Blast Away the Game checked out the recently released Farm Sim / RPG Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin:

Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin Review – From Lazy Goddess to Expert Rice Farmer    

As we wade through rice paddies and explore a hostile island, what lies in store for us from the hands of Edelweiss? Let’s find out in our official review for Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin.

Pros:

• This game is breathtakingly beautiful. The art style invokes in me nostalgia towards my younger days as a gamer.
• The farming aspects are surprisingly in-depth and allow for some amount of min-maxing.
• Options, options galore. From weapon skills to what farming skills are active this game has options in spades.

Cons:

• The tedium at the very start of the game is real. The process of tilling your paddy can be an all-day task initially.
• Without going too far into detail, the final boss was a tad underwhelming and made it feel as if the game fell on its face at a critical moment.

I have to fully admit, prior to being asked if I was interested in handling this review I had no knowledge of this game’s existence. For some reason or another, it is something that has completely slipped under my radar. While that is regrettable, I also feel thankful for it.

Thanks to completely missing any news or information for this game, I was treated to what I can only describe as an absolute gem. As always, I played this title on the default difficulty I was presented with.

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