Harvest Moon for SNES
Review #218
Harvest Moon
Chore Simulator 1.0
Gameplay
Zelda 3 controls.
Lots of built in time wasting mechanics that are annoying but somehow make the game even more addictive. Having to climb the mountain to jump in the hot springs to restore stamina is one of several of these weird mechanics.
As in life, starting out is rough but once you find a groove the game becomes quite fun.
Level Design
The day/night cycle is interesting and stressful since the day is so incredibly short. You have to plan your movement extremely carefully. Make money during the day and your chores at night.
Very interesting concept which obviously inspired every survival and lifestyle game that followed, including Animal Crossing, Minecraft, Don't Starve, and the most blatant ripoff - Stardew Valley.
Theme
I have an addictive personality so I could see losing a lot of time in this game. I spent three hours on it writing this review. I better turn it off.
It's like the Seinfeld of video games. A game about nothing. Well, nothing that resembles a video game anyway.
Art Style
Beautiful pixel artwork. Not a lot on display here but what is here looks wonderful.
Audio
Sounds are a bit annoying, especially the text boxes and chopping wood and whatnot. The Mountain and Farm tracks are nice but the Town sing is offkey. It's horrible. No music plays during nighttime which is most of the time you'll spend in the game. Disappointing.
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