Harvest Moon: Another Wonderful Life
Harvest Moon: Another Wonderful Life
Harvest Moon: Another Wonderful Life, publié le 8 juillet 2004 sur Nintendo GameCube, est un titre de simulation et de rôle développé et édité par Marvelous Interactive, avec la participation de Natsume Inc. pour l'édition. Sa durée de jeu est estimée à 20 heures pour l'histoire principale et à 60 heures pour une approche complétionniste, et il a reçu une note agrégée de 80,95.
L'intrigue suit une jeune femme venue de la ville qui hérite d'une ferme quelque peu délabrée dans la vallée de Forget-Me-Not après le décès de son père, et tente de la rendre prospère avec l'aide de Takakura, un vieil ami de ce dernier. Le gameplay, proche des opus précédents, implique de cultiver des récoltes tout en s'occupant des animaux de la ferme. Le jeu permet également de courtiser trois célibataires et d'en épouser un à la fin du premier chapitre, l'aventure se déroulant sur six chapitres qui montrent le personnage passant de la jeunesse adulte à la vieillesse.
Sur le plan critique, la presse a salué l'expérience : Games Radar a ainsi qualifié le titre de « A magical experience you're never likely to forget, and the best game in a series that's never been less than excellent. An essential Cube buy. [NGC] », tandis qu'Eurogamer y a vu « a truly refreshing escape from the pressures of reality into an imaginary utopia poised on the edge of an ocean ». Du côté des joueurs sur Metacritic, les avis divergent : si l'un déplore que « The story got lost in the high weeds », un autre qualifie le jeu de « Mágico y muy hermoso ! Una gran experiencia » avec une note de 9,5/10.
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Avis des critiques et joueurs
Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« A magical experience you're never likely to forget, and the best game in a series that's never been less than excellent. An essential Cube buy. [NGC] »
« It's a life you'd want to live, and it's a truly refreshing escape from the pressures of reality into an imaginary utopia poised on the edge of an ocean. »
« The town is massive and the whole style of the game just brings a huge smile to the face. »
« An endearing and rewarding experience for those who seek the solace and freedom of world that is focuses on a weapons free, non-violent atmosphere and is easily the best game in the series to date. »
« Doesn't fix what's not broken, and it delivers the same addictive gameplay the series is known for in a prettier package. »
« If you like Simulation games like "Animal Crossing," you will most likely get a lot of enjoyment out of Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life. »
« What this game lacks in action-packed adventure and evil villains, it more than makes up in addictive gameplay, vibrant graphics, and longevity. »
« It's easily the best-looking of all the HM games, but it's plagued with some unfortunate problems: somewhat spotty control, not enough characters and days that movie by just a little too quickly. [Apr 2004, p.84] »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« This movie had every bit of a potential to be great, But, It got itself lost in what it was. The/of my teeth was there. The story got lost in the high weeds. It never found its way out of the fields. You never got to know anybody enough to care about what happened to them., »
« Como definir este juego en pocas palabras... Bueno.... ¡Mágico y muy hermoso! Una gran experiencia. 9.5/10 »
« The pinnacle of farming/life simulators. Animal Crossing has nothing on this game besides cheeky characters that are visually memorable and a distinct graphical style. This game has way more depth and atmosphere than Animal Crossing. You never run out of things to do in this game and the game is very rewarding. If you couldn't tell I am writing this purely because I am mad at how much the new Animal Crossing game **** compared to this ancient game. »
« My #1 favorite game of all time. I have played this game off and on since I got it originally in march of 2004. Multiple save files later and I have married every bachelor at least once. Can't wait for the newest game in the series. Where to start... music, bachelors, the child grows up, clothing, the animals? The music is hands down the best of the entire series. The Bachelors are all quite different from each other but Gustafa all the way! I love the fact the baby becomes both a child and later a teen. Hope this feature returns in the future. The animals are the most realistic looking and I have a love hate relationship with that but they are still so cute. »
« Good game with interesting choice of spouses. The greatest and most memorable aspect is the fact that your character and the world ages over time, with hair graying and you actually get to see your child grow to be an adult. This is a unique mechanic that should come back in future Story of Seasons games. The seed maker makes the crop farming part easy and caring for animals is fun. The way you interact with your child has an effect on what your child grows to be like »
« The game itself has some charm with interesting characters, however the awkwardness of the movement and generally tedious tool mechanic make it harder to play. »
« This is the best Harvest Moon to me, it's really interesting that one of my favorite games is a farming game. It has story, the characters are interesting and I simply fell in love with it. »
« This game is legitimately one of my favorite games on the Gamecube, ever. For something, that is in it's most simplistic sense, a farm simulator, it never manages to get boring. I plan to buy it soon, for I sold my Gamecube years ago, and enjoy all the farming fun again. Excellent work! »
