Everything we Learned About Harvestella in the Treehouse Live!

[@butcherbird1381]

I really want to see what interacting with the npcs you can become friends with looks like. I’m a little disappointed that shopkeepers are nameless, since you probably speak to them a lot. I really play these games to get to know a quirky cast of characters and it’s hard to tell how in depth that is so far.

[@Marty_Von_Grimm]

Honestly, the more I hear and see about Harvestella, the more I feel like it better be CA$50.00 rather than a full CA$80.00 release...

[@packers12to80]

It's 59.99 usd physical. Also according to gamestop the physical doesn't come out to December.....I swear if the physical doesn't come out til a month later...that is some bs esp for a triple A title.

[@Marty_Von_Grimm]

@@packers12to80 Wow, that is a whole other level of BS... still, thanks for the info!

[@Em-fz5uh]

@@packers12to80 oh noo that’s too bad 😖!! I wish it would release on the same day.

[@packers12to80]

@@Em-fz5uh yeah I'm not sure if it's a mess up or what all other info says same day. But usually alot of indies have physical releases later which I hate. It stinks for physical collectors like myself

[@aaroncee1454]

It won't be very long after release before this one goes on sale...

[@LunecraVT]

Another thing about the character customization I noticed - the 2D art for their character also reflected those changes! When they are in a party menu equipping the rings they bought you see their characters 2D art and it has the pink hair and darker tone.

[@LittleBlackcat14]

Also looks like a different eye color! The portrait with the default character has blue eyes but the one we see in the video seems to have purple 👀

[@LunecraVT]

@@LittleBlackcat14 yes! I did see that too. I'm thinking the hairstyle won't be changeable, but colors of everything should be. I also wonder if since the outfit changes with the class change if the 2D art changes then too or not.

[@LittleBlackcat14]

@@LunecraVT That'd be cool if it does! I'm guessing we wont be able to buy new clothes since the different classes have their own outfits, but I wonder if we'll be able to change the colors of them 🤔

[@smallfrypunk3647]

I'm skeptical, however if you play it and it looks really fun and has no major bugs I'll buy it. I'll probably wait a month or so after release to be sure.

[@haleyf9582]

Relationships and getting married are very important to me in farm sims, and this game looks so so so fun. I’m really hoping that we will be able to get married and maybe even same sex marriage, bc then it would be so perfect! I was disappointed by rune factory 5 as my first rune factory game so hopefully this game will be better than that! Even if we can’t get married, I might get it anyways if it gets good reviews just bc it looks so pretty and immersive. Another great video Josh!

[@Moonlightgirlful]

I haven't advanced further in RF5 , but I can say for sure that RF4 special is soooo good...not sure about your taste though. But romance is very cute in RF4 for sure. I also hope for romance in Harvestella!

[@schokodeuli]

Chances are very low to even romance characters Dont have high hopes

[@haleyf9582]

@@schokodeuli 😔

[@momokosakurada605]

sadly the chances almost dont exist as its closer to atelier rather than a rune factory game

[@Alzuras]

@@Moonlightgirlful - Unfortunately, I think RF4 is straight romance which is why I couldn't recommend to my friend who likes farming sims.

[@Panda_Roll]

Most farming sim games don't have voice acting. Then again most of them retail for $20 - $40. Have great animation and depend on the "cute" factor so the art style sells it. This one is on the e-shop pre-order list for $60, it's reasonable to have higher expectations with a AAA game at that price point. Niche doesn't mean they get to throw crap at us at full price!

[@phoenixastra4429]

Yeah but it seems like they should have just made an rpg, with no farming or character customizing. I see little to no benefit and farming or fishing here, there is no townsfolk friendships, like, it doesn't even feel like a farming sim $60 and it's less than harvest moon ss, or rune factory. It looks disappointing. I think you only have 'closeness' meters with like 4 characters and I think they are all girls...lol

[@Panda_Roll]

@@phoenixastra4429 Maybe it's an experiment since cozy games are always on the best seller lists. They just didn't know how to go about it. I mean, just look at how stiff the characters are!

[@rainbii]

im genuinely interested in the game and i hope it succeeds! i don't think there can ever be too many quality farming sims! they're the perfect games to just chill and play! i do hope that they flesh out the npcs though, and add an option for marriage and having kids! ; v ; ) on the voice acting topic, i personally don't mind not having voices BUT i'd love it if games actually added a ton more dialogue lines. i absolutely loved how in Rune Factory 4, i didn't often run into the same pieces of dialogue over and over. it was great! the characters got something new to say nearly every day! and there were a ton of events! i would much prefer that over hearing the same tired dialogue over, and over, and over again.

