Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility
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Video Game Reviews of Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility
Customer Review: AWESOME BEYOND BELIEF!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
THIS IS AWESOME!I have Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life for Game Cube and it is SOOOOOOOOOOO much better compared to it! First of all you can be a boy or a girl and the town is a LOT bigger and theres way more bachelor/ettes. IT IS AWESOME! And there's all the festivals and JUST BUY IT! IT ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Customer Review: Fun
Summary: 5 Stars
if you didnt like the other games this one isnt much diffrent. I loved all of the other harvest moon games and this one is one of my favorites. Customer Review: 5 out of 5!
Summary: 5 Stars
Pros:
1. Stay loyal to the past Harvest Moon. But mostly resemble closely to Harvest Moon 64 (if you played that you find a lot of similarities).
2. Great Graphics!
3. You actually have a mission to revive the Goddess and not just marry, farm, and make babies. And as you progress through the quest to save the Goddess more areas unlock for you to explore.
4. Your spouse and offspring actually does stuff now. Yup no more freeloading around the house! I want my bento!
5. You can adopt different animals. No longer are you limited to just that dog. Why settle for a dog when you can have a panda or a squirrel or a weasel of even a penguin!
6. Who needs a horse when there's an Ostrich! Yes you can ride one and it lays eggs!
7. New farm animals. You're no longer just stuck with chickens and cows and sheeps and a horse. You can buy horses, goats, ducks, silkworms and more!
8. Tools can level up! Thank goodness cause it takes forever to do your farm chores if your tools don't level up.
9. You can be either a boy or a girl and there are many spouse option to choose from each with distinct and unique personalities.
10. You can cook in here. Buy your cooking utensils and then utilize them to make recipes!
11. Homes can be upgrade and your house can be remodel (including inside stuff). Don't like your bed? Upgrade to a more luxurious one! Why settle for a cheap cabinet when you can get a lovely expensive one!
12. The little elves are so funny and cute~ When you meet them choose the funny options =).
13. Add accessory and outfits to wear. No longer are you stuck with the same old boring clothes (I must question the past harvest moon... if I were to peak into my character closet I probably will see 20 of the same exact outfit...). But no longer will you be plain and boring. You can be fashionable and woo the whole town~ (Your clothes also automatically changes from seasons too making it more realistic.)
14. A convenient stamina meter shows you exactly how much energy you have so now you're never constantly wondering are you at the brink of passing out due to overworking. Eating foods will recover your stamina as well and you can tell exactly how much is recovered!
Cons:
1. Loading time. O-M-G... seriously... loading time is like every single time you move to a place. Enter a home, exit a home. It just takes so long and so annoying!!!!
2. Glitch in game. If you're playing a girl you can't marry one of your potential mate: Calvin. Don't even try or else your game will just lock up.
3. You don't start with a TV! Or even a calender at that! Most things have to be bought. (This is just my little vent about now having a TV!) But it makes the game more enjoyable in a sense that you're working hard to buy stuff!
My overall view:
This game is fun and enjoyable. It stays loyal and true to all the past harvest moon but also incorporates new ideas so you get a little something old and a little something new. The only thing I found displeasing is the loading time. It like move scene, load, move scene, load. It gets annoying. I would've also like some voice acting. But then again maybe I'm asking too much... Music IMO is good overall (though they really should give you the option of switching music because listening to the same thing over and over again can be quite annoying). Music only switch with season. Even if you haven't played past harvest moon before you'll definitely enjoy this game. Highly recommended!
Customer Review: Utterly Addictive
Summary: 5 Stars
I can't stop playing this game - it's that addictive and fun. I'm not going to list all the game details as other reviewers have already done so.
That said, there are a few things that are annoying and should be fixed/improved:
- "Game time", the rate time passes in the game, moves WAY too fast. Even in real life it should not take nearly this long to do the same chores, and I would know since I grew up on a farm. So, it doesn't leave as much time to explore as I would like.
- Calvin, an eligible bachelor, can't be wooed past a certain level due to a glitch. Still, there are plenty of other choices.
- It would be nice to have more information regarding a decision you are forced to make very early in the game - the location of your ranch. Basically, all you are asked is if you want a hilltop, city or seaside location. At this point, you do not have any idea about the advantages or disadvantages of each option. (Unless of course you've independently read various game guides, blogs, etc.) And, even though you can later purchase the other locations, your main residence will remain your initial choice. So, it would have been better to be given a tour of the three options (as in real life) before you make this important, irreversible decision. (I chose hilltop; knowing what I know now, I would have chosen seaside.) That said, none of the three are bad, just different.
I highly recommend this game.
Customer Review: You say addiction like it is a bad thing...
Summary: 5 Stars
Um, yeah, where do I start. This game is pretty awesome! I thought I could start it during my lunch and was hooked. The most important thing is to listen to the mayor and talk to EVERYONE. Some tasks are repetitive but as skill improves, they become easier. Don't buy too much land otherwise you waste too much time farming and not enough socializing or solving the rainbows. The marriage art was over-rated.