Quote Originally Posted by Vyk View Post
My girlfriend has been mildly interested in them, but I don't think she actually tried any. Her interest was only piqued because she super enjoyed the latest Rune Factory game and was interested in going back. But for being old life sim games where you create your own avatar in the game world, there sure is a lack of female avatars. I'm not sure if Harvest Moons had any. And most Rune Factories made you play through all of the game, or half of it, to unlock an option to be female. So yeah. You have an avatar. BUT IT HAS TO BE A DUDE. That's so you. Right, vagina boobs person?

They honestly looked a little slow and boring to me, that's why I skipped on Animal Crossing and The Sims as well. But that last Rune Factory did look interesting. Unfortunately one of my girlfriend's friends has permanently borrowed it lol But now we have Fantasy Life. So here's hoping Level 5 can do a decent job on the style or whatever
Only Rune Factory 2 (which was my least favorite of the series) forced you to play halfway to unlock the female option. 1 and 3 completely lacked female playability. 4 includes it from the start.

There were several Harvest Moon games that featured playable female characters, though.