マージ・クックトピア

Ugh... It's painful to complete the time quests because I run out of things to do so fast.

I started playing after seeing a "TyQu" quest. I'm a huge fan of merge games, but after playing for about 40 minutes, I'm a bit bewildered because nothing has really struck a chord with me so far. I find it tedious to personally display the cooked items in my shop. Is the art style and color palette generally a bit dull? Neither the fruits nor the cooked items have a vibrant look, so they don't appear appetizing, and I couldn't feel the excitement or thrill of creating them. They have a simple, rustic charm, though. I found it quite boring to play. If the next TyQu quest is expensive, I'll do it, but if it's too cheap, I might just skip it😅

A merge game with a lot of story. You merge items, sell what you make, and build structures. Then you craft more things there. Basically, it seems like you just need to follow the instructions. What's this about raising villager affinity... Choices pop up mid-conversation. Is this going to turn into a harem? Raising the affinity of an old man doesn't seem very useful. Ads are optional and give you more items or energy.

No, seriously.

What I've been doing so far felt kind of funny, but now it feels like there's no fun or fancy to it, which is kinda...

Many games targeted by daily quests are merge types, but this one is quite difficult from the start. You use the items you've merged together to then 'cook' them further (takes a bit of time). Separately from that, you normally merge to earn coins and complete buildings. With the buildings you've completed, you sell items made by merging to earn coins (they sell automatically if you leave them). Also separately, you advance through story missions called Episodes. Partway through the story, you'll need specific items, which you also have to make by merging. Even more separately, you need to raise your affinity with random mobs called villagers. Of course, you have to give them their favorite items made by merging. Even after gifting, it takes like 9 hours to raise affinity. ...You have to juggle all these things simultaneously, but the original items you're merging (e.g., if you're merging eggs and chicks, the original item would be the coop) run out of energy? and you can't merge until they recharge. So, watching a lot of ads is a given. And if you can afford it, paying is an option. There's a lot of screen movement and it's easy to get lost, so I don't really recommend it.