Apparently, Boy & Girl is actually a port of two different, but essentially same Harvest Moon games from PS1. From the IGN review: "Our biggest surprise at the office was that Harvest Moon Boy & Girl is actually just a compilation of two original PlayStation games, put together on one UMD. And they're (virtually) the same game, too. Nowhere on the box or within the instruction manual can this information be found. Harvest Moon "Boy" is actually just a rehashed version of Harvest Moon: Back to Nature, while Harvest Moon "Girl" is just Harvest Moon For Girls, which actually could be called Harvest Moon: Back to Nature, For Girl. They're both the same game, just with slightly different overall narratives and a different main character. Confused? It's okay, we were too."
It's unfortunate to hear that Natsume appears to be pulling a fast one on us. What a shame -- Innocent Life was a pretty beautiful game. It's upsetting to see PSP relegated to (yet another) port of a PS1 game. Publishers, take note: lazily developed games don't get much love from real PSP fanboys.
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8-02-2007 @ 10:38PM
Maurice M said...
I was really looking forward to getting a traditional HM game on the system. However, this game is just soooo old and ugly. Isn't Back to Nature on the PSN store anyway?
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8-02-2007 @ 11:00PM
333mzh said...
I am not a RPG fan, but IGN gave this game a decent 7.1 rating.
http://psp.ign.com/articles/810/810227p1.html
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8-03-2007 @ 9:38AM
Xoonaka said...
I've known about this game for a loooonnng time, and I don't mind so much the port. My girl friend is a huge Harvest Moon fan, and this was her favorite version... so now she just loves having a copy she can play at work.
A remake with updated graphics would've been nice. The medieval one for DS would've been better. But, at least it's Harvest Moon.
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8-03-2007 @ 10:51AM
rob said...
so...the PSP is getting an absolutley amzing PSX game, both ocpies, and your dissapointed....are you aware of the old Robot saying "Does not Compute..."
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8-03-2007 @ 11:29AM
rockeranimefreak said...
hmm i'd rather have save to homeland like i do on my ps2... i mean...they can put it on psp right?
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8-04-2007 @ 1:56AM
Hito said...
Never played this version, it as good as the N64 version?
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8-05-2007 @ 6:51PM
Mike said...
The thing that surprises me the most is most if not all HM fans already knew this was a HM:BTN port.
Everyone already knew this from the Japanese version that was released around a year and a half ago.
I don't think Natsume ever pulled a fast one on anyone because this is something already discussed on Fan sites and such since the original announcement of this game.
I can't remember when (around 2yrs ago), but Natsume announced quite a few games for Japan for handhelds.
HM:DS2
HM: Innocent Life
HM: Boy and Girl (they did mention it was a port of BTN)
I can understand anyone's criticism over this game if they expected a new game, but to be honest, this was not a blind launch...you just have to look for it.
HM games do not get much airtime etc, so most HM fans already knew what to expect.
Also, this is one of the few best HM games out there. A lot of features in this game(like stocking fish in your pond) are features not seen in other series. Innocent Life was terrible compared... I wish the two titles could swap graphics.
Anyways to wrap this up, any HM fans should try this game out. There are plenty of FAQs already written to help out and depth to keep any "Farmie" busy.
I promise this is a title that does not disappoint fans of the series.
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