If there is no ilust of character, there is no need to play this game

[aaa]

the most important thing of this "harvestmoon" like game,

it is portrait of character.

if there is no ilust of women, romantic or wedding event has no meaning.

I can not empathize with characters.

[Frey]

While i could understand why it might be a turn-off for you but personally, I don't really mind the lack of character portraits. At least I could use my imagination! And they would look exactly as how i would visualize them in my mind.

[jay jay the dank planezinho]

While I won't go as far to say that the game is suddenly unplayable because of the lack of portraits, is still a bit of problem for me. I hope the dev adds them at some point, or, at the very least, allow people to mod and add them on their own. Stardew has some portraits mods around, so it would be nice if we get this option here as well.

I still love the premise of the game though and seems there's still a lot going on. Portraits or not, I'm willing to give this game a shot.

[rainy poops]

personally for me, it's a mix bag. i would prefer having portraits as it makes the characters easier to remember if they lack personality traits that make them stick out ( or unless they have specific roles ie shopkeeper ). while portraits make it easier to keep track of who's who. i don't find it a deal breaker and hopefully it could be added in an update. :>

[aaa]

even 8 bit gameboy pocket monster had illust of characters

[aaa]

引用自 Blu：

You're obviously of the new age Harvest Moon fans if you're putting that much emphasis on character's looks and the need for romantic events and whatnot. The series that inspired this is not a dating sim, and whatever monstrosity Marvelous turned it into during the DS era is not a representation of the genre at all.

no.

[Shaos]

I don't think it's that important... You can have a good idea of how the character is by the char alone and many pixel art games don't have a portrait, but you can still love the characters and make a connection to them.

Also, harvest moon like games are not really about dating...

[Shaos]

引用自 Blu：

引用自 Shaos：

Also, harvest moon like games are not really about dating...

Right. Wherever you go these days, all people tend to talk about are the marriage candidates, the heart events and dating. I have seen people straight up admit that they only play the games for the dating aspects. It's kinda sad really considering Marvelous had taken notice of this and have scaled back the farming aspects in Story of Seasons in favor of more social stuff.

Fair, but it does not mean all games should go that route, especially this one that is kinda... Let's kill this town and make sacrifices for the old ones.

[Frey]

I think romance+family life is an important aspect of such games, after all it's a life simulation game. You get friends, you get lovers, you get a home, you get a farm, you get animals, maybe solve a plot somewhere along the line---the whole package. I mean if you wanted a pure farming game, you can get the farm simulator or farm frenzy, those kind of games. You don't have to suffer the social aspect because they have none.

[Frey]

引用自 Blu：

引用自 Frey：

I think romance+family life is an important aspect of such games, after all it's a life simulation game. You get friends, you get lovers, you get a home, you get a farm, you get animals, maybe solve a plot somewhere along the line---the whole package. I mean if you wanted a pure farming game, you can get the farm simulator or farm frenzy, those kind of games. You don't have to suffer the social aspect because they have none.

I'm not saying it's not important, but when a developer starts scaling back the farming aspects and simplifying them in order to allow the player more time to socialize to the point that gardening and animal husbandry becomes an after thought, then there is a problem. The last three Bokujou Monogatari games only got worse and worse with each release, to the point that I dropped Trio of Towns because it clearly was no longer aimed at me and my love for the farm. The ever increasing "prettyness" of the marriage candidates furthers the idea that these games are leaning more towards dating sims with farming tacked on.

Stardew Valley hit a great balance between the two. Natsume's Harvest Moon games are straight up farming and the social aspects being second to that. Gleaner Heights appears to be doing the same, and that is amazing.

I don't need 1000+ text box screens per heart event just for my 20-something "I look like I'm 9" potential wife to tell me how she likes her eggs cooked.

Seriously, saying that trio of town is an easy farming game really is strange, i spent much time planting and upgrading the star level of my crops, and not to mention raising heart levels of my pets, and raising my animals. There is also a plot that requires a certain level of farming skills to actually resolve. Marriage is totally optional, if you dont want it dont do it. But it's not an easy game (the type of fertilizer to use, the pet treats, the maker machines), mineral town had far easier game mechanics. In fact the older games do.

And since we don't share the same opinion and I am offended that you said that trio of towns is an easy game, considering the hours I spent on my crops and animals, you stick to your ideas and I stick to mine. Do not repond to me.

