Farmville: Tropic Escape

by Aethyna Jun 18, 2017 | 2 Votes | 1 Played | 0 Reviews

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Cooking , Animals , Building , Beach , Exploration , Tropical , Farm

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Zynga Plant, grow and harvest a variety of crops so you could whip up a bunch of tropical goodies for your guests. Hire guides to uncover new touristy locations and even unearth some intriguing mystery about the island you inhabit. Don't wait - Escape from the constant hum of city life now and head over to the tropics to start anew! Play Now Similar Games

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Summary

Set up your very own tropical paradise in this brand-new Farmville sequel, Farmville: Tropic Escape! Plant, grow and harvest a variety of crops just so you could whip up a bunch of tropical goodies for your guests. Hire guides to uncover new touristy locations and you may even unearth some intriguing mystery about the island you now inhabit. What are you waiting for? Pack your bags, escape from the constant hum of city life and head over to the tropics to start anew!

Plotline

Enough is enough! It’s time to escape from the dreary concrete jungle and its noisy traffic to the idyllic tropics after you’ve managed to purchase a quaint yet rundown beachside inn on a beautiful island. It’s now up to you to turn the whole place into the tropical that you envision it to be!

Gameplay

Being a farm simulation game, Farmville: Tropic Escape features gameplay that Farmville fans might be very familiar with... what I’m referring to is the virtual farming aspect of the game. However, things seem to be cut out for us, players. Instead of needing to water your crops, you just need to plant, wait for it to grow and then harvest your crops.

There are plenty of crop and tree variety as well and obviously all of them are tropical crops, such as pineapples, rice, coconut, mango and more. As usual, you’ll be given the option to fertilize your crops, allowing you to get more harvest; or use Sunshine to speed up the growing process. The game has also adopted a game mechanic that’s pretty popular in the more recent farm simulation games like Funky Bay - you don’t need to purchase seeds. Alternatively, you are required to save up some of your harvest for replanting.

The crops you get can then be crafted into various foodstuff and other items through workshops like the Sushi Stall, the Tiki Bar and more. By default, you’ll get 2 queue slots per workshop but you can easily expand your queue by spending gems. You can even speed up the crafting process using Quick Sand too.

I’d also like to point out that gems, despite being premium currency and all, are surprisingly easy enough to earn in this game. This speaks volumes of Zynga’s generosity to its players, but this doesn’t mean you can spend your gems willy-nilly and still expect to have tons of them left. Being thrifty is a pretty nice virtue to have, just sayin’.

Aside from crafting, the crops are also needed to feed your farm animals too. Pineapples, for example, are needed as bait for Capri the dolphin to catch some fishes for you while rice is needed to feed your chickens. Like crops, there is a nice range of animals that you can eventually have on your island as well, including boars, lobsters, sea lions and more.

However, some of the animal produce you may need, such as crabs, can only be obtained through certain expeditions. Since you’re busy with the grand opening of your island, you’ll need to hire guides to help you go snorkeling at the coral reefs to get these crabs. Guides are also needed to uncover specific locations around the island and its surrounding areas.

Storage management is another aspect you’ll need to be aware of in this game. Due to the huge volumes of crops and animal produce you’ll be gathering, you may need to spend some time gathering up the required upgrade materials to increase the storage capacity of both your boathouses (crafted goods and animal produce) and silo (crops only). But of course, you can always use gems to buy up any materials you need.

There is also another way for you to drastically reduce the amount of stored goods... that is by selling them off for cash! Basically, you can do so either by trading with your fellow players via the Trade Boat (naturally, you’ll be given a limited number of slots) or by completing Orders. If you’re lucky, you may even encounter special, limited time orders that will usually give you better rewards.

In Farmville: Tropic Escape, you’ll get quests, all of which are listed neatly in your Clipboard, to complete as well. These quests mainly function to advance the narrative in the game. You can get some sweet rewards, including upgrade materials, diamonds, ingredients and others, from Spin with Chloe by the Boathouse (It’s that steering wheel by the boathouse) too. All you need to do before you can spin the wheel is to watch a video ad – it’s no biggie!

The game also features a wide range of decorations which you can use to spruce up the place. Most of the items will cost you coins, though some of the nicer ones may cost gems instead. Need more space to put all that décor? Well, once you reach level 10, you’ll be able to save up game cash to buy and clear out additional plots of land. However, there will still be some debris here and there which will require certain tools to remove if you are to make full use of the land you’ve just bought.

All said and done though, I think Farmville: Tropic Escape did it right by making the earlier gameplay rather fast-paced. By having constant stuff to do, it’s a way for the game to get you hooked. This is also supplemented by the fact that the game doesn’t have a restrictive energy or stamina system that unfortunately, most free-to-play farm games nowadays have.

Community

Like its predecessors, Farmville: Tropic Escape is a social farm game and as such, you can expect plenty of player-player interaction throughout the game. In fact, players are greatly encouraged to join an Island Beach Club, or create one (costs 100 coins), once they reach level 5. This is not only an awesome way to meet new like-minded friends through the club’s own chatting system; you can also get guests for your island resort and trade goods between club members.

Adding friends in the game is very mutually beneficial as well since you can gift items and even speed-ups between friends.

Graphics/ Sound

Farmville: Tropic Escape features a beautiful art style that’s quite different from their usual style. It seems a bit more artsy in a way and that’s always a nice thing to have. I particularly like that the game pay attention to adding in the “little things” when it comes to animation, such as making the water splash when you tap on any body of water, or making the grasses rustle when you tap on them.

In terms of sound, this game has some brilliant soundtracks that are not only soothing to listen to; they are also often accompanied by the even more calming sound of waves and tropical birds. The sound effects added to various workshops are a very nice touch as well. The clinking sound of ice hitting the glass when you queue up a pineapple smoothie is surprisingly satisfying to hear.

Conclusion

To sum up, Farmville: Tropic Escape is definitely a fantastic addition to the popular Farmville franchise. Being an ex-avid Farmville player myself, I can say for a fact that the game has greatly evolved since its very first game, incorporating new game mechanics from other farm sims while adding a bit of their own flavor and flair to the game. If you’re a huge fan of farm simulations, you won’t want to miss out on this game. Download Farmville: Tropic Escape now on your mobile device and give it a try – you won’t regret it!

New Game Added: Farmville: Tropic Escape

by Aethyna Jun 18, 2017

Plant, grow and harvest a variety of crops so you could whip up a bunch of tropical goodies for your guests. Hire guides to uncover new touristy locations and even unearth some intriguing mystery about the island you inhabit. Don't wait - Escape from the constant hum of city life now and head over to the tropics to start anew!