r/harvestmoon • u/Sudden_Breakfast_374 • 16h ago
Fanart bubble cow love
it’s meant to be me and my daughter because I have always wanted an excuse to get the bubble cow lol
r/harvestmoon • u/Tag727 • Apr 06 '20
Lately I've noticed there is quite a bit of confusion still about the Harvest Moon series changing their name to Story of Seasons. Especially when the Natsume Harvest Moon games are mentioned. People misunderstand and get defensive of the early games they loved not knowing those aren't the games people are talking about. I thought it would be a good idea to make a post explaining the name change, provide a list of the games that fall under the Story of Seasons series, as well as list the ones that fall under the new Harvest Moon series.
The Japanese series Bokujo Monogatari, directly translated as 'Ranch Story', was developed by Victor interactive, which later was acquired by Marvelous Entertainment, and is now called Marvelous Inc. From 1996-2013 Bokujo Monogatari was translated and distributed for english speaking audiences by Natsume under the name Harvest Moon. In 2014 Marvelous Inc. decided to have the Bokujo Monogatari series localized by their American Publishing brand Xseed Games. Natsume owned the rights to the name Harvest Moon so the english name of the series was changed to Story of Seasons.
Now for those who don't know the developers are the people who make the game. The game is their creation. The publisher is the group that handles the marketing, distribution, and in the case of foreign games translation. Natsume had nothing to do with the Harvest Moon series beyond translating it, distributing the copies, and owning the English title for the games. When Marvelous switched the localization Natsume still owned the name Harvest Moon and decided they would start developing their own games with that title.
The Bokujo Monogatari/Story of Seasons games are:
Then the games in Natsume's Harvest moon series are:
The Natsume Harvest Moon series is controversial in this sub. It is considered by most to be a cheap imitation of Harvest Moon with watered down mechanics; capitalizing off of the Harvest Moon name. Light of Hope was even marketed saying it was in honor of the 20th anniversary of Harvest Moon despite it being an entirely new series. Personally I've only played Natsume's Light of Hope. If you can get past the mobile game style graphics the game play is pretty good and the characters are likable. I've heard mostly bad things about Skytree Village and Lost Valley, and haven't heard anything good about the mobile games either. Regardless of if you play the Natsume games or not I hope this post helps to clear up some of the confusion for both new and old fans.
Edit: The intentions of this post were not to convince you to play or not play any of the games. If you like the Natsume games that's great! If you're curious and want to try them that's up to you. Just like the original series each game has people that love it and people that don't like it. What's important is that you have fun!
Edit: I have added the games that have been released since I made this post in April 2020. I've also added games that are currently announced in March 2023. If I don't continue to update the list every time a new game is announced or released just remember all future Harvest Moon games are from Natsume and all Story of Seasons are the original series.
r/harvestmoon • u/Sudden_Breakfast_374 • 16h ago
it’s meant to be me and my daughter because I have always wanted an excuse to get the bubble cow lol
r/harvestmoon • u/Artistic-Safety1306 • 1d ago
I miss the atmosphere of playing Harvest Moon DS, literally everything about that game was just perfect, especially its character or atmosphere. Something about that game just had soul, it's hard to describe.
Today, I went on Steam on my computer and thought I'd check out the Story of Seasons titles, looking for something similar to that comforting Harvest Moon DS experience. The trailers look genuinely awful, bright colours everywhere, ugly 3D character design, no warmth, no adventure. What happened?
r/harvestmoon • u/thirtytofortyolives • 1d ago
This whole time my iphone had an emulator app! This is an app called Delta. Next up I'd love to be able to play magical melody again from game cube, that's what I played the most
r/harvestmoon • u/Bubbywubs • 26m ago
Hey guys!
I’m new to gaming and have heard a lot about harvest moon. I was thinking of trying winds of anthos or waiting until the new game comes out. I have a switch lite. I like cozy games a lot so I think I’d like the game but I’ve heard mix reviews on it. What do u guys think? Thanks!
r/harvestmoon • u/Phantomkitcat • 1d ago
You aren’t alone, I had this happen to me in my ds cute a long time ago
r/harvestmoon • u/LabradorLegos • 3h ago
Am I missing something? I saw a post where someone talked about how great the exploration was because every few feet there was a tree to cut down or forage item to pick up......since when is that good exploration?! Cutting a tree?! Is the bar that low? Like, "awesome, a new empty patch of dirt by a pond - but there's an apple to pick up". Why is there no expectation/desire for collectables, environmental storytelling or treasure to find? Why is everyone so content with a boring, empty map? Because, yeah, cutting a tree or finding a different colored raccoon is exploration......no wonder the devs don't have to put effort into the world building. Atleast pokemon arceus has a pokedex to fill out with rewards and goals.
