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Could be better, could be worse | | Leigh from Pittsboro, USA says (27/Mar/2005): | I am a big fan of Harvest Moon. I've played three of the gameboy versions, 64, BTN, STH, and, of course, AWL.
Of all of the ones I've played, this is my second least favorite, only surpassed in least favoritism by STH. Here's my opinions on why:
Graphics (9/10)
Beautiful. Simply beautiful. I love the original 64 style, but this is just pretty, almost as beautiful as STH. But this isn't about STH. This is about AWL.
The facial expressions make it lots of fun. <3
Sound (6/10)
I wasn't too pleased with the sound. When you go anywhere near the trail that allows you to link up with the Gameboy FoMT, it just gets kinda weird. Eerie. Then again, you don't go down there too often.
If memory serves, the only real music is at the farm? There might have been other places where there was music, but I can only remember music on the farm. The record player was a cute touch, being able to change the music when it got old, but not having more records available at certain times was a nuisance.
Gameplay (8/10)
God, could they have thought of a better idea? Long time to play, you get to raise your kid... *dreamy sigh* However, there are a few things that drag the score down.
1. The days get so tedious. Water your plants, tend your animals, water your plants again, run around like mad trying to give people gifts and court your female of choice, then sleep, water your plants, tend your animals... And you have to water your plants square by square by square by square...
2. The females. Yes, there's variation, but three females makes it a bit less fun. Either you get cold Nami, nice Celia, or flirty Muffy. But their conflicts made it... only somewhat fun. Celia's (does this count as a spoiler...?) arranged marriage, Nami's travelling habits, and Muffy's... flirtyness. (I suppose that's the end of the semi-spoilers) I miss Karen, Ann... and Cliff... <3 Cliff was the best of them all. Even though he wasn't a female you could marry. I always married Karen just so Cliff would marry Ann and would stay longer. x3
3. That cursed goat. One of the most evil aspects of the game.
4. The village. Who's bright idea was it to have the only way to actually sell things be through Van, or setting up a shop (which took me forever to figure out you could actually do)? Real smooth there. It made the game _so_ much better.
5. That weird thing with that bug. Something happened with my tree, and the bug came to yell at me, but it glitched and I couldn't see what it said. All I know is my tree died and my character made a weird face. But it's just a glitch, nothing life-alteringly huge.
6. The cow system. That just plain miffed me. I gave up on raising cows the moment I found out how it worked.
Overall (7.6/10)
I somewhat recommend it. If you're okay with tediousness, and a bit of irritation at certain aspects, go right ahead. You might enjoy it. I do enjoy the game, just have to stop sometimes because of either boredom or frustration.
| An absoulutely awesum game. | | Claire from Haddon Heights, USA says (19/Mar/2005): | Oh my friggin gosh. The second i saw this game at the store i was like YES! A GAME WORTH MY MONEY! Definately an absolute. This was the first havest moon i got,but already after seeing the others i definately knew this was the best so far. I love how you get to pick your own wife and have an ADORABLE kid. So far i have only married Nami and Celia, cause they are so cool. Both kids are extremely cute and nice. Then theres the cows, the chickens, HORSE WHICH IS I THINK THE BEST ANIMAL YOU CAN GET,and duckies, goats(friggin thing stopped giving me milk and i cant sell it...) a doggie, and some other coolio stuff like cats and lizards and sheep. I love this game so much i definately reccomend buying this game. its worth your hard earned cash. After playing it non stop for about 3 weeks i got to a point where it bored me just a little, and i stopped playing for a bit. But then during one of your really boring school subjects it pops back into your head and you wanna play it another 3 weeks straight. which i did. and still am. I would totally give it a couple thumbs up. When you want a break from the hard life of kicking butt in Zelda and Halo, reach for harvest moon. I guarantee you wont be bored.
