Patron vs Virtual Villagers: The Secret City
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!
Virtual Villagers: The Secret City
Virtual Villagers: The Secret City is the third game in the Virtual Villagers series. In this game, you'll need to send your little villagers on a perilous yet necessary journey to re-populate the lost city of Isola. Thankfully, the place where the city was rumored to be on is rich with resources that can help your tribe to not only survive but also thrive... as long as you are there to guide them along. In addition to the intriguing storyline, this game also provides real-time weather which will greatly improve your gaming experience.If you're a fan of the Virtual Villager series, you wouldn't want to miss out on this game, but even if you're not, you might want to try this game out, especially if life simulation games are kind of your jam.