Harvest Moon: The Winds of Anthos

Cute but feels unfinished and NPCs aren't very memorable. It's open world but the world feels very empty?

Definitely not a perfect game, but has a very enjoyable gameplay loop. I would overall recommend to Harvest Moon fans as I have a lot of fun with myself, although I have a couple main critiques to keep in mind; -Visually, it feels boring. NPCs look VERY similar outside of love interests [two per village] to the point it's easy to get them confused even with the names. Towns also feel barren even after repair; it feels less 'small villages' and more 'three people live around a campfire' at times in terms of population. The size of the map, while overall a good thing, unfortunately adds to this feeling, and there are minimal groups of animals to fill the landscape. Even a few background creatures or non-love interest NPCs with more diverse designs would greatly help in my opinion. Cutscenes are also rather flat. The art style is NOT bad by any means, just the visuals feel barren with the lack of people and minimal movements even in cutscenes makes the game visually rather bland at times. This is probably my biggest gripe. -Gathering seeds can be a chore. If you don't like exploring, this isn't for you. Shops only sell three of each seasonal seed per week, and you have to get the ot…

I really have been enjoying this game. To be fair, I am a sucker for cozy games in general, but I really do like the concept of a fully open world cozy game such as this. I don't really have any complaints, and I feel that all of the general complaints are just people's personal preferences. You're supposed to have lower stamina near the beginning of the game to entice you into exploring and trying to find the [spoiler] golden seeds [/spoiler] and expand your stamina (adds progression, which most games have). The world is supposed to be big, to give a sense of exploration and help make each area feel alive in its own way. The seeds for the plants are free, with the only catch being you have to explore the world to get the free seeds (I keep seeing people complaining about this, but it isn't really all that bad, especially if you're actually playing the game and exploring properly anyway). Also some complaints about mining that I have been seeing, which I don't really understand all too much. Harvest Moon games in the past have included mines, and so what if they don't have monsters or enemies? Get off your high horse and stop glazing Stardew Valley. Additionally, you can get seeds …

Wife approved.

the game is chill and worth to play for who can doing a lot of work at everyday,and the story is fine

Very slow start but hang in there, it won't be too long before you get a horse and then unlock fast travel. Pros: Bonding & taming with so many cool wild animals (wolves, bears, owls, foxes, zebras, etc). Lots of cool exploration in a big and diverse map. Cute storyline. Cozy. Cons: SUPER grindy in every sense. Endless repeat quests (the villagers will never stop asking for the same things over and over again). You can't complete all the steam achievements unless you buy the DLCs (only a con for completionists).