History VideoGame / HarvestMoonFranticFarming

''Harvest Moon: Frantic Farming'' is a PuzzleGame SpinOff of the ''VideoGame/HarvestMoon'' series and a follow-up to the less-than-well-received ''Puzzle de Harvest Moon.'' In it, you play as one of twelve characters from the ''Island of Happiness'' branch, dealing with [[ItMakesSenseInContext a sudden outbreak of crops sprouting everywhere]], threatening to overrun the island. Without much to go off of, the residents of Sunny Island set off to resolve this incident before the outbreak goes out of control.

Game play is... [[BizarrePuzzleGame hard to explain.]] The game is played on a 7 X 7 grid, with crop types (corn, tomatoes, etc.) taking the place of traditional colored blocks. You can "harvest" (remove) fully grown crops from the board one at a time or in groups. Every time you harvest a crop, the crops around it are watered and grow a level closer to ripe. The more you harvest at a time ("chains") the bigger your point total and crops will be watered over a wider area. You also have special crops: Big crops can't be chained, but will fully grow any crops touching it when harvested. Shining Crops can be picked individually, clearing the board of all crops of that type or placed at the end of a chain, acting as a point multiplier. In addition, each character has a [[LimitBreak Special Skill]] that can be used once your [[ManaMeter Skill Meter]] has filled.

Also available in [[UsefulNotes/IOSGames iPhone]] flavor [[http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/harvest-moon-frantic-farming/id325350382 here]].

!!Frantic Farming contains examples of the following tropes:

* DemotedToExtra: If a character wasn't a marriage candidate in Island of Happiness, they're a cameo at best here - with the exceptions of Taro, who runs the Tutorial Level and Wada, who is a major part of Chelsea, Shea and Vaughn's sections.

* {{Flanderization}}: Several characters sport exaggerated versions of their personalities from the main series: Elliot is a ball of nerves, Lanna goes from TheDitz to full on DumbBlond, and Julia giggles A LOT (*tee-hee!*)

* ShaggyDogStory: ''No one'' has been able to resolve the crop break, as it seemingly resolves itself despite two of the four sides doing all they did to undo it. [[spoiler:The Witch Princess of all people ends up fixing the mess by accidentally kicking a switch on a stone, deactivating the Tower and reverting all the damage the tower did]]. Pierre's personal quest to find the Golden Truffle also has an unsatisfying ending as the foodstuff itself is unpalatable for any of his cooking. But hey, all the crops harvested didn't go away, might as well put them to good use and cook them all up for a feast!

%% * TrialAndErrorGamePlay: Most Mission Mode stages rated higher than "Easy".

* ShaggyDogStory: The crop outbreak ultimately ends [[spoiler:with Witch Princess kicking a switch on a stone, reverting all the damage she and the Harvest Goddess did. It turns out said switch activated the tower, which caused the outbreak in the first place, making everyone else's efforts amount to nothing]]. But hey, all the crops harvested didn't go away, might as well put them to good use and cook them all up for a feast!

''Harvest Moon: Frantic Farming'' is a PuzzleGame SpinOff of the ''VideoGame/HarvestMoon'' series and a follow-up to the less-than-well-received ''Puzzle de Harvest Moon.'' In it, you play as one of twelve characters from the ''Island of Happiness'' branch, dealing with [[ItMakesSenseInContext a sudden outbreak of vegetable crops sprouting everywhere]], threatening to overrun the island.

** Shea: Crop Dance - Grows all crops on the field up random number of times.

%% * BizarrePuzzleGame: The game is impossible to put into JustForFun/XMeetsY terms.

%% * LimitBreak: Special Skills
%% * ManaMeter: Skill Meter.

* DifficultySpike: Once you get past Mark and Chelsea in Mission Mode, you will be reaching for an FAQ within minutes.

Story Mode is split into five parts, which intersect at various points. Which part of the story you get depends on which charcter you're playing as:

* Complete Story Mode with all eleven charcters, you unlock the Witch Princess and find out what ''really'' caused the crop outbreak.

Game play is... [[BizarrePuzzleGame hard to explain.]] The game is played on a 7 X 7 grid, with crop types (corn, tomatoes, etc.) taking the place of traditional colored blocks. You can "harvest" (remove) fully grown crops from the board one at a time or in groups. Every time you harvest a crop, the crops around it are watered and grow a level closer to ripe. The more you harvest at a time ("chains") the bigger your point total and crops will be watered over a wider area. You also have special crops: Big crops can't be chained, but will fully grow any crops touching it when harvested. Shining Crops can be picked individually, clearing the board of all crops of that type or placed at the end of a chain, acting as a point mulitplier. In addition, each character has a [[LimitBreak Special Skill]] that can be used once your [[ManaMeter Skill Meter]] has filled.

* BizarrePuzzleGame: The game is impossible to put into JustForFun/XMeetsY terms.

* LimitBreak: Special Skills
* ManaMeter: Skill Meter.

* SchizophrenicDifficulty: See ArtificialStupidity
* SuperMovePortraitAttack: Invoked when triggering Special Skills.
* TrialAndErrorGamePlay: Most Mission Mode stages rated higher than "Easy".

Also available in [[IOSGames iPhone]] flavor [[http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/harvest-moon-frantic-farming/id325350382 here]].

* BizarrePuzzleGame: The game is impossible to put into XMeetsY terms.

''Harvest Moon: Frantic Farming'' is a PuzzleGame SpinOff of the ''HarvestMoon'' series and a follow-up to the less-than-well-received ''Puzzle de Harvest Moon.'' In it, you play as one of twelve characters from the ''Island of Happiness'' branch, dealing with [[ItMakesSenseInContext a sudden outbreak of vegetable crops sprouting everywhere]], threatening to overrun the island.

* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: ''Frantic Farming'' was a far more well-received game than ''Puzzle De.''

* TheRashomon: Each branch of the story (save the Witch Princess') is told from multiple [=POVs=], varying slightly depending on who the player character is.

Now available in [[IOSGames iPhone]] flavor [[http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/harvest-moon-frantic-farming/id325350382 here]].