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Funestest game EVER!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: April 30, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I so love this game, even though I am only on "Happy Birthday part 1." The first day I played it I didn't quite understand too much, but once I read the manual and played more, the more I understood it. So if you ever get this game, PLEASE, read the manual before you put the game in your game cube(or in anyone else's game cube, for that matter!). I let my friends borrow it, and for the time they had it, I was sooooooooooo bored of all my other game cube games! Harvest Moon rocks!!! So the bottom line is "If you want fun: GET THIS GAME!!!" Oh, and kids if your parents are bored of watching you play they may start saying stuff like "Turn that game off already so we can watch some decent TV!" or "I'm bored, put something good on!" or even "Turn that game off, or else it's going back to the store, in exchange for Barbie dolls!" Ok, I'm pretty sure you get my point by now, so any way if your parents start saying stuff like that first of all: shut the game off, then later try explaning stuff about the game to them and ask if they want a turn playing! Man, I'm giving good advice, I should try this stuff with my dad: he HATES Harvest Moon; don't worry, your not the only one who is shocked. Oh and if you want even more game play: get Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town and the cable that connects the game cube to the gameboy(advance or SP)so you can connect. I hope you have enjoyed this info!

The Best

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: July 03, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Ok. This game is way better if nobody is bosing you around. My little brother says it is boring, But it is the best. Get it now.

A great game for families with Christian values

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 7
Date: February 02, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Our family has nearly all of the Harvest Moon games, for the various Nintendo systems, and visually, this is stunning. It has the usual farming/nuturing theme of all the other games, with the addition of a few new animals, though cattle and chickens remain the moneymaking farm stock. One real plus in this game is that *finally* you are able to ride the horse all over the play area, not just the farm....but the horse race has been deleted. Another fun addition is of little real value, but just kind of interesting- you now can breed cattle with your own bull, which are rather neat looking animal. The cattle are of four different "breeds", as well, giving milk of different values.

There are many new people to meet and interact with, which somewhat offsets the dearth of suitable girls for marriage. The only really nice one is Celia, who lives on the town's other farm. The other two girls, a tart of a barmaid in a red and black slip, and a spoiled girl with too much money and time on her hands, could care less about the farm, and are not girls I want my own kids to spend the length of the game with. (Game time is 30 years. I don't know what the other two girls are like to chat with, but Celia is kind of limited conversationally, both before and after marriage, but is totally devoted to her family. Her son, a cute lil squirt in the first three years, has the options of growing up to be an artist, farmer, breeder, scientist or archaeologist, depending on who your friends are, and the influences of his life. Another problem we noticed is that there seems to be no wedding of any sort- Jack, the farmer, goes to the home of his fiance, and from there, they tour the town, saying hello to folk...that's it. Really disappointing, especially after HM:64, HM:FoMT and HM:MFoMT, with the nice little church and priest in each town.

As far as game play, it moves at the usual leisurely HM pace- which I personally find relaxing, but those into FPS games will find screamingly boring. The controls are different than in other HM games I've seen, but typical for the GC. One thing I very much wished had been included was a first person perspective, which would have made targeting much easier in many situations. (On the plus side, there is a yellow targeting frame that helps with watering crops.) Not having had time to play this game completely through yet, I have not learned all its tricks, the main play problems I've encountered have had to do with not enough energy or money. It seems that there are no power berries in this version, despite the fact that it is designed to link to the HM:FoMT game. Your character does seem to develop stamina gradually, though it would be nice to have some way of measuring it, as can be done with the berries. The money is another snag- it is very hard to make enough with crops and the stock to have breathing room to develop other parts of the game. Fishing does seem to be a good way of making money- a day spent fishing at the base of the waterfall can easily bring over a thousand gold when sold. But it would be hard for children playing this game to manage the time well enough to earn money to move the game along. Children not old enough to actually play would enjoy watching the game, and those ages 10 and up should have the skills needed to play this without too much frustration. Our four kids, ages 10 to 16, like to watch it, but only our daughter seems to have the patience to actually play any of the HM games.

This game does mention drinking, does have a bar (complete with a barmaid in a back room), and does involve breeding animals, though nothing inappropriate is seen. There is some innuendo, which will likely go straight over the heads of small children, but overall I do believe this is a good game, and one that can be added to the collection of any family with Christ-like morals and values.

Gail Nichols

Not really for fans of other HMs

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: June 09, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Like most anyone that even knows about this game, I am a Harvest Moon fan. I've put many hours into playing HM: Friends of Mineral Town for GBA and HM: Back to Nature for PSOne, and they have been great experiences. This game will have a good first impression (the reason for all of the good reviews); but it's extended-play and replay value are very poor.

This game put me to sleep on several occasions (I'm in Chapter 4 of 6); I'm trying so hard to end this game (that's my motivation to play it right now). It is so repetitive. All the common tasks, such as watering crops and making cheese/butter, are done pretty slowly. For example, watering crops take about 4-5 seconds EACH crop seed (no special can that waters more than one at a time like other HMs and still no sprinkler system). This doesn't seem that long unless you factor in the number of crops (average of 30) and it must be done twice per game day. I've stopped farming and took up sleeping as an occupation so that time will fly.

