Monster Harvest vs Virtual Villagers: The Tree of Life
Monster Harvest
Monster Harvest is a very promising game that features a refreshing blend of monster-collecting and farming simulation. In this game, you grow various “pocket monsters” called Planimals at your farm and bring them to the local rec center to test your mettle or the dungeon to gather special materials. You'll get to develop both your farm and your skills as a Planimal trainer.If you love farming sims and collecting Pokemon - or any other types of pocket monsters really, then Monster Harvest is the game for you! The game features the very interesting premise of turning your crops into battle pets, and how you “slime” them will result in different kinds of pets with varying power. There’s even a roguelite dungeon and a gym for you to test your mettle at and, in the case of the dungeon, gather special resources for upgrades.
The sad thing is Monster Harvest is woefully early access and a work-in-progress. The game still has some pretty massive bugs and pending content (such as the empty-feeling “festival”), though none of them are completely game-breaking. In the worst case, you’ll just have to restart the game, though some players have reported corrupted saved games where all their planimals stored in the pen went missing.
Due to this, I’d not recommend getting the game right now. If you’re really interested, try the free demo and wishlist the game to keep an eye on it. Once the bugs are squashed to a more manageable level and some more features and content are added, then you might want to splurge and grab the game.
Virtual Villagers: The Tree of Life
Virtual Villagers: The Tree of Life is the fourth installment of the Virtual Villagers game series where the mysterious island of Isola is showing signs of trouble. The chief of the villagers have decided to send an exploration team to venture to the eastern shores of the island in hopes of finding the cause of the problems and maybe solve them. This game contains all the features of the previous games - this means you'll need to set up a village and help populate the eastern part of the island as you send out people to explore the deeper parts of the island.With tons of new puzzles to offer, Virtual Villagers: The Tree of Life is a great sequel in the game series. It will definitely appeal to fans and newcomers alike!