I feel like a lot of the negative reviews for this game on steam specifically are coming from those who didn't see the charm and appeal of the original. A Wonderful Life was a weird Harvest Moon title. Time passed by, people aged, the game was slow, the town was small, the villagers were odd and had a lot of quirks. They went for realism in certain aspects that aren't in any other SoS or HM titles - and that's why I love AWL so much.

This remake captures so much soul of the original, I'm so thankful for that because I was worried they would make it more palatable to blend in with the other SoS titles. And I'm so glad they didn't.

This is a weird and charming little game, faithful to the original with a lot of QoL updates. I think my biggest complaints with it would be the hitboxing for animal feed bins and the mines, as well as the lack of dialogue for spouses especially the newer added male ones.

But overall this remake made me so happy and brought back so much nostalgia for me!