Still, you lived a happy life with many friends, an awesome family, and doing what you enjoy. Bittersweet Ending: You die suddenly, leaving your spouse alone and never being able to see your kid delve into adulthood.Bitch in Sheep's Clothing: Samantha, who seems to be so controlling that her husband avoids returning home from work as long as he can every night.Bishie Sparkle: Wally, who literally has a twinkle in his eyes at all times.You begin the game with a black-and-white cow, but you can adopt cattle in a variety of colors. Bicolor Cows, Solid Color Bulls: Subverted.The girls' version and Special Edition cut the number of years down to speed the game's progress. Artificial Difficulty: The original game has the number of in-game years per chapter increase over time, causing you to spend four years with your teenage son but only one trying to marry a girl in town.Depending on what they develop an interest in and become good at, you can get several different endings, such as them taking over your farm, or them becoming a musician. And Your Reward Is Parenthood: Raising your child is a major part of the game's mechanics, as they have their own skills and interests that you'll need to nurture.Art Evolution: There's an early version of the box-art that looks different from the final product.Even if you don't marry her, she ultimately declines the marriage. Arranged Marriage: Celia is apparently in one, although it doesn't get any mention at all if you don't see her heart events.The horse is also much harder to starve or make sick, since it's the only one in the game (although it is still possible). Anti-Frustration Features: Normally animals get pretty angry if you try to interact with them too much while they're sleeping, but the horse doesn't care if you hop on its back to ride it while it's asleep.There are four seasons but only ten days per season. Alternative Calendar: The calender is simplified compared to other Harvest Moon titles.Muffy repeatedly gets dumped or cheated on by every guy she dates. Celia doesn't ever seem to notice Marlin's feelings for her. Lumina has a crush on you in the original game she runs off crying at your wedding. All Love Is Unrequited: Daryl has a crush on Flora that he unfortunately goes about expressing in a very awkward way.One boyfriend outright dumped her after he found out she was in her thirties. If she isn't married in versions besides the original, she mentions that dating becomes harder over time and she never does settle down. Age-Gap Romance: Muffy is a bit older than your character, being in her thirties.It's the only time they ever mention a Harvest Goddess in this game, and afterwards the topic is never brought up. Aborted Arc: There's an event in the game you can come across where the sprites lament that the Harvest Goddess is asleep, but maybe if they find nice things she will wake up one day.On September 13th 2022, Marvelous had announced a remake of A Wonderful Life to be featured on the Nintendo Switch, set to release in Japan in January of 2023, then internationally the following Summer. The game was given a sequel in 2006 as Harvest Moon DS, which can be seen a mix between this game and Friends of Mineral Town. Unlike every previous game, time does pass inside buildings, characters age, marriage is a necessity to continue playing, there are no festivals, none of the previous characters made appearances, and the main character doesn't wear a hat.
The game is something of a black sheep for the series, as it's the first to subvert many of the series' ancient constants. Each season is 10 days long, and most crops can only be harvested in one season. A marriage candidate must be chosen by the end of year one, or the game will end, though the marriage candidate with the highest affection will propose to you at the end of the year if you didn't get around to doing it. It's also the first game to realistically imply your cows mating, though Takakura seems to try to hide this fact from you, which is odd considering your character's old enough to have their own children.Įach game has three eligible marriage candidates, except for the Special Edition, which has 4. It's somewhat darker in tone than the rest of the series, themes of adultery, divorce and loneliness are approached quite seriously, though nothing "child-inappropriate" is explicitly referenced.
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