So, I've been toying with the idea of writing a Harvest Moon creepypasta for a while now, since they seem to be all the rage these days (don't worry it won't be anything like Cupcakes {if you don't know what that is do NOT look it up}). I know this sounds kind of weird but in my opinion, every game is scary in some way, and I think it would be fun to explore the possibilities in a a game as innocuous as Harvest Moon.
Bottom line, I wanna know what you find creepy in the HM universe. It doesn't matter how stupid it sounds, I'd still love to hear what everyone thinks so I can get some ideas. So I'll start with stuff that creeps ME out-
AWL is probably the weirdest game in the franchise, which is one if the things that makes me love it so much. The way it handles subjects like death and loneliness is unrivaled by any other life simulation game I've ever played, so it goes without question that it's got an eerie atmosphere to say the least. Personally, I think the fact that there is so little music in the game really contributes to this fact. Outside your farm and the villagers homes, the only sound comes from nature; birds chirping and water flowing. This one of those things that's only creepy if you look at in a certain way. I for one usually find it calm and soothing, but I can't held but be reminded of the stories from the Slenderman Mythos and the Blair Witch project, where the all consuming presence of nature serves as a reminder of man's detachment from the outside world, causing feelings of uneasiness. While I'll admit this sounds pretty far fetched, the next thing I'll talk is a little more obvious. Those « Snuggly Bunny » sounds from the hill. I can't be the only one who gets creeped out by that sound, I can't be. It's just so weird, so out of place, I mean, it would have been eerie enough by itself- some enormous hill villagers disappear into during the day- but that sound is just frightening. You don't hear that kind of sound on sea level, you hear it when you're on top of a mountain. That sound gave me nightmares as a kid.
I've been playing a lot of RFF lately and I really enjoy it, but some things about it bother me. For one, the concept of forcing creatures to work for you kind of reminds me of some of the horror stories about Pokemon, in that it's something that seems morally questionable only when you overthink it, but morally questionable nonetheless. Personally, I think RF is even worse than Pokemon in that it outright tells you you killed something. In Pokemon, you just kind of assume that the wild Pokemon you defeat died, but in RF it's thrown in your face that you just killed an innocent creature. You literally watch them die. I always find this to be the most jarring in the cases of killing monsters that resemble animals in real life, like the chitters, wolves, woolies and buffamoos. Yeah they're hostile but jeez, wouldn't you be if people just showed up in your home and started hacking away at you? The sounds they make are the worst part by far, at least for me. It's like you can just hear their souls leaving their bodies as they give up.
The Silver Wolf is probably my favorite monster in the game (which makes it especially hard for me to kill) but I have noticed something kind of off about it; it's feet. They're enormous in comparison to its body, and they look almost human, which really,really puts me off for some reason.
Lastly, I have something that's mildly spoiler-ish for RFF, so if you want to it to be a surprise in-game please don't look
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