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Do you enjoy calendars and time limits in cozy games? (I don’t) (piefed.social)
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I don’t understand why the majority of cozy games have a calendar system and or time limits. I already have a limited time on earth and I don’t want game devs to artificially restrict how I spend time in game.

I have to drop games like Stardew Valley because of the calendar system. I know there is no strict time limits and I can just wait for the following year if I miss an event. But that just makes the game stressful. Also the day/night cycle is extremely quick. Every action I take I have to look at the time and consider the duration.

Similarly in Persona series, why do they have the calendar system and restrict how much you can do with social interactions? When I play an RPG I like to take my time to explore as I want.

I am writing this because I finally found a game that feels cozy, which is Fantasy Life i. No calendar, no time limits, live as many different lives as I want. I prefer games to be games.

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[–] BananaTrifleViolin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I love stardew but I hate the daily time limit. I now use a mod that doesn't end the day. I just keep going based on energy. I think an energy bar and a time limit is just too restricting. I don't mind the daytime events so understand why a clock was necessary but I don't like the end of day pressure or the pressure in the mines.

Maybe it makes it too easy but I still massively enjoy the game.

The calendar I mind less as I think it's not as important to as each day.