Harvest Moon DS: Island of Happiness
Harvest Moon DS: Island of Happiness
Harvest Moon DS: Island of Happiness, publié le 1er février 2007 sur Nintendo DS, est une création de Marvelous Interactive, édité conjointement par Marvelous Interactive, Natsume Inc. et Nintendo. Le titre se classe dans les genres simulation, stratégie et jeu de rôle (RPG).
Dans ce jeu, le joueur développe une île en cultivant des récoltes, en prenant soin d'animaux et en agrandissant sa ferme. Plus les performances du joueur sont bonnes, plus l'île se développe et plus d'habitants viennent s'y installer, offrant l'opportunité de créer son propre paradis, même si ce n'était pas le rêve initial du personnage.
L'œuvre a reçu une note agrégée de 71,50. L'accueil critique s'exprime à travers plusieurs avis recueillis. Nintendo Gamer a ainsi confié : « This is a labour of love rather than carefree gaming enjoyment, but it's one of the best "Moons" in a while. A very happy tenth birthday for the series. [Dec 2… ». Le magazine finlandais Pelit a de son côté noté : « The same old agricultural experience once again. Old means in this case comfortable, familiar and entertaining instead of boredom and repetition. If you love t… ». Certains joueurs, comme un contributeur sur Metacritic, ont également partagé leur sentiment en écrivant : « By building up your farm, you build up an entire island, in a way that organically makes sense. I know I'm in the minority, but one of my favorite Harvest Moon… ».
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Avis des critiques et joueurs
Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« This is a labour of love rather than carefree gaming enjoyment, but it's one of the best "Moons" in a while. A very happy tenth birthday for the series. [Dec 2008, p.69] »
« The same old agricultural experience once again. Old means in this case comfortable, familiar and entertaining instead of boredom and repetition. If you love the series or have never tried any Harvest Moon game go get this and start farming asap. Others may be happier elsewhere. [Mar 2009] »
« The paper-thin storyline (you're shipwrecked on a remote island and decide to put down roots there) may be an inconsequential excuse for you to repeat the same core game of the past 11 years, but some small lessons learned along the way manage to shine through. »
« The near-exclusive use of the touch screen to control every aspect of farm life is a questionable decision--it doesn't feel very accurate or intutitive. [Aug 2008, p.87] »
« It's another decent farming adventure but it's pretty much the same game that Marvelous have been churning out for ten years. »
« Harvest Moon’s open-ended goals and non-violent gameplay were always well ahead of their time, but the problem has always been one of repetitiveness. »
« Unfortunately, bad mechanics and ho-hum gameplay progression bring things down. »
« Overall, I was pretty happy with all the improvements that Island of Happiness made to the traditional Harvest Moon formula. However, I had serious issues controlling the game, and it was always a battle to get my character to do what I wanted. »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« By building up your farm, you build up an entire island, in a way that organically makes sense. I know I'm in the minority, but one of my favorite Harvest Moon titles. The controls do take getting used to. Full (pen) sized stylus helps a lot. After that though, you have a great title to get lost in. The island grows based not only upon what upgrades you buy (roads and such) but what you do. If you spend a lot of time in the mines and ship a bunch of valuable rocks, miners start to show up. Ship a lot of fish and fisherman flock to the rivers. Enough people come and a hotel opens for them. And so on and so on until you have a thriving island filled with villager and visitors. You have the festivals, and the marriage candidates, and all the things you'd expect in a HM game. You can make money farming, or ranching, or mining, or foraging, or any combination of the above, so the gameplay doesn't get stale. Wonderfuls are nice change to the tool upgrade system, and there are plenty of house and island upgrades for you to spend your money on. Overall, I give it an 8.5, rounded up to 9. It's not perfect, but to me, personally, it's a great game that captures the spirit of Harvest Moon. »
