Story of Seasons A Wonderful Life - All Marriage Candidate Redesigns!

[@catharinrin]

“rock’s perfect, he didn’t need to change” i’m crying and throwing UP. how dare you say that wilder. i am the number ONE rock hater

[@WilderOfficial]

I literally said that and then smiled while I waited for your comment LOL

[@catharinrin]

@@WilderOfficial you’re laughing at my pain!!!! 😂 UR EVIL!!!!

[@sarahkate9060]

I fuckin hate Rock so much

[@lataniafenn6073]

I always hated that rock was the only normal looking one but had such a shitty personality in comparison to everyone else. I always married Gustavo or Navi depending on the game.

[@bunnymama6886]

Rock was literally the worst. Marlin gang ASSEMBLE

[@ianesgrecia8568]

To be fair, the bachelors were much older looking than the bachelorets. They basically plained the field Also, as a Marlin stan, I'm okay with the redesign. He's still brooding looking and basically changed from elvis to BTS

[@catandrobbyflores]

if I'm remembering the bios from my game manual, marlin was the oldest at 31 and lumina was 18.

[@ianesgrecia8568]

Yeah. it sound about right. The game didn't have any older looking bachelorete like some other harvest moon games. I liked the barmaid from the SNES

[@babyqeels]

@@ianesgrecia8568that harvest moon had such good bachelorettes! It’s so sad that you could only play as a guy and marry a woman though

[@Tigerstarr9]

I think Cody is pretty cool, but I would have loved him to keep more of that punk aspect rather than a Dick’s Sporting Goods advertisement hahaha. I do think he looks really handsome here, but I think they could have still drastically redesigned him and still made him keep some of his old features. The mohawk, the bandage, the strong frame but toned down to match the proportions of the other characters a bit more…You know, either way I’m still happy with how it all turned out, even if I will miss Cody’s mohawk

[@alexmatelski750]

I would always marry Marlin when I played and I’m actually incredibly excited by the change. I always liked his personality but was never big on his appearance. I was probably like 10 the first time I played it and was confused by the greaser look. Due to there being so few bachelors he was still my favorite option so I just got over his appearance and married him anyway and got very attached to him over the years. His old design will still have a special place in my heart but to see him 16 years later with a modern look has me incredibly excited.

[@umbreon013]

I always loved Marlin too, which my brother made fun of me for because of his haircut, but we both played Another Wonderful Life and he married Rock. 🤮 He's one to talk about taste. Honestly, I don't mind the changes. As long as his personality is the same, I'm happy. He was a complete sweetheart and I feel like he was underrated ☺

[@onyxcrescent64]

@@umbreon013 if rock had the personality of marlin in the old one there’d be no reason for any other candidates tbh 😂💀

[@shadowlibrarian400]

My sister was super disappointed in the change. She did not like it at all. I’m on the fence about Marlin, but I’ll probably get used to it. 😄

[@Eva_Leee]

I love all these comments! They make me smile. Marlin looks like he went from a slightly overweight greaser with a mullet to a more put together bad boy? (Which is usually my weakness) Never played this version and very excited to meet these characters!

[@ciennaquidd6486]

im so glad they went with Cody. he is such a great character and I love that they are breathing more life into him! old Cody will always be in our hearts too but this new Cody is sooo fitting and on point. i'm definitely excited for his route the most :)

[@bolladragon]

Rock was who I married in Another Wonderful Life because his design was the only one I liked of the guys, so seeing him get zero changes besides HD graphics is hilarious to me. That said, I think I'm going to try to pursue new Cody just because I'm interested in the new personality. If not, I might just marry Rock again.

[@FelixThunderheart]

I think the company was only try to appealing to guys back then. Until they find out that females play there games. So now, they trying make the guys in the game more appealing to females.

[@KuroMokoChan]

I'm glad that they redesigned the male characters, but I wish that there was a balance in the redesigns. I remember when I was little, I was wondering why the girls had such cute designs.... I mean, the male character design had a lot of character and I loved that, but at the same time, I thought it was unfair (especially since Rock had such an easy to hate personality so it felt as if those interested in the bachelors only had 2 options). Though I did love getting to know them and looking beyond their looks. Why couldn't there be a balance of both cuteness and personality to their design for both the bachelors and the bachelorettes. :/ (I feel like this issue is prominent in a lot of media though)

[@Angelix3059]

Well the main reason for that is probably due to the fact that the game came out first with the male protagonist only and had only bachelorettes. They released another wonderful life later on with a female protagonist and picked 3 males to be the bachelors without really changing their personalities or anything since they were originally non-marriageable by design. At least that's how I rationalize it in my head.

[@Nyanx4]

I love Cody, and I love the idea of having a chance to have a deeper relationship with him... but this character doesn't look or feel like an artist secluding himself in the corner of a valley to pursue his art. I don't know, he looks too... upbeat now? Not in his art anyway. I almost wish this new bachelor was like... a cousin or younger brother who came to visit Cody in Forget-Me-Not-Valley. Remember how certain endings have your child leaving the valley? Maybe that's what Cody did too, and now... um, Yody his younger brother is trying to re-establish a connection later in life.

