Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life

September 12, 2003(23 years ago)·Full Release

Marvelous Interactive

Publisher: Natsume Inc., Marvelous Interactive, Nintendo

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Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator

Platforms: NGC

Screenshots

SandboxOpen worldRomanceSingle playerThird person

Summary

Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life offers a lifetime of farming adventures filled with rich storytelling and heartfelt moments. Beyond managing and growing a thriving farm, you'll also build meaningful relationships with family and friends. This fresh take on the beloved series brings all the best elements together, with even more animals, crops, and emotional depth. What kind of life will you create?

Storyline

He wasn’t exactly unhappy, but he lacked a clear path in life. One day, I went to visit him and told him about the farm you left behind. Your son didn’t know much about farming, but he was open to learning. So I took him to Forget-Me-Not Valley. As the title suggests, this is the first *Harvest Moon* game to follow the main character through the full span of his adult life, from youth to old age. However, many years are skipped over as the game progresses. The NPCs in the game, including the main character’s son and wife, age along with the story. The game is set in a brand-new location for the *Harvest Moon* series—a small village named Forget-Me-Not Valley, populated entirely by new characters. The core story is familiar to fans of previous *Harvest Moon* games: the main character, a young man, inherits a somewhat neglected farm in Forget-Me-Not Valley after his father’s passing. Unlike most entries in the series, this game is divided into a variety of chapters.