Re: why does this game seem to be so unpopular?
Posted: Dec 16, 2009 9:55 pm
ME TOO! I bet it'll be a good game!lemo_the_lemon wrote:I'm excited 'bout it! Sure I wouldn't mind Twins or RF3, but I've been waitning ages for Wind, damnit!
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Re: why does this game seem to be so unpopular?
Posted: Dec 17, 2009 9:55 am
This game is very relaxing. You can play it after stressful dayRubySnape wrote:ME TOO! I bet it'll be a good game!lemo_the_lemon wrote:I'm excited 'bout it! Sure I wouldn't mind Twins or RF3, but I've been waitning ages for Wind, damnit!
Re: why does this game seem to be so unpopular?
Posted: Dec 22, 2009 7:34 am
Yeah...the M/FoMT bachelors weren't that great. xDDD;;Nurse Fin wrote:Really? I thought the MFoMT bunch was positively mediocre, on par with IoH's selection but better than AnWL (which is honestly not very hard to beat out).Anonymous Fish wrote:It's such a pity how ugly the bachelors are compared to the girls. There never seems to be a Harvest Moon with equally good looking characters since FoMT.
I find it too bad that there's a lack of dialogue in WB, because there were some characters that I did think were interesting and/or had potential (though I digress that a fair number of the characters were snoozefests).
Schmidt is my favorite handheld HM bachelor so far D: He looks great and has a promising personality base; not stupidly shy nor overly flattering, and he had a more interesting lifestyle, though of course you barely ever learn anything about it which was disappointing. Since he seemed burdened by his restrictive life at home, I wish they elaborated on that more. I mean, wouldn't his family have a problem with their royal prince marrying some peasant farm girl? If he's not even allowed to spend time with his sister because he has to dedicate himself to studies and palace affairs whenever he is at home? Somehow the pieces just don't line up. You just get married to him like it's nothing.
The game will get more popular again once we get close to the final US release date. It used to be popular when it was new, but now everyone knows what it's like, it won't be talked about much until the release date gets close. Just like with Animal Parade and RF3.
Re: why does this game seem to be so unpopular?
Posted: Jan 13, 2010 8:53 pm
I don't know. I played it and lost interest super fast. It felt like there was NOTHING to do. So after a while, I forced myself to play, so i played and played... It only made my head hurt because it was so lackluster.
This is one reason why I'm worried about Twin Villages - they use the same graphic types and font type and WB. And the font is definitely giving me a headache already (from just the screenshots) because it reminds me of how much I hated WB. XDD
Little things annoyed me a lot too, such as the fishing system, being able to jump like that, and the selling system... Everything just felt 'blehhh'.
This is one reason why I'm worried about Twin Villages - they use the same graphic types and font type and WB. And the font is definitely giving me a headache already (from just the screenshots) because it reminds me of how much I hated WB. XDD
Little things annoyed me a lot too, such as the fishing system, being able to jump like that, and the selling system... Everything just felt 'blehhh'.
Re: why does this game seem to be so unpopular?
Posted: Jan 14, 2010 2:14 am
The selling system is pretty good and original. Finally we can do a little more than throwing stuff to the bin. I really loved selling my stuff to people on the bazaar. It was a great fun and I wish we had the same system in the rest of games.Anonymous Fish wrote: Little things annoyed me a lot too, such as the fishing system, being able to jump like that, and the selling system... Everything just felt 'blehhh'.
Re: why does this game seem to be so unpopular?
Posted: Jan 14, 2010 3:48 am
The selling system is pretty good and original. Finally we can do a little more than throwing stuff to the bin. I really loved selling my stuff to people on the bazaar. It was a great fun and I wish we had the same system in the rest of games.Anonymous Fish wrote: Little things annoyed me a lot too, such as the fishing system, being able to jump like that, and the selling system... Everything just felt 'blehhh'.
Re: why does this game seem to be so unpopular?
