Farm Up walkthrough & tips

I downloaded Farm Up from big fish game site.  It's a free game with in-game purchases, but you can always use shortcuts to avoid paying.

I played the game for only 3 days and reach level 15.  I would like to share my tips.
* Sell Anti-mole windmill.  In fact, you get extra things by click mole, for example, bottle , collection.   Each set of collections will exchange precious silver, experiences, gold or goods.

* Click mole, yellow butterflies , fish to get more bottle, collection, extra energies, silver etc.  It's not show-up every time you click.  The more try, the more bonus.

* Clear up grass, wood & stone.  You can add one experience and get bonus casually.

* Upgrade trough for hen.  You can save energy to feed more water & food.

* Upgrade the well to get more water by one click.

* Use gold to buy unlimited energies by several hours.  During the period, save water as more as possible.

* Buy small energy with 7 bottles when running out of energy.

The Pretender

The Pretender是一個系列的online game，我在bigfishgames.com發現的，故事情節是設定一個魔術師在表演時念起咒語，卻不小心開啟另一個空間，把現場觀眾的魂吸引至其他空間，他必須要把所有人的魂魄帶回去。




                              


遊戲玩法很簡單，像瑪利歐一樣，利用箭頭指揮人物上、下、左、右；不同的是魔術師在路途中，要利用不同的魔法magic，變成風、水、石頭人、火，清除障礙物：風可以趨動船航行、自動隨氣流上升；水可以滅火、下雨、使樹苗成長；火燒毀可燃的障礙；石頭人推動石球、拆掉石塊；人可以開啟橋墩。除了使用水魔法可以在水中緩慢上移，其他狀態只有利用梯子、樹攀爬，個人比較喜歡這種設定，因為每次玩瑪利歐時，要同時跳和身左右移動的時候，尤其是有半格差距，我老是拿捏不好，讓瑪利歐掛掉。


關卡中通常有幾隻魂魄待牽引至門口，有些a關需要有策略，哪一個要先開始，否則無法順利過關。遊戲並沒有時間限制，如果發現錯誤，可以隨時restart。I really enjoy playing it.

Woodville Chronicles - a match 3 game

There are tons of match 3 games.  You can drag, switch or click 3 more jewels t o get higher points.   Some of them are very popular online and on PC as well, for example, jewel quest series.


Basically, the major levels are the same as other match 3 games, the players have to clear the blocks to complete the level.   After that, there's a pop up window to choose if you would like to go to next level or bonus level.
If you click to next level, you would miss lots of fun and get weary soon.


In fact, the bonus level is difficult & challenge comparing to major levels.   There is a key inside the tunnel as the screenshot.  You need to the clear the figure under the key, make the key falling down the bottom of tunnel.


The tunnel is not always straight line, then you can turn right or left of the board to change the direction.  


When the key drop into the keyhole, the bonus level is complete.



The major tasks seems easy and little bit boring , but it's more interesting to play the bonus level.   


All the points was in use to build up a beautiful village.  

Actually, I believe the game designer team can delete of all major levels, just combine the bonus level as an online or app game for downloading.

Pop Painter - web game

Pop Painter is a lovely web game I found on King.com and played lots of times these days.  Basically, I'm not good at shooting game, and quick player as well.  And I don't like action kind of game either.  


But this game design was not based on shooting as many times as possible, there are 20 bubbles for each round.  (as the screenshot)  The player had to consider the target for higher points before shooting.


When the bubbles collided, they would grow bigger then blew up!  More crash and massive bubble would get more points.   I aimed the bubble at top or far from shoot gun and tried to set up an chain actions of blasting back and forth.   


At last, all the bubble on the canvas would break down, you have an unique painting of your own.


The paint would go to auction, you had your final amount.


Below were 2 results of playing Pop painter.  Not bad.

King.com is a web game site with hundreds of casual game.   It is only 3 - 4 minutes for each round.  There is an advert before game loading for free members.  


By the way, I noticed that the average age of members may be middle ages from different countries.   Very different to game sites in Taiwan!

About "All My Gods"

All My Gods was a new game I enjoyed these days.  It was release on iWin on 28th February.   This is an addictive strategy game.  You need to build and run a city.   In order to make the city prosperous, you have to complete different tasks.

The story line was awesome but the graphic was not good-looking.   The main reason was the gods were not looking pretty at all.   


