Harvest Moon: One World

1. Markus1639

   Mar 4, 2021

   10

   This game is getting too much unfair hate. People need to give it more of a chance before hating on it.

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2. Geekinkout

   Mar 4, 2021

   8

   Better than I thought it would be. Let’s be honest, the bar was pretty low with Natsume’s recent handling of the Harvest Moon name. TheBetter than I thought it would be. Let’s be honest, the bar was pretty low with Natsume’s recent handling of the Harvest Moon name. The graphics are bad aside from the marriage candidates, and there are some quality of life issues, but ultimately I found myself having a lot of fun. Do I think it’s going to compare to the new Story of Seasons or Rune Factory 5? No. But despite that, I still like One World and want to support Natsume continuing in this direction - because I *love* these types of games and want there to be as much competition as possible in the future.
   
   For people who are on the fence about this game - if you enjoy these types of games, get it. It may be clunky, but it’s addicting and in my opinion gets the job done and satisfies that distinct farming game craving.… Expand

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4. Zierraroze

   Mar 5, 2021

   6

   As a long time fan of Harvest Moon games before and after the split, I have to say this surpassed my expectations after Light of Hope.As a long time fan of Harvest Moon games before and after the split, I have to say this surpassed my expectations after Light of Hope. However, it leaves a lot to be desired.
   
   The Good:
   New mechanics and exploring a different direction. You can move your farm! That's pretty cool and convenient to some extent. It certainly helped in getting the story done. Crop Hybrids. Still haven't figured out entirely how this works but essentially it seems to encourage risking growing a crop out of season or in a different field type for a hybrid. Can be annoying in some regards but I'll detail that in The Bad.
   
   Quality of life improvements! Previous games often had you opening the inventory, finding the tool you wanted, equipping it, then using it. Or a sort scrolling quick menu. This has watered it down to basically pressing a single button to use the tool. It might be too simple for some but I frankly like it.
   
   Better menu. Allows you to clearly see goals and requests. See the map easier. Can tell the friendship and likes/dislikes of people you meet. Calendar displays weather for up to 7 days in the area. Can warp to places as you unlock them.
   
   The Bad
   Boring world: The walls of the game are literally just raised ground with assets in accessible areas but inaccessible. For something that seems like it's meant to feel more open, it also makes it feel empty.
   
   Bland NPCs: So the bachelors and bachelorettes seem actually fantastic as far as design and personality. However, their dialog feels lacking along with the rest of the NPCs. Other NPCs that have actual names don't stand out at all, they have almost no personality, and just as lacking in dialog. To go another step further at how bland the NPCs are, most have names such as "Quiet Woman" or "Awkward Man." You definitely don't get any charm from them. To top it off, NPCs don't walk anywhere. They simply appear and disappear in certain areas when it's their time to show up/leave.
   
   Useless feature among the new mechanic: You get seeds by finding Harvest Sprites. The menu allows you to search for seeds via Harvest Wisp so long as you've found it before. Initially this sounds useful. However, Wisps also only appear under certain conditions and times. The search feature does not list this. So even if you found the Wisp, you have to essentially be near it at the right time to actually see it. You can see the icon of the crop appear on the world map, but it doesn't indicate exactly where it is.
   
   No indication of what field type it is: While some are quite obvious, I've run into some that the characters call "Mountain" but it looks about the same as the grasslands or I'm not entirely sure if it's different but there's a field near the beach area but it's also grass. I wasn't sure if because it's in the same unlocked area as the beach if it counted as beach but unless the crops growing mutations or dying is rng based and I've been incredibly lucky, it seems like it must also be grassland. I suppose the beach one is very limited then as I've only found one area for it.
   
   Stuttering and Game closing: Stuttering didn't make it unplayable but the game closed due to an error and that's pretty concerning.
   
   Stamina: Seems to go away from walking. Not too much an issue but certainly annoying especially with something as indirect as hearts gauge. Would much rather a bar or something more quantifiable. Makes playing in the desert and mountains rather annoying.
   