Posted: Jan 14, 2010 11:04 am
They had this system for several years in the series now, but it wasn't as big part of the games as it is in this game. You can sell your stuff to the townsfolks in AWL and AnWL when Van hasn't set up his shop. You can also do it in Harvest Moon 3 on Gameboy Color, when you get your own boat to ride to the mainland on Saturdays (or was it another day of the week?)Fretka wrote:The selling system is pretty good and original. Finally we can do a little more than throwing stuff to the bin. I really loved selling my stuff to people on the bazaar. It was a great fun and I wish we had the same system in the rest of games.Anonymous Fish wrote: Little things annoyed me a lot too, such as the fishing system, being able to jump like that, and the selling system... Everything just felt 'blehhh'.
Re: why does this game seem to be so unpopular?
Posted: Jan 14, 2010 11:56 am
Yeah, I forgot about the AWL/AnWL. We could have own mini shop there.
Re: why does this game seem to be so unpopular?
Posted: Jan 14, 2010 12:45 pm
Nobody ever came to my mini shop :C
Re: why does this game seem to be so unpopular?
Posted: Jan 14, 2010 12:52 pm
In AWL (or AnWL)? You should set it up at a time you see people walking by close to the shop.lemo_the_lemon wrote:Nobody ever came to my mini shop :C
Re: why does this game seem to be so unpopular?
Posted: Jan 16, 2010 6:29 pm
:O We could ?!Fretka wrote:Yeah, I forgot about the AWL/AnWL. We could have own mini shop there.
Re: why does this game seem to be so unpopular?
Posted: Jan 17, 2010 3:57 am
Dougy wrote::O We could ?!Fretka wrote:Yeah, I forgot about the AWL/AnWL. We could have own mini shop there.
Re: why does this game seem to be so unpopular?
Posted: Jan 18, 2010 5:11 pm
One of the reasons that this game isn't being talked about a lot right now is because it's in a pretty awkward phase. All of the importers finished playing it ages ago, and it hasn't been announced for translation yet, so there's no hype there.
It seems that most of the people who complain about how SO INCREDIBLY BORING the game is haven't played it yet, which seems kinda unfair. Sure it wasn't my favorite HM, but I felt that the easiness was a good break in the series after the soul-crushing Sunshine Islands. I liked the bazaar, it was pretty interesting, and I had a LOT of fun with the item processing (windmills, cooking, etc.) which was really in depth. The bazaar in here was vastly different then the one in AWL/AnWL, there's really no comparing.
It seems that most of the people who complain about how SO INCREDIBLY BORING the game is haven't played it yet, which seems kinda unfair. Sure it wasn't my favorite HM, but I felt that the easiness was a good break in the series after the soul-crushing Sunshine Islands. I liked the bazaar, it was pretty interesting, and I had a LOT of fun with the item processing (windmills, cooking, etc.) which was really in depth. The bazaar in here was vastly different then the one in AWL/AnWL, there's really no comparing.
Re: why does this game seem to be so unpopular?
Posted: Mar 16, 2010 4:01 am
I'm really looking forward to this one, myself.
I've not played earlier versions of the series (knowing pretty much only the GBA version and DS versions), so the shop system is "new" to me. And something I'll probably particularly like.
The windmills system seems interesting to me, though I'm not especially looking forward to the jumping stuff as that sort of thing isn't my forte in gaming... As long as it's not too difficult, I'll be okay, though.
I'm mildly disappointed in the number of bachelors, but there's at least one I quite like and a few more I might like once I've talked to the characters some.
I'll admit I'm probably looking forward to Twin Villages more, but I'm still wanting this one.
I've not played earlier versions of the series (knowing pretty much only the GBA version and DS versions), so the shop system is "new" to me. And something I'll probably particularly like.
The windmills system seems interesting to me, though I'm not especially looking forward to the jumping stuff as that sort of thing isn't my forte in gaming... As long as it's not too difficult, I'll be okay, though.
I'm mildly disappointed in the number of bachelors, but there's at least one I quite like and a few more I might like once I've talked to the characters some.
I'll admit I'm probably looking forward to Twin Villages more, but I'm still wanting this one.