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Through the changing seasons, explore an imaginative world, tend your crops, make new friends, face enemies in dynamic combat, and unravel the mystery of the season of death, Quietus.","15955\u002Fharvestella_cover_webp","15955\u002Fharvestella_header_jpg","https:\u002F\u002Fyoutu.be\u002F5Yd3tzhN99E","2022-11-04",75.11,206818,"harvestella",1816300,[19,24],{"company":20,"developed":22,"published":23},{"name":21},"Square Enix",false,true,{"company":25,"developed":23,"published":22},{"name":26},"Live Wire",[28,29,30],"Role-playing (RPG)","Simulator","Adventure",[32,33],"PC (Microsoft Windows)","Nintendo Switch",[35,51,66,81,96,109,124,138,150,164,179,192,207,220,234,248,260,273,287,300,313,326,341,353],{"id":36,"author":37,"outlet":40,"summary":46,"review_url":47,"review_date":48,"original_score":49,"normalized_score":50},187,{"id":38,"name":39},15,"Erren Van Duine",{"id":41,"logo":42,"name":43,"website_url":44,"score_format":45},1,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FTechRaptor%20Logo.png","TechRaptor","https:\u002F\u002Ftechraptor.net","10","Harvestella is the secret best game you probably haven't played yet.","https:\u002F\u002Ftechraptor.net\u002Fgaming\u002Freviews\u002Fharvestella-review","2022-12-19","9",90,{"id":52,"author":53,"outlet":56,"summary":61,"review_url":62,"review_date":63,"original_score":64,"normalized_score":65},2236712,{"id":54,"name":55},17841,"Kirk Hiner",{"id":57,"logo":58,"name":59,"website_url":60,"score_format":45},158,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FPurenintendo.jpeg","Pure Nintendo","https:\u002F\u002Fpurenintendo.com","Harvestella seeks to engage fans of both JRPGs and farming sims, but will the watered down approach turn away hardcore fans of either? All is revealed in our review, just one click away!Read More","https:\u002F\u002Fpurenintendo.com\u002Freview-harvestella-nintendo-switch\u002F","2022-12-08","8",80,{"id":67,"author":68,"outlet":71,"summary":76,"review_url":77,"review_date":78,"original_score":79,"normalized_score":80},22552,{"id":69,"name":70},2717,"Josh Broadwell",{"id":72,"logo":73,"name":74,"website_url":75,"score_format":45},26,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameSkinny-logo.png","Game Skinny","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gameskinny.com","Harvestella cultivates its characters and story, but other mechanics aren't quite as ripe.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gameskinny.com\u002Freviews\u002Fharvestella-review-plot-twist\u002F","2022-12-12","7\u002F10",70,{"id":82,"author":83,"outlet":86,"summary":92,"review_url":93,"review_date":94,"original_score":91,"normalized_score":95},48694,{"id":84,"name":85},1022,"Caelyn Ellis",{"id":87,"logo":88,"name":89,"website_url":90,"score_format":91},64,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FRock-Paper-Shotgun-Logo.jpg","Rock Paper Shotgun","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rockpapershotgun.com\u002F","unscored","An engrossing JRPG that uses the framing of a life sim to ground its twisty and overblown story.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rockpapershotgun.com\u002Fharvestella-review","2022-11-11",null,{"id":97,"author":98,"outlet":101,"summary":106,"review_url":107,"review_date":108,"original_score":64,"normalized_score":65},81715,{"id":99,"name":100},6537,"Cullen Black",{"id":102,"logo":103,"name":104,"website_url":105,"score_format":45},44,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FRPGSite%20Logo.jpg","RPGSite","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rpgsite.net\u002F","Harvestella is Square Enix's endearing first attempt at a farming sim RPG, only slightly held back by its budget.","https:\u002F\u002Frpgsite.net\u002Freview\u002F13779-harvestella-review","2023-02-07",{"id":110,"author":111,"outlet":114,"summary":120,"review_url":121,"review_date":122,"original_score":123,"normalized_score":50},37840,{"id":112,"name":113},3720,"Franklin Bellone Borges",{"id":115,"logo":116,"name":117,"website_url":118,"score_format":119},50,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FAttack-Of-The-Fanboy-Logo.jpg","Attack of the Fanboy","https:\u002F\u002Fattackofthefanboy.com\u002F","5","Harvestella is a solid life simulation RPG, which has its farming system and intuitive mechanics as its biggest draws. While the presence of beautiful visuals, a flawless soundtrack, fluid overall mechanics, and a charismatic set of characters and narrative manages to set the game apart as one of the most charming, although not without its flaws, RPG experiences of the year.","https:\u002F\u002Fattackofthefanboy.com\u002Freviews\u002Fharvestella-switch-review\u002F","2022-11-10","4.5",{"id":125,"author":126,"outlet":129,"summary":134,"review_url":135,"review_date":136,"original_score":137,"normalized_score":80},35420,{"id":127,"name":128},3446,"Chris