Hiro Mashima's art style 😂

[@DanielRoloff]

when i first learned of this game, i was interested, a new twist to the farming sim genre withgrowing monsters, and the fairy tail character art. quite a shame it turned out to be such a halfbaked dissapointment. from the empty bland "dungeons", to the meaningless farming mechanic that could have been replaced with any other kind of monster obtainment mechanic. and don't get me started on the boring 2d sprite dialogues. the character sprites are static except for facial expressions. i played cheap visual novells that had more effort put into them

[@robertwildschwein7207]

Palworld getting knockoffs already?

[@HanokoCr]

i cant help but feels the last good Marvelous farming games is sos trio of town.. i bought all of their new games too, but i dunno it kinda feels empty if u compare it to sos 3ds games. and in my opinion HM winds of antos is better rather mostly of Marvelous recent farming games.. doraemon series is an exception tho, those were gold. but this would be a flop, it looks more like a mobile gacha games

[@IT-ry8xt]

See Thumbnail: What is this discount version of Natsu and Lucy from Fairy tail? Opens the link and see Discount wolverine on roids... yeee this game definitively is not for everyone...

[@annacarlsson1280]

To much fan service!!!!!!! Give the girls frickin real armor instead of skirts that can be called frickin BELTS!!!!

[@GaiasRebirth]

wow the grafics are ugly and cheap looking...

[@gemodemplay415]

Yet another game ruined by the farming sim aspect. I wonder when they will stop making these.

[@sevenclouds870]

Luckily, it was Hiro Mashima himself...

[@qari11]

this looks like NNK 2 not gonna lie.. nino kuni 2 has the same pet system like this game XD

[@alexiere]

Please don't compare an amazing game like Nino Kuni 2 to this.

[@hessaa1712]

no mobile ;0;??

[@ARocketsPocket]

I will never be able to play this game because the art style turns me off completely. Truly hate the Fairy Tale style. Looks so generic.