This review contains spoilers
Unfortunately, this was my very first farming sim game and I loved it terribly. Yep, this was it back in 2003 and its kind of unbelievable farming sims have evolved so much since then.
This game has tons of jank. But I love it. The balance of selling crops/produce is still really tilted. But I adored it. The dialogue gets repetitive but my heart still skipped a beat when I would accidentally trigger a cutscene.
Something you absolutely need to know though is that (spoilers) you do actually die at the "end" of the game. I was pretty shocked as a kid and I can see why it would disappoint most people, but also I dont know many other farming sim games where you get to have a kid that actually grows up! That was a big deal back then. I'm surprised I dont hear more of that in farming sims nowadays. I have to say its pretty ballsy to have your farming sim actually end. I loved it, to be honest.
Raising your child is probably the most interesting and fun part of the game. You can influence what they'll be interested in and it does impact the end of the game! (also its hilarious how even the "old" people that live in your town will even outlive you when you're old and grey. Galen....Romana.....Sebastian.... I don't know what you're eating to stay alive but KEEP EATING IT)
This game kind of sucks but it absolutely has charm. The music, even as limited in tracks as it is, is really memorable and catchy and... warm? Yeah. Nothing but happy memories with this game. I've played it many many times. I honestly can't really recommend it to others but I'll always love it.
This game has tons of jank. But I love it. The balance of selling crops/produce is still really tilted. But I adored it. The dialogue gets repetitive but my heart still skipped a beat when I would accidentally trigger a cutscene.
Something you absolutely need to know though is that (spoilers) you do actually die at the "end" of the game. I was pretty shocked as a kid and I can see why it would disappoint most people, but also I dont know many other farming sim games where you get to have a kid that actually grows up! That was a big deal back then. I'm surprised I dont hear more of that in farming sims nowadays. I have to say its pretty ballsy to have your farming sim actually end. I loved it, to be honest.
Raising your child is probably the most interesting and fun part of the game. You can influence what they'll be interested in and it does impact the end of the game! (also its hilarious how even the "old" people that live in your town will even outlive you when you're old and grey. Galen....Romana.....Sebastian.... I don't know what you're eating to stay alive but KEEP EATING IT)
This game kind of sucks but it absolutely has charm. The music, even as limited in tracks as it is, is really memorable and catchy and... warm? Yeah. Nothing but happy memories with this game. I've played it many many times. I honestly can't really recommend it to others but I'll always love it.