Are there any kids these days who still play the Harvest Moon series? I want to start an art account focused on Harvest Moon/SoS/RF series, but I'm thinking whether they still have a big fandom.

Just curious, cause I know the games played by kids nowadays are really different. And sometimes I always think only millennials know about Harvest Moon and the remake, but as for myself, I'm also Gen Z, and I'm really a big fan of Harvest Moon, I knew it from my sister, who is a millennial.

I recently played Harvest Moon Animal Parade, it's fun actually. But somehow recently I can't play for more than 30 minutes cause I feel kind of sleepy every time I play that. The walk from one place to another genuinely feels very long. For now, there isn't much I can do in the game, because I've already found 3 bells and I'm still in early summer, I'm just waiting for the next bell. So every time I start playing, I only take care of the farm, animals, meet villagers, and then choose whether to go mining or not.

It's just sometimes I want to greet people at Marimba Farm, but walking there feels long, and even the loading screen feels long. It feels even longer when I forget something and have to go back on foot.

Guys I have no idea how, but I have 98 hours in SOS AWL, I’m at the beginning of year 5 or 6. I forget which. I’m trying to platinum and I have 71% of the trophies. Does anyone else have a crazy amount of hours in these games? I also have 40-something hours in sos fomt and over 250 hours in HM ANB.

I always loved Harvest Moon growing up but I haven't played any of the Story of Seasons games. I'm a bit overwhelmed with which one I should play first and was hoping to get a recommendation. I played a lot of A Wonderful Life and Magical Melody. Needs to be available on the switch.

I've only ever really played the 2D and isometric Harvest Moon games. I started Animal Parade based on positive comments and have planted some crops and handed the brige guy his toolbox and need to get his strawberry and milk. However, the controls do feel jankey and the 3D visuals and environment can feel a bit hard to navigate after being accustomed to sprites and simple controls. How did others adapt to the change? I do look forward to the rival marriages and seeing the families they will all have.

Hey everyone, wondering if there are any high resolution photos of all the photographs you can get in Harvest Moon 64. Can't find any online myself, maybe I'm looking in the wrong places I hope? Thanks!

Live HM3 GBC but sometimes there are little things. This sheep has kept me trapped here. It’s currently 11pm.

WHY DOESNT IT MOVE

Hello, everyone! I was hoping to get some advice on what games I should be looking at next.

I have played:

Rune Factory (my fav): 3S, 4S, 5, and GoA

Harvest Moon: Winds of Anthos

Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar

From those, RF4S was certainly my favorite. I'd love to get my hands on some of the older RF, but I am currently limited to Switch, Switch 2, or PC.

I know this is going to be an unpopular opinion, but I did not like Grand Bazaar. I hated that everything was in the city or the single mountain zone. Conversely, Winds of Anthos had me traveling all over. A lot of it was somewhat empty, but I still much preferred that to never going anywhere. I quite liked Winds of Anthos overall.

I am looking for one that has some amount of exploration or time in the wilderness, at least decent farming mechanics (I think they probably all are good enough in that regard), and great characters. I am kind of fine with the non-bacchelor/bacchelorettes being less fleshed out as long as the marriage candidates are good.

From looking through what is available, it seems like Pioneers of Olive Town or One World might be my best bets? Grand Bazaar put something of a bad taste in my mouth, so I am somewhat inclined away from Pioneers of Olive Town. I am intrigued by A Wonderful Life and it's generational setup, tho.

Could I get any opinions or advice? Thank you!

Just a random question, I used to play Harvest Moon: Hero of Leaf Valley and Rune Factory: Frontier, and both only feature a Male MC. If they had a Female MC, who do you think would be the possible bachelors, and who might their rival marriages be?

In Hero of Leaf Valley, we have rival marriages like Kurt and Dia, or Joe and Katie, but what about the rest? Like, who would be a good match for Parsley maybe(?), etc.?

And for Rune Factory: Frontier, I could only think of Erik and Danny. I didn't even think Kross could be a bachelor until someone mentioned it!

Well, I'd love to hear your thoughts!

So, I want to play a few Harvest Moon / Story of Seasons / Rune Factory games that look interesting to me. I’m planning to play two games at the same time, and I want to pair games that are balanced enough so I don't get burnt out playing both.

Right now, I'm playing Harvest Moon: Animal Parade paired with Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny.

To be honest, Animal Parade is super fun, and it didn't take long for me to collect 4 bells—I just have the purple bell left. However, I haven't really upgraded my house or other things yet, so I'm trying to make more money. Also, raising friendship levels with the villagers takes quite a bit of effort.

