Farmville vs Rune Factory: Frontier
Farmville
Farmville is THE farm simulation game that has gotten millions addicted planting, watering and harvesting their virtual crops a few years back and is still hugely popular today. Developed by Zynga, the game features a plethora of crops, ranging from the realistic to the fictional, for both land and water. There are equally as many farm animals that you can raise for the respective animal produce they provide. Of course, all of these can then be processed into more valuable goods and subsequently sold on the global market to turn a profit.Farmville has revolutionized what it means to be a virtual farmer by providing a farm simulation game that has a very lasting appeal to various types of gamers of various walks of life. If you haven't already, you should definitely experience the virtual farming craze with Farmville.
Rune Factory: Frontier
Rune Factory: Frontier sends you to the frontier town of Trampoli where you are expected to set up your very own virtual farm. Desiogned for the Wii console, you can literally do everything in the game simply by using your Wii remote and nunchuk (classic controllers are compatible as well), be it tilling the land, fighting monsters or fishing. The game has a much improved interaction system where your interactions and relationships, including romantic ones, feel a lot more life-like than usual, adding the rare EQ element to the gameplay.Unlike the previous games, you don't need to recruit monsters or townsfolk to maintain your farm for you. Due to the game's dynamic ecosystem, symbiotic creatures called Runeys will help hasten the growth time and quality of the plants you produce. And of course, there are plenty of dungeons for you to dive into, monsters to fight, and rare items to loot.
Rune Factory: Frontier is a pretty entertaining game overall, especially if you've enjoyed any of their previous or later games, and is definitely worth your time and money.