Summer in Mara

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  1. TheXboxHub
    Jan 19, 2021
    60
    The tutorial-focused hands of Summer in Mara on Xbox are where things stumble, offering a game that is unwilling to let you go outside of the strict parameters set before you.

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  1. Xbox_Alive
    Jun 5, 2021
    7
    Summer In Mara has you take charge of your own island and discover the ocean on this farm trip. Summer in Mara combines planting, crafts andSummer In Mara has you take charge of your own island and discover the ocean on this farm trip. Summer in Mara combines planting, crafts and discovering mechanics in the tropical archipelago with a vibrant style and a powerful plot. It's a lovely game with beautiful music and positive intentions, but it just seems to miss anything; just to make it feel more interesting. Something about it just made me feel hurried to finish with nowhere to go, with no one to speak to after the story is done. Summer in Mara is somewhat of an agricultural simulation. The player controls Koa, who manages her home island after her grandma's passing by, and learns how to travel the sea with the aid of Mara natives. Mara is a tiny but majestic world in the ocean. On the island in the middle, you are introduced as Koa, a spunky, defiant girl who interrupts almost everyone but just wants to learn about the world, keep her island safe, and support her society. Koa's adoptive grandma, Yaya Haku, is totally nice enough to just ell you everything you need to know about: how to harvest, plant, craft, and take care of the island of course. Although she leaves you early along in the game, her stewardship teachings accompany you through the game. After the lesson is over though, watch out. We're flashing ahead for a few years, and brash young Koa is all alone, kept in company with Haku's gravestone in the middle of the island.Apparently, those childhood lessons didn't stick, so she let the entire island collapse into disrepair, from the chicken coop to Haku's cruise. If you don't mind having a lot of quests, a cumbersome user interface, and a map that doesn't want you to succeed in your journey, you could find some value with Summer in Mara. It’s not all bad it’s just not all good either. Fans of the genre will surely find it worth the price of admission over in the Xbox digital games store.… Full Review »
  2. GamerGuysNGals
    Jan 12, 2021
    7
    Summer in Mara was a quite relaxing experience where you play as a little girl on a island with her grandmother. You dream of big adventuresSummer in Mara was a quite relaxing experience where you play as a little girl on a island with her grandmother. You dream of big adventures with or as a pirate sailing the beautiful blue oceans. How ever your grandmother wants to keep you on the island and teach you the ways of it. She wants to make sure you can fend for yourself by fishing, cooking, gardening, mining for materials, just everything you need to survive on the island alone. This is basically your tutorial, and the real adventure begins when she passes, and the island is yours alone to manage. When the entire island becomes yours to manage. You will have to make it all your own. It's really fun planting trees and veggies that you want to see around your landscape. I loaded mine up with beautiful Cherry trees to be honest. You will be able to mine materials and craft useful items as well like fences, wells for water, and so much more. You will also come across useful tools and items to make it even better like Furnaces and Fridges for Ice. These will also help with making new food items as well. You will learn so many more dishes as you advance, and have a really good time finding the ingredients as well. You will have a blast customizing your island until the day you meet a special friend you want to help get home, and you have to leave the island. Your dreams finally come true of heading out into the world on your boat to see what is out there.

    What you find out it out there is a beautiful city full of tons of comical and interesting characters. Full of personalities and funny stories. Oh yeah and fetch quests. Fetch quests galore. You start to wonder how this city lasted this long with out you. They literally can't do anything on their own. This will start your adventure of over 300 quests to improve your relationship with all of these people. Remember kids you have to do everyone's work for them to make them like you lol. Just joking, but you will certainly start to feel a little repetition if you over do it. I really recommend taking your time with this, and relaxing and enjoying it. Just sit back and take in the beautiful island and music. there is no rush. The missions aren't timed really, and you can explore any time you want. The only thing you have to watch is your energy and hunger, and you'll have so many apples and oranges that won't be a real issue. There is also plenty of places to sleep, like your boat if night comes upon you and you can't return your quest because stores are closed. Time flies so that will happen a lot. Just don't get caught in the junkyard when it closes because you can't jump the fence. I found that out a couple times. Most the quests are just making recipes, crafting things for people, or finding ingredients. Some times you will get easy ones like just running a item to some one. The thigs are pretty easy to find. Most times just laying around the city or islands. Some times can sell things to vendors, and purchase the item. If it's hard to find usually you just don't have something that's required to craft it yet.    … Full Review »
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