Recent reviews by Sovielus

It's the American version of Harvest Moon, but expands on it to a great degree. Casual farming simulation at it's best.

One of the greatest disappointments in gaming in history.

One of the best RPGs in recent history. Many many hours of gameplay and that's just the side quests. Characters are well writen, story line is fantastic, graphics are top notch, and the world is just *massive*. Because of the size of the world and the large amount of side quests, there are a lot of quests that can have similar types (go to ___ kill ___ return for reward), but because of how well the characters are written, every quest feels like something completely different. You are driven to want to help these people (or not, your choice) and you actually care about the outcome. Your choices actually matter and have real consequences down the road. Some may be immediate and some you may not see until the end of the game.
Overall, one of my favorite games in recent memory. It drew me in and held my attention for all 100+ hours of gameplay, which is something that doesn't happen very often for me anymore. Highly recommended.