Palia – Getting to Know the Locals

Palia – Getting to Know the Locals

Now that I have a house going and some income as a farmer, the next big step in this new world is to get to know the locals. Aside from building up your plot of land, you have the nearby town full of people to build an actual plot of story. Well, "full" is kind of a stretch. There are maybe 2 dozen or so people living there each more or less with a specialty of some kind, and each with some sort of eccentric personality trait. I'm not real sure how the economy here survives, or whom is buying…
Palia – Getting Established

Palia – Getting Established

So I've established a house, next order of business is to fancy things up. Well, more to start, leveling up skills. In order to be able to fancy things up. One of the main aspects of this game is crafting, and almost everything you gather feeds into this. There are several different skills to work on and level, some seem to be more useful than others. Tree Chopping - Almost everything needs wood or minerals to be constructed. Seems like there will be a lot of tree shopping going on. Mining - Like chopping, mining is a pretty regularly needed…
Palia – Getting Set Up

Palia – Getting Set Up

A while back I wishlisted this game on Steam called Palia. It kind of feels like, Stardew Valley but 3D with MMO elements. There isn't any combat though. It's commonly referred to as being a chill and cozy game. This actually came off as kind of appealing in the same way Sky:CotL is appealing. It's recently been released and I have jumped in to check it out. The story starts out, with your character, a human, mysteriously appearing in this shrine where you meet the first of several locals in the area. You can tell they are not humans because…