Game difficulty?

[Littleskutt]

Hey,

How difficult is this game? I have never played Harvest Moon which I see a lot of people compare it to and I wonder how difficult this game is to get into. I'm looking for something casual to play that does not require much effort to learn since I work alot and have little free time.

Thanks in advance
/Topsy

[nosrick]

This might actually be a great game for you, then. There aren't any huge, complex systems to learn, it's all pretty simple, but very, very engaging.

Just be careful; it's hard to put down once you start.

[FuzzyPumpkin]

The thing about this game is that there's really no fail state. There's an "evaluation" at the end of the second year, but scoring low on it has no effect. You can play as casually as you want.

[LifeAintEasyMan]

I've only got about 30 hours into the game, and am still in my first year... I wouldn't say I found it difficult really, tbh it's a relaxing game to play but it is time consuming and you get caught up in it for hours. I don't think its the kinda game you can pick up and play for a few minutes, the hours just disapear :p

[frisky]

This game is kinda like a miniature Minecraft...you can spend a little time playing it and make do, or you can spend a countless amount of hours tweaking your farm, minmaxing your crop layout, etc etc.

Nothing in the game is timelocked by design, so whatever pace you want to play the game at, nothing will be restricted.

To get the "most" out of the game (i.e. do everything) will require a fair bit of time, but one can argue that extends the longevity of it. Like Skyrim - you can spend countless hours trying to 100% the demon, or just whip through the main storyline in 60~ minutes.

[Hurodrik]

Originally posted by frisky:

Nothing in the game is timelocked by design, so whatever pace you want to play the game at, nothing will be restricted.

That depends heavily on what you consider "timelocked". Yes, you can play for as long as you want and take your time doing things, but there are some areas and some crops that are in fact locked until a certain in game date.

[Littleskutt]

Sounds promising, I think I will give it a try.Thanks everyone.