r/harvestmoon • u/rav-enheart • 2d ago
Line art traditionally drawn and then scanned ^^ My challenge to myself this year to do all the line art with a dip pen which is out of my usual line art pen comfort zone
r/harvestmoon • u/Bluecomments • 1d ago
I months ago started Animal Parade and recently started Rune Factory Rides of Destiny. And compared to the handheld games like Rune Factory 1,2 and 3 or Trio of Towns, I seem to really procrastinate and lag. I didn't have much trouble playing the old home console gamws for SNES, 64, or BtN that sprite based rather than 3D. And like I said earlier, handheld 3D games like Trio of Towns are not much problem. Yet I want to get into Animal Parade with the positive comments I read on the rival pairs and their kids but I just have trouble with it. Even in action JRPGs I notice I struggle to enjoy home console compared to handheld. Anyone else like this trying to play 3D Harvest Moon on home console?
r/harvestmoon • u/mrwzok • 1d ago
i really love harvest moon since i was a kid, my mom introduced me to it on her old PS1 its harvest moon back to nature i dare to say its the peakest game i've ever played. Is there a mobile harvest moon i could play now? i search everywhere and i couldn't find it...mostly i need to use some emulators
r/harvestmoon • u/Miss_Okeanos • 3d ago
It’s one of my favorite Harvest Moon ! ^^
I’m going to try dating the Doctor (Tim)… 👀
It’s a shame Jeff from the shop isn’t available…
I really like his little mustache, haha.
r/harvestmoon • u/storyofseasonslover • 3d ago
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r/harvestmoon • u/Ratakul • 3d ago
I’d like to know if there are advantages for participating in the cooking festival after completing the tunnel repair. I know I can earn prizes if I come in first place, but does participating also increase my friendship with the residents who attend the festival? I want to know if all the button mashing is worth it.
r/harvestmoon • u/No-Expert1459 • 3d ago
Hi guys! New to this subreddit and new to Harvest moon!
Maria is such a cutie I had to draw her!! Ive been playing HM64 and enjoying it (minus the insanely short day timer lol) hope u guys like it!
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r/harvestmoon • u/hoshi8888 • 5d ago
I'm playing at like 5 am in the morning so this legitimately scared the fuck out of me, I wasn't expecting it LMAO
The fact that it doesn't even let me process it, It skipped the dialogue without my input
r/harvestmoon • u/Nonanon-Anonymous • 4d ago
Hello again. I have a question about giant crops. Can I just leave them "on the vine" and hope one of these days they will turn giant? Or does it only happen on the day it finishes growing? Edit: forgot to say, harvest moon DS
r/harvestmoon • u/celestialastra • 5d ago
r/harvestmoon • u/DedenneHaru • 5d ago
Timeskip: She´s pregnant now :D
r/harvestmoon • u/BlackCatBlessingLuck • 5d ago
first full farm playthrough ever since I started playing HM
r/harvestmoon • u/hoshi8888 • 5d ago
I'm trying to get 60 sprites, so far I'm at 38. While reading through the wiki, these 3 sprites requires these specific crops. But Karen and Vesta doesn't have them in store. Where can I get these seeds?
r/harvestmoon • u/Sad_Explanation1019 • 5d ago
hi everybody! I am playing harvest Moon DS and I am having trouble getting the fishing pole from Galen. when I go to his house at Saturday 12-2pm he is not there. It has been like this for several years of the game, with me trying every Saturday. I have approached his yurt with nothing in my item slots so I don’t know what the issue is here. Could this be a bug ? please, Any advice would be so appreciated. 🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵
r/harvestmoon • u/hoshi8888 • 6d ago
It just vanished wtf 😭 I built it like three days ago in-game and it's no longer there.... There's no way it's because of a natural disaster right??
I can't help but imagine my whole bathroom was stolen and that's funnier to think about. Yeah someone broke into my house and relocated my entire bathroom.
r/harvestmoon • u/infernalkaiju • 6d ago
Second child request on Winter 13 (Just a few days after Starry night festival). Already posted this the first time with our first born but hey, who will say no to a little bit different line though? Last pic is a bonus of our daughter's quote when their parent is expecting a child. (Late upload)