Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon

Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon (イノセントライフ　～新牧場物語～, Inosento Raifu ～Shin Bokujō Monogatari～), also known as Harvest Moon: Innocent Life, is a farming simulation video game for the PlayStation Portable (PSP). It is a spin-off of the Story of Seasons series of games, and was released on April 27, 2006, in Japan and in 2007 for the rest of the world.

Innocent Life:
A Futuristic Harvest Moon
Developer(s)ArtePiazza
Publisher(s)
Director(s)Sachiko Sugimura
Producer(s)Takeshi Ogura
Artist(s)Shintaro Majima
Writer(s)Chie Yokota
Keigo Yamaguchi
Composer(s)Yutaka Minobe
Yasufumi Fukuda
Platform(s)PlayStation Portable, PlayStation 2
Release
April 27, 2006
  • PSP
    • JP: April 27, 2006
    • AU: March 22, 2007
    • NA: May 15, 2007
    • EU: May 18, 2007
    PlayStation 2
    • JP: March 29, 2007
    • NA: February 12, 2008
Genre(s)Simulation/role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

A special edition of the game was released for the PlayStation 2 (PS2) called Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon (Special Edition) (新牧場物語：ピュア　イノセントライフ, Shin Bokujō Monogatari: Pyua Inosento Raifu) on March 29, 2007, in Japan and February 12, 2008, in North America. Apart from minor changes, the PS2 version is essentially a port of the original.[1]

Gameplay

The game takes place on the relic-filled Heartflame Island which can be explored by walking or riding on a buggy. Players have the ability to explore the island's ruins and even visit a volcano. All these areas have their own terrain and resembles a tropical paradise. In order to explore all over the island the player must collect jewels and break the seal.

Aside from growing plants and raising livestock, the player has weekly requests from Volcano Town for help with a job.

Development

The game features a new art style that steps away from the traditional style of the previous Harvest Moon games. It focuses more on solving a main storyline like traditional RPGs, rather than concentrating on farm works. The concept used in Innocent Life would be continued on the Rune Factory series, which also involved ARPG battles. However, the removal of the marriage system in this installment also departs from any previous or later game in the Harvest Moon/Story of Seasons series except for Harvest Moon GB, Harvest Moon 2 GBC, and Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland

Reception

Both Innocent Life and its Special Edition received "mixed or average reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2][3] IGN said of the former in its U.S. review that the story develops slowly and the gameplay strays too far from Harvest Moon's traditional farming focus.[13] In Japan, Famitsu gave the PSP original a score of one eight and three sevens for a total of 29 out of 40.[6]

References
  1. Haynes, Jeff (March 17, 2008). "Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon Special Edition Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved April 4, 2022. While this is deemed to be the "Special Edition," there are practically no true extras in the title to make it stand out as much stronger than the PSP version. Apart from a few new tasks given to you and a dictionary that defines practically everything within the game, there's very little that is new to the title.
  2. "Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon (Special Edition) for PlayStation 2 Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  3. "Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon for PSP Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  4. "Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvst Moon". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 217. Ziff Davis. July 2007. p. 97.
  5. MacDonald, Keza (May 10, 2007). "Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  6. Gantayat, Anoop (May 4, 2006). "Now Playing in Japan". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  7. Vore, Bryan (July 2007). "Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon". Game Informer. No. 171. GameStop. Archived from the original on August 1, 2008. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  8. Parker, Tom (October 2, 2007). "Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon Review". GameRevolution. CraveOnline. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  9. Mueller, Greg (May 21, 2007). "Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon Review". GameSpot. Red Ventures. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  10. Di Fiore, Elisa (June 6, 2007). "GameSpy: Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon". GameSpy. IGN Entertainment. Archived from the original on August 30, 2007. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  11. Bedigian, Louis (May 30, 2007). "Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon - PSP - Review". GameZone. Archived from the original on October 5, 2008. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  12. Burman, Rob (May 11, 2007). "Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon UK Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  13. Haynes, Jeff (May 18, 2007). "Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved April 4, 2022. Compared to other Harvest Moon titles, this one feels like it strays pretty far away from the franchise's formula. The inconvenient truth is that while you still harvest crops, the farther into the game you go, the less important farming becomes and the more island exploration takes over. Unfortunately, the unbalanced level of exploration, slow development of the story and nonsensical character development (coupled with his virtual isolation) makes the game one of those titles that appeals to an even smaller niche of this niche genre.
  14. Fear, Ed (May 8, 2007). "Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon". Pocket Gamer. Steel Media Ltd. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
  15. "Review: Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon". PSM. Future US. July 2007. p. 82.
  16. Neufeld, Anna Marie (June 8, 2007). "Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon - Staff Review". RPGamer. CraveOnline. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  17. Wallace, Kimberley (March 14, 2009). "Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon". RPGFan. Emerald Shield Media LLC. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
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