Island Hoppers: Mystery Farm 12+

this is the only game where i willingly turn my ringer on and allow myself to be indulged into and listen to such a peaceful, beautiful game. i have only been playing for a month and am already on level 15, with farming/discovery games like this i usually throw aside or get bored of them and forget they exist. they usually become almost impossible for me to level up without having to spend actual money. this game allows you to make everything you need, giving you so much to do in adventures or events. i have become very fond of the events, not only because of the rewards but also because of the fact that i do not get bored of them! i spend almost a full hour on this game daily, its just what i need after working a 12 hour shift. this game was definitely not what i expected after seeing the advertisements on it. i think the ads don't show the games full potential or just how amazing the graphics are. i thank this game and the amazing developers behind it for keeping me calm and busy, this is easily one of my favorite games by far. :)

First, the game is NOTHING like the preview. No dehydrated creatures, no ditch digging, no chests underwater.
Second, I completed mapped quests months ago. All that’s left is mini quests. The mapped mini quests are good, but some of the resources needed are behind locked gates. The items needed to open the gates are almost impossible to get for free, and have to be gotten from chests with keys that are just as impossible to get, so you have to purchase the keys. CON.
Third, I also purchased every production item months ago. Some of them can be upgraded with gems, but some of the resources needed to mine the gems (pickaxes) are also hard to get unless…you guessed it…you purchase them. One of the buildings produces items that are superfluous. Not one item ever needed. Because the mapped quests are completed, it’s hard to maintain materials needed for production. You can purchase SOME of those resources, using energy, but the batches are very small and require multiple purchases to make a difference.
Fourth, there is a locked gate on the island. Beyond that gate is another set of buildings shrouded in fog. The massage when clicking the gate says you have to expand your farm to open, but expand to where and how?
Fifth, the crop plots cannot be upgraded and some of the crops take a long time to grow. You can speed them up with fertilizer but, again, it’s a rare find.

I have been playing this game for awhile now and really enjoy it. My only issue is with getting coins. It’s a no win circle…..to grow crops you use a lot of coins….and you need crops to feed animals. You also need coins to buy animals to make products. For weeks now I have not been able to build up more that 5000 to 8000 coins and all the new buildings I need to complete tasks cost 30,000 plus. It’s a bit disheartening that’s there not a better way to build up coins apart from buying ALOT of them and it really would be a lot considering how many buildings there are over 30,000. Sure you can collect coins and energy as you play….but most of the time that is like 3-5 coins each time and that doesn’t add up to much …..so it doesn't really help much. It is sad when the only way you can advance in a game is to spend $5-$20 A DAY buying energy and coins. So sadly I will leave the game as it just gets boring when you can’t really achieve anything.