Every month or so, the Harvest Moon: One World website gives us a look at one of the eligible bachelors and bachelorettes that will be available to woo in the game. With the advent of a new year, that means a new boy or girl ready for us to feast our eyes upon, and decide whether or not they will make the cut. Harvest Moon is a ruthless and very serious business, folks.
So far, we've seen six handsome boys and girls:
Kanoa (kinda buff, surfer vibe)
Malika (boho-chic, plays the lute)
Sami (definitely a vampire)
Gabrielle (a vet with a belt full of test tubes)
Tristan (a baker who looks twelve)
Kirsi (an archeologist who we're pretty sure is Sonia from Pokémon Sword and Shield)
January's boo is Jamil, who doesn't have much of a backstory beyond "loves animals". However, the website hints that "Jamil's special touch with animals doesn't just end with camels", which makes us think there's some mystery behind this otherwise chill-looking dude.
Have any of these marriage candidates convinced you to get Harvest Moon, or will you be sticking with Story of Seasons? Discuss your favourites in the comments!
[source community.natsume.com]
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They really need to get some good manga style artists to do these drawings. They suck honestly and it’s been that way for years now. The harvest moon 64 artwork was superb.
This is not Harvest Moon maybe in name but nothing else.
I jumped to the pictures before reading the article, and I was going to comment most of them look like pokémon trainers (completely unrelated to their animal friends, honestly) and then there is that Sonia comentary
Why doesn't Natsume just go home?
It's difficult to be excited for this with a new entry in the Story of Season's franchise releasing in the same month. As well as Rune Factory 5 releasing later this year.
@Burning_Spear sadly they probably make sales off people who see it and think "oh wow I've not played harvest moon in years" and are sadly not aware of the current situation with the HM franchise
I know this post is completely random, but I have to admit that I really do love how his name rhymes. Jamil and his camel.
"However, the website hints that Jamil's special touch with animals doesn't just end with camels, which makes us think there's some mystery behind this otherwise chill-looking dude."
He's a furry.
Why!? Why do they use such a stupid font? You're making a game. Visuals mean something. You're making your game look cheap as a result. I have no expectations for this already but this is always the first thing I notice.
@Grot Actually, that's not entirely true. Yasuhiro Wada created Bokujo Monogatari, which was the Japanese game that was ported to North America, where it was released by Natsume as Harvest Moon. Wada moved on years ago. He turned the reins over to Yoshifumi Hashimoto, who was something of a protégé of Wada. Hashimoto has now moved on to the Rune Factory series. At about that time, the series' developer, Marvelous, dumped Natsume, which retained the rights to the Harvest Moon name. Marvelous continued making the games under the Story of Seasons name. The Marvelous team now working on the Story of Seasons games has no direct link to Wada. However, all that said, the Story of Seasons games — not the Natsume Harvest Moon knockoffs — are the true offspring of the original Harvest Moon game.
Can't Marvelous just buy Natsume and make them stop with this IP abuse?
Kanoa will be my husbando. 😘
@Grot That sailed straight over my head, but you're right about that.
@NatiaAdamo Natsume is destroying the series' good name. People see this garbage and formulate an opinion about the entirety of the series.
Yes, that's an excellent wardrobe choice for a veterinarian HA HA HA HA HA HA HA For real, Natsume?
Just one more reason I'll stick with Story of Seasons.
Are same-sex relationships allowed in this game?
@DrDaisy They have been in most of the recent games across all the adjacent series. Hopefully that hasn't changed.
@JasmineDragon @DrDaisy it would be a first for Natsume's branch, but it's entirely possible.
Wait Sylvain stay in your own game you womanizer
@Tasuki WE KNOW
I don’t think it looks as bad as some say, and the concept looks broader in scope than other entries so I’m interested in this one. Frankly I think much of the indignation from people comes from bandwagoning on misinformation about the titles and publishers.
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