My Time At Portia

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5.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 65 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 12 out of 65
  3. Negative: 30 out of 65
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  1. AsariVenom
    Apr 17, 2019
    5
    I love the PC version so when the switch version was announced, I was hyped! My first impression of the switch version, however, is not great. When playing in handheld mode the graphics aren't the greatest looking, and the lag is pretty difficult to bear. Also, the lack of voice acting and additional sound effects makes the game seem hauntingly quiet. I also found the map difficult to seeI love the PC version so when the switch version was announced, I was hyped! My first impression of the switch version, however, is not great. When playing in handheld mode the graphics aren't the greatest looking, and the lag is pretty difficult to bear. Also, the lack of voice acting and additional sound effects makes the game seem hauntingly quiet. I also found the map difficult to see and the controls were not the the easiest to figure out (especially with the additional lag). As is, I would not recommend buying this game on the switch until they work out the kinks. If they are able to patch the minor issues then it will be worth getting, as the PC version is amazing and highly addictive.… Expand
  2. Reyn_Sedai
    Apr 17, 2019
    5
    My Time In Loading Screens- the loading times and the response times to opening chest, inventory and interactive things reminds me of dial-up speeds. Annoyingly the text is both small and nearly see-through and gods help us when they highlight words or phrases because they blend into the background. Hopefully the issues i have with this game can be fixed in an update because i really doMy Time In Loading Screens- the loading times and the response times to opening chest, inventory and interactive things reminds me of dial-up speeds. Annoyingly the text is both small and nearly see-through and gods help us when they highlight words or phrases because they blend into the background. Hopefully the issues i have with this game can be fixed in an update because i really do enjoy playing this game and its definitely a great game on the go thanks to the Switch. in summation i recommend this game and some patience.… Expand
  3. Tirah
    May 16, 2019
    7
    Portia is a complete and utter mess on Switch - and I'm still recommending it, though under very specific conditions only: buy the Switch version ONLY if you don't own a gaming laptop and desperately want to play on the go. If that's not the case, ONLY buy the PC version which is the most updated, best optimized, and has the most content.

    The game is very poorly ported to Switch. The    Portia is a complete and utter mess on Switch - and I'm still recommending it, though under very specific conditions only: buy the Switch version ONLY if you don't own a gaming laptop and desperately want to play on the go. If that's not the case, ONLY buy the PC version which is the most updated, best optimized, and has the most content.

    The game is very poorly ported to Switch. The graphics underwent a serious downgrade, yet the game still struggles to run at a solid framerate - on a console that handles a massive and beautiful-looking game like Breath of the Wild just fine. There is no excuse, Team 17! There are lags and hiccups everywhere, and even after a patch that improved loading times, it still takes about 3 minutes to open the game, which is so bad it almost makes Sonic 06 look good. I also had the game crash a few times, which mostly seems to be related to putting the Switch to sleep while the game is running - which you want to do in order to avoid the insanely long initial loading sequence.

    The graphics are BAD, they look like something from Wii - the original old Wii. Textures are incredibly low resolution, grass is missing entirely, there's absolutely no anti-aliasing whatsoever... Sound is the same, there are completely silent cutscenes, voice acting (present, if unfinished, in the PC version) was cut here, background music is just fine, though sound effects are rudimentary (there's no difference between a sound effect of a sword attack that lands a hit and a sword attack that misses, for example), and same goes for many animations (spouse interaction animations are extremely basic)... Gameplay-wise, there are numerous glitches, missions that take way too much fidgeting to get them triggered, NPCs getting stuck in place and freaking out, event timers getting stuck on screen despite being expired (though that's easily fixed by shutting down the game and starting it again), clunky combat... the list would go on and on...

    So why am I still recommending this game? The basis of a solid experience is there, it's just extremely unpolished. There's also a large amount of content for a game that's essentially still in development. There's building and upgrading of the town and your workshop, socializing with NPCs and eventual marriage and children, fishing, animal husbandry, farming, archeology, combat dungeons, quests, unlockable areas, there's a museum you can fill up with donated items a la Animal Crossing... And this is a game made by a tiny indie team on a budget of $150,000. The developer Pathea is clearly passionate about their game, and they deserve all the support they can get. They also didn't handle this port, that was Team 17's job.