[@ReadGameCraftCook]

I don't care about voice acting myself but I do think publishers should be pricing games to reflect the budget of the game, I have noticed this overpricing mostly in Japanese made games.

[@lentinsoup2501]

I'm not sure if you noticed but something nice I saw was at around 11:20 the Portrait in the menu seems to reflect your customized character. this could be really cool. unless in means you can only choose from a couple of preset looks rather then picking the hair and skin tone yourself.

[@Acornion.doodles]

I'm just happy for something different! So many small farming games seem to be copy and paste attempts at capturing that Stardew Valley success.

[@packers12to80]

U do realize stardew was a copy and paste heavy game right ? U do realize that.....I really hope.

[@Acornion.doodles]

I've been a farm sim player since the good harvest moons on gamecube and gameboy my friend. A lot of work went into Stardew Valley by a dedicated single developer and it reached commercial success that brought much much more attention to farming sims in the gaming world. Thx for coming to my Tedtalk

[@packers12to80]

@@Acornion.doodles that tedtalk sucked! It was way too short and was filled with nothing informative. You should have went into how everyone says every single game is "stardew valley-like" when in fact ....stardew valley itself is -like game...therefore 0 credit is ever rewarded to the ones it copied. Also, stardew being done by a single creator....while impressive has 0 to do with anything. Also also, did I mention ur tedtalk was way too short? Also, harvestella is barely something "different" it's got extremely similar rune factory vibes ....but...I guess that's another series that has done nothing for the genre like the all mighty stardew. 1 last tip...have a good day....and work on that tedtalk would ya? I need to see more effort next time.

[@josie_the_valkyrie]

@@packers12to80 charming. Surprised to find a knob like you here.

[@Killinshots]

Is it just me or does Harvestella look like the game constantly has Bloom set to 200%?

[@AlexandraStubbs]

I’m SO excited for Harvestella and can’t wait to play it! I really hope Harveststella adds something new and build up what Story of Seasons, Rune Factory and Stardew Valley brought to the Farming Simulator genera.

[@nanumi14]

I was slightly surprised there was no voice acting, but I don't mind it.

[@piperbird7193]

Voice acting is kind of a funny thing to me. You spend so much time customizing your character to the vision in your head, and you have an idea of who they are in your head, and sometimes when they add voice acting it's jarring, because that voice that they decided on doesn't fit with what you've customized. I think I'm with you on this one, it's nice if it's there, but it's not a big deal at all if it isn't.

[@JoshGamingGarden]

Oh that's a good point. If there's character creation, I'd rather have the main character be silent, unless you have options for different voices.

[@Darksider087]

Thats still not an excuse, if they wanted to add a silent protagonist then thats fine but there was no reason to mute the entire cast..

[@piperbird7193]

@@Darksider087 There's no need to voice the entire cast, either. It's expensive, and if they have it written out on the screen, not necessary. I'd rather they spend the money they would have spend on a VO cast on the game itself. Because you know 100% no matter what voices they choose, people would still complain about it anyway.

[@lipsontajgordongrunk4328]

@@Darksider087 I mean Pokémon still does zero VA millions of people buy those games regardless

[@Darksider087]

@@lipsontajgordongrunk4328 Yeah but for pkmn its different, it never had voice acting to begin with and Pkmn legends arceus is the first big pkmn console game that they could of added voice acting but didnt. Still though Square Enix isnt Game Freak, they have released fully voiced games before so this doesnt make sense, hell there are so many niche games that are fully voiced like the Atelier series. But it is what it is, as long as its a good game.

[@rosesinmidwinter]

Something that I noticed throughout the gameplay which is potentially exciting is that in the crafting menu when they were crafting the return bell, it looked like there was a tab with a house icon on it - which potentially suggests that there'll be interior decoration in this? What does everyone else think? ^^

[@alexrababah9500]

So excited for this! November can't come soon enough.

[@kacheek9101]

It just looks so beautiful~

[@manat31790]

Voice acting is expensive... except this is *SQUARE ENIX.* This company popularized voice acting in JRPGs with Final Fantasy X, hired voice acting for every single dialogue in Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song, and paid absolutely top-tier Japanese VAs to act in the remake of an obscure/financially flop game in the 90s like Live-A-Live simply for the heck of it. Hiring voice acting isn't just the company showing you they have big money; it also shows that they're passionate and committed to the project. Square Enix has always prided itself as THE Japanese RPG developer in the AAA world. If Harvestella's really a stepping stone for a new franchise to rival Rune Factory and Atelier, they *cannot* go cheap on this title.

