Banished vs Funky Bay
Banished
Banished is a medieval-themed city-building simulation that can be pretty difficult to get into at first mainly due to its many nuances and lack of a comprehensive tutorial. But once you get the general idea of how things work (we'd recommend starting with easy mode), you'll start to truly appreciate the game as the challenge that it is. In some way, this game is quite similar to SimCity in many ways with the obvious difference being the themes and the lack of piping, waste management or electricity. Different maps will pose a different challenge and of course, the bigger your village is, the more stuff you'll need to manage. Although it does have some strategy elements to it - mainly in the form of village management, the game is not a war game. There is no fighting involved but your villagers will die from natural causes or disasters like illnesses or famine.However, once you've gotten the hang of the game, Banished becomes less of a punishing game and a bit more boring due to the same-y looking buildings and the soundtrack. When it comes to replayability, we'd say that the game has maybe tens of hours in it before you'll get bored and move on to the next game... and this play duration may be drastically reduced if you happen to be a pro SimCity player.
So, in short, Banished will appear to be a somewhat frustrating game at first, but once you've gotten the hang of it, the game might gradually becomes boring mainly because there is nothing else to do except to expand, expand and expand! However, we can't say that we didn't enjoy playing the game, and even for the shorter play duration it has to offer, as opposed to triple A city-building titles, the game is worth the money it costs.
Funky Bay
Funky Bay is a tropical-themed farm simulation game that follows the life of an unnamed yet just your average office working guy when he decided to quit his job, rent a mobile home and head off to start a new life as a farmer on a beautiful island paradise. However, as you might expect, he has absolutely no clue how to get about setting up a farm... and this is exactly where you step in. Help him grow a huge range of crops, raise various farm animals, and turn all your raw produce into more valuable goods. Sell your products to the paddlers who visit your island or complete delivery orders to earn some extra cash. While you're at it, you can even explore the island to clear more land. Sometimes, you may even discover treasure chests filled with amazing goodies!Funky Bay isn't just "another farm game". So, if you're interested, be sure to drop by and set up a virtual farm there.