Gaming Harvest Moon: Magical Melody

[Endymion]

[SIZE=1][COLOR=DarkSlateBlue]Harvest Moon has been probably my favorite game series ever. From SNES to 64, as well as to the PS1 and 2. You also can't forget the gameboys and Gamecube. I've pretty much found every game in the series exceptionally good ( other than Save the Homeland and A Wonderful Life ). The latest installment sets you up in a small town, and depending on your actions can make it grow larger. If you befriend people, they may move into the town and add their own business for you to enjoy. If you ship alot of ore for instance, a blacksmith will move into town, clay? An Artisan. Many of the characters are from the original SNES game as well as Save the Homeland if I remember correctly. You can upgrade your house, build a new one, buy new plots of land(and inside the house you can rearrange furniture). Depending on your choice in the beginning, boy or girl, your rival will be the opposite sex. Either way I believe there are about 10 bachelor/ettes to choose from. Another interesting plus to the game is some multiplayer games are unlockable...I think somewhere between 6-10. My friends and I just played the other night for a solid 2 hours. On another note, the Harvest Goddess is in peril. Due to the lack of faith in nature (and her) she's turned herself to stone. The harvest sprites ask for your aid in an effort to revive her by the collection of magical notes that you'll come across during gameplay. You don't have to really go out of your way for most...for instance the first time you ship a gem from the mine you'll pick one up. If you work all day you'll get another. Working until you collapse will bring about another, and so on. The game wipes the not so great taste StH and AWL left in fans mouths. I would post more but it's time for the Egg Festival :P[/COLOR][/SIZE]