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So what if you cant get married

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: January 23, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is fun. If you played any of the other games in this series then you should definately try this one! Having just finished Back to Nature, I was a little hesitant to jump right into another harvest moon title so quickly. Fortunately a great bundle offer from a local store gave me the excuse to pick this one up right away. The worst part of the previous games was the end. In BTN I had a successful farm, a happy wife and child and 2 months left until the end. Those last 2 months were a chore to finish. That has been taken away in this game. You have one year to accomplish any 1 of 9 goals. Once you accomplish a goal, you can play again from day 2 and get to keep all of your items. This was a very welcome benefit.
Bottom line. If you like any of the previuos Harvest Moon Games get it! If you havent played any of them you dont know what you are missing. These games are surprisingly addictive.

Not really good

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: July 11, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I played the 64 version and I liked it a lot. But I found this H.M. more repetitive and not as good. It has less things than the 64 version; only 4 types of crops, no festivals, less house upgrades (you can only build a kitchen and a dog house), less activities, no marriage or sons, less tool upgrades, no postman, no dog races, etc. Instead of making it better than the 64 version they made it worse. I also liked more the camera of the 64 version.

It may get fun at times, but then it starts to get monotonous and boring.
Everyday I would simply wake up, get eggs from the chickens, brush and milk the cows, water the same crops all the year (which is actually 4 months, each month a season), harvest the same crops all the year, sell the same crops all the year, maybe do some part-time work, and maybe give presents to people I want to get close to. It only varied sometimes (almost never) when I had to meet someone or I was asked to do something.

New things that didn't have the Nintendo 64 version were: part-time jobs, goddess, a few different characters (not more), gnomes, there's a café, the whole town isn't in the same place, and I think you can cook more things (like cakes, cheese or jams) and pick more things from the forest (which isn't really a forest), like berries, flowers, nuts, mushrooms, herbs, etc.

It isn't really bad, but some people might get disappointed with this game.

New Harvest Moon Fan - I am addicted!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: January 19, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I was looking for a quest game to play on Playstation 2 during the winter months. I can't take the stress of having to kill enemies or battle bosses, so I wanted something simple, fun and interesting. I used to love "Myst" for PC, so I was looking for something along those lines if not simpler. I have never played any of the other Harvest Moon games, so my opinion is based solely on Save the Homeland for PS2. I absolutely love this game!! I can't stop playing it. If you are older like me and are just looking for something entertaining to get your mind off of everyday life, then you will enjoy this game. The graphics are very simple but the storyline is fun and interesting. It is not too easy and not too hard, and nothing has stressed me out as of yet. I love running my own little imaginary farm and tending to my crops and animals. It really is fun and relaxing. I can't wait to try the original Harvest Moon for PS1.

A Great Training Version of Harvest Moon

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: January 30, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Harvest Moon is a classic farm building game where you sow your crops, feed your cows and lead a quiet, peaceful life. This new version kicks up the graphics a notch!

In this version, you are taking over your grandpa's farm, which is very run down. You only have a year to save it from being run over by developers. So unlike the other versions of Harvest Moon, where you develop your farm and life over years of time, in this one you get ONE year, and that's it. You solve the problem, the game ends.

Yes, you can start a new game and try to win again, maybe choosing a different path to success. There are 9 endings in all, depending on how you want to play it. You can achieve one of the victories in just a few hours, so you could in essence play each night for a week or two and have a different experience each night.

The game isn't as much about real farm management as the other Harvest Moons were. You can't plot out your crops, your main aim is to work on relationships with the townsfolk.

The graphics are very interesting, with 3D characters much like in the Dark Cloud series. The music is OK, bordering on slightly annoying. I found the intro sequence to be especially tedious, with the little sprites leading you by the nose through every single task you could possibly want to do. It would be much better if they told you about a given task when you got to it, instead of overloading you with every single minute detail right at the beginning.

