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You get to choose one of three plots (easy, medium or hard) and then go through each level of the game building a bigger and better farm. Not what you were expecting from an E-rated game, eh? Well, you, the silent protagonist who happens to be a relative of the deceased nutjob decides to become a farmer and reclaim the once proud land for your own. The farm is destroyed, the land goes to pot and everyone cries. Unfortunately the animals are terrified of them and the man eventually catches pneumonia and dies while testing his devices in the winter and the rain. It’s basically the story of a mad scientist slash farmer who invents these were steampunk-y cyborgs to help make farming easier. Both my wife and I watched the set of still picture cut scenes that start off the game unfold and we both were taken back at what we saw. I should start off by telling you that the story of Funky Barn is pretty damn dark. The end result is a game where you have to be far more involved/engaged than in Farmville, which has both its benefits and drawbacks, depending on what type of gamer you are.

It’s more a time management game mixed with Sim City. Why the complete reversal? Well it’s because Funky Barn doesn’t actually have too much in common with Farmville aside from the farming aspect.

I kind of liked Funky Barn while my wife thought it was dull and boring.

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Why would I want to spend hours playing a fake forklift jobs or going to a simulated arcade when I could do those things for real? So when Funky Barn was announced as a launch title for the Nintendo Wii, my first thought was, “Why would anyone pay fifty bucks for a Wii U game that they can basically play for free on their computer?” I ended up decided to review Funky Barn after 505 Games generously supplied us with a review copy because it would be something my wife could enjoy watching while I fiddled with it, and an attempt to understand why people would spend hours tending fake crops and animals. It’s the same disconnect I had with Shenmue. Was this recommendation.I’ve never really understood the appeal of Farmville but my wife loves it.

As of July 12, 2014, its rank had fallen to the seventy-third most popular Facebook game by Daily Active Users. By May 2012, the game was ranked as the seventh most popular Facebook game. Starting after 2011, the game began experiencing a considerable decline in popularity. The game is free to play however, to progress quickly within the game, players are encouraged to spend Farm Cash (in FarmVille) or Farm Bucks (in FarmVille 2), which are purchasable with real-world currency, or to 'get help from their friends'.Īfter its launch on Facebook in 2009, FarmVille became the most popular game on the site, and held that position for over two years. Its gameplay involves various aspects of farm management such as plowing land, planting, growing, and harvesting crops, harvesting trees and raising livestock.įarmVille is available as an Adobe Flash application via the social-networking website Facebook and Microsoft's MSN Games, and was available as an application ('app') for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad for a brief period in 2010. It is similar to Happy Farm, Farm Town, and video games such as the Story of Seasons series. FarmVille is a farming simulation social network game developed by Zynga in 2009.