[@WilderOfficial]

I love this idea, it would have made a lot of sense too considering Nami is a traveller who stays at the inn so it wouldn't feel out of place to have another character visiting

[@Nyanx4]

@@WilderOfficial Well, and by proxy- learning about Cody through... Yody would add a lot of depth. You could learn about how an artist's work can affect those around them, in both good and bad ways. I just hope this new bachelor isn't too different from his original counterpart. Otherwise he might as well just be a new character.

[@jasminesmith6452]

I think what it is with Muffy is she's in an a-line dress, so her features are rounder (she doesnt have as slender of heels or the hourglass waist). Absolutely agree, I always married Muffy when I was a kid because that scene on the bridge where she talks about being lonely just struck a cord with me. I could never bring myself to leave her by herself. I am so, so excited for this game, it was the very first one I played, during a very turbulent part of my life and forever changed it.

[@crystalkouhai7105]

I'm still surprised that they redesigned Cody so heavily instead of introducing Griffin or Carter as the new bachelor because I know that they were really liked by a lot of people and plus you were able to marry them in Harvest moon DS Cute so it would have made sense to me. Don't get me wrong I think the redesign is fine but yeah Griffin would have been awesome as a bachelor imo

[@darkserpentcat3309]

I actually was disappointed when Griffin and Carter weren’t shown to be bachelors but I am fine with Cody.

[@UshioKiss]

@@darkserpentcat3309 I didn't like Carter at all he is an old man... I know the audience has gotten older now but the farmer is still young! Plus I know lots of people have always wanted to marry Cody. To be honest I kind of wish Skye was added but I also think adding him would be a major departure from the original games feeling.

[@MoriSempaisNeko]

I agree, Griffin was such a sweetheart in cute. I'm still hoping they might add Carter and Griffin. But they'd need to add two more girls to even it out.

[@schlaponko2225]

Oh jesus I did know about Griffin and found that kind of weird but Carter--- that's giving me the worst vibes tbh

[@UshioKiss]

@@schlaponko2225 yeah I know people liked Griffin but Carter?? I don't know anyone who likes him as a romance option

[@Vearsin]

After what they did with Karen, I was worried about the de tomboying of Nami. So pleasantly surprised there. Actually wondering if the new look signifies a change in the character though. Like now she looks like she's doing some kind of manual labor job, vs in the original where she was kind of a slacker

[@hamimahanuar]

i thought ann was supposed to be the tomboy in the original fomt?

[@ravinrabbid123]

@@hamimahanuar Ann and Karen both had very tomboyish appearances and personalities in the original. I'm still upset over Ann's change :/

[@UndercoverNoodle]

​@ravinrabbid123 don't you mean RAN?

[@annienunyabiz6627]

I'm surprised they didn't add a couple candidates from DS/DS Cute, like Flora, Carter, or Skye honestly.

[@Netqueen_]

Hopefully DLC Later. 🤞

[@PixiesStoleMyApples]

I am definitely holding out hope that they add some more stuff to the game! More marriage candidates would be nice and maybe even being able to connect to your copy of Friends of Mineral Town on the Switch, just like we were able to with the GC and GBA versions? That would be super cool!

[@mallowskystriker9275]

I still can't believe they changed Cody so much! I like how he looks but just like you said he's basically a completely different character. I'll miss the weirdness his old design gave to that area of the valley but I guess I'll have to wait and see if it's a good change or not. I'm still very excited to play though!

[@pinkerino123]

he was the only black character and extremely stereotyped, unfortunately while I miss his old design I think it’s for the best

[@nikkigin3093]

Tbh I like Cody or Gordy redesign. Something about it reminds me of all the characters I tend to marry in other harvest moon or story of seasons games. Like I Kurt, Luke, Ludus, Neil, etc. He reminds me of those characters for some reason and just like how i married them. I'mma marry Cody.

[@notaneet]

I can't get over the overhaul of Marlin/Matthew. I loved the greaser look, he was best boy for sure! Now he just looks so normal compared to the flair of the other bachelors. Bring back my boy ;---; Also a moment of silence for Nami I literally choked on my own saliva she looks so good and I will absolutely be marrying her again.

[@eeveefennecfox]

I kept calling celia as cecilia when I was a kid so I always thought it was a typo when I was little XD

[@ducklingscap897]

I think all the name changes just made the names more similar to the japanese names. Like Mathew/Marlins name in Japanese is basically Mashu which is closer to Mathew than Marlin. I played the original and I was really sad to see some of the character changes but a friend of mine who only got into story of seasons recently flat out told me she would never have played the new game if they looked that weird. For the nostalgic fans the changes might be sad but if I try to see it through my friends eyes I guess I can understand why they made so many changes. Most new fans would not think "original" Cody looks like a nice character. And original Murrey probably "traumatized" her

[@usagiroxie]