[@leonelsantizo5281]

It looks beautiful and very polish for a farm game! I so excited of this game!

[@kevinpyle5888]

I have a learning disability I can’t read or write and I’m typing this through my mic on the phone this is why voice acting is very important to me

[@inukaiya1509]

Am interested in this game, and for farming games voice acting never matter to me.

[@victoriaun4174]

I only care about voice acting if I have the option of the original language, something about about translations always sound off to me. But the cooking element sounds so interesting as it sounds like you need to eat which is a great dynamic to add to these farming games.

[@musachimiyomoto8329]

agree voice acting gives the character its soul .. i dont care if they dont eng. voice i dont use them anyway

[@thelibrarian7193]

damnn this is probably something that people expected came from rune factory 5

[@southparkfirefly]

A farming game where you wake up with amnesia? What a surprise lol! Soooo many of my fave games have amnesia but oh well I understand the reasoning it's to make the character as clueless about the world as we are.

[@Stardrifter404]

I don't mind lack of voice acting, it wouldn't be a deal breaker for me if Harvestella doesn't have it. I do like how RF 5 has 'some' voice acting in it but that's a personal preference. I love what they showed with the farming so far, the animations look a little stiff but the movements are fast so you don't have to spend 2-3 seconds watching your character do some weird exaggerated watering animation like I have seed in some farming games. Combat looks good to me, main thing I would like them to add is some kind of dodge/roll in combat to make it feel more fast paced. I don't mind swapping jobs at the stones since I would have expected some kind of difficulty swapping jobs mid combat given experience playing FFXIV where you can only change jobs out of combat. Love the use of elements to buff/decrease damage taken/given as long as it doesn't become too extreme. Will need to see more in the next developer interview though. Have alot of high hopes for Harvestella I will definitely be playing a ton when its out. I am really glad they are also releasing this on Steam as too many publishers seem to only release on one/two platform(s) and its usually not on Steam until later if its a console port.

[@Donirexian]

I wish this is what RF5 looked like, maybe if the mechanics were more polished and the graphics looked like this, it probably would've been a better game Also relationships are a super big part of farming sim type games, I don't know why they only included that big aspect for certain characters, kinda disappointing.

[@Anni_ka]

I was a bit bummed out by the Treehouse Live, because they showed stuff but didn't explain anything! Like, I don't need someone to tell me there's different music for different situations, I want to know how deep combat and farming go. Are there sidequests, how is the friendship/relationship system, will there be different crop qualities, what are the things I can do in my home, and so on! Like it's good to know this game looks okay on Switch, but that's like not necessarily why I watch these gameplay shows. I'm by no means hating on this game. I will check out the blog post as well. It's Squares first try at farming, and for that I think it's pretty good! So I'm probably still gonna get it - but now it's turned from a definite preorder to wait for reviews (and potentially a sale). Sorry if I'm a little negative here, but after the great Splatoon 3 showcase, I think I just expected to get more information from the Harvestella showcase as well 🙈

[@V.U.4six]

Totally fair I was bummed they didn’t show more of the mechanics but mostly generic stuff I get cutting out spoilers but I don’t get other stuff not getting some time to shine

[@momokosakurada605]

its like atelier and not rune factory

[@TheYashakami]

I was pretty excited but after the presentation it seems like an uninspired rune factory clone

[@jbot44114]

I like the emphasis on dungeon crawling... I cannot get into a farm sim without combat. Also a job system is always a good thing... it's something that might have helped the Rune Factory combat. Ultimately I think this game could get new people into this genre... more action/story based experience... but that could let big fans of this genre down.

[@aaroncee1454]

It's the art design choices for me - this doesn't look or feel like a farming game. Feels like a generic JRPG. Breaks immersion completely.

[@NoctLightCloud]

I'm still unsure about this. I usually dislike harvesting games. Heck I even doged it in Dragon Quest Builders, and I remember growing berries in Pokemon to feel a bit like a chore to me.

[@cloudy4lockharty]

As long as there is marriage in this game, I'd be more than happy to sacrifice voice acting for marriage. I wouldn't mind simple quotes or lines voiced (like rune factory) or just voiced marriage or important relationship moments. But it isn't needed, it just makes it more personal. I don't really care too much character customization, it goes into the bucket of great when it is there, but not at the cost of more important features/environments/flow of gameplay. Also for the love of the goddess I need some festivals/competitions, and good ones.

