It may also be the hardest Harvest Moon yet. Indeed, this might actually be the cutest iteration of Harvest Moon yet, with an adorable cast of bobble-headed villagers and cuddly critters. Harvest Moon's always been about crafting an incredibly cute farming experience, ya see, rather than simulating the grim reality of intensive farming you may be able to own sheep, chickens and cows, but there are no abattoirs here. Meanwhile, moles should definitely be hit with a mallet. Then again, it's probably best not to put too much stock in the lessons of Magical Melody, because if you do then you'll probably decide that farmers are meant, even encouraged, to go out into the forest and hug all the animals - be they raccoons, squirrels or even monkeys. In fact, a brand new farmer will spend most of his time foraging for leaves and berries just to put a dent in his appetite. The simple act of watering the crops in the morning can tire out a farmer to the point where he has to devour all the freshly laid eggs in the chicken coop. Play it for a bit and you'd surmise that the average farmer chose the career simply to get direct access to a food source. Harvest Moon: Magical Melody teaches us that farmers are the hungriest people on Earth.

Plus, farmers are always incredibly hungry. Crop farmers aren't exempt from suffering either, as supermarkets demand the best quality produce at the lowest cost, while consumers bitch about pesticides and genetically engineered food. Who'd want to be a farmer? Foot and Mouth, Mad Cow, Bird Flu - these are only some of the epidemics that threaten them.

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