Shive",{"id":130,"logo":131,"name":132,"website_url":133,"score_format":119},31,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FHardcore-Gamer-Logo.jpg","Hardcore Gamer ","https:\u002F\u002Fhardcoregamer.com\u002F","Harvestella attempts to create a unique gaming experience by combining farming and life sim elements with action RPG elements. The game suffers from an identity crisis both in regards to its narrative and gameplay. There's a great emphasis on interacting with villagers and helping them solve rather mundane problems with a story has more traditional JRPG leanings involving the saving the world from disaster. This correlates to the gameplay of balancing doing daily farm work, helping out with odd jobs around town while killing monsters and dealing with assorted events of an otherworldly nature. No element of Harvestella's gameplay is exceptional, but somehow all this imperfect and mismatched elements come together to in a way where the overall package ends up being greater than the sum of its parts. The farming system is simplistic and the combat is mediocre, but in spite of itself it's easy to get caught up in the lives of the villagers and fall into the trap of wanting to play for just \"one more day\" which turns into half a season.","https:\u002F\u002Fhardcoregamer.com\u002Freviews\u002Freview-harvestella\u002F430061\u002F","2022-11-13","3.5",{"id":139,"author":140,"outlet":143,"summary":148,"review_url":149,"review_date":94,"original_score":137,"normalized_score":80},64834,{"id":141,"name":142},5014,"Meg Pelliccio",{"id":144,"logo":145,"name":146,"website_url":147,"score_format":119},83,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FTheGamer-Logo.png","TheGamer","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thegamer.com\u002F","Mixing genres to make a jack of all trades, but master of none.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thegamer.com\u002Fharvestella-review\u002F",{"id":151,"author":152,"outlet":155,"summary":160,"review_url":161,"review_date":162,"original_score":163,"normalized_score":65},51123,{"id":153,"name":154},4355,"Anna Koselke",{"id":156,"logo":157,"name":158,"website_url":159,"score_format":119},66,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FTwinfinite.png","Twinfinite","https:\u002F\u002Ftwinfinite.net\u002F","When it comes to 2022, there were a few games that I found myself incredibly excited for. I'm talking about the sort of excitement that has you counting down the months, days, and hours until a game's release. One of these titles that sparked such a sense of want inside of me was Harvestella. Announced by Square Enix over the summer, it was a huge title for those interested in farming and JRPG elements. Fans from all ends of the cozy gaming sphere found it to be an experience that was worth the anticipation. From Stardew Valley players to Rune Factory stans, Harvestella was going to be the game to scratch every itch that other similar games have missed. Now that it is out, I got a chance to play it and will explain whether or not I feel that it lived up to its initial hype in my Harvestella review.","https:\u002F\u002Ftwinfinite.net\u002Freviews\u002Fharvestella-review\u002F","2022-11-15","4.0",{"id":165,"author":166,"outlet":169,"summary":174,"review_url":175,"review_date":176,"original_score":177,"normalized_score":178},2234057,{"id":167,"name":168},17813,"By Asad Ahmed",{"id":170,"logo":171,"name":172,"website_url":173,"score_format":119},154,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FExputer.jpg","eXputer","https:\u002F\u002Fexputer.com\u002F","Harvestella attempts to deliver on both the role-playing gameplay and the farming sim front, but unfortunately, it never manages to deliver on either.","https:\u002F\u002Fexputer.com\u002Freviews\u002Fharvestella\u002F","2022-11-19","3",60,{"id":180,"author":181,"outlet":184,"summary":189,"review_url":190,"review_date":191,"original_score":64,"normalized_score":65},82644,{"id":182,"name":183},4018,"Jenni Lada",{"id":185,"logo":186,"name":187,"website_url":188,"score_format":45},71,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FSiliconera-Logo.jpg","Siliconera","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.siliconera.com\u002F","In a vibrant and colourful world, players will tend their crops, befriend the townsfolk, overcome threats, discover the origins of the world and the truth behind the calamity along the way.