    So again: this is a good game. It's unfinished, still in development and getting new content as we speak. It may take a while until it's complete, but what's already there is a lot of fun. Do NOT buy the Switch version if you have the means of playing on PC. Buy it on Steam instead, it's cheaper, much more polished, and has more content which isn't ported to consoles yet. If you can't or don't want to play the PC original, you might as well get it on Switch. Just don't forget to be patient, because the port is very, very broken! If you can get over the negatives, you will have a lot of fun.    … Expand
  4. MikeRuiger
    May 5, 2019
    6
    A lot of these reviews are accurate so just read one! But someone giving the game 3 to 0 doesn’t understand rating a game because at a 3 I would think the game is unplayable! Which it is not it’s totally playable but has issues on the switch I enjoy it but don’t cry over a little.
  5. Snaked_Snake
    Sep 13, 2019
    6
    My Time At Portia is a great game, but the Switch port needs some work, and if you're thinking about getting it, read this first and deduce if you want to wait or not.

    Load times are fine, but pausing, going into option menus, talking to people, pressing the jump button and even doing certain actions (I.E chopping down trees) will make the game freeze, and it will be noticeable. The    My Time At Portia is a great game, but the Switch port needs some work, and if you're thinking about getting it, read this first and deduce if you want to wait or not.

    Load times are fine, but pausing, going into option menus, talking to people, pressing the jump button and even doing certain actions (I.E chopping down trees) will make the game freeze, and it will be noticeable.

    The graphics are of course, downgraded. There are noticeable jagged edges at time with textures being visibly lower resolution and things popping in when you walk towards them, but this is a price to pay to get the game on the Switch.

    The game is also missing the voice acting. Most likely because it hasn't been finished yet.

    As with the PS4 and Xbox One versions, the game is at a lower version, meaning there are less features than the PC version. Most notably no Beards.    … Expand
  6. dinth
    Jul 10, 2020
    7
    The last time i have played such good game, which would at the same time be so pestered with bugs, was back in 1996 when Daggerfall was released.
    My Time At Portia sucked me in for at least 3 months and overall i greatly enjoyed it, but sometimes i wanted to smash my Switch because of the bugs. Items disappearing, glitched dungeons which cannot be completed, it has it all.
  7. Dreadward
    Jul 15, 2019
    7
    I love My Time At Portia, but I highly recommend that no one puts money into this incomplete Nintendo Switch version.

    You will see the majority of people pointing out the long load times and some other minor faults. But what you must know, some legitimate reasons towards deciding to not waste your money on it, is how the game crashes and how many of the game’s features are entirely    I love My Time At Portia, but I highly recommend that no one puts money into this incomplete Nintendo Switch version.

    You will see the majority of people pointing out the long load times and some other minor faults. But what you must know, some legitimate reasons towards deciding to not waste your money on it, is how the game crashes and how many of the game’s features are entirely unavailable in certain areas (because they simply do not work/trigger properly or at all). Out of all of the problems with this absolutely broken game, my biggest gripe against it is (of course) how it crashes too many times.

    I have played more than one in-game year and am simply at a point where I’m afraid to try any new things aside from the regular constant (eventually boring) routines that I know will work. For example, I finally planted a giant seed. Ready to harvest, I trigger to retrieve my plant and the game crashes. Not only do I have to restart that entire day after doing so much (and waste 10 - 15 minutes to load up the game due to its incredibly awful loading time), but I now cannot use a whole feature within this incomplete game, planting giant seeds. Certain items, i.e. the fish tank (smaller one), trigger yet another crash when trying to remove it from your workshop area and putting it back into your inventory, so now I have to have the fish tank there wasting space (also, the prompt to put fish in it never shows up, so it’s pretty useless). Many other times that the game has crashed is when loading up the part of the game where you can upgrade your workshop, move your structures around, etc. (it was only once, yet it’s still a time it crashed). In the sewer Hazardous Ruins (dungeon), another game-breaking moment. I could go on, but it’s really too much.

    In conclusion, do not buy this game. In fact, I implore you to please do not support the Nintendo Switch version of My Time At Portia so that it can be made known that there will be no supporting what is an incomplete and broken port that is buggier than a Bethesda game, but with none of the fun from it and with only more of the downsides. My Time At Portia for the Nintendo Switch is a game deserving to be recalled from the Nintendo eShop as well as all physical copies (they actually have physical copies being sold) until more time is put into it to polish the game and just fix it. If it’s, for some reason, incompatible with the Nintendo Switch, then just don’t sell it on there! Going ahead with it is basically a scam at that point. What is being sold for $30 (the price for the Nintendo Switch’s digital copy of My Time At Portia) is really worth $5 or less due to unavailable and missing content, game-breaking features, and just the overall lack of a fully-functional game.

