I absolutely love how passionate you sound about this game series! Thanks for bringing daily videos, specialy about AWL remake! Also, I'm replaying the Special Edition right now, its my alltime favourite and played the heck out of it back in the time, but I DEFFINITELY would prefer if the loading times where fast like the other versions. I kinda forgot how atrocious the loading times and lag in this version was haha
Thanks for taking the time to comment! Have you played either GameCube version? I’m curious how much slower it feels. I am actually kind of picky about load times, especially in farming sims where you have to go in and out of different buildings all the time…
@@elithegaymer Thank YOU for responding! I never played any of the other versions actually :/ But have watched some videos in the past (And now for comparison reasons) and MY GOD, I never actually knew how superior the standard and Another WL where in comparison to SE. Yeah, the loading times on the gamecube are close to none in comparison to SE, also the loading and animation lag in the gamecube version are extremely better. My guess is that SE changed and added so much that the PS2 hardware couldn't handle properly (Hence the extreme lag when loading the town and other areas) or the game was just badly ported, something like that. If we had back in the time, a version with all SE content and gamecube performance, it would be the BEST Wonderful Life version to play. But again, here we are expecting a remake and hoping that everything we always wanted for AWL returns and more things get added ❤
Don’t forget the DS and DS Cute versions of the same town and characters just using the Mineral Town main characters and some extra marriage candidates.
I love the evolutions this game has gone through over the years. If I had the choice I'd also love to play another wonderful life as I didn't get the chance to when I was younger.
@@elithegaymer Do you have any idea if Another wonderful life on the gamecube also has the Heaven mode ? Game released in same time as the special ps2 version so I kind of suspect it may have it but not sure . Cheers !
Hah, yeah… I guess the GameCube versions are safer. Much faster load times. Sometimes when a game is built from the ground up on that system, it’s hard to later port it to another system.
Haha, aw, thanks! Yeah, I actually started posting daily to force myself to try to improve as much as possible and not slack off. My first few videos were rough, but I think I’ve improved at least a little bit recently. I’ve actually found I really like creating content! I’m glad you and a few others enjoy watching, haha.
Yeah, you’re right! In an early draft I was going to mention that, but then I cut it out because it was just me listing the three FoMT games… followed by me listing the 4 AWL versions, hahaha.
I'm honestly looking forward to the remake. I didn't play the other three so I have no attachment to them. If I had to choose one of them though, it would be the special edition because I don't mind load times and I like having allllll the choices lol
I think it's interesting that they never did another wonderful life special edition that allowed PS2 users to play as a female character and marry Cody! But yeah, I am too impatient for long load times. I guess you have more patience than I do. I guess on the farm that's an important quality to have, right?
@@elithegaymer depends on the situation xD sometimes I'm super patient and other times it goes right out the window. When it comes to building things, I have no patience at all lmao but with befriending animals, I have much more.
In the original game, after the last chapter… you die, haha. Game over. But in the Heaven mode, you can continue playing the game indefinitely (like most other farming sims).
I actually am really happy that they are remaking this game... Because the original game was not very good BUT had some great ideas. I love the idea of the characters aging and things changing in the town as you play, however AWL desperately needs some quality of life updates. Hopefully this time they get it right. 4th time's a charm?
Even though there are four, I never played the PS2 version as it played really badly with the lagging and I never played Another Wonderful Life as we didnt actually get that one in Europe (Europe normally only got the boy version games, I have no idea why) so when I play the remake the new features and upgrades will be different to me, I literally can no wait!
I am so excited for the new release as well! I often hear about so many games that never got released in Europe, and it really surprises me! Like, how did Europe never get the original Chrono Trigger? I think things have improved in that sense though in the past few years.
