What are your three choices at the end of year one in SoS AWL?

[@superdubman999]

Harvest Moon: Being Gay? Okay! Being single? UNACCEPTABLE

[@quentinmcsloth240]

We've come a long way 🥲

[@Mary-sp9dp]

It's bullshit 😂

[@Treemotan]

It's mainly that in the case of AWL/AnWL, the focus was mainly the family and child raising. It's one of the things that made it stand out so much compared to the others.

[@quentinmcsloth240]

@@Treemotan I agree. In this particular case it would be like saying "Why can't I refuse to take over the farm completely and become a firefighter instead?" It's just not what the game is about that's why 🤗

[@spacecat8511]

@@Treemotan Adoption. Single people adopt all the damn time. Show the MC coming home after ADOPTING A CHILD. Problem solved

[@quinaquen298]

I like the addition of being able to pick between who likes you the most at the end of the year. I was hoping they would have added a 4th option to stay single and farm. It's a bit silly to think someone spent all this time money and effort raising animals/crops to then just walk away cause people want to marry you. Like nah I don't want to marry you and also now because you asked I'm going to stop feeding my cows oh also I'm leaving. LOL Like ok go off I guess 🤣

[@circusmonster415]

I think story wise Takakura kicks you out

[@Aasoko]

Because the whole goal is that you're taking over the family farm, Takakura doesn't think you're taking it seriously if you refuse to get married. It's kind of what's the point of having my best friend's kid take over their father's farm if they're not going to make a commitment like that to potentially continue the legacy of the farm. Also, gameplay wise the child raising and being part of a family is basically the whole point of this particular game. There's plenty of farming games that you don't have to get married, but this one is the most in-depth as far as the children I've ever experienced.

[@spacecat8511]

@@Aasoko Not really, Takakura is just an ass. He co owned that farm. He could have “populated” it himself. It’s implied that the MC’s father wasn’t even in MC’s life. The MC SHOULD get the choice to remain single and then being shown ADOPTING a child since the Doyalist Explanation is that AWL wanted to focus on what career path your child picks if they grow up (esp since even the Intentional Marriage Options in the OG Male Version are incredibly limited and still not very fleshed out. Saying “marriage” is the goal and therefore the Deciding Factor for a Gameover or not is, y’know, ludicrous)

[@SpecialInterestShow]

@@circusmonster415 lmao why is this old guy so demanding about MY love life? Jeez no wonder you leave if he's pressuring us that hard

[@ItsYaBoiV]

​@spacecat8511 Iirc Takakura's wife died. That's why he lives there alone. There's a picture of them on his nightstand.

[@MalkavianGhoul]

I wish Flora was an option to Marry she is so cute. I like the girls better in the game than the guys

[@SINA-1705]

Yes I like her too! 😊

[@alli_ray4942]

AWL was the first Harvest Moon game I played. It's responsible for my love of farming sims and the thousands of hours I have poured into them since my early teen years lol. Watching this video surprised me, apparently this game is also responsible for the habit I formed of always marrying before the end of the first year in game if possible. I never even thought twice about where it came from until now. Thanks for sharing!

[@AmyTabbyCat]

Ohh nice, so they did keep the reverse proposal! That's good because I never knew that was a thing as a kid and I thought the only way to marry was to propose first, so I really wanted to try it with the remake. I'll definitely be waiting for the reverse proposal ^^

[@elithegaymer]

Haha, yeah, I like to have the marriage candidate ask me as well! I love that this game has this feature and I wish more games also had it!

[@Zodia195]

I know a few of the marriage candidates are harder to please like Matthew. I just hope with the short time frame you have to romance these chars and built your farm, it won't be too stressful because that's like the polar opposite of what I want to experience from this game.

[@elithegaymer]

Cody/Gordy is by far the hardest to date in this remake. He starts out with the lowest friendship level and only accepts one gift a day. The female marriage candidates are all very easy to befriend. Matthew is probably the second hardest in this game.

[@LunarEleven]

Matthew is the cutest 😭 they let me down with the male bachelors. I'm straight but it's not reality so I'm probably going to marry Molly 😁 💜 we'll (somehow) make a beautiful baby together!

