Harvest Moon: save the Homeland METACRITIC

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1. Harvest Moon gets under your skin that way. You'd never think it would be half as much fun as it inevitably turns out to be...Take our word for it and give this one a try.

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4. A simplified interface and a stronger focus on plot may alienate some fans of previous games in the series, but there’s an outside chance it will broaden the appeal to a wider audience.

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5. I was disappointed and if you are a fan of the HM games, you will be disappointed too.

6. About as much fun as watching your tomatoes grow...If you’ve got an agricultural attitude, patience, and a hankering for steady and safe gameplay, you just might be a Harvest Moonie.

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7. Your mileage will vary with your patience. [Dec 2001, p.105]

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1. I love this game so much and it's so addicting!

2. This game is so much the best ever!!! i play it every day! its the best!!!! i LOVE the horses! and the dogs are so cute! if i could, i wouldThis game is so much the best ever!!! i play it every day! its the best!!!! i LOVE the horses! and the dogs are so cute! if i could, i would rate it 100%!!!… Expand

4. Mr. Turner is jus' a big dumb ass! This game is SWEET. I've owned every Harvest Moon game, and this game is no exception to their Mr. Turner is jus' a big dumb ass! This game is SWEET. I've owned every Harvest Moon game, and this game is no exception to their great quality. If you don't have this game, you should get it!… Expand

5. This game rocked!! I coulden't stop playing it at all ! But there was one down , that you coulden't get married and have a kid like This game rocked!! I coulden't stop playing it at all ! But there was one down , that you coulden't get married and have a kid like in my other Harvest Moon game: Harvest Moon Friends of Mineral Town. But other than that I LOVED this game :0) !… Expand

6. Yes i must admit this game is awesome. The graphics are way better and it has nine different endings and the horses look cool and you have Yes i must admit this game is awesome. The graphics are way better and it has nine different endings and the horses look cool and you have two different dogs to choose from, but if you could get married and have festivles i would rate this 10 but it doesn't so it stays 9. -.-… Expand

7. OHH MY GOD!!! I LUV THIS GAME!! But... I wish you could marry Lyla!!!!!! And also, I wish it was easyer 2 catch a pup. Also, I think we OHH MY GOD!!! I LUV THIS GAME!! But... I wish you could marry Lyla!!!!!! And also, I wish it was easyer 2 catch a pup. Also, I think we should be able to BUY a horse!… Expand

8. This game is fairly terrible. I'm writing a Zero out of Ten review not because i think it's that bad but because I don't want Save theThis game is fairly terrible. I'm writing a Zero out of Ten review not because i think it's that bad but because I don't want Save the Homeworld to get that much sales. If you look at a lot of the high reviews they talk about the graphics, but the game only gives you a modicum of capabilities. You only play for 1 year, instead of 3 like in other games, you can't get married, there's hardly any minigames and even if there were, why would it matter if you're only playing for a year...

   I feel like the people who love Save the Homeland they either liked it for the graphics (I.E. review is over a decade old) or they liked it because it was their first. Overall I'd rate the game about a 6 with most Harvest Moons being a 7-9. I might even go as low as 5. But just as a game overall it's too limiting for me to recommend or care about.

   I'd write a better more detailed review for this game, but it's been so many years since I've played it, and I hated the game back then that it's mostly a blur.

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Metallicstroke

Aug 18, 2020

10

The game is enticing as hell, you will have so much fun with hours on end, don’t miss your chance to get this games in a new console, even ifThe game is enticing as hell, you will have so much fun with hours on end, don’t miss your chance to get this games in a new console, even if it’s just a port the game is really worth it and made with love… Expand