Farmville 2 vs Tiny Pixel Farm
Farmville 2
Farmville 2 is the much-improved and nicely-revamped sequel to the incredibly-famous (or infamous, depending on whether you are a fan of endless Farmville requests) farm simulation game, Farmville. Featuring a different and more polished look, the game hit it right off the bat by offering its players the same addictiveness of virtual farming but it now has some restrictions in place so you can't just cover every piece of land you own with farm plots. The crops, trees and animals you can buy in this game is a lot more down-to-earth too.Farmville 2 is perhaps the largest social farming game on Facebook, and not to mention, the Farmville series is the forerunner of most of the farming games on the internet. So, if you’re looking for a game that is relaxing to play, Farmville 2 is the game you’ll want!
Tiny Pixel Farm
Tiny Pixel Farm is an idle farming game that is unlike any other. Backed with a heartfelt story about an elderly farmer whose farmland is slowly being claimed by greedy corporate goons, in this game, you play as the grandchild of the said farmer and you are determined to reclaim what was rightfully your family's.Although the gameplay is generally idle in nature, the idle part of the game isn't exactly textbook-styled. As opposed to fully automating everything, you still need to put in some "work" for instance, by swiping and tapping on your animals to collect produce, on your hay-producing farms to collect hay, on your pets to collect exp gems, and others. Aside from the well-design and satisfying progression system in this game, there is an insane number of animals you can keep at the farm too.
The game is also very "video ad-heavy" mainly because you will always be given an option to watch video ads in exchange for instantly completing something, be it a construction process or selling all the goods in your shop. However, what I really like about the game is how it gives you a heads-up whenever a full-screen ad is coming up and it also thanks you after you've watched a video ad. More games should seriously take a page out of this game's book and do this!
All in all, although this game does require a good (middle range to high-end) mobile device to run, Tiny Pixel Farm brings a ton of innovation to the idle gaming genre and the game does it so brilliantly well. If you enjoy idle games, farm games or both, you might want to give this game a try.