I played some of the WORST Farming Games on the Nintendo Switch!

[@piperbird7193]

FIFTY bucks?! Please tell me you can get a refund. Or a tax write off. Or an apology.

[@3possumsinatrenchcoat]

but if Nintendo let you do refunds how would they keep all their money? 😢 (seriously though their policies are freaking atrocious and SO anti consumer it's infuriating)

[@BJGvideos]

​@@3possumsinatrenchcoatThey don't have the "two hours refund" policy?

[@Nighone]

​@@BJGvideosno refunds

[@trevrah]

No they don’t allow refunds. It stinks

[@PointsofData]

​​@@3possumsinatrenchcoat Nintendo allows refunds for games that are not as described or broken/unplayable. You have to contact them, there's no refund option in the eshop, but they do accept refunds. Can we please stop spreading this misinformation and actually check the policies Nintendo has on their website? I'm not saying this to defend Nintendo, I'm saying this so people don't lose money. It took 2 seconds to fact check.

[@w0zwald]

knowing that you aren't able to refund games on the switch, I'm impressed that you did this

[@robertwildschwein7207]

Should have pirated them games.

[@phantomrecluse7311]

ABSOLUTELY Amazing... I was shocked to find out you can't refund. People need KZbinrs like this!

[@robertwildschwein7207]

@@phantomrecluse7311 I disagree. A lot of Youtuvers are like this and it is respectable that they are this dedicated to their channels but "game devs" who put out slop like this do not deserve the money. He should have pirated the games and donated the money to charity instead.

[@tundra4331]

@@robertwildschwein7207 unfortunately im sure 99% of youtubers are too "wholesome" to ever do such a "evil" thing like pirating. we'll always have youtubers giving cash and pitty advice to genuine cashgrabs and shit gameS

[@ryley_moon]

@@robertwildschwein7207 cant you only pirate switch games with a modded switch, which is hard to find now? you need an original unupdated switch to mod it

[@SunshineValleySims]

"I give a copper ore to the blacksmith and she eats it" followed by that sound effect. I almost died of laughter.

[@demoniktusk758]

same, i'm still laughing

[@henrybear2293]

I think that blacksmith would get along nicely with Abigail from Stardew Valley, both seem to love eating rocks!

[@josie_the_valkyrie]

“Nintendo Seal of Quality”. They really need to allow refunds on the eShop. Thanks for these, Josh! 😊

[@JoshGamingGarden]

I really hope they update their policy with the next console 😭 At the very least, they could be more strict about what games can be sold on the eShop...

[@Anna-dd4rh]

@@JoshGamingGarden that would be awesome! The amount of shovelware in the eShop is truly atrocious at this point

[@MaXxOwnagesMel]

@@JoshGamingGarden lets not pretend nintendo is going to do anything consumer friendly like that, they make money off people getting ripped off on the eshop, and that's all they care about

[@alexsnightmare]

Okay, that first game where accidentally pushing the NPC pushes them out of the camera in the dialogue box is SO funny to me. They literally just attached the dialogue box to a camera looking directly at the NPC instead of adding an image or another animation

[@Dmu_girl-2008]

Ironically while watching your videos at random this afternoon I watched your original life in willowdale video. From the way you can walk through everything I suddenly thought about a farming sim where you are a ghost who doesn’t realise he’s dead and the thing you need to do to move on and let go of your mortal life in fix your family farm/local village that is under threat from a corporation…I’m now getting really into this idea and imagining the head of the megacorp is also the head of a crime family whose goons killed you to get your farm.