This is a great 'training' game to get people used to the Harvest Moon style of gameplay. Experienced Harvest Mooners might find this game too short, because just as you are getting into your farm tending and relationship building, POOF it is over. So for long term satisfaction, I'd move on to the other harvest moons which are about long term success.

Great fun!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: June 17, 2005
Author: Amazon User

The concept of this game is simple, but it couldn't be more fun! There's always something to do around the farm, and you can travel in the village to make money, or spend it! It's hard at first to get your animals and everything settled, but after a while, you enjoy it! You should definitely BUY Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland for Playstation 2!

Too short

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: June 01, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Listen very carefully! This game only lasts one year, and the days are really short. The town is small, but to me that's not good.You can't get married in this game. half of the game is loading. I bought this game after I heard a review close to this, and now I regret buying it. Listen to me, if you want a harvest moon game, get A Wonderful Life, and they even have a special edition for PS2. The graphics in that game are a little better. If you just want all of the HM games, I'm ok with that, but pay attention to what this review says. [...] I hope I warned you enough.

Not nearly as fun as the prequels!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: December 26, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The Harvest moon series has been my favourite for years, since SNES version, but the new Save the Homeland game left out so many things that made the series so great! You can only grow 4 crops, and the focus is no longer building a great farm, it's about making friends with the right people so you can save the town. There is no more wooing a lady in town in hopes of getting married and staring a family, not nearly as many recipies or ingredients for cooking, no special town events like the harvest festival or cooking contest. So if you Loved playstation HM or Harvest moon 64, this new version is going in a different direction. I still recommend it, but maybe to rent with Gamefly.com or borrow it from someone, because the fun factor runs out quickly.

The Harvest Moon Saga Continues...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: March 04, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I have not played this game, but I don't need to in order to know it's quality. I've played many of the other Harvest Moon games, and boy are they fun!! The farming, meeting people, finding secrets, making friends, and getting married are all great aspects of the game.(however in this version you can't get marrried..) Plus much more!! This should be a definite buy!

Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland: A Big Disappointment

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: July 25, 2005
Author: Amazon User

If you have played with the previous Harvest Moon games, you can expect a similar experience in this version.

The storyline is very simple: You have to save the town (farm) from being turned into a theme park.

This game has not one...not two...not even three...but 9 ENDINGS, Each one being different. Why so many, you may be asking? I have no clue. The problem is that if you don't use a stradegy guide and/or an Action Replay/Gameshark, it is nearly IMPOSSIBLE to unlock all 9 endings because you have to do specific things (ie 1st, give a tomato to ???, then go see the Harvest goddess, etc.)

Like I said before, If you have played with the previous Harvest Moon games, you can expect a similar experience in this version. You get to raise cows, chicken, horses, dog, etc. You can even upgrade your house. There are lots of shops in the game (maybe too many) and lots of people to talk to.

It takes FOREVER to save up money in this game. The day you get 1 Million (whatever currency the game uses), pigs can most probably fly.

Unfortunately, YOU CANNOT GET MARRIED! In every other Harvest Moon game, you can get married, even in the Super Nintendo version. This is a big disappointment.

The graphics are cell-shaded. This game would have looked great in regular 3-D. Why couldn't they make this game regular 3-D? Once again, I have no clue.

Also, when it is nighttime in the game, it is nearly IMPOSSIBLE to see.

Overall: This game is only for hardcore Harvest Moon gamers and PS2 game collectors (this game can be hard to find). Even if you like Harvest Moon but are not a hardcore Harvest Moon gamer, don't even rent this game. I like Harvest Moon, but this is a huge disappointment. Unfortunately, this is the only Harvest Moon game available for PS2. I give this game a 2 out of 5.

Second Opinion: 3/5 stars: This game is a disappointment to the Harvest Moon series, however nonetheless it is a lot of fun.

Save the homeland

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: August 09, 2005
Author: Amazon User

this game was fun and all, but it was really short. Even though it is the only PS2 Harvest Moon game, I don't think it would be worth byeing it. Right now I'm saving up for a Game Cube, and Another Wonderful Life.

toodles!

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