[@SpecialInterestShow]

​@@LunarElevenI thought I was straight and cis as a kid but I always dated the girls and preferred playing the boys in HM games... Well now it's 2023 and I'm nonbinary and gay so... Lmao

[@Angelix3059]

I've never had any issues marrying any of the candidates. I'm usually engaged by Fall 1 (if they have seasonal requirements on their hearth events) or sooner. I was engaged to Muffy(Molly) by like Summer 2 XD. I do have to say the Cody/Gordy isn't difficult so much as tedious because he's always got his arms crossed or doing something unless you find him actively walking it's hard to hive him his daily gift.

[@quynhanhnguyen9186]

​@@elithegaymernot really, I have him a herbal soup and a coin per day

[@mrtingle13]

Thanks Eli! I'm playing the original game in anticipation of the remake and it's so fun to compare with your progress along the way ☺️

[@elithegaymer]

Yeah, some things have definitely changed (like the prices of everything) but a lot has also remained the same! Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment!

[@joanmoliverasacevedo1080]

@@elithegaymer how high is the inflation ingame?

[@elithegaymer]

@@joanmoliverasacevedo1080 the prices are so all over the place at the moment, I wouldn’t be surprised if they patch it, haha. Right now sheep wool sells for 3,000! And one sheep only costs 3,000 so it pays for itself almost right away. Also, the milk processing house? 150,000! … but cheese always sells for the same amount regardless of cow type (normal, brown, etc) so by the time you have that much money, it’s not even worth it, hahaha. Star milk turned into cheese makes you lose money! Really crazy.

[@BlackSkarrow]

I'm surprised Gustafa doesn't get an extra cutscene where he visits you on your farm after gifting him the blue feather. I watched this video twice and I'm pretty sure you don't mention it so it probably never happened. I guess only certain bachelors and bachelorettes have this date event, which I'm 100% positive didn't exist in the old games. As for the lack of the 4th option to remain single and stay on the farm, I know it's tied to the game's main plot so I'm not disappointed that they refused to add this in. On the other hand, I hope the game does better at communicating the mindset of the farmer because I feel like this is where the disconnect between player intent and game mechanic happens. I'm glad to hear you're enjoying yourself, and I can't wait to get my hands on this in June!

[@elithegaymer]

Yeah, he did not go to my farm after we were engaged. He just sat outside of his home and sang a song. I'm guessing the others all have special scenes as well... I will let you know what the others do as I get there!

[@redzthename8958]

I remember in the original game, for the route of waiting until the end of the year for the reverse proposal, it defaulted to the marriage candidate you had the closest affinity with instead of allowing you to choose. I wonder what would happen in a run you didn't increase any of the marriage candidates' heart level (or made them dislike you) how the game would handle that.

[@elithegaymer]

That's for my next video, haha. I spent a year just going to sleep everyday. I'll show you everything that happens!

[@Angelix3059]

I think it gives you the option of Rock and Cecila by default if you just flat out ignore the candidates

[@MyselfandComics]

4:24 that kinda sucks tbh. You should decide to be single & still work the farm.🤔

[@elithegaymer]

I guess to live a "Wonderful Life", you have to be married, hahaha.

[@MyselfandComics]

@@elithegaymer 😂

[@biancabunny6207]

This city has very stricted rules 😅 or you get married or leave the city eheh

[@elithegaymer]

But strangely... that only applies to you, hahaha. NO ONE ELSE can get married. Ever. Just you.

[@biancabunny6207]

@@elithegaymer yeahh 🤣😂 why the Farmer??! Poor person ... just arrived the Town and needs to get married in order to continue living there 🤣

[@ginabobina101]

@@elithegaymer That's one thing I really liked about the Wii ones, Animal Parade and Tree of Tranquility, the rival couples get married and even have kids! Makes it feel more realistic, ya know?

[@LunarEleven]

@@elithegaymer 😆 It is the worst thing about the newer titles/remakes. The Japanese audience apparently hates rival marriages so instead, all the single people in the town will remain alone forever because you exist. I don't know why they can't let rival marriages trigger only after you marry. At least let the ones you reject be happy 🫥

[@markos50100]

​@cassandrasuzanne2788 they like the harem life it seems. Either they all get with you or only you get to be happy.

[@lilBrotien]

I was given 4 options! Cecilia (4hearts) Molly (all hearts) Nami (who I agreed to be engaged with but did not propose with the feather) Rock (1 heart) It's weird because I had more affection going with Mathew, and lumina over Rock. And I don't understand why Cecilla even popped up as the 1st one. Who was everyones elese options?

[@stephaniel1035]

Celia and Rock are the default options even if you never step foot off your farm or ever talk to anyone, so that's probably why.