[@Pk2723]

I'd pay 30 bucks for an indie game with that concept in a heartbeat lol. I'm wondering about how NPC interactions would work, will all the villagers just be able to see ghosts? Or will there be ghosts that you can interact with while the still living cannot interact with you? Maybe you could have some guardian-angel-esque mechanics that allow you to help the villagers and they are appreciative of you, which in turn gives you more powers? Honestly, a really cool concept that can be expanded in so many ways

[@CHESShireCat]

So would there be a farmer living on your old farm that you’re trying to help? Wait… this is stardew valley from the perspective of grandpa’s ghost…. No but actually imagine a really incompetent farmer moves onto your old farm and the corporation is confident that they’ll fail but you’re a ghost trying to teach them farming

[@Big_Topphat_Can]

This seems like sombody at the corp heard "over my dead body" and took it literally lmao. It sounds cool! I like the concept!

[@ryanroman1137]

You can see Farm Knight had no real work and heart put into it, just a cheap cash grab

[@lasaintepoutine]

The AI generated slop says it all

[@AsterWi]

if they use ai art, you can immediately tell that they dont care

[@Lunicia]

We have been blessed with another 40 minutes watchtime of Josh absolutely suffering! Thank you

[@RachelXKnight666]

I really hope that this turns into a series. Calling it “I played these games so you don’t have to” or something. These are legit some of my favorite videos on your channel 🤣🤣

[@ShardPendragon]

Whenever Josh uploads, a wise bat's words resonate in my head "Yes, that is what I am talking about"

[@nodevil13livedon]

$50 for something like that? 😮 that's robbery! 😢

[@DCatGameDeveloper]

8:55 inconsistent typos? to me they seem quite consistent actually, almost every seed has a typo

[@alexxC37]

Five item chests? Yikes 😭

[@ladykupo]

"Look at this beautiful family dynamic," 😂 I'ts late at night, and i'm really trying not to laugh too loudly, but it's hard.

[@Tribdinosaur]

There are so many quick, snappy, deadpan jokes that Josh adds in while explaining the games xD I love it; my favorite one is probably “after my morning swim” and it’s the Farm Knight protagonist face-down swimming in a shallow pond Timestamp: 11:14

[@foxinacup]

Super underrated channel doing the lords work with a great sense of humor - thank you Josh!

[@iveeesaur]

I’m sorry the mayor’s portrait being out of frame just because you pushed him a bit has left me in stitches 😭

[@Zahri8Alang]

30:05 did yall know that using the scythe is actually called mowing whilst using the sickle is reaping? Also scythes are very efficiently deadly.... If your target are weeds

[@Dancinglemon]

Games using AI generated images just tells me the devs are lazy and didn’t put in any effort. I start wondering what else was ai generated, the textures? The writing? Why should I care about their game when they clearly didn’t?

[@CatLady555]

"-with the most generic music, the kind you would hear in a 5-minute-crafts video if you remember those" IF? Josh..I think a good chunk of people who saw (mainly their later) videos wish that they COULD forget them

[@blessinga1464]

Its always nice to get perspective of both what makes a good game and how easy it is to miss the mark and make a bad game, but it takes work to endure some rough ones. Hope you're treating yourself after this!!❤️

[@Peppermintz1]

$50 CAD aka $40 USD for a garbage game on switch is like a joke. Even $30 USD for it on steam is not worth it.

[@squishish]

tbh 10 is even a crime to me lol. for certain ones anyway

[@Emugasm]

I love this series so damn much. I'm sorry though that you have to go through the bad eggs to make them. But I hope you don't stop and keep getting ALL the likes so it can keep going. It's great to know what the heck to stay away from.

[@digitalcryptid1189]

the inconsistencies in farm knight adventure make me think the whole thing was made by AI

[@DCatGameDeveloper]

17:50 how did a human being come to the conclusion that it would be a good idea to put a tutorial message inside NPCs? the immersion has broken into pieces

[@canadaedwards]

I remember animal crossing city folk did something similar. 5 months later you can still have your villagers telling you how to fish.

[@Reno3738]

I love this series! It is honestly so great to know what games are good and which are bad, and you are always so entertaining to watch in general, but these videos are another level!

