Harvest Moon: Light of Hope vs Patron
Harvest Moon: Light of Hope
Harvest Moon: Light of Hope has you landing in a near deserted village after a terrible monsoon, injured and lost you are thrust into a tough situation. But there is hope, you are healed and then able to start to rebuild and eventually repopulate the village. First you have to get the lighthouse fixed so no more ships have any accidents in the area. This begins a fun game that has a really cute anime style and blends a host of simulation aspects into a seamless package.Here you will need to build up a farm and crops to feed you and the other townsfolk, mutate your plants to make new ones and discover new recipes. Find a variety of items and then use them to make new buildings or improve the damaged ones. This game is really cute and it has a lot of really nice features that make it very fun to play.
Patron
Patron is a medieval-themed city-builder that is quite similar to Banished. In this game, you play as a pioneer sent by your King to colonize a new region. With a group of peasants to help, it is up to you to build a town from the ground up and develop it into one of the most prosperous colonies of the empire!The game is all about optimizing production chains and subsequently, pursuing advancements. So, at the beginning, it’s important to produce enough raw materials so you can have enough materials to “fuel” your other production facilities in order to craft more profitable items. As your town expands, you’ll need to make sure your production scales up accordingly, be it by upgrading existing structures or building new ones. This is where the challenge really comes in.
Of course, besides upgrades and expansions, you’ll want to invest in research so you could unlock better and, hence, more productive buildings, as well as new production facilities which will then allow you to produce items that are usually more luxurious and lucrative to trade. From time to time, you will receive various edicts from the King or news of certain events. You’ll then be expected to choose between the two decisions provided.
All in all, Patron is definitely a much better version of Banished in every way, and this saying something since I’ve enjoyed playing Banished. This game’s a solid medieval city-builder with a nice level of difficulty which matches what a midcore gamer like me can handle. The game is definitely worth the cost!