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Harvest Moon anyone?

Postby Hitokiri » Sun Feb 08, 2004 7:09 pm

Anyone really into Harvest Moon? A RPG-eque game where you're in charge of rasing a fram and also a family in some of the games. I just started playing Harvest Moon: Back to Nature for PS1 but I'm very syked and excited bout Harvest Moon: It's a Wonderful Life for GCN.

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All new characters and crops. A bigger village that expands itself with ne wbuildings as time goes...and new animals!!! So far I've seen goats and ducks :)
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Postby Destroyer2000 » Sun Feb 08, 2004 7:18 pm

Oooo! I CAN'T WAIT TILL AWL COMES OUT! Wooo...I've got every HM game except those on Gameboy and the SNES. Infact, the only reason I got a playstation or a ps2 was for Harvest Moon.
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Postby Azier the Swordsman » Sun Feb 08, 2004 7:56 pm

Hmm... I've been quite burnt out on Harvest Moon as of recently... so much I planned on not getting a copy of HM:IAWL. But... this game looks interesting. It seems more expanded than any of the other ones. I may end up giving it a whirl.
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Postby inkhana » Sun Feb 08, 2004 8:36 pm

Harvest Moon...a good thing. I like it...:) But how in the world can tending crops and feeding animals be so ADDICTIVE? *pulls hair, unable to fathom why*


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Postby Elric_kun » Sun Feb 08, 2004 8:38 pm

oooh cant wait for the next one^-^ *goes to pre-order it*
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Postby Spencer » Mon Feb 09, 2004 2:13 pm

Can't wait for the GC HM. It shall be cool.
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Postby Kisa » Mon Feb 09, 2004 9:55 pm

I heard it was good and that there are more than one games of it . . . what are they and what platform are they on???? Very interested here! ^_^
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Postby inkhana » Mon Feb 09, 2004 11:26 pm

Hmm, I know of part of them, but I doubt I know of every single one, but here goes.

Harvest Moon (original) SNES
Harvest Moon (2 and 3, I guess?) GB/GBC
Harvest Moon - Friends of Mineral Town GBA
Harvest Moon - Back to Nature (PS)
Harvest Moon - Save the Homeland (don't know...ask Gypsy)
Harvest Moon - It's a Wonderful Life (GC)

Feel free to add to my list or make corrections...:)


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Postby LorentzForce » Mon Feb 09, 2004 11:42 pm

i played the original SNES version of HM... i got married in the first spring. 1337 skillz :P

farming is cool. my family used to live right next to farm lands and i would often see all those old people planting rice and harvesting them. and the leaches. those were the days. oh yeah. the good days.
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Postby Bobtheduck » Tue Feb 10, 2004 8:02 pm

I've only played the First game and the first gameboy game... The original for SNES rocked and the gameboy one sucked... SNES was more RPG, gameboy was more sim... I like the RPG aspect...
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Postby kirakira » Tue Feb 10, 2004 8:24 pm

I've only ever played the N64 version, but it rocked!! :rock: *lol* I was SOOOO far into it, but then my grampa's cat ate it. :bang: :shake:
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Postby Destroyer2000 » Wed Feb 11, 2004 2:19 pm

inkhana wrote:Hmm, I know of part of them, but I doubt I know of every single one, but here goes.

Harvest Moon (original) SNES
Harvest Moon (2 and 3, I guess?) GB/GBC
Harvest Moon - Friends of Mineral Town GBA
Harvest Moon - Back to Nature (PS)
Harvest Moon - Save the Homeland (don't know...ask Gypsy)
Harvest Moon - It's a Wonderful Life (GC)

Feel free to add to my list or make corrections...:)


Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland is for PS2. Then, nearly all the versions have an alternate for...like AWL, there's a HM: AWL For Girls. Almost all of them have one that's made for girls. That way they dont' have to play as a guy and marry a girl...it can be viceversa. I know about nearly EVERY Harvest Moon game there is...meh...I'm a Harvest Mootaku.

EDIT: Oh yes, Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town is just a port of HM64 to the Gameboy Advance.
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Postby Zilch » Wed Feb 11, 2004 2:24 pm

Ink, none of us will ever know why Harvest Moon is so add....

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Postby Kisa » Fri Feb 13, 2004 9:56 pm

What exactly is the story lines?
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Postby Link Antilles » Fri Feb 13, 2004 10:25 pm

I want to get it, but I'm getting Metal Gear Solid for the cube, instead. Looks like a good game, though. The Harvest Moon series are great!
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Postby inkhana » Fri Feb 13, 2004 11:45 pm

>What exactly is the story lines?

Well, the basic premise is the same for each game. Don't expect a wild, hugely developed plot, but somehow it's charming in its simplicity...:) Basically, you have acquired a farm, in a number of varying ways according to the game, and it's your job to care for it. There are what you might call "subplots" littered here and there, often dealing with a single townsperson, and very often a girl (if you're playing as a guy, that is). Your reaction to these events can have a range of effects: you could acquire something new or possibly even get your girlfriend to like you better. And...that's about it...^^;; Each person has their own tiny story put into the larger framework of the game, so like I said, there isn't tons of RPG-style plot development.


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Postby Kisa » Sat Feb 14, 2004 6:03 am

Sounds awesome! I love games like that! ^_^
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Postby SManBeyond » Sat Feb 14, 2004 11:23 am

Harvest Moon is an extremely simple yet complicated game. It sounds so boring at first, but once you start playing it gets addictive.

I've played Harvest Moon 64 and am playing Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town. Despite the numerous typos, the latter is also quite good. I can't wait for the Gamecube version: A Wonderful Life.

A bit of trivia: In Japan, they made a version of Friends of Mineral Town for girls. The storyline is the same, except now you get to pick one of the five guys from the town. I think there may be a few other differences, but I'm not sure.

Favorite girl, anyone? Mine in both is Karen because she's sweet. Even though she's rather gruff in the 64 version, she's quite cool once you get on friendly terms...
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Postby Hitokiri » Sat Feb 14, 2004 1:02 pm

I abosultely love Back To Nature. My favorite gals (ranging from great to least) is Karen, Poppori, and Ann. Eli and Mary are boring to me :^/

Anyways, here are some people in the game that will be in AWL :)

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Kate
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Not sure, possibly one of the Girls you get to marry :)
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Postby Gypsy » Fri Feb 20, 2004 1:21 pm

*sigh* I do so love the Harvest Moon games. Many an hour has been happily lost to running around watering plants and feeding chickens. Alas ... my poor chickens had such ... horrible names. BBQ, Fried, and Baked being some of them.
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Postby inkhana » Fri Feb 20, 2004 1:56 pm

...And I thought I was weird when I named my chicken "Chicken"...:lol:



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Postby righteous_slave » Mon Feb 23, 2004 9:31 am

I started on HM2 on my GB emulator, but had to lay off for a while to get other things done (taking care of kids, housework, homework, you know all the things that get in the way of gaming :lol: ) It's incredibly addictive, and I can't wait to get the new one for the Cube.
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Postby SVD997 » Mon Feb 23, 2004 3:54 pm

I love Harvest Moon. I played and played and played and played the one for the 64. Karen was my faveorite. I liked her spunk, and she reminds me of my real-life g/f. Yeah, my chickens had odd names like, Bob. :)
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