[@rainypainyday]

every ai generated picture has also this kind of "blur" that immediately gives it away, shame these people got money in the first place but oh well hopefully your videos will help others to not spend their money on this soulless game

[@Aloysius_OHare]

I love seeing how SOULLESS the developers world really is. So when a game actually worth its price gets released, they get mad. AHem Elden Ring. Stardew.

[@RachelXKnight666]

@@Aloysius_OHare I don’t like stardew valley lol

[@WarKeineAbsicht]

@@RachelXKnight666 Doesn't make it bad/not worth the price. Just means it's not your thing.

[@RachelXKnight666]

@WarKeineAbsicht I don’t consider it worth the price. I’d get a refund if I could 🤷🏻‍♀️ Worth the price is subjective

[@ladykupo]

​@RachelXKnight666 Stardew sold over 30 million copies and has consistently had very high reviews from the beginning. I agree that our likes/dislikes are subjective, but the worth of the game is not.

[@Aloysius_OHare]

@@RachelXKnight666 It's 13-15 USD. LOL Don't buy it if it's not your thing. What my comment is saying is that a game like Stardew (WHICH WAS MADE BY ONE PERSON) has more integrity than studios that make a game with multiple people working on it and yet they make a shitty game. Case in point: The games in this ENTIRE video.

[@Proserpira]

That last game with how mindless it is reminded me of my hours and hours and HOURS of meticulous stressful planning i did whenever i played Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness. Genuinely the single most difficult farming sim out there in terms of just the farming itself. Can't save scum the weather and the crops are of higher quality the lower the sun/water points, having to gamble watering your crops of not, save scumming _every single day of Winter_ to have Wonderfuls available in the shop (that only appears if your INVISIBLE farm rank ends in 5 or 0) ((and the Wonderfuls are needed to do paddy farming or you have to keep swapping them out)), having to talk to the 100+ NPCs so they don't leave so you can successfully unlock seeds and animals that only unlock when you have four specific types of NPCs on the island, making sure not to let your rivals steal your love interest, but making sure the ones you _do_ want to get together actually do so... insanely stressful 10/10 i loved every second and do not recommend it.

[@TheNumnutRandomness]

2:21 Nice job, Josh. Met the mayor for the first time, and the thing you do is shove him so hard, you dislocated his avatar 🙄 (this is the video that finally convinced me to subscribe!) But seriously though, you'd think Nintendo would be more selective about what gets their "Seal of Approval".

[@castillon0285]

"This building is so fascinating"---you always have a fun way of introducing unfortunate design choices :D

[@SmallishOne]

Man, suffering for us all so we don't have to waste money... Thanks Josh! I always love your videos. Really looking forward to Fantasy life next year!

[@lisamuller1188]

😂 I love how you don't show any special reaction when pointing out the most hilarious things. Cracks me up .

[@ladykupo]

I can't believe it was $50. Insanity. Josh, you really crack me up. I do enjoy these videos just because of your commentary!! Thank you for saving so many of us from wasting money on these ridiculous games.

[@SandroilaKook]

Fields of Mistria is only 14€ and is still in early access, but they are so far apart in quality than these games.... Jesus

[@theoutsiderjess1869]

The mayor popping in and out in the pic creeps me out

[@demoniktusk758]

''I give a copper ore to the blacksmith and she eats it'' *crunch* That shit had me in tears man, the completely casual delivery makes it even funnier

[@beccabee8439]

thanks for taking so many Ls for the team and showing us how awful these games are lol

[@DarkandKind]

your humour paired with some subtle but clever editing is so funny. thank you for the excellent content.

[@Accidental.Creation]

Man, it's sad to see the farming genre getting flooded with these low effort titles. Too many developers think it's easy to copy Story of Seasons or Stardew Valley, and only see a quick way to cash in, instead of actually trying to create good games.

[@AzureRook]

Moonlighter 2 was just announced, idk if that sort of game is in your wheelhouse but the shopkeeping aspect of that series might seem appealing

[@JoshGamingGarden]

I really enjoyed the first Moonlighter!

