Innocent Life: The Futuristic Harvest Moon (A gamer's observation and opinion)

Innocent life is a game patterned and inspired by the Harvest Moon games for Nintendo gameboys. However, Innocent life is made for the Sony PSP. As the title suggests, Innocent Life is very different from the previous harvest moons because it is set in the future. Like the previous Harvest Moon's you are to take care of a farm, perform basic farming like tilling and preparing your land, planting, watering and harvesting. Also like the previous Harvest Moons you are able to take care of pets, now you have a cat and a dog, and also take care of farm animals, sheep, cow and chicken.There are certain differences in the gameplay from the previous games because now getting rich is far easier than before. I will try to outline some differences and rate them according to my preferences.

If before you have a horse in your farm that you can ride only within your farm, now you have a truck you can drive anywhere that the truck may fit. Although you do not have a horse anymore, you can still ride a horse by learning a special whistle and calling them when within their grazing land. And another downside is, that is if you really like the horse, you cannot control the horse, only watch yourself riding the horse. But the best part for me is that I do not have to take care of the horse, I can devote my time for other farming activities.

I like the cooking part in the previous harvest moons wherein I must collect all the ingredients to be able to cook a decent looking and edible meal. In Innocent life, my refrigerator is stocked with all the freshest vegetables and meets. I do not have to collect vegetables to cook certain meals. Also, to cook, I just have to face the counter and choose which meal to cook. I do not get to experiment on the things in the kitchen like stove, knives and etc. The fun of cooking in Harvest Moon is spoiled.

Unlike the previous Harvest Moons where the whole Map is already laid for you and that all you have to do is move around it, in Innocent Life you have to unlock the mysteries of other parts. Further to get the full capacity of your farm, you would have to gather jewels to unlock the other parts of your farm. It is a bit challenging and takes a lot of time, also I have not gone that far in the game, I am still in autumn of the first year.

I will add more to this topic when I am in my second year in the game.