It's based on ancient Roman myth, the key role was a young god , son of Saturn.  He has to learn all knowledge about agriculture,  architechure, business....etc.  First, build some taverns to increase population.   Then build school to learn, people can develop further business.  Furthermore, build some barn to store more resources.  When you reach the limits of storage level, just sell them in the market to collect gold.

Some of the Rome gods, for example, Mercury & Venus follow the order of Jupiter to assist the young god.  Meanwhile,  Mars and Hera repeat to ask you to pay gold.  If you didn't pay before time, they either set fire or break down the buildings.


I played several times this week and fulfilled all the tasks.   Then I found an critic situation: when Mars first appeared to ask 25,000 golds to ease his anger and jealousy because te young god wrote beautiful poetry to Venus, the lover of Mars.   But when the people reach the final territory,  the city collects 20,000 golds, the most amount.  It seems weird and doesn't make sense.

Hidden World

Hidden World was the game I enjoyed to play recently. At first, I thought it was kind of hidden object game, but it's nothing related to those boring finding objects. Bad Name!  It was similar to Island Tribe, Kingdom for Princess , Road of  Rome series.

Then, the graphic was bad, comparing to Kingdom, Road series.   The cowgirl image looked like ugly Rush or Dash series of game.  Then the workers looked like bad draft of ancient Asians.

Over all, it could be 3.5 stars game.   A little bit disappointed by the character design.

Finally, I completed all tasks and finished all levels but one as below.  That was bonus level I finished main tasks but failed bonus tasks before time running out.

pioneer lands

I was totally addicted to this game.  It's challenge.  There are lots of fun.  But I found something ethnic discrimination while playing it.  


It's based on westward developing, and there are tasks to break through.  When the tribesmen stand on the way, you have to pay bribes to clear the way.   I felt a little bit uneasy about the image of the tribesman look alike the Indians.   The white man went westward to develop the frontier.  


I know the lndians were originally live in States.   Lots of aboriginals were killed even I'm not very familiar about the history.  The story lines of the Pioneer Lands seemed very rude. 


Despite of that, I found myself stuck on the level as below.   I can't figure out how to pay the bribes and save 400 golds.  Anyone help me.

Magic Farm & Magic Farm-Ultimate Flowers比較

前一陣子因為Magic Farm被gamehouse列入free game,就下載了,一直沒有打開,最近才開始玩; 而它的續集Ultimate Flowers則是一兩年前買的


開始玩Magic Farm之後,對於新舊兩個遊戲有一些感想, 在續集中Ultimate Flowers大大改善了視覺設計,無論是人物和花都美化了,在關卡上,也新增了一關,必須通過5個地點,Iris才能找到失蹤的父母

在每一個地點,過關的難度也稍微增加,如指定收集某一種花,或提高每一個任務的金額; 而且儲存花卉的花籃也增加到4個,最多可以儲存100朵花

另外,在打擊破壞植物的蟲和怪物後,會遺留金幣,水或經驗值,別忘了撿拾以增加玩家在銷售花卉,花的生產,或打怪的攻擊力

值得一提的是增加了quest board,玩家可以很快明白每一個階段要收氣哪些東西及金額

最後Iris在見到父母完成任務後,依然有多餘的關卡extra quest可以繼續挑戰

問題就出在這些後續的任務上,Ultimate Flowers的任務集中在每個人物要求的費用上,
因為收集Yelti Sticks,或指定的花....等不難達成,然而指定款項就很有疑問,先是25萬金幣,最後在第5關May Town的祭司要求100萬的crystals.

因為每一關花卉的售價不同,May Town的花種類最多,但是售出的價格卻不是最好,所以玩家只有努力打鬼怪,保護花草,而怪物留下的crystal最高只到9而已,所以要很辛苦賣花才能累計到100萬crystals.

還有一種花沒有被納入花束的組合中,只能一朵一朵賣,大大喪失價值

和Magic Farm的extra quest相比,除了拉高了額度,延長了累積的時間之外,沒有策略,不必思考如何完成任務,遊戲單純只剩下搶快的action,玩起來乏味多了!

