I'm usually not a big fan of harvest/craft games, but this one was quite a treat. Simple mechanics and abundant resources never made the game feel like a grind. Really nice to have other members of the island collecting basic resources while you were able to focus on questlines. Only thing would be allowing a slightly larger pack but even as is very enjoyable. 5/5
As mentioned by a lot of others, the blatant P2W in this really drives me away. Additionally, the game itself in the free version isn't even challenging or engaging. I set it to auto-play and just clicked next to getting the easy badge and have no incentive to come back to it. I get wanting to badge a variety of games, but Animation Throwdown is already a P2W card game with more players, could have added a hard badge.
As other people have mentioned this is just WAY too much grind relative to progress. Also, totally fair for the devs to want to make extra money with the game, but the pinatas are cringy even if they aren't glitching. "I'll let you punch me with your big muscles"... Other two were good but this one is just a step backwards.
Tip for fast money if you have the Stadium:
Save the game, then open it again in 3 or 4 tabs, bet all your money on any colour you want, and if you lose just close the tab, if you win close all other tabs and repeat. Good for quick money to buy boosts/upgrades and stufffffff