I know what you mean, but Marlin/Matthew has no technically no Japanese name. It's Matthew. They just use katakana writing system to write it out phonetically and that goes for all foreign/borrowed words. I can see how you can easily misread foreign words in katakana though as sometimes they don't sound phonetically correct when you compare to the original word in the language it's from, but Japanese phonetic is limited. 😅

[@schlaponko2225]

Oohh such a shame! I think the character design actually IS what makes the game so charming and unique. I'd even come as far and say it's the best in all the harvest moon/SoS timeline. They managed to make everybody stand out so much that us "older players" can vividly remember than even though it's been 10 years+ :)

[@hamimahanuar]

i could not disagree more with your friend 😩😩 but yeah to each their own

[@hazelmaple]

Nami was who I married in my game so I’m glad she still has her tomboy style. I don’t know what her new name will be but I hope it remains unique

[@copyer9088]

Shes still called Nami in the remake they didn’t change it. They only changed some names for some reason.

[@elliottvaughn700]

I wouldn't be mad if her name was changed to "wave" hah. Also I'm team Nami

[@Bridgeofaudio]

I was kinda hoping they’d also bring Skye back 😢 my rotten soldier. My shitty lil thief man

[@celes-is-more]

I am SO happy I'll finally be able to marry Celia as a girl !! omg a dream come true! My younger self would be so happy!!

[@twigs9496]

While I do love the options they gave us, I will miss the greaser look Marlin had going on, also still hoping for a secret marriage candidate those are always so fun!

[@lRedBaronl]

Out of all the story of seasons/farming games KZbinrs you are my favorite Wilder. Thank you for making all these new videos. Love you bro

[@WilderOfficial]

Thank you for this sweet comment and for watching my videos as well! ❤

[@mochimatchabean]

I'm a little sad Griffin wasn't picked to be a bachelor but I'm ok w/ the redesigned Cody, albeit wasn't expecting that.

[@bearcorndog]

I wonder if marrying certain characters will give perks to the farm. Like Cody gives you access to certain equipment, Celia/Marlin giving discounts at Vesta's, Muffy gives discounts at the bar, etc. I know that wasn't an option in the original but you never know with Nintendo. Harvest Moon: AWL was my favorite Gamecube game ever and I hope this remake is worth it!!

[@Winterpelt]

Marlin/Matthew took me a while to get used to, but honestly I'm pretty happy with it! The character art itself doesn't do much for me but I think his actual in game model better resembles that old Marlin feeling, with the longer chin and posture. I do wish they'd kept his hair either curly or black though! Or at least let him keep his sideburns. I feel the same about Cody's redesign, I mostly like it but I do wish they'd kept more elements from his old look; he looks a little too much like a jock imo, but I'm still happy to marry him! It's also really nice to get a black marriage candidate too. Weirdly Gustafa is who I dislike the most, and that's mostly because I don't like his new eyes! I know you won't see them that much, but you can see them pretty well when he's in profile and I really don't think they fit him! I really wish they'd made him look scruffier. And the girls all look perfect of course; my only nitpick with them is that I prefer Muffy/Molly's old hair more. And personally, I really don't want them to make new characters to marry for this game; I was really not wild about the new people added to the Mineral Town remake. At most, making Flora or Griffin marriageable would be fine (or throwing Phantom Sky in there, because the idea of that character is so funny to me lmaooooo) I'm just very attached to the town setup in the original game and I worry that any new characters that get added won't gel with old ones. I think the trade off for having fewer marriage candidates means that you have much more in depth relationships with the ones that actually are there (like remember there was just a ton of marriage options in Magical Melody but none of them were interesting besides Jamie? I'd much rather take fewer, better written characters)

[@zillo1600]

i don't even remember most of the marriage candidates names from magical melody :D

[@X1BUU]

I always felt like guys had it easy in AWL because all the girls were cute. Not one of them you looked at and thought "UGH, is there no other option?". Super excited for Cody/Gordy. He will be the first I marry and our child will be beautiful. >:3 Gustafa's redesign makes him easier to look at. He's not some possessed garden gnome come to life with a nasty beard anymore. And Rock... I like his pants and shoes better.... Here's hoping he's not a total butt anymore. But I'm sad to see such a drastic change to Marlin. He was my favorite out of the slim pickings of male options. I wish he had slicked back hair or something of a bad boy vibe to him. The hair down makes him feel soft and his furrowed brow says less of "I'm a lovable rebel." and more "I left my glasses at home.". I weep for my greaser husband and the car we never had for him to work on.

[@ShugoAWay]

Eh naami waa kinda questionable lol

[@spiralvex2686]

I was really excited when I saw how close Celia, Muffy, Rock and the other designs were to the originals, but the Gustafa and Cody changes really take me out of it. It's not so bad, but I liked Gustafa's old look, and he probably isn't bald now which is a bummer. Just more sort of generically handsome pretty boys. Plus no Griffin is a real shame. I'll always have the original so I don't mind much but I'm a bit more lukewarm on it compared to when I first heard about it. I think Nami and Marlin's redesigns were a better sort of way to go about it, I can tell who they are even if they've been remixed a little, even if I miss Marlin's hair.

