Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town
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Video Game Reviews of Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town
Customer Review: awesome
Summary: 5 Stars
this plus all the other hm games are awesome. and if you want to play as a girl play hm more friends of mineral townCustomer Review: Awsome Game!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Well, my friend had this game and told me it was really fun so I decided to go and pick it up. I always play this game! It is so addicting, you would think it would get boring but it dosn't... There are lots of events in every season. I would reccomend this game to anyone who likes adventure games!Customer Review: A Very Cute RPG Game
Summary: 4 Stars
This was my first harvest moon game so it's very dear to me, the feeling of it is good, you get married and have a baby son. you are a farmer who came back to see an old friend, sadly he passed away and his wish was to pass his farm to you. automatically you accept and start your new life as a farmer, you can raise livestock, sell crops, and raise a horse until it's owner says you can keep it or not. There are festivals in the village and you probally don't want to miss it. the characters have different responsibilites and personalities, and they are sometimes very humerous like REAL people, the game is just like life as a farmer, but with a little more childhood perspective, but you get to see what it's like to be an adult, and learn about the farmer within. (NOTE:Buy this game and you might wanna look at some HM fansites for tips)Customer Review: I love this game - and I don't even play it!!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
My son has this game for his Gameboy Advance and I would recommend it over many of the games available. In a very simplified form, he is dealing with time management, budgets, business plans, all of which are issues that he will face in real life. We have discussed our family's budget and how to adjust to save for goals. We have discussed how to plan to build a new venture and adjust for costs over time. He has even had to address the question of healthcare (for the farm animals) and how to allow for it in his budget and business plan.
I homeschool my children and while I cannot treat this game as an economics class, when I take time to discuss his activities in the game we end up in a far deeper discussion of economics and farm economy than I would expect of any game - even Monopoly!! I plan to get the girl version for my daughter and see if our conversations will become more sophisticated than the latest fashion for MyScene dolls....
Customer Review: This game, combined with Harvest Moon for the Gamecube, is a must have!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
The great thing about this game is that it never ends in replayability. Once you beat it once, you want to play it again so you can marry another wife or get a different child. I myself have owned the game for almost a year and have married Popuri(*the cutest girl in the game*). I am currently on year 4 and still refuse to put this game down!! I'm not really the most dedicated person to video games, but this game is so addictive(to me)that I want to play it the second I turn it off. Allright, enough of this, now I will start with the pros and cons. One deffinitly out-weighs the other!!
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-Pros-
>This game can take up to 10 hours per year(the game has a time system)
>If you are a Harvest Moon fan(me)then this game will satisfy you beyond limits
>You can chose to live your life however you want to(marrige, lone farmer, outcast)
>6 wives to chose from, making character devlopment very deep
>4 seasons, each with its own weather, crops, herbs, and music
>Will satisfy RPG fans with tool system(leveling up)
>Can connect to the Gamecube with Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life for extra items, seeds, records, and even a new house
>Lots of replayablity due to the emense cast of townsfolk
>Almost endless amount of tools, items, seeds, crops, flowers, herbs, etc.
>Excellent sound and music
>Has a great livestock system
>Can please a wide amount of ages
>Controls are on par with this type of genre
>The presentation is very high(little cartoon avatars for every character)
>Worth the price for its sheer length and replayability factor
>Almost every item can be upgraded to some extent
>Lots of house and farm expansions
>You want to play the game once you tern it off
>No gore or swearing, so it is also a very peaceful and rewarding game
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-Cons-
>If not a RPG/Harvest Moon fan, this game is no exception
>If new to the series, this game is not a good starter
>Though it gets an E rating, most children will be daunted by the games difficulty
>The graphics are not bad, but seem a little out-dated
>Hard to find, but there are a few glithches(though they don't take anything from the game at all)
>Very difficult to marry within the first year(in the game)
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Overall this game is very fun, but you have to be into that sort of game. Scoring it 1-10, I would give it a 9.7. The problems will seem very big to someone who isn't into these games, but to someone who is, the problems won't even seem to be there. Also, this game could have just been rated T because then children wouldn't buy, and this game would be very hard for a child. The content deserves an E, it is just a hard game. Still, this game is a must have for Harvest Moon fans.