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* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: The first four games garnered mixed-to-negative reception from critics and fans. ''The Winds of Anthos'' is considered by many to be a step up over the previous entries, with its transition into a WideOpenSandbox being met with approval.

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* AudienceAlienatingEra: This whole series is considered this among fans of the series who know of the split between Marvelous and Natsume, and even many who are unaware that anything changed feel that these newer games aren't as good as the older ''Harvest Moon'' games, which can sometimes lead them to look into what's going on.

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* AudienceAlienatingEra: This whole series is considered this among fans of the series who know of the split between Marvelous and Natsume, and even many who are unaware that anything changed feel that these newer games aren't as good as the older ''Harvest Moon'' games, which can sometimes lead them to look into what's going on.



* FandomRivalry: There's predominantly one-sided ones with both ''VideoGame/StardewValley'' and ''VideoGame/StoryOfSeasons''. Many ''Stardew Valley'' fans consider it the superior ''Story Of Seasons'' SpiritualSuccessor, while many ''Story of Seasons'' fans hate these games for using the brand's old name.

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* FandomRivalry: There's predominantly one-sided ones with both ''VideoGame/StardewValley'' and ''VideoGame/StoryOfSeasons''. Many ''Stardew Valley'' fans consider it the superior ''Story Of Seasons'' SpiritualSuccessor, while many ''Story of Seasons'' fans hate these games for using the brand's old name.name and causing confusion with people who may not have realized the name of the series changed.



* GoodBadBugs: In ''Seed Of Memories'' there was a glitch that allowed same sex marriage. It was eventually patched.

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* GoodBadBugs: In ''Seed Of Memories'' there was a glitch that allowed same sex same-sex marriage. It was eventually patched.patched out.



* OnlyTheCreatorDoesItRight: This ''Harvest Moon'' series is developed by Natsume since they held the rights to the name, while ''VideoGame/StoryOfSeasons'' was developed by the series' original creator company Marvelous. Games like ''The Lost Valley'' was met with generally [[http://www.metacritic.com/game/3ds/harvest-moon-3d-the-lost-valley negative]] reception, while ''Story of Seasons'' was [[http://www.metacritic.com/game/3ds/story-of-seasons warmly received]]. With more recent titles like ''Light of Hope'', it seems that Natsume hadn't swayed people much, if at all, as more hardline fans left for greener pastures with ''Story of Seasons'', or ''Stardew Valley''.
* OvershadowedByControversy: Any conversation about the Natsume-made titles will end up involving whether it's "right" for Natsume to make InNameOnly titles without Marvelous' input.

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* OnlyTheCreatorDoesItRight: This ''Harvest Moon'' series is developed by Natsume since they held the rights to the name, while ''VideoGame/StoryOfSeasons'' was developed by the series' original creator company Marvelous. Games like ''The Lost Valley'' was met with generally [[http://www.metacritic.com/game/3ds/harvest-moon-3d-the-lost-valley negative]] reception, while ''Story of Seasons'' was [[http://www.metacritic.com/game/3ds/story-of-seasons warmly received]]. With more recent Later titles like ''Light of Hope'', it seems that Hope'' were the same, and Natsume hadn't swayed people much, much to their series if at all, all as more hardline fans left for greener pastures with ''Story of Seasons'', or ''Stardew Valley''.
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* OvershadowedByControversy: Any conversation about the Natsume-made titles will end up involving whether it's "right" for Natsume to make InNameOnly titles without Marvelous' input.



** A common complaint of ''Story of Seasons'' is that the marriage system isn't fleshed out enough. Kids stop growing and they rarely help up on the farm. In ''The Lost Valley'', the last Harvest Sprite isn't revealed until you have a child, in ''Seeds of Memories'' you need children to complete the memories, and in ''Skytree Valley'' your kid can help on the farm.

