Neopets: Tales of Dacardia 9+

I feel like this game has potential, but it just isn’t there yet. The game seems to have a really slow pace, especially for the beginning of the game. I’ve hit a point where I can’t progress because the material distribution is a bit whack. I find myself getting more uncommon/rare materials than common & can’t progress anymore because of it. With still being in the beginning levels it puts the player in a situation where there really isn’t much to do. It’s hard not to feel like that’s purposely put in to stall the player. If there were other ways to obtain things like sticks and pebbles it wouldn’t be so bad (like having them as bonus material you could get through farming and mining)

I also recall seeing dialogue about watching ads to earn neggs, but not seeing an option to actually do so? But that could’ve also just have been me misreading or misremembering

This game is visually cute and has potential but so far it’s missing a lot. There’s not much “play time” to this game seeing as the only thing to do upon opening the game is break a few crates for some items and maybe collect a few fruits from the farm. There are quests to do but I can’t progress past them because I’m missing items needed and the only way to get those items is to hopefully get it in one of the crates you break. You only get 2 crates at a time and they take a while to respawn it seems. I would say I have a total “play time” of about 20 minutes since downloading this game. There are plenty of other games on the App Store that involve the same city building mechanic but have way more to offer. I hope the TNT team adds more content to this game since as of right now there’s not much to it at all. I can see this being one of the games I wind up uninstalling after a few days due to lack of playability which is a let down for sure.

This game has sort of an off brand animal crossing vibe but it’s really failing to pull me in so far. The story is cute but I’m having a hard time staying engaged. I’ve been stuck on a mission that requires pebbles (they appear randomly on the beach) for two days and I just don’t know if I care enough to continue.

If you are looking for a game like the original neopets, this ain’t it. It’s more of a story telling game with a little bit of customization tossed in there. It has the potential to be a fun little mobile game but it for sure needs some work with pacing and the rarity of basic materials needed to continue the story.