[aaa]

dev said "old school",
but "old school" 1999 harvest moon 2 had even portrait.

https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/hmwikia/images/e/e5/Rosie_in_the_restaurant._Harvest_moon_2_cbc.png/revision/latest?cb=20120724142728

https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/hmwikia/images/b/b1/Daisy_in_the_flower_shop._Harvest_moon_2_cbc.png/revision/latest?cb=20120724153131

https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/hmwikia/images/2/26/Chocola_taking_over_the_restaurant_after_Rosie_marries._Harvest_moon_2_cbc.png/revision/latest?cb=20120724151456

https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/hmwikia/images/a/ac/Nurse_Nancy_._Harvest_moon_2_cbc.png/revision/latest?cb=20120724154036


I think dev have ability to draw portrait of characters,

judging by dev's previous game - Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse.

dev, I love your idea and concept of this game really much,

and I may pay for it as AAA game price, but...

if there is no portrait of characters,

you are losing many latent fans.

I know you have no time until release date,
but please add portrait by future update.

[CeliriaRose]

引用自 KOR fdsa：

dev said "old school",
but "old school" 1999 harvest moon 2 had even portrait.

https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/hmwikia/images/e/e5/Rosie_in_the_restaurant._Harvest_moon_2_cbc.png/revision/latest?cb=20120724142728

https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/hmwikia/images/b/b1/Daisy_in_the_flower_shop._Harvest_moon_2_cbc.png/revision/latest?cb=20120724153131

https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/hmwikia/images/2/26/Chocola_taking_over_the_restaurant_after_Rosie_marries._Harvest_moon_2_cbc.png/revision/latest?cb=20120724151456

https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/hmwikia/images/a/ac/Nurse_Nancy_._Harvest_moon_2_cbc.png/revision/latest?cb=20120724154036


I think dev have ability to draw portrait of characters,

judging by dev's previous game - Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse.

dev, I love your idea and concept of this game really much,

and I may pay for it as AAA game price, but...

if there is no portrait of characters,

you are losing many latent fans.

I know you have no time until release date,
but please add portrait by future update.

The game won't lose many players over this. Plus if someone is really passing on the game just because they can't look at a drawn picture of the characters then they clearly weren't that interested to begin with. Portraits would be nice but they are a minor feature that most people will be perfectly able to manage without.

People will buy the game based on if they like the tone/writing/gameplay. Not whether or not it has character portraits.

[aaa]

引用自 CeliriaRose：

引用自 KOR fdsa：

dev said "old school",
but "old school" 1999 harvest moon 2 had even portrait.

https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/hmwikia/images/e/e5/Rosie_in_the_restaurant._Harvest_moon_2_cbc.png/revision/latest?cb=20120724142728

https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/hmwikia/images/b/b1/Daisy_in_the_flower_shop._Harvest_moon_2_cbc.png/revision/latest?cb=20120724153131

https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/hmwikia/images/2/26/Chocola_taking_over_the_restaurant_after_Rosie_marries._Harvest_moon_2_cbc.png/revision/latest?cb=20120724151456

https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/hmwikia/images/a/ac/Nurse_Nancy_._Harvest_moon_2_cbc.png/revision/latest?cb=20120724154036


I think dev have ability to draw portrait of characters,

judging by dev's previous game - Emerge: Cities of the Apocalypse.

dev, I love your idea and concept of this game really much,

and I may pay for it as AAA game price, but...

if there is no portrait of characters,

you are losing many latent fans.

I know you have no time until release date,
but please add portrait by future update.

The game won't lose many players over this. Plus if someone is really passing on the game just because they can't look at a drawn picture of the characters then they clearly weren't that interested to begin with. Portraits would be nice but they are a minor feature that most people will be perfectly able to manage without.

People will buy the game based on if they like the tone/writing/gameplay. Not whether or not it has character portraits.

that's what you think.

well, I don't want to waste my time.

Steam sales statistics will tell.

good luck, dev.

[Reminus]

It's really weird how you're flip flopping.

I get wanting to have pictures of characters but on one hand you're saying "Don't support there's no point if it doesn't have pictures" then you're saying "I love your concept and want to support this" then "lol good luck I'm not wasting my time on it"?

Do you really care about this game or are you just trying to stir the pot? I feel like it's the latter.

I don't mind pictures myself and I'm picking it up just on pure concept/gameplay since I seen the people playing their review copies and it seems great with how it is right now. Plus the dev is being super active so I have high hopes for them listening to us.

[luckz]

It's not really necessary to attack the OP for their preferences. If they can't live without portraits, that's their good right. But indeed this conversation isn't leading to much.

As it is, the game will ship without 'em. Like the third reply wrote, they might be added in an update (or separate future edition), but that depends on sales / budget / other priorities. Portraits would also be made for all characters, not just 'girls you can marry'.

The game btw also is far from an 'AAA price', and adding portraits won't suddenly quadruple it.

[Jobber Who Wocks]

I actually had a huge problem getting into later HM-style games because by giving characters portraits they made me realize how young the girls I was courting were, which would make me 'eek' away to other games quickly enough.

Obviously it's different if the characters look mature in the portraits, like in Stardew Valley, but my experience with the HM series as described above has me appreciating a lack of portraits as well.