Lavender's vs Chocolatier

I'm wondering what peoples opinions are between the Lavender's Botanicals game in the two Chocolatier games. They've both got a very similar feel to them.
There are certainly different aspects to both. I love the fact that there are so many things you can look up with the laptop in LB. Having different minigames for the different factories is kind of neat too. I also like the fact that the cost of travel isn't overwhelming at the beginning.
That being said, I just loved the feel of the chocolatier games. The games to determine how many of something a factory makes make a little more sense, and I like the variation based on the kind of chocolate, rather than the factory itself. I also like the fact that you can actually chose whether you accept a task from someone or not.
I think - and to be fair, I haven't finished LB - if I had to pick only one of the 3 games, it would probably be Chocolatier 2. But they're all good

I played the demo of this a week or so ago from another site and I didn't like it as much as I did both of the Chocolatiers. I thought the interface was a bit disjointed. If you liked the chocolatiers have you tried the tradewind games. If you wish to try them . . . I'd start with tradewinds 2 since some of the bugs from Caravan and the Classic game have been worked out. It too is a strategy game, but no minigames like the chocolatiers. There are quests you can go on as well, and you have to really think about what cargo you want to ship and if you want to smuggle or not.

I like them both. They really are pretty much the same... except Chocolatire made me hungry and Lavender's makes me want to take a long hot bubble bath :-)

I am REALLY frustrated that Lavender's has so many "show-stopper" bugs on the quests!!!

Chocolatier:
I like Chocolatier's games (for making chocolates) better.
I do like that you can create and find your own chocolate recipes (even if they are preprogrammed, you still have to figure some out on your own).

Lavender's:
I like that when there is a quest, the city icon has a star on it = to help you remember where to go back to.
I like that when you look at the laptop and click on an item, it'll tell you how much each city is buying it - so that you can price out your items.

Which one has more things to create?

i own full version of this and chocolatier 2 and i have beaten chocolatier 2 on 2 profiles lol i love em both.. i just wish all the bugs could get fixed ASAP on this one

To answer your question....I prefer the Chocolatier games. I had high hopes that this game would be a little more similar....but I found it more difficult to navigate and much harder to keep up with the ingredients. After playing the demonstration version....I decided that it was not what I was looking for....so I did NOT buy this one.

However...I am keeping up my hopes that they will come up with another game similar to Chocolatier 1 & 2. I thoroughly enjoy those games and still play them. The graphics in Lavender's were too hard on the eyes.....I much prefer the graphics in the Chocolatier games.

PLEASE BF....... MAKE ME ANOTHER GAME LIKE CHOCOLATIER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Thanks a bunch!

Chocolatier 1 and 2 are a hundred times better than Lavender's, in my opinion. In addition to all of the bugs,
I hate the useless miniquests (you can't decline) where you have to make two or three different products and only
get a few thousand dollars. They really make the game drag.

I didn't like Winemaker Extraordinaire much either, though it's at least shorter than LB. I was disappointed in Chocolatier: Decadence by Design too, but it's still miles ahead of WE or LB. Chocolatier 2 is still the best.
I played one of the Tradewinds series but didn't like the combat aspect and the fact that you can lose the game
quickly.

Thanks everybody. I have a hard time deciding which game to buy for my credits. I loved the Chocolatiers but didn't buy LB. I'll have to look into Tradewinds but I wouldn't like combat. Wish there were more games along these lines.