My first 40 days in Moonlight Peaks started off with juicy feuds, but its anemic character writing is starting to show through

Moonlight Peaks - five characters stand around a crop of magical moon fruit
(Image credit: Little Chicken)

A new farm sim has launched today and, as is tradition, cozy game enjoyers gather round to ask each other: Is Moonlight Peaks worth it? I'm about 40 days (nights, actually) into my playthrough, so it'll be just a bit longer before I can deliver our scored review, but I want to give some early impressions to help all my fellow farm simmers figure out if this month's flavor is one to take a bite out of.