[@abigailjennings9948]

I’m so excited that Cody is a bachelor!! I always wanted him to be, even in DS cute when they added more bachelors and he wasn’t one :( I love his redesign as well, might be an unpopular opinion, but I do! I love his old look, but I think it’s better suited for a villager vs a bachelor! His bachelor look is adorable, and besides, everyone used to complain that the bachelors were so lacking in looks in comparison to the bachelorettes! While I adore his original unique design, and I wish he was stronger looking like before, I do like his new hair and outfit a lot more :) Marlin looks so much better. Always loved him as a bachelor, the hard to get farmer, but hated his hair specifically, lol. Glad he looks at least a tad more approachable

[@ElloFantasy]

I feel that Muffy "Molly" has a much more innocent looking design. Whereas in her original, especially with her eyebrows, she seemed almost like she would be the "mischievous" wife. Cody's was definitely a huge change, I think there was a thing about his original design actually being related with a type of stereotype for Japan at the time when it came to people with darker skin, so they probably changed it this much as a way to change the stigma they had. As for Gustafa, I married him in Another Wonderful Life, but I was disappointed that he didn't move in with the character, if they change that for this version then I'll marry him again. I'm also wondering if they'll keep the Mr. Pots method for choosing a son or daughter that they had in the special edition, and possibly different colored horses. Anyway, I was so pumped for this game when I found out about it.

[@saysaerii]

Seeing this, I hope we get a new story of seasons/ds cute version cause I loved replaying it. I also hope they do better for the rival events if they do bring them back! I actually was rooting for some of them like I wouldn’t want to be the only one marrying ya know? But man I hope they make Rock actually likeable lol my 12 year old self felt bad for Lumina 😂omg and Flora!! I’d want to see Flora again plus Skye and Leia!

[@sliver-fox-thot-patrol]

As someone who always married Marlin, I'm gonna go for him again in this.

[@ThalryGames]

So excited for this remake to come out! Everyone's redesign is great and Cody's redesign is definitely shocking but it's honestly not bad.

[@combatmagi1006]

5 months later but this flew under my radar until a couple days ago. Nami has always been my favorite and the new design is fantastic imo. Its not much but the jacket around the waist adds more personality then before.

[@ladyolinden]

I think the name Molly suits Muffy pretty well! I never liked Marlin, so I like his revamp into Matthew haha! I’m glad Celia and Lumina are essentially the same, and I am very happy with how Rock is! I have a soft spot for Rock, and I’m especially glad it seems they’ve given him a subtly darker skin tone, which I always felt it odd when he was portrayed as paler in DS or fan stuff etc. I WISH we had Flora as bachelorette again, and I wish we could have Daryl for bachelor…! Tho I’m nervous what will become of Daryl

[@catandrobbyflores]

same! if they mess with Daryl I will riot!

[@ladyoblivious]

Kinda sad that Skye wasn't made into the 4th bachelor since he was already a bachelor in the town for cute as a special character. They could've done so much with him as a redesign, I mean he was a phantom thief that broke into buildings and if he was caught would say something like chick-beam fire or cannon and would disappear or something. I would've loved to see them do something with his long silver hair and weird af outfit really...

[@thoseriseofkingdomsadswith972]

Never played this game before cos I've only had Nintendo handhelds until the Switch came out, so I'm super excited. So far, just completely from their design, I'm kinda liking Rock the most which is worrying given the sentiment those who played the game seem to have as you mentioned. Just gotta see for myself, I guess!

[@SeraidenAF]

Marlin to Matthew from the name to the redesign makes sense. The pompadour isn't the hairstyle used by delinquent students in Japan anymore, so it'd be extremely dated(so I hear), which is also why with the Japanese live action Yu Yu Hakusho coming out they changed Kuwabara's hairstyle. In the old games it's who I'd go for because he was the least ugly. I prefer Molly, because a mix of muff being a term for.. something lewd-ish, and the Japanese name being/.. Mumu, it's one of the beter options. Personally I'd prefer Mimi for her. Nami is perfection.

[@kertenhello9]

Marlin was my favorite of the bachelors and although I love the original and maybe prefer it just a little more, I think the redesign isn't bad and is probably good for new players who didnt experience the original. I still definitely like the redesign and overall its probably for the better in the long run!

[@AlexandraStubbs]

They all look great! I like Cody’s redesign, he feels very modern and cool.

[@johnnymind4151]

I've never played A Wonderful Life, but have heard a lot of good things about it so it was such a nice surprise seeing that it's coming to the Switch, finally giving me and most certainly many others a chance to play it for the first time! By the way, same goes for Rune Factory 3 and Tales of Symphonia, those among many other exciting announcements made me love that Direct so much (glad I wasn't the only one judging by your reaction Wilder that I watched yesterday)!

[@e-type8248]

Cody's redesign looks like a Pokémon gym leader it can not be unseen

[@MrGomlo]

God I hope so much they put the Witch Princess, Leia and Keira in the game too >___________< Or DLC them... I love the Witch Princess so much

[@suicune2001]

I wasn't attached to any of the candidates so I'll be looking at them with fresh eyes. I think all the designs are good. I just hope they have interesting personalities to go with them.