[@pastelberru]

no I dont care about voice acting, but I do care about seeing the items and vegetables. Its disappointing seeing just (you picked a carrot) rather then SHOWING it.

[@lipsontajgordongrunk4328]

For a game where you’re constantly picking things up, having a repeating animation like that would get immensely tedious

[@felixthescholarlytitan4437]

Would like to hear your thoughts now that the demo is out.

[@drakelynel3573]

Not sure but the main character looks stiff when walking which makes it weird. Might wait for few updates before picking this up.

[@hazelmaple]

I think it’s a terrible idea if you can’t switch jobs in battle, unless it tells you what recommended jobs to use in an area you basically just have to hope you guess right before boss fights and such. I already know I’ll just pick my favourite job (just as I pick my favourite weapon in other games) and never change if

[@unemilifleur]

I played the demo. I just found there were sooo much cutscenes in that demo. I guess there’s less when everything is started but it doesn’t make for a good representative demo. I also disliked the lack of sound when those people where talking. I’d like a sound at the beginning of conversation or something

[@ItsPronouncedEpic]

I personally don't mind the lack of voice acting. I prefer not having canon voices for the characters in case I don't like the voice actor and it spoils the character for me.

[@VidiverseExplorer]

After playin Legend of Heroes Trails of Cold Steel, voice actin was superb, but I grew up durin the nes & snes era so I can live without voice actin, so it doesn't bother me.

[@Nesdude42]

Top quality farming and social games are harder to find than a good combat system. If the focus is to go somewhere, it should be to those aspects imo. The farming looks bland, and the social aspect is up in the air. If I wanted good combat, there's plenty out there with a better system than this. I think I'll wait for your review before I buy this one.

[@HadeaRin]

I'm still optimistic about Harvestella since even if I know it will have cheesy story, it won't be as cheesy as RF or SoS. I don't really care about VA personally since I know that while it is made by SE, it is their smaller team to the point they didn't announce the staff behind the game until just lately. It seems to be a branch of Octopath/Bravely team though since the modelling and lighting are similar. Also everyone seems to be mistaking this game as AAA in comment section LOL. Seriously guys it is at best a AA game in reality. If it is AAA, they would put more effort in marketing the game, albeit SE has the bad quirk on not marketing their game that isn't called KH or FF so it is actually rather sketchy on where to draw the line. They already made it clear that character episode exist so there will be side story attached to it. They give it to most picture-character too so depending on the length, it will be quite the read. Seriously, who write the scenario for fuck's sake, I need name. I wonder if it is going to be Farming sim with Battle or Battle game with Farming sim. The former is RF, the latter is like Sakuna. I will still call it RF with budget though since that is the closest in term of graphic and system.

[@vg2448]

Voice acting has never been important to me. I grew up with the old school Nintendo, back when only pixel games existed. I was a teenager when GameCube and Playstation2 came out. Voice acting was never a part of games when my childhood was around. They don't make a big difference for me now. I have grown quite used to reading text, and I really enjoy and feel great happiness imagining what the characters sound like. Plus, if the characters make a sound effect at the minimum, or simple say, "Hello." when talking to the player, I can understand what they sound like talking in all the text as it is. Harvestella is still in development and a WIP for a short while longer as the finishing touches are, and as such this isn't a view of the final result, so I expect it can change a little as they add more to it with the final touches. They might add some voice sounds to the character and NPCs. Plus the names of the NPCs will inevitably be added as well. Such is the development stages going on. The Japanese names are likely picked already, but they need to choose an English name for each NPC, among other things. I love seeing a preview of the game while it is in development. The fact this game is also coming from a triple A company at a cheaper price than most of their games doesn't give me much hope that there is going to be a huge ton of additional content and tons of changes from the preview... but we will see some.

[@Tony_9]

Aside from the beautiful background, I'm getting mobile vibes from it. The movement isn't fluid, linear non-exciting dungeons, and a few other basic interactions with environment feel lackluster. It looks unpolished and doesn't provide the same allure that other farming-sim rpg's offer. Was hype at first but not anymore. I hope im wrong, because this game would be epic if these concerns (my opinion) weren't the case.

[@imsunnybaby]

im already pleased

[@AnonymousFreak111]

Games are like sushi sometimes. It tastes great but then you bite into the avocado and it's hard or not soft enough. This game looks great, the art is nice, good music and the environment looks amazing. But the stiff animation is off-putting and lack of personality to characters and the game overall, I'd say. If they're not going to bother making all parts of the sushi nice then why bother making it in the first place. Games recently have just been disappointing, like most entertainment these days are lackluster. That's why I won't be spending my money on this.