[@lila-j1959]

Nothing like being forced to give up your independence and get married just so you can continue your work... Also, why are they re-hashing an old game, have they run out of ideas? I'd love it if they developed the relationships further and have them less one sided, your character is always the one running around and talking or handing out gifts, but the villagers don't make any effort... Would be nice if they came to you once in a while, and not just in a cut scene.

[@Xxsorafan]

I never have the blue feather always preferring the reverse proposal curious who would approach me 😋 it was usually rock… but he’s not as bad after marriage at least

[@DreamingHearts]

So, did they get rid of the dialogue where the Bachelor says "I refuse to work?" I can't remember if that was only for Rock though...

[@spacecat8511]

That was just Rock. Gustafa has idle animations of running laps and wandering around the farm buildings the same way Takakura does as presumably “maintenance” or whatever, in addition to the standard Spouse Location at the house. He also plays his guitar on the farm sometimes vs at his yurt. I dunno what Marlin did in the original games after marrying him since his “I don’t have hobbies, unless drinking counts” + Celia obsession kinda…really irritated me lol We’ll see what routines and whatnot the spouses get in the remake, but I hope they can at least leave the farm sometimes…

[@makiroll8523]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@spacecat8511I know I’m replying suuuper late but I didn’t know Gustafa ran laps too! I married him and raised our boy to a teenager but I must have missed it, that was like 10 years ago.. He’s a sweet husband! My main choice Rock also ran laps first thing in the morning ‘round the field but I figured he was just doing trophy husband maintainance 😂 Then he spent all day in the farm buildings where he would say “I came to see if there was something I could help you with!”. He had little conversations with the chickens and cows, and he and Takakura would go around 3 to check on the chickens together… he also said stuff like after he finishes his chores for the day let’s party! Now I’m curious to see if there was any difference at all with Rock and Gustafa’s amount of work 😂 in the original. In the remake Rock feeds the dog, builds the kid’s bedroom, chases off Pui, and brings flowers for me about twice a season :) It’s implied he made the cute clothes for his kids, since the fabric in your daughter’s dress is exactly the same as his vest plus he wanted to go into fashion design and start his own brand! He’s a wonderful dad and our kids are sweet even in their teenage years Now I wanna know what Gustafa does, and how his kids are in the remake, I have great memories of him too ❤️ Thanks so much for sharing about his schedule! Sorry for the lengthy comment it brought back a lot of happy memories 😂

[@marywallace3620]

I'm happy to say that I preordered the game on my switch a few days ago and I can't wait to play the official English release. Idk who I'll go for first but probably Marlin/Matthew cause I married him in Another Wonderful Life since I didn't like Rock, didn't feel like wooing Gustafa, and I kinda related to Marlin being bitter and depressed (I was in a similar state back Marlin was back then ^^; ).

[@Mr._Maidenless64]

I never got why you get kicked out just cause you don’t wanna marry

[@spacecat8511]

‘Cause Takakura is kinda an ass and demands of the MC something neither he nor MC’s father did (as…it’s implied MC’s Father didn’t really have a relationship with MC, he just up and croaked and left you the ramshackle property…)

[@Mr._Maidenless64]

@@spacecat8511 well that’s a shame because I loved the first one but I absolutely hate what natsume does with their remakes, specifically the character changes

[@Angelix3059]

Because plot reasons :P lol XD

[@francisco646]

Have you noticed any clothes that give the character a more traditionally female body type? The default outfits both seem to leave them looking masculine. Cool to see they updated the remake to at least let you choose who visits you if you don't give away a blue feather, btw.

[@elithegaymer]

Um… Bad news. In year one, Van doesn’t sell a single female type of clothing (unless you chose the male outfit, then he will sell the original female outfit). The following years it seems like he adds one recolor of the original female outfit per year. I have the original plus three recolors at the moment.

[@SpecialInterestShow]

Well see, if they make each pronoun set give the character a different body, it means they have to model each set of clothes 3 times. Which, don't get me wrong, would be great. I'd love if they'd gone with "Option 1, Option 2, and Option 3", those being a more feminine body, a more androgynous body, and a more masculine body. That would have been cool! So long as the pronouns don't affect the body type. I'd personally like having a feminine body in the game with they/them pronouns if I could :) But who knows? It just came out in the US so maybe they'll add clothing dlc sometime! I imagine it'd be in high demand, after all!

[@UltraCasualPenguin]

What is "traditional female body type"?

