There are video games on the market that function a way to step away from actual life for a number of hours and revel in current in a nice house, and the Animal Crossing-like Cozy Caravan is precisely that. It’s a life sim with the bottom attainable stakes and cutest attainable appearances. There’s no attainable option to fail. Nonetheless, on account of that simplicity and relaxed strategy, it could possibly get a little bit repetitive and really feel like there’s no actual thought essential to unfold kindness in a neighborhood. That, mixed with Apple Arcade unique content material, signifies that Cozy Caravan might be enjoyable, however could be finest on sure platforms initially.
Cozy Caravan begins within the participant’s hometown of Fellowood Acres, following a fairly in depth character creator that includes a wide range of animal species. You’re a member of a Guild that goes from city to city, aiding folks in numerous villages round Harvestvale to unfold happiness and make their lives simpler. This might contain cooking, crafting, discovering of us who’re misplaced, aiding farmers with crop care, and naturally promoting meals on the weekly markets in numerous cities. By serving to out, you get Guild Tokens to advance by the ranks and enhance your caravan, growing the vary of issues you are able to do. You additionally get to do issues like gown up, customizing your avatar’s look.
Now, whereas Animal Crossing will in all probability be the very first thing that springs to thoughts with regards to Cozy Caravan, it’s solely type of like Nintendo’s well-known life sim sequence. The precedence right here actually does really feel like touring all over the world, taking up quests, and heading to the weekly market. In a method, the gameplay loop nearly jogs my memory of a combination between some older Atelier video games and Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar. Individuals will ask on your help with an array of various sort of duties, leaning right into a extra quest-like scenario. Nonetheless, since there may be additionally the sense of gathering meals for the market and making NPCs completely happy, it brings Story of Seasons to thoughts too. Since private caravan progress is tied to creating the hassle to prepare dinner issues up and help of us, there’s a sense of accomplishment.
Nonetheless, since there aren’t issues like demanding materials requests or stringent timelines, there isn’t actually any problem to Cozy Caravan. The one bother I had generally concerned often discovering out what to do subsequent. However even then, it’s such a freeform and relaxed recreation, the reply often comes from taking the time to discover and discuss to extra characters. Stated of us are typically all lovable. The draw back is, whereas the character designs are unbelievable, they aren’t terribly deep. In that method, Cozy Caravan can really feel a bit like Animal Crossing. I’m certain you’ll discover favourite mates whereas on the street. However whereas they do make it clear they know your avatar and like them, it feels superficial and never a extra deep friendship (or extra) as in Story of Seasons.
Talking of presentation, there’s a Swap problem that I observed comes up and is exacerbated by the stop-motion design path in Cozy Caravan. It might probably really feel like there’s a little bit of lag when shifting round and exploring the world. I did discover that is alleviated a tad by selecting to show it off within the accessibility settings, making it run a bit higher. Nonetheless, I additionally noticed that it carried out a bit higher and extra easily on my Swap 2.
However there’s one other method through which the Swap doesn’t really feel like the best Cozy Caravan platform, and I introduced that up earlier. There’s Apple Arcade-exclusive content material within the recreation. This provides the Pawcific Islands area to Harvestvale. In flip, it means new characters, quests, and spots to go to. 5 Lives Studio did verify on the Steam Discussions forum for the sport that it’s a timed unique factor. Which implies in case you have an iPad, that’s with a subscription might be one of the simplest ways to play in the intervening time.
Cozy Caravan is a really relaxed strategy to a life sim that’s by no means taxing, however an exclusivity association means the Swap won’t be one of the simplest ways to play it proper now. After that take care of Apple expires and a few patches launch, that would change! It’s nice, however know getting into that the relationships with characters by no means get too deep and, whereas rewarding, the every day routine is sort of easy.
Cozy Caravan is available on the Swap, PC, and cell units through Apple Arcade.
Cozy Caravan
Cozy Caravan is a relaxed strategy to a life sim, however an exclusivity association means the Swap won’t be one of the simplest ways to play it. Swap model reviewed.