[@ER0R404]

WAAAAA super excited for this! A Wonderful Life was my first game and the one that introduced me to the franchise/genre. Not my favorite, but it definitely has a special place in my heart. I love how it looks so much brighter now, a lot more livelier than the original. Love the redesigns, but Cody and Gusta definitely need some getting used to for me. Excited to see more about this game!!

[@Pikachord]

I like how the characters still look different to each other; I get that art styles can make that happen but I was worried they’d look like the same character copy-pasted with different clothes. Like, all the girls have different faces when they could’ve easily had the same face. I dunno, it’s something small, but it’s also something I’ve noticed with some remakes

[@sierra6452]

I literally can’t wait for this!

[@raymondboe8247]

I love the way Cecilia looks in the new version, just like the original, but better. Form Marlin to Matthew, that's a whole new character, and it's an incredibly dull new character. I don't mind the changes to the face, but I wish they kept some of the greaser style tbh. Muffy to Molly isn't bad; I just wish her eyebrows were more arched like the original game model to give her more character; again, it feels like they're dulling down the characters quite a bit. Also, is her beauty mark gone? And I like the name Muffy more. I kinda like that they got rid of Gustafa's beard and flattened his hat; he gives me Shaggy vibes. I do wish they let him have a longer nose, though, more dulling down. I like the old Nami; the round hair is much more unique than the messy hair, and her face looks so friendly now, but I liked how edgy and cold she was in the original more. I like the changes they made to Rock, good job. I like that they made Lumina taller, makes the relationship with the character less creepy. I wish her hair was slightly shorter, like a Haruhi Suzumiya bob kinda style. Cody looks cool, I just wish it wasn't Cody. Like if this was Cody's Son or something and Cody still existed in the game, that'd be better IMO. Overall, I think the characters and the game look great but feels very sanitized from the original. Part of what made the originals so great was how unique the characters were. They're getting the same anime face syndrome. I appreciate them making the male character candidates more attractive, but I just want them to have some unique features.

[@tylersimpson7892]

The Muffy to Molly change literally devastated me. Now that I have the opportunity to play as a male and marry one, I'm gonna go for Rock most likely - but Muffy is and always has been my all-time favorite character. seriously soooo pissed. it's my one complaint and I'm otherwise beyond excited for this game

[@Eva_Leee]

My favorite out of the old HM series was Animal Parade. I loved Owen and Luke! Would love to see them back eventually again.

[@Snowmanse]

I was wondering how they would change Lumina given how awkward it was in the original and special editions, glad they made her taller. I wish they hadn't changed Marlin so much though. I liked when he looked like a young Timothy Omundson.

[@pokespritemaker3]

I love that Celia/Cecelia didn't change much. Im a sucker for the sweet girl next door type bachelorettes (Popuri from Friends of Mineral Town being an example). In the original Wonderful Life, none of the male bachelors really caught my attention. But now, Matthew is quite the looker if I say so myself! As well as the revamped Cody! I'll definitely have different save files for each bachelor's/bachelorettes.

[@Icyangel10]

I find it hilarious that Muffy now shares her new name with one of the player characters of my favorite Harvest Moon game

[@namelessl.w.3476]

Cody's redesign does look cool, but I'm really gonna miss old Cody. I think it really would've worked better if he was Cody's nephew instead, so I could at least interact with Cody as normal 😔😔

[@mkbackus19]

Omg I can't wait! This was the best out of the harvest moon franchise.

[@yderga8707]

It makes sense that they changed a lot of the Male Batchelors because in the original game you played as a Male only and they weren't designed to be the main love interests, they were just random guys in the town. Unlike the main 3 original female love interests (who had different features and therefore produced different children) there wasn't that much variation with the males. In Another Wonderful Life, the female version, they basically retrofitted them to be male love interests after the fact. And at least Gustafa and Marlin looked wayyy too old for the MC. So its cool that they got a bit of a rework. And Cody looks awesome even though I'll miss his original "scrapyard artist" design. Also on a side note I always found it a bit strange to play the special edition of AWL with Lumina as a marriage option, I got major pedo vibes going after her, so its cool they tried to make her look a bit older for the remake.

[@UshioKiss]

I personally thing the Cody/Gordy redesign just looks like if Cody was younger. I hope that's how it turns out! I also hope he is still an artist. He looks like an athlete, but I hope that's not where his passions lie. I wish they made him more brooding though, lol. I love a grumpy but gentle man. I also like the name Gordy thanks to Pokémon. Also... Nami makes the wlw part of my brain go insane, the new design is SO good.

[@sugar5859]

Ngl i kind of wished Skye was the 4th bachelor which was unlikely. I think Cody or Gordy is fine but i miss my phantom thief ;-; Too bad he only exists in DS Cute. I think I might go for one of the girls instead. Nami was always my favourite in this game.

[@CaRaMeLlDaNsEnShOw1]

Kind of wild that Muffy gave me my first "gay panic" when I was 10 years old, and now 17 years later I can marry her as a woman!

