I know - there are parts that are fab - and parts which are a bit the same as before- but it is a sequel - you can't expect miricles in such a short period of time!! i've just completed the last puzzle. it's taken me less than 24 hours. (with a little help from my time travel!)but i couldn't wait. i hope they spend AGES on VV3 and get it perfect!

Agreed, I would rather they spent the time, put in the effort and really made it a good, solid third installment.

This one is more an extension to VV than a sequel. It really doesn't do Virtual Villagers justice.

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pls ignore that last post - random!!!!

I hardly think you can give a balanced opinion if you skip over many of the game's features by that means. You seem to want LDW to take their time bringing out VV3 then admit that you cheated to get through VV2 because you "couldn't wait". I suggest you practice what you preach.

I will agree that as a sequel it is important to retain many of the features of the original game. If it went from a top-down view to a first-person viewpoint, for example, it would be a completely new game, not a follow-up. Players who enjoyed VV1 might not feel comfortable with it.

Haha Arnie, that was really made me laugh. How right you are :)I guess that makes me not only a critic but a hypocrite.

Still, like I said, I feel this is like all those adverts that advetise, "NEW AND IMPROVED" and all they did was change the packaging

I agree with you Tamarinde

This wasnt even supposed to be in the first game, you got lucky and it was not removed.

I have no banding effect in the water and im running 32 bit on a laptop. Sounds you have a [censored] video card or another problem. its not the games graphics.

Its an island what more do you expect for layout. You got a beach on one side some palm trees...there is no "use and reuse" to be had here. Its an island. What do you want a shopping mall

LOL. You know the majority of the changes done in TLC were taken straight from all of the contributors in the Suggestions/Improvements thread as well from the additional behavior thread. And I would have to disagree with you on LDW not putting much thought into the puzzles. Sure we still have herbs, but they added what you can do with them. Sure they still farm, oh my I guess they don’t need to eat from a garden. Sure they still fish, but they added a puzzle to it. But again this is a squeal, and every sequel I’ve ever played always has common themes and puzzles. And they did add seven brand new puzzles that were not in ANH, as well as several new features. So I guess if you thought this sequel was going to be a brand new game, well then you should be let down. But that would only be due to you expecting more then what they ever suggested. As far as the create containing a gong piece, I was expecting there were tools in it. I was guessing that I would use these tools to clear the vines and the thicket. Was I disappointed when I found the gong piece? No not at all, it just meant I had to look elsewhere to find the cutting tools. Viewing this as a sequel I think it is very fresh, and am not disappointed one bit. It adds new levels of difficulty (you might not realize all of the additional difficulty since you cheated yourself by using the time warp “feature”) and added a lot of features that so many forum members asked for. And for that I tip my hat to the whole LDW team.