[@francisco646]

Child-bearing hips, breasts, thinner arms/legs, etc. You can find more examples if you search for more info on sexual dimorphism.

[@SpecialInterestShow]

@@francisco646 dhdhdhshshshshs "child-bearing hips". You cannot be serious, you gotta be trolling me

[@ActiveAdvocate1]

Sigh...I might need to marry him. He was always my favourite character back in the original. But can you still make your child a farmer/rancher if you marry a non-farmer? It seems like there may be a spouse to inform every career path this time around, and he's clearly music. But then again, Nami and Cody are both art, are they not? So my theory may be wrong. Unless Cody is art and Nami is scholarship this time around.

[@elithegaymer]

You have more control over your child's career in this game! Your spouse will ask you (twice) if you would like to raise them in a certain way, the items you show your child will affect them, and even the villagers that you befriend will affect your child's career... So, you can influence your child to be whatever you want regardless of which spouse you marry.

[@ActiveAdvocate1]

@@elithegaymer, in the original version, unless you married Nami and basically got art by default, it was KIND OF a luck-based thing. I got farmer with Celia's kid without trying too hard, but he's conditioned that way anyway. I want to raise a good rancher daughter with Gustafa, if I can.

[@spacecat8511]

@@ActiveAdvocate1 Yeahhh my kid always defaulted to Art regardless of whether I married Celia or Nami, and I could do Everything Right with marrying Gustafa in the girl version and my kid STILL defaulted to art, never ever ranching/farming or music regardless of how many seeds and hybrids and fertilizer I used, or how many animals I had (and had of varied types) -I even used cheatcodes to get enough funds and meals so that spending so much time tending crops was more enjoyable lol- Just Art. Only Art.

[@mackenzied708]

Should I buy this on the switch or would you recommend a different console?

[@elithegaymer]

In Japan, only the Switch version was released, so it's impossible to compare it to anything else, haha. I do have a first impressions video where I talk about the performance... I think it runs very smoothly. It's not like PoOT or Rune Factory 5 where the game seems to struggle, so you can get it on whatever platform you like best.

[@xxChox]

Ah I was about to ask what happens if no one likes me or what if everyone likes me? Is there a possibility of not owning the feather, so even at the end, if someone would come to my house I can't give it to them?

[@elithegaymer]

You are given the blue feather in a cutscene one morning, so it's impossible not to get it.

[@sovandeprins2663]

My big question is how same sex adoption works in this game. I dont like how its done in some games (like sosfomt where if youre m/m your husband wont interact with the baby once it poofs into existance) so i really wanna know how it works in this game before i decide on marrige candidage and player model

[@elithegaymer]

In this game, there are time jumps between the chapters. Like PoOT, it doesn't go into detail about how the baby came about... it just does, haha. However, your skin tone plus the skin tone of your spouse determines the skin tone of your child regardless of gender, so your genetics are kind of being passed on.

[@sovandeprins2663]

@@elithegaymer ohh thank you! I never played the old games (no console for it) so i wasnt aware thats how it happened. But thats great to know! ^^

[@ItsYaBoiV]

I think lore-wise, the Goddess is responsible for granting you a child or something like that. While this game let's it be vague due to a cut scene, some HM/SS games that have introduced same sex couples legit have you like finding a child that just happens to look like your spouse. 😂

[@moondropflower9957]

You get the baby ss by both you and your partner making a blood pact with Vinny the hybrid plant

[@moondropflower9957]

You get the baby ss by both you and your partner making a blood pact with Vinny the hybrid plant

[@darkangel9551]

Oh damm I should have waited till the end. I gave my feather to nami mid summer 😭

[@elithegaymer]

Haha, it’s fine. There’s no downside to giving a blue feather sooner rather than later.

[@名前はない-z3s]

super cool

[@tammycollins34]

I just started playing Harvest moon one world. How did you like it. I didn't play it because it had bad reviews. I have a playstation plus membership. I can play for free. I really like the game.

[@biancabunny6207]

I enjoyed this game too!!

[@elithegaymer]

I have talked about one world a couple of times in some of my older videos (no full review though). I think One World is ok. It's not as bad as some people make it out to be, but it's also not great. I think if it was just slightly more polished (like if it had a less empty world & a way to control hybrid crops) I would like it quite a bit.

[@DylanRomanov]

Does he actually sing?

[@elithegaymer]

Sadly, no, he does not...

[@mukoseianiki]

Are you a sensei?

[@johnnnyyuma]

#stopgayhandgeatures