HARVEST MOON A WONDERFUL LIFE WII SERIES
HARVEST MOON A WONDERFUL LIFE WII SIMULATOR

Unlike in Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life, players could obtain house pets by befriending wild animals. Players could obtain traditional livestock animals, including the horse and ostrich, and Animal Parade made it possible to ride all livestock animals. The friendship mechanic for animals was altered, making it easier for farmers to befriend both farm and wild animals. The game focused on raising livestock rather than farming crops, though agriculture was still prevalent. To go along with its name, Animal Parade made changes to farming and ranching. Connected to the Garmon District was an area that held the Goddess' Pond, a staple of the Harvest Moon games. The player's farm is located in the Clarinet District and farmers could access Harmonica Town, the main commerce hub, Flute Fields, and the Garmon Mine District. Farmers found themselves moving to Castanet, a region split into musical instrument-themed districts. Animal Parade was the third Harvest Moon game for the Wii, following Tree of Tranquility, and allowed players to use the character designs from Tree of Tranquility or choose a new character sprite unique to Animal Parade. Harvest Moon: Animal Parade released in the United States in November 2009 for the Wii at the height of the Nintendo Wii's massive popularity worldwide. RELATED: Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life - All Confirmed Characters (and Old Characters Not Confirmed Yet) What is Harvest Moon: Animal Parade? While not a direct sequel to A Wonderful Life, Harvest Moon: Animal Parade released just a few years after and follows many of the successful story and gameplay elements of A Wonderful Life, making it a perfect follow-up for the new remake. Marvelous and XSEED Games have now created Story of Seasons remakes of two Harvest Moon titles: Friends of Mineral Town, and the upcoming A Wonderful Life.

HARVEST MOON A WONDERFUL LIFE WII SIMULATOR

The differences between Harvest Moon and Story of Seasons is somewhat convoluted and has to do with the legality of the original Harvest Moon franchise name, but the original developer behind the farming simulator games remains on the team for Story of Seasons, now publishing under XSEED Games rather than Natsume. Harvest Moon: Animal Parade should be a candidate for the same treatment as A Wonderful Life. As the fifth remake in the Story of Seasons line of games approaches its release date, the question of what's next becomes more relevant.

This remake comes 20 years after the original Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life came out in 2003, and it isn't the first Story of Seasons remake from the series.

HARVEST MOON A WONDERFUL LIFE WII SERIES

As the upcoming release of Story of Seasons A Wonderful Life draws near, the old series of Harvest Moon farming simulators is in the spotlight once again.

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