In this adventure, you are plopped into a new job: helping guide lost souls to peace in the afterlife. The richness of the stories of these souls is wonderful- from losing their memories, to painful mistakes, to lives wasted. Several of the interactions left me with truly bittersweet feelings. And this is just the primary story- there is farming, building, cooking, fishing, and many side quests. And the graphics are lovely. AND this whole adventure is joined by your pet cat. I was said to leave this world when the adventure was over!

An engrossing turn-based adventure with hard puzzles and lots (and lots!) to explore. Many paths to choose from as well. For example, do you want to try and build an alliance with the shady priest, or rat him out to others, or just kill everyone? Your choice. The only reason I'm not giving it 5 stars is that some puzzles/battles were so tricky as to be frustrating- I don't want to die and fail endlessly. But mostly I just enjoyed the rich story and enjoyed my time in the realm.

I very much agree with the reviewer that explains why this game is great at the start, and then sort of peters out as your colony becomes more mature. I wanted more to happen and more goals to go after. But still an impressive game, even if you just play through the beginnings of a colony a few times.

I agree with the reviewer that a video game should be more fun than the real experience, and this simulation game is not fun. My problem with the game is that I can't understand why certain things are happening, or what strategy to take for making money. The tutorial gets you up and making a movie, but unable to compete with the other studios, even on "Easy" mode. I did download the 26-page .pdf Manual (easily found online by googling), but this didn't answer my questions. For example, how do I figure out what an actor wants in negotiations? It's all very hit and miss. Which I find frustrating.