You are a mayor and have to deal with a city council for every decision. The council grants you whatever you want when you have money in the treasury, but resits all your proposals when you have no money. The game is constantly pushing left wing policies, science vs religion, labor unions, LBGT rights, and the only benefits come from accepting them. It feels like the choices I made in the game were not worth anything, because the story ends up the same no matter what. You start as a city in the conservative 1820s and watch the city turn into a liberal modern european socialism while making meaningless choices along the way.
This game was made by one developer to recreate was was so fun about the old harvest moon series. While most modern games sacrifice game play for graphics, this is better than than games it was originally based on. Simple 2D graphics, but great depth of customization. You build your farm how ever you want, meet and develop relationships with the townspeople, take part in festivals and explore a dungeon for ores. This game is the reason why farming sims are a popular genre.
