AZNANA 4+

First and foremost, I overall enjoyed Aznana; as I suspected from how much I fell in love with previous works done by Caramel, I knew that I would end up loving this newest addition of theirs. I am going to avoid repeating all the great remarks that have surely already been brought up multiple times by previous reviewers in order to give constructive feedback that is hopefully helpful for both the players AND the developers. My biggest complaint is that the game doesn’t save your last game’s currency. When Aznana tells you that you should say your goodbyes back in town before making the big move that is needed in finishing the game, do NOT make the same mistake that I did in taking her seriously about “not being be able to come back to them.” The game will save the progress you have made in helping fulfill all the shopkeepers’ wishes, but what it will not do is save any surplus you have left over after making your $1 million purchase. I was REALLY disappointed when I realized that the additional $500k I had left over from my previous playthrough doesn’t carry over to the game’s second playthrough. Smaller complaints that I have is that there should be a little more variety to the music. An emotional disconnect occurs if the game's default happy music is the SAME music that plays for what was supposed to be the game's sad moments too!

I don't feel I can properly write a review of this game because of how much I love it; there's simply too much to say and not enough time in the world to say it. So instead of trying to scramble together everything I love about it into some incomprehensible mess of praise, allow me to simply say I cannot recommend Aznana enough. It's a criminally unsung and genuinely touching experience presented in a form that only a mobile game could provide.

I encourage anyone who hasn't played the game to avoid watching ads as much as possible. The ads are thoroughly noninvasive, only serving to speed up the experience. But I got the most out of the game on my second playthrough, just letting the timers tick out on their own throughout the day. It will get you to appreciate the game's beauty a lot more than if you're trying to speed through the story as fast as possible.

I've already written more than I planned to. In short, play Aznana! You'll be happy you did :)

AZNANA has a nice art style that promotes the story it tells. The menial tasks, can collection and item trading, is just the potatoes to the meat of the characters and story of the game. The little interactions and bigger story progressions help make you fall in love with each seller. Though the story itself is set in a semi depressing world; the characters themselves provide perspectives that can help you the player understand it better.
The real life waiting between trips might make a person who wishes to finish the game impatient. But whether on purpose or not the waiting creates an empty period to help you think about the events within the story. Though this game has ads to skip waiting periods and help you earn money.