| Get Harvest Moon It's A Wonderful Life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | | Tessa from Santa Ana/California/USA says (14/Mar/2005): | Hi everyone! My name is--wait, I'm not here to explain about me, i'm here to explain about-tada! Harvest Moon AWL! Well, first off, I think it's a really great game. I give 2 thumbs up for the graphics, man, they are very realistic. I still have fun playing it as I did when I first got it! If u like games that have to do with life, u'll love this game! It's sorta like the Sims...well, anyway, I really love this game. I have 2 files, one of them I marries Celia and am on year 2 and the other, I'm still single and planning to marry Nami. Well, advice for those who plan to get this game or already have it and is still on year 1: DON'T MARRY CELIA!! Y? Cuse she's sooo boring! She just stays in the house all day long. Oh, and if u have this game, I got a few cheats for ya. Broke? k, first ya make friends with Ruby.(oh, u have to be on the 2nd year)Then u have to see her in her kitchen when she's ALONE. Then she'll give u Ruby's Spice. Go to ur kitchen, pick a recipe, and for the ingrediants, do RUBY'S SPICE ONLY!! Then u'll end up with TWO ruby spices! Sell them to Van (they're 100g each!) and before u know it, u just earned urself over a thousand by cooking! Still broke? Buy a banana seed, and put the bananas in a seed maker. (get a free one from the scientist if ur friends with him) They'll eventually turn into 2 banana seeds. Sell them to Van. Oh, did I mention? They each cost 750g! Well, i've talked enough for today. Remember...GET HARVEST MOON IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE!!! :) Trust me, u WON'T regret it.
| IT IS A RELLY FUN GAME | | casey saber from east northport ny 11731 says (23/Feb/2005): | i married celia at the farm. I named my horce sunset my sheep fluffl and wooly(fluffy pased on)my cows name is spots and sammy my goats name is golden.my doges name is celia and my cat's name is hony.in the game my name is james and my sons name is nick.
I really like the game harvest moon a wondreful life because it is fun and it teaches you about life(i think)when you first move in you look young then in your second year you see you self geting older and right now i am kon my theird year and i am starting to get gray hair. your house changes every year first you start of in a one room then tow rooms(a kitchin and a bed room)and on you therd yeay you have for rooms(a master bed room a kitchen your sons room and a living room)harvest moon a wondre full live is relly great i like it a lot and i hopl you like it to.
| It rocks out loud!!!! | | A gamer from Ohio Usa says (23/Feb/2005): | Your a boy in the game and I'm a girl!! It does'nt make much a difference theirs nothing GROSS.I play on harvest moon every day i married nami she is the most challenegeing to get but she rocks to marry her give her skull fossils from the dig sit food can work trick blues {a fall flower} and CAUTION if you propose to her and she doesn"t accsept do not keep trying she'll start to hate you and a heart goes down each time!!!!You get a son that is shy and quiet and loves to be snuggled.Your animals.............You order in the room across from the barn and you can get a goat but ONLY IN SPRING!!!Pets you get a dog then a cat from romia and a lizard from the snow beast give him anything only in winter and a chiwawa from carter give him food enjoy my tips
| Review From An Expert. | | Iain from Canada says (22/Feb/2005): | This game is pretty good! I have played alot of games and this one is easily one of the best! I own it and im getting close to the end of the game. There is some down sides to this game. like for one there isnt alot of extensions you can build and not enough farm animals. But the worst of it all is you get bored of it. i mean its fun but after months of playing it it just starts to get boring. and after you have all the animals and extensions and like 200,000G then there is no point to the game. only to see your son grow up. So thats it....Goodbye!
| :DHarvest Moon:D | | Roxy Juju from Newyork, newyork Usa says (21/Feb/2005): | I think Harvest Moon is a really, really, really great game!! I rated it 8/10 because Its fun but I wish you could choose what you looked like!! Here is my review below:
1. In Chapter 2, go to Grant and Samantha's house at around 6 or 7 AM. Grant will be there. He will talk for a minute and then he will give you an alarm clock. You can now get up whenever you want!!
2. Press R twice to bring in the horse.
3. Most of you already know, but for those of you that don’t if you befriend Romana (give her flowers) and one day during the 2nd year she will come to you in the morning and give you a stray cat she has found.
4. If you own an animal long enough and always take it inside on rainy days and outside on sunny days it will learn to enter the pasture on good days and go into the barn on rainy days.
Note: This may take a while for the animals to learn.
