I do understand what you mean as far as pricing goes. VV is sorta like a cross of The Sims (not Sims 2) and the city /strategy games like Civilization and Childern of the Nile. All can be purchased for under $15 now since they are older though more complex in game play. However if you look at the current pricing of all the game purchased over the net you'll see that they all, reguardless of size or type, cost about the same. I think this is more the decided by the publishers then the game designers. At least I hope so.

If you start another game on a different setting. Or with a goal you set for yourself it really does play out differently. True the puzzels are all done exactly the same way but how YOU chose to do them and in what order you do them makes a big difference. Like most things in life you get out of something what you put in.

I agree that these type of games are very popular and this one has huge potential, with proper care, and I hope to see it evolve into something much larger. Keep in mind that the team maybe small at this time and that the games we have both mentioned cost huge sums of money to produce. Maxis was a small company at one time and if you ever played the very first Sim City game and compare that to Sim City 4 you'll understnad what I mean. I wish them all the luck in the world cuz I really think they are onto something here.