HARVEST MOON

1. Yup
2. HM64, though Wonderful Life gets an honorable mention
3. It was just the most fun I guess, Wonderful life's graphics were so pretty though, and I liked that it added alot more to the "having a kid" portion of the game
4. on HM64 it was Ann, Muffy on Wonderful Life (so now you know the origin of one of my char's names)

1. Yeah.

2. Not sure, I've played quite a few. Started with the SNES one, went to PSX and then PS2, DS and 64. Oh, and the GB one. I'd probably say the one I played the most is the PSX one. Though I liked the novelty of playing as a girl in one of the DS ones.

3. I just really liked the cutesy graphics and general idea of running a farm/choosing a spouse etc. As for the DS one... I could be a girl! Hell yay!

4. Usually Karen or Ann on the earlier ones. I don't know, I liked the tomboy aspect (though she was a terrible cook) and getting a girl to marry you through plying her with wine was pretty funny.
In the DS girl one I hooked up with the thief guy. I like me bishies. ^.^

1. Yes
2. Probably Friends of Mineral town or Rune Factory.
3. The dungeon thing was kinda neat until you get poisoned or paralyzed or silenced. Plenty of storage too and you can usually get some nice enough weapons. The playstation version was the exact same as friends of mineral town, just on the ps. Which, I have both.
4. Karen. All you had to do was buy her some wine and bingo. My kinda lady :P. (I don't even remember who the spouse opportunities were on Rune Factory. Got distracted and now it's hard to jump back in, even though I try to once in awhile.)

Extra thoughts: This genre is starting to go the way of sonic. They are fun games, but needs more things to do other than highlight 9x9 squares, plant seeds, water seeds, sleep, water seeds, sleep, buy a cow, feed cow, water seeds, sleep, pick turnips.. you get the idea. I mean, have you seen all of the types of harvest moon that came out for the ps2? There was some futuristic one goin on and you still needed to farm! Maybe make a slightly larger town with part time jobs?

I love the concept of Harvest Moon. The only ones I've played extensively are the SNES, GBC and GBA versions. Of those the GBA version was probably my faovrite. Though nostalgia clouds my judgement on the SNES version making it better than it probably is. (I have good memories of that game, in its simplicity)

3. I think the GBA one is my favorite because it takes the good parts of the first one and expands on them. That's what improvement is. It just felt like there was a lot to do in that game and that made it pretty awesome. Though I, of course, would have liked loads and loads more to do.

4. I can't honestly remember. And to be honest "most often" means "the one during my playthrough". There might have been two. I tend to go for the "ones with personality", preferably not the ones with huge hairs (I remember someone with pink hair that was just ginormous).

My sister is hugely into the Harvest Moon games and the reason I didn't play the GBA version that much is because it was her and I only borrowed it for a short while. I think she's owned every single portable Harvest Moon game there is.

1. Do you like/play harvest moon games?

I played Harvest Moon (SNES), Friends of Mineral Town (GBA), Harvest Moon GB and recently Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness (DS).

2. What is your favorite Harvest moon game?

Probably the SNES one.

3. Why?

I liked the open-ended gameplay much like Animal Crossing and the SNES one was the most memorable I guess. I didn't really get into FoMT but the DS game was okay.

4. On your favorite HM game, who was most often your spouse?

I wish I could remember! Though...on IoH the Witch Princess was picked out of randomness.

Oooo Yeah, I also liked Harvest Moon 3 for the GBC. Mainly because of the freaking Miracle Gloves! You just had to pick the plant and toss it and it's magically in your bin! Best idea ever for that game... that was never seen again. (that I know of)

1.I absolutely love the Harvest Moon series!

2. Id say my favorite is HM64. It brings back the most memories. Magical Melody is probably the only other HM I know of that came as close to being as good as HM64. (thats just me, though ;) )

3.I loved the festivals and town drama and all the choices on who to marry. And Magical Melody I liked them giving the choice on the sex of your character. The one thing I didnt like in MM was that the fesivals were few and not as fun as 64's.

4.I married Karen each and every time, I thought she was adorable :) Once MM came round though I played as female and usually married the carpenter guy..I did in the Wii version as well. (Yes, I am gay..ha ;D )

I remember my brother having a crazed obsession with Popuri..Im sorry her pink eyes just freaked me the hell out..

Of course that's not to say many of the other Hm's weren't good..I have a special place for all the ones I've played but those two stand out the most to me :)

Problem is HM games are 3+ so hunting's out of the question unless of course you're shooting rainbows at unicorns.

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Then have burglers come to your house and try to steal your cattle so you come out with the shotgun and show him whats what.

It's probably best to leave this part out of your pitch!


But yeah, even just a simple hunting system like BoFII (which wikipedia tells me ESRB gave Kids-Adults rating on SNES, and Everyone on GBA) could work. As long as the blood doesn't spill out as it lies twitching, or anything. I don't think it'd be too hard to get away with some animals flickering and disappearing, or turning into meat, after you've shot them with a bow. To be honest, much more would be gratuitous anyway. Not too sure that you could get away with guns so easily, though.