Virtual Families vs. Virtual Villagers series?

Posted by: Annadae

Virtual Families vs. Virtual Villagers series? - 04/05/12 08:32 PM

Which do you like better and why? Aside from the fact that VV has more games XD
Posted by: txmom2

Re: Virtual Families vs. Virtual Villagers series? - 04/06/12 12:27 AM

I personally like Virtual Villagers better. For me, VF tends to run a whole lot slower than VV, and in VV there just seems to be more to do. I like the tribal aspect better than the more modern aspect as well.
Posted by: AmberKillian

Re: Virtual Families vs. Virtual Villagers series? - 04/08/12 10:08 AM

I like VF better. Mainly because you have fewer pixel people, and can get to 'know' them better. Once my tribe hits about 25 or so, I can't identify with my villagers. smile
Posted by: Becksta

Re: Virtual Families vs. Virtual Villagers series? - 04/10/12 03:54 PM

I like both. VV is great when you want the bustle of a fast pace game, yet VF is great when you want to slow things down a notch or two - say just before you go to bed.

What I don't like about VF is the way that you are limited with family size until the children grow up and move out.
Posted by: Hugo2424

Re: Virtual Families vs. Virtual Villagers series? - 04/14/12 01:13 AM

I like vv better. I discovered ldw when vv3 came out and i loved it and now with the addition of upgrades (i'm loving them) i cant wait for vv6
Posted by: VFladyaddict2010

Re: Virtual Families vs. Virtual Villagers series? - 04/14/12 11:32 PM

me personally VF i'm an addict.lol! love it.:) can't wait till #2 comes is it for pc or cell? anyone know? never have played villlagers before.
Posted by: Hugo2424

Re: Virtual Families vs. Virtual Villagers series? - 04/15/12 12:17 AM

its really good smile but its a slower start because you have to make sure you have a surplus of food b4 you do anything. But i would recommend you give it a trial.
Posted by: IsolaFlower

Re: Virtual Families vs. Virtual Villagers series? - 04/16/12 04:31 PM

I love VF! VV is too much to pay attention too. i play it through once and thats it.
With VF you can get to know your people better and you can play it forever!!
Posted by: Hugo2424

Re: Virtual Families vs. Virtual Villagers series? - 04/18/12 09:57 AM

I know what you mean, in vf you feel more connected with the people.
Posted by: txmom2

Re: Virtual Families vs. Virtual Villagers series? - 04/19/12 01:15 AM

Looking at the screenshots for the next VF, I'm thinking I might really enjoy that, haha. I just hope it runs faster than the original VF.
Posted by: VV3 girl123

Re: Virtual Families vs. Virtual Villagers series? - 06/08/13 07:51 PM

Originally Posted By: AmberKillian
I like VF better. Mainly because you have fewer pixel people, and can get to 'know' them better. Once my tribe hits about 25 or so, I can't identify with my villagers. smile
oh yeah? Try with 100 grin
Posted by: candypanda57

Re: Virtual Families vs. Virtual Villagers series? - 06/08/13 10:38 PM

I love both VV and VF alot, but I do prefer VF. It's just easier keeping track of one family over an entire village! However, if there ever is a VV6 I would get it.
Posted by: JudasFm

Re: Virtual Families vs. Virtual Villagers series? - 06/10/13 01:12 AM

Definitely the VV series for me. No contest. The VV games are all about building a working society, the farmers getting food for the builders and the researchers etc, and learning new things to improve your little peeps' life.

The VF games, on the other hand, involve nothing more than waiting for your peeps to make lots of money so you can buy some cool stuff. (That's not to say I don't get attached to my little families; of course I do :))

Having said that, VF2 does score over the VV games in three big ways:

1. You can adopt. I've never ended up with an all male/all female tribe before, but the ability to recruit from another tribe or look for lost tribe members etc would be a great addition to the VV games.

2. Family trees. I'm still hoping this will make an appearance in future VV games, even if it's just the ability to trace parents.

3. Anyone can see collectibles, and if someone picks up a collectible and you accidentally pick up that person, the collectible isn't lost.

Of course, as always this is just my opinion smile No offense intended to anyone.
Posted by: arnie

Re: Virtual Families vs. Virtual Villagers series? - 06/10/13 05:47 AM

Originally Posted By: JudasFm

1. You can adopt. I've never ended up with an all male/all female tribe before, but the ability to recruit from another tribe or look for lost tribe members etc would be a great addition to the VV games.

2. Family trees. I'm still hoping this will make an appearance in future VV games, even if it's just the ability to trace parents.

3. Anyone can see collectibles, and if someone picks up a collectible and you accidentally pick up that person, the collectible isn't lost.

