Anyways, my golden standard for Harvest Moon games is AWL.
I am a BIIIIG fan of AWL (Another; since I'm a girl). I was just mad that you could only have a girl in the boys version. Anyway, I wish they would come out with another Harvest Moon console game like AWL in which your child grows up and your town changes over time instead of staying the same.
I'm currently playing HM:
ToTT (I'm with Mikhail <3; Hes such a romantic hehe)
HM:Animal Parade (I'm not sure who to marry, maybe Wizard....who do you think I should marry if you've played?) and
HM:Sunshine Islands (Elliot or Vaughn?)
Harvest Moon games are, to me, a way of escaping the real world. I can just get on one of my games and get involved with farming and making friends, fishing, mining, forging, and so much other stuff. I especially love the courtship aspects of the game and having kids. The thing I dislike about many Harvest Moon games however, is that the children don't grow up like in AWL. I miss that, I miss getting old and watching my kid grow up to be whatever he wants to be....ah the nostalgia...