Posted on: November 7, 2016

whatsnottaken
Verified ownerGames: 584 Reviews: 4
More than Harvest Moon
It's true this is essentially "Harvest Moon for PC", and if that's all you are looking for then you found it. But what we really have here is a culmination of over a decade of HM-likes, this takes all the good from not just the core series, but ideas from Rune Factory ( the more RPG focused HM series ) as well. I've been partial to the series since the beginning and the addition of dungeon crawling, equipment and a ridiculous number of stats and traits to level ( you literally get XP toward "walk"ing in Rune Factory ) add to the distractions and random fun between farm work. The other distraction is, of course, the townsfolk, and the characters here have all the charm and personality that any of the HM games ever did, which is quite a bit. Characters have a unique feel which goes a long way toward making you want to get to know them, and in turn actually caring about the town and community. It's honestly hard to find a flaw, but even if that's just nostalgia for me, I know this is something very special. Long time fan or curious first timer, there is much more than just growing crops to these games, allow yourself to escape and enjoy the simple pleasures of building a farm and becoming part of this small town.
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