I played special edition on ps5 and the load times weren’t horrible it was only the render distance that wasn’t the best. But I still enjoy it. Can’t wait for the remake though
i loved the original AWL. Still my fav game of all time. But AnWL did awaken me to my love for Marlin. I have the super edition now but I've never been able to romance lumina since they still made her sprite look like she was 14 ;; But her older models are so cute and I do adore her havkng such an obvious crush on the player so I'll probably either romance her or Cody for my first playthrough for the remake
You could also play it twice! Marry Cody in one and Lumina in the other. I will probably have 4 or 5 save files in the new game, haha. But yeah, I think Lumina looked too young in the original game.
if i had to choose i would play a wonderful life (if i wanted to, i could! i still have a gamecube) just because i love the bachelorettes so much more than the bachelors. ive said this before, but theyre just cuter. i know the bachelors were probably supposed to just be bg characters and they didnt want to make more characters but i just love the girls more. also i already have a save for namis kid and hes in the teen stage . :)
@@elithegaymer honestly i feel like they do that for a lot of the games. even the games where you can be a girl or a boy i still feel like the girls are more detailed or both are pretty simple !
The beauty of keeping your GameCube in good condition and having access to online shipping as an adult, can buy a FreeLoader disk to play games that were not released in your region. In my case, Another Wonderful Life haha.
Haha, I try to stay away from emus, but I cracked with Fire Emblem 6, which never came out in the west… And strangely to this day has still never been released.
@@elithegaymer thus one was/is pretty easy. You load the disk into the gamecube and then open and take the disk out while it's running and insert the game disk in and viola, region unlocked. Since we never had any female versions released here I wanted to play girl version (as being a girl it's more familiar), but my bachelorette was nearly always Celia)
I haven’t played it yet! I was so excited when the first trailer dropped… but then initial reviews came and said it was bad, so I still haven’t picked it up. It is on my wishlist though, just waiting for a price drop, ha… Have you played it?
@@elithegaymer I did! It definitly isn’t perfect, but I still have 115 hours in it. I haven’t played since Rune Factory 3; it’s still fun and the marriage candidates were all pretty awesome that I had a hard time choosing. Then there are people you want to date, but you can’t :(. All in all, Wonderful like remake is going to be a huge must-have. I just wish a lot of the characters retained their old personality, especially the old man with the cigarette 😭
Wow, didn't know there were so many differences. I actually have the original A wonderful life but to this day struggle in understanding what the heccaroni I have to do. All I can say is... don't give your hard earned cash to Murrey..... Trust me
Haha, yeah the original games were hard! I hope the remake has quality of life updates and includes an easy option for people like us, haha. I think they probably will since the last few games have all had two difficulty options.
@@elithegaymer yeah, having them be a bit easier would be very nice. Being honest, I didn't even know there was a new game coming out before this video, kinda looking forward to checking it out now. Thanks for uploading!
@@denyarwing Thanks for watching! I’m doing weekly updates on Fridays where I recap all the new info that they have released about the upcoming game if you’re interested! I’m pretty excited about the new game if you couldn’t tell, hahaha.
@@elithegaymer it was that bad I gave up. It was everytime u entered a building and did pretty much anything. I was thinking of going g for the platinum trophy but wasn't worth the frustration.
I'm glad you're a Marlin fan too. I think he gets the most undeserved hate out of all the bachelors. *Trigger warning* My theory is now Marlin died of his mysterious sickness before the start of the game and Vesta replaced him with Matthew because they are definitely not the same person.
don't forget harvest moon ds & ds cute! it's the same game but with added characters and exploration! I want the sos remake to incorporate it! The witch living in Ramona's shed! the harvest goddess!! & Leia and Keira (an actual mine) too!
Another wonderful life, purely because it’s shorter 😂 the OG game, each chapter lasted 1 to 3 years, the girl version, each chapter was one year. Much more manageable.
I'd probably play another wonderful life since even though it was my first harvest moon game, I never gotten past the first year. I think I furthest I have ever gotten was summer. I played a lot of the DS Cute version, but that's more like Mineral Town than the original. Can't wait for the remake so I can play it properly.
Haha, yeah I'm so excited to play A Wonderful Life upgraded. The original games were too slow and didn't have a lot of quality of life features in it. The concept of this game is great though, so I am so excited!
So I've been playing Another wonderful life in anticipation for the new game in June, but I only just found out about the special edition. I should have watched this before I downloaded it, because my god is it horrible. Like it just looks so bad. It's super clunky, and i just can't play it. 😭 I made it two days, and it's not a good time.
