Gaming Harvest Moon games on DS

[martin88]

Hi all,
I'm trying to pick a Harvest Moon game to play. I haven't played any Harvest Moon games before, but I'm familiar with the farming simulation part of the game.

Which one should I start with?

Thanks.

The Harvest Moon games on DS:

• Harvest Moon DS (2006)
• Harvest Moon DS Cute (2008)
• Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness (2008)
• Harvest Moon: Frantic Farming (2009)
• Harvest Moon: Sunshine Islands (2009)
• Rune Factory: A Fantasy Harvest Moon (2007)
• Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon (2008)

 

[MelodieOctavia]

Rune factory/2 would be my pick.

 

[MarkDarkness]

Sunshine Island.

Rune Factory is not HM, no matter how much the developers try to pass it as a spinoff.

 

[Ichigo570]

Look, HM: DS is the simplest, HM: DS Cute is played with girls, HM: Island of H is just the touchscreen, and the Sunshines Islands which I think is best.
The Rune Factory is an RPG with battles.

 

[martin88]

Thanks for the replies.

I'll give Sunshine Island a go.

 

[ericling]

I have no doubt,
Sunshine Island is the best HM game in DS yet.Still have a lot Japanese version there that haven translated in english

Rune Factory is kind of RPG.

 

[basher11]

sunshine island kicks major ass. hands down.

 

[Hisiru]

Harvest Moon: Sunshine Islands.

 

[Anne Noise]

I tried Cute, it was like having a sugar tumor pressing against the inside of my skull. Couldn't play more than... 30 minutes of it. The interface was shovelware bullshit.

Rune Factory 2 is bomb, though, if you're looking for a more mature fantasy replacement for Animal Crossing. Not nearly as innovative, creative or cute, but takes Harvest Moon RPG-style gameplay and puts it in a rotating calendar universe.

 

[Elritha]

Traditional HM type game Sunshine Islands. I do enjoy Rune Factory more though.

 

[Soper]

I enjoyed Rune Factory the most. More to do.

 

[elixirdream]

rune factory 3 is the best

 

[ericling]

Unfortunately, Rune Factory 3 USA's date haven set yet. >.

 

[Snorlax]

Sunshine Islands was terrible. Terrible controls were terrible.
Rune Factory wasn't too bad. I sometimes felt stressed with the amount of things you could do though. :/
Harvest Moon DS was lovely, and it's the game which is most similair to the GBA and PS1 versions. /drool