5. During chapter 2 at 6pm enter the kitchen if your really close to your son your wife may suggest u give him a bath. (This doesn’t work daily though)
6. Make friends with Daryl. He likes fish (Especially Snelt), eggs (Especially Golden Eggs), bones, coins, and Earth Soup (Potatoe + Carrot). After the second time he fails trying to catch the monster, follow him back to his house and walk in. It should trigger a scene where he gives you a FREE seed maker.
7. Go to the mine alot and you will dig up tablet’s with symbols on it. Once you get all the tablets Carter will give you the dog. If you feed your dog every morning then while you are out around the town he will keep Murray out of your yard so he can't steal.
8. Get the Strange Sickle:
To get the strange sickle, you have to befriend Gustafa, the bard. He's the one in the big green hat who lives in the tent-house. Gustafa likes flowers of any kind, so give one to him every day. After about a month or two, enter his house, and a cutscene will ensue, in which you get the strange sickle. It is quite heavy,
possibly heavier than the heavy sickle, though it has some quality, which I haven't discovered yet.
Please email me because im having tones of trouble choosing a wife. I hear that Celia is the best but i think Muffy is prettier!!
| What were they thinking!? | | Anastasia Beaverhoussen from Canada, NB says (13/Feb/2005): | I am a nintendo fanatic! I love 'em, but everybbody messes up once in a while. Case and point, Harvest moon:it's a wonderful life. Did they actually believe that limiting your possibilities was a good idea?! Having only the choice of three potential wives, smaller town, no more stores (except that dude who sells like, ten things) and no more tool upgrades (oh what am I saying, who needs upgrades when you couldn't cut down a tree or smash a rock to save your life!?) It took me half the day to water my garden and then the other half to water them again! Knowing I'll never obtain a sprinkler only depressed me into turning off the game. The cows, lovely creatures, sound like chubaka after a couple months of milking. I feel like frying hamburgers every time good ol' Besse yells at me. Empregnating them takes forever and then you have to sell the calf depressing Besse into more demon-state obliviousness. Oh and braavo to whoever decided one festival a year would be fun! And what is that festival? Go to the bar and talk to people, I don't even know what I'm celebrating and I could do that any time!!
I must say, the graphics are beautiful, amazing in fact. But I would rather it look like the 64 version and be good. I do enjoy the new cooking concept, but without vegetables it ain't that good... it would be much more enjoyable if you could just get a sprinkler!
| THIS GAME IS THE BEST | | DANIELS from MO. USA says (12/Feb/2005): | I marred muffy the one that lives at the Blue Bar. I named one of my cows dot and my bull cow is studely. If ur cow is not giving u milk, it is eigther that time of year. And if u just bought this cow, that cow has to have a baby before u can milk her. The way to get ceilia is to give her a flower of any kind a type of veggie and buy seeds from her occasionally. The way to get muffy is give her any kind of flowere every day she likes pretty ore and surprise her with the Big Hechup fish. The way to get nami is is to give her fossils, records, trick blue flowers skull heads. Ceilia's diary is in Vesta's house up the stairs and on her bed. Muffy's diary is in the Blue Bar on the table that has the funny colored lamp in the corner of the room. Nami's diary is on her desk in her room in the Inner Inn. The only way to get into her room is to follow her or to go to her room when she is there. Be sure to take ur little guy to the bathroom not ur kid but u u will hear a plop and he will go hawwwwwwwwwww, that means he feel's better. YOU CAN ONLY DO THIS IN THE SECOND YEAR WHEN UR HOUSE HAS AN ADDITION TO IT. You can open ur own shop and sell things where van was. And if u want to whistle for ur horse press the R button twice. oh ya...... if ur little control pad that is usually up in the right hand corner of ur tv screen, if it is gone, go to ur house and go to takakura's notes and go to configure and go to control and mark it "on." That is all I have to say, hope u find this helpful.
| This game is great, not perfect, but great! | | Cat J from Ilkely says (12/Feb/2005): | My ducks dont give eggs! it's so annoying! What am I doing wrong? I've tried leaving them outside, and leaving them in the chicken coop and putting them outside in good weather then putiing them in the chicken coop in bad weather but NOTHING WORKS!!! Does this game hate me or what??? Oh, yeah, does the sealed hut become something really interesting or important cause it's really bugging me. OH WELL...
