
Upon receiving the gifts, the villagers will express delight and the bachelorette that the player is currently wooing would give appropriate reactions, both of which would give the player a sense of pleasure, knowing that he made a person happy. One of the game’s main mechanic is giving gifts to the villagers. The Game Boy Advance had also been essential in bringing out the aesthetics of the game, as well as provide the player with playing on the go experience. The simple aesthetics of the games emphasises the setting of the story in rural Mineral Town, as well as ties in with the simple mechanics, where the player has the clear cut goal of making profit and fostering friendships with the villagers. As opposed to video gaming consoles such as the Playstation, the Game Boy Advance is easily carried around, providing the option of gaming on the go, when the game was launched. The game is launched in the Game Boy Advance platform, which has a higher screen resolution and longer battery life than its predecessor, the Game Boy colour. For example, in the spring, the music is more cheerful, signifying the start of crops growing season whereas summer had a more upbeat music, to signify the abundance of crops growing in the season as well the festivals held that season. The theme music changes with each location and season, which brings out the corresponding mood that the setting should have. By having a simple design, it emphasises the rural setting that Mineral Town is based in. The game is made with a simple design, where the player can easily discern the objects around him. Out of six bachelorettes, the player can choose any of them to woo, which eventually leads to the end game of marriage. The storyline of this game is branching, where the player can choose to restore the farm any way he likes. The player can gather produce or crops and gift them to his neighbours, including the bachelorettes to foster better relationships. The player earns profits by raising crops and livestock, in turn using the profits to buy more livestock and more seeds to grow. Lens #7: The Lens of the Elemental Tetrad The player also goes around Mineral Town, where his farm is based on, and befriends the villagers living there, eventually marrying one of the six bachelorettes living there and settle down with a child. By planting crops and raising livestock, he makes profits and expands the farm. In this game, the player is a farmer whose goal is to restore a farm left behind by an old man, whom he made friends with while on a family trip when he was young.

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Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town is the first of the Harvest Moon series to be launched in the Game Boy Advance and is a remake of Harvest Moon: Back to Nature.
