THE Best Harvest Moon Game and a Great RPG
User Rating: 8.5 | Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon DS
First of all, there's the graphics. No more "little cartoon Mario-type guys." Instead we have lovely wide-eyed ladies and hunky guys. Even YOUR character is a hunk. And unlike the little HM towns of the past, this village LOOKS like a village. The details are incredible. The storyline is good. You're a stranger in town, can't remember where you came from or where you are going. A lovely lady gives you a job on a farm she owns. What you do with the farm is up to you. The harder you work the more rewards you get.
Sounds like your everyday HM? Not exactly. Cause there are also caves to explore, monsters to fight, bosses to kill, clues to your identity, secrets of the town. The music is decent, the voices are pretty good - and the game doesn't end when the story does. You can keep going, fall in love, have a child and build your little farm up. I'd recommend this for RPGers who like some story with their boss battles. Strategizers who like figuring things out. And for those of us who simply like to WHACK something now and again! 
