A game which gains some good qualitys that the harvest moon brand needed but also loses some.
Magical melody really does make a fantastic starting impression on you by introducing new factors to the bran example being the customisation of your own home.You get to build extensions,place furniture and even build a 2nd house!!!.
Another good thing is festivals are re-introduced.This festivals from swimming contest to horse racing or just even talking to the townspeople.
Another feature which i think has been vastly improved is the area of the village.The village is ver well spread out giving gamers lots of room to roam and enjoy the scenery.Also there a huge aray of characters for you to befriend and marry.
Ok well so far it must sound like a pretty good game but after a while the harvest moon effect starts to kick in.by this i mean you stat repeating things you did the last day ie. watering crops and tending to animals.
One of the biggest let downs if not the biggest is the games ending.It dosent end!!your child while grow to its todler stage but never grow past there.This really leaves the game lacking for a purpose and motivation.
Finally which to me is a huge mistake is the town no more feels very friendly and family like its become more industrial with almost every single building being a shop or an inn.People in the town no longer have the own schedule and roam the town while you coninue your work.They can be seen in there shops during work hours and after can be seen in either a spot they like or the pub =S.They also are completly un interactive only sayin a senence a day!!!.Also noy a huge problem but the graphics on MM really lack seriousness taken to the animals or other things.I dont see the reasonw hy the had to change the graphics.