    Now, apologies for the rant, but there’s nothing more honest than an angry review. I was really hoping to play this game ever since I saw it on Kickstarter years ago... Highly disappointed gamer here, especially since the game clearly has so much potential, yet I guess the developers were a bit too ambitious and stuffed the game with more than it could handle. I was loving it, playing it for days and really enjoying myself (while putting up with those issues and already two - three crashes), but it seems the more you play it, the more it’s going to crash and become unable to be played. I also only tapped into a few issues while there are still a tremendous amount. Might as well have all of the non-working gimmicks removed to clean up the game. I gave it a chance, but I’ve lost my patience as I know I will only discover more missing gameplay and more crashing if I continue to try to play this game. Anyway, that’s about it.

    You might never find a more absolutely amazing, yet most garbage game than this one - Nintendo Switch’s My Time At Portia.

    Edit: I guess this review was a bit extensive. I made an account on here just for this...

    Edit 2: I’ve updated this score from 2/10 to 7/10. Basically, the game is better now. Enjoy.

    (I had a much more thorough explanation, but Metacritic deleted it by reloading the site, and I’m no longer interested in being specific, or even in ever doing this again.)    … Expand
  8. Goned
    Sep 4, 2019
    5
    It's a good game but has some important problems as of today like freezing in certain moments and ridiculous long loading screens
  9. MDeezey
    Sep 8, 2019
    7
    Portia is a rather large world waiting to be explored as you progress through the game with lovely visuals and a large amount of tasks to do. From farming, to building relationships with the towns people, to the main core of the game which is building; there are lots of things to uncover. However with the myriad of tasks to complete this game does not come without any downsides. ThePortia is a rather large world waiting to be explored as you progress through the game with lovely visuals and a large amount of tasks to do. From farming, to building relationships with the towns people, to the main core of the game which is building; there are lots of things to uncover. However with the myriad of tasks to complete this game does not come without any downsides. The rather long loading screens and lags are certainly a turn off and certainly are what keeps the game from being rated higher. The progression of the game can also be slow at times and it never feels like you have enough money to unlock more land and/or to expand your house. However if you're looking for a game that you can put down and pick up at any time this is for you. The town of Portia will keep you occupied for hours on end, and if you're a fan of Harvest Moon, Rune Factory, or Stardew Valley than this game is right up your alley.… Expand
  10. DigaHole
    Apr 6, 2020
    7
    I love the game, but it just does not run good on the system. Mediocre graphics and loading times, that take ages. Just get it for PC.
  11. Hollowman064
    May 2, 2020
    7
    This game is actually really fun and I like it a lot but I can't give it a higher score due to all the bugs / glitches in the game for the Switch. The updates to fix things are few and far between and it doesn't get as much loving as the PC version from what I've seen. I quite enjoy that there's a huge emphasis on building rather than farming. Some of the tutorials or instructions on howThis game is actually really fun and I like it a lot but I can't give it a higher score due to all the bugs / glitches in the game for the Switch. The updates to fix things are few and far between and it doesn't get as much loving as the PC version from what I've seen. I quite enjoy that there's a huge emphasis on building rather than farming. Some of the tutorials or instructions on how to use things could be better but if you stick with it, it is really enjoyable. There can be lag within it but I find if I turn off the game and load it back up it seems to fix most lag issues. It's a very chill and relaxing game. Perfect when you want to wind down from a stressful day.… Expand

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 18
  3. Negative: 1 out of 18
  1. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Feb 27, 2020
    55
    While My Time at Portia has some great ideas, performance issues hold the Switch version back. [Issue #40 – July/August 2019, p. 69]
  2. Switch Player
    Apr 26, 2019
    40
    Though the content and concept of My Time at Portia is sublime, having the potential to enslave your attention for months to come, the Switch port lacks the polish and love it so desperately deserves. Should quality of life fixes be implemented, this will certainly be worth sinking your time into. For now, not so much.
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  3. GamingTrend
    Apr 23, 2019
    85
    My Time at Portia is a visually beautiful, charming game rich in story, lore, and personality; everything about it is made better by the jump to a portable console. While this version lacks voice acting and rumble integration, the portability and surprisingly decent load times make this a great way to discover all that Portia has to offer.
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