Helloooo there :D
Thanks for talking the time to read this review, I will be as honest as I can.
To me, I loved this game! The graphics where amazing and the story line was even better. I am going to slip this up so its easer to read
Village and Villger:
Better. In harvest moon DS I didn't no who half the villagers were and never really talked to them. In IOH you have to unlock them and this means you now therer names and lets face it, it nice they came to your house. But you have to keep talking to them or they will move out! Also you have to get roads for your newly founder island so this is fun to see you happy little town really take off! Another thing is to get to main places you have to get bridges to go to new places.
Amimals
Better. In harvest moon ds when you wanted to pet you animals it would just be a picture and the eyes would change once in a while. In IOH the head nodd, they bush, smile and the backgroun is so much cuter!! A bad point is there isnt a cat or ducks you can get and you have to befriend villagers to get some animals... other then that it is pretty much the same apart you get a free calf! (Baby cow)
Graphis:
Much Better! No glites in the game once so ever! Think of animal crossing if you have played it. The controls are simmiler. You use the stick to move everythings! Also in the old games you could see that everything was based on a square but on this one you could pretty much go in any dicetion with is fab! One more good piont is when you talki to people that picture id much clearer and blicks! It is also on the same screen you are plaing on so you dont bother haveing to move you head! x]
Marrage:
Slighterly easer. In this game you only have to have 7 harvest sprites and they come throught the game anyway. (And the boys are sooo much cuter! The girls too!!) xD
Your Child:
Better! In this game you can have a girl or a boy and it will start off as a baby. Once you get married the rivals will marry and have children of there own!
Making money:
Same. Forging is pretty much the same.
Controls:
Slightly worst. I have to almit the contols are slightly harder to use when you first use that game. BUT after time you get used to it and you move qiuck and easy. The only main plain is watering crops and that take forever!
Mining:
Pretty much the same but there are no monster to fight in this one. A real pain in this one is when you go down a pithole you could lose all you STM really quickly! D:
Story Line:
Mcuh better. In the old game I didn't really get why I was there but in this one it is easy to see that you are shipedwreck on a island with on 4 other people.You can even play as a girl or a boy on the game game card! I loved seeing people move in to my little island and making it much better for everyone! :D
Overall:
Out of the havrest moon games I have played I think this is one is better. Give it a chance to see if it suits you :)
Thanks ever so much!
~ Harvest Moon Girl ~