Controls: 9/10

After the controls are learned, it is fairly easy to use them. It is easy to forget which item your are currently holding though, resulting in sometimes planting seeds where you wouldn't want to plant them.

Gameplay: 10/10

The controls are fairly easy to use, the gameplay is good. Most people complain about how short and repetitive the game is, but how much more can you pack into the RAM of a TI-83+? Most people write reviews overlooking the miniscule amount of RAM these guys have to work with when creating a game on this level.

Graphics: 10/10

I don't care what anyone says, these graphics are THE best for the 83+ series of calculators. Period. Previously, no one had completed an RPG boasting graphics which push the graphical output of the TI-83+ to it's limit. Everyone rants and raves about the raycasting games which are great if you that's what you like, but the playability and the ability to recognize elements in a raycasting game can't touch those of Harvest Moon.

Bugs:

The screen sometimes splits in half, but I have come to expect this from many games. Even Super Mario does this sometimes, probably because the processor is being pushed pretty hard to do so many things at one time. Contrary to popular belief, this game can, and will, play on an 83+SE and the 84+ calculators by running a little known program by James Montelongo that changes the display driver to be compatible with 83+ games.

I also encountered a bug pertaining to the memory usage of this game. Instead of using an AppVar, it stores the savegame file as part of the program. When playing the game, I was stockpiling corn to feed to a chicken I planned to buy. A little over 80 ears of corn in the feed bin, and my calculator locked up with a memory error, and my saved game rolled back to a much earlier state of the game. This is the only notable problem with Harvest Moon that I could identify that isn't some petty cosmetic error.

Overall: 9.5/10

Controls: 10/10 Piece of cake.

Gameplay: 9/10 Nice implementing of crops growing and TV, but I did find some bugs concerning the the watering can watering the well, and the screen suddenly splitting in half, squashing the game screen to the left.

Graphics: 9/10 Super, though I did see some messed up parts in the map.

Bugfreeness (maybe I should call it "compatibility with Silver Edition"): 7/10 Some bugs are stated in the gameplay section.

“Harvest Moon” is really fun, but it can get really boring after a while. It takes up a lot of memory, so you have to archive or delete some files in order to run it. It can become very repetitive after the “first year”, since you know exactly what to do. Also, the “super watering” can mess up sometimes.

Graphics: 9.5/10
Load Times: 9.5/10 (It only takes awhile to load into the game, but other than that, the load times are great!).
Speed: 10/10

Fun: 9/10
Nuances: It seems to freeze after you have played it about three times.
Replayability: Once you beat the game, you probably won't want to play it for awhile. It'll probably last you a good month if you don't get any freezing problems.

"Wow." That's what I thought when I saw the screenshot for “Harvest Moon.” I decided to waste my time, and procrastinate from doing my German homework, and see what this game was about. And "WOW." The screenshot sums it up. The game is beautiful; all the tiles are drawn exactly likes those in the old SNES game. I was shocked and amazed! At first though, I was confused how to control the game. "How do I exit the house?" was one question I faced. I pondered. I read the readme, and realized that I must press [2nd].

In “Harvest Moon,” you can sow, plant, water, and wait for crops to grow, and harvest. I did notice a few problems, however. First, if you go to the shop, and pick up a seed bag, and wait a day, your game may become messed up. I was unable to even drop the seeds I had bought. I also noticed that the game is a little too big. It requires that it is archived, and that your RAM on your calculator be cleared.

Before playing this game, I had never played “Harvest Moon” before and I thought of it as being kind of silly to grow corn, potatoes, tomatoes, turnips,etc. Well anyway, I started playing this game, and to my surprise the gameplay was incredibly smooth and it had nice graphics. It sort of reminded me of “Zelda.” The only downside I see to it is that there isn’t enough documentation on how to play. I had to figure out most of it on my own. Also, quitting the game can lead to some glitches, which causes the ram to clear. But, I give “Harvest Moon” two thumbs up for the great amount of effort put into this game.