HARVESTELLA

What I thought was just a cute farming simulator in a fantasy world with a JPRG element to it, turned into a tale with lore I couldn't possibly have predicted. While this game may lack in certain areas, and not be anything revolutionary, it is one hell of a story. I think it best to approach this game, not as a farming simulator or a life simulator, but as a JRPG where farming is how you get supplies for your journey around the world, which adds some originality to it. The elements of mystery and the lore of the world are right there in the game, and all you have to do is follow the stories of those who inhabit it to unlock the truth. I often found myself piecing together the clues laid out through the game, and it was a blast to do. I recommend taking this game slow, though. I found myself so engrossed with the story that I ended up playing almost half of it in a single day. Overall, don't let this game's graphics and gameplay deceive you. This is an awesome game with a story worth experiencing.

The game is pretty OK in terms of Quality, but as others have mentioned, the game isn't sure what it wants to do, and all parts suffer instead. As a tip for any players playing this on PC, turn your video settings to Full Screen instead of the default Windowed Borderless. Windowed Borderless constantly causes left clicks and right clicks not to work because it thinks you're outside the window. I played through half the game before realizing this problem. While the game having Action RPG elements got me hyped initially, it isn't developed clearly enough and well enough. Dodging does not Cancel other actions like other games, and the game desperately needs something like that; it doesn't help that Dodge is a purchased skill. Bosses also are unable to miss, meaning your purchased skill of Dodge is pointless, and your only option is to just tank the damage, heal, and attack again. Not only, there are some boss mobs that despawn after not damaging you if you play as a mage. Why? Why limit and punish the choice to play one of the classes you design? Combat for your Party also doesn't initiate until you take damage, so your allies will just watch sometimes when you need their assistance. Square Enix should at least know better when it comes to JRPG Action, Classes, and Gameplay. The tutorial is also strange, where key combat necessities are introduced in combat with actual mobs, and not really in a tutorial section. While the basics are, some mechanics that are important for bosses are introduced during the first boss, one that I was unable to beat at Level 12. Also, interrupting a boss during an attack does not nullify it, only reduce the damage it does. But if the reduced damage is half my health anyways, and it's undodgeable, is combat fun? The Farming aspect is fine, but feels a bit jarring placed together with the Action RPG section. Machines and Devices also have to be placed on the limited farm plots you have: Why can't you place them outside farmland? A lot of things that make farming feel weak are things they could've consulted other Farming games to avoid. It honestly feels like they told their Action RPG team, "Add Farming because it's popular right now". It plays like an Action RPG more than anything else, and the farming elements hinder the Action RPG section and vice versa (Basic attacking needs energy, which makes sense for farming but not for an RPG). Money costs for seeds are also higher than they need to be in my opinion compared to other farming games. After finishing the game, I was still struggling with money for seed costs per season, and it felt really unrewarding. I think the reason is that there are other money costs related to combat, and that making too much money if you focus on farming would affect combat? It's another possible example that the way these two gameplay styles mesh was not done well. Fishing has to be unlocked by purchasing a book. WHY? No one ever mentions where you can the fishing book either. I didn't know until I looked it up when I hit chapter 3. The plus side is that Fishing is great, calm, and isn't annoying. I just wish it was explained instead of hidden. Cooking also gave me trouble in the beginning, and it wasn't until I got later into the game that I felt I could utilize it. The Graphics are honestly pretty nice, and while water looks weird, the wonder and awe of new locations and this world are all pretty fantastic. However, for a $60 game, there are some character animations that would make sense for a $30 game. It just feels jarring story-wise sometimes when for instance a character sings but never opens their mouth. The story goes so well that it feels like the Farming should've been separated into another game entirely with another main plot, and the one in the game should just be segregated into an action JRPG without Attacking requiring Energy. The story is engaging though, inciting your curiosity over what might happen next in the main story. Some side quests also accentuate the world, with genuinely surprising moments in sidequests. More often than not Farming games have a main story that is childish, or based on comedy because Fishing and serious stories don't make sense together. Because this game is more JRPG, it surprised me with its story progression and character missions. Maybe purchase this game at discount.

