It's so nice to see a content creator that has an open and positive mindset towards this game. It feels like people come into it WANTING to hate it.

I havent played a single HM game since the split but seeing how well this game has been reviewed im definitely wanting to play it! I just cant believe they ACTUALLY made a good game for once 😂

This game really is pretty imo. Some of the scenery and environments you shared in this video are amazing, really has me excited about playing it

This is the first Harvest Moon game I bought after the split since that abomination called The Lost Valley, and I think Natsume is finally managing to turn their Harvest Moon into a great farming sim in its own right. I even like this game more than recent Story of Seasons games so far. If they keep improving on this model that started with One World, they're gonna shine.

Honestly as someone who bounced hard off HM after the name split stuff and genuinely was worried HM was 'dead' it makes me so happy to hear Winds is good, I'll likely grab this on steam thanks to reviews like this!

For anyone that’s wondering - the game will launch at 12:00pm Eastern Standard Time excited to play and love your video :)

This is probably the most addictive harvest moon game I've ever played. I have about 56 hours into it so far and it's quickly become my second favorite game out of all the harvest moon / story of seasons games (a new beginning on the 3ds is my favorite) as a completionist, the massive amount of crops and mutations and other collectibles to gather makes me really happy, and I love how beautiful a lot of places in the game are.

Now this is such a interesting take on the harvest moon games. I'm also happy that the models in this game are stylized but don't look too young. Neil is my favorite looking one so far because he stands out among the other romances.

I am so hyped! 😍 I’m hoping to have time to dive into it this weekend!

:O So it actually delivered!! I'm shocked!! A harvest moon game.. GOOD?! Thank you for this review Eli ♥

Thanks for the review.. Ive been itching to find out more. I think it looks beautiful.

I'm glad to hear that you're enjoying the game. I was very skeptical on whether I should buy this or not, but this review helped a ton! It sounds like a pretty good experience and hearing that the social aspect has been improved this time makes me happy. I'll probably buy this on digital and try it myself as it doesn't look like it'll bore me to bits anytime soon.

I'm so excited I'm gonna get it by October. Thank you for posting I'll have to come back to this video when I get the game so I remember what to do. This looks awesome so much fun so much to do and see ❤ I'm hyped for the next harvest moon or story of seasons project I'd love a magical melody remake honestly I loved that game.

Great review! I can’t wait to play it! ❤

This looks so great :) thanks for the review! I’ll definitely buy it. It will be my first “harvest moon” game after the split. I’m excited 🤗

I'm glad it's good! I was worried too so didn't pre-order. The sleepy cow plushie was very tempting though! Now I definitely want to get the game whenever it comes out

The big open world and the sonar mechanic in mining makes me think they took a look at the My Time series, but tweaked it to fit their vision. Which is a good thing! I think it's neat how farm sims kind of keep building off each other. I'm not sure when I'll pick this up, as I'm also interested in playing RF3 Special, but I think I definitely will get it at some point!

Great review, glad I found your channel, subbed!

Loved how complete and in-depth this review was.

Thanks for the tip about the sonar in the mines. That will be extremely helpful.

Super excited to play...and I hope it gets a lot of love!!!

I’m so excited I’m new here to ur channel I love your reviews

Oh the open world assessment was what i was guessing yesterday but of course wasn't sure since it was based off so little information! That is interesting to find out. The gane looks like so much fun ahhhhh!

Thanks for the review, mate. I have been really trepidatious about this one, I don't have a lot of faith in HM these days. But I'll give this one a swing. I hope this is a turning point for the studio.

I love this game so much! I just bought it today and I think it's amazing if not a little overwhelming with how big the map is, but I'm having so much fun!

Thanks for your impression on the game, think I will like it. Just pre-ordered it (the game release on the 6th october in Europe).

Nice video! great explanation🙏 I would love the game if the time didn't go that fast.. I don't like the feeling that I need to rush things and admire the world and explore at my own pace lol.🙈

The designs of the buildings and characters are so cute!

I think i may pick it up later, waiting for Square stuff in November, and hyped for My time at sandrock when arrives to switch 😊

I can't wait! It's on its way arriving today!!!

I'm so happy about the positive reviews. I look forward to playing it. Right now I'm very much into Fae Farm, so it will have to wait.

I'm so glad it's fun I won't get my collectors edition until the 30th but I'm very excited

Regarding animal feed, here's a tip that is saving me a ton of time and money. Grass does NOT need water to grow. At all. For 300 g you can get 60 grass seeds. That fills up the entire beach town field. With a few fences in place you have a guaranteed 60 feed every 3 days without ever needing to take time to water it. Just pick a day you aren't working on quests or gathering materials from the mine or chopping wood and drop by 3 or 4 in-game days later.

