Summary of thoughts: In my previous "Let's talk About" posts, I mentioned that I've been looking for my Harvest Moon game fill. Wild Season was a letdown so I kind of gave up on finding something that could satisfy my desire but lo and behold while scrolling the greenlight section on steam, I stumbled upon World's Dawn for 12.99.
Before you get going, you customize your character though it's not as in depth as Stardew Valley, another Harvest Moon based game, or the last few Harvest Moon games. The start of the game is similar to how all Harvest Moon games go. You're tired of city life and decide on settling down in the country-side along with your dog.There's several characters in the beginning, including the mayor, that introduces you to the basics like farming, cooking, festivals, etc. You meet to the villagers through a sort of game given to you by the mayor where you have to explore the town and find them.
Now, onto my thoughts.World's Dawn is a fantastic game! It takes the idea of Harvest Moon and expands it so much. The problems that I had with Harvest Moon were corrected in this game. I was frustrated with the random events in the games. They felt staged and didn't happen as often as I would've liked making them unnatural when they did happen. You had to wait for a certain day, time, relationship status, or even weather for them to trigger so really the random events weren't entirely random. In World's Dawn, random events are random and they happen like every other day making them seem like completely natural occurrences.
Your pet is almost a necessity to have. They hint at items you can't see when you take them for a walk and they run errands for you when you're just too busy (or lazy) to go to the store. The only thing I have an issue with is so far, from what I played, you can't interact with them like show them affection and it's the same for chickens. For livestock, like chickens, you ring the bell on sunny days to call them outside, but that's the extent of showing them affection. Call me sappy but I want to love on my animals besides the normal feeding and grooming. I would definitely like to see something along those lines in the future.
Farming and fishing is easy. The game already starts off with two plowed plots so you don't have to spend your time and energy hoeing. You just plant, water, and you're on your merry way. Fishing is more interactive. Instead of casting the pole and waiting, you have to work for the fish. There's a bar at the top when fishing and where you stop the pointer is how far your line goes out.
What I appreciate the most about this game is the various options to regain your energy. You can, of course, eat food, sit on a bench for a couple of hours, and soak in a hot spring!
Honestly, the best part of this game is just how interactive it is. You can play mini-games at festivals, play lockball (which I suck at) an everyday sport, swap items with villagers (another quest given to you by the mayor) and much more. Also, I found out very early on in this game that I could help out shop owners and earn some cash. How awesome is that! I haven't seen this level of interaction since Rune Factory 4.
There are six marriage candidates: Hunter, Liam, Sparrow, Annabelle, Brynn, and Hailey. What makes this marriage option different is that you can be gay! Yasssss.
I would highly recommend this game to anyone who is looking for their Harvest Moon fill. This game is a unique take to the genre and does what Harvest Moon didn't do and more.
Ratings: 5/5
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