First, the game is NOTHING like the preview. No dehydrated creatures, no ditch digging, no chests underwater.
Second, I completed mapped quests months ago. All that’s left is mini quests. The mapped mini quests are good, but some of the resources needed are behind locked gates. The items needed to open the gates are almost impossible to get for free, and have to be gotten from chests with keys that are just as impossible to get, so you have to purchase the keys. CON.
Third, I also purchased every production item months ago. Some of them can be upgraded with gems, but some of the resources needed to mine the gems (pickaxes) are also hard to get unless…you guessed it…you purchase them. One of the buildings produces items that are superfluous. Not one item ever needed. Because the mapped quests are completed, it’s hard to maintain materials needed for production. You can purchase SOME of those resources, using energy, but the batches are very small and require multiple purchases to make a difference.
Fourth, there is a locked gate on the island. Beyond that gate is another set of buildings shrouded in fog. The massage when clicking the gate says you have to expand your farm to open, but expand to where and how?
Fifth, the crop plots cannot be upgraded and some of the crops take a long time to grow. You can speed them up with fertilizer but, again, it’s a rare find.