If we only had the original, GameCube for sure. Graphics, music and load times are just way too downgraded on Special Edition. Remake does an okay job, minus poor very shading in the world which cam be fixed with a mod. Oh, and choosing not to remix the GameCube soundtrack. Lumina is also legitimately changed in appearance to be a candidate, rather than the lack thereof in SE. I would actually recommend that remake to people, unlike the sloppy effort of the Mineral Town one and that ugly art style.
I absolutely love how passionate you sound about this game series!
Thanks for bringing daily videos, specialy about AWL remake!
Also, I'm replaying the Special Edition right now, its my alltime favourite and played the heck out of it back in the time, but I DEFFINITELY would prefer if the loading times where fast like the other versions. I kinda forgot how atrocious the loading times and lag in this version was haha
Thanks for taking the time to comment! Have you played either GameCube version? I’m curious how much slower it feels. I am actually kind of picky about load times, especially in farming sims where you have to go in and out of different buildings all the time…
@@elithegaymer Thank YOU for responding!
I never played any of the other versions actually :/ But have watched some videos in the past (And now for comparison reasons) and MY GOD, I never actually knew how superior the standard and Another WL where in comparison to SE.
Yeah, the loading times on the gamecube are close to none in comparison to SE, also the loading and animation lag in the gamecube version are extremely better.
My guess is that SE changed and added so much that the PS2 hardware couldn't handle properly (Hence the extreme lag when loading the town and other areas) or the game was just badly ported, something like that.
If we had back in the time, a version with all SE content and gamecube performance, it would be the BEST Wonderful Life version to play.
But again, here we are expecting a remake and hoping that everything we always wanted for AWL returns and more things get added ❤
dude thank you for this, i needed answers! and you presented them so quickly and clearly
Don’t forget the DS and DS Cute versions of the same town and characters just using the Mineral Town main characters and some extra marriage candidates.
I love the evolutions this game has gone through over the years. If I had the choice I'd also love to play another wonderful life as I didn't get the chance to when I was younger.
Yeah, this series has been around for over 25 years, so it definitely has changed a lot over the years!
@@elithegaymer Do you have any idea if Another wonderful life on the gamecube also has the Heaven mode ? Game released in same time as the special ps2 version so I kind of suspect it may have it but not sure .
Cheers !
The remaster was just released in Japan and I’m wondering wether to pick it up.🤔
I tried playing the special edition on an emulator. It was so slow it was unplayable. Very sad.
Hah, yeah… I guess the GameCube versions are safer. Much faster load times. Sometimes when a game is built from the ground up on that system, it’s hard to later port it to another system.
Thanks for releasing such detailed videos so frequently!
I love finding new Bokujo content creators and it doesn't hurt that you're cute, too. 🙈
Haha, aw, thanks! Yeah, I actually started posting daily to force myself to try to improve as much as possible and not slack off. My first few videos were rough, but I think I’ve improved at least a little bit recently. I’ve actually found I really like creating content! I’m glad you and a few others enjoy watching, haha.
To be fair, Friends of Mineral Town has 3 versions now. Boy version, girl version, and the remake.
Yeah, you’re right! In an early draft I was going to mention that, but then I cut it out because it was just me listing the three FoMT games… followed by me listing the 4 AWL versions, hahaha.
If there's one thing the special edition did good is that it taught me to be patient.
I'm honestly looking forward to the remake. I didn't play the other three so I have no attachment to them. If I had to choose one of them though, it would be the special edition because I don't mind load times and I like having allllll the choices lol
I think it's interesting that they never did another wonderful life special edition that allowed PS2 users to play as a female character and marry Cody! But yeah, I am too impatient for long load times. I guess you have more patience than I do. I guess on the farm that's an important quality to have, right?
@@elithegaymer depends on the situation xD sometimes I'm super patient and other times it goes right out the window. When it comes to building things, I have no patience at all lmao but with befriending animals, I have much more.
I’m playing the SE on the ps5. When it was updated for the ps4 store, the load times were fixed. It’s much better now.
