I was excited for this game from the time I first found out about it. Closer to/after release I saw a good bit of negative feedback and was worried it wouldn’t be as enjoyable as I had hoped. For this reason, I felt compelled to leave a review because I absolutely love the game and I have completed the game outside of finishing up some optional content. Some aspects that others mention can be pros or cons depending how you look at it.
First, as I personally had hoped when I first saw this one, this game is very story focused and farming is additional icing on the cake. It takes a bit of a back burner but it is still necessary. There are things implemented that making the more tedious aspects of farming sims less so. Personally this makes it more enjoyable for me.
Secondly, there are character/party member quests that help flesh out important people but you don’t have to do the whole run around and talk to 20 people every single day to increase your bond. These quests aren’t super long and there is an incentive for completing them. Again personally I find this a pro, others may not.
A third thing I would like to mention is that this is one of the few games I have actually completed every single side quest and actually enjoyed their content instead of skipping through and moving on to kill 20 of these or harvest 10 of that etc.
Graphics wise, I wasn’t bothered here either though I have seen it listed as a con. No it’s not super amazing graphics, but none in this genre are so I don’t quite get this complaint. I enjoyed the art style and adored the different environments.
I do wish that there was a bit more to do after completion and/or some dlc but this is a first step into this genre for them. Usually when I finish a game I am kind of over it and ready for it to be done even if it was a decent game. This one I simultaneously wanted to rush through for the story but also didn’t want to get to the end and be done. I don’t get some of the hate on the story I have seen as well. I thoroughly enjoyed it and it just kept getting better and better to me.
Some of the other things I have seen hated on are implemented in big names of the genre. Some of these were the few negative things for me but like I said typical of the genre. I got fed up paying the dr if I died or passed out pushing the clock. And it was annoying to be close to reaching the story point/save point but having to warp home to not pass out. But these were minor nuisances and not a huge issues. They have it set up relatively well not be messed up too much by these mechanics.
Overall I found this to be a pretty awesome game and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I truly don’t understand some of the hate it’s received. That’s all I can think of right now and it’s already a long review so I’ll end here and edit if anything else comes to mind!
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Relaxing AND Exciting
I'm really loving this game, and I was afraid I wouldn't because JRPGS are as hit or miss for me as farming/life sims. And this game is both of those things blended together. But all the elements work well and are fun without being overly complicated.While not cutting edge, the graphics, art style and world are utterly beautiful to immerse in and explore, and the music is among some of the best game music ever, fully scored, sumptuous, beautiful... right down to a soothing classical guitar piece that plays during the evening.I was initially put off by the relatively fast pace of each day (about 18 minutes long) and trying to fit in all I want to do each day, but it actually is long enough for a varied set of experiences each day and brings just enough urgency to what would probably otherwise meander.The story so far is a little superficial yet still engaging. The "amnesia thing" JRPGS are famous for is here, and it's fine.... but there's also another character that's confused as to how they came to this world, though we do learn quickly she's a time traveler from the future. Dialogue varies from serious to utterly hilarious (an early conversation with a pompous unicorn had me rolling.) There's no voice acting though, and it would have been nice to have had it. Still, as a Zelda fan, I have long been used to big immersive epics with just text dialogue.I might as well mention (a lot of discussion about it on Reddit) that some players are bothered you can select "male, female or non- binary" but regardless the character is still the same feminine-presenting or female-looking character, it just changes the pronouns game characters refer to you with. I thought it was cool and different and don't mind playing as a feminine character, but if someone is super angry/political or bigoted around gender diversity and presentation... it's worth knowing about up front.And now I'm going to go play Harvestella some more, a world and soundtrack so beautiful that my wife likes to hang out and watch while I play... the first game like that for her since Zelda: Breath of the Wild. If you like Animal Crossing, Zelda, Stardew Valley, JRPGS, or Squaresoft in general, pick this one up. It's unique and a real gem.
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