1. That would be nice in VV games, I agree.

2. Don't hold your breath! The large number of peeps in VV games would take up too much memory. Even with a maximum of only six peeps per generation in VF (only one of whom continues to the next generation and has babies) the game has to start dropping generations from the family tree after the 30th generation.

3. Again, that might be useful when you don't have any kids around, but the adults are usually working in VV so you wouldn't want to use them to pick up collectibles. In the later VV games you can interrupt a kid when picking up a collectible without losing it, anyway.
Posted by: JudasFm

Re: Virtual Families vs. Virtual Villagers series? - 06/10/13 06:43 AM

Originally Posted By: arnie
2. Don't hold your breath! The large number of peeps in VV games would take up too much memory. Even with a maximum of only six peeps per generation in VF (only one of whom continues to the next generation and has babies) the game has to start dropping generations from the family tree after the 30th generation.


Sorry, I should have been a lot clearer smile I don't mean trace every single villager's relationship to every other villager like they do in VF. I was thinking more about keeping the family tree system which already exists in VV; when a child is born, its parents are always displayed in the kid's Details page until the child grows up. I'd just like future VV games to stop that from disappearing.

I can keep tabs on who's related to who by a system of name codes (which involve a lot of apostrophes and hyphens and actually wind up looking pretty cool!) but I'd still like to be able to keep the image of the little peeps' parents through life and beyond, maybe with small pics in the mortuary when you click on the dead villager's details.

Originally Posted By: arnie
3. Again, that might be useful when you don't have any kids around, but the adults are usually working in VV so you wouldn't want to use them to pick up collectibles. In the later VV games you can interrupt a kid when picking up a collectible without losing it, anyway.


Can you pick up a kid that's carrying a collectible and move them onto something else without losing it? It's been a long time since I played the later games, so I honestly can't remember. If you can, then I apologize and take back that particular comment, and will go and edit it out smile

As for the adults working...you're right, but I think it depends on the style of play. My VF2 adults are always working, but if they're the first person I come to when there's a collectible to be grabbed, then they're the ones I use to grab it. Work will be there forever, but collectibles come and go laugh
Posted by: Thandi

Re: Virtual Families vs. Virtual Villagers series? - 06/11/13 02:50 PM

My vote is for VF laugh

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I like being able to connect to my people and actually caring about their life events.

I dont care all that much that they have to work hard for coins, it makes it all the more realistic to me that you don't acquire everything the moment you want it. If you want a pool, you hhave to save for it.

It is no effort of all to keep track of relations and there no chance of otherwise

With the risk of sounding shallow, I hated the primitiveness of VV, I probably would have liked it more if they were building towards rescue signals, rather than planning to stay there.

On the whole VV has a "spiritual" vibe... or maybe its the one I played (vv4) I didnt really care about healing the the tree. I'm very practical, I want to work and see the the benefits of my work in possesions not in chants or whatever was going with that. I hated doing the same action over and over like clearing the stream.

I will add though that I enjoyed building, that seemed purposeful to me. All my peeps were builders along with other things. I liked the challenges as well and the puzzles. The tomb for the dead is a great idea to remember them and it gave it that personal touch.


The biggest reason and difference between the two in my opinion, is that VV is fast paced whereas VF is slower paced. I like the feeling that I don't have to be at the edge of my seat all the time. I felt that way in VV, there was too much going on that gaming felt like work, rather than a break from work. When I lost half my tribe and couldnt remember the kids relation to each other, that is when I realised that I am a slow paced kind of girl smile
Posted by: vfam2player

Re: Virtual Families vs. Virtual Villagers series? - 06/11/13 07:51 PM

Originally Posted By: VV3 girl123
Originally Posted By: AmberKillian
I like VF better. Mainly because you have fewer pixel people, and can get to 'know' them better. Once my tribe hits about 25 or so, I can't identify with my villagers. smile
oh yeah? Try with 100 grin

Try 136!!! BEAT THAT! Just kidding. grin

Originally Posted By: Thandi

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VV is fast paced whereas VF is slower paced.

You can set the pace in VV, actually, to slow normal or fast.
Posted by: VV3 girl123

Re: Virtual Families vs. Virtual Villagers series? - 06/13/13 08:01 PM

Originally Posted By: vfam2player
Originally Posted By: VV3 girl123
Originally Posted By: AmberKillian
I like VF better. Mainly because you have fewer pixel people, and can get to 'know' them better. Once my tribe hits about 25 or so, I can't identify with my villagers. smile
oh yeah? Try with 100 grin

Try 136!!! BEAT THAT! Just kidding. grin

Originally Posted By: Thandi

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VV is fast paced whereas VF is slower paced.