Oh, nice to hear that the load times have been improved!
Beautiful sharing. I like playing games as well especially the OZ games
wait whats the heaven mode in the ps2 version? Sadly i never beat it when i was younger so Ive never heard of this :O
In the original game, after the last chapter… you die, haha. Game over. But in the Heaven mode, you can continue playing the game indefinitely (like most other farming sims).
@@elithegaymer oooh i was thinking like a new area unlocked xD i must have missed out on a lot cuz i also had no clue mukumuku was even in the og game
Oh hey, you're at home this time and not at work LOL! I was wondering what all the differences were between versions! Good list!
Haha, yeah, I don’t have quite enough time to film everything at work… Even though I think the lighting in the office is better.
They seem to really like A Wonderful Life for some reason. I was able to get the Special Edition (PS2) at some point but it didn't worked :(
I actually am really happy that they are remaking this game... Because the original game was not very good BUT had some great ideas. I love the idea of the characters aging and things changing in the town as you play, however AWL desperately needs some quality of life updates. Hopefully this time they get it right. 4th time's a charm?
Even though there are four, I never played the PS2 version as it played really badly with the lagging and I never played Another Wonderful Life as we didnt actually get that one in Europe (Europe normally only got the boy version games, I have no idea why) so when I play the remake the new features and upgrades will be different to me, I literally can no wait!
I am so excited for the new release as well! I often hear about so many games that never got released in Europe, and it really surprises me! Like, how did Europe never get the original Chrono Trigger? I think things have improved in that sense though in the past few years.
Is load times terrible on ps4 version or did they fix that??
I’ve heard mixed reports! I personally do not have a PS4 so I cannot say.
I played special edition on ps5 and the load times weren’t horrible it was only the render distance that wasn’t the best. But I still enjoy it. Can’t wait for the remake though
I’ve heard the PS5 version is better than the original that came out on the PS2
i loved the original AWL. Still my fav game of all time. But AnWL did awaken me to my love for Marlin. I have the super edition now but I've never been able to romance lumina since they still made her sprite look like she was 14 ;; But her older models are so cute and I do adore her havkng such an obvious crush on the player so I'll probably either romance her or Cody for my first playthrough for the remake
You could also play it twice! Marry Cody in one and Lumina in the other. I will probably have 4 or 5 save files in the new game, haha. But yeah, I think Lumina looked too young in the original game.
if i had to choose i would play a wonderful life (if i wanted to, i could! i still have a gamecube) just because i love the bachelorettes so much more than the bachelors. ive said this before, but theyre just cuter. i know the bachelors were probably supposed to just be bg characters and they didnt want to make more characters but i just love the girls more. also i already have a save for namis kid and hes in the teen stage . :)
Yeah, with the original designs, I think they spent a bit more time on the bachelorettes than they did on the bachelors, haha.
@@elithegaymer honestly i feel like they do that for a lot of the games. even the games where you can be a girl or a boy i still feel like the girls are more detailed or both are pretty simple !
The beauty of keeping your GameCube in good condition and having access to online shipping as an adult, can buy a FreeLoader disk to play games that were not released in your region. In my case, Another Wonderful Life haha.
Haha, I try to stay away from emus, but I cracked with Fire Emblem 6, which never came out in the west… And strangely to this day has still never been released.
@@elithegaymer thus one was/is pretty easy. You load the disk into the gamecube and then open and take the disk out while it's running and insert the game disk in and viola, region unlocked. Since we never had any female versions released here I wanted to play girl version (as being a girl it's more familiar), but my bachelorette was nearly always Celia)
hey Eli! Do you play rune factory? If so, what are your thoughts on 5?
I haven’t played it yet! I was so excited when the first trailer dropped… but then initial reviews came and said it was bad, so I still haven’t picked it up. It is on my wishlist though, just waiting for a price drop, ha… Have you played it?
@@elithegaymer I did! It definitly isn’t perfect, but I still have 115 hours in it. I haven’t played since Rune Factory 3; it’s still fun and the marriage candidates were all pretty awesome that I had a hard time choosing. Then there are people you want to date, but you can’t :(.
