You might as well face it you're addicted to farming.
·Very addicting
·You'll play through it 3 times before growing a tad bit tired.
·Fun music.
Bad Idea:
·Can't really play after your dad shows up.
·Can't cut your dog up with the axe.
·The goddess isn't avaliable for marriage.
Overall:
Probably one of the best SNES RPGs ever.
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Harvest Moon was first released in America in 1997. It's a farming RPG that is very much addicting. The first platform it was released on was the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (or SNES). The SNES is mainly known for the best, high quality RPG's ever made. Still, this has to be the all time best one of them all. It's basically The Sims in the country. So if you're a fan of simulation and RPG elements, then this is definably an old game you'll want to pick up.
The story starts having a young kid (you) left in charge of his grandparent's farm. In 2½ years, you must rid the farm of weeds, rocks, stumps and turn it into a beautiful, blooming, money making farm. But that's not all. You also have quest to get married, have some kids (aka child workers), and upgrade your house/farm. At the end of the game, you have a score that's tally up by the amount of things you completed.
So you start on a beaten up, ugly farm and you have to turn it beautiful. Sounds **** Well, it's not. It's actually relaxing and extremely addictive. So you start out running to town all the time buying veggies, plowing the fields from 6am until 8pm (or later) everyday, and starting over in the morning. This goes on for about a week. Then you start harvesting small, crappy veggies and selling them in a wooden crate. Eventually, you'll have relax time to run into town and meet up with some of the ladies. Here's how win their hearts: Read their diaries! Break in, read them, and leave. Just never til them until the divorce! :) Here's the list of chicks you can hook up with.
Eve is the waitress at the bar. Probably a drunk and will turn fat later if this were real life. Do you really want a bar maid?
Nina is the daughter of the flower shop woman. She has pink hair. Probably a punk...
Ann is the town tomboy and the daughter of the town's tool guy. She's a guy in real life and you can't have kids with her since she has no woman things.
Maria is the Mayor's kid. She's usually reading books or playing an organ in the Church of Harvest. A total nerd.
Ellen is the cafe owner’s daughter. She smells like bread.
So these are the winners you get to choose from. When you've charmed your woman, made her like you and love you, you have to buy a blue feather from a guy who sells them. This is apparently better than a diamond because this is how you propose. If the girl marries you, you can now get better meals at home, get to have babies, get to divorce your wife, and other stuff. Some of your new slaves even work the farm for you. It's fantabulous!
Basically, you go through the seasons, planting the right stuff, going to festivals, getting married, and hoping you get a cool ending. You will in fact play through this game like 3 times before wanting to put it down. It's a long, fun, RPG that will soak your life and make you want to buy the other ones as well. Plus, there are tons of unsolved secrets in the game and everything. If you think this one is good, wait until you get the Nintendo 64 version! It's 10x more addicting!
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Violence:
·Animals die, when you're not around though.
Sexuality:
·There's a chick who sits in a hot pond. She might be naked but I'm not sure. Either way, she's totally covered by water.
Language:
·English.
Substance Use:
·You're guy can be an alcoholic at the tavern.