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.siliconera.com\u002Freview-harvestella-combines-farming-and-jrpgs-in-its-own-way\u002F","2022-11-09",{"id":193,"author":194,"outlet":197,"summary":202,"review_url":203,"review_date":204,"original_score":205,"normalized_score":206},83149,{"id":195,"name":196},6632,"Kyle Simcox",{"id":198,"logo":199,"name":200,"website_url":201,"score_format":119},128,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FThe-Outerhaven-Logo.jpeg","The OuterHaven","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theouterhaven.net\u002F","Harvestella Review","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.theouterhaven.net\u002F2022\u002F12\u002Fharvestella-review-not-ready-to-harvest\u002F","2022-12-03","2.0\u002F5",40,{"id":208,"author":209,"outlet":212,"summary":217,"review_url":218,"review_date":219,"original_score":64,"normalized_score":65},2235109,{"id":210,"name":211},17826,"Amelia Fruzzetti",{"id":213,"logo":214,"name":215,"website_url":216,"score_format":45},156,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fnintendowire.jpg","Nintendo Wire","https:\u002F\u002Fnintendowire.com\u002F","In almost every genre, the most innovative and charming games come from indie developers. RPGs, metroidvanias, and basically everything that isn’t a AAA","https:\u002F\u002Fnintendowire.com\u002Freviews\u002Fharvestella\u002F","2022-11-22",{"id":221,"author":222,"outlet":225,"summary":230,"review_url":231,"review_date":232,"original_score":233,"normalized_score":50},80722,{"id":223,"name":224},6246,"Elliot Hilderbrand",{"id":226,"logo":227,"name":228,"website_url":229,"score_format":45},59,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGaming-Nexus-Logo.jpg","Gaming Nexus","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingnexus.com\u002F","Harvestella is a fresh coat of paint on a familiar wall. It's a good wall, solid foundation, level, able to withstand the elements, and damn good paint. But it's still a wall. If you want to play the newest, most innovative farm sim to date, it's not going to be Harvestella. If you want to play the best version of the farm sim for the modern era, look no further. While it does some odd things, like invisible walls to areas you can clearly see, or not being able to jump on a rock, in the end, those don't matter. Farming is fun, dungeon crawling is fun. The visuals and soundtrack help make Harvestella one of the best possible versions of the farm sim.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamingnexus.com\u002FArticle\u002F7734\u002FHarvestella\u002F","2022-11-17","9.0",{"id":235,"author":236,"outlet":239,"summary":244,"review_url":245,"review_date":162,"original_score":246,"normalized_score":247},98312,{"id":237,"name":238},8920,"Mary Billington",{"id":240,"logo":241,"name":242,"website_url":243,"score_format":45},137,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FVideo-Chums.jpg","Video Chums","https:\u002F\u002Fvideochums.com\u002F","An unknown lady with amnesia is found outside during Quietus, a seasonal event that causes living things to wither and die. How can our protagonist survive during this event and why does Quietus keep getting longer every season? Uncover the truth in HARVESTELLA.","https:\u002F\u002Fvideochums.com\u002Freview\u002Fharvestella","8.5",85,{"id":249,"author":250,"outlet":253,"summary":257,"review_url":258,"review_date":259,"original_score":64,"normalized_score":65},87077,{"id":251,"name":252},3122,"Willa Rowe",{"id":178,"logo":254,"name":255,"website_url":256,"score_format":45},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Finverse-logo.jpg","Inverse","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.inverse.com\u002F","Harvestella is the perfect game to cuddle up on the couch with, preferably in handheld mode on Nintendo Switch or on Steam Deck. While it doesn’t deliver the best JRPG or farming sim, it is the only game that delivers both experiences at the same time, delivering a unique entry in a crowded genre that manages to be a breath of fresh air.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.inverse.com\u002Fgaming\u002Fharvestella-review-nintendo-switch","2022-11-16",{"id":261,"author":262,"outlet":265,"summary":270,"review_url":271,"review_date":259,"original_score":272,"normalized_score":80},2235914,{"id":263,"name":264},17835,"Ali Haider",{"id":266,"logo":267,"name":268,"website_url":269,"score_format":45},157,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Ftwistedvoxel.jpg","Twisted Voxel","https:\u002F\u002Ftwistedvoxel.com\u002F","Harvestella is a Frankenstein creature of several genres with a golden heart. Read the full review of Twisted Voxel for the PC port.","https:\u002F\u002Ftwistedvoxel.com\u002Fharvestella-review\u002F","7.0",{"id":274,"author":275,"outlet":278,"summary":283,"review_url":284,"review_date":94,"original_score":285,"normalized_score":286},97322,{"id":276,"name":277},223,"Andrew Farrell",{"id":279,"logo":280,"name":281,"website_url":282,"score_format":45},136,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FPCInvasion.jpg","PC Invasion","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pcinvasion.com\u002F","Harvestella may have unsightly character models and rote combat, but it offers a satisfying blend of farming sim and action RPG that scratches the itches it's supposed to.