You can set the pace in VV, actually, to slow normal or fast.
Did ya really get to 136? I thought the limit was 125. confused
Posted by: vfam2player

Re: Virtual Families vs. Virtual Villagers series? - 06/13/13 08:18 PM

Yes, my brother and I played all summer 2 years age. VV5.
Posted by: VV3 girl123

Re: Virtual Families vs. Virtual Villagers series? - 06/13/13 08:21 PM

Originally Posted By: vfam2player
Yes, my brother and I played all summer 2 years age. VV5.
Oh, for some reason I was thinking you were talking bout VV3 grin
Posted by: vfam2player

Re: Virtual Families vs. Virtual Villagers series? - 06/13/13 08:25 PM

We tried VV4 but...
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the tree died.

We tried VV1 but school started and the village died.
We tried VV2 but...
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we couldn't figure any of the puzzles out

We tried VV5 and...
It was perfect!
Posted by: VV3 girl123

Re: Virtual Families vs. Virtual Villagers series? - 06/13/13 09:13 PM

Originally Posted By: vfam2player
We tried VV4 but...
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the tree died.

We tried VV1 but school started and the village died.
We tried VV2 but...
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we couldn't figure any of the puzzles out

We tried VV5 and...
It was perfect!

So what was wrong with VV3?
Posted by: Ver Jaina

Re: Virtual Families vs. Virtual Villagers series? - 06/13/13 11:13 PM

used to play VV4 on my phone & it's hard, my villagers keep getting sick & died & the tree stream always clogged..i gave up.

i find VF2 more entertaining, especially at the stage of building a family up to 6 children..then the waiting game starts. still in my 1st gen, really hope the parents reaches 65 before dying just to get the achievements :p
Posted by: VV3 girl123

Re: Virtual Families vs. Virtual Villagers series? - 06/14/13 01:15 AM

Originally Posted By: Ver Jaina
used to play VV4 on my phone & it's hard, my villagers keep getting sick & died & the tree stream always clogged..i gave up.

i find VF2 more entertaining, especially at the stage of building a family up to 6 children..then the waiting game starts. still in my 1st gen, really hope the parents reaches 65 before dying just to get the achievements :p
Yeah, I sorta agree with you, but I personally think that the biggest FLAW in VF1 & VF2 Is how slow it is, I always, on all of the VV games, set the time on fast. wink
Posted by: Thandi

Re: Virtual Families vs. Virtual Villagers series? - 06/14/13 02:01 AM

I had no idea you could set the pace, I will certainly set it to "snail pace" smile

And the only VV I've ever tried was VV4, I'll try the other one that's available on android and see how it compares. I just hope I don't end up picking berries and clearing the stream all day.
Posted by: VV3 girl123

Re: Virtual Families vs. Virtual Villagers series? - 06/14/13 03:46 AM

Originally Posted By: Thandi
I had no idea you could set the pace, I will certainly set it to "snail pace" smile

And the only VV I've ever tried was VV4, I'll try the other one that's available on android and see how it compares. I just hope I don't end up picking berries and clearing the stream all day.
ohhh, soon there will be no more berries and
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you'll have to stock up all your adult villagers at the research table, desperately researching
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science
and the kid(s) picking mushrooms smirk
Posted by: VV3 girl123

Re: Virtual Families vs. Virtual Villagers series? - 06/17/13 10:55 PM

uh oh now My villagers are almost dead!
Posted by: Ver Jaina

Re: Virtual Families vs. Virtual Villagers series? - 06/18/13 03:09 PM

After uninstalling the game from my tiny phone on December last year, i think i'm going to replay this game back onto a bigger phablet. i didnt know about LDW forums at that time, so i'm going to give it a proper play.
Posted by: VV3 girl123

Re: Virtual Families vs. Virtual Villagers series? - 06/18/13 03:58 PM

What game? and yeah, it's hard to play on small screens, The bigger the better wink
Posted by: VV3 girl123

Re: Virtual Families vs. Virtual Villagers series? - 06/21/13 10:10 PM

Anyways, I personally like VF better, no, I like VV Better! AAAARRRRRGGGGJHHHHH I can't choose!
Posted by: zorro100

Re: Virtual Families vs. Virtual Villagers series? - 06/24/13 08:46 PM

How can you set the time on fast. I don't think I will ever have any money. And does anyone know anything about vv2 for iPad?
Posted by: VV3 girl123

Re: Virtual Families vs. Virtual Villagers series? - 06/24/13 09:44 PM

Originally Posted By: zorro100
How can you set the time on fast. I don't think I will ever have any money.
You can't, well, there might be some super-high-tech-way but I'm pretty sure the only thing you can do is wait and check back often. smile
Posted by: arnie

Re: Virtual Families vs. Virtual Villagers series? - 06/25/13 06:05 AM

Originally Posted By: zorro100
How can you set the time on fast. I don't think I will ever have any money. And does anyone know anything about vv2 for iPad?

You can change speeds for the VV games but not for VF. What about VV2 on iPad? There is a separate forum for VV2 on iOS.