Had my first "pet" in County Story after finishing a quest that required a certain number of wood, stones, and chicken wheat. Am not really sure what to do with it though :) Based on the information given, I have enough feeds for the chick, and there's also a countdown when it's supposed to mature. I don't understand though if I am supposed to move up from the Happy to the Great and how to do it. Been clicking on the Heart logo incessantly for some minutes but with no evident effect. Anyway, I'll learn it as I go along (or if somebody volunteers some information here).
I'm supposed to post about Friendship Points, but this one came up and I just thought it would be much better to talk about this first. I'll post on Friendship Points next time around.
More Country Story here and here.
I first saw this book a couple of months ago, when it was still in hardbound cover, and I was really curious about what it has to say. And so when I laid my eyes on it again in small paperback issue and at 20% discount, I just had to buy it. The teaser questions sort of hooked me: What do school teachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? Why do drug dealers still live with their parents? There's something about reading a book that re-examines commonly held beliefs that truly attracts me to it. However, if I consider the fact that this book is a bestseller, then am I really reading something non-traditional?
Playfish, the creator of Restaurant City, just recently launched its newest game, Country Story. This game is likewise accessible via Facebook. The game builds on the SIM-like style of Restaurant City while at the same time incorporating the theme of other popular Facebook games like FarmTown, BarnBuddy and Farmville.
You start in the game with a nice little house (that you can't get inside), and a plot of land that you can plow and pla
nt crops in. Then there's the usual watering and harvesting. Of course, all these hard work will get your character tired, and you would need to replenish his strength by providing food or letting him rest for a while.
The game introduces also the concept of quests, which is quite similar to Awards given in Restaurant City. Some of the quests may require you to simply do so 
much of one thing in your farm, or it may require that you get involved with your friends. The Awards affects your farm in different ways, such as increasing your production capacity. The quests are given through one of the several institutions in the village (shown below) such as the Mayor, Bank, Construction, Livestock, and Market.
Having friends also play a role in the game. How crucial, I have yet to find out. Much like other games, you get a reward (actually, three rewards) for your first visit to your friend's farm. You can also assign friends to look after your crops, since it can be stolen (by other friends, ironically). And I think you must have a number of them to get yourself a dog.
Well, that's it for now. The game's quite new, and I have yet to explore it myself. I'll post my developments from time to time. For now, try it yourself, and create your own Country Story.
More Country Story here.
