I bounced pretty hard off of Rune Factory 5 and wondered if maybe my time with the farming/RPG hybrid genre was passed. But I'm devouring Harvestella so far.
There's nothing especailly deep happening here. The writing is mixed, even if the world is interesting. I haven't set up one sprinkler yet. The combat is very straight forward even if some of the classes are unique. There is very little voice acting, and one of the rare, repeating lines (one that plays whenever you leave your farm) is very abrasive. You can feel the budget constraints.
And yet! The Vibes.
This is very much a game at its best in total, more than in part. But the music, world design, some core story conceits, and the sense of style just overwhelms all of that.
