How do you fix such a ruinous malfunction?
Or something to that effect.
So, off you go!
Unlike similar games, youre also not relegated to one static home here.
Bandle Tale instead has you lug around a backpack house that can be unzipped in specific areas.
Despite its carry-on nature, your home here is just as flexible and expansive as you might hope.
These parties provide bundles of charm, as do the fluffy inhabitants that youll be running errands for.
Characters can, surprisingly, be laugh out loud funny (LOL can be LOL, who knew?
Levelling up (Inspiration) plays the biggest part in the eyeroll reflex.
On paper, Inspiration seems like a great idea.
Except it doesn’t really work in the longrun.
Most quests require certain raw resources like beetroot, or craftable items, like a xylophone, for example.
Excessive grinding isnt just relegated to how you level up, though.
Take clay, as a pretty mundane example.
You need five pieces of clay to build a quest-specific item.
To get clay, you should probably build a clay pump on certain areas.
To activate the clay pump, you need a magic rubber loop.
To create a rubber loop, you need a bouncy ball.
And to create a bouncy ball, you need, urm, clay?
Sure, crafting games all work on the same logic.
And we know from other cosy sims that chores can be fun, too.
Skill trees dont iron out the tedium either; they just extend it.
There are times, though, when the hamster wheel detaches and rolls you somewhere lovely.
And thats doubly true when it comes to the five sky islands.
I love the way islands sometimes contort like the impossible geometry inMonument Valley.
I love the piano bridges that sing a jolly tune along with your footsteps.
Unfortunately, good vibes simply arent enough to save Bandle Tale from its overwhelming busywork.
This review is based on a review build of the game provided by publishers Riot Forge.
