Harvest Moon: Another Wonderful Life (2004)

Harvest Moon: Another Wonderful Life cover

Developer: Marvelous Interactive
Publisher: Natsume Inc., Marvelous Interactive
Platforms: Nintendo GameCube
Genres: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator
Rating: 4.0 of 5, 9 player ratings
Where to get it: Website

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How it feels

A cozy farming life sim where you grow crops, raise animals, find love, and watch your character age gracefully across six life chapters.

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About

Another Wonderful Life's gameplay is very similar to its predecessors, involving growing crops while taking care of the variety of animals inhabiting the farm. The game also includes the ability to court three bachelors and marry one of them by the end of the first chapter of the story. The game progresses through 6 chapters in the game, which shows the player character going from young adulthood to old age.

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