Gotta have serious RESPECT for a developer who does this - £5 for 20 hours of gaming that’s better than 90% of the same genre? Yes please! Please do let the devs know how you feel about that. Cheers, Mark
@SwitchUpYt yes, indeed. And time management related, is a great thing the quality of life improvements the games have nowadays foe us parents, it save many tedious hours we don't want to spend anymore!
So, no challenge at all??? And i also heard that the economy is broken. You can get tons of money just by planting potatoes early game. Will wait until it fixed
You are the ONLY channel reviewing this! Thank you so much, I’ve been looking for some review RU-vid content since its release and (as always) you guys have hit the mark! Well done 😊
Eastward is always the first game I recommend to friends looking for a real hidden gem on the switch. Loved the first game and being 1k hours deep in stardew made this dlc a no brainer. I'm ~5hours in and feel in love all over. can't recommend it enough and I hope more people will play the first game now as well.
I've never really been a big DLC buyer as I've usually moved on completely by the time the content releases, but this review did a fantastic job at reminding me how much I loved Eastward and how chill this looks. That along with the value and wanting to support the developers has sold me. I'm jumping in. Thanks, SwitchUp.
I just bought the bundle on steam yesterday since it was on sale and I’ve been wanting to play and then, you guys drop a review on it the very next day lol Thank you for the review! It has shown me that my purchase was a good one and hyped me to start playing asap
I know what you mean. Had this (Eastward) on my list for so long. Finally played it last year and wasn't disappointed. Some parts were a bit too hard for me, but overall a great game. Looking forward to playing Octopia in the coming vacation.
So happy this dlc turned out so well and that we can return to Eastward's world. Eastward's presentation and vibes are perfect for this genre and in my opinion the pixel art makes Octopia prettier than most games in the genre. The price is madness
I agree. They should just go full fledged farming sim like stardew valley. Where you watch the kid grow up(to teen, then adult) and ultimately john grows old and has to be cared for until he passes away. Treat it respectfully but realistically(dialogue wise/non gameplay). It could go from light hearted and simple gameplay- to full on sim- then bring in the deep heavier life subject matter, like a novel.. where by the end the gamer would feel all of the emotional pull of it. Like after an oscar winning, epic period piece. And why not when the games got probably the best pixel art style ever created.
This looks really sweet for people that like the farm sim genre, and those who love the characters and want to spend a little more time with them. I played the demo for the original game and it wasn't my thing, but I definitely understand it's charm and why so many people love it
Perfect timing for release as it's going to be a snowstorm till Tuesday for me so I can have farming sessions between using the snowblower. Bah the snow has already started!
I’m only a couple days in but it’s great to hear that that cooking/recipe crafting component ramps up because I was I little disappointed by the simplicity at first. Also excited to get to the mining portion. Seems like pixpil just can’t resist adding a little game within a game and I’m all for it.
Just hearing the soundtrack brings tears a grown mans eyes. Eastward managed to make me feel something truly special, few games hit me as hard as it did. This game is the definition of gem. I was so happy to see a dlc but also wierded out by the farming sim format. Either way I knew it was gonna deliver. Thank you Chucklefish and SwitchUp for bringing attention to this game
I absolutely adore Eastward! ❤ A little unsure with this dlc though as there's no action/fighting/puzzles etc and not the greatest fan of farm Sims but will see what you have to say 🤞 😂
Bundle, base and dlc all added to wishlist, cheers SwitchUp! Might order the physical if I can as well, I think it would look good on the backlog shelf lol
I have never even played (really never heard of) Eastward, but with the hype behind this DLC, I will have to go check out the original and then look at the DLC! Super excited!
I’m really not into farming sims, but you know what, I’m going to give this one a go. The base game was fantastic and the very reasonably priced DLC I think for expanding already mentioned great game is fair. Hats off to the devs for not going for a basic money grab… the fans will remember this ❤
I think so many games need a dlc like this. It would prevent post game depression if you can just build your home and town and have a nice place to go back to your world you love so much. One game in particular even though not on the switch.. but baldurs gate 3.. if you could help rebuild the town and just farm and stuff and I could still bang shadowheart whenever I want ^_^
I’m currently working my way through Eastward, I’m at chp5 & loving it. It’s not a difficult game but it is fun. The cooking is better than zeldas with a funky tune I find myself dancing to. I think people who wanted DLC were probably looking at more of the same but I’m good with this, loved stardew valley, so eastward in that universe is great. I wonder if John will talk?
This looks so cosy and amazing, honestly so excited to try this out. I wonder if this DLC will be included in the new Physical edition that Iam8bit are putting out? I did ask and they gave a very vague answer, which is frustrating because i want this game physical in one complete package
I'm definitely getting the base game at some point, so I may get that DLC as well. I've never played a framing sim game, but who knows, maybe this is the game that'll help me get what the fuss is all about.
Got sidetracked with other games, so I haven't finished Eastward yet. Just finished Prince of Persia the Lost Crown (fun game). Now I am picking up Eastward (another fun game) again. Gonna be picking up the DLC for sure.
