Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life

I have had this game for a fair old time now and I have really been enjoying it. Unlike Animal Crossing that I found soon became too open and unstructued, this game is delightful from start to finish. For starters it looks great and you always come out of the game feeling very good about yourself and life in general. It is another one of those titles that isn't MASSIVE on the GameCube but is fast becoming one of my favourites. It just keeps on giving.

Anyone else got it? What are your views on it?

Ahem, you've spoilt my afternoon Tempo!

I was about to post my very first C3 thread, under the title 'Missing Person'

Here's the post and, indeed, my predicament.

Well, in case you can't untangle that little snippet above, here's my main point - I am bcoming increasingly concerned, and indeed, frustrating by the disappearance of Harvest Moon for the GC.

I'd had my eye on it for awhile and the positive reviews from the gaming media only served to enforce my opinon. So, come release day, I strolled down into town, paypacket in one hand, cigar in the other, expecting to become the proud owner of a copy.

I tried Gamestation - sold out. Not dismayed (due to the fact that they never seem to get many copies in anyway) I went to GAME. Yet, there was nothing to be found there either. (Repeat process of several hours and the whole of Middlesbrough and Sunderland)

So, it's now been two whole months since A Wonderful Life hit the shelves and I haven't seen it nor heard from someone who has it - a strange occurance.

So, has Harvest Moon been sighted in your area recently? More to the point, have you actually seen the game on the selves? Are you holding a copy of that holy grail of gaming in your grubby mitts right now, mocking me and urinating all over this very post? Or are you, like me, sitting by the telephone for nights on end, just waiting for that call from the authorities?

Indeed, I have had the same problem searching for this game in Edinburgh, and am starting to fear it may never reappear. I have never even SEEN the box on the shelves anywhere, so I can only guess as to what it looks like (and in my mind, it's a thing of solid gold that warms your hands when you pick it up).

On the other hand, they've got plenty in stock at amazon.co.uk, for the usual price of thirty crisp notes (+p&p). I would use this option myself, but whenever I order online, the bloody delivery man always turns up when I'm not in, and there always follows several days of chaos while I try to trace my order.

I've felt that too recently, I search the stores for old games, mainly True Crime, and can't fidn it anywhere. I think Video Game stores are getting relucant. As for Harverst Moon, I still haven't seen it, and since AC is not coming, I really want to try it instead.

Shops only sell new games nowadays. It's so irritating!

The game has been hugely understocked, it was murder trying to get a copy of it to do a review. Your best bet is still Amazon, they should always have it in stock, and for quite a low price. The annoying thing is, this game deserves the attention and due to total lack of stocking on the shelves people aren't going to be able to enjoy it...shame that.

I wouldn't underestimate its sales performance either - it topped the GC chart over here and the multi-format chart over in the US. Not bad considering it's a niche Japanese game with no real market nor a prolific reputation.

And in Europe? It SANK

This game is tempting me back to the sunny shores of Nintendo after and vacation in the wilds of Xboxland. I became disolusioned (sp?) with the N64 remakes and sequels but this (having never played a HM title before) is a definite tempter. I just need to get my hands on a copy now (and find some money after the rent's paid )

Raindog: Hey, I'm from sunny Edinburgh too!

I had to get this game on import, and pre-order it to ensure its arrial. it is fast becoming one of the rarest games of this generation and has only been out for a month

It is now officialy sold out, apparently, much like the N64 and SNES Harvest Moon iterations, both of which disappeared without trace within weeks of release.

I still need to get this game...

Tempo how are far are you on it? Whats things have you managed to buy?

I'm looking for a suitable woman on my second time through, and still can't help but love it

I am in the middle of my second year of marriage to my lovely wife, Nami.

I'm lovin' this game!

Is it just me or is Nami quite resentfull of the marriage?