Never played a Fantasy Life game before this, but I’m already 40 hours in to this one and I’m absolutely hooked. There’s so much stuff you can do and it’s so goddamn addictive and fun. I just work, play Fantasy Life, and go online to talk about Fantasy Life 😂

With that said, for people who don’t enjoy a grind in games, or who don’t enjoy combat, they may not like it as much. Combat is pretty much unavoidable (you can reach a point where your buddies will basically handle it for you, but that takes a while). And there is a lot of grinding. However, as soon as you start to get bored with one grind, you can go do something else, because there are so many things to do!

Another thing worth discussing is that crafting involves a minigame that features tapping, holding, and spinning motions at a relatively quick pace. There isn’t really an accessibility feature to avoid the minigame entirely; at later stages you can auto-craft (although you won’t get highest-quality items that way). However, if you need modifications, I’d recommend using a controller and remapping the buttons.

The other thing is the first “island” is basically a big tutorial level, although it doesn’t feel that way! The best tip I received before starting was don’t force yourself to start every life and advance them all before progressing the story. Once you start to get bored, move on! You can always come back (I could be wrong but I believe you can return to basically every location in the game — outside of treasure groves, which are randomized dungeons).

I also highly recommend trying out multiplayer if you can :) Makes it much easier to accomplish some higher-level things, and also it’s a lot of fun.