The most annoying thing about this game is the events. First of all, there are no special festivals such as animal contests and birthdays. There are only three boring festivals where you just watch. Festivals are what made the other HM games so special. Moreover, the game description will brag about having over 100 trigger events, but most of them are just basically boring repeats. Additionally, most of the events are so corny, maybe a 5-year old may find it funny.

There are many other flaws, but the ones mentioned above are "enough said" ones.

On the positive side, this game does have some cool features:
-The graphics are nice to view.
-The entire outdoors is preloaded into memory, so you don't have to wait for different sections to load.
-Characters, including yours, now age.
-You can ride your horse all over town.
-Gift-giving requirements to make friends are reduced significantly.
-and other minor ones.

If you buy this game, make sure that you have a lot of energy before each play.

My first Harvest Moon game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: August 13, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This was my first Harvest Moon game and it rocked! Amazing graphics in a highly-detailed world! There's even a mode that lets you look from your character's point of view!
Basics: You get your deceased father's farm to run. You start off with one cow, but then you can get more! There are chickens, sheep, goats, and four different types of cows! There's also a horse, a dog, and a cat you can get! There are a LOT of crops to grow and you can even cross-breed crops. There are dozens of combonations that use every crop on the farm! You can even cross-breed the hybrids to make a hybrid of the hybrids! After you're done with the farm-work for the day, you can go mining, pick flowers for your favorite girl, chat with the neighbors, explore the forest, look up at the stars, go fishing, or go get a drink at the bar! You can also get married and have a kid. Depending on what you show and where you take your kid, he will choose a career of a musician, a buisness man, a farmer, a breeder, an artist and a few others I can't think of right now.
Break-it-down:
Pros:
Amazing graphics
Lots of crops
Lots of hybrids
Many characters that are life-like in every way
An amazing marriage and family system
Plenty to do to keep this game fun and interesting
Cons:
This game doesn't have horse-racing as I've heard other Harvest Moon games do
Watering your crops can get tedious
The barn only has space for six animals
If you get a goat you can't sell it
I think they could have made the forest a lot bigger.

Overall, the pros definatly over-power the cons by a long shot! I may just be a Harvest Moon-rookie, but after I've seen how good this game is, I'm determined to get more of the series!

Have fun and happy harvesting!

Super Fun!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: November 02, 2004
Author: Amazon User

From an 8 year olds point of view - If you're moving to a farm this would be a wonderful experience, its like real life. I didn't want to move to the farm until after I played this game. Now I'm ready to move!! Like in real life you need to take care of your pets or something bad might happen. And on the game if you don't take care of your animals they die. You learn to earn money to buy the things you need. It teaches you responsibility.

one time i have pigs!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: November 08, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I raise so many animals. this is something for you-- everyone will like it and like to play. I have a farm what has cows and pigs, and then I have a little baby! I know some people say this is not a good game but man, i don't know i think it is really good and fun. This might be a good to get if you want to have a little baby too and pigs and have a wife.

Could it get any better?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: November 11, 2004
Author: Amazon User

When I bought the Nintendo 64 Harvest Moon, I thought it was an OK game. I got bored of it and sold it. A couple years later, I got my Gamecube and sold my N64. That's when I realized that I missed Harvest Moon. A little late, can't buy it now! But then, they came out with A Wonderful Life, and I bought it immediately. I love this game. It says it's a limit of thirty years, but to be totally honest, I've played for at least 20 hours and I'm only on year 3. There is so much to do in this game. Being the over achiever I am in real life, I have 5 cows, a goat, a sheep, a horse, 6 chickens, an orange orchard, a child, a wife, and plenty of crops. That's how much there is to this game! And there's more! Days last somewhere around 24 minutes, instead of the usual three, so you have a lot more time. What do you do with that time? Go out and pick flowers or herbs to sell. Go up to the archaelogical dig site and dig for treasure! Open a little stand to sell your wares, or sell them to Van the traveling salesman. Chat with the villagers, and bring them gifts. And I've just scratched the surface! Time is realistic, too. You can watch the sun go across the sky, shadows change position, rain come or go, and the village change as the years go by. Buy this game, now at only $29.99! Trust me, it's worth $50.

Share My Joy With All!!!:)

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: November 25, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Okay, so I rented this game. I only rented it because there wasn't anything else. I mean COME ON! A FARMING GAME!! But don't judje a book by it's cover. This game is AWESOME!!!! I'm typing this to share my joy with everyone! And boy, from this game, I have alot of joy! Buy this for anyone who's about 8 or over (7 is probably OK too)! So as you can see, I LOVE IT!!!
Fun:10/10
nothing could make it better.
Durability:6/10
If you lose the disk, bad luck.
Replayability:9/10
Almost completely different each time!

Good?

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: December 02, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I got this Harvest Moon game, and I must say, it's pretty good. At first it seems you could play it forever... And so you play day after day after day...

And then it's boring. Yeah, it's fun, but it's so monogonous. Being a Harvest Moon fanatic, i of course had to beat the game with every girl. I only ended up finishing one, and it was a struggle. There are no festivals, no fun, just work day after day. It's definitely a fun game, but unlike some of the others, you can't play it forever. It just gets dull.

If you liked the other versions of Harvest Moon, then buy it. It's a great addition to the collection. If your a new Harvest Moon fan, you might be better starting with Back to Nature.

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