Castle Story‪™‬ 9+

I’ve played this game for several years and like others, I’ve had to start over when I upgraded my iPhone, felt gems have disappeared, and that events are too hard to complete and too numerous; however, I use the game to appreciate how frustrating, boring, tedious, repetitive, and silly it is for anyone to spend time doing this kind of activity save for it keeping me from obsessing about how all these things are equally true of all the huge dreams I am trudging the road to manifest in the real world—in my work as an artist in my studio that include completing The Paradise Project and building The Center for the Human Family to house it (aka my twin visions). I find the game calms me, helps me to see small achievements take hold — especially with expansions permits, and encourages me to believe that if I build it without spending a penny, God will deliver all I need to accomplish these two Great Works. Silly, but it keeps me going from one day to the next just by being consistent. It’s a way to stay focused on progress and process, not the end goals! Creativity though building, organizing, planning, and imaging a vast kingdom is a reflection of the internal transformation I am making to allow my dreams come true in my real life. It is a mindful prayer and meditation. Try it! You might like it—especially if you have dreams of big ideas for helping Earth, our home, and humans, our family 💕🙋🏼‍♀️🙏🏼🌈🌎🕊

This game is fun in many ways, but when you first start there is a constant state of lack. You never have enough energy (you have to wait for it to regenerate over time or buy it) or enough “materials,” so this game can teach you patience if that is something you struggle with. The problem with this game is that it is owned by Storm8, which is an incompetent business. They have zero idea how to run a business. The game and other games by this company have many glitches that have existed for years and never been fixed. They either don’t know how to fix it or just don’t care. They also have a forum that players can access to get and share information. The problem is that they don’t allow players to openly discuss problems, glitches, or complaints. They run the forums with an iron fist and don’t allow you to question them. If you question, you get banned. So, yes, game can be fun, but expect glitches and a company that doesn’t care in the least about players.

I have been playing this game for 9 or 10 years now and have really liked it. However, it has been increasingly difficult to play it, especially in the last year or so. Often it take two or three tries to get the game to load and open. This is accompanied by a screen asking me to check my internet connection. The internet connection is fine, it is the game that is the problem. Sometimes I go for a day or two or a week without the game being able to load. Another common issue is that after the game does open, you can do a few things and then the game freezes and rolls back to where it was when you opened it and you lose your progress. I know that these issues are not only happening to me, but also to the people who I usually interact with, my neighbors in the game. They stop playing for days and when they come back they say that they have been unable to get into the game during that time. My list of neighbors who actively play is dwindling because people are so frustrated with not being able to play when they want to that they finally just stop playing. A lot of the game play is based on timed events, and when you can’t load the game for several days and the event is 10 days long, starting the event is rather pointless. So, a fun game to play, if you don’t mind the frustration. It’s just sad and disappointing to long time players that the situation has gotten so bad.