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Yes.

You see, I have a thing called RPG Maker XP.

And I was going to use it to make a Harvest Moon-style game.

Now, I'm a noob when it comes to RPG Maker. But, I know it can be done. I've seen other projects that got cut off, or were rendered 'duds.' Many of these were missing important aspects. One was missing people in general, one had people, but the people were kinda lifeless, and no spouses.

I want to complete this though, and lacking artistic skill, this is one way I can show how big a fan I am.

Now, I'm looking for suggestions mostly. If anyone knows anything about RPG Maker, I'd love help too. 3nodding

Now, things I want to include in this game:

-Many crops. From Potatoes to Pineapples, and maybe some others! surprised
-Five spouses of each gender. (At least.)
-A choice of Girl or Guy for the farmer.
-New people, and maybe a couple old.
-Freedom of Marriage. You're not stuck to heterosexuality if you don't want to be.
-A big town, maybe more than one!
-The ability to buy farms in separate towns, and maybe rent out ones you've bought.
-A new Harvest Goddess.
-Harvest Sprites.
-The choice to have a kid, and a gender randomization. Will it be a girl? Will it be a boy? surprised
-A new Rival Heart system. Each marry-able character will have a Rival Heart event with other marriage candidates of the town they're in. If you see all four of a certain pair's events, they'll either get married or move in with each other.
-A Mine or two. 3nodding
Those are what I'd love to have. Many of these will come after I get the basics right.

There are a couple things I really, really would like, but probably would never happen:
-Character customization. Other than name though, I don't think this would be possible with sprites. Dx
... That's all I can think of for that category. gonk

So, that's my plan.

If anyone makes suggestions, helps, designs character portraits, etc., they'll be credited, and be some of the first players of the game!

Story and event help would be great! ^_^

I'm actually thinking of switching to RPG Maker 2003 though.

May I make the suggestion of the other pairs having children?

It would be fun if you had your own kid and he or she could play with him or her.

That's a good idea! ^_^

Once I figure out what I'm doing and finish concept work on this game, I'll be sure to implement it.

And it's always good to have more writers with the story thing. ^_^

Now... We need ideas for new characters.

I have a couple.
Kara: Blonde haired, smart, but not very friendly. She's cynical, sarcastic, and pessimistic. Until you get to know her.

Roy: He has blue hair. He's an eccentric young man with big dreams. And a bigger mouth. He's very friendly, very open, and very, very talkitive.

Michael: Red haired and freckle-faced. He helps his father manage a ranch. He's very caring and protective of the animals, and can't imagine a life without having them.

Claire: She has black hair and glasses. Her skills are similar to Anne's from MM and Harvest Moon SNES. She likes to work with mechanical things. But, she can't cook at all. (I think one of her heart events will be her trying to prepare a meal, and ending up having to take you to the clinic. xD)

Not if you don't want to.

Aw, she sounds cute. ^.^

Those might work, I'll be doing work with Sim RPG Maker '95, RPG Maker XP, and RPG Maker 2000-2003, so I'll see what I can do with them. ^___^

And I would absolutely love portraits for the characters, you have no idea how much it would help. ^______^