Yyeah, my review, i havnt playd any of the other games so i cnt compare it but it is my all time favourite game and if it really is true about the girl version, that's even better! but getting my dad 2 buy me it will be hard. i thought that the graphics wouldnt be so good cause i didnt rent it begore i bought it so i dint know but they actually are really good!
i like all the different tunes for the different events and buildings, I tried playing it with the record player switched off and it's just not right.
The only reason I'm giving it 9 is cause nothing's perfect and there are some things that aren't quite as good as they could be. There's one annoying thing in particular, whenever I stop then carry on walking my character (Beegee) does a double stepp so when I'm going back and forth with fodder in the barn it really does bug me.
| ADDICTING, YES? | | Hayley from Garden Grove CA says (6/Feb/2005): | Ok so the truth is I've had this game for like eight months (hey I was hooked on super smash brothers and animal crossing) and didn't really play it. Well, then my neighbor and her brother got the game and they thought it was awesome so I decided to try it out again. And from then I was hooked. I don't even really know why this game is so fun, it just is. I absolutely love games like this (I lived in the world of animal crossing for about 6 months of my life) and I definately give it a ten outta ten. I ended up proposing to Celia. I'm in fall of the first year, so we're not married yet. I almost married Muffy, crazy right? She told me I was sexy, lol. Ok well...great game!!!!
| AWL: Truly a wonderful life. | | Maud Duke from Portland, Oregon, USA says (27/Jan/2005): | Addiction: 10/10
Playing AWL is as important as breathing. You just can't stop.
Sound effects: 4.57/10
A little too repetive.
Graphics: 10/10
Just exellent in general. The graphic were great in every place.
Music: 8.34/10
The bit of music that there is is pretty good, but you get bored of it soon enough.
Storyline: 9.77
AWL isn't fun for everyone. It would be a 9.77, but arguably so.
Lifespan: High
Such a great game, you will still be playing AWL 10 years from now.
So, that's my review. I hope you will enjoy AWL, and thanks for reading this!
| Overview | | Sakaki Onokawa from San Antonio Texas, USA says (27/Jan/2005): | Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life.
(Please understand that I grade games very harshly, a five is FANTABULOUS.)
As far as Game Cube goes, the graphics are pretty good. (Realistically, they aren't the best, but the interactivity is nice.) The storyline is pretty straightforward, and yet interesting at the same time. The whole game is a reflection of this one concept, simple, yet somehow.
Anywho, its great fun. Animal crossing would beat it if I had more spare time. And I'm sure most s would rather play as s but, still FUN.
The music is nice; the ambient sounds are very, very good. The interface is pretty sound, and the game maintains novelty throughout the whole experience.
The concept of farming (animals and plants) is good, the wealth of character relationships (for a game of its targeted age), the UI, the evolving story, and, most of all, the freedom of the game, makes it truly great. VERY fun game.
It all comes down to this. Harvest Moon, the entire series, has never been a serious game, or even top of the line in any way. But one thing that this game and the rest of the series has always aloud players to do is feel the world which they have purchased. Harvest Moon is jam packed with feeling. The moods of the changing day, the extras such as ambient sound, extra critters, etc. Their is a sense of totality to the place. And, although the area of play is rather small, the variety of play makes it worthwhile.
The only glitches I've encountered are in translation, no freezing or anything like that. A good game.
My advice to you. By this game, this game is worth its cost, I've enjoyed all the time I've invested in it, too.
