TGT Virtual Families

I've been playing since it soft launched on the 22nd (not consistently, mind you...faunasphere and now Wandering Willows has eaten huge chunks of my time ).
This game is is NOT Virtual Village for starters.
Don't buy this game with that mistaken perception ! You will be seriously disappointed !
Instead, play this novel, heartbreakingly charming and curiously puzzling game because it will slowly and steadily grow on you.
All prior Last Day of Works' offerings were developed to consume massive amounts of time with many a pitfall geared to set a players' progress back on different levels.
Not so with Virtual Families. This is casual gaming at its most basic definition...short and sweet gameplay but with a host of added benefits...the enormous trophy list, a marvelous store that restocks every four hours, a generous collections list, a savings/banking account that pays at an unheard of rate of 10% !! Every day I find my little computer people engaging in autonomous actions that range from the mundane (browsing the web, calling the chidren to eat) to the sublime (listening to the sounds of nature, performing tai ching).
Yes, all on their own.
BUT, they still need me as friend, mentor, doctor and savvy shopper and they thank me many times during their short lifetime with personal emails that I look forward to every day.

I have also been playing this since It first came out and I found the same thing it slowly grew on me! I have now been thru two generations and just stated the third! Its not a game that you want to play for a long period of time more of a off and on type of game! I have no regrets on buying the game it still holds my attention. I liked it when parent would make the children brush there teeth or playing charades or the best story telling!

Great review, Memaw!

I am enjoying this, but seems to move slower that the VV's. Probably as someone said that is due so few people to "manage".

Now, I'm off to fix that leaking sink! Thanks for the hint here!

Hi Guys.... Can someone advise how to fix the birdbath???

the pump for the birdbath randomly generates in the store, you will have to wait for it, when you find it place it on the birdbath.

hint: it takes more than one person to repair the birdbath.

After 6 hours finally have a baby- but as for buying all this stuff at the store- whenever I actually manage to get one of my peeps to work they earn about $1.20

I am so bad at this game.

I have been playing this game also since it came out two weeks ago and have fifteen families. It is so much fun to check on the families and see what they need several times a day. If you have multiple people log ins, you can have lots of families. I have some with three generations and some just starting out. If you like the sims , you will probably like this one.The only one i still cant get is the latte. Have fun gaming.

I know I'll be checking this one out. I'm already a fan of the SimsX and the VV games... just wondering how much they borrowed from the Sims tho (it sure looks similar).

I dunno about this one. Everything just seems to take so long!

on the ldw web site they have a mac version why doesnt BFG?

the shed door knob is in sand box, the key under mat, buy cheep stuff from store 2 get more stuff added, like stuff 4 house repairs & job upgrades.wait 2 get pet, cant interact wht them,gota fix leak 2 be able 2 fix hose.need a lot of time 2 play, 800 food will keep them 4 bout 12 hrs. pause keeps them still, but weeds,trash,socks keep showin up. will have lots 2 clean up. been playin 4 a while, any questions, i ll try 2 help

I probably won't get this game but you guys all had me laughing..I'm sorry but it seemed crazy to have a game where the oven catches fire and the lint catches fire it's just crazy..Sorry for laughing but if I wanna deal with this I'll just stay in real life...I gotta issues of my own LOL

My little people are always exhausted. They want to watch tv or take naps most of the time too. Any suggestions on how to give them a bit of pep?

I was wondering the same thing. Mine are always exhausted too. I bought some multi-vitamines at the store and that didn't help any with the exhaustion either.

I did buy a drink at the store which I gave to one which gave them full energy but the drink was never available again.
Sending them to bed does not seem to work that well as they keep getting up still tired.
I finally exited the game and came back 6 hours later, not sure what happened but they were elated because of a job promotion the hubby got while I was away. He seems to like working now- the wife still refuses LOL, but anyway they are no longer exhausted thank goodness- for now anyway.

Hmmm, Govegirl. You may be onto something there. I'll just walk away for a while and see what happens. Thanks.

The way to put out the fires (oven, dryer) is to open the shed. the knob is in the sandbox and the key is under the doormat. Put your player in frount of the fire, then on the far left of the open shed, they will get the fire extinquisher and put out the fire. Bugs only come out when it's raining and most are small compared to coins., and the are all over the yard. Do NOT open a small box, they are full of ants and eat your food supply. To get the people to work on their careers, praise them alot while they are doing that, buy candy and fruit from the store. The plunger is in the laundry room (clogged drains) fixing sinks,shower, take person to leak, then to workshop, on the far left side in the middle by the bench. hope this helps.

I bought the guide and the game maker said the if you can't fix a fire or appliance problem you can exit or switch player slots to fix it, or at least make it stop till you can. That was under tips.

The guide is on the last day of work site

Yes, if you haven't figured the puzzle out for the shed, you can close the game and it will be fixed when you reopen.

If you can't get your peeps to sleep and they are tired or exhausted, give them a special sleep drink (there are two sleep drinks).

It is a totally addicting game. Sometimes, you actually become attached to certain peeps.

OH, keep in mind, don't spend all your money. You actually accrue interest overnight; the more $$ -- the more interest.