More puns than RPS straplines
PlayingKynseedis kind of like being allowed too much freedom at the pick-n-mix.
Kynseed is an RPG, and a life sim, and a sandbox.
It is also Cooking Mama, andMoonlighter, and a dungeon crawler.
It is gentle vibes ASMR relax-and-watch-the-seasons-change, and also crass and knowingly subversive.
It does some of these things excellently, while other parts just dont hold up.
The best promise of Kynseed is its vastness.
I generally dislike writing about bugs in reviews.
We conceive, with the help of goddess offerings and virility-aiding foods (yes, really!)
and the stork never comes.
Maybe the most disappointing part of Kynseed that isn’t a bug is that the writing is deeply underwhelming.
Nobody reacts to you disappearing for years at a time even people you had strong relationships with.
A lot and I really do mean a lot of the text in the game is fart jokes.
In other places, Kynseed has exceptional attention to detail.
The cooking mini-games and combat system genuinely excel, brimming with visual detail and variety.
You want attack combos?
Youve got attack combos.
You want horrible little creatures?
Youve got horrible little creatures.
You want multiple different ways to make stat-boosting soups, sandwiches, jams, and stews?
I compare Kynseed to pick-n-mix intentionally.
The disparate parts of it do, as concepts, mostly go together.
It isnt thoughtless or careless, but it promises more than it can offer right now.
