Bokujou Monogatari 2
Harvest Moon 64 uses seasonal crops, animals, relationships, and family growth for a rural life simulation. This catalogue entry evaluates the recorded original-platform release, including its period-specific controls, presentation, content structure, hardware limits, and intended mode of play.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.3 / 10
About this game
Harvest Moon 64 uses seasonal crops, animals, relationships, and family growth for a rural life simulation. Seasons, villagers, and family growth feel warm, while schedules and long goals support replay. Stamina, time, and hidden information are harsh, and old visuals, menus, saving, and movement are slow. This assessment covers the catalogued release. This description covers the original wii-u release represented by this catalog entry and does not assume conveniences introduced by later ports. The assessment also treats period hardware limits, documented mechanics, original controls, and release-specific access as explicit evaluation boundaries.
Collected in series
Story of Seasons is the farming-life series known in Japan as Bokujo Monogatari, with earlier Western games released as Harvest Moon. Grow crops, care for animals and make time for your neighbors as you develop a farm. Individual entries bring different rhythms through family life, village friendships or trade.
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Harvest Moon 64 uses seasonal crops, animals, relationships, and family growth for a rural life simulation.
Seasons, villagers, and family growth feel warm, while schedules and long goals support replay. Stamina, time, and hidden information are harsh, and old visuals, menus, saving, and movement are slow. This assessment covers the catalogued release. Overall, its main strengths are Seasons, villagers, and family growth feel warm; Schedules and long goals support replay. Its material limitations are Stamina, time, and hidden information are harsh; Old visuals, menus, saving, and movement are slow. This score covers the original platform release represented by this catalog record and excludes conveniences added by emulators or later ports. The conclusion also accounts for original hardware readability, input, and access conditions. Documented uncertainty remains explicit. The evidence supports this balance.
Strengths
- Seasons, villagers, and family growth feel warm
- Schedules and long goals support replay
Weaknesses
- Stamina, time, and hidden information are harsh
- Old visuals, menus, saving, and movement are slow
Who it is for: Players who value seasons, villagers, and family growth feel warm and accept this release's limits.
Play notes: Expect stamina, time, and hidden information are harsh and old visuals, menus, saving, and movement are slow.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Schedules and long goals support replay; Old visuals, menus, saving, and movement are slow. | Reviewed | 8.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Seasons, villagers, and family growth feel warm; Stamina, time, and hidden information are harsh. | Reviewed | 8.7 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Schedules and long goals support replay; presentation is judged within the original platform conditions, with no bonus for age alone. | Reviewed | 8.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Judged on the original wii-u release's input, readability, saving, and accessory conditions. Stamina, time, and hidden information are harsh. | Reviewed | 7.1 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Victor Interactive Software
- Publisher
- Marvelous
- Release date
- 1996
- Platforms
- Wii U
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Management & Building · Primary genre
- Tags
- Romance3D GraphicsRetro StyleResource ManagementLong-term ProgressionRelaxingFamily-friendlyThird Person
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- Nintendo 64Worldwide1999
- Wii UWorldwide1996
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