This Game is Like Stardew Valley Meets Fable! Preview of Mirthwood

[@Ninja40K]

It's refreshing to see a dark-themed farming game; it's a good fit for the medieval theme.

[@MiguiMonkey]

I feel like this game would be a niche in the cozy community because of the dark tones. I love this one though, it's very refreshing especially if you'll compare it to cozy games that are just cute but no substance. Also, the demo struggle so much on my PC so I will try it elsewhere. I don't think it's optimized yet. 4:00 hahaha I LAUGHED at that random stabbing after saving the guy 😂

[@giversinner971]

I’ve been playing farming sims for forever like HM and Rune Factory. I hate that these games are all lumped together as “cozy”. It really limits people’s expectations for these games, and I find the label so childish. It makes me feel like a baby playing games to be coddled when a lot of these games do contain deeper gameplay systems and RPG elements. A “darker” farming sim shouldn’t be so unusual. Even Stardew Valley contains darker themes like suicide, pollution, corporate take-over, and dark magic. The “cozy” label is so limiting and doesn’t encapsulate why I play some of these games.

[@kckillakrack9714]

​@@giversinner971I been playing this game and it's a really good game honestly

[@oneautumnleaff2119]

@@giversinner971 thats cool, so anyways, thats why you play games and not why we (everyone else) play games.

[@artivancrow]

I played the demo yesterday and I’m already loving it. Can’t wait for the full release, it’s so refreshing to have some darker themes and morality choices in a game like this. I also adore the style they went for!

[@katiethefandomgirl4412]

This reminds me so much of Skyrim if it focused a little more on life sim such, so I'm very much looking forward to this. I don't usually play survival games since I personally prefer to focus on having only health and/or stamina to work with, but I played games like Palworld before so I think I can handle having a hunger bar to worry about as well.

[@66sinead]

Looks fun. I'm grabbing the demo and have wish listed to keep an eye on the game. Ty for the vid Josh. Gr8 as always :)

[@Em-fz5uh]

This game looks so fun ! I was hoping for a game mixing live sim/cozy elements with rpg. The fact that it's set in a darker, medieval setting is even better ! Can't wait to play this game !

[@Sekai_026]

Thanks for the video! I've been eyeing on this one for a while now. I really love the artstyle with gameplay with complexity but not too much. Can't wait to play this on my Steam Deck!

[@Tashenubast]

This is on my wishlist but I'm still going to wait for other reviews. Thank you for reviewing it!!! I've been curious.

[@TolgaCO]

u said "i love the atmosphere of the game" while showing a person unaliving himself XD

[@DeVon675]

Unaliving? Is that an actual word? 😂

[@TolgaCO]

​@@DeVon675 yes unalive is a better verb to use if u wanna avoid triggering someone with a trauma. :) its commonly used in tiktok cos using the "s--" word gets u banned.

[@Chaddwit2ds]

@@DeVon675it’s slang that started due to the actual word getting censored on some social media platforms.

[@DeVon675]

@@Chaddwit2ds Oh lord, thanks a lot for the clarification

[@bushmonster1702]

@@DeVon675 you have to become a creative genius when it comes to posting comments on this platform.

[@oneautumnleaff2119]

im excited for it ngl, ironically the dark atmosphere of the game is what makes it cozy imo

[@flowerpixel]

So glad you posted an update on this. It's top of wishlist

[@Laf631]

It sounds like it will have a lot of fun elements that will make it stand out from all the cozy farming sims.

[@albarhimsite6653]

The art style looks good

[@LouieLouLoo]

I looooove the art style and the overall vibes.

[@SarahColledge]

The colour schemes remind me of Graveyard Keeper, a game I love! I'll check this out, thanks Josh.

[@willexart]

Hi Josh, please can you do a video on Ylands, it’s releasing for the switch and it does have a farming element but I’d love to know more? I followed the game years ago when it was first released, it was very buggy and seems completely different to the switch release so looking for more information but there isn’t much about.

[@backpackingtony1779]

I’m really stoned and this guy’s accent is making me want to download the demo, play it and get it once it launches.

[@Kampfrattex3]

This looks so cool. Reminds me of a darker, more mature Rune Factory.

[@CrobatmanIamthenight]

Jeering is to laugh at mockingly

[@JeanBoivin-f2j]

so far i like the demo and it will e coming out very soon with critter cove so either i get both or just one but witch one lol. My only thing and its the same with all games is can you turn off the music i like hearing the environment birds so on and i can tell the world sounds are super good. I like the graphics also.

[@GeoDudeB]

I hope there is steamdeck support

[@suicune2001]

I've never heard of this game but it sounds interesting. Seems like it needs a bit of polish, though.

[@kckillakrack9714]

It's actually a really good game

[@kckillakrack9714]

I been playing it. It's not bad

[@Celery_Seeds]

I thought jeer is synonymous with cheer. I would make the same mistake

[@honaleri]

It's basically an antonym of cheer. Cheer, to praise or rejoice in. Jeer, to heckle or condemn. Now we just need to know what eer means.

[@toggle_blackbox9125]

the dialogue system just seems like nonsense to me - select boast and then the npc responds with something completely unrelated

[@honaleri]

The bugs don't give me confidence... A loooooot of farm sims release with bugs and I'm not confident they will fix them just cause this is a demo. But, I'm hopeful. Beyond that, it always makes me suspicious when demos are really short. Makes me fear like...how much do you guys have done? It's better to release a completed demo than a buggy one 100% of the time, because anyone downloading the demo is super interested, the demo exists to seal the deal for buyers. If you give them a buggy mess, they'll lose interest not gain it! So... really not the impression I was hoping for. This made me less interested overall. But still hopeful. I love the dark tone, survival elements and story beats. But, I'm curious how deep the story goes. If they go the Skyrim route where most things are totally optional, I'm in. But, if things are less sandbox and more...forced, I don't really want that. It doesn't feel like the type of game where you will get connected to the characters very deeply, (maybe a good idea, with some unaliving like that) but, still I like these games for the characters 99% of the time. So, everything else is gonna need to be beyond stunning. If this turned the direction of say... Dont Starve, I'd be waaaaay more into it. I guess right now I'm just not sure which itch of mine this will actually scratch? I'll keep waiting for full release and see more then.

[@joyberryyy]

Bro really just left his family

[@DeVon675]

This game looks fantastic 👏 Can't wait for it, and here's hoping for a Nintendo Switch version 🙏