My thoughts on Harvest Moon Light of Hope

It's been a few years since since I've posted on this site. A few things have changed (Like Marvelous split with Natsume creating two  very different series- Harvest Moon and Story of Seasons).

Anyway, I picked up Light of New Hope last December due to a steam sale. I still love farming games and since this is the second game I picked up under Natsume's new venture I'd say it's an alright game. The last game I picked up under this  venture was The Lost Valley. I am so glad they added in (or is it back in?) tool upgrades.

There are a few things I don't like about this game:

• The villagers are so plain-- including the bachelors/ bachelorettes.  

• I really don't feel so incline to marry but I'm doing it just to finish the story. 

I miss the older Harvest Moon games. I've been playing Harvest Moon GBC 2 (on the 3DS virtual console) and enjoying that more than this game. I want a challenging Harvest Moon something like the original Harvest Moon game where you have  some amount of years until you loose the farm.

Author's Post: Sunshine Islands

I bought this today and started right in on it right away. I hadn't expected much because I had disliked the controls for Island of Happiness. I started out as a girl, named Fam. I would have used the main character's real name, but as you know Natsume or whomever localizes the game didn't make enough character spaces for Chelsea's name.

Anyway, I have just been playing leisurely, talking to everyone every "day", and I'm all ready at the end of the first season. I'm enjoying the game as well. I smile every time I talk to Natalie and Sabrina. They were the wife candidates that I chose in Island of Happiness, but Natalie had won Mark's heart. I have no idea who I am going to marry thus far. I haven't met Shea or Will. Plus, the only island I have raised is Link Island--meaning, I only have 008/100 sun stones.