Harvest Moon: Hero of Leaf Valley
Harvest Moon: Hero of Leaf Valley
Harvest Moon: Hero of Leaf Valley, développé par Marvelous Entertainment et édité notamment par Natsume Inc., Rising Star Games et Marvelous Entertainment, est sorti le 19 mars 2009 sur PlayStation Portable et PlayStation Vita. Classé dans les genres aventure, simulation et jeu de rôle, ce titre constitue une version améliorée de Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland, proposant de meilleurs graphismes, davantage de fonctionnalités, un système de mariage et plusieurs fins possibles. Le joueur, par défaut nommé Toy, arrive à Leaf Valley après le décès de son grand-père et découvre que la société Funland compte transformer le village en parc d'attractions sous deux ans ; aidé par les esprits Nic, Nak et Flak ainsi que la déesse de la récolte, il reprend la ferme familiale pour contrer les projets d'Alice, la directrice de Funland, et de ses sbires Charles et Renton, tout en affrontant leurs créations robotiques. Selon les choix effectués, jusqu'à seize issues permettent de sauver la vallée, avant un défi supplémentaire visant à réunir une somme d'argent pour convaincre le père du protagoniste de le laisser y rester. La presse et les joueurs ont globalement bien accueilli le jeu, RPG Fan jugeant par exemple qu'il s'agit de la meilleure offre sur PSP à ce jour malgré de mauvais temps de chargement, tandis qu'IGN a regretté des écrans de chargement fréquents et des contrôles parfois frustrants, et que des joueurs sur Metacritic ont salué un classique de la ferme à l'histoire simple mais intéressante. L'ensemble affiche une note moyenne agrégée de 79,73.
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Avis des critiques et joueurs
Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« Hero of Leaf Valley is by far the best offering on the PSP to date. It's too bad it is marred by some awful load times and another cookie cutter story without any novel ideas to keep even that afloat. Interestingly enough, the gameplay is tweaked in just enough ways to warrant this game an overall winner. »
« Despite the fact that a loading screen pops up every other minute, the controls can be frustrating at times and the mini-games get stale after a while, I had a hard time putting down Harvest Moon: Hero of Leaf Valley. »
« Like all Harvest Moon games, there is considerable depth to the farming/livestock element, and the relationship sim aspects can add some replay value for committed individuals. »
« Harvest Moon: Hero of Leaf Vally is, hands down, the best Harvest Moon ever to have appeared for the PSP. It is a shame it has so long loading times, which cast a shadow over the game dynamics. »
« For those who were disappointed by the previous Harvest Moon offerings on the PlayStation Portable, this one is sure to delight, though it's not without a few flaws. »
« Still, whenever we need a break from all the shooters out there, Hero of Leaf Valley is a charming way to sit for a spell and watch our crops grow. [Aug 2010, p.85] »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« Um dos melhores já feito simplesmente maravilhoso, bons personagens e uma história simples porém interessante »
« Harvest Moon Hero of Leaf Valley is a classic farm game, just like all the other games in the franchise. The story of this game is based on saving our village from a construction company. To save it, we need to earn money or complete story quests for some characters. The gameplay is good, like any farm game, where we have to plant crops, take care of animals, and give out gifts, as well as participate in events. Nothing too different. The game's OST is also good. Some of the songs are very calming and relaxing, while others are tense because of the evil company. The story quests are really cool. You can learn more about each character, and they really change the map and how the characters interact with it. One criticism I have is that it takes too long to finish the game. You need to play the game for two years, but I think just one year would be great. The second year is a bit repetitive. Even with all of this, Harvest Moon Hero of Leaf Valley is a good farm game that is worth playing, especially for its story and characters. »
« [SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.] »
« Good harvestmoon and we can play anywhere, good graphics and features, love it »
« My 2nd favourite game. I really love the story, its very replayable. There are multiple endings and you can marry harvest goddess. I love the relaxing music. the guitar is very relaxing. I love the part time jobs especially the mining part. I love the festivals »
« This is possibly been one of my favorite Harvest moon games yet. Playing a lot like "Save The Homeland." The characters are interesting, the farming is addicting and indepth. The farming is slightly more complex than ones like A wonderful life, but that honestly makes it more interesting. The biggest difference between this one and Save the Homeland is that you can marry, and once you've completed the main game you have 2 more years of play. The graphics are crisp. My biggest complaint is the sound. The music gets repetitiveand the foot steps started to drive me crazy at one point. »