This is an instant pick up from me! This really is such a bargain. I adore the original Eastward and tend to love games in the "cozy" sort of genre,, so having a more relaxed game with the same characters and charm as the original is absolutely perfect. The pixel art looks as gorgeous as ever!
Wow thanks! I've really struggled finding reviews so this is brilliant. I'm definitely going to buy it before the 15% deal ends, I just don't know when I'll get around to it as I'm currently fixated on..... Stardew valley lol! I don't play farming sims at all normally but I finally got round to trying it and I'm in love. So it looks like I'll love this too but I tend to space my genres out, I might be too burnt out on the genre. Seeing it run and listening to the music and sounds gives me nostalgia for when I played the brilliant base game. Anyway thanks again guys! I can always trust on this channel.
Seeing how few players the original version had on Xbox, I'm thrilled Eastward is more appreciated elsewhere. It's rare to see a game so full of earnest love and effort, where the amount of detail in even 'one-off' animations never failed to amaze me.
Wow. Eastward is one of the best games on Switch, and I’m way more impressed with this farming sim than I expected that I would be. Probably just because of that beautiful art style, and my relationship to these characters, because I’m not much a farm sim type of guy generally.
Fast travel points appear later in the game, at least they do in the Steam version which I assume is identical. They appear, as the narrator of Mr Ben used to say, "Suddenly, as if by magic." Honestly, I have no idea what I did for them to appear.
I would love to get my hands on this one! It is similar to what I played before which is Harvest Moon Friends of Mineral Town farming simulations like Harvest Moon and this one is definitely worth the time and money
Now this is awesome, farm/cooking sims will never get old. I got more excited about this the more the mini games were explained! The fishing looks great! 🎣
The main title, Eastward was so quirky and charming and Octopia is somehow MORE charming and quirky. Such a steal and so good for a farming sim, starts out a little slow but I love seeing the leaves of the friends we made in Eastward again. Only let down is I feel like they robbed us of the cooking mechanic, I mean in Eastward it was a whole thing, and the fishing in this is great but the cooking, so boring missing that element
I can think of few games that have captured my attention so far this year like Octopia has. I really do want to be able to have it on a cart, though I understand why they went the DLC route with this one.
I had no idea this came out! I really liked Eastward and was hoping we would get a continuation of the rather abrupt ending. This is obviously something else entirely but getting to experience more of the gorgeous graphics and music is good enough for me!
The combination seems somewhat random, but thinking about it, playing through adventure games personally gets me in the farming sim mood (my delusional dream would be a Zelda farming sim). I haven't played Eastward yet so I don't know whether that would be the case here, but I know I'm gonna have to get that DLC either way!
Have bought this already but haven’t played it yet. I will complete the main first before I start. Thx for the review 👍 but I have to mention something. The girls name is Sam not Sarah 😉
Yeah I am playing this already and loving it, like you I was a little unsure about the genre change but it works so well and is as well put together as the original game that I can't get enough, at only 2 hours in so far I have a long way to go and can't wait, as always your review was fair, honest and spot on the money, keep it up switch up....
I never really caught the life-sim fever, but Eastward had such a beautiful world that this could possibly hook me... I can certainly imagine some people preferring this to the base game! Hope we get a sequel... Westward perhaps?!
I was most likely going to get this at some point, but after watching that review that point is right about now. Loved Eastward and this just looks perfect
Reminds me back when dlc was a beloved idea full fledged new areas and mission decent hours, nowadays its just one mission a weapon set and maybe a animal companion lol glad eastward devs came through
@@ThePancakeJedi ended up getting this about 4 months ago and beat it already lol. I did like it but not as much as the base game. That said, since it was based on one of my favorite games ever (eastward) it at least got me to try out a genre that I’ve completely been turned off by, so that was a success in and of itself!
Would it be unwise to play the dlc before completing the main game? Love the farm sim style and I can definitely do the 20 hours but so far I haven't found the time for the full main game. Dumb idea? Or should I just pony up and get cracking on eastward first?
Very very intriguing, had not clue atboht this...naturally the Switch Kings had us covered. 🙏 Desperate for something to play so im gunna get this course itll be a day before Kingdom Hearts 3 arrives for my xbox i decided to randomly order 😅🤷
In love with this, Eastward is still one of my favourite games of all time and this DLC couldn't be closer to perfect really. It compliments the main game so well and you can tell the developers genuinely love this world and good grief, it shows. The only thing that I would add is that you probably need to have pkayed throufh the main game to get the most out of this one, which, I'm guessing, is why they chose to release this as a DLC rsther than a seperate game.
Eastward was already a lovely game, from the story to the characters to the soundtrack... And now a great dlc coming as a treat for the fans of the game! Great job to the devs 👏
stoked to give this a shot. i have mixed feelings about the base game. i loved the style, the setting, puzzles, combat, that awesome RPG minigame, etc. but the story felt disjointed and the writing was middling. fun game overall, but i felt a little let down by it in the end.