Thankfully, the game avoids some issues that could have otherwise made for a cumbersome experience.

I’m looking at you, Harvestella‘s version of corn. Some crops, like carrots and lettuce, grow comically fast, while others can take far too long to be worth it. There are machines you can craft to make cheese, flour, or smoked meat, and certain crops can’t be planted until you’ve unlocked enough of your farmland to access their preferred soil. You have different crops that grow in different seasons, you’ll unlock new seeds as you explore more of the world, and the more time and money you invest into your farm, the better your output will be. In terms of farming, it’s all par for the course. But in play, Live Wire has managed to introduce just enough of its own ideas to make this more than your average farm sim/RPG. On paper, it sounds pretty standard for the genre. Players will split their time between tending to their farm, fighting through dungeons to move the story forward, and completing the many side quests that cross their path. If you have played Rune Factory 5, a game I’m only going to mention once in this review, you’ll have a good idea of how things go here. In other words, your typical JPRG storyline, but with some farming thrown in for good measure. A traveler from the future? Perhaps, but her arrival marks the beginning of a journey that’ll see your hero fighting their way through dungeons in a quest to save the world. Inside is a mysterious girl known as Aria. After a quick once over by the town doctor, they bear witness to a meteor striking just outside the town of Lethe Village. At beginning of this tale, your character awakens with a customary case of amnesia. Harvestella takes place in a land where four massive crystals known as Seaslights that keep the world in balance and bless the people who call this place home.

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