Azure Flame Reloaded

Day 1 Has it really been only half a year since I came to this place? With the arrival of autumn, I am reminded that I am but a newcomer here, and there are many things I do not yet know. Today I planted my seasonal crop of Sweet Potatoes and generally pottered around the [...]

Day 16 The repetitiveness of my daily routine is beginning to affect my performance; although I was cheered by the hatching of two more chicks- Cherry and Apple- this morning, the thought of two more mouths to feed only added to my depression as I commenced the usual tasks. In my depression, I accidentally smashed [...]

Day 1 A quiet day to begin summer; I was supposed to attend a swimming contest of some sort, but since I have never liked swimming, I chose to skip out on it in favour of preparing my plots of land for a profitable summer. The long hours on the farm have given me time [...]

Day 16 My hard work yesterday came with a price when I was unable to wake up until 8am this morning. Fortunately, my mood soon lifted when I saw that the rain had cleared up, and after pottering about with the crops, I swiftly headed into town to spend my hard-earned gold. I had meant [...]

Day 1 Hello, my name is Anton, and I have just inherited my grandfather’s farm in Mineral Town. I didn’t actually ask for or even want this farm; however I once stayed with the old man during the summer, and it seems that makes me the most qualified to take over this run down old [...]

“I want to go to the Yard Work Simulator.” “But when I ask you to do yard work…” I may not watch The Simpsons anymore, but nowhere is the truth of the above quote more apparent in the Japanese farm simulation game series Harvest Moon. There is no question that the last thing I would [...]