As a big harvest moon fan, I would say yes and no for it's more challenging. Things seem
a bit more expensive to buy, but you can also sell weeds (not just herbs). The
challenging part is making sure you talk to EVERYONE EVERY DAY. If you ignore them
,they'll stop accepting gifts (except I think the bachelors and bachelorettes but I could
be wrong). You can gradually raise everyone's hearts this way, just by speaking. You
dont start out with alot, but it's not ridiculous. You just have to make sure you farm,
and be relatively productive every day. The challenges in this game dont feel horrible to
me; it's not so difficult that I'm not enjoying myself, and I'm alot like you. I tend to
get frustrated easily and take longer on complicated games. It's a slow start, but it's
worthwhile.

yes it is really way challenge playing this game. very unlike any other HM games which you
water your crops everyday, there is a system with sun and water points for crops.
different crop different requirement for the plant to sprout and grow.

about the gift thing, all the villagers will stop accepting gifts if you didnt talk to
them for a few days not just marriage candidate.

also, in this game, instead of upgrading them using ores_copper,silver n so on_you can
have wonderful stones which have different usage for each and every tools except fishing
rod. how many wonderfuls you put into the tolls depend on how many slots they have.

like ds cute, instead of getting back sprites, you're trying to get ppl in to the island
and they will move out if you didnt talk with them. but will come back eventually XD

on the other hand, thats really fun^^

this game is really worth playing, specially as a HM fans^^

i just bought the game a week ago and i have tended to get frustrated because it is a lot
different then HMDS Cute but it still is fun i think it is more challenging using the
touch screen because i am used to the buttons and i an=m not that far in the game only the
store dealers have come to the island and i hate it that your stamina and fatigue got down
so quickly it drives me crazy

i wish us all luck (i know i will need it)

-Harvest Moon Geek

like i said^.
it is hard,but i am really easily frustrated.yet i got 26% in only 1 week.(real
life.)hey,star person,do u have a sis named electra?wha bout a neighbor named peggy?if
so,i know u!

no, i'm afaid you don't know me. :(

but I think I will ask for the game for Christmas! Sometimes I like a challenge! thankx
guys!

~Starr

be certified xxxholic

ok......i know this is rather random,but i wanna say it anyways.so...


YO,WAZZUP PEEPS!
.....mmmmm,peeps.

i would say go for t unless you dont like challenging games (its really hard to make
money) if you have the action replay then its a diffrent story, you just use the code for
max money. and buy all the stuff you need. 9and stuff like that,,XD) o..o but that wouldnt
be much fun then buying it. because now im totaly bored with the game now that im married
on the first year in fall with Pierre o...o... I dunno. Your choice. :O