![]() Success in Harvest Moon depends largely on how well you manage your first cow, as well as your first batch of seeds. Like previous Harvest Moon games, you receive an initial batch of seeds and equipment, plus a single cow. Having said that, you can spend 100 hours on the first chapter if all you want to do is milk cows.īefore getting hitched (to one of four brides, this time), it's best to learn how to farm. The first chapter ends when you get married to a lass from town, for example. Life in, err, Another Wonderful Life splits between a number of chapters, each with its own set of requirements. After the not-so-brief introduction, Takakura leaves you alone to fend for yourself. Your guide on the tour, a crabby farm hand by the name of Takakura, gives you the skinny on just about everything, from the local townsfolk to running the farm to purchasing animals from local merchants. The first thing you do is tour your new farm. The game starts with your arrival in Forget-Me-Not-Valley. As such, if you liked Harvest Moon and haven't played the Cube version, then Another Wonderful Life: Special Edition serves up a mean dish of, well, farm life. Balancing finances, animals, plants and kids remains the key to success. Running the farm and raising a family still form the bulk of the game, with all the chores from A Wonderful Life remaining largely unchanged. Yes, you do get a broader selection of brides (four in all), but the effects on gameplay are minimal at best. Technically, the two games are virtually identical. If you've played A Wonderful Life, or the GameCube version of Another Wonderful Life, this PS2 iteration simply doesn't hold much appeal. The game even loads considerably when opening and closing the village map. Not only that, the load times are pretty long. That is to say, it's identical in terms of game mechanics, but you will notice a few dips, especially in terms of visuals and framerate. With Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life: Special Edition, you'll notice a few changes here and there, but primarily it's the same deal. That's the way it has always been in the Harvest Moon universe. To those who loved the series, Another Wonderful Life remained quirky and undeniably charming. The release of Harvest Moon: Another Wonderful Life, which shipped last year for the Nintendo GameCube, didn't change the formula. Obviously, this kind of thing doesn't appeal to everyone. ![]() ![]() Both objectives require you to perform a string of tasks, ranging from milking cows and feeding chickens to playing with your kids. In Harvest Moon, the objective is to raise a family and run a farm. Like SimCity and the Sims, Harvest Moon takes a bunch of everyday (read: mundane) chores and whips them into a compelling game experience. The Harvest Moon series attracts a very specific type of gamer. ![]()
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