![]() ![]() ![]() Valuables don’t seem to interest the mysterious bandits one iota.Īll the main assignments, in which we build big things like an elevator in line with the story, were rolled into occasional film sequences and set to music by good English speakers. In contrast, Logan’s appearances are initially limited to cutscenes that make us wonder why he and his gang regularly rob the Sandrock Express. They also lead us on entertaining story missions underground, where we once board up a large Geegler loophole. The Geegler – wonderfully silly lizard people – lighten the mood, for example, when they giggle and fill Sandrock’s oasis with rubbish (and we are then allowed to clean up the mess). Their job, however, is “only” to accentuate the story in a funny way and to bring variety into the central crafting events, which they do excellently. The obligatory evil in the form of the masked train robber Logan and the mad “Geegler” is brought in twice. This all sounds interesting, but also very reclined – and indeed Sandrock’s story is as lacking in dramaturgical earthquakes as it is in unexpected twists. This includes, as above, a good breakfast followed by a walk to the workplace). (All inhabitants of Sandrock have individual daily routines. ![]() And it is precisely this that is the key to a flourishing city in the middle of the pup-dry sandy desert. Among other things, data discs are buried there, which we use to reproduce forgotten technology. ![]() We take advantage of the fact that the beautifully designed settlement was built on the ruins of an “Old World” metropolis. Our main task is to help the economically ailing Sandrock to regain its former greatness with our craftsmanship. Mi-an has also taken the job of a retiree and accompanies us through many story assignments. For example, that a tradesman’s job application has brought us here and we are taking over the workshop of the retiring builder Mason. From her, as well as from the other droll inhabitants (including a “rapper”, a ship’s captain and a grumpy fighting cat), we learn all kinds of interesting facts. On the platform, Mi-an, a childlike tutorial in white overalls and aviator goggles, is already waiting for us. Why? Well, we’re in the dark about that for the time being. Well: the post-apocalyptic Wild West town, because our civilisation went down the drain ages ago, Fallout says hello. For this purpose, we have a character editor with 13 customisation categories at our disposal, starting with skin colour and ending with a black metal face tattoo.įinished? Then we roll into the station of the Wild West town of Sandrock on board a puffing steam train. We are relatively free to decide what kind of main character (male or female) we want to try our hand at crafting in the semi-open world of Sandrock. But already fans of Stardew Valley, building games and role-playing mechanics can spend weeks immersed in My Time at Sandrock. And indeed, tech edges still need to be sanded down and intermittent monotony combated via more events. That’s a lot of content for an Early Access title that will be developed further for at least a year. Alongside this, we can even distract ourselves with a full-fledged clone of the PvP hit Witch It! Sandrock, however, combines its complex crafting chains with action-adventure and role-playing in such a motivating way that it is really fun to build bookshelves and cable car gondolas. This is tricky, as economy-heavy social simulations live a little from the idyll typical of the genre. This time, however, neither cabbage nor turnips are planted! No, because Sandrock replaces the lush, green meadows of the prequel with a western town in the heart of a sandy desert – and places us there as craftsmen in front of workbenches, kilns & Co. The name My Time at Sandrock might ring a (pasture) bell with some people, because yes: it is indeed the successor to the “farm role-playing game” My Time at Portia. Sounds risky, but already pays off in Early Access. My Time at Sandrock sends the genre of the idyllic farm simulation into the desert. Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous Tips. ![]()
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