[@siekensou77]

combat looks too easy.. hopefully they are just playing on lower difficulty and not indicative of normal difficulty gameplay

[@nosauce5321]

I feel like this will be a buy on sale game unfortunately.

[@idannyhtv]

Im really hoping this game has a hard mode cuz the battles look way to easy

[@cathygrandstaff1957]

Honestly I don’t spend a lot of time talking to NPCs, I play farming games to farm, not talk to people. For romance, given how well known Square Enix is for hot guys I’m hoping for a romance option, but I won’t be super upset if we can’t. Especially since the world ending hottie probably wouldn’t be dateable anyway.

[@momokosakurada605]

theres no romance in this game and its very battle focused so its more like atelier rather than harvestella

[@imsunnybaby]

also im glad. i hate voice acting!!!! 😂😂😂 i found my time in portia's voice acting tolerable. the voice acting in rune factory 5(eng) is SO CRINGYY

[@oOoDRAGOONoOo]

Hype officially dead, and it has nothing to do with voice acting.

[@JackTwoFingers]

Lack of voice acting and weird running animation are only a few things for nitpicking.. RF5 actually has voice acting even if it was partial. They hired really famous voice actors too, like Erica Lindbeck for Lucy's char for instance. And while Harvestella art style might appear gorgeous, RF5 also went the extra mile to use E-mote technology for their VN style animation of portraits while Harvestellas are static and not really many cg's were used for each char emotion/stance. (people who are used to reading alot of VN's like me, will aknowledge that far more effort was put into RF5 regarding this) These are all little things that are actually pissing me off. Square is not a small company and they are charging full price for this. Also not going the extra mile to include romance, festivals, town events and only making this game highly story focused seems kinda insane to me tbh. I will get this game but will wait for sale though and only to support this genre. But if they really start complaining about low sales than they only have to look into the mirror and blame themselves for that and not the fans of this genre.

[@momokosakurada605]

lets not forget this game is a battle focused game and not a farming game.

[@stephenp5973]

I think im gunna skip on Rune Factory 5 and wait for this one. It looks great.

[@momokosakurada605]

well not surprise no romance as i thought its more friendship and battle focus the farming isnt really that deep compared to rune factory or story of seasons or harvest moon. whoever plans to buy this game should know that u are paying for the fighting part of the game and not really farming or romance

[@momokosakurada605]

@@PotatoCheeks well im getting it causes i know its main is battle and without the romance im fine with it since it isnt rune factory 5 or a copy of it. welp i will enjoy both rune factory 5 and this game

[@alexanderluna4598]

We learned that the game is garbage lmao

[@idiosyncrasy6941]

Looks pretty disappointing and it will be even more disappointing if there's no romance, I'm used to farming sims having romance, stardew valley, my time at portia/sandrock, rune factory, story of seasons, I'm just so used to romance being in farming sims, don't blame my taste, blame developers for making me used to romance in farming sims.

[@markos50100]

Something about this game puts me off. Probably a pass from me. I'll wait for sos: a wonderful life instead.

[@iSkaeith]

It'll be a haaard pass if there's no concrete romance. It's a necessity for Farming/Life Sims. Hell, any game trying to tell a tale, really. Romance adds so much flavor to a story.

[@rabbitlovepeace]

No good, play this game like working in job, wasted of beautiful resources.

[@Shadowthevampire]

Why does every asian game to release usually have poop graphics grom the 2002 era? I mean rune factory 5 too

[@dick8689]

I hate partial voice acting, I want full voice acting or no voice acting.

[@elearmorning]

I honestly prefer when games don't have any voice acting. I usually read very quickly and if there is voice acting that means I have to either wait for the audio to finish or cut it off in the middle to continue on to the next line. Both of these options annoy me to the point I usually just end up turning the audio off completely. I am a bit concerned that we still know so little about the relationships. It's not a dealbreaker for me if there is no romance but I'd still like at least a strong friendship mechanic in a game like this

[@zephyrias]

In the official SE dev blogs, it explains relationships as “closeness”. The perks to raising friendship is upgrading the Classes (Mage, Fighter) with bonuses.

