Bitmob: I love farmers markets. I'm always amazed that these friendly clusters of tents have found a place in an age of mega-marts and wholesale stores. Walking past the colorful vegetables, I feel like I’m worlds away from from the trappings of technology. I’m in a space I know nothing about.
Dear valued player, Following an incredible 11 years since its initial launch back in 2009, we are officially announcing the closure of the original FarmVille game on Facebook.
The video game industry is not one where originality reigns supreme. Sure, there are definitely Big Ideas that change the landscape of gaming, but for the most part publishers are content to slowly improve on stuff that’s already proven profitable.
But sometimes imitation goes beyond mere flattery to become a fad, when seemingly the entire video game world gets fixated on a single idea and starts churning out endless copies. We’re seeing it now with Fortnite and the Battle Royale craze, but this isn’t a new thing. Let’s blow in the cartridges and revisit some of the most potent fads in video game history.
I thought that too until he mentioned "paradigm change" with the addition of a competitive two-player mode. Obvious fumble, and we all do it, but it's a pet peeve that I should work on.
Thomas from Lizard Lounge writes, "What a time to be alive! Farming Simulator has released its eighth instalment, you too can discover the mysterious and glamorous life of a slice of bread, and someone has released a game about grass and it’s not even the interesting kind of grass. Walking simulators, have you heard of those? Games like Gone Home, Serena, The Beginner’s Guide, in which you walk around a world and stuff happens at you?"
I feel very good about never one time playing this game or having the need/desire to do so. But, with that said, I bet it's more fun than God of War 3, Killzone 2 and the up and coming GT5 and Twisted Metal game. It just has the vibe that it could be, ya know?
I have no desire to play this game, but I do articles like this.
At this last Game Developer's Conference, I swear half the panels were about Farmville. It's huge!
Farmville was a craze. Nearly half of my friends list played it, a good 200 to 300 people I knew played it. But then as all crazes, everyone stopped playing it.
Finally, something about Farmville actually worth reading...