[@jadeblock5095]

The only reason I can think of for changing Muffys name is that if you take off the Y it's a slangword for lady bits.

[@AyameFyuu]

As someone who married both Marlin and Gustavo in the original, I adore their new designs! I adored their personality but if I was honestly I only liked Rock's looks but his personality was an issue I could not get over when married the first time that I legit restarted and married the other two instead which is why it funny that he wasn't changed. LOL! But Marlin getting rid of that greaser hair is perfect like he enjoyed working with PLANTS why does he look like he should be working on cars??? And Gustavo was basically that roaming hippie look which wasn't bad but the nose.... The nose was too much and glad he cleaned up. But I will miss the funky hat tho. And yet I still chose them over Rock because I loved their personality so much. The Artist and the Farmer were just such sweethearts so I'm super happy at this change but also I DID NOT RECOGNIZE CODY AT ALL. I CONFUSED HIM FOR A CERTAIN DAD THAT ALWAYS WORKED OUT A LOT BECAUSE WAS SO DIFFERENT. I loved him he was such an artist, but I do like the redesign- I just hope they kept his personality. Or he might as well be a new character.

[@SweetKatieL]

I do really like Cody's new design, but I keep thinking of him as a relative of Cody instead of Cody himself 😅

[@venomic_ink]

still crossing my fingers for leia, skye and witch princess :')

[@WilderOfficial]

I want the Witch Princess back so bad 😭 I would pay so much money for a Witch Princess dlc, no shame LOL

[@WaterLilies31]

Ok so this video is how I found out about Cody's redesign and I am shocked! Hahahah. Cody was one of my favourite characters in the original versions. I loved how funky and tough he looked, but was actually a sweetheart. As for my opinion on the redesign - I wish they could've kept some of the original elements, but otherwise I like it. Honestly, if they kept his mohawk and the scarf he wore, and redesigned the rest, I think that'd have been perfect. As for his personality - I really hope they don't touch it. That was the best thing about him!

[@Fayetta13]

I was obsessed with Marlin as a kid. I have no clue why. The only reason why I’m upset is because he does look like a whole new character. I don’t hate it. Im sure I’ll get used to it.

[@ezekielfink134]

OKAY BUT. i loved nami in the ds game when i was a child but her new design just HFKDJHGKDJFGHDKFJG FUCK I NEED TO MARRY HER EVEN MORE, THERES NO OTHER WAY

[@cliffordin]

I married marlin in anwl. IMO, his changes are kinda disappointing. His curly mullet hair is the charming point. 😭

[@WorldTree33]

Like at least keep his hair black and curly pls?

[@cliffordin]

@@WorldTree33 yesss, exactly 😭 it was a disappointing decision to change his hair

[@Eva_Leee]

Big time HM fan. (Well now Story of Seasons). This was actually a version I never played so I’m excited!

[@klown5809]

Overall, in my opinion, I really like the new design and the red head girl will be my pick! Can't wait to play this remake for sure!

[@GcorpCoPrez]

Mathew looks like what SosGray should have been. Regardless him and Cody have the most: who are you people!? Factor ever. At least Gordy was recognizable as being related to Cody. Which I thought they added a bachelor being a relative instead of flat out giving him a aged down glow up. Now I will headcanon the redesign as Cody in his younger years. In my sis’ Muffy file, the son wanted to be an artist and always hung out around Cody’s place. He was an inspiration to him. My sis and I would try to make the son be a farmer instead, he would sneak in art piece or two. 🤣

[@Nyanx4]

Not the biggest fan of the redesigns. I'll still purchase and play the game, but I dislike how a lot of the body types have been slimmed down, and everyone's been made to be more conventionally attractive (and in like, the shallowest way). It makes me pretty sad, to be honest. Cecilia (Ceilia), Rock, Lumina and Molly (Muffy) haven't changed that much, but the others...? - Where's Gustafa's big nose? Are long noses and facial hair unattractive now? There's even a dialogue he mentioned that he didn't shower living in the yurt- since when does he have time to shave? - What happened to Cody's terrible posture and his unique fashion sense? He was an artist first and expressed himself however he needed to. I hope they haven't changed his aptitude for unique sculptures, too. - Where are Matthew's (Marlin) muscles? Where's his curly black hair? He's supposed to be a farmhand- he's a stick figure now. He looks more like a moody accountant than a miserable veggie planter. And what's with his white pants? Those are going to be ruined when pulling up any veggies when they're done. - Where's Nami's narrow eyes and gloomy demeanor? Her face doesn't give even an indication of her personality anymore, and I think that's a massive shame. I am glad they kept her hand-on-her-hip posture, but I would have preferred this new design to be her "later in life" design... Like how Lumina has one. They just feel very soul-less compared to their originals.

[@Nyanx4]

@@neftalyandujar6402 I mean, everyone's got their preferences. I prefer bachelors/bachelorettes with a variety of distinct designs and body types. That's one of the reasons I liked the original Another Wonderful Life.