Eine insgesamt wundervolle Kombination aus Farmsimulation und klassischem RPG, ähnlich wie z.B. Rune Factory. Die Farmsimulation ist klassisch sowie simpel aufgebaut. Es gibt ein Reittier, dass man leveln kann, man hat zwei Arten von Nutztieren, wirtschaftliche Geräte, um die Ernte zu bearbeiten; es gibt klassisch auch Jahreszeiten; die Erweiterungen bzw. die zusätzlichen Biome mit ihren unterschiedlichen Wirtschaftsfeldern sind schöne Ergänzungen. Die Weltkarte ich übersichtlich und klar strukturiert. Die Grafik wird hier eher schlicht gehalten, aber die Details im Spiel sind dennoch zahlreich und wunderschön. Ich persönlich fand die Hauptstory großartig aufgebaut mit überraschenden Wendungen. Auch nach dem Epilog gibt es noch einiges zu tun. Auch die Musik hat mich im Spiel gecatcht. Die Kampfmechanik ist ist sehr überschaubar. Es gibt jedoch mehrere Kampfklassen, die man leveln kann. Der RPG-Teil ist im Dungeon-Crawler-Stil in unterschiedlichen Gebieten/ Umgebung und Herausforderungen gestaltet. Es gibt klassische Storybosse sowie Weltenbosse, die tlw. sogar schwerer sind als die Bosse in der Geschichte selbst. Insgesamt hat mir das Game sehr viel Spaß gemacht. Eine wirklich gelungene Balance zwischen Farmsimulation und JRPG.

ストーリーが最高。 現代社会への強烈な風刺と希望を込めた物語と、綿密に作り込まれた世界観に引き込まれて止まらない。 音楽も作風によく合っていて、総合力での演出が素晴らしい。 ただ、科学やSFの予備知識を持っている方がより楽しめる。難しい話が嫌いな人には退屈かもしれない。 いっぽうで、ゲームとしてはいまいち。 バトルでは回避や技の仕様が悪くほぼ通常攻撃ゴリ押しになるので戦術性や緊張感が薄い。 序盤はサブクエストで稼がないと畑仕事もままならず庭の草を食べる生活。畑も利益が大きい加工品が少なく作る楽しさが無い。生活シミュレーションRPGが売り文句なのに、本編放置で畑や釣りで遊ぶつもりだと期待外れになる。 やりこみ要素も乏しく達成する意味も少なかったり。 物語重視なのにイベントはボイス無し、バトルで少し演出があるだけ。 何もかも中途半端な印象。 とはいえ、いまや有名シリーズでも雑な作品が多い中で、新規タイトルでこれだけできたなら充分か。 色々改善すれば有名無実の老舗を食える物になりえる。続編出てくれると嬉しい。

this game dialogue so stupid and so dragggggggggggggggggggg u cant skip the text quickly, or show the text quickly, everyttime need see the NPC stupid move repeat and repeat and those quest are soooooooooooo boring, like little kid story and the producer still thinking its nice, please stop that! the more i play the more boring i get, its sooooooooooo BORINGGGGGG

i only have a few hours in this so far . I am hooked can't put it down the last game that held my attention like this was tales of arise. Its a genre mashup that is just great. if you like jrpgs , action rpgs , or life sims this game has something for you!

absolut mega Spiel bin sehr begeistert von :) für 30 euro im sale kann man es gönnen 60 find ich ein bisschen zu heftig!schade das es keine deutsche Sprachtexte gibt,das es Quests gibt find ich sehr gut also eine Geschichte im Spiel,sammeln und Monster bekämpfen und farmen in eins...

I don't recommend that you purchase this game even at 50% off. -It feels repetitive. -There are too many unskippable cutscenes, especially at the start of the game. -The characters feel too generic for it's price point, they don't feel developed at all. I'm not attached to them. -The kids gave me a nickname early in the game w/o any context? It was given near the end of the event. Even then, there should've been a scene prior to that bonding with them. I'll be refunding the game and may repurchase it in the future when it's around 60%-70% off.