在原本Magic Farm中,Iris找回父母,為了要重回學校,還要通過測驗,才能得到head master首肯,每一關的主考官會要Iris完成好幾個任務,從考試費用,收集shells, Yelti Sticks,種出最高等作物等不一而足;同時每一個小考,所給予的條件限制不同,有完全從零開始,也有一開始給1000金幣買花種; 有些任務有robin幫忙,有些任務必須獨自完成

這4個主考官的小考難度及趣味都很有挑戰性,例如:有一個任務不能買水,只能利用一開始的42份水資源;還有要求收集某一種花60朵,或三種花各20朵,而庫存量最高有60朵的限制

有一個任務是不能動手,要靠robin幫你摘花,澆水,打擊怪物,主考官說這是設定Iris生病了,所以任務要由robin完成

有一關則是沒有地方儲存,所以不能摘花去販售,要達成任務的方式就只能買花培育至最高階之後售出,賺取差額,才可以達成指定的金額5000金幣

一比較之下Ultimate Flowers的任務,只有harvest & collect 真的單調多了,不知道遊戲公司會不會再出新的版本,希望新的game more strategy........

Playing virtual villagers 5

Just finished first play of virtual villagers 5.   There were more challenge than previous vvs.   In fact I didn't read any game guide or walk through before playing, I just tried every possibilities.   Most of them failed.  For example, I didn't know how to covert heathens, so I missed puzzle 1.  I was stuck on energy limit on 40 something for a long time.  And I was so annoyed until I searched online for solution.

I started over for second play immediately.  This time I carefully chose 5 very young members aged 14 to 20, skipping those dislike fruits, berries, running, working or like daydreaming....etc.   I completed puzzle 1,2,3 within 1 hour.  It's very important how you play at the beginning.  I wrote down some of my strategy as below.

Building skill
Set up 4 adults preferring skill at building including the concerted doctor.   Then made 2 of them tear down bamboo barrier to build food storage, and the others dismantle hungry totem.

Restoring the mausoleum

Re-set 1 adult to harvest noni for your village.  Drag 3 adept builders to restore the mausoleum.   The blue heathens were burying.   In case of loading too many debris, I had these heathens listen to the truth first, they all had flashlight on their head.    Whenever they were near mausoleum, I dragged an adult to explain the truth again.  The heathen would run away because of being tired of listening.   Around 15% remaining, the purple mask master builder would come over burying.  Just kept on restoring,  3 builders would complete the task.


Building the statue
Dragged the 3 adept builders to center of village.  Had them to build the statue.   After they finished the first section of statue, the center area would be clear.   The 2 yellow mask guards who watched over the firewood would go back to their original study, so your villagers had plenty of wood to start building love hut and small hut.   Moreover, your energy would increase as well.

Mushrooms

During the period of first playing, I tried godly power as many as possible.  I found that using blossom power on the camp or dry pond, there would grow some beautiful flowers and mushrooms, especially the rare mushrooms.   Dragged kids to pick up as soon as possible before the heathen were back to the camp. Or the mushrooms would vanish.

迷上virtual villagers幾件事

最近迷上了virtual villagers類型的game,在不同的地方下載來玩,也玩online版,總覺得有些不滿足
1.virtual系列的graphic design太粗糙,村民的名字太沒創意,很難記得,感覺就像是日文or部落名字
2.online版的挑戰性不足,很多小道具,如mushroom,butterflies...都出不來
3.村民太懶散,過了一陣子就不採集食物,食物庫存是0也一樣

vv系列已經出到第4集了,我才開始玩,好像落後了;其實這款遊戲應該很適合online,不知道online版為什麼把那些情節道具都捨棄了,殘念..

另一款escape from paradise人物場景就美多了,已經在考慮買pc版,所以在gamehouse看到就手癢買了!之前在yahoo games買了幾款gamehouse的遊戲.單買19.99,而gamehouse只要9.99.....在yahoo付的錢可以買2個遊戲還有剩,真令人氣結! 我再也不會在yahoo消費了,被當凱子耍!!
(P.s yahoo game改版,很多web game都出不來變成黑白方塊的客訴留言一堆,也沒改善...)


在gamehouse買了escape 2結果download下來,第一天玩ok,第2天砍掉重練時,就卡住了,在第一個任務時就出現adobe project error

透過email和live chat跟gamehouse的客服弄了半天都沒辦法解決問題,於是我要求退費或轉成別款遊戲,因為一個不能玩的game實在很令人生氣,他們很阿殺力回ok,會退回在信用卡帳單上

於是我開始好奇台灣的online game or download game的客服有這樣貼心嗎 ???至少在退費上....