Comments on: Travian – MMO Browser-Based Strategy Game Review

By: Ken

Ken — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:31:41 +0000

There is another game you might be interested in. It is a browser game called Farmersi. It does not deal with large scale economies, but rather small ones. That is the main feature really. It is really interesting to see how things work out in the goal to develop the best farm against competitors in the scenarios. Sometimes the markets are brutal!
Please check it out at http://farmersi.net
I’m just a player trying to get more English players into the game.
Let me know what you think!

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 27 May 2009 17:51:33 +0000

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By: admin

admin — Fri, 22 May 2009 17:26:01 +0000

Thanks for commenting Robert. I definitely agree that graphics on nearly all browser games are simplistic at best. Some browser games have taken the next step. For example QuakeLive is a First Person Shooter that can be played on browsers. It's based off of the Quake III multiplayer game. The graphics are absolutely stunning for a browser game.

By: Robert Schultz

Robert Schultz — Fri, 22 May 2009 14:40:28 +0000

It’s impressive that they have nearly 100,000 registered players.
What is not impressive is how simple the graphics are. Maybe that’s part of the charm, but JavaScript web based games have come a LONG way in the past few years. Take http://worldofsolitaire.com for example. It’s 100% JavaScript. I certainly think travian could enhance their graphics/interface and get a LOT more players that way.

By the way, I’m not saying they need to enhance their graphics. I still play nethack now a days and that has just ascii graphics. So I’m certainly in the camp that gameplay is king. However having nicer graphics AND great gameplay will get people from both sides of the fence.