Meanwhile, Tides of Destiny is going pretty smoothly too. It’s easy to make money and raise friendship levels, but because this game features combat, fighting monsters and bosses gets kind of exhausting—though it's still fun!

I can say both games have their own kind of exhaustion, but they’re still enjoyable. To be honest though, after trying to defeat a boss in Tides of Destiny, I thought to myself, "Maybe I should take a break from playing Rune Factory for a bit, because I need a rest from all the monster fighting and combat."

My plan for the next pair of games was Magical Melody and Rune Factory: Frontier. Could I get a review of Frontier? I vaguely remember someone saying it's also pretty exhausting because of its Runey system, which I don't fully understand. Should I save Frontier for later and maybe start pairing MM with Tree of Tranquility first? Or perhaps Trio of Towns? Or actually still stay with frontier and maybe its not going to be that bad.

For context, regarding the older games, I plan to play Trio of Towns, Hero of Leaf Valley, Magical Melody, Tale of Two Towns, Tree of Tranquility, and perhaps Back to Nature (I’ve played it before, but I think it’s best for nostalgia). I also want to replay it as the other gender, but maybe later when I feel like diving back in.

I'm saving the newer games available on Steam for later.

Obsession level with these games for decades now. I want to branch out to a newer one since I finally have a switch, but I see there's a couple different ones available. Which would be better if I'm expecting a similar vibe to these older GameCube versions?

Which Harvest Moon game would you like to see get a remake next? Past Story of Seasons games count too, up to you! Personally, I really miss Trio of Towns and Animal Parade, or maybe even Hero of Leaf Valley (I know its already a remake, but still)

So I'm at a yellow heart with Cliff but I can't seem to trigger the yellow heart event is there some other requiremnt I am supposed to have ? :( Right now it is Winter does that matter? I've read online that I should wait for Spring?

Sorry for posting here because I can't post in the RF community yet due to low comment karma, but I really need help right now.

I'm currently playing Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny, and I'm at Fall 12, Year 1. I've already maxed out a few characters' heart levels, leveled up my cooking skill, tamed more monsters, done farming, mining, etc. But the one thing I forgot to do is crafting, especially Forging. My Forging skill is only level 4, and I can't even craft a Wind Rod or any other rod. My character is also still level 14. I have Dual Blades at level 14, but my other weapon skills are low because I barely use them.

What should I do? The boss monster at the Flame Shrine (Crabotron) is so hard to beat. I don't really know how to level up my Forging quickly since there's barely anything I can craft.

Note: By the way, am I playing too slowly? Is being in Fall Year 1 while still struggling against the Flame Shrine boss considered slow progress? I feel like I'm falling behind.

Are there any other tips just in case, to prepare for the next shrines and even the final boss of the main story? But for now, what should i do for beat the Crabotron?

Does anyone find SoS too bright compared to HM games?

My eyes can relax on HM animation

I started a first playthrough of Animal Parade. And I would like to see all the rival children but only the Goddess and Witch can be married to do so (since the other bachelorttes can only have the kid if they marry their default bachelor pair). The Goddess is abscent and since I prefer to have a spouse I can see daily, the witch is the only option. How is she as a character? Normally don't care for special candidates since they tend to rely on gimmicks but is the witch in this game a well written spouse and character?

Played the original on gamecube as a kid and loved this game so much !

I'm currently playing HM: AP, and I have two questions:

1. Child Departure: I heard that we eventually have to send one of our children away. Does the game end after they leave? Or do we continue playing, with that child remaining gone while their sibling stays?

2. New Game + (NG+): I heard that we can start a new save file and carry over some benefits. I'm currently playing as a male character and plan to do a second playthrough as a female character. Honestly, I really enjoy challenging Harvest Moon gameplay where you start from absolute scratch. However, should I consider starting with the NG+ benefits instead of a completely fresh start? Will it still feel somewhat challenging?

So guys, whenever I play Harvest Moon (including Story of Seasons), I’ve always been super thorough. Like, I’ll prepare a second device just to check a guide so I don’t miss anything and can play more efficiently. Tbh, I did this because I want a 'perfect' gameplay. But recently, I’ve been feeling kind of exhausted. Maybe it's because I have to constantly check the guide at certain moments, and my neck is starting to hurt from looking back and forth between devices.

How do you guys play Harvest Moon/SoS/RF? Do you do it like me, or do you just play and let your instincts guide you?