Just bought this game yesterday and cant stop playing it my first havest moon after the split

Shipping email update is telling me I wont have mine until tomorrow >:( So looking forward to this game, really want to play it. Havent been as excited for a game as I am for this one in a while. Really happy for natsume with this one, hope appci keeps getting better with their hm games

I'm surprised you didn't go over chatacter customization! I had seen the trailer and saw different options for hairstyles etc. Big oof that it's not much that it didn't even get mentioned lol But other then that, I really like the look of it from the video, I would love to give it a try, especially if it handles good on switch. I'll pick it up!

I just grew a snowman...... so cool. The garden is in Letchenbury(spl) and it's winter and i grew a watermelon. Absolutely surprised me and helped me laugh and smile. Love it.

I adore this game so much. It's like BOTW but removing all the drama and it's so peaceful. I fell asleep a couple of times to the night time music. It's almost like therapy. I would recommend this to anyone. Good stepping stone for new gamers. 9.5 / 10

I cannot wait for my copy to arrive!!

Great video

Its nice to see Harvest Moon looking good again. Last time I played a HM was on gamecube and when the split happen both Harvestmoon and seasons just didn't look right. Still thinking if I should get this for ps5 or switch. I just hope Natsume will listen to the players and fix some known issues and make some quality of life updates/

I have been playing this game for around 25 hours and I really enjoy it so far. I agree with you that it’s a bit struggle to own animals because the feed takes so much effort and it’s also so expensive to buy. But I love the warp function and I can also warp with my horse. Love the sonar while mining, as that’s one of the reason I stop playing on my previous farming games. It’s too repetitive and boring. The visual is sooooooo beautiful, including the surrounding scenery. 10/10 for visual.

I BOUGHT IT LOL, YOU MADE ME BUY CAUSE NOW I HAVE TO BE EXCITED AND LOVING IT TO LOL

Love this honest review! Just wanted to ask: On Steam, it was originally listed as launching today but it suddenly reverted back to "Coming Soon". Would you happen to have any news on what happened with the Steam release?

I enjoyed playing Harvest Moon new beginnings it didn't seem difficult, and it was fun. 😊 That game was for the DS XL 3D I wish they would make the game for Nintendo Switch Lite. 😊

😅❤Thank you very much for the video. Thank God I saw your video because otherwise I wouldn't have known about the statues and other things.😢

Was worried this would be a super buggy game, since it’s sort of a first for Harvest Moon, but this convinced me to go ahead and get it~

I was so close to buying this game today. I hate yard work but loved SNES Harvest Moon. I think I got enough though. 😂😂

I just can't believe you can't jump in an open world game 😂 It does seem like a pretty big improvement from One World though, so I'm excited to give it a try.

Can't wait for this to unlock on switch and be done for the day so I can play 😂

It's giving Harvest Moon Winds of Arceus and I am not mad at all. This game looks amazing I will be picking up a copy soon.

I can't wait to play this ^^

It really really is a massive map . The game is really amazing .

Oh nice! does this game have the same stamina gimmick from One World that drops when you walk or are in a heavy climate area? Maybe with time and feedback Natsume will adjust a feel problens like having a way to sell animals or even give them better passives, Im curious to hear more about customization, clothes also about the marriage and what happens after, if there are good events and your children grows up and gets more interactive, such things.

I started playing HM as a teenager I think HM3 GBC was my first. But I did see the original Harvest Moon on Gameboy, the original.

Sounds good to me but I'll wait for a sale especially if it includes dlc later. I'm busy juggling fae farm, rune factory 3, and Disney dreamlight valley right now.

Thanks for the review! I'm excited to explore the world. Are there any koalas or frogs or penguins that you've found in the game yet? 🤣 Also how about outfits for the MC (I don't think this was mentioned in your review anyway unless I missed it)? I know there's the base game one and the DLC one but are there any others? And when you got stuck in the mine did you just have to wait for the day to end to get out?

I never play harvest moon before so this could be my first one I'll be getting

Hey thanks for the video! Did you prefer this game or SoS a wonderful life? If you had to pick!

How long are the in game days? Thanks for the review!

I haven't played Harvest Moon One World or Harvest Moon The Wind Of Anthos. 🤔 Should I get Harvest Moon One World or Harvest Moon The Wind Of Anthos first? 🤔 Harvest Moon The Wind Of Anthos look's really good in graphics & game play~ 🤷‍♀️✌️

Preordered the game weeks ago and Amazon tells me this morning that it's out of stock... nice.

