giga Veteran Posted December 22, 2006 Veteran Share Posted December 22, 2006 I just got the game and I must say..it's a lot more than I was expecting. Very deep for just a game about pinatas and gardening them. It's not that easy either..damn sour pinatas killed my mousemallow. RIP Chu. :cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkGashX Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 Hey Giga, what is the game about? It looks like a kids game but more and more people are saying they love it :). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giga Veteran Posted December 22, 2006 Author Veteran Share Posted December 22, 2006 Basically you control and make a garden to attract and grow pinatas together. There are many gameplay elements and things to the game that you just have to play yourself to experience it. Wikipedia has a good description of it: Likened to The Sims, Animal Crossing and Harvest Moon, the game tasks the player with turning a disused plot of land into a beautiful garden. As with many sandbox games, the game is open-ended, with no strict winning or losing requirements. Instead, players are guided only generally towards the objectives of increasing their garden's value and attracting pi?ata residents. Players are free to determine their own sub-goals and work towards them. Developing a successful garden requires setting up the land and foliage appropriately to attract pi?atas, as well as purchasing various items to place within the garden (e.g., homes for the pi?atas). When certain requirements are fulfilled, the garden will attract a simple black-and-white version of a given pi?ata species. After fulfilling additional requirements, the pi?ata will become a resident, changing into a full-color version. Once two pi?atas of the same species are residents and their mating (romance) requirements are met, they can perform a romantic dance, resulting in a baby pi?ata egg. When pi?atas get together to mate, a maze-navigation minigame is initiated. Completing the mating minigame successfully will result in the creation of a new pi?ata offspring. For species encountered early in the game, the minigames are simple, but as the game progresses, minigames become increasingly difficult. The difficulty also increases as more members of a given species are resident, so that players have fewer lives (in the minigame) for each pi?ata of that type already in the garden. In addition to looking after the needs of their pi?atas, players must also watch out for ruffians and sour pi?atas, who enter the garden with the intent of wreaking havoc. Their mischief includes eating fruits or vegetables, destroying objects, or causing resident pi?atas to become ill. If the player is resourceful, sour pi?atas can, however, be won over and turned into productive garden residents. Once a sour pi?ata species has been tamed, the player is awarded a piece of the Tower of Sour, which prevents future visits from that type of sour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magik Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 I'm definitely renting this game. I've heard nothing but good things about it so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giga Veteran Posted December 22, 2006 Author Veteran Share Posted December 22, 2006 I'm definitely renting this game. I've heard nothing but good things about it so far. Definitely pick it up. It's probably one of the most intrigueing games I've played in a while. There are so many things to do in the game and the wide array of gameplay elements and designs all together are just perfect. When you first start the game, it might not seem like much but after you put in several hours, you'll truly see how outstanding it is. Truthfully, I couldn't imagine any children under 10 playing this game and succeeding in it. It's a lot harder and deeper than it likes from the front cover(believe me, my friends laughed at me). Never judge anything by its cover though--everything you'd expect from a good, well thought out game is there. Rare truly has made a gem with this. Another plus of the design is that it's quite pretty too. Probably one of the few games that really bring out the beauty of HD. (it'll look pretty good on SD as well though). Awesome game. (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pc_Madness Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 Build a Tower of Sour Giga! Keep those annoying Sour buggers away for good. :) I'm up to level 32. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AimLXJ Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 I'm definitely renting this game. I've heard nothing but good things about it so far. Before you rent, I say you download the demo from the Market Place :laugh: ( I love how they give out free demos ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PabUK Veteran Posted December 22, 2006 Veteran Share Posted December 22, 2006 I've bought this for my wife for her birthday (which is tomorrow) but I'm not ashamed to admit that I probably want to play it just as much as she does! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hupp Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 It is a really fun game and I am glad i got it for $5 , thank you Microsoft training :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunters0 Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 all ive heard is good things from this game and i have bought it for christmas and i am looking forward to playing it cant wait to see al the diffrent piniatas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunknMunky Veteran Posted December 22, 2006 Veteran Share Posted December 22, 2006 Truthfully, I couldn't imagine any children under 10 playing this game and succeeding in it. It's a lot harder and deeper than it likes from the front cover(believe me, my friends laughed at me). Awesome game. (Y) The game truely is hard, I find it really difficult to stop the pinatas fighting. Anybody have tips? There should be a warning label on this game about how addictive it is :p When I first played it was for about 7 hours straight. Not had time to play games lately though sadly. And also, if you have a lady friend, don't expect to play your 360 for a while :pinch: :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabian- Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 I'm so hooked on this game! Every freakin' day I say "I'll just play for a few minutes" and then I realize I've been playing for 2 hrs -2.5 hrs :| then I play Gears of War for a about 15 minutes and go back to Viva Pi?ata:pp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartan_X Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 I'm so hooked on this game! Every freakin' day I say "I'll just play for a few minutes" and then I realize I've been playing for 2 hrs -2.5 hrs :| then I play Gears of War for a about 15 minutes and go back to Viva Pi?ata:pp yeah... I just hope I'll get my game back before VP2 hits the market... :laugh:: :rofl:: :pp :shifty:: :whistle:: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabian- Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 I told you already, you're not getting it back :whistle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartan_X Posted December 22, 2006 Share Posted December 22, 2006 I told you already, you're not getting it back :whistle: give it back!!! or else... :devil: Muhahahahahaaaa!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magik Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Before you rent, I say you download the demo from the Market Place :laugh: ( I love how they give out free demos ) There's a demo for this game? I thought it was just videos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabian- Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 There's a demo for this game? I thought it was just videos. ^^ yeah, as far as I know there's only an interactive video, not an actual demo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hupp Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 well i played it for what i thought was a few hours friday AM (1-4) and then when i woke up 1-6. damn its addicting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devBrian Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 give it back!!! or else... :devil: Muhahahahahaaaa!!! You should have threatened him with teh buttsecks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartan_X Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 You should have threatened him with teh buttsecks! nahhh? he?s a tough nut to crack, that won?t work? but I'll find a :devil: ::svil: :s:whistle:whistle: muhahahahahahaaaa!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devBrian Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 nahhh? he?s a tough nut to crack, that won?t work? but I'll find a :devil: ::svil: :s:whistle:whistle: muhahahahahahaaaa!!! I'll crack your:blush: ::blush: ::blush: :blush: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliott Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 I'll crack your nut. :blush: :blush: :blush: Hey hey now. We already turned another thread a while back into a nut-busting fest. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huleboeren Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 ^^ yeah, as far as I know there's only an interactive video, not an actual demo Yeah, I download the 'demo' today. That has to be the worst spent 800mb EVER :p Might as well streamed a trailer somewhere :/ Spartan, any words on a real demo? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dnast Subscriber² Posted December 24, 2006 Subscriber² Share Posted December 24, 2006 I bought the game when it first came out. It's even better than I expected. A friend of mine recently bought it since he'd always see me online playing this game, he says he's glad he bought it too. I agree that it's too hard for young children. There's just way too much to do and keep track of. Has anybody tried using the "kid" controls? Maybe that makes the overall game easier, too? And the girl issue...yeah, she's like a level 35 or something and I doubt I'll ever catch up with her. At least she lets me use my 360 from time to time. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devBrian Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 Hey hey now. We already turned another thread a while back into a nut-busting fest. :laugh: Sorry, I can't help myself... I get grabby. :blush: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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