Bramblenook Farm

At first I wasn't going to get this space. It's a really nice space. But the "atmosphere" is more like a children's book of a farm. And I'm not really into that. And I'm not into PAYING for that. And it's not cheap. A $7 or so space.

BUT...

But then my friend got it. And showed me how the gifting system works. And that was the key selling point for me. Lots of stuff to give to friends. And being able to give alot to friends is a much better selling point for me. After years in Home I have so much, and have little interest in another apartment for myself. But it really is fun to give furniture to friends. Either you or a guest has to chop wood in a minigame. The amount chopped adds to your cumulative total. And you use up wood to make the gifts. Which is fun to do. You also need to level up in order to make better gifts. Another nice idea.

The other minigames are fun too. You raise crops and animals. Raise them, and sell them for money. Earn experience to raise better crops and better animals. The gold you earn is useful for gifting friends.

There is also a really unique and innovative system for furniture. Normally we are restricted to 100 slots of furniture. But here we have the those 100 slots PLUS 25-50 more slots that are built in to the space. These extra slots do have certain limitations. Only furniture you unlocked in the space can go in them. But the unlocked furniture can be placed anywhere in the space. You can also pick them up and move them around. There are also different layouts for the furniture, but that takes a purchase to unlock.

You can change the time of day from morning, noon, afternoon, and night. Though the "night" is oddly very bright. It looks like overcast with a starry sky. You can also change the music that plays throughout the space.

This is one of the most innovative apartments we've seen in Home in a long time. Definite A for effort.

A few suggestions to the dev for this: The nighttime needs to feel like night. With all the beauty of light illuminated near pitch dark. Also there are no giftable chairs. And you can't put chairs in these new slots. And chairs and table items (forks, plates) are items that kill our slot use. Because you never use just one. And to not have to eat up our 100 slots with chairs, utensils, etc would be VERY helpful. We also should be allowed to wade up to our knees in the water. Don't need to add memory with a swim animation. But being able to wade into the water would be VERY nice. And a great thing to add. Also, after awhile it's too easy to have a ton of gold and wood chopping becomes a chore. It would be nice to be able to use gold to buy wood. That would even out the importance of crops, animals and wood.