[@Thewigglyplant]

@UCFK7H4ZiXw2RZdSo5yuNOrA Nope I agree with Nyanx4 The charm has been sucked right out and everyone made to look generic Im still going to play it but oof

[@neftalyandujar6402]

@@Nyanx4 Oh i See Your Point.🤔 For me i Have'nt Played the Original Game. Soo I Dont Really Mind.🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

[@Nyanx4]

@@neftalyandujar6402 Yeah, if you don't care about similar body types and don't have any attachment to the original- I totally get it why it wouldn't bother you. I'm envious of people who don't mind it, to be honest.

[@Nyanx4]

@@Thewigglyplant It's unfortunate- I do wonder if the game could be modded. I remember hearing that the Story of Seasons games were difficult to mod, so it's probably not likely. How awesome would it be if there was like, a "Classic" DLC pack, though? Bring back the big noses, the curly hair, the poor posture, and the bad attitudes! I'd pay probably too much for it.

[@AuroraBorealis94]

I also grew up with the game, and super excited for this game. I’m really glad they redesigned the male candidates. I think it’s not often times where the female mind is in mind when it comes to the design of male characters. There’s so many older games where the male characters look horrible and the females look really good. Especially Marlin, his giant head and massive eyebrows threw me off as a kid. Now, he looks awesome! The last marriage candidate though…I’m shocked 😂 I thought it was a completely new character.

[@dodo1671]

I married Nami on GameCube. I'm not sure if I'll go for the guys. I am a girl, but non of the guy's designs are very my style.

[@grandpamarky1265]

I haven't played this game so I can't say much about the characters but I'm excited to finally play! 🥺 Love how inclusive this game is. It was my deciding factor of getting this game.

[@emmanorman8172]

havent ever seen or played this harvest moon game (SOS now). my little bro introduced me to HM with tree of tranquility. since then I have been addicted and glad I can watch and play this one seeing as I dont own my old game consoles.

[@dianaburn2474]

I hope you enjoy it!

[@auqustfire]

I like the new designs! My least favorite is probably Cody/Grody tho. I'm just not down for the super fitness/sport look. Kinda wish they'd given him the redesign but left his clothes the same lol. It's gonna be hard to choose who to marry first, all the bachelorette designs look great and I really like Matthew and Gustafa too!

[@theyipyipyip123]

I like Marlin/Matthew's new look quite a bit, actually. He was ALWAYS the one I married, but it was never due to character design - it was because he was the only bachelor that seemed... Useful, for lack of a better word? Maybe 'productive'. Little me thought Rock looked lazy and airheaded so he'd be no help, and Gustafa seemed like he had no real interest in helping on the farm and would be doing his own thing instead. Granted, it's been many years since I've played the game and I was quite young when I did, so my perceptions may well be wrong, but that's what I thought. I'm excited to have Cody as an option, I'll probably go for him first when I play!

[@mcmuffinburger2]

Loving all the character redesigns

[@emilyt.6914]

I know this is a AWL remake not a DS Cute remake. But I was kinda hoping they'd add Skye...and the other added characters

[@ThatsWeirdXD]

I agree about Muffy 😂 and hearing you immediately say you hate her new name made me laugh out loud! I’ll also get used to it but I’m not happy about it

[@DaBayleef]

I remember when I went to look up the redesigns myself, one article referred to all the original bachelor designs as "crusty" (which, kind of agreed, but they probably wouldn't look too bad with current graphics!). I was never a fan of Marlin, but it would've been nice to keep his greaser style,, or at least his name! But Molly/Muffy is my favorite girl! I think what looks strange about her is her hair isn't as big? Her original hair was so solid, whereas now the tried to make it flowy and that certainly makes it look a lil bit sparse. Definitely love her so much though and I hope they keep the little curler-wake up scene!

[@Rickstar1984]

I'm so sad Flora can't be waifu but I really dig Nami's redesign the most. Marlin and Cody had way more personality and charm before their redesign. I miss Gustafa's hat and beard. Other than that it seems like they weren't trying to take too much out of the original while making it more child friendly.

[@AsterBTT]

I still want to hold out hope that they might introduce more marriage candidates in the future, but it certainly isn't looking good for us Flora-lovers.

[@DarkFleurofIra]

@@AsterBTT All we can do is hope for a dlc I think, presuming there are no sudden surprises

[@DarkQuilava13]

@@AsterBTT as someone who played ds cute (the female version) i wish they kept skye or at least the mineral town boys 😅

[@gillian6667]

Yeah I really thought Flora would be eligible in this one! The dig site was my favourite place to visit in anwl and I never got ds cute but I watched her cutscenes on youtube a ton lol

[@usherthecl1max]

Ok Celia is super cute with her hair thing going on

[@rabbitonthemoon6704]

Sad we're not getting Griffin still excited for the game though

[@RoseFielden]

I grew up with HM64 so when I played SoS: FoMT I always called Ran "Ann" cause that's what I always known her as. I feel the same way you do with Muffy. lol.

