Paleo Pines Review (PS5)

Farming simulators can be either hardcore manly experiences, where you sweat over the controller while parallel parking tractors and combines, or endearing and relaxing activities that often bring back pleasant childhood memories. Paleo Pines should be an example for the second group, adding cute dinosaurs into the mix of exploring colorful environments and friendly faces. But things do not always play out as they should.

Unfortunately, beyond the surface of overly sweet characters and vivid colors, Paleo Pines, proves to be an experience that instead of relaxing its players, puts their patience to the test. The formula is the very same that we have seen countless times: arrive at the farm, fix-up the farm, grow crops, make friends and uncover lighthearted mysteries. Still, somehow along the way things derail and the overall experience suffers greatly as a result.

Things start on an optimistic note, with you arriving at your family’s farm on the back of a cute dino...