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What are some good PC farming games?
nuka
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I have a horrible weakness for agriculture, really just making shit in a game makes me so happy. I'm on a farming trip and I need some more, at least before I start donning carharts, cowboy boots, flannel and pig tails.
I have Rune Factory 2 and a Harvest Moon game on my DS, but I want something on my computer.
I have Sim Farm, yeah that old thing. (Fuck you cousin Jed!) That is it, it's all I got. I do plant a lot of stuff in The Sims but I want something more farmy, things like livestock and things like that. So I don't want a game that just so happens to include a agricultural aspect to it, but an actual farming game.
Also I'm having trouble finding a decent guide to Sim Farm online, so far it's just cheats and a direct copy of the help section in the game. I used to own this huge manual that came with the game (it was a box set of Sim Farm, Sim City and Sim Earth) but that is long gone and I don't remember if it just talked about farming or just the game.
I have Rune Factory 2 and a Harvest Moon game on my DS, but I want something on my computer.
I have Sim Farm, yeah that old thing. (Fuck you cousin Jed!) That is it, it's all I got. I do plant a lot of stuff in The Sims but I want something more farmy, things like livestock and things like that. So I don't want a game that just so happens to include a agricultural aspect to it, but an actual farming game.
Also I'm having trouble finding a decent guide to Sim Farm online, so far it's just cheats and a direct copy of the help section in the game. I used to own this huge manual that came with the game (it was a box set of Sim Farm, Sim City and Sim Earth) but that is long gone and I don't remember if it just talked about farming or just the game.
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Maybe this is too obvious, but, isn't Farmville like the most popular game in the world right now? I've never played it myself, but from what I know it sounds like it hits everything you want.
Unfortunately, I don't think there's anything else like SimFarm. I adored that game, I can still call up the (awful) music in my head. The only tips I remember were to pretty much always grow strawberries unless you were in a climate where oranges grew, and that you could use irrigation ditches as unbreakable fences for your livestock.
Yeah that's all I can find as far as tips go, also that's fucking ridiculous how strawberries win the game, what if I wanted to grow some Gladiolus?
(and hey, technically you can plant stuff and make it grow in the game!)
Also, while it's more of a whole economy and logistics simulator, Settlers 2 is pretty good
http://www.gamespot.com/pc/strategy/johndeereamericanfarmer/index.html
Some titles that might be worth taking a look at:
John Deere: American Farmer (2004)
Harvest Moon (1-3)
There is also a farm management MMORPG that appears to be popular in Southeast Asia called "Happy Farm" not sure if that's at all up your alley but...
Sid Meier is a genius, but SimFarm was probably more Will Wright at Maxis (who was also a genius until Spore)
My way of growing apples to open up the crop manager and wait for the weeds, pests and fungus levels to grow high then I spray the crops otherwise you just poison it.
EDIT: I'm checking out those links you guys have sent me so far.
Easily. Farmville is shit compared to Harvest Moon. All the tedium, none of the fun!
How about Viva Pinata?
Dwarf fortress is more like herding cats, and making them herd real cats, then try and make weapons before goblins shoot them. It does have a nice economic model and everything with food and booze production as an important feature from a very basic standpoint.
Also Plants vs Zombies, its like gardening but with zombies... I'll try and think of something better.
The Guild and The Guild 2 are 2 other semi old PC games (part 2 will run on vista). You are the head of a medieval family, trying to become the dominant figure in a small town, both politically and financially. You can operate many different types of buisnesses, including farming in part 2. But also ring of thieves, mines, lumberyards, blacksmith and a bunch of others.
Tropico 1 and 2 had farming in them, They are both available to subscribers on gametap if you want to try them out. Tropico 3 came out more recently, but I haven't played that one, myself. That one is also on game tap and on XBox 360. There might be a demo for XBox if you wanna try it out for free.
The Guild sounds right up my alley but it's really starting to seem like the game I am looking for either doesn't exist, I already own it like Children of the Nile or LoTR2, or is just a tiny, castrated chunk of a larger strategy game. I will check out that Farming Simulator game, as well as the John Deer game suggested but after reading the reviews on Amazon about the latter, I dunno how impressive the game really is but I will look into that some more.
Welp! Time to go back to 1701 A.D. and the like. Also typing this post out made me sell a shitty $800 crop of gladiolus.
If there's any more to suggest though I would love to hear it.
This is the best suggestion.
Yeah but I already own it.
http://www.giants-software.com/ls09GoldDetail.php
Edit: Also it's farming in ancient Egypt, so if you're looking for the whole big red barn and cow stuff it's probably not the best recommendation.
and the online community is like 10 dudes right now
Really, I enjoyed the old days of gaming a lot more. More heart to those games and less focus on glitz.
Official software version of The Farming Game board game, which has sold over 350,000 copies and garnered all sorts of awards.
It's more of a survival game, but it has agricultural elements. And the game is in alpha or beta right now, so they're constantly updating it!