Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town holds a special place in my heart simply because it was the first I'd ever played. I love the background music, the graphics, and even the fact that we had more than just six letters total we could put into names. It made it so much sweeter when the spouse asked if we wanted to be called by a nickname.
I love that the dog was first a puppy, and that when he was grown we could teach him to catch a Frisbee and chase away wild dogs.
I don't love the rucksack sizes. Way. Too. Small. Especially in the summertime, and also in the fall.
Popuri was my favorite bachelorette, so when I had the male version, it was a no-brainer to have him marry her. When I got my very own copy of the game, my dad accidentally got me the girl version - More Friends of Mineral Town. Oh well, I figured. Popuri had an unmarried brother, after all. I could have my character marry him!
Worst. Mistake. Of. My. Gaming. Life. Her brother's name is Rick, defined as rat, and he certainly was a rat, most definitely!
I replayed the game a few times and tried other characters for marriage, but I found problems with each of them. Doctor worried too much. Cliff made promises he didn't keep. Won was a challenge that, when won over, got boring. Gray seemed so childish I never did even try to marry him. Kai ended up being my favorite; but considering my absolute lack of love for any of the others, that wasn't really saying much.
There are two other bachelors, I guess. Gourmet, for one thing. But seriously? How long would that take, considering we only saw him at cooking contests? And I think he requires that you've won at least five, right? And it's not like he's handsome by any means, either. There's always Kappa, but I think his gazillion requirements before marriage kind of daunted me.
Anyways, this post is getting kind of long. I'll end it here, and hopefully tomorrow I won't rant so much about the lack of good available men in Harvest Moon games. ;)
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