Ending B

Between February 1, 2007 and July 29th, 2008, there are 545 days. That's how long it apparently takes Natsume to translate Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness. Ridiculous! I mean, it wouldn't be so bad if I knew that Nastume was using this time to perfect the dialogue and iron out any bugs, but we all know it simply isn't true. Harvest Moon games have traditionally been pretty buggy and poorly translated. Despite this, I keep getting addicted to them.

I thought about watching some grass grow while I waited, but I didn't want to spoil myself for when the game finally gets released.

I'm currently playing through Lost in Blue on my DS and imagining how this game would feel with a farm to run. Both games start out the same, shipwrecked on a deserted island, but where Lost in Blue focuses on rescue, Island of Happiness focuses on relocation. In fact, instead of trying to get off the island in the new Harvest Moon, you try to get people to come to you and build a town. While I don't really know how much control you'll have over the town, this game is getting close to one of my other addictions, SimCity. One day someone will make a Harvest Moon / SimCity crossover and I'll never see the light of day again.