Harvest Moon: AWL Info

Overview

Platform - Nintendo Gamecube

Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life is quite a change from previous Harvest Moon games. It takes some aspects of Save the Homeland (PS2), Harvest Moon 3 (Gameboy Color), and then adds plenty of its own flair. The game is played through six chapters spanning 30 years, and after that time you inevitably die. The only requirement to keep playing is that you must be married at the end of the first chapter, but that is quite easy.

Controls

Note that all controls are context-sensitive, and you need to be in the right place to perform certain actions.

  • A - Pick up item/use item/open doors/give item/talk/confirm selection
  • B - Cancel menu/put down child
  • X - Open rucksack/pat child (when holding)/eat item
  • Y - Put item in rucksack/hug animal/hold child
  • Z - First-person mode (when outdoors)
  • Start - Pause the game and bring up rucksack

    How to Play

    There's no field to clear in this game as there have been in other versions. You'll start with a cow so you should begin milking her as soon as possible, and foraging for the various items that grow around the valley. Talk to everyone and start making friends - you never know who might be helpful later. Pick out a girl early and begin wooing her by frequently visiting and talking to her and giving her flowers or other gifts daily. It's a good idea to buy the fishing rod from Van as soon as possible as fishing can be quite profitable.

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