(I just wished they'd translated it right. The errors are few and mostly gramatical, but then I can guess the Japnese anyways...)
| This Game ROX!! | | A gamer from SanRafeal,CA,USA says (22/Jan/2005): | This game has so many options and i seriously sugest you buy it . You can raise a farm chickens, catle, sheep , goat,horse crops the whole nine yards. You can get married to the girl of you choice. Ceilia the farmer girl my personal favorite. Nami the quiet tomboyish one. Muffy the sl**t that lives at a bar. And in this game it isnt like the previous one for nintendo 64 you dont make a girl like you and then she has a little moment with you in this game you get married and have a kid you have to raise the kid and play with it . This is my all time favorite game and ive played it for 2 days staite b4. ITS sO ADDICTIVE! So go otu and but it now so the'll make another 1 :-) PEACE!
| She's Irresponsible, but I Love Her | | Koeji from Trenton, MI, USA says (15/Jan/2005): | I recently married Nami and had a boy (whom I named Zeke). NAMI IS THE BEST GIRL TO MARRY. She is the hardest to get, but Natsume made her that way because she's the best. But one night, she was very irresponsible. Zeke was asleep and Nami went outside so I left Zeke alone (I know that was irresponsible of ME.)and went to follow her. First she went to Romana's (her favorite hangout)and then she went to: THE BAR! My wife left our boy alone at 10 o'clock, to get DRUNK!!!! So I ran back, went to sleep, and the end. This game is THE BEST. The animals and sounds are very realistic. The people also look very real with their shadows and all (my problem with Animal Crossing.). The days are really cool and short, so you don't need to turn it off, change the clock,and then go back (another problem with animal crossing.). It kind of prepares you for real life, with dating, getting food, staying healthy, getting married, and even having a child. The children can grow up and even rebel against you. They can choose their own career path. Not to scare anyone, but I read on this other site that if you don't hold your boy a lot when he's a toddler, then when he's older, he'll run away on that boat on the beach. THEY DID PUT IT THERE FOR A REASON! This is one of the best games I've ever played.
P.S. If you have any pictures of Nami's child as he grows older, please send them to me.
| She's Irresponsible, but I Love Her | | A gamer says (15/Jan/2005): | I recently married Nami and had a boy (whom I named Zeke). NAMI IS THE BEST GIRL TO MARRY. She is the hardest to get, but Natsume made her that way because she's the best. But one night, she was very irresponsible. Zeke was asleep and Nami went outside so I left Zeke alone (I know that was irresponsible of ME.)and went to follow her. First she went to Romana's (her favorite hangout)and then she went to: THE BAR! My wife left our boy alone at 10 o'clock, to get DRUNK!!!! So I ran back, went to sleep, and the end. This game is THE BEST. The animals and sounds are very realistic. The people also look very real with their shadows and all (my problem with Animal Crossing.). The days are really cool and short, so you don't need to turn it off, change the clock,and then go back (another problem with animal crossing.). It kind of prepares you for real life, with dating, getting food, staying healthy, getting married, and even having a child. The children can grow up and even rebel against you. They can choose their own career path. Not to scare anyone, but I read on this other site that if you don't hold your boy a lot when he's a toddler, then when he's older, he'll run away on that boat on the beach. THEY DID PUT IT THERE FOR A REASON! Th
| Harvest Moon A Wonderful Life | | Lisa R from Fl USA says (9/Jan/2005): | This game is pretty cool...I mean,it's realistic. It teaches you farm life.The way you can milk your cows and have fertilized eggs.My cow is pregnet right now.I also have five fertilized eggs and one of them is on the nest. And for those of you who don't know this...your animals CAN die if you don't take care of them...I learned this the hard way. My sheep Carter died.I also have a few good recipies...
...salad...
...two fruits of any kind,and a tamato...
...tomacarro salad...
...tamato and carrot...
...sweet potato soup...
...sweet patato...
...tamato soup...
...tamato carrot...
...tomamelo salad...
...tamato melon...
...takukuras salad...
...turnip carrot and fish of any kind...
I hope you find this helpful...I foun some other good caheat at www.chetoogle.com/hits
| A really good game | | Xavier from Colorado Springs, USA says (1/Jan/2005): | Well, lets just start off with this: This game is a very addicting game to those of you who love real-life games. There is a good variety of things to do: From raising animals and planting crops; to getting married and making friends. It's also a very realistic game; having seasons in which crops can grow, animals that must be let out, and much more.