All in all, Wonderful like remake is going to be a huge must-have. I just wish a lot of the characters retained their old personality, especially the old man with the cigarette 😭
I’ve only played it on PS2 and I returned it right away because I couldn’t deal with the loading times. It is probably better on GameCube.
Haha, yeah… Most people prefer the GameCube version even though it isn’t a “Special Edition.”
Wow, didn't know there were so many differences.
I actually have the original A wonderful life but to this day struggle in understanding what the heccaroni I have to do.
All I can say is... don't give your hard earned cash to Murrey.....
Trust me
Haha, yeah the original games were hard! I hope the remake has quality of life updates and includes an easy option for people like us, haha. I think they probably will since the last few games have all had two difficulty options.
@@elithegaymer yeah, having them be a bit easier would be very nice.
Being honest, I didn't even know there was a new game coming out before this video, kinda looking forward to checking it out now.
Thanks for uploading!
@@denyarwing Thanks for watching! I’m doing weekly updates on Fridays where I recap all the new info that they have released about the upcoming game if you’re interested! I’m pretty excited about the new game if you couldn’t tell, hahaha.
i would play the PS2 one, and in fact i am right now haha. in summer of year 2 and been playing less than a week xD
Nice! I might play Another Wonderful Life before release!
I would play the original cause you are right about the PS2 version. I bought it on my PS4 and the load times make it unbearable.
Did you ever stick it out to the end? Or was it so bad that you gave up on it?
@@elithegaymer it was that bad I gave up. It was everytime u entered a building and did pretty much anything. I was thinking of going g for the platinum trophy but wasn't worth the frustration.
@@Kunzite1982 Wow, it’s a shame that the load times are that bad! But yeah I don’t have much patience for bad load times either.
I'm glad you're a Marlin fan too. I think he gets the most undeserved hate out of all the bachelors.
*Trigger warning*
My theory is now Marlin died of his mysterious sickness before the start of the game and Vesta replaced him with Matthew because they are definitely not the same person.
He does look completely different AND he has a different name, so who knows? Maybe he will just be an entirely new character. You could be right.
The soundtrack too
PS2 is more refined
don't forget harvest moon ds & ds cute! it's the same game but with added characters and exploration! I want the sos remake to incorporate it! The witch living in Ramona's shed! the harvest goddess!! & Leia and Keira (an actual mine) too!
I really hope they include some features of the DS version too! Some more marriage candidates would be great!
@@elithegaymer i feel like it'llbe a more complete experience if they did! the og game was so small & the newer games are so big in comparison.
Another wonderful life, purely because it’s shorter 😂 the OG game, each chapter lasted 1 to 3 years, the girl version, each chapter was one year. Much more manageable.
Haha, yeah, the original A Wonderful Life was too slow. Did you marry all three OG bachelors in Another Wonderful Life?
totally the original one, because it was my first harvest moon on the game cube and I don't like the male marrige candidates :D
I'd probably play another wonderful life since even though it was my first harvest moon game, I never gotten past the first year. I think I furthest I have ever gotten was summer. I played a lot of the DS Cute version, but that's more like Mineral Town than the original. Can't wait for the remake so I can play it properly.
Haha, yeah I'm so excited to play A Wonderful Life upgraded. The original games were too slow and didn't have a lot of quality of life features in it. The concept of this game is great though, so I am so excited!
So I've been playing Another wonderful life in anticipation for the new game in June, but I only just found out about the special edition. I should have watched this before I downloaded it, because my god is it horrible. Like it just looks so bad. It's super clunky, and i just can't play it. 😭 I made it two days, and it's not a good time.
If we only had the original, GameCube for sure. Graphics, music and load times are just way too downgraded on Special Edition.
Remake does an okay job, minus poor very shading in the world which cam be fixed with a mod. Oh, and choosing not to remix the GameCube soundtrack. Lumina is also legitimately changed in appearance to be a candidate, rather than the lack thereof in SE. I would actually recommend that remake to people, unlike the sloppy effort of the Mineral Town one and that ugly art style.
I would love to marry marlin ?? Ayoooooo