Fantasy Town Review

I have something to confess – I’m a doll eyed sucker for anything that is about fairies, dragons, elves or any other sort of mythological beings. Judge me all you want, I’m proud! Which is exactly why a little game called ‘Fantasy Town’ caught my eye when I was browsing the game category.

The basis of this game is that you are the creator of a new land after the old Kingdom was left unliveable. These little inhabitants need places to stay, shops to buy things at and a pretty scenery, so your first act as a new found God (Or Goddess *cough*) is to plop down a house. The game will then proceed to give you a tutorial that helps explain how the game’s system works, what to expect from your little people and also how to make sure they are happy campers. Each resident plays a part in your kingdom, whether it is the tiny fairies that harvest and grow your crops, the dwarves who mine the resources, or the humans and elves that own and shop to give you coins. Everyone has a vital role, so be sure to have a fair share of all of them to really let your land grow and thrive. Plus, more moo-lah

Speaking of money, coins are the main currency in your land and are earned through collecting taxes from houses and shops, mining resources and also from the vegetables and flowers that you can grow and harvest. Experience comes in the form of purple stars, allowing you to level up and unlock new items. Rubies, another form of currency, can be earned by levelling up, completing quests given to you by your towns people or brought online from the store. Rubies can be used for speeding up the growing process of your plants, tax collection on houses and shops, or you can use them to buy special items coins can’t buy.

Resources come in the form of mining and farming. Plots of land can be put down; tap on them and select from a variety of vegetables, fruits and flowers to plant. Each item you farm will have a time in which it will be ready by, it can range from 1 minute to 2 days.

Land is expandable, allowing your kingdom to grow far and wide, which of course leaves your imagine to roam with possibilities. The environment it is set in is vibrant and colourful. I was in love with how neat and tidy the graphics were; each of the houses and shops has their own unique look to them which is well designed. The decorations add such a pretty touch while seemingly fitting into whatever you choose to do with your land, and manage to brighten up the place even more.

Zooming in is available allowing you to have a closer look at everything, though it isn’t as sharp as the wide view.

A tiff I had with this game were the small thought bubbles that hover over a townie’s head when they have a quest for you to complete for them, it did get in the way when they were walking past a house or shop that I had tapped on to. You also have magic, which is not the ultra cool lightning bolt magic, but magic that allows you to extract taxes. There is a limited amount available to you, which is frustrating as you have to wait until it is recharged to continue earning coins

SUMMARY:

This game is a fun, time consuming little thing. If you don’t think you will enjoy it, I can say that you magically will!

 RATE:

♥♥♥♥♥♥
6/10