[@bluebiblee]

the sound on the first game took me by surprise 😂😂 you weren't exaggerating it really was overwhelming

[@msemma4316]

I deliberately waited to watch this video when I could sit down with a coffee and a snack and really enjoy it - as I knew that it would be great and give me a good chuckle!

[@MissBubbles]

I'm crying 😭

[@maebeenaut]

Our King has delivered again!!!

[@robbypaine8101]

Your snarky, made me giggle. Well done not getting lost all the way across the road. 😂

[@z.s.7992]

I love the amazing writing in this game. Makes me feel like I am back tutoring fellow students in middle school.

[@lunaria33games]

39:34 those cows look like they have seen some things 👁️👄👁️ lol

[@icetypejulia]

I was NOT prepared for the sound that little guy made when he died

[@gelpens750]

LOVE these videos!! Easily my favorite series of yours 💥

[@JoshGamingGarden]

Thank you!

[@Gandhi0]

Farm Knight Adventure's sounds is like a farm version of Dante's Inferno's ambience lmfao

[@glittersnatched]

You're so funny, I LOVE this series!

[@Sylnir]

@Josh’s Gaming Garden Thanks for everything you do for The Cause. We appreciate you! 😄

[@Jacbean10]

Love your reviews. Im cracking up at your comments from the first game "why are his lips so white" & "maybe he just forgot his keys"- you said it so matter of fact. Hilarious.

[@darkmage7752]

I am CRYING at the character getting pushed out of frame and I’m barely into this video

[@otterbeans]

the last game strikes me as something for little kids? Except there's way too much reading for a small child. It was boring, but it was at least functional and without bugs! The first two games set the bar way too low lol.

[@robertwildschwein7207]

1:16 Looking at it first, I really thought nothing, but after you pointed out that house and I checked again, those fences on the left look VERY AI and the overall architecture with the unnessesary bridge. 1:50 Ok, like, that's not even trying anymore. Blatantly AI.

[@2rosaleen]

I only recently found your channel and have been loving your videos! I enjoy when you play these subpar farming games, but also some of the better ones. It's nice to see what's good and what's not, especially with switch games as it can be hard to know what's good to purchase since they don't have a formal rating system on their app store. Thank you so much!

[@julias.6658]

See, you say you're suffering, but I think you secretly enjoy it... as do all of us. :D (Except for the lost money.) Great video!

[@carlacahill9453]

Your dry delivery in these baffling games always kills me 😂 “Look at this family dynamic” “I think he lost his keys” Thank you for sharing your pain and for saving me money!

[@dragonseeker5474]

First time being less than two hours to one of your vids!!! I’m so glad I found your channel it’s brought me so much joy🎉🎉🎉

[@alexxC37]

These videos are the best! You save me from buying frustrating things.

[@jampine8268]

The mayor from the 3rd game is just straight up Miss Pauling from Team Fortress 2. Also that name for it, got some anime syndrome going on there.

[@KonDragon008]

That first one is like if I slapped a price tag on my proof of concept; that isn't a "game". All those asking prices are criminal. I can't speak for every game dev, but the reason some games might use two different buttons to move items could be because setting a single button/key for one player input (such as picking up the item in the inventory) was causing problems (perhaps items were being flung back into the original spot instead of being placed in the inventory) and the devs either couldn't figure out how to fix it or ran out of time (or didn't care). Most likely, they had some sort of spaghetti for a code/script (or they asked ChatGPT to make them a script) and it was just easier to create another player input than to adjust their UI element or actually know much scripting. Again, I'm just spitballing here. The game I'm making is a narrative story game and not a game which has an inventory system, so I only have a limited knowledge on creating one (I did learn about how to do it, but didn't have to actually use one for my game). Also want to add that I'm 100% against using AI for making games (be it image generation AI or using ChatGPT for scripts).

