Virtual Villagers is a series of village simulator video games
created and developed by Last Day of Work, an independent video game
developer and publisher. It is released as shareware for Windows, Mac OS
X, and for convergent mobile telephone technology.
Gameplay
The games are based on puzzles and strategy and have an
underlying motive throughout with a mix of ethnic and cultural
backgrounds surrounding a mythical island called Isola. There are four
portions to the island, in which the game is set, being the cardinal
points of the compass.In the first game, A New Home, islanders have
lived in peace for many years on their island; but, one day, a volcano
erupted and destroyed their home.The survivors fled and discovered
another island called Isola, where they make their new home.There, they
must uncover the secrets and puzzles of Isola and create a village. This
game is based around organizing and growing a village to develop
villagers with more skill sets, culminating in giving birth to a child
with all five skill sets.
Virtual Villagers 4 The Tree of Life
The fourth game in the series, Virtual Villagers 4: The Tree of Life, continues the story of the island of Isola, where several generations have coexisted with the island in happiness and peace. In a turn of events, the fauna of the island has begun to diminish and, as such, the chieftain of the villagers has sent an expedition to investigate the causation of this phenomenon. In their travels, the expedition party stumble across a clearing with an enormous dying banyan tree, dubbed the Tree of Life, the hypothesised answer to the villagers' problem on the eastern shore of the island.In terms of gameplay, in contrast to previous games in the series, The Tree of Life permits the player to choose his or her starting tribe members, which comprises five people; similar to previous games, there are 16 achievements, called "puzzles", to be earned. Aesthetically and graphically, The Tree of Life features an updated user interface and a detailed hand-drawn map.
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