Spiritfarer

Pros

• I got Spiritfarer with humble bundle a while ago and I actually liked it quite a lot, I got pretty sucked into the story despite usually just skipping cutscenes and dialog in a lot of games.
• But, on a casual play through, the game was great, IMO. It's definitely not for everyone, but it sounds to me like you optimized the fun out of it yourself.
• Or maybe if you were really absorbed by the story and characters of Persona 5 and FFX, take a look at Spiritfarer

Cons

• I recently went back and 100% achievemented the game, and that was awful and beyond stupid. Trying to find the last fish you are missing, trying to figure out the last 2 dishes you need to make, trying to max out Elena's happiness... All...
• A beautiful experience that combines platforming with life sim stuff that seriously overstays its welcome. I think the biggest mistake was having the most emotional bits being set at the beginning rather than spread throughout. So many t...
• I completely agree that mechanically, Spiritfarer is a tedious, needlessly grindy management game that wears out its welcome very quickly. But I disagree about the writing. I think it's very good, especially in the Everdoor segments.
• I agree that it's not a great gameplay-game, maybe not even a good one. But I don't mind, for a couple reasons: ... I still think about the characters (and their designs) a lot, I have an Atul plushie to hug because iykyk, and I listen t...
• I wanted to love this game when it came out, I really did. But I just found it so boring. On a mechanical level especially. If it was 8 hours, maybe I’d finish it. It’s way longer than that. No thank you.