![]() In One World, you have multiple towns, each with their own people, quests, and climates. Where the Harvest Moon games normally featured big areas to move around you were still, essentially, confined to a single town. This is the other major change to the series. They can be crafty and difficult to find, forcing you to explore your surroundings like never before. Instead, you’ll have to track down these Wisps and gain the knowledge they contain.įinding these wisps forms an important aspect of the game and world itself. So unlike previous Harvest Moon games, you won’t be able to head to the local store purchase your next bumper crop. Thankfully, for you, the Harvest Goddess left entities known as Harvest Wisps about the land giving them the knowledge of seeds. Turns out, the revered Harvest Goddess (queen of the crops) has inexplicably vanished, taking her farming knowledge with her. This time around, players find themselves dropped into a world without fruits or vegetables! While plenty of kids around the world would be jumping for joy at the idea, this is obviously a big problem. From eyes, hair color, and even skin color, you’ll be able to make your farmer look how you want. As usual, you’ll play as a newcomer to the area, but players will finally have the chance to customize their character to their hearts’ content. One World is no different, and in fact seems to take steps to make the story feel like a more prominent part of the game than ever before.įrom the game’s initial announcement it was clear the story of the world has an important influence on the way you play the game. In pretty much all Harvest Moon titles there is a central “story” that helps propel players through the various aspects of the game. While it would have been nice to get my hands on the controls to feel out One World‘s new approach, what I saw gave an excellent taste of the new story, gameplay, and surprises fans have in store. Even so, I was able to feast my eyes on a lengthy demo, played/presented by some of the main people handling the game at Natsume: Graham Markay (Vice President of Operations), Taka Maekawa (Producer), and Adam Fitch (Localization Editor). ![]() ![]() Obviously, things are different in this era, and we were unable to get any actual hands-on time with the game as we normally would in such previews. Because of this, I jumped at the chance to sit in on a demo of the game. A factor that makes them incredibly hard to put down once you get started. Much like watching old Bob Ross episodes online, there’s something oddly captivating and cathartic in playing a Harvest Moon title. ![]() It’s so drastically different from other titles that I play (most action/adventure), but I find myself coming back to them time and time again. Personally speaking, Harvest Moon has been one of my favorite “guilty pleasure” gaming franchises. It’s distinctive gameplay changes, however, didn’t scratch the same itch.Īs such, long time fans of the series have been waiting since 2017 ( Light of Hope) for a full fledged Harvest Moon title. I know we got the multiplayer game, Mad Dash, in 2019 and it was a fun, new take on the beloved farm game. It’s been a little bit since we’ve had a new entry to the franchise to enjoy. In less than a month, gamers will once again be able to dive into an all new Harvest Moon game. I recently had the chance to sit in on a demo of Harvest Moon: One World in action to see how it takes the franchise in new directions. ![]()
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