[@arabeauty3998]

At this point I honestly think that RF 5 is even better, because it has personality en quirky characters. I didn’t like the unicorn and the princess vibes harvestella gave me… And this is from someone who put RF 5 down, because I was a bit disappointed in it. And all the other points already made as in VA, stiff animations, blurry graphics… even if the switch isn’t really powerful there are great examples of ‘pleasing looking games’ as in dragon quest 11 & the latest atelier entries. The side quests in atelier ryza 2 regarding farming are vibrant and funny. So I hope some things change. I am not looking for a game with marriage candidates, but I like fleshed out characters. I was really hyped and now I am still curious, but cautious.

[@floyddominique3731]

no relationship is my main problem with "doraemon" farming game :( so far from what i've seen, this game looks like an action rpg game with those farming features as fillers, which kinda disappoint me. but we'll have to wait and see to know for sure

[@pluna3382]

I'm not sure why people gave so much backlash about lack of voice acting. Yeah it's great to have, but not all games ought to have it. Farming games as a genre never focused too highly on it if at all, mainly because it simply isn't a crucial aspect to have. For me farming games are all about the agriculture system and community interactions. As long as those are executed well, anything else are simply compliments to it as a game. It's their first venture into it too, let them experiment with it. People are so critical of something they haven't even gotten their hands on yet.

[@zenothkun]

Exactly. Look at Stardew Valley and older Harvest Moon games!

[@zenothkun]

@@sirei01 not really, stardew was like 10 bucks, harvest moon probably around 24

[@bukojoetheslapsoils8273]

@@zenothkun Harvest Moon for 24? I got ripped.

[@packers12to80]

Voice acting should be here. Rune factory which was a Japanese game....managed to add some voice acting. This isn't a indie. And it cost 60 freaking dollars. I'm excited for this.....but...I def feel like it's gonna be just okay. It seems to have some cool concepts but also some meh things.

[@Em-fz5uh]

@@sirei01 I mean I paid 60 bucks for Rune Factory 4 special and there’s barley any voice acting except some yeah, hum hum or hello there lol. It’s really not that important in my opinion. Obviously at the end of the day it’s just preference.

[@nomadicgamer9466]

Not every farming game should be the same. I love a good farming sim that focuses on community and talking to everyone and farming - but I always loved when combat was also a huge part of that - and Harvestella looks like it will be a nice balance of both. I think the game, for what it is, looks gorgeous! Definitely a step up from RF 5. That one disappointed me to no end. .. I don't need voice acting and I don't need romance. I just want to have a good time and be told a good story at the end of the day and Harvestella looks like it's going to be incredibly fun and a unique experience, for sure!!

[@dandy-dani]

yep! one of the reasons people like me love the rune factory series

[@nomadicgamer9466]

@@dandy-dani I've played and love RF 4. Having just seen the Direct, I'm curious - is RF3 any good or worth playing?

[@thelibrarian7193]

@@nomadicgamer9466 rf3 is a fan favorite. and arguably even better than rf4. the each characters in rf3 are unique and different with each other. it makes the conversation between npcs feels fun to read and talk to. u should definitely give it a try.

[@nomadicgamer9466]

@@thelibrarian7193 I definitely will! Thank you.

[@Darksider087]

The running animation definitely has to change, apart from that it looks like an ok game, doesnt look like it has gifting or befriending and since this is Square Enix I was expecting much more tbh, the lack of voice acting is disappointing too, AGAIN this is Square Enix and not some small company...so im confused why it doesnt look higher budget

[@Agarokk]

After reading the blog post and watching the gameplay I'm still looking forward to it but I will tone down my expectations. So far it looks okay but not great. I will probably not buy it at launch for full price and wait for a discount.

[@raulrojas9253]

The game looks rough, I don't want another Rune factory 5. Presentation is important, we aren't asking for ultra 4K graphics, but at least something well made and pleasant to watch and this is Square enix, a small indie team they are not. Ok the cooking looks interesting, we have to wait and see if the combat and job mechanics can carry the whole experience.

[@piperbird7193]

To be fair, a lot of us grew up where your guy was a square, so your character walking a little strangely isn't even something to worry about. As long as the game play is fun, it literally doesn't matter to me what the character looks like or how they move.

[@eonsandeons]

Can you explain why it looks rough? It actually looks really beautiful to me, personally. Especially in comparison to RF5, and I'm a huge fan of RF.

[@cuernavaca_4070]

Nothing that we haven't seen before - I'm quite disappointed by this game so far. For a very highly-priced game, it seems to be below the quality you get nowadays in great RPG games, and the farming side is really boring at first sight. The lack of relationships mechanics is also below par. For now, I sincerely prefer to experience 3 or 4 other indie-farming games for the same price and get diversity. Hope to be proven wrong.

