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Monster Harvest
Released On: Aug 31, 2021
57
4.0
Where to Buy
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
57
10% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
60% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
30% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
57
10% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
60% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
30% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
I do think that Maple Powered Games is on to something here with Monster Harvest. Its mishmash of systems accomplishes, for the most part, what they were trying to do – this is undeniable. Just be forewarned that under nearly every rock, and within the leaves of all those trees, there will sit a bug waiting to suck the entertainment out of it. And what you get out of Monster Harvest will vary depending on how willing you are to put up with that. Still, there’s a lot to enjoy here, and if you’re a fan of Stardew Valley or Pokemon, you owe it to yourself to check this one out.
For all of its faults, Monster Harvest is still a unique experience that has the potential for a large payoff, if the team can rectify some of the problems. The premise is amazing, the execution is pretty great, and there are just a few more things to iron out before this title achieves legendary status. At this time, it's not a perfect game, but I can't stop playing it.
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 6 User Ratings
4.0
17% Positive
1 Rating
1 Rating
17% Mixed
1 Rating
1 Rating
67% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 6 User Ratings
4.0
17% Positive
1 Rating
1 Rating
17% Mixed
1 Rating
1 Rating
67% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
Big Fan of Monster Catching games (Poke, Nexo, Digi etc.) and never played a Farming Sim before. I found this game a great blend of both. I've played 10 hours and barely scratched the surface.
Very addictive game loop of growing, exploring, upgrading
I haven't encountered any bugs myself, and PC is probably a better experience, Playing on my switch so I can take it on the go and pause whenever i like.
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Nintendo Switch
On the whole, Monster Harvest has become an entertaining game for the Nintendo Switch. The storyline can entertain entertainingly and so can the tasks. Thanks to the numerous options and characters, there is a lot of play. The controls will also be fine once a few bugs are fixed, hopefully soon. You should wait for our opinion, but if the problems are fixed, Monster Harvest is a really interesting game from this genre.
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Nintendo Switch
Monster Harvest is a good game that a little too closely resembles Stardew Valley and does not execute its Pokèmon-like mechanics cleanly or uniquely enough. Fortunately, it’s mostly visually beautiful with nice music and more than plenty to do.
Monster Harvest is part of a growing genre that tries to combine farming sims like Harvest Moon with creature collecting like Pokemon. Unfortunately, by trying to cram as many different mechanics as possible into one tiny title, Monster Harvest pared them down to their basest level in an effort to offer a nibble of many things but never a filling feast. As for the bugs it launched with, those will soon be addressed with promised patches, but when it comes to gameplay, Monster Harvest still feels like it needs a little more time to grow. A lot more depth on all fronts will turn this garden variety game into a bumper crop; with enough time, I have faith the developers will find the balance Monster Harvest needs to achieve greatness.
Monster Harvest is a good example of why great ideas also need to be followed up with great execution. There’s nothing wrong with the idea of a farm sim with monster-catching elements, but Monster Harvest does a rough job of convincing you of that. The monster RPG content is so poorly done that it might as well have not been implemented at all, as it clearly took focus away from the decent farm sim portion of the gameplay. Amazingly, the farm sim gameplay still redeems this enough that it’s not a complete dumpster fire, but we’d only give this the barest of recommendations to anybody looking for another entry in the genre. Take our word for it, you’re much better off just starting over with a new farm in Stardew Valley, or picking up Rune Factory 4.
There’s a lot of potential to Monster Harvest, but it falls short on delivering a farming sim game that comes close to rivalling others in the genre. Hopefully, with time, Monster Harvest continues to grow, but until then it feels like it’s missing what makes the hard work worthwhile. Honestly, this feels like an Early Access title that still needs more time before it’s ready for full release. It seems the phrase ‘third time’s the charm’ does not apply to game delays.
I’d like to be able to say that aside from the bugs, Monster Harvest is a great game, but that’s just not true at this point. The game is just missing too many staples that other farming sims feature. There is little main story, no NPC interaction, a near featureless battle-system, no side quests, and barely any small intermediary goals throughout the game. Even beating the final boss is greeted with a single line of dialogue and zero fanfare. Publisher Merge Games has repeatedly claimed additional content will release when debugging is complete. It would be worth RPGamer’s time to wait for both of those events to occur.
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Nintendo Switch
I've played all of the Harvest Moon games before the developer switched over to Story of Seasons, and **** Valley is my all-time favorite indie game. Unfortunately this game just didn't do it for me.
The environment/pixel art itself looks great but beyond that, there's just not much to like here yet. The character art is horrendous! It really looks terrible. No character customization either so you're stuck choosing 1 out of 4 options, all just as ugly as the rest of the townsfolk. Even the character avatars that pop up in chat are quite horrific to behold.
The music is alright. Not sure why or how it managed to get old on repeat quite so fast but it did. Game mechanics aren't all bad but they're pretty basic to begin with. The Pokemon style battles are BORING!
I just can't recommend this one. It just doesn't have the appeal of anything that it tries to mimic.
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Nintendo Switch
Played for one day. Now it won’t load my save file. Just returns to main menu. Tried force restart and redownload. Absolutely chock full of bugs. Awful, just awful. Nintendo have to start refunding these broken poor state releases or I’m done risking any day one purchases. The dev has some serious work to do here. I’ll check for patches in a month.
This should not have been released.
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Nintendo Switch
Summary Monster Harvest is a monster collecting and farming action RPG with a twist. Grow, collect and mutate your crops then take them into battle! Filled with places to discover and multiple ways to build your farm, get ready to craft, explore and battle across the vibrant world of Planimal Point.
Rated E
for Everyone
Platforms:
- Nintendo Switch
- Xbox One
- PlayStation 4
- PC
- PlayStation 5
Initial Release Date: Aug 31, 2021
Developer:
- Maple Powered Games
Publisher: Merge Games
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