Harvest Moon - Yasuhiro Wada interview

When you get the chance for an exclusive interview with Harvest Moon creator Yasuhiro Wada, you don’t turn it down, do you? We sat down to find our what the inspiration for the series was, and why Harvest Moon DS didn’t include Wi-Fi. With Harvest Moon now on both DS and PSP, which platform does he prefer and why, and most interestingly, when is the next Harvest Moon coming and what he thinks about developing for a Microsoft handheld: “I am certain that Microsoft is spending time developing a platform but as I say, whether it reaches the market or not is another thing.” Download the magazine to read the whole, revealing Harvest Moon interview.Click here to read the full interview with Harvest Moon creator Yasuhiro Wada now!

Harvest Moon - Yasuhiro Wada interview
Harvest Moon. It should need no introduction. But if you’ve spent the last ten years tilling the land with an ox, it’s a series of games about living on a farm. Sounds rather esoteric, but somehow, the peculiar challenge of growing crops, raising livestock and even getting married has kept gamers entertained for over a decade. Recently, HGZine caught up with series creator and all-round industry legend Yasuhiro Wada to talk about the two new titles in the series. And while we were at it, we also covered everything from Microsoft handhelds to his preference between the DS and PSP.
A videogame about being a farmer… what’s that all about?
Two factors, as a boy, I grew up in the countryside so as a creative person I’m naturally inspired by my environment and experiences – but also, there was noone doing this type of game back then - it was something new and fresh, and that also attracted me.

HGZine is a full, free to download magazine dedicated to Sony PSP and Nintendo DS gaming. This issue includes over 30 pages of games coverage, all written by professional UK games journalists. This month, we have huge previews of WipEout Pulse, Worms: Open Warfare 2, Smash Court Tennis, World Championship Poker 2, SBK 07 Superbike World Championship and many more great games on Sony PSP and Nintendo DS. Read our massive reviews of SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo 2, Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops, plus reviews of Final Fantasy Fable: Chocobo Tales, Burnout Dominator and many more. Plus we have a major interview with Harvest Moon creator Yasuhiro Wada, features, news, mobile reviews and loads more too, and it's all enhanced with video and multimedia. Simply click to download and you will get the complete magazine.

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