At the gameplay has changed since the first Harvest Moon game changed. You play a farmer (in the first few games you could just as man / boy play) and has to care for the cultivation of various crops, flowers and cereals and they always take good care of. As if that was not enough work, you have to also take care of his various animals. The plant and animal products are then sold, so you can buy more seeds, animals, technical innovations or more buildings (such as stables). In addition, you can also search a husband / wife, but this lot consumption of time, because this / r first time must find pleasure in you. In addition, you can also go fishing, watch what the great outdoors so hergibt for products and dig in mines. Thus, a Harvest Moon Day can fill very well.
Of course there are in every game but also a destination. It is the goal of bringing 2 mayors of the towns back together in harmony, which is achieved by taking part in various festivals in stories of two cities. Until this is achieved, however, it takes a few game years.
New and old ways
In stories of two cities you can catch insects at last what was no longer possible for quite a while. In addition, you can also return to this game befriend several forest animals (the benefit is, I have not yet discovered). The biggest new feature is, however faced at the very beginning. You have to make a choice, in which village you want to live: in the Blue Bell, which has a hint of European and whose specialty lies in the rearing of animals or the Asian influenced Konohana that main focus lies on agriculture. Whichever you choose, you can still grow crops or raise animals and also visit the other village and also later change the village. Of course, every village has its advantages, but which I will not go into further here.
Another major innovation is that the villagers responsibilities attach to the bulletin board and you can accomplish this and it reaps a reward. This one has every day other tasks, thereby making the game more interesting and makes it easier to make friends with the villagers.
Meanwhile, there are also new breeds, such as bees or alpacas, of course deliver the honey and wool.
In addition, a cooking festival now takes place 4 times a month, which has previously taken place only once a year.
The last major notable new feature is the fact that you can not as usual at random gets his pets. These you can buy and hence choose color yourself. Even the horses, which are now able to draw a car in which you can store various products and keep them fresh. The dogs and cats now support in the care of farm animals.
But this whole new facts make the game more interesting than its predecessor and enjoys Harvest Moon gamers Heart.
The Instruction
The game is a guide that explains everything well. Daily one but do not need, because in the game everything is necessary explained.
The Control
There are all the keys of the Nintendo 3DS needs (the Circle Pad is not necessarily so) and the character played responds properly. I myself have used a while to get used to the control system, as I have been accustomed differently from its predecessors it. But everything goes slightly out of hand.
The Sound
The sound is clear, but I'll leave the Nintendo always silent. After being talked about dialog boxes. Otherwise, you get to hear ambient noise (such as birdsong and other animal sounds). Of course, music is playing but I then prefer my player and let me sprinkle it.
The Chart
The graphics are simple and not very detailed. I myself am a fan of such graphics, but why I can not explain. Probably because I can focus on the game itself better. The figures are all in anime style, and so have a certain charm. The 3D effect is unfortunately just not really the advantage, which is why I play the more likely for the Nintendo DS could have bought me.
The game
For a Harvest Moon Day I need about 15 to 20 minutes, which of course is quite long. But it takes time just to take care of his animals and harvest. Is a result of the tasks on the bulletin board, but a much greater diversity has returned to the game, so the day is not so monotonous. Really long day I can play but not play, then it goes on my nerves. But every day for an hour is really fun. Unfortunately, you can only save when you go to bed, which one then initiates a new day. That is the heart to want to save the day, called time loss trying to plug it in, so I'm considering getting exactly whether I like to play another day Harvest Moon or not.
Multiplayer
Yes, you can make the game even with several people playing. However, I personally do not know anyone who owns the game and so really I do not see the fun factor behind it. You can grow crops on a separate field, and the players can this then harvest. So to get though to crops that you yourself just can not grow (due to the season), but really fun does not.
The Conclusion
A really successful Harvest Moon game that raises the game with many innovations. However, it would have been enough, the game for the Nintendo DS for sale. Nothing, despite the more long-lasting gaming fun, in spite of simple graphics, guarantees, so 4 out of 5 stars.
