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Harvest Moon 2 GBC ( Game Boy Color, 1999).Games published in North America by Natsume, Inc. Harvest Moon (Natsume): The page for the Natsume-made In Name Only titles.

Story of Seasons: The page for the Bokujō Monogatari games.

The franchise has inspired a host of Spiritual Successors, a genre which has since come to be known as Farm Life Sim.

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The official continuation of the series is now being released under the title Story of Seasons, causing no small amount of confusion for fans and retailers alike.ĭon't confuse for the Neil Young song or album, although it could make one good soundtrack for the game, or the Blue Öyster Cult song which would make a decidedly less fitting soundtrack for the games.Ĭompare and contrast with Hometown Story, Little Dragons Café, and River King, the former two being by the creator of the franchise and the latter being Harvest Moon's sister series. How everything went down is explained in this interview. Natsume has chosen to continue making games under the 'Harvest Moon' label that contain a similar style of gameplay but are in themselves not Bokujou Monogatari games. However, while Natsume still owns the rights to the Harvest Moon brand, many fans favour XSEED's localisation and translation style. In early 2014, Marvelous AQL dropped Natsume as publishing and localization company for Bokujou Monogatari in the West, switching instead to XSEED Games, their Western division who were already localizing Rune Factory. Some games have an Unexpected Gameplay Change or two Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon for the DS has a fantasy setting and some RPG-style elements, such as the ability to fight monsters (and with the releases of RF 2 (DS) and Frontier (Wii), has become a full-fledged Spin-Off Series), while in Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon for the PSP, the player character is actually a Ridiculously Human Robot. Sadly, its previous owner was unable to keep up with chores on the farm, leaving it in a significantly dilapidated state. The plot line, such as it is, is much the same for almost every game: the protagonist, a young hero, just starting life on his or her own, inherits or buys a farm. The original game was released for the Super Nintendo in 1996, and since then there have been over twenty Harvest Moon titles released for a variety of different consoles. 'Ranch Story') is a series of Simulation Games based on farming developed by Marvelous (formerly Pack-in-Video, then Victor Interactive Software, then Marvelous Entertainment, then Marvelous AQL, due to a long line of buyouts and mergers on the Japanese side) and translated by Natsume in North America and Rising Star Games in Europe. The town has essentially been deserted, but you're never one to back down from a challenge! It will be up to you to help rebuild the town and save the lighthouse.Harvest Moon (known as 牧場物語, Bokujō Monogatari in Japan, lit. Looking for a fresh start and some new surroundings, you set off on a voyage to begin your new life! Unfortunately, the weather has different plans, as your ship is hit by a monsoon, and goes down! You drift into a small harbor town, now in shambles from the storm, where a young doctor named Jeanne saves your life.

In celebration of Harvest Moon's 20th Anniversary comes an all new Harvest Moon title for Steam! Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition! The game encompasses twenty years of the spirit that have made the franchise what it is today!

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