Reviews

• gamedeal user

  Jun 6, 2014

  For the price, it's not a bad game at all. It's kind of cutesy and amusing and has some city-building elements along with patches of story. It's a bit shallow and a lot of the options like where you build things are fixed. Your path of growth is more or less laid out for you. The graphics, however, are quite nice and the characters are adorable. The atmosphere and lack of urgency is relaxing. It's, in every sense of the word, a casual game. It's also a gentle introduction to city-building for someone who has never played one before and isn't sure they want to drop $10-20 on one of the more genre-defining titles. Like I mentioned before, the city-building aspect is rather limited, but it's quaint. You get what you pay for and it's not a bad game to add to your collection.
• gamedeal user

  Oct 1, 2014

  The Happy Hereafter is essentially Virtual Villagers - Lite set in Halloween Town. Don't get me wrong, it's a good game on its own. But there are a few lacking components and bugs that make it not as impressive as other similar titles in the genre. For starters, it's incredibly short. So short, that I finished it in two nights. If you follow the quest order you can probably get another hour or so out of it, but that isn't a good thing. There are a lot of stretches of time where you're doing nothing but waiting. It certainly isn't as long or as tedious as Facebook games, but it lacks item collection or achievements like Virtual Villagers to help pass the time. If I had known from the start to improve resource gathering facilities the second the tech was available, I probably could have shaved off almost another hour of play. Second, the bugs. And there are more than a few that can be annoying, if not progress slowing. On occasion there are times where villagers stop gathering from resources at the bottom of the map. While it makes sense for them to stop gathering when a resource has run dry and is in the process of regenerating, they don't always stop for this reason. I found myself at the start of the game constantly having to reassign someone to harvest wood at trees because they just decided to stop working after collecting one load. With a little luck I was able to get them to automatically harvest, as they are supposed to, but it did get annoying and tedious, especially at the start when you are entirely reliant on these nodes for resources. Another bug that is annoying, but not game breaking in any way, re units sliding around or getting stuck on decorations. Sometimes when you tell a unit to harvest something, it will show the gathering animation but they will slide all the way back to the town square. This doesn't prevent them from completing their job, but it is annoying. Also, idle units have a habit of getting stuck under things. Benches, lights, buildings. It is easily fixed by picking them up and telling them to do something, and doesn't harm your production since they were idle, but it is another minor annoyance that one would think could be easily fixed. The characters are interesting and it's obvious that a great deal of effort was put into their creation, but they are sadly under-utilized. Each character has one, maybe two quest chains, that are incredibly short, and then they are never used again. The mermaid has I think 3 or 4 quests, spread across two "chains." I say "chains" simply because the first chain has 2-3 quests for her and the second is a single quest given by the witch. Once completed you will never see her again. It's sad to see detailed characters and environments used so sparingly. Ultimately, I have to say this game is a "Pass." While it can be fun, for its length, bugs, and simple play-style, there are just better games of the same genre. At sale price, it was a nice distraction; at full price it would still be ok, but for a few dollars more you can get similar games with more depth and over-all entertainment.
• gamedeal user

  Oct 21, 2014

  Fun, Halloweeny humor. A typical villiage build game. Decent mechanics, smooth playability.
• gamedeal user

  Oct 24, 2014

  A cute little village building game. You collect resources, assign your villagers jobs, & build different buildings to unlock different abilities. Has a little bit of a Halloween type theme to it since your villagers are zombie-looking people and you wield magic. Seems to be a tablet game come to the PC, but without all the annoying "wait 12 hours for this building to finish" stuff. I cleared it in one sitting & it took about 4 1/2 hours. Most of that time was sitting around waiting for resources. I don't think it is worth the $4 price tag, but if you see it on sale, do pick it up because it was enjoyable, especially if you like games like this.
• gamedeal user

  Nov 1, 2014

  I should have listened to the other reviews about the bugs in this game. I'm only on my second task and already experiencing problems. I am unable to interact with the "Pumpkinhead", thus unable to continue further into the game. I have tried restarting, reinstalling, changing resolutions and he still just stands there bobbing his head like a newborn trying to look around. I have submitted a report regarding this problem. If it gets fixed, I may change my review. However, until then, I suggest you save your money even if it is only a couple bucks.
• gamedeal user

  Dec 18, 2014

  This game is exactly what it says on the tin. A sim game, you build your town. You start with a small area, and get larger, get more people, need more materials, make more items...it is a logical progression. It is also very short. Once you get the town built, the game is over. There is very little challenge, very little tension...you just go from point A to point B. So why do I reccomend it? Well, it is also very cute. The artwork is good, the characters are cute, even the town looks cute. The gameplay was also smooth. Things worked the way I thought they would the first time through, there were no crashes or hang up. My daughter also loved it and while she can't beat it in a couple hourss like I did, she doesn't care. So no, this game is not for the hardcore gamers, but it was a fun ride, and one that my daughter will enjoy a lot longer that I will.
• gamedeal user

  Mar 24, 2015

  This game has pleasing graphics and some satisfying building construction by some spooky slaves I meannn townspeople (that you can work to starvation). Bear in mind that there is no room for creativity - everything is scripted. The game is also fairly short. Really lovely little casual game that's gonna get you some steam cards.
• gamedeal user

  Apr 2, 2015

  Definately worth the dollar I paid for it! It's a cute game, and the environment and sounds make it easy to play from beginning to end. I found it easy on the head. Ya know those times when you just wanna chill out, but not play anything intense... this is the kinda game that's good for that. You basically get asked to do tasks to unlock areas and buildings then more tasks to level them up. There are a couple of bugs but nothing to your panties in a bunch over... ;P I showed one possible bug area in the Part 1 of my full playthrough. There is also a misleading mission asking you to fill an order for 5 units of wood (should have been worded "Planks" of wood). Here's Part 12 of the playthrough I made to clear up any confusion about it. It also contains the Fake Gold Mission. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6REps1Ljbg&list=PLrsBivCXPDcd2bG0PVcnyMGHDvg7kkp9k&index=12 In short... I got it dirt cheap during a sale and I'm glad I bought it! It also has Steam Trading Cards which is a bonus!
• gamedeal user

  Apr 23, 2015

  Looking for something to take the edge off after a hard day's work? This may be it! :)
• gamedeal user

  Jun 22, 2015

  Nice little casual builder/sim for when you're in the mood for an easier game. It is polished, and I encountered no bugs. Even if you consider yourself a hardcore gamer, sometimes you just want something easy you can do while also doing something else, like catching up on your TV backlog.