Dang that 12min ad was brutal >.>

What are those hearts on the bottom of the screen? Is it health or an energy gauge? How long is each day, and can you control the speed of the day? Also, can you save the game whenever you want? I am glad there is a fast travel option too.

I would love to know if you can unlock different hair styles later on in the game? Also wondering how many different outfits there are?

I feel like with the whole exploration thing it would be really cool if we could set up camp at night so we wouldn’t have to be going back and forth a lot.

I'm maybe 13 hours in and I can tell you there are 4 spots in the fishing village and they have bomber and I mean BOMBER spots. The great pier, there is a spot in the town near the first sets of shops where you can only fish prawns out of but those prawns are worth big money. Like for comparison I have the first rod upgrade and fishing that single spot for 5 prawns a day will net you thousands. I just fished up 5 and made 7500 off just those 5. Not to include the other 3 spots in that area that have really good fish

I'm super conflicted because I keep seeing a lot of mixed reviews, folks really liking it or really hating it. >>

I'm still surprised that they managed to finally make a neo HM game that can actually stand toe to toe with Story of Seasons proper. Wonder why it took this dang long considering it's Natsume 's Flagship

Hey Eli, as you know i have been looking forward to this game for a long time but to be honest i had no intrest in it until i stumbled onto your channel, your videos made me hopeul about the series again. Also i have a question, does this game have Same Sex Marriage?

I think I'll pick it up on sale. I wonder if it runs on steam deck as that seems like a good platform for this game.

I can’t wait to buy it I’ll have no life when I do lol 😂

Looks good love the game

as im playing im stating to understand the crops reduced sell pricing, sprites are everywhere that give u free seeds lol

I'm just so happy it's better than One World. 😭 (although I know theres some who enjoyed it...I did not enjoy the world that was made but I still got this and I'm so happy I did lol).

Is it better then fae farm ?? Fae was my most anticipated game. But I didn't enjoy it ans regret wasting my money on it.

How good are you at fishing in the game? I'm normally not great at fishing in games. 😂

I love this game. I bought it for PS5 and it works great on it. I have to say I love it more than any Story of Seasons games. Harvest Moon series is so underrated now and this makes me sad, because I really appreciate the games fomula. There are so many things to do. The huge world, so many crops, plants variations and I even like the idea that I can move out to other locations. I have a feeling that if it had been published by another company under a different name, the game would have been a success. I don't know why people spend so much energy hating on this series on the Internet. After all, it's better to have more options to choose from... and when there are more options, there is more competition. When there is more competition, companies try harder. The games are better. The Winds of Anthos is the best example. Natsume knew about all the complaints and they improved a lot and this must be appreciated... yet people still there to hate it. And you can see when there is hate and when there is constructive criticism. I appreciate that you play all these Harvest Moon games without prejudice and give them a chance. Thank you!

Question, where do we get bait lol, my shop ain’t selling to me, idk if I need to progress further or not

I wonder if there's furniture for the house and if it gives alot of customisation options.

Is this game going to have dlc, like how Harvest Moon One World did?

My girlfriend bought this game and got bored with it about 3 hours in. I'm about 3 hours in now too, figured I'd check your channel for tips. Was not disappointed.

Trying to figure out what the leaf symbol on some seeds mean (specifically broccoli). Does someone know?

I wonder if you can unlock more customization options eventually

great review, I also wish they would have done a better job with animals, almost feels like something didn't get implemented..

Great video ! Do you know how to get pet food?

as far as harvest moon games go on the last 15 years, this one looks interesting.

Why isn’t it available on the switch store yettttt

​are there bluberrys in the game ??

Is not on steam right now? Anyone having that issue

Kinda reminds me of Pumpkin Days vibes

I haven’t played many harvest moon games,I bought this one 14.99 I hope this one is as good as the 59.99 ones 😩 does anyone know the difference?

Wish it would hurry up and get delivered so I can play

So it took 10 years but maybe Natsume made a decent game for once? I felt so sorry for your farmer passing out so much in the video!

Harvest Moon: Winds of Anthos do you know where they are? Do you have to get them at certain time Or different seasons Or do you have to use animals? Tulip and Daisy

This makes me think of the new Pokémon except farming.

Not keen on the gathering animations. There's something satisfying about shaking a tree and the fruit falling before you pick it up for instance. In the footage she was just waving her hand and apples teleported from the tree into her inventory without any animation. Also just running by mushrooms and them teleporting into inventory with no animation seems a bit lazy. Might seem a small thing but it was a bit off putting

Can you breed the animals at all?

My game stop called and told me it wouldn’t be in today and they had no idea when it would be in. 😣

Between this year SOS vs HM... i can say that this year Harvest Moon win.. sorry Story of Season..