![]() The only need of a tutorial for this game should be one that shows you how to make a plot for your crops. The reason being that it is pretty hard to actually to pick something up with 'A' or have a thirty second conversation with one of the characters. The tutorial holds your hand the entire way through, which in my opinion, is a little irritating. ![]() It doesn't get any more fun than that, right?! You also use the other face buttons to select between your tools. Most of the time, you're using the 'A' button a lot to talk to different characters as you walk around with your joystick. You land on an island, which becomes your home, and you immediately go into a very simplistic tutorial. ![]() The main idea of the day is that you're on a deserted island after being trapped in a storm on a boat, in the middle of the ocean. Well, when Castaway Paradise fell on my lap, I was really excited and hoping that it would at least keep me busy until the real deal came out. ![]() What does this have to do with a review on an Xbox centric site?. The quests, the collecting of items and the adventure are a few of the reasons why I love Animal Crossing so much. Visuals are one thing, but everything else? That definitely needs some work.I have been itching so bad for Animal Crossing to come out for Nintendo Switch. It’s not that the game fails to live up to life simulator standards, it’s just when you’re going up against old juggernauts of the genre, make sure to have something that sets yourself apart from them. At the end of the day, there are just better options out there. So, all in all, is Castaway Paradise worth picking up? Short answer: No. That being said, the thing that really helped me get through it all was the fact that I could name my character something crude and childish, because I’m a grown adult like that. The wait times on some of this tasks are a bit much even for a life simulator. Maybe I’m the only one who thinks so, but the chores you have to do in Castaway Paradise feel like… well they feel like a chore! Breaking rocks, catching bugs, planting flowers and trees, fishing, it’s all so mundane and time consuming, literally. Which, for a game about coming back and doing tasks, isn’t a great sign. Unfortunately, where the visuals earn praise, the replayability takes it away. So, if you were thinking of picking up this game, the visuals are definitely where it’s at. The visuals are simple yet work well for what the title is offering and the cartoony nature takes away a lot of the humdrum work that you’ll have to do as the main character. This is, hands down, easily the strongest part of Castaway Paradise’s game (so to speak). Also, you can become filthy rich -and let’s face it, who isn’t motivated by money? Long story short, the more objectives you manage to complete, the more the community grows as a result, which is as good a reason as any to help the island residents get back on their feet. Moreau style animal people… still with me? Honestly, the story here is fine and it presents the player with a solid goal to strive towards. Long story short, you’re sailing on the water when your boat crashes due to a huge wave and you become marooned on a tropical island which is inhabited by The Island of Dr. Moving past that and into the story, the plot itself is a pretty standard affair for this type of thing. As far as quality however, it doesn’t try to innovate or excite. As far as functionality goes, the title is pretty decent. That being said, I do have to give praise where it’s due, there’s nothing actually wrong with Castaway Paradise, it’s just bland. It more or less just focuses on being the same style of game which is adopting the classic “if it works for others, it’ll work for us” mentality. In terms of gameplay, it really doesn’t do anything different to separate itself from other life simulators out there on the market, like the aforementioned Animal Crossing or Harvest Moon. Right?Īll jokes aside and more straight to the point, Castaway Paradise is not a very original game. Unless… unless it’s a different game than Animal Crossing… but that’s just silly, it plays and feels just like it! It has to be a sequel or a reboot of some sort, right?. Sure, I can understand the appeal of wanting to try something Blue Harvest style to keep the project under wraps, but to release the game with the secret name itself maybe wasn’t the smartest move. Full disclosure, I haven’t played an Animal Crossing game in years, but the thought of reviewing the latest installment in the franchise was too exciting to pass up! Although, not to criticize too much, but I’m not sure if I agree with the naming process the developers went with in calling the title Castaway Paradise. I have to say, this is a really weird feeling for me. Reviews // 21st Sep 2018 - 5 years ago // By Ethan Butterfield Castaway Paradise Review
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