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My Time at Portia
Start a new life in the enchanting town of Portia! Restore your Pa's neglected workshop to its former glory by fulfilling commissions, growing crops, raising animals, and befriending the quirky inhabitants of this charming post-apocalyptic land!
Details
- Released
- January 15, 2019
- Developer
- Pathea Games
- Genres
- Survival · Action · Role-playing (RPG) · Simulator · Crafting · Adventure · Indie · Open world
- Publisher
- Team17
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My Time at Portia Reviews
Professional reviews from gaming critics
My Time at Portia is a visually beautiful, charming game rich in story, lore, and personality; everything about it is made better by the jump to a portable console. While this version lacks voice acting and rumble integration, the portability and surprisingly decent load times make this a great way to discover all that Portia has to offer.
When the issues of a game are rolled and stomped by its greatness, then it’s something to invest on if you have some spare.
The setting of My Time at Portia really surprised me. While I was expecting another delightfully colourful and relaxing game like Stardew Valley, I wasn’t expecting to see the ruins of skyscrapers looming over the horizon. My Time at Portia is a lovely game that feels capable of competing even with the titans of the genre.
A colorful farming experience that always has something new to offer. No matter what path you take, you've only scratched the surface.
The farming simulator RPG genre has always been a popular one. Harvest Moon/Story of Seasons took Nintendo systems by storm, and Stardew Valley has crossed platforms to become a global phenomenon. In a market geared toward gamers who enjoy stopping to smell the roses, My Time at Portia hopes to achieve similar status.
I don’t know if I’ve had fun playing My Time at Portia. Certainly, this is a compelling game. Engaging, absorbing, even addictive. Is that the same thing as fun though? Being dragged into a ‘one more day’ loop with no hope of escape is a remarkable experience that I can’t say for sure I enjoyed or not. This game definitely has some problems, but keeping you hooked is surely not one of them.
We live in funny times when it comes to slice of life games. The Harvest Moon games aren’t as acclaimed as they used to be, and the less we talk about that Animal Crossing for Wii U the better, but we have been graced with excellent indie titles to cover those absences, such as Little Dragons Café and Stardew Valley. We haven’t had a stopgap while we wait for the inevitable release of the Switch’s version of Animal Crossing, however. Turns out that Team17’s My Time at Portia might ju...
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My Time at Portia strives to emulate the charm of a simple life, similar to games like Stardew Valley and Animal Crossing. At first, the experience seems to line up closely with expectations set by those other simulations; as a newcomer in the community, you do chores, socialize with townsfolk, and customize your living space to make it feel more like home. But as the days go by, My Time at Portia fails to coalesce into a world you want to inhabit. Instead, it gradually grows duller under the burden of repetitive busywork and underwhelming incentives to keep the grind going.
My Time at Portia comes in after a surge in popularity in the “life simulation” genre of gaming, popularised specifically by the runaway success of Stardew Valley after foundations were laid in Harvest Moon decades ago. After being in Early Access on PC for a year and gaining all the potential polish that comes with that extra development time, the game is available on consoles now as well so that you too can make your father proud by being the best craftsman you can be. This review inc...
Anyone who knows me knows that when Stardew Valley hit consoles a few years ago, I became a wee bit obsessed with it. I even declared myself "The King of Stardew" around the office - true story - so when My Time at Portia landed here a few weeks back, it felt like my second calling had arrived.