The Latest of the Farming Simulator Series is Now on PS Vita

Farming Simulator 18, one of the most popular titles in the farming simulation genre, is now on the PlayStation Vita. Having this game on the smaller PS Vita makes it possible for you to perform your agricultural duties wherever you are because running a farm, even virtually, would require a lot of time and effort.

In this latest Farming Simulator game, you will be operating large vehicles and heavy machinery in order to grow and tend to your crops. There will be a lot of crops for you to grow and harvest, such as wheat, canola, corn, sugar beet, potatoes, and, for the first time in handheld, sunflowers. Each has its own unique purpose and selling value. For instance, hay can be used to feed the cattle, while wheat can be sold to businesses around the town.

The Handheld Farming Experience

In addition to crops, there are also livestock like pigs, sheep, and cows, as well as forestry. The mechanics are quite easy to pick up, so you can get the tasks done without much fuss. All you need to do is have a quick read of the controls and you are all set. You also need to learn the basics of harvesting and dropping off your produce to sell for profit. All these are easy to know as there are tutorials displayed every time you perform a new task for the first time.

You’ll find that the gameplay loop can be a bit slow but that is only because the game wants you to experience a more accurate account of how farming is actually done. You have to wait for your crop to grow, sell them in the market, and use your earnings to expand your farm. And, as your career progresses, you gain access to more than 50 farming vehicles and machines modelled after some of the most respected brands in the industry, such as AGCO’s Challenger, Fendt, and Valtra.

What makes Farming Simulator 18 so engaging for players is the strategic aspects of the game. The game might seem easy and simple but a lot of tactical skills are required to effectively manage a farm. You need to carefully plan how to optimise your time and effort so you can increase your earnings and make up for any investments or purchases you have made.

What Makes Farming Simulation Games Fun

When you describe a game as “slow” to a non-gamer, it almost sounds like the game is no fun at all. Quite the contrary; when it comes to simulation games like Farming Simulator 18, slow and relaxing are attributes that get players interested in a video game.

The cathartic atmosphere encourages thorough planning, and this allows players to become more creative. Similar to Farming Simulator 18, casual title Farmville offers the same pace and rewards systems to its Facebook players, and it has grown to be very popular worldwide with over 80 million active users during its peak in 2010.

Similarly, Funky Fruits Farm, a popular farm-themed online slot game situated in the fictional town of Nowheresville, gives players a chance to reinvent themselves digitally. Aside from the unique set of symbols that include a heavily moustachioed farmer munching on a stalk of wheatgrass, a grumpy lemon, a grinning orange, a pair of cherries, a pineapple, and a watermelon, there are a lot of incentives for players to keep on spinning too, from the no deposit bonus like the one Betfair bingo offers to the many freebies that players get from multipliers in the game, like 8 free spins and 2x multipliers.

Modern farmers definitely have something great to look forward to in Farming Simulator 18 on the PS Vita, such as the new environment, crops, animals, vehicles, and brands. Here you will be developing your farm in a new, immersive American environment where you also get to breed pigs for the first time. And, of course, nothing beats being able to use and drive real-world farming vehicles from AGCO’s most respected brands, which are recreated in this game. This is certainly one game you’d love to take with you everywhere you go.

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