[@animepnkkitty6]

So excited! A little bummed the animals look less realistic then in the original. Absolutely love nami!!! She was my favorite character. I won’t leave my house when this comes out. Next game I want remade is ps2 save the homeland. That game had so many storylines. It was amazing.

[@Donut-vg7cg]

A wonderful life was the first Harvest moon game I played. I’m super hype for this game.

[@medusathedecepticon]

Some of the redesigns were kind of jarring when I first saw them but I like them.

[@abeeyakemi325]

I never like all the male Batchelor* (probably misspelled it) except Skyla the night thieves. But god dang! They improve them so well!

[@chewybits3662]

Being able to choose "other" and be nonbinary really means a lot to me

[@shrug-emoji]

Gustafa doesn't look like a garden gnome anymore haha

[@ItzaMystri]

I'm new to this game, but everyone looks amazing! Cody especially is an amazing glowup. I'm really excited!

[@Darkly211]

I'm kiiinda upset they didn't go the extra mile and add Flora and Carter as extra candidates as well, like they did in DS and DS Cute. I feel like Cody was a little bit of a stretch, especially reworking him SO much. Like, why not Darryl? (Which would be hilarious)

[@babygreenlizard]

A lot of tumblr woulda preferred if Griffin became the 4th bachelor... I never minded, I'm a Marlin woman through-and-through. Marlin had the best personality, he was just so awkward and shy, and didn't really know how to interact with others -especially when Celia and Vesta babysat him so much that it became the plot for a couple of date/heart scenes. Marrying him and growing old with him throughout the chapters allows you to see some pretty big character growth; the others never change, but Marlin did, he becomes more welcoming and more sure of himself. Softer and sweeter, he just opens up more, and it warms my heart whenever I play though it again and again. Cody's redesign really shocked me, I always befriended him and loved the outwardly harsh but inwardly soft he was. (Typing it out makes me realize I have a type lol.) What set HM:AWL apart was the drastic sizes between the characters. Vesta being the brick house of a motherly/sisterly figure and Cody's whole Shaq-like stature really set the game apart style-wise. I'm really bummed that everyone's been shrunken down... I want unique characters in a lot of my games, it's what keeps games fresh and they've taken some distinct characters and tiktok-ified them...

[@lysaa1501]

I wish they could have brought back Skye from DS Cute. He was my favorite

[@mashachan2437]

Marlin was my childhood crush and I really like him as Matthew and love his new look

[@Ellierienna]

It might be an unpopular opinion, but Another Wonderful Life’s marriage candidates felt much more natural to me. The marriage candidates felt less manufactured, if that makes sense. In a typical Harvest Moon game, all your candidates are very ‘safe’, in that they’re all pretty attractive and cute, but in a slightly bland sense to make them moreuniversally appealing. They are designed from the ground up to strike someone’s fancy so that the player will want to date them. So you won’t have a marriage candidate with Gustafa’s giant nose, as an example But the bachelors in AWL weren’t designed that way. They were just normal townsfolk that then got picked to be marriage candidates when they decided to make Another Wonderful Life. So you had this assortment of weird and quirky people that weren’t really attractive in the same sense as the bachelorettes were, and were never designed to be. It felt more organic, and less like a ‘hot singles in your area’ situation. I thought it added to the charm that is pretty unique to the AWL games.

[@LatchinOn]

It also teaches that you don't need to judge a book by it's cover. Gustafa is a kindhearted man under that big nose (ha).

[@kiannielopez93]

I wasn't attracted to Marlin at first because he looked weird and mean but after some heart events I liked him.

[@melinarose3645]

You are right but Im gonna be honest as a heterosexual girl I just don't like An of the dateable male characters. Not their personalities nor their looks. Gustavo was the only one I was OK with. I only liked the non dateable male characters like Cody and the scientists dude. So I'm really happy that Cody is dateable now and even looks really good. In older games I only played as male since I loved every single choice

[@ladyoblivious]

Yup, well that explains why I couldn't get passed year 1. Honestly, I really wish I didnt have to get married just to continue the game. Besides that I know it's a big feature of the game but dying and starting over was too much for me to do it over again and try and woo another bachelor. Idk I'm sorry, their original designs were just such a turn off to me...and as much as I liked playing as girl characters, I would've played the regular version just to go after Nami.

[@FunnyRoses]

The fact that the 3 bachelorettes were all gorgeous supermodel like while the bachelors were all either ugly, old or annoying never felt "natural" to me. It just felt like they made the game for a male straight audience and then remembered that girls also played the games and decided to take the only guys that weren't old enough to be the farmer father and turned them into bachelors.

[@aborealisglfry]

Honestly, I don’t think Cody’s personality was changed too much. The screenshots with him make him seem pretty reserved and quiet for the most part. Hell, one line was pretty similar to one of his lines in harvest moon ds (something about the waves crashing I think?). The only changed they made was to make him look more approachable

[@copyer9088]

I actually prefer Molly over the name Muffy so I call her that. The name Molly is very popular right now so it makes sense why they called her that.

[@ShinOpaque]

Shoulda made Cody Rock a long modern day mohawk, with sides shaved. Give him that bad boy dont come near me look lol