Harvestella is out today on Switch, and while we're still busy ploughing the fields for our review, we have got something to show you lovely readers today — some gameplay!
Our wonderful Felix has put together a lovely 12-minute slice of footage from the game, and it features a heck of a lot in it. You might expect that given that Harvestella combines the RPG genre with the farming sim — which is something Stardew Valley and Rune Factory have been going for a while — but we're always a bit surprised at how much stuff you can... stuff into a game like this.
Felix has got a little bit of everything here for you from farming, shopping, story, exploration, and combat. It's a plentiful harvest of a game, that's for sure. It also looks and sounds utterly gorgeous, with a score from Go Shiina, who has previously worked on God Eater 3, Tales of Legendia on the PS2, numerous Tekken games, and Various Daylife.
Give our little gameplay reel a watch, and let us know if you'll be picking up Harvestella today in the comments!
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I love the art style and the music seems fantastic but the game seems very stutter-y especially during the farming part.
Are they updating the Demo w/the faster speeds?
I'm not sure I've got the time for the game's speed and would like to try the faster speed in the demo before committing.
Removed - unconstructive
A good looking game that’s coming out at a terribly busy time for me. Hopefully if it turns out well I can get to playing it next year.
Man I wish instead of farm simulator RPGs, SE would expand the Final Fantasy series on Switch. Bring XIII Trilogy to Switch, remake 4 Heroes of Light, give a sequel for that, 2D HD remasters of III, IV, V and VI. I and II Advanced could also be ported. I'd buy any of these
Nothing will take away the MASSIVE frustration I went through with the Demo... and character creation is MEH!
@Classic603
i would be happy to have those remasters which came to PC/mobile last year especially since the first 6 games havent been seen on console since 2012, even longer since V and VI (outside of the snes mini)
Currently playing it right now on my steam deck... So far it okay, but I dont think it should have been priced at $60. Especially when you have CRISIS CORE -FINAL FANTASY VII- REUNION releasing in a couple months priced $50. Should have been a $40-50 game max.
@cyrus_zuo
The demo will NOT be updated. I can tell you that the time element is vastly improved.
Not a good sign that there’s still no reviews for this yet.
Sorry Square, I have such a massive backlog that this one will have to wait a bit. A lot of it being your fault.
On the plus side, I am playing a game from my backlog out of your stable. Final Fantasy II on the GBA. One I missed out on back in the day. Really liking it thus far. Maybe put the pixel remasters on Switch, I’m sure many will like the games as much as I do.
Got the game today and it's a massive improvement over rune factory 5
Been playing it for around 7 hours and I'm hooked, it's such a beautiful game! And it's hard enough that I have to be careful not to die in battle. Satisfied so far.
I tried getting into this game, I had trouble making a fitting avatar and some of the game play was kinda a little off putting. I like the rpg, farming vibe.. but it didn’t feel mixed to well for my tastes. The graphics, art work and sound are top notch.
Just decided to put some hefty money into getting a Nintendo Switch, and - as I'm an U.S. expat, living in Bolivia - I won't be able to play my Switch and the games I've bought until about a month from now - but, after purchasing Harvestella today and having it shipped to my mom's house, I simply CANNOT wait to play it. Looks wonderful, the music is nice and relaxing, the graphics are beautiful, and - though as others mentioned that it looks laggy (for me, it seems when fighting monsters) - it looks like the storyline is captivating. This is gonna be an awesome addition to my collection. ❤️
@the4realpsych Yes, the frame rate isn't great, especially in front of the house ...
@floxi , that's not good to hear; I hope they fix it with a quick update. What else has been you're experience?
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