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** A common complaint of ''Story of Seasons'' is that the marriage and child system isn't fleshed out enough. Kids enough; kids stop growing after a certain level and they rarely help up on the farm. In ''The Lost Valley'', the last Harvest Sprite isn't revealed until you have a child, in ''Seeds of Memories'' you need children to complete the memories, and in ''Skytree Valley'' your kid can help on the farm.
* SpiritualSuccessor: The series markets itself and acts as one to ''VideoGame/StoryOfSeasons'' They're both similarly styled farm/life sims, but ''Story of Seasons'' is the direct continuation.
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* FandomEnragingMisconception: Do not confuse these games with ''VideoGame/StoryOfSeasons'' or claim that they're part of the same franchise. The Natsume titles are [[InNameOnly an entirely different series under an old name]].
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* ClicheStorm: If you've ever played even a single ''VideoGame/StoryOfSeasons'' game, you already have a basic idea of what these games have to offer. Since it uses the series' old name, it's probably at least partially intentional, but these games don't exactly do much to have an identity of their own.

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* ClicheStorm: If you've ever played even a single ''VideoGame/StoryOfSeasons'' game, you already have a basic idea of what these games have to offer. Since it uses the series' old name, it's probably at least partially intentional, but these games don't exactly do much to have an identity of their own.
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* ClicheStorm: If you've ever played even a single ''VideoGame/StoryOfSeasons'' game, you already have a basic idea of what these games have to offer. Since it uses the series' old name, it's probably at least partially intentional, but these games don't exactly do much to have an identity of their own.

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* AudienceAlienatingEra: This whole series is considered this among fans of the series who know of the split between Marvelous and Natsume, and even many who are unaware that anything changed feel that these newer games aren't as good as the older ''Harvest Moon'' games, which can sometimes lead them to look into what's going on.



* OnlyTheCreatorDoesItRight: This ''Harvest Moon'' series is developed by Natsume since they held the rights to the name, while ''VideoGame/StoryOfSeasons'' was developed by the series' original creator company Marvelous. Games like ''The Lost Valley'' was met with generally [[http://www.metacritic.com/game/3ds/harvest-moon-3d-the-lost-valley negative]] reception, while ''Story of Seasons'' was [[http://www.metacritic.com/game/3ds/story-of-seasons warmly received]]. With more recent titles like ''Light of Hope'', it seems that Natsume hadn't swayed with much people, as more hardline fans left for greener pastures with ''Story of Seasons'', or ''Stardew Valley''.

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* OnlyTheCreatorDoesItRight: This ''Harvest Moon'' series is developed by Natsume since they held the rights to the name, while ''VideoGame/StoryOfSeasons'' was developed by the series' original creator company Marvelous. Games like ''The Lost Valley'' was met with generally [[http://www.metacritic.com/game/3ds/harvest-moon-3d-the-lost-valley negative]] reception, while ''Story of Seasons'' was [[http://www.metacritic.com/game/3ds/story-of-seasons warmly received]]. With more recent titles like ''Light of Hope'', it seems that Natsume hadn't swayed with much people, people much, if at all, as more hardline fans left for greener pastures with ''Story of Seasons'', or ''Stardew Valley''.
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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The game has a mixed reception amongst American fans of ''Story of Seasons''. It, however, especially has fans in Indonesia.

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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The game has games have a mixed reception amongst American fans of ''Story of Seasons''. It, They, however, especially has have fans in Indonesia.
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* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: The game has a mixed reception amongst American fans of ''Story of Seasons''. It, however, especially has fans in Indonesia.
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* PanderingToTheBase: One element of the Natsume games that the Marvelous games lack is that Natsume pays attention to feedback from English fans:

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* PanderingToTheBase: One element of the Natsume games that the Marvelous games lack is that Natsume pays some attention to feedback from English fans:
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** It's a minor thing but characters use "Goddess" in an OhMyGods manner. This is AscendedFanon after years of fans using it in fan-works.
** A common complaint of ''Story of Seasons'' is that the marriage system isn't fleshed out enough. Kids stop growing and they rarely help up on the farm. In ''The Lost Valley'', the last Harvest Sprite isn't revealed until you have a child, in ''Seeds of Memories'' you need children to complete the memories, and in ''Skytree Valley'' your kid can help on the farm.
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* OnlyTheCreatorDoesItRight: ''The Lost Valley'' was developed by Natsume since they held the rights to the Harvest Moon name, while ''VideoGame/StoryOfSeasons2014'' was developed by the series' original creator company Marvelous. ''The Lost Valley'' met with generally [[http://www.metacritic.com/game/3ds/harvest-moon-3d-the-lost-valley negative]] reception, while ''Story of Seasons'' was [[http://www.metacritic.com/game/3ds/story-of-seasons warmly received]]. With more recent titles like ''Light of Hope'', it seems that they hadn't swayed with much people, as more hardline fans prefer ''Story of Seasons'', or ''Stardew Valley''.

