![]() ![]() That certainly isn't a bad thing, though, as it means you have plenty of variety in terms of how you can play this game. The fixed camera angle, similar landscape, super-cute characters, and even a lot of the activities you do are almost identical to those in Animal Crossing. The world of Magical Melody looks and feels more like Animal Crossing than it does the previous Harvest Moon game. Once you get through the opening introduction, you're free to do whatever you want. ![]() If you want, you can actually marry Jamie, regardless of whether you're playing as a boy or a girl. The rivalry is merely another way to gauge your progress, as you can always check the menu to see exactly how productive you are compared to your rival. An androgynous character named Jamie is also trying to save the goddess, and thus becomes your rival. You aren't the only one trying to save the Harvest Goddess, though. ![]() The notes are there simply to gauge your progress as a farmer and citizen of Flower Bud Village. You don't need to go out of your way to get the notes, as you get most of them for simply doing what you would normally do. Others take considerable effort and time to achieve, such as the notes you get for having a child and for getting married. There are 100 notes in all, and some are as easy to get as standing still for a few minutes or just staying up all night. To save her, you have to collect magical notes. Immediately after you move into your humbly furnished house, some distressed gnomes show up and plead with you to help revive the Harvest Goddess, who has been turned to stone. Each location has its advantages, and you can eventually purchase all three to expand your ranch. So you sign up and the mayor offers you a choice of three plots of land where you can start your life as a farmer. You simply happen upon Flower Bud Village and notice that there's an "Exciting Ranch Plan" to bring new farmers to the struggling town. There's no backstory about a distant relative leaving you a farm or anything like that in Magical Melody. The only difference between the two genders is their appearance and love interest, but otherwise they play exactly the same. Harvest Moon: Magical Melody starts off by letting you choose whether you want to play as a boy or a girl. It's like Animal Crossing, except most of the animals here are on four legs instead of two. Magical Melody, the latest in the series, is sort of a cross between A Wonderful Life and Animal Crossing, and the result is arguably the best Harvest Moon yet to appear on the GameCube. As a result, publisher Natsume continues to bring out new games in the series just about each year, and while the series never changes very much, it still offers the same strangely compelling gameplay that keeps fans coming back for more. The Harvest Moon games have enjoyed a sort of cult following that defies explanation to those who haven't played the games. ![]()
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