[@Nesdude42]

Exactly. I think that it's the Square Enix brand that they're using to carry the sales of this game. That name deserves a higher price, at least in their minds. I'm a big fan of the company, but if the quality doesn't fit the price - I'm going elsewhere.

[@MrZzToOoFlyY]

Them saying *curb balls and not curve balls ( @ 5:18 ) is bugging me lol The graphics aren’t the best but it still looks like a pretty game, with different landscapes and colors/themes. I love when games include customization not just because diversity but also it makes the game feel more personal because you can create a character that physically looks like you or however you perceive yourself.

[@JoshGamingGarden]

The curb ball thing also annoyed me, it made me question whether curve ball was correct or not. 😆

[@regisalbert3851]

I canceled my preorder after seeing the trailer. Really disappointing. I was expected somethng much better than Rune Factory and it doesn't seem to be the case.

[@momokosakurada605]

u thought it will be better than rune factory in the first place idk why alot of people even compared this to rune factory when there isnt any romance, the battle is the main focus, the farming is simple and also second hand not the main focus.

[@thesama02]

Cooking is a big thing for me! hope there's a minigame or even a cute animation for making dishes.

[@SalmonMage]

I'm glad that there's some character customization! That was one of the things that was making me feel iffy about the game but now I'm really excited.

[@knightblade0188]

Sadly at the moment it looks like there isn’t much

[@sonia_nya]

Game looks great. But why do they want to get into the farming sim genre if they're not going to add romance/marriage? That's a big part of the genre for most people.

[@V.U.4six]

Was hoping to see more of the mechanics/gameplay elements in this treehouse So there’s still lots we don’t know about I hope we get other updates soon

[@BumblyBear]

NGL, marriage and relationships are far more important to me than voice acting.

[@MetalMonkey1453]

I pretty much echo your opinions. I'm old enough to remember the SNES pretty well, and games like Breath of Fire defined me growing up, so a lack of VA is no issue whatsoever so long as story and gameplay can make up for it. But yes, the animations look very...stiff, which is a little off putting. Especially considering how awesome the environmental designs look. Really with RF5 did a little better in that regard. Going to temper my expectations, but definitely will be glued to the channel as release time comes near!

[@MegaCatlady66]

my gripe is the time you get you cant get anything done if you go to look for the girl it takes lot time to travel and it goes so quick the time you dont have time to do anything as by time you find some monsters its time to go to bed i hate it i dont know if it s the demo or its going to be like this real game if it is its a deal breaker for me i wont pay that much for it

[@smudjygirl4924]

Steam Curator Reviews have said that there is no romance at all. I said right at the start that it would be so like Square Enix to make something that looks so interesting, but miss out one of the most important expectations of farming sims. Lots of people on both JP and ENG twitter have been asking for it, so I could see it being a DLC at some point, but right now no such luck.

[@princesskatie331]

I don't care about a lack of voice acting, but I'm just not that big on battling. I can put up with it on games like rune factory where there is still a focus on farming and the town. But from what i saw the town seemed bland. If the characters aren't super interactable it will be a definite no go for me

[@ELA7337a]

There are too many cosy-looking games on Switch. I've been waiting for something like Harvestella for a long time!

[@V.U.4six]

Looks interesting but so far it’s still something I might wait for let’s play videos of before purchasing

[@homeys-lobby]

I think I’m going to love this game! I don’t care about romance or voice acting, I’m not even that difficult on graphics too. The farming and cooking seem nice, the fighting too. It might not be the game of the year, but its going to be great and I’ll have fun playing it I’m sure of it. I’m pretty excited!

[@vgnvideogameninja2930]

I think it's going to be awesome, minus the daily timer. I have it pre-ordered but not sure if I'll keep it or cancel. At least there's some time to decide before release!

[@homeys-lobby]

@@vgnvideogameninja2930 I won’t pre-order it.. but I sure will want to play! Don’t know yet if I’ll buy it at the release or waiting for a sale tho

[@Em-fz5uh]

Me too ! I’m so hyped for this game ! It has everything I like in this genre, add relationships and it’s perfect 🤩. It even comes out two days before my birthday so I have an excuse to buy it haha. My only fear is that it will be buggy on switch at first.

