List of all harvest moon games

Possibly the best DS title in the series. Upon waking up, the mayors of two rival towns try to convince the player they belonged to their settlement. And the story begins once you choose which one you like. Other than being aesthetically pleasing, Marvelous made sure to add a bunch of new stuff into the game. Some new additions include the ability to pickle fruits and vegetables, along with many more animals like alpacas and honey bees.

I must say, the adorable alpacas are a nice touch. The whole narrative revolves around these two towns hating each other, which is a very weird mix of feelings to bring into a Harvest Moon game. While in some aspects it seems way ahead of its time, in others, it feels somewhat rushed or maybe lacking very much post-game stuff.

And this was the first Harvest Moon title on the PS2 so it caught the eye of a brand new audience. All that said, other than being pretty, the game feels a bit empty since it ends after each year passes by in-game.

But I still had a lot of fun playing it. I really do think if you can enjoy this game for what it is, and not compare it to other entries, then StH could turn out to be one of your absolute favorites in the series. After answering a call for farmers on a flyer, your characters travels to Oak Tree Town to take over a farm. Now along with the townspeople and rival farmers you aim to turn the settlement into an international trade hub.

Among the most notable features that set it apart from previous HM games are the wonderful customization possibilities for the player, first seen on HM: A New Beginning. And the possibility to set up a Wildlife Safari where exotic animals like monkeys and parrots could be kept.

Certainly not terrible, although it may leave classic fans longing for what the games used to feel like. This GBC title features two different stories depending on whether you choose to be a boy or a girl at the start of the game. But you take control of said girl if your choose to play as the female lead. This is the very first Harvest Moon game where you can choose your gender and it came out back in the early s which was a huge deal at the time. For one, you can only go to the mainland to buy supplies once a week.

Which makes managing your stock quite the challenge. Interesting challenge in-game but can make the game a bit less fun. I think what makes this game so special and loved among HM fans is the way your actions directly impact the game and its characters.

An RPG about farming was unusual, to say the least. But it ended up being so charming and addictive it developed into a franchise. The game is essentially the same, but it adds more characters, married life, and several more endings. If you prefer console play then try StH, otherwise I think you might enjoy this one a teensy bit more. It introduced a lot of what makes the Story of Seasons games on the console so enjoyable, such as extensive character customization: a first in the series.

This one is quite a bit different. This PS1 game was developed as a re-purposing of the N64 title, but with a whole bunch of new stuff. And possibly a classic fan favorite if you grew up during the PS1 era. I think in most ways it changes enough for the better to warrant a higher standing on the list, such as abandoning the isometric camera for something much more fluid.

And I get it, but some people have their nostalgia goggles forgetting just how slow this game played. Now if you can run this in an emulator where you can speed up the in-game time every so often, I promise you will have an amazing time replaying BTN. If you wish to experience the wonderfully old-school style of HM: Back to Nature, yet with a slightly upgrade style, then I recommend this updated version compiled by Marvelous Interactive for the PSP.

Not only does it deal with a couple of bugs and streamline the experience, it also allows you to play as a girl if you so desire! This is available on the PSN so you can play with the added fixes, somewhat updated graphics, but still get the exact same Back to Nature feeling out of it. Although the graphics feel strangely downgraded when compared to Save the Homeland, the game-play itself is an upgrade in almost every way.

So you get them pregnant to milk them again. The game focuses much more on the farming aspect of the series, adding more crop variety and even fruit trees which had never been in any other game before. You also get to age and grow older so this game, after a very long time , will eventually come to an end. With many different endings too! This is a game for people with a lot of time who want to truly delve deep into the roleplaying aspect of Harvest Moon. HM: Another Wonderful Life came out a year later to fix that issue, allowing you to play as a girl and fixing a couple of other things with minor additions.

Both games are great and both will please the same target audience. Trio of Towns also achieves what I consider to be the perfect pacing for such a game, letting you get accustomed to each new feature before giving you something new.

Which also makes it one of the most loved games of out every Harvest Moon title, period. The first game in the franchise was released back in , and since that time, there have been a total of 28 games released as of January of Deciding which game to pick up and try can be difficult, which is why this list compiles the top ten games in the series, ranked from least to absolute best! The series has a lot to celebrate from the past, though, including tons of games from the Nintendo DS era that many fans still find themselves going back to today.

Almost every game on the list offers an interesting twist on the classic farming formula, whether it be relocating to an island or solving a town feud. Whether fans have played the games below before or are looking to experience more of the farming world, the titles below are shining examples of what makes the Story of Seasons series great. Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns was released for the Nintendo DS in and was set several hundred years prior to the events of the rest of the series.

Both towns have different things to offer with Bluebell focusing primarily on farm animals while Konohana specializes in crops. Like other games in the series, players have to manage their farm, take jobs from the local towns, and form relationships with the NPCs.

The story features an abandoned town called Echo Village the player must revive by farming and other methods familiar to games in the series. Bringing in new residents to the town is key, but doing so will require a great deal of hard work. The Construction Workshop and Town Renovation Plan add the ability to create new and interesting places for potential residents to occupy making this game innovative and engrossing, to say the least. A New Beginning is engrossing and fun to play, but the game can take a while to get into thanks to the extensive tutorials and slow beginning.

Story of Seasons was the first game to bear that title in after the franchise dropped the familiar Harvest Moon naming convention. The game is set within Oak Tree Town , a small village looking to find people to farm. Doing so causes the player to move to Oak Tree Town where four other farmers will help teach the player how to farm their new land in the village. The goal of the game is to unlock all seven vendors so that Oak Tree Town can become an international trading destination.

Story of Seasons is a perfect inclusion in the series with the only real downside being that multiplayer is region locked. The game took players away from the normal small-town farm setting and introduced them to an island farm. The game allows the player to pick from either gender and is a step up from the DS title Island of Happiness which also featured the Sunshine Islands.

The game adds in additional marriage partners, tasks the player with expanding the island, and added in rival marriages. Players must worry about caring for their farm while also trying to find sun stones to unlock the other islands in the game, including islands that helped players acquire new animals and crops. The game differs somewhat from the play structure of others in that the player needs to gather musical notes by accomplishing chores and hitting milestones. This will eventually enable the player to create a magical melody, which will revive the Harvest Goddess from her stony prison.

The game offered something new and different to the franchise, which made it a fun and innovative inclusion in the series.