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Magical Melody and Friends of Mineral Town were alright, but I'm mostly with Brlito, a Harvest Moon game hasn't really sank its teeth into me since Harvest Moon 64.
Magical Melody and Friends of Mineral Town were alright, but I'm mostly with Brlito, a Harvest Moon game hasn't really sank its teeth into me since Harvest Moon 64.
I personally think that Harvest Moon shouldn't be touched. Every single time they try to advance the series, it seems to take a step backwards to what made it appealing in some way. To this day, fans consider HM 64 and HM: Back to Nature the pinnacle of the series despite the countless Harvest Moon games that came after them. It's a simple case of if it ain't broke, don't try to fix it.
I don't even know if making Harvest Moon online would even work. Depending on the design, it might take away from that small town aspect. And how would the relationship building be implemented? A lot of Farmville's success has to do with the fact that its initially free with optional pay. If gamers have to pay a $40 to $60 price tag (depending on system) to get a similar but more advanced experience, well I just don't know how well that would turn out. If they want to mesh Harvest Moon with Farmville, then I say just make it a facebook app. Leave it out of the main series.
I don't even know if making Harvest Moon online would even work. Depending on the design, it might take away from that small town aspect. And how would the relationship building be implemented? A lot of Farmville's success has to do with the fact that its initially free with optional pay. If gamers have to pay a $40 to $60 price tag (depending on system) to get a similar but more advanced experience, well I just don't know how well that would turn out. If they want to mesh Harvest Moon with Farmville, then I say just make it a facebook app. Leave it out of the main series.
I tried playing Farmville once, but I quit around 5 minutes later. I just seemed like such a horrible game to me. I sometimes wonder if all the people who play Farmville could come to realize how bad of a game it is if they were to try a different farming game like Harvest Moon. I know Harvest Moon has its own flaws, but it is a much better game by far.
Don't need a social harvest moon, unless that means that my friends are running the shops. But then what your friends do would actualy matter... And math is hard. :$)
NO. HELL NO. I don't want to get any Farmville in my Harvest Moon. HM has always done its finest when it stayed true to its base mechanics while offering something slightly different than its predecessors. At least that's how I felt when I played A Wonderful Life.
Meh. I'll just stick with Harvest Moon 64. Although MAgical Melody had its moments and A Wonderful Life offered a nice, beautifully-looking different take on the series. Animal Parade is nice, but it just doesn't feel like it should: rugged outdoorsman-ish. Like 64 did. Just look at all that dark wood comprising almost the entirety of the game. THAT's manly. Northwest USA manly. And that's coming from a brazillian.
@ Chronic Logic,
"Growing crops to what end? I seriously don't get it."
You don't get why people play video games when you frequent a video game website?
Your question is like asking somebody who is playing SimCity, "Building cities to what end?" For fun, what do you think?
"Growing crops to what end? I seriously don't get it."
You don't get why people play video games when you frequent a video game website?
Your question is like asking somebody who is playing SimCity, "Building cities to what end?" For fun, what do you think?
My girlfriend plays Rune Factory and it does look kinda fun but I've never been able to get myself to sit down and really actually play one. One of these days I will.
Rune Factory is actually a lot of fun. Other than that though, Harvest Moon hasn't been that great since 64...which is really unfortunate. I must have put over 150 hours into that game.
In all honesty, my last favorite HM game was A Wonderful Life. I enjoyed the original and Friends of Mineral Town, but as far as the 3D style goes, A Wonderful Life has been my favorite thus far (though then again I did just pick up Hero of Leaf Valley and I'm enjoying that too). Never could get into Rune Factory or Innocent Life.
For that matter, the formula for Harvest Moon doesn't really need to be changed that much. What really needs to be paid attention to is the add-ons they do. I really didn't enjoy HM:DS or Magical Melody for the whole rescue quests. Sure, I guess you could have considered them like in game achievements but I felt discouraged since it was more or less forced on the player to get the good ending.
Going back to the originals, like the SNES, FoMT, etc. they were more or less "build up your farm and make X amount of money in X amount of time." No stupid fetch quests or rescues, just devote all your time to the farm and villagers.
For that matter, the formula for Harvest Moon doesn't really need to be changed that much. What really needs to be paid attention to is the add-ons they do. I really didn't enjoy HM:DS or Magical Melody for the whole rescue quests. Sure, I guess you could have considered them like in game achievements but I felt discouraged since it was more or less forced on the player to get the good ending.
Going back to the originals, like the SNES, FoMT, etc. they were more or less "build up your farm and make X amount of money in X amount of time." No stupid fetch quests or rescues, just devote all your time to the farm and villagers.
Wow, really? No love for Tree of Tranquility? I've played nearly every HM since the SNES days and it's been my favorite. I think perhaps some people simply have their nostalgia goggles on and think the earlier games are better because that's what they started with and played the most of before getting burnt out on the gameplay. And because the HM formula hasn't changed much, the newer ones seem lackluster because of that burnout.
Still...f*ck Farmville.
Still...f*ck Farmville.
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