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(More customer reviews)After looking at screenshots and the marvelous revious for the same game in the Gamecube I was thrilled that its company Marvelous Interactive released a PS2 version of it in Japan, hence it would be imported to the US.
Unfortunately due to some misclaculation from the programmers at some point the American version falls short of dazzling the players unlike its original Japanese PS2 counterpart.
The Cons:
1-The main character you play as moves too slow, hence the control buttons of some of his actions when tending to animals, giving presents to the other charcters, talking, harvesting, etc.
All the other characters move too slow, as in a slow motion sports replay.When he runs/walks he tends to slow down according to the terrain's surface and if he is going up or downhill; this adds realism but still way too slow.
2-Loading time takes from 5 to almost 15 full seconds everytime the characters enters or exits a building, or checks the contents of his backpack. Your TV goes blank and a tiny "now loading" message appears on the bottom right corner of the screeen. This is extremely annoying, as the Gamecube version (which I also own) does not work that way.
3-Save for the indoors scenery all outdoors environments look too grainy,colors are pale (adjusts your TVs) and without much datail on them. Again I must compare to the original PS2 version of Japan and the Gamecube where the graphics are gorgeous, and I must ask what happened?!
The Pros:
1-Aside from the farmwork the character must marry, raise a baby and make friends and archeological discoveries.A new bride character is available that wasn't so in the Gamecube. The ability to have a daughther instead of a boy too. One must visit the Sprites home and talk to the pot many many many times(keep pressing the X button) until he grants you a child of the sex you choose. New events include a number of scenes with the new would be wife and the child you'll have with her.
2-The main player character changes his clothes (is a color change; same outfit, but still a welcomed change) in accordance to the seasons (fall, winter, spring, summer), as well as his wife.
3-During the very first period of the game you're able to make better profits. The color of your horse can be white, a sandy beige or even a dark brown (almost black).
4-It's a life simulation rather than just a farming simulation. The main character you play as has the highs and lows of work and making friends and raising a child.Eventually all characters age, as your child grows, and makes a life of his/her own later on. Theres even a (warning spoiler ahead)
death scene, you die, but once your "life" is completed you can restart with all acquired goodies from the farm you have made.
For players of Save The Homeland, who don't have a Gamecube I do recommend this Harvest Moon game as it will be quite the gaming experience, and different from the Save the Homeland premise. One just have to get used to the grainy outdoors and slow loading.
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