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The objective is to build a settlement and \u201cform a symbiotic relationship with the colossus\u201d as the game describes it \u2013 as the world around is littered with poisonous lands. This makes The Wandering Village a unique and challenging game \u2013 not only do you have to manage your village, its inhabitants, resources, food production and the like \u2013 but you also must pay close attention to the creature and take care of it.<\/p>\n<p>The game starts you off with building a settlement atop a platform on the six-legged wandering creature\u2019s back. The tutorial immediately gets you into doing the usual \u2013 building a farm, buildings to access water to support the farm, and water tanks to store it. I found the tutorial focused more on the villagers\u2019 side than on Onbu\u2019s upkeep.<\/p>\n<p><iframe allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen *\" allowautoplay=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"vplayer video\" data-src=\"https:\/\/in.ign.com\/video\/174528\/embed\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Onbu the Gentle Giant<\/h3>\n<p>As Onbu keeps wandering, munching on food and sleeping, it travels through different biomes. You would encounter areas that are too frigid, or too hot, and this affects your plant production and ultimately, your villagers\u2019 efficiency. You also must maintain a certain level of trust with Onbu so that it would listen to your commands when you want it to run quickly through areas that badly affect the village, for example. That is why it becomes important to give equal attention to your village and Onbu. If the creature doesn\u2019t trust you enough, it won\u2019t listen to your commands and that can prove detrimental to the village. Onbu can shake its back violently and destroy most of your buildings if you take too many of its stone spikes to get stones. The workers have to leave their tasks and go repair the buildings, which wastes in-game time.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a research tree which is divided into three sections: Village, resources, and the Onbu itself. I found myself forgetting about building stuff for Onbu in the early game and then panickily building buildings to prepare for its food when it starts to feel hungry and starves to death. The ideal way is to equally give attention to all three sections of the research tree. However, some of the research tech appeared to be there just for padding and the waiting time didn&#8217;t pay off. I shouldn&#8217;t have to go through researching three technologies just to get bread.<\/p>\n<figure itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"image screenshot\" itemprop=\"contentUrl\" src=\"https:\/\/sm.ign.com\/ign_in\/screenshot\/default\/the-wandering-village-screenshot_w6yu.jpg\"\/><\/figure>\n<h3>Being a Village and Onbu Caretaker is Not Easy<\/h3>\n<p>As the game progresses, you will be able to recruit more members of the community, gather rarer resources, etc. Some of the nomads that you encounter can be poisoned as well and will die soon. This brings me to poison. Perhaps the most annoying part of the game. Some biomes have poisonous air, which can make poisonous plants and trees sprout on Onbu\u2019s back. These plants can then reproduce and multiply their numbers, so they should be harvested or incinerated quickly. Once poisonous plants start sprouting up on Onbu\u2019s back and you\u2019re not already prepared with multiple buildings to treat villagers and remove the poisoned trees, it\u2019s game over. I also found that the village quickly becomes understaffed. There are too many things to do and very few people. It all becomes chaotic very quick.<\/p>\n<p>The UI, at first, appears a bit overwhelming but becomes extremely simple once you spend a few minutes with the game. Managing the workforce and redirecting them to different jobs becomes really simple with the intuitive interface. The controls or the interface never got in my way; it became second nature for me to check on Onbu and manage the villagers, prioritise tasks, and so on.<\/p>\n<p>The artwork of the game was the first thing that pulled me in. The game is inspired by Hayao Miyazaki\u2019s film Nausica\u00e4 of the Valley of the Wind, and it shows. The cute villagers, to the beautiful surroundings and Onbu itself, the game is a treat to the eyes. The background score is a mix between serenity in the village and the chaos and disruption elsewhere on the planet.<\/p>\n<p><iframe allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen *\" allowautoplay=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" class=\"gallery gallery\" data-src=\"https:\/\/in.ign.com\/the-wandering-village\/174526\/gallery\/embed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p id=\"id_keyword__117693__text\">The Wandering Village ticks all the right boxes as a city-building game. Managing not only your village but also a giant creature is a unique concept that is mostly well done. It isn&#8217;t just a gimmick; the theme adds to the challenge of the game. Research tech could use some improvement but as an Early Access title, The Wandering Village is a solid game that is worth the price.<\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/in.ign.com\/the-wandering-village\/174677\/review\/the-wandering-village-early-access-review-adorable-city-building-sim-with-a-twist\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Z\u00fcrich-based developers Stray Fawn Studio\u2019s new city-building simulation game comes with a twist \u2013 you build a village on the back of a giant, wandering creature called Onbu. 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