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pcinvasion.com\u002Fharvestella-review\u002F","7.5",75,{"id":288,"author":289,"outlet":292,"summary":297,"review_url":298,"review_date":299,"original_score":272,"normalized_score":80},100648,{"id":290,"name":291},8956,"Leo Faria",{"id":293,"logo":294,"name":295,"website_url":296,"score_format":45},138,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FWayTooManyGames.png","WayTooManyGames","https:\u002F\u002Fwaytoomany.games\u002F","The year 2022 will be marked as a year where Square Enix decided to release a metric crap ton of titles, most of them completely devoid of a marketing campaign. In the past, those stealth drops were “reserved” to duds like The Quiet Man or Left Alive, but it feels like most titles released this year had little to no marketing backing whatsoever, regardless of their quality. One of them, to me, is Harvestella. When it first came out, I didn’t even notice it. Very few people did. But cons...","https:\u002F\u002Fwaytoomany.games\u002F2022\u002F12\u002F20\u002Freview-harvestella\u002F","2022-12-20",{"id":301,"author":302,"outlet":305,"summary":310,"review_url":311,"review_date":312,"original_score":285,"normalized_score":286},102530,{"id":303,"name":304},8993,"Bree Maybe",{"id":306,"logo":307,"name":308,"website_url":309,"score_format":45},140,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fcheckpoint-gaming.jpg","Checkpoint Gaming","https:\u002F\u002Fcheckpointgaming.net\u002F","Harvestella left a big impression on me when it was first announced during a Nintendo Direct a few months ago, even though a farming sim crossed with a JRPG isn’t necessarily a new idea with franchises like Rune Factory still releasing games. Harvestella caught my eye with its art direction, soundtrack and interesting hook in Quietus, a death season that kills all crops and forces townsfolk to stay indoors.","https:\u002F\u002Fcheckpointgaming.net\u002Freviews\u002F2022\u002F11\u002Fharvestella-review-a-stellar-harvest\u002F","2022-11-21",{"id":314,"author":315,"outlet":318,"summary":323,"review_url":324,"review_date":176,"original_score":325,"normalized_score":80},134972,{"id":316,"name":317},11087,"Travis Bruno",{"id":319,"logo":320,"name":321,"website_url":322,"score_format":45},143,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fcapsule-computers-logo.jpg","Capsule Computers","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.capsulecomputers.com.au\u002F","Harvestella tells an enthralling tale filled with gorgeous designs and interesting characters but it's simple gameplay mechanics hold it back from truly shining.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.capsulecomputers.com.au\u002F2022\u002F11\u002Fharvestella-review\u002F","7",{"id":327,"author":328,"outlet":331,"summary":336,"review_url":337,"review_date":338,"original_score":339,"normalized_score":340},104795,{"id":329,"name":330},9110,"Marcus Stewart",{"id":332,"logo":333,"name":334,"website_url":335,"score_format":45},141,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fgameinformer.jpg","Game Informer","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gameinformer.com\u002F","Harvestella wants to be a jack of two trades, but winds up a master of none. Part action-RPG, part farming\u002Flife simulation, this combination can sometimes be enjoyable, but the two styles clash more often than not. The result is a sluggish grind more likely to repel fans of each genre than bring them together.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gameinformer.com\u002Freview\u002Fharvestella\u002Fso-much-for-so-little","2022-11-30","6.75\u002F10",67.5,{"id":342,"author":343,"outlet":346,"summary":351,"review_url":352,"review_date":48,"original_score":163,"normalized_score":65},84140,{"id":344,"name":345},6585,"Alex Fuller",{"id":347,"logo":348,"name":349,"website_url":350,"score_format":119},65,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FRPGamer-Logo.jpg","RPGamer","https:\u002F\u002Frpgamer.com\u002F","Square Enix and Live Wire took to the fields for Harvestella. An ambitious story sticks the landing with a thoroughly engaging gameplay loop for one of this year's bigger surprises.","https:\u002F\u002Frpgamer.com\u002Freview\u002Fharvestella-review\u002F",{"id":354,"author":355,"outlet":358,"summary":363,"review_url":364,"review_date":365,"original_score":366,"normalized_score":367},2239454,{"id":356,"name":357},17885,"Hayden Epstein",{"id":359,"logo":360,"name":361,"website_url":362,"score_format":45},159,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fgametyrant.webp","Game Tyrant ","https:\u002F\u002Fgametyrant.com\u002F","Harvestella   doesn’t commit to either of its central mechanics enough to really be considered fun.","https:\u002F\u002Fgametyrant.com\u002Fnews\u002Fharvestella-review-stunted-growth","2022-12-01","0",0,24,[21],[26],[]]