well im new. im just wondering if virtual villagers is the same as village sim

No... some things are similar but quite a bit changed.. more puzzles; not everything works the same, so don't make assumptions (like I did)

Q, it is the same story line. The village has the same layout and the game plays out very much like VS, but as bajantara has stated they added more puzzles and even changed how to get one of them.

If you liked VS you will like VV.

I should more accurately have said it's not a carbon copy