Can you say ADDICTIVE?
i never played any of the previous harvest games. it just didn't seem appealing.
but i love RPGs like golden sun and final fantasy. so i gave this game a shot.
i am now in the third cave; and have more crops planted than i almost have time in the day to take care of (you can plants crops IN the caves all year round); have two full monster huts (you capture monster's and they help you battle and farm the land..even make eggs, wool and honey) and some lovely kick ass weapons and treasures (captured like FF3 and/or bought in town); and i'm close to snagging the heart of the girl i'm chasing (you gain friendship and love points with everyone, and giving gifts daily or during festivals helps alot). you have to watch your health closely, cuz *everything* you do costs health or rune energy. the leveling up is just like a good RPG, with an easy to access menus.
i have (as well as my GF communicating wirelessly with messages only) 'farmed' alot of time of this games so far.
it's A D D I C T I V E!
so, if you want a game that you can play for minutes or hours, pick up a copy somehow. it's a wonderful surprise and the value is still paying off and i'm nowhere close to finishing this game.
whew! (now back to playing the game...)