Patron vs Village Life
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!
Village Life
Village Life is a fun, free-to-play village simulation game whereby you look after your small village of people. Assign tasks to your adult villagers to gather resources and supplies for developing your village or trading. You will also need to keep your villagers happy by fulfilling their needs, which in turn will allow you to unlock a whole new range of resources and items.The best part about this game though is its intricate "reproduction system". Here, you can hook-up your adult villager with another villager of the opposite gender from your friends' village. You can even be a bit more selective about finding a partner just so you can get a baby with really useful skill for your village. Sometimes, villagers may even join your village if they like what they see!
Village Life is a very unique game - at least among free-to-play games - that you can easily play via Facebook. The game allows you to literally build a civilization, albeit a tribal one, from a single couple. Sounds fun? Well, play Village Life now!