Unfortunately the stylus implementation is half baked and you'll mostly use the stylus to navigate menus. Many were probably hoping that the DS touch screen would offer up some new tricks for the franchise.
Again, this is really only an issue for veterans of the series because the game never looked bad. With the home versions having long since made the jump to 3d, it would have been nice to see at least some change to the Harvest Moon aesthetic. Veterans on the other hand might find it hard to shake the feeling that you've done this all before.įurther adding to the deja-vu is the fact the game looks and sounds exactly like its predecessors. Harvest Moon's open ended nature has always been its greatest strength, but for newer players this can lead to a problematic lack of direction. There are a lot of things to do in Harvest Moon you'll get to grow crops, care for animals, court a girl, gamble, and much more. How do you do this? By running a successful farm of course!
Instead, you're tasked with saving the Harvest Goddess and her Sprites who have been unintentionally sent to another world by the Witch Princess. Harvest Moon DS is one of the few installments in the series that doesn't follow your inheritance of the farm from your grandpa.
