How many more ways can we invent to say that a game is coming to Switch with a cute play-on-words that references the game's genre? The answer may surprise you.
Anyway, Monster Harvest (not to be confused with Monster Hunter, Monster Rancher, or Harvest Moon) is coming to the Switch on the 13th May, with a physical release launching on the 4th of June in Europe, and the 8th of June in the US.
Following on from our pretty dire Harvest Moon: One World review, you may be looking for a better farming game to scratch your "doing things outside" itch, and Monster Harvest provides with two key mechanics: farming, and monster-ranching. Hence the title, you see?
Monster Harvest has many of the features you'll recognise from other games, like crafting furniture, making friends with the townsfolk, saving the town from an evil corporation, and planning your farm around the seasons.
Apparently, much like Ova Magica and Slime Rancher, there will also be "magical" slimes that can help you mutate your crops into new plants or even "Planimals", which are collectible companions.
Monster Harvest is available to wishlist on Steam.
Monster Harvest: too similar to Stardew Valley, or just the right amount of similar? Give us your thoughts in the comments!
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Wow, the cover art illustration really doesn't match the gameplay aesthetic at all.
One manages to look like your generic mobile game, the other manages to look like a generic indie pixel game.
That's not fair though, the game looks decent and the environment details are pretty nice, it's the character sprites that let it down.
Three different artstyles: in-game, in-game portraits and game cover.
Play Rune Factory, it's this but with more budget.
@RupeeClock I agree. The graphics truly look beautiful, except for the characters!
Got my physical copy preordered.
Looks like fun.
Shmi Skywalker didn't die working as a slave in the fields so that this game could have mismatching cover art.
Good premise, but in my opinion the art style is underwhelming. The characters just look...off
Honestly, this game should belong on the 3DS. Not because of graphics or anything, but because it would look really good in 3D.
Hopefully this game is really good, unlike the last Harvest Moon or Story of Seasons games.
Wow, I actually really like those in-game graphics. They totally pop off the screen, unlike the flat look of a lot of these pixel art games.
Isn't this the game that stole some Stardew Valley sprites?
How many more farming sims must we endure before we can get a switch version of The Sims?
Looks cute ! I wonder how many "planimals" there is, it seems the pixel style would limited it (how many sprites could you put in a game like this without the "it's not the same monsters! This one is blue!" syndrome)
Colour me interested
@nessisonett I was thinking that, too - and I think it might be because it uses some of the tricks that Octopath Traveler did!
I think it looks a bit too similar to stardew in art style, but better in some places. They should've gone for something unique, but it still looks great! I'm mainly disappointed about the combat, that being that it could've been in the world, instead of turn based. But I'm not a huge fan of farming games anyway so who am I to judge.
I'd need to know more about it. But I'm still having a ball with all the things Stardew Valley added in the big 1.5 update so I doubt I'd consider anything else in this area for a while.
Not unless it's really really good. Like, on the level to be an actual rival to SV and frankly, everything I have tried since SV just makes me want to go back to SV.
Game looks interesting and fun; that cover art tho 😔
Missed opportunity to call it Harvestmon
Looks cool! I like the artstyle. And idea
@HenHiro Good suggestion. They're fun games. Plus In game things look nice too.
@HarvestGoddess
"...And not just the men, but the women, and the children too!"
The in-game art style actually looks pretty interesting but they really need to scrap that cover art as it really does just scream "shovelware".
There are no words for how badly I need this...
Don't mean to be an edgelord but i like the cover AND the in game style
@Kieroni
Hadn't heard of this, but I was thinking that the sprites look incredibly similar!
might add this to wishlist looks interesting
@marandahir Oh, yup. I rememebered I actually sent a picture to ConcernedApe. They definitely used his as a starting point, at the very least
https://puu.sh/HrNqV.jpg
I'm pretty over these 18 bit graphics. It's overplayed imo.
Oof, most of in game sprites look so nice--EXCEPT the people and monsters. :/ I thought the protag was a bearded middle age man, which would've been an interesting choice, but based on the cover art it's a young typical dude with a scarf. Does not translate well.
EW, what is this character looks very blant, the concept looks good but it needs more cuteness please !
@HarvestGoddess HAHAH
@Brumblescope Your grandfather was a heaths to my fields, ponds, and ranches. Every day he would come to my lake, and give me nothing but month old flowers.
@HarvestGoddess Sorry about that!
@westman98 SoS wasn’t bad just underwhelming. This looks a bit worse.
@thaimbomb same
This definitely has my interest...
man, it sounds so cool but looks so ugly... If its good enough i might get it when it comes to switch
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