The Harvest Moon Discussion Thread!

[Superpenguin]

Ugh, getting that Medicine Maker was so annoying.

I don't think I'll ever even use it, but I know you get a benefit for having all five makers soooo...I gotta get it.

3 Clay figures now!

 

[oath2order]

I don't think I'll ever even use it, but I know you get a benefit for having all five makers soooo...I gotta get it.

3 Clay figures now!

Preach it. I never use the fermenter, miller, or medicine maker. I use the seed maker the most, and then the cloth maker.

 

[Superpenguin]

I'm only using the fermenter to get the medicine maker.
I only use the miller, seed maker, and cloth maker.

I have been unable to propose to Felicity for the past couple weekends because they've been rainy and the cow festival was held on Sunday. -.-

 

[Superpenguin]

Okay so I am now married to Felicity, got the medicine maker and am in the last week of Fall of Year 2. I unfortunately haven't gathered enough honeycombs to make my ideal about of beehives, so I guess the ones I have will have to do for next year.

 

[oath2order]

Okay so I am now married to Felicity, got the medicine maker and am in the last week of Fall of Year 2. I unfortunately haven't gathered enough honeycombs to make my ideal about of beehives, so I guess the ones I have will have to do for next year.

You got married early dang.

 

[Superpenguin]

Now I am in Winter, Felicity and I are happily married, and then I realized I don't have the fisherman yet lol. So I've been giving Hana my fish.

 

[ACking]

I loved another wonderful life! And the tales between two towns was discontinued, to my belief?, and I found tbtt for $40 do you think it is worth it?

 

[BellGreen]

I loved another wonderful life! And the tales between two towns was discontinued, to my belief?, and I found tbtt for $40 do you think it is worth it?

I see why it was discontinued.

It's boring.

 

[ACking]

I see why it was discontinued.

It's boring.

Thanks! I just needed to know if it was worth forty bucks and wether or not I should buy it before luigis mansion.

 

[jesughs]

Is it just me or do you other fans of the Harvest Moon series find the games for portable devices like the DS to be inferior to the console games? I've always felt that way, because Harvest Moon is a game that really relies on graphics and the graphics on the DS games are just too "pixel-y" for my liking. Personally, if I don't like the graphics then the gameplay is unimportant to me.

 

[ACking]

I have the same opinion.

 

[Mary]

I've only ever played ANB.

 

[Julie]

Is it just me or do you other fans of the Harvest Moon series find the games for portable devices like the DS to be inferior to the console games? I've always felt that way, because Harvest Moon is a game that really relies on graphics and the graphics on the DS games are just too "pixel-y" for my liking. Personally, if I don't like the graphics then the gameplay is unimportant to me.

I agree that console harvest moons are far better than portable ones, but in terms of gameplay. I don't know, I think Harvest Moon games have slowly been getting staler and staler in general, but ANB was a fresh change. I think this is why I generally prefer Rune Factory to regular Harvest Moon, because there are a lot of added gameplay elements and it is generally a much larger game with a lot more to do.

 

[oath2order]

I agree that console harvest moons are far better than portable ones, but in terms of gameplay. I don't know, I think Harvest Moon games have slowly been getting staler and staler in general, but ANB was a fresh change. I think this is why I generally prefer Rune Factory to regular Harvest Moon, because there are a lot of added gameplay elements and it is generally a much larger game with a lot more to do.

Just imagine ANB on the consoole with all the extra space and all.

 

[jesughs]

I agree that console harvest moons are far better than portable ones, but in terms of gameplay. I don't know, I think Harvest Moon games have slowly been getting staler and staler in general, but ANB was a fresh change. I think this is why I generally prefer Rune Factory to regular Harvest Moon, because there are a lot of added gameplay elements and it is generally a much larger game with a lot more to do.

I totally agree with you about how the games are getting less and less... good. I mean, go back to Magical Melody (one of my favorite games in the series, hehe). There, you had to get music notes--a good, fresh incentive. Now look at Animal Parade. Don't get me wrong, AP is great! But the concept of simply finding sprites has been done before. I prefer a more creative gameplay. It seems like the only thing that Natsume has done to freshen up the HM games is add dumb minigames that nobody really cares for...

 

[Julie]

I totally agree with you about how the games are getting less and less... good. I mean, go back to Magical Melody (one of my favorite games in the series, hehe). There, you had to get music notes--a good, fresh incentive. Now look at Animal Parade. Don't get me wrong, AP is great! But the concept of simply finding sprites has been done before. I prefer a more creative gameplay. It seems like the only thing that Natsume has done to freshen up the HM games is add dumb minigames that nobody really cares for...

Yeah. I agree that Magical Melody was probably one of the last few good ones. ToT was good but lacking and AP fixed ToT's mistakes but there was still something missing. I personally never liked any of the DS games, and A Tale of Two Towns was just really bad. ANB is awesome and probably the best out of all the recent ones with the whole town renovations and how you slowly unlock things. The sprites were disappointing in this game but that definitely makes up for it, though I still feel that this game is lacking a little as well.

It honestly makes me wonder why Marvelous is putting more effort into Rune Factory than Harvest Moon. I always thought it was obvious that Harvest Moon is the more popular out of the two, but I guess this isn't the case in Japan? If you compare Animal Parade's graphics with Rune Factory: Frontier or Tides of Destiny, Animal Parade looks like utter crap and the Rune Factory games are beautiful. The characters in Rune Factory also feel more interesting and the game itself is massive in comparison. Like Harvest Moon, I prefer Rune Factory on a console but the portable games are still really solid. It just makes me confused why the Rune Factory games have been amazing and Harvest Moon not so much, but I guess this is just my opinion.

 

[jesughs]

Wow, I just picked up ANB from my local Gamestop and I have to say I take back what I said about DS games being inferior! This game's graphics totally mimic ToT's and AP's. Loving the character customization feature--I have been waiting for that to come along since FOREVER! The only thing that's okay is the bachelors... Not as great as the ones in AP or MM, but still OK. So far, I'm loving this game!

 

[Juicebox]

Is it just me or do you other fans of the Harvest Moon series find the games for portable devices like the DS to be inferior to the console games? I've always felt that way, because Harvest Moon is a game that really relies on graphics and the graphics on the DS games are just too "pixel-y" for my liking. Personally, if I don't like the graphics then the gameplay is unimportant to me.

I agree. Not really about the graphics (although the portable ones are generally abysmal), but also, the handheld games are just so lackluster. They never add anything very new, and if they do add something new, it's usually annoying (freshness). The locations are also really bland. The towns and stuff always feel so weird and not very homey.

However, A New Beginning really impressed me. It's a handheld game with console quality, and I love it! The town is still kind of lacking in spirit, but the customization fixes that completely.

I'm still waiting for a game like A Wonderful Life. I know that it's a lot of people's least favorite, but I think that if they tweaked the game a little bit, and maybe changed the animal and crop systems in A Wonderful Life, it could be the best Harvest Moon game yet. I dunno... I just liked having your child be relevant, and having a continuous story.

 

[oath2order]

Ya'll should check out Stardew Valley

 

[Wish]

my first harvest moon was two towns

I don't play much though