Revisiting PoOT

I only played Pioneers of Olive Town the first week it released and was pretty disappointed so I dropped it for the time being, but now I’m revisiting it since all of the updates and actually really enjoying it!

I’m halfway through Summer of the first year and have unlocked a lot of things and am having a lot of fun! I think the ability to stack the materials processing in the makers makes the biggest difference for me—before it felt like I was doing constant time management and juggling, but now I can just top them off with new materials once or twice a day. I also find the dialogue a big improvement, though I still find the love interests of this game somewhat bland compared to others…

But overall, pleasantly surprised how much I enjoy it now! There’s SO many personal goals to progress toward, in the order of unlocking things on your farm and getting clothing you want, etc etc. Lots of little satisfying achievements. Has anyone else revisited it and enjoyed it more since the updates? Also, if you have played, who did you romance/marry? I’m only about 2/3-hearts into cutscenes so I haven’t seen a ton of their events yet!