I've really only played two games in the series for more than a few hours, the original and Harvest Moon Cute (I believe it was called), and of the two . . . I prefer the original, though probably more due to all the silly mistakes I made while playing it than anything else.

"What's that? There's a hurricane coming through? The hell does that mean? Whatever, I'm heading to bed now. Have fun in the fields, chickens! And cows. And crops I'll pick in the morning. And dog. And fence posts I so love even though I have no idea what useful function you serve."

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