Money challenge: 10/10
One of my favorite things in this game is the neuteral way to make money. When I say this, I mean there is a good amount of ways to make money. You can sell dairy products from your cattle, sell crops grown, sell fish caught, and even sell fodder that is made by cutting down grass in a huge field. Plus, theres never a time in which you can just sit there and make billions of dollars. In order to make money, you must spend money.
Storyline: 5/10
I really don't like the storyline in the game. I can sum the whole reason for having your character owning the farm into one sentence. "Your father, who owned a farm, died, and now you must run the farm with your father's friend." This is pretty much the whole beginning storyline. Then you must get married, have a kid, raise the kid, and so on. Not much story their either.
Graphics: 10/10
The graphics in this game are really well done. Shadows move slowly and gradually, the animals look VERY realistic, and even the hard-to-animate water looks well-done. In fact, I wish I could give graphics an even higher rating than a 10/10. The grass is good, too, as it moves in the wind judgeing by the amount of wind.
Sounds: I'm gonna have to divide this up into two subratings.
Animal sounds: 9/10
The animal sounds are really good. I wouldn't doubt that the programmers actually went to a farm and recorded the animal sounds in high-definition recordings.
Other sounds: 3/10
You pick something up: BOINK! Put something down: BOINK! Catch a fish: BOINK! The sounds don't fit very well and are very repetative.
Addiction rating: 9/10
I give this rating because I very much games that are super addicting and you can't leave for more than five minutes. I them because there are better things in life besides video games such as schoolwork and sports. So, with that said, lets get on to the rating.
I gave it a 9/10 because it is almost just in the middle of "ADDICTING!!!!!" and "I'll play the game for five minutes a day". It is a VERY fun game, but it gets annoying after playing it for 2-4 "days" (When I say "days", I mean days in the game. Each minute in real life is one hour in the game. So 2-4 days is about 1-2 hours). Then you get a chance to take a break for a while, and you can come back and play it.
Overall rating: 8/10
Now that I've rated the game, lemme tell you some hints.
1. Raise cattle, and lots of 'em. Cattle give you (if they are healthy) around 9 milks a day. Each normal milk sells for about 100 gold. Thats about 900 gold a day (with a normal cow). If you have better cows and better grades (Grade "B" milk as apposed to Grade "A"), they sell for even more.
2. Get a seed-maker. Befriend the crazy scientist in the game and he will give you a seed maker. Befriend him by giving him fish. A seed maker will take crops and turn them into seeds. When you have a seed-maker, plant trees and harvest them in the correct season (you can plant trees any time of the year, but you can only harvest them at certain times). Once you get the fruit from the trees, just make seeds out of them and sell them. This is much better than selling the actual fruit because the fruit sells for MUCH less than the seeds do.
3. Marry Celia. Win her heart by giving her flowers every day. Her diary is in the tall building in Vesta's farm, in the upstairs room, next to a bed. Her son will be hardworking.
Thats all I'm going to give away now.
| Didn't think it could get much better! | | Jesyca Lord from Union Point, USA says (18/Dec/2004): | Wow! I'll tell you, I have played some role-playing games in my time, but this by far is the most entertaining. I actually have only had this game since the 12th, and I play it so much I am already in the fourth year! I find it hard to buy game that can keep my attention, and this outstanding little game had me fascinated when I only looked at the cover. The one thing I really like is the way the 'people' have been created. They are so cute! But in a way they do have some flaws. I have never seen a person walk around in winter wearing skirts and shorts. And I never thought that there were ten days in each season. So, that took off some points. But other than that, I feel that this game deserves a big thumbs up.
| Good But A few Downsides | | Hailey from Mississipps, USA says (11/Dec/2004): | This Game is Awesome!I played it at my friend's house and fell in love.My only issue is that you are only able to own one horse and you can't breed horses or dogs, or the cats for that matter.Plus, what about the pigs?Oh well, this game has a lot of Pros to make up fo these cons so I give it 8 out of 10! ^_^ If only I could get more horses, gosh.But anyways, I hope this review helps all of you.The game is wonderful and has good storylines though sometimes it can get hard to finish all of your work in one day.Other than the few downsides... I STRONGLY suggest getting this wonderful game.It is a good game that will keep you entertained for hours to come!Heck, even days!!
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