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So for the uninitiated, what exactly is this series in a nutshell? The answer is “farming.” Lots and lots of farming.
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But for now, I want to share my love of this game in the best way I know how–especially since this isn’t a series that most gamers would consider trying at first glance. Perhaps one day I’ll do a video review for one of the other games in the series, or perhaps for Rune Factory: Frontier, which is a game I’m really interested in playing. A much more talented YouTuber by the handle of PeanutButterGamer already did a great video on this one - the very video that got me interested in the series, in fact. I considered doing a video on the game for my channel, but I think that would just turn out redundant. The most exposure I had to this series prior to picking up Animal Parade was about six hours of Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny for the Wii… which out of the Rune Factory games is probably the least Harvest Moon-like game of the bunch, being more focused on the Action RPG elements and the social aspect than the farming. I haven’t played Friends of Mineral Town or Harvest Moon 64 or even any of the other Wii titles. Let me state up front that for the purposes of this review, I’m looking at the series from the perspective of a complete newbie. It’s an inexplicably addictive kind of game, a statement that probably extends to the entire franchise as well as to its fantasy-adventure-themed spin-off series, Rune Factory. And I mean, like… I’ve really gotten into it. So I’ve really gotten into Harvest Moon: Animal Parade this past month. (USA), Rising Star Games (EU), Nintendo Australia (AU) Platform: Nintendo Wii - Genre: Simulation - Developer: Marvelous Interactive
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BY: LEWIS MEDEIROS Originally posted to a separate blog on November 3, 2015