Farmville: Tropic Escape vs Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands
Farmville: Tropic Escape
Farmville: Tropic Escape is the latest installment of farm simulation games that are based on the hugely popular game franchise, Farmville. This time around, you'll be managing and building up a farm/resort of your own on a beautiful and rich (flora and fauna-wise) tropical island instead of the countryside. Plant, grow and harvest a variety of crops and animal produce and use them to whip up a range of tropical goodies for your island guests. Hire guides to uncover new touristy locations and expand the land you can use. You may even unearth some intriguing mystery about the island you now inhabit!All in all, Farmville: Tropic Escape incorporates all the features of the recent breakout farm games out there while adding some extra spices of its own. It's a solidly entertaining game that many players - and we're sure of this - will be completely hooked to.
Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands
Stranded Sails - Explorers of the Cursed Islands is a farm simulation/adventure game where you’ll not only need to maintain a farm and make sure that your surviving crew’s needs are being met; you’ll also need to set off on mini-expeditions to explore the many mysterious islands within the archipelago and to discover the secrets they hide. Maybe, if you’re lucky, you might end up finding a way off the island after all!The game is really easy to get into, mainly because the game is driven by its story-based quests so by completing these quests, you be able to unlock new areas and even new tools that will allow you access to different parts of the archipelago. However, you’re given complete freedom to explore any of the islands as you wish, though there are certain parts of the island that would be “roped off” until you’ve progressed far enough into the story and have unlocked the necessary tools.
Everything you do in this game requires energy - and yes, this includes walking – and it’s the main “currency” you’ll need to keep an eye on whenever you head out for a bout of exploring or just a resource-gathering run. Due to this energy system, the gameplay here can be quite strategic, forcing you to decide when you’d want to focus on exploring and when you’d want to spend some of the energy you have to gather some resources like fishing and chopping some trees.
Being a farm simulation game, Stranded Sails also has an allocated area within your base camp for you to grow some crops and feed your crew. You can even try your luck by fishing at the ocean, and then use those raw ingredients to whip up some delicious food to fuel your adventures.
So, overall, Stranded Sails is an oddly strategic farm sim/adventure game mainly because of its energy system, and as a result, the game isn’t as casual as some players would have liked. That said, the game has an interesting storyline going for it, and the gameplay, aside from the energy aspect, isn’t too shabby either. It’s definitely a game that fans of Harvest Moon or other similar games would love to play.