[@momokosakurada605]

i think the farming and timing are more sidequest type as the main is the fighting so using rune factory as a comparison is not a good idea

[@RaeTheSpoonyBard]

I was pretty excited about Harvestella when I first found out about it...now I'm only cautiously optimistic. While I prefer some manner of voice acting in games the lack of it really is not a problem for me since, y'know, I remember the days when all games were 8-bit and you had to read what the characters were saying.... HOWEVER SE is not some small indie company. They have far more resources available to them than most so I'm really a bit miffed that a very established company can't pull from their catalogue of very talented VA's (yes, even the English VA's) and at least put in some well placed one off sentences or even "gibberish" for the characters you meet or interact with. The lack of voice, while tolerable to me, does this game no favors in this day and age when VA work is pretty much standard in AAA titles. And, I hate to say it, but the lack of optional romance in a life sim will really deflate my interest in Harvestella when and if that is confirmed. That layer of optional interaction with the in game characters just makes these games have a touch more "life" to it. So yeah... cautiously optimistic.

[@filmrecapexclusive]

This game is too disappointing. The game is ver bland, unoriginal and boring. Better play other farming games specially those pixel type games

[@Zodia195]

One of my fav indie games is Stardew Valley and it has no Voice acting to and I still loved it. So no VA won't bother me. The Stomach meter . . . . something like that concerns me honestly. Because while I love cooking in a sims game, I don't like being 'forced' to, not in this situation because it could get very tedious very quickly to be collecting so many things. In other words it would make me feel like I was being rushed and in a game like this, I want to take my time and relax. We'll see though. And like others have mentioned in the past, if there's no marriage system, I probably won't get it. I have be careful with my money and I'd rather spend it on a game I am hyped for. I do hope the game does well, but Square is going to be entering the Farming Sims genre, I do hope they at least looked at what made series like Rune Factory so successful and marriage system played a huge role in that.

[@PrettyGuardian]

I don't think farming games are niche at all any more. After the success of Animal Crossing, Stardew Valley, My Time at Portia (and others) it's a tried and established genre at this point and the fact that Square Enix is trying so hard to get into it now is only further evidence of that.

[@akaahri]

Having a game without voice acting for 60USD sounds too much for me.

[@PumpkinPrincess180]

I don't care if there's no voice acting. I do care about romance. I'm extremely disappointed personally that there's no romance. The characters here look so good and more mature. We've been given a lot of very colorful chibi style characters in other farm sims which is fine but I'd love to interact with characters in this art style as well. Imagine walking with your romantic interest in this beautiful environment on a date.

[@TheSlipperyNUwUdle]

I think it will have voice acting. The demo asks if you want English or Japanese voice acting before you start. Perhaps they’ll add it to the full game?

[@hopefillledday9026]

I think Etrian Odyssey is a closer game to compare this game with, at least in the dungeons, it takes a lot of the elements from the labyrinths you explore, they are linear with shortcuts and harvest points, the FEAR is the same as the FOE in Etrian Odyssey, you have the same return mechanics. It's such a pretty game and I'm enjoying the demo so far

[@emmanuelle7662]

I couldn't care less about voice acting! Best to use the money to add gameplay mechanics or focus more on the story :)

[@akaahri]

At this point the game Looks like a $40.00 title not a full priced AAA. Don't get me wrong, i really want to jum into the game but it doesn't look that great or polished to be a $60.00 game

[@PuchimonExtreme]

probably because its early access but harvestella looks like discount RF in more ways than one.

[@thegreatleaderjimpickens7919]

The social aspect seems very lacking, i'll hold my expectation for this one

[@KryaDiere]

I stayed up to watch the treehouse live (because of timezones) and I was super disappointed. They barely showed anything, just wasted 30mins running around a dungeon that you are going to have to keep going back to grind (according to what they said). I like that you can change the jobs, reminds me of Bravely Default or Fantasy Life. I really like the world setting too but idk if there's anything more than the fancy art tbh. I'm definitely not going to pay $90 for this... maybe in a few months when it goes half price lol. I did a search in japanese to see if they mentioned anything new in jp magazines but even the jp ppl are asking everywhere if there's going to be marriage/romance, so my guess is no, because it would be a great selling point and if they didn't even hint it, I'm 120% sure there isn't.

[@momokosakurada605]

yeah there is no romance and this game will be very battle focused. its closer to atelier and not rune factory.

[@meganscarberry5835]

The inventory layout reminds of me of the Zelda game on switch laytout

[@borntoeatpotatoes]

I prefer no voice acting. I can tolerate it if I can put it in a language other than english though. I’m really looking forward to this game just for how beautiful the world in it is. And I hope the gameplay is just as good.

[@TheTimeMage]

What I am seeing is SO FAR this isnt a direct upgrade to RF 5 :/