HARVESTELLA

First off, my Steam playtime doesn’t reflect how much I’ve actually played—I already put over a hundred hours into the Switch version and only bought this again hoping we’ll get a sequel someday. I’ll keep it short: I thought it was a farming sim with some JRPG elements, but a few hours in, I realized it’s actually the other way around—it’s a JRPG with some farming sprinkled in. The game leans more toward story than farming tasks. In fact, you’re locked out of certain farming mechanics until you push through the story and clear specific dungeons. Fortunately, I dig it. The story and characters are engaging, the visuals are great, and while the combat, exploration, and puzzle-solving aren’t mind-blowing, they’re solid. Both the main and side quests are surprisingly compelling. My only real gripe is the lack of variety in 3D models for generic NPCs—you’ll keep running into the same faces, only with different names and backstories. It’s a shame, because the side quest stories are actually compelling, but the repeated character models break the immersion. They could’ve at least varied the hairstyles or colors to help them feel more distinct. There’s some jank here and there, but overall, it’s a charming game. A sequel could definitely smooth out the rough edges.

Feels like a bad & boring rune factory redo with poor mechanics & the worse time system ever, even the quests are dull & dumb at some point it's dialogue skipping, don't get me started on the worldmap, like wth is this epic fail....... How far has square fallen is beyond me.

Cute game!

不错，可惜没有续作了。

Beat story after 44 hours. Side quests were pretty Meh and forgettable. Story was interesting enough. Farming was good. Story characters grew through there personal questlines. Questing is mostly go from A-B and listen to exposition, maybe a fight. An "OK" game not worth full price IMO. Got it on sale for half and I am pleased enough with it. Maps were unique , fighting was good, music was a banger. If you like single player RPGs like Legend of Dragoon, Secret of Mana with a rather large splash of farming sim I can say scoop it on sale for $25-30

A little light on the character customization and concentrates on fighting for leveling but still quite enjoyable. Most dialogue choices don't seem to matter but decent badinage between characters and interesting fighting system. Not horrible cost for defeat in combat and good map indicators for most missions so you don't wander around aimlessly (for too long).