   All in all I think Natsume took quite a few strides in the right direction as far as gameplay. However, they severely lacked as far as putting any depth into the game that gives it the charm that Story of Season or Stardew Vally or Rune Factory manages. I don't know that I could honestly recommend this game to anyone, but if they keep in this direction or make changes it might be worth it.… Expand

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5. JustLoveGame

   Mar 19, 2021

   2

   there is no soul in this game. empty world . if this on mobile platform, i will rate it 6 star "decent game" because you didn't expectedthere is no soul in this game. empty world . if this on mobile platform, i will rate it 6 star "decent game" because you didn't expected amazing game on mobile. and why don't you make small map but full of content rather than making a big map but you fell nothing.… Expand

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6. robinhoodOO7

   Mar 4, 2021

   2

   Possibly the worst HM game in recent memory...
   
   (1) The Graphics are pretty bad in general, with significant stuttering and pop-in whilePossibly the worst HM game in recent memory...
   
   (1) The Graphics are pretty bad in general, with significant stuttering and pop-in while walking.
   (2) They attempted to "simply" things, by making everything function with a simple press of the "a" button. It feels generic and geared towards a very young audience (i.e. mobile gaming feel).
   (3) Walking reduces stamina, which is just insane given the size of the maps and the idea of an expanded "world".
   (4) Navigating the menus is trash.
   (5) The entire way you farm has completely changed. No longer are you buying seeds and creating a massive garden/business. Instead, seeds are nearly cost prohibitive and you randomly find seeds on the map from sprites. It's dumb and makes less sense given that you drain stamina while walking.
   (6) Time flows when you enter buildings, which can be annoying.
   (7) Not a fan of the farm migration and seed collection mechanics, which are untraditional and don't offer much engagement.
   (8) Game feels lazily made and lacks polish and charm.… Expand

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7. Lucibear

   Mar 9, 2021

   1

   The only reason I’m giving this game more than 0 is solely for the art. It’s about the only thing that makes me happy with this game.
   TheThe only reason I’m giving this game more than 0 is solely for the art. It’s about the only thing that makes me happy with this game.
   The price they charge versus the gameplay we get is atrocious. I genuinely feel bad that my boyfriend bought me this game. I wish he could get his money back.
   The game avatars aren’t bad, sort of similar to Pokemon shield, but the map is basically a sandbox filled with nothing. The towns don’t even have roads. No NPCs other than the romances have names and they all teleport in and out of existence depending on the time of day.
   There’s absolutely zero effort put into the missions on this game. I finally started to get requests in the mail from Gabrielle and Doc & the very next day after completing them, I received the exact same requests again. And the requests don’t even pay you money but everything in the game that can help you is over 1,000.
   
   The horses (THAT ARE ABSOLUTELY NEEDED) cost over 20,000$ and if you can’t afford that, guess what you’re walking.
   
   Which wouldn’t be a problem, if everything wasn’t so spaced out and filled with absolutely nothing in between and if walking didn’t push your character to the point of passing out every-time.
   
   I barely make it home without passing out after walking to the beach town.
   
   I really wanted to like this, I really did. I’ve put in hours in an attempt to. But the loading times, the lack of...well ANY THING worth doing and the very clear lack of effort put into just about every bit of this game by the producer makes me want to delete this off my switch.
   
   Save your money. It’s not worth it.… Expand

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8. Frane_Zolik

   Mar 11, 2021

   0

   El videojuego es insufrible, todo mal hecho, gráficos que no son aceptables ni para una ps2, una dirección artística que da vergüenza ajena,El videojuego es insufrible, todo mal hecho, gráficos que no son aceptables ni para una ps2, una dirección artística que da vergüenza ajena, la jugabilidad de "mundo abierto" es la peor decisión y hace que el juego sea increíblemente aburrido, es muy aleatorio con el tema de las semillas, en fin. lo peor que he jugado en muchísimo tiempo. Por lejos es el peor Harvest Moon… Expand

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