Yeah, finally a post about this game, I was thinking I was the only one hyped about this one.
I'm actually excited about this game, finally a recent "original" puzzle idea, other than those Tetris look-alikes... (the DS has many original puzzle games, mind you)
Natsume has indeed milked Harvest Moon for everything is worth, but the idea of competing about other 3 friends on a fast paced and a quite "conflict potential" game (in this game you actually steal and harvest OTHER people crops); here waiting for my next DS Meeting with some friends to play this.
People should really put the prejudice aside and try this out.