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* OnlyTheCreatorDoesItRight: ''The Lost Valley'' was This ''Harvest Moon'' series is developed by Natsume since they held the rights to the Harvest Moon name, while ''VideoGame/StoryOfSeasons2014'' ''VideoGame/StoryOfSeasons'' was developed by the series' original creator company Marvelous. Games like ''The Lost Valley'' was met with generally [[http://www.metacritic.com/game/3ds/harvest-moon-3d-the-lost-valley negative]] reception, while ''Story of Seasons'' was [[http://www.metacritic.com/game/3ds/story-of-seasons warmly received]]. With more recent titles like ''Light of Hope'', it seems that they Natsume hadn't swayed with much people, as more hardline fans prefer left for greener pastures with ''Story of Seasons'', or ''Stardew Valley''.



* TheyCopiedItSoItSucks: The main complaint about first four titles is that they try too hard to emulate the old ''Harvest Moon'' titles without adding much new.

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* TheyCopiedItSoItSucks: The main complaint about the first four titles is that they try too hard to emulate the old ''Harvest Moon'' titles without adding much new.
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* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: The first five games have gotten complaints for being too similar to one another. Much like the early ''Story of Seasons'' games, they reuse the same characters and protagonists.

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* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: The first five four games have gotten complaints for being too similar to one another. Much like the early ''Story of Seasons'' games, they reuse the same characters and protagonists.

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* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: The first five games have gotten complaints for being too similar to one another. Much like the early ''Story of Seasons'' games, they reuse the same characters and protagonists.



* TheyCopiedItNowItSucks: The main complaint about first four titles is that they try too hard to emulate the old ''Harvest Moon'' titles without adding much new.

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* TheyCopiedItNowItSucks: TheyCopiedItSoItSucks: The main complaint about first four titles is that they try too hard to emulate the old ''Harvest Moon'' titles without adding much new.
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* FandomRivalry: There's predominantly one-sided ones with both ''VideoGame/StardewValley'' and ''VideoGame/StoryOfSeasons''. Many ''Stardww Valley'' fans consider it the superior ''Story Of Seasons'' SpiritualSuccessor, while many ''Story of Seasons'' fans hate these games for using the brand's old name.

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* FandomRivalry: There's predominantly one-sided ones with both ''VideoGame/StardewValley'' and ''VideoGame/StoryOfSeasons''. Many ''Stardww ''Stardew Valley'' fans consider it the superior ''Story Of Seasons'' SpiritualSuccessor, while many ''Story of Seasons'' fans hate these games for using the brand's old name.
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* FandomRivalry: There's predominantly one-sided ones with both ''VideoGame/StardewValley'' and ''VideoGame/StoryOfSeasons''. Many ''Stardww Valley'' fans consider it the superior ''Story Of Seasons'' SpiritualSuccessor, while many ''Story of Seasons'' fans hate these games for using the brand's old name.
* GoodBadBugs: In ''Seed Of Memories'' there was a glitch that allowed same sex marriage. It was eventually patched.
* OnlyTheCreatorDoesItRight: ''The Lost Valley'' was developed by Natsume since they held the rights to the Harvest Moon name, while ''VideoGame/StoryOfSeasons2014'' was developed by the series' original creator company Marvelous. ''The Lost Valley'' met with generally [[http://www.metacritic.com/game/3ds/harvest-moon-3d-the-lost-valley negative]] reception, while ''Story of Seasons'' was [[http://www.metacritic.com/game/3ds/story-of-seasons warmly received]]. With more recent titles like ''Light of Hope'', it seems that they hadn't swayed with much people, as more hardline fans prefer ''Story of Seasons'', or ''Stardew Valley''.
* OvershadowedByControversy: Any conversation about the Natsume-made titles will end up involving whether it's "right" for Natsume to make InNameOnly titles without Marvelous' input.
* TheyCopiedItNowItSucks: The main complaint about first four titles is that they try too hard to emulate the old ''Harvest Moon'' titles without adding much new.

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