[@weebmaster]

That second one I could’ve SWORN you’ve already played that- omg it’s that forgettable lol

[@tinahoefs1455]

The game near the end will probably count using your axe from just swinging at the air since it takes stamina. I'm guessing the golden tools probably get rid of the stumps etc.

[@tiffyfemboy]

*Thats why I stick with steam... Since every game is digital now, at least Steam let me refund it.* Dont tell me Nintendo Eshop doesnt let you refund it...

[@kojiberri]

I really appreciate this series. Saved me money

[@Bananachan289]

Oh god the character art looks like if Roblox and Fae Farm had a terrible baby

[@jeromed9750]

How did I miss this for 4 days!! Thanks Josh!

[@lizzychurro7701]

I love this series

[@ixieniapixie]

Thanks for playing these, I like seeing others play these games so I can decide if I'd be willing to give them a shot. I think on the switch, I'm just gonna stick to Potion Permit, Littlewood, and Moonlighter.

[@jampine8268]

The Switch store suffers from the trifecta of: No quality control No reviews No refunds It's basically impossible to use, and flooded with slop.

[@wyntermonique]

Nintendo has gotten me so many times now I definitely watch reviews before buying.

[@JayLeeBeanz]

It's rather sad that there even is a list of worst farming games. Cheap cashgrabs for easy money, huh...

[@theoutsiderjess1869]

The first game while not good actually looked like the most fun to me

[@StarMystique]

Strong winds degrading the axe! 😂 Josh! I'm cri 🤣

[@ann3923]

Imagine having "my universe green adventure farmers friends" as your first farming game 😔

[@markuswithak5084]

Yeeeeeeeah those were ALL badly ported mobile games and you cannot tell me otherwise 😭😭😭

[@MistFang100]

I love love love these types of videos josh makes me laugh each time 😂

[@jenniferm7111]

i have the My Universe farming game, its pretty cute but the minigames do get repetitive after a while

[@chaossmith3864]

The sad thing is that I got Farm Knight Adventure on sale and actually have had fun with it. Unfortunately have soft locked myself and not aure if it's a bug or if I'm just missing something. Done it twice in the same place so genuinely no telling. But I paid a couple bucks for it, so eh for what I paid I got at least that enjoyment from it, but.... Yeah it's not great no lol

[@paradoxal_dayz9167]

Love your videos!

[@jervey123]

lol and i thought rune factory 5 was bad

[@Odd_Designz]

1:31 that’s AI or a weirdly compressed image. Look at the little.. fence grass things. And the… chimney? Window?

[@thepokekid01]

Farming Knight Adventure seems like it was a student or solo project (or both). It just seems to be making all the beginner mistakes.

[@heraldyaxelevi8132]

Next time you shouldn't waste so much for clearly trashy games especially if you can't refund it. Keep up the good work!

[@rrruby1377]

the house in the loading in the beginning doesnt even make sense geometrically D|

[@robertwildschwein7207]

Life in Willowdale still is and will always be a BIG FAT MEME!!!

[@lilygirllisa]

If I were to make a farming game that was mainly asset flips, I would just use roblox 😅

[@d-padqueen1103]

The switch shop is WORSE than steam because it doesn't even have reviews to warn other people how terrible some of the games are, Nintendo don't seem to care about badly made games being available on their store.

[@kimxire5730]

Im so outraged that this is 49 dollars why did nintendo approve this its broken lol

[@Walrussnor]

I'm an easy person. I see an upload from Josh, I click

[@Dystnine]

The NPCs in the first game have Lego Person faces... I don't like it.

[@Uzeybug]

That is what I am talking about!

[@pizzafrenchfries707]

I love your videos so much! 😎

[@juliamavroidi8601]

5:35 That's actually a grwat depiction of migraine-induced hypersensitivity

[@lovetherain3x3]

You are saving me money, so thank you very much 💖

[@Bananachan289]

The pond swimming sent me

[@sapphirII]

I suffer simple from watching the video.

[@wyntermonique]

50 dollars is insane omg wow thank u Josh