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The game has significantly declined over the past year or so. Wooga has created a division among players by forming two groups: those with extra advantages and rewards, known as the Orchid Society, which you can only join by invitation. Most players have not been deemed worthy of this membership. New side games are introduced to a select few for testing and then rolled out to all players, regardless of the feedback from the test group. For example, The Cabin is an eyesore that obstructs part of the island that players are meant to decorate. Wooga tries to dictate how players should engage with the game, forcing them to play in a way that suits the developers rather than individual preferences. Many players enjoy playing solo due to time constraints or irregular schedules, yet Wooga makes it difficult to identify other solo players. As a result, there's no way to know the best times to visit the lounge for serving drinks, which earn coins and energy. If you do playing in a team then there are 2 competitions which you need to play every week, one is 35 mins long and the other is 45 mins long, which not only uses all your existing energy, but you also need energy from other sources opening several boxes or using several star boosters in order to complete. There is also pressure to purchase items, such as decorations or collectibles needed to complete albums. Additionally, players require gold bars to construct buildings on the island. While these can be earned through side games, Wooga has recently introduced using gold bars for Jack's Trips, which are part of the "Help Wanted" tasks. This means players are forced to spend their hard-to-come-by gold bars on Jack's Trips without the option to modify the items needed, meaning that it is so hard to try and fully build their buildings Although Wooga states in their game to "play responsibly," the numerous side games, album snippets, and constant new features create an environment in which players would need to play long hours if not constantly to complete all. Team players are experiencing burnout, not due to team demands but because the game itself is overwhelming, leading to an increasing number of players leaving their teams and not joining another team, or leaving June's Journey altogether. When attempting to contact Wooga for assistance, players often receive standard replies that do not address their concerns. It is evident to many players that the intention behind these features is to encourage spending real money on decorations or items necessary for progression in the game.

Jusqu'à présent j'étais satisfaite du jeu, puis je m'aperçois qu'une maison que j'avais gagné a disparue, que le banc peinture fraîche de l'ensemble "École du village" à aussi disparu,!!!! (200 diamant) J'ai aussi le jeu sur ma tablette depuis 4 ans, et des objets ont aussi disparu ces derniers temps... Le jeu est de moins en moins sérieux, très déçu.

What do health insurance companies and video game companies have in common? Terrible customer service. Perhaps you’ve played a game that you enjoyed, but, when a problem with the programming occurred, you received an AI written nonresponse response back from customer service, apologizing for the issue, but not doing a thing to fix the issue, which might have cost you time and/or real dollars? If so, you’re not alone, but one game company seems to have set the industry standard for being so callous to loyal players, Wooga, a subsidiary of Playtika out of Israel. Playtika proudly proclaims that “Founded in 2010, Playtika was among the first to offer free-to-play social games on social networks and, shortly after, on mobile platforms.” And how did they make “free-to-play” games for mobile platforms affordable? They incentivize players to spend real money to buy nonfungible products within the game. You know, items like more energy to play longer, more keys to open doors, or, as in the case with June’s Journey by Wooga, more flowers to move further along in the storyline. First, realize that June’s Journey is one of the best “seeking” games made because it is in full color, and 70% of the items you have to search for in an increasingly complex image are in logical places, meaning that they get placed in spots that make some sense. There are no beach balls on top of spiked fences, for instance, although you will find keys hung in odd places in some scenes. However, Wooga’s Customer Service personnel are ruthless. Wooga itself proclaims on its website, “Our goal is to contribute to the overall vision and think from the perspective of the long term health of the company. It means you understand that the business needs are the prime directive. It requires adaptability and occasionally some degree of sacrifice.” Yes, they admit that keeping the company profits high are their primary goal, even though, logically, repaying a customer who has lost flowers because of a programming problem should not cost the company anything to fix. Yet Wooga will seemingly go to any length not to repay players what they have lost. Originally, when I began casually playing the game two years ago, I did not mind paying $13 a month for small items that made game play more fun. I knew, after all, that real people were creating this game, and that they wanted to be paid for their work, just like the rest of us do. However, after several unsuccessful attempts to get Wooga’s customer service folks to even own up to the problems I encountered, I began using those funds more judiciously, only for things I really wanted in my game, not every month. Then, after pointing out a glitch that cost me several days of play only to end without the reward I had worked hard to obtain from play, I had had enough of their refusal to honor the tacit agreement between player and programmer—an agreement they have consistently refused to honor for two years now. So I told them I would stop paying the $13 a month I had been paying. From then on, I have played the game without using my hard earned money for anything. Now, however, they had a severe glitch that cost me hundreds of flowers—things I need to move forward with the story, and they have steadfastly refused to reimburse my account for that loss. If this was a realty company, even if I was investing in digital real estate, they would be bound by laws regarding their theft of my time and energy only to cheat me out of my reward. However, my only real tool of defense against a video game company is to warn all of you about how awful and money-oriented both Wooga and their parent company seem to be. My ideal revenge on these companies would be to have everyone who reads this review play the game, but never pay actual cash for anything. That way they still have to work, like we do to move through the game, but they would learn what it’s like not to get what you work hard to obtain.

Screens are To dark very diffict to find items also side games that u earn couns ir badges for only let u go so far than u have to buy mire cant play going blind

I’ve been playing this game for almost three years and with its growth in popularity, I feel as if the creators are trying to shove too many things into this game. It does not function smoothly any longer. It crashes often and takes entirely too long to load. I’m glad I never wasted money on this game…but it was ok while it lasted. Sorry to say, I would not recommend it, and I will be deleting it.

The game is good except for Club Mysteries which constantly crashes making it almost impossible to play. Don't try asking for help - they don't care.

I am about ready to quit playing June’s Journey. It is so difficult to even complete the Help Wanted portion of the game. I am playing hundreds of times and maybe finding 1 and if lucky 2 Memoirs packs. If we are required to find 3 or 5 packs, it’s taking many, many days. Then I have hardly any, therefore very few tokens when I open what I have. I am not able to buy anything in the Deja Vu shop. I am barely unable to play anymore that it is just so frustrating. The changes made to this game are very poor. Thumbs down 👎

The developers have moved from a simple design of game play to devising multiple games and tactics to press players to purchase diamonds (game currency). Individual advancement and team play rely on purchases for tolerable progression. In my many years of play, the last year has introduced games that are challenges to pay to play successfully. The “fun” of this game can now only be found in Wooga’s fundamental need to make money.