
Since the task is to collect all one hundred of them, players may feel slightly overwhelmed because there are no instructions on how to specifically find the stones. Here lies the main problem with Sunshine Island: Sunstones. Plot in a Harvest Moon game is not plentiful, and this one is no exception. It is up to the farmer to restore the islands to their former state by collecting all one hundred Sunstones. Sunshine Islands' straightforward plot finds that long ago a powerful earthquake struck, causing many of the islands to submerge deep into the ocean. Players have the option of being a boy (Mark) or a girl (Chelsea) to explore the mystery of the Sunshine Islands, while still maintaining the role as a farmer seeking fortune and marriage. In Sunshine Islands players will take on the role of a rancher who has just moved to an island. Harvest Moon: Sunshine Islands is the seventeenth installment in the Harvest Moon series, and the fourth to appear on the DS, following Island of Happiness. Harvest Moon has been around since 1996, and while the mechanics may not evolve with every new iteration, there are always hardcore fans who continue to play each game with a smile on their faces, and still see the joys that this little farming series has to offer. I may not play every iteration of the game, but every so often I find myself craving a little farming sim, and somehow I find immediate joy from it.

Some days, I can't help but love Harvest Moon. Townspeople are bland and lack personality. Sunstones are often difficult to locate without a guide. + Fixes all the problems from Island of Happiness.
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My Trick Knee is Acting Up! Must Be More Harvest Moon! Harvest Moon: Sunshine Islands - Staff Review
