A Different Kind of Hero
   I'm a big fan of the Harvest Moon series. I love the world they've created and the unique gaming experience. I love getting to know the characters and building up my farm. Harvest Moon games also tend to take a very long time to beat. This is because of a mix of the time system they run on and all of the things you can unlock.
 
First Impression of the Game:
   At first the huge field is pretty intimidating. If you try to clear it out you'll quickly learn that your tools aren't strong enough to destroy a lot of the bigger obstacles and the field itself just seems to go on forever. Also, if you go from playing Harvest Moon 64 to this, the characters will really confuse you. All of the characters now have a completely different life.
   As far as the story line goes, there isn't really much of an introduction except to save the farm. If you've played previous Harvest Moon games then you'll already know pretty much what to do. If you haven't, you might be wandering around the first few days wondering what's going on.

Characters:
   Most of the characters have a lot of depth in this series. Once you get to know them you'll learn their wants, fears, love interests, favorite foods, and some of their background. One of the main parts of all Harvest Moon games is falling in love, getting married, and starting a family. The harvest sprites are also a cool feature in this game as their friendship is the most rewarding. Of course just like real life these things take awhile to achieve, you have to actually work to befriend people in this game. This is one of the reasons the game is interesting.

Story Line:
   There isn't too much of a story line here. You start out and are pretty much told to get the farm up and running again. However, each character has their own story line and cut scenes to unlock.

Graphics:
   The graphics on this game are pretty good. The pixel characters are well detailed, the animals are really cute, and the scenery is pretty. The character head shots when you're talking to them are really expressive as well.

Sound:
   Harvest Moon music is a lot like Pokémon music. It's high pitched and repetitive but doesn't seem to get old. The background music fits really well as do the action noises. Everything sounds as it should, you can even hear the ocean in the distant at night.

Difficulty:
   If you know what to do this game really isn't that hard. It is long, however, and there are a lot of things to unlock.

Addictiveness:
   This game really creeps up on you. It goes from being just 'alright' to you playing it for 5 hours straight. Once you get into it it's a really good game and addicting game.

Overall this game is pretty fun. Harvest Moon in general provides a unique, addicting experience. Who knew doing the same thing over and over again could be fun?
  Graphics 9   Sound 10   Addictive 8   Depth 10   Story 6   Difficulty 7

As with previous entries in the series, Harvest Moon tells the story of a young farmer who must build and develop a farm, including the crops and animals. Along with this, you must make sure that the farm makes a profit in order to purchase new items and farm equipment to keep the farm afloat for as long as possible.

Other tasks await you, such as teaching your faithful dog tricks, visiting the local village and making friends. As your farm builds, you also get the opportunity to recruit helpers to get more done around the farm, and fall in love.

Overall 9.3    Graphics 8.1    Sound 8.5    Addictive 9.8    Story 6.6    Depth 8.5    Difficulty 4.1

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default-lacking 03-23-15 - 06:50 PM
 I love this game! Haha, it reminds me of when I was younger and would play this all day long. Good times!
LDTVillain 03-11-15 - 05:26 AM
 The save files are browser based once you clear history the save files are then lost.
gotensaberit 12-07-14 - 03:50 AM
 fuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!! I just reformat my laptop after then my game load is lost!
darkx12121 08-08-14 - 07:24 AM
 watch tv at 4:44 and the text box will appear non-stop
thehitman05 03-05-14 - 01:00 PM
 i really love this game, when i play it, i spend several hours at day! i recommend this game! is very addicting!
farmboy8 02-15-14 - 02:05 PM
 I love this game! The graphics are so beautiful! I love pixel art. I highlt recommend this game, especially if it's your first harvest moon.
Battyo 01-01-14 - 12:31 PM
 has this game crashed on anyone else?
Jinx98 12-09-13 - 01:47 PM
 @reilly.rahayu You waited too long to speak to her. You gotta at least have a purple heart with her I think. If you don't by time all the rival cut scenes happen, she'll get married and you'll never be able to marry her unless you restart.
fondu 09-24-13 - 04:54 PM
 is this a good game cuz it liiks kind of like a farming real time game.
KavukiBoi 08-16-13 - 02:05 PM
 how do i put things in the shipping bin?
Gameboy2013 07-25-13 - 08:16 PM
 I need help my horse has low hearts and the man who owns the horse gets mad and takes the horse someone tell me what happens next?!
john leo 333 07-23-13 - 03:08 PM
 whats button a on a computer
reilly.rahayu 06-30-13 - 01:22 AM
 how to get married elli says i cant leave the doctor side
Siryn 06-29-13 - 07:45 PM
 When it comes to the mines, I'm a dirty cheater ;) Just take advantage of the save/load state before you go digging. Saves on stamina. Same with the New Years guessing game...save/load state. ?
reilly.rahayu 06-16-13 - 01:23 AM
 how to upgrade how in the second because gotz always says i havent feel the creative urge yet come back later
reilly.rahayu 06-07-13 - 04:49 AM
 but now i know it
Lindz247 05-29-13 - 07:10 AM
 im frustrated because i try to go into the mine and mine lower but for some reason the stairs won't come up for me! help!
sixth_sense 05-24-13 - 09:59 PM
 @Regame Press spacebar and it'll fast forward the time in the game
sixth_sense 05-21-13 - 06:39 AM
 @Treathel You need to buy the appliances needed that is advertised on TV, i think it was on fridays. Just change the channel by clicking the right or left button to check If it's on TV. Then buy it by calling to them, use the telephone by the resto bar.
sixth_sense 05-21-13 - 06:34 AM
 @reilly.rahayu You need to buy it. You should watch TV and I think on fridays the show where they advertise appliances. You need to buy all of the things that goes before the ref gets advertised on TV. You can call to buy in the resto bar's telephone.
oOMonKeYOo 05-20-13 - 01:31 AM
 Does anyone know how to enlarge the screen?
reilly.rahayu 05-08-13 - 02:31 AM
 how to get a fridge
Regame 05-01-13 - 10:37 PM
 does anyone else's RGR plugin like to put itself on double speed all the time? because it makes it really annoying to play something like Harvest moon which is all about time.
freetoplayer 04-14-13 - 10:49 PM
 im looking for the cursed tools in the winter mine, ive got all the mystrile tools but i cant find the fishing rod on level 29
456link 03-27-13 - 07:21 PM
 what if... your character was lying about his name to get the farm!