{"id":128227,"date":"2022-09-18T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-18T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-137824"},"modified":"2022-09-18T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-18T11:00:00","slug":"poll-box-art-brawl-duel-harvest-moon-a-wonderful-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/09\/18\/poll-box-art-brawl-duel-harvest-moon-a-wonderful-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll: Box Art Brawl: Duel &#8211; Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/63b0b7e048d7d\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/63b0b7e048d7d\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life - Box Art Brawl\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/63b0b7e048d7d\/harvest-moon-a-wonderful-life-box-art-brawl.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTE2Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"516\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/63b0b7e048d7d\/harvest-moon-a-wonderful-life-box-art-brawl.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life - Box Art Brawl\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Nintendo Life<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hello everyone; welcome to another edition of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/tags\/box-art-brawl\">&#8216;Box Art Brawl&#8217;<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s kind of mad that another week has passed already, right..? Where is the time going?! Never mind.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2022\/09\/poll-box-art-brawl-duel-mega-man-x\">Last week<\/a>, we took a look at one of the all-time greats on SNES: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/snes\/mega_man_x\">Mega Man X<\/a>. It was a ruddy close one, too! Europe and North America teamed up to take on Japan, and the duo <em>just<\/em> managed to take the crown with 53% of the vote. Both designs are absolutely fantastic, so we&#8217;re not entirely surprised you folks were a bit torn on this one.<\/p>\n<p>This week, in celebration of the recent announcement of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/story_of_seasons_a_wonderful_life\">Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life<\/a>, we&#8217;re going to be looking at the original GameCube release from 2003 (2004 for western audiences): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/gamecube\/harvest_moon_a_wonderful_life\">Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life<\/a>. For many (this writer included!), A Wonderful Life was the gateway into the world of Harvest Moon, boasting the beautiful, tranquil setting of &#8216;Forget-Me-Not-Valley&#8217; along with a cast of characters that has lived on in the minds of fans for many years since.<\/p>\n<p>For this week&#8217;s Box Art Brawl, Europe and North America are once again teaming up due to the overwhelming similarities between the regions&#8217; box art designs, so Japan will be at it alone! We reckon it might be a close one again this week, but as ever, the winner will be determined by you fine people.<\/p>\n<p><em>Be sure to cast your votes in the poll below; but first, let&#8217;s check out the box art designs themselves.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>North America \/ Europe<br \/><\/h2>\n<aside class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"cols\">\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life NA\" class=\"scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5e4348c11f48a\/harvest-moon-a-wonderful-life-na.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NDUgNjE0Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"445\" height=\"614\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/5e4348c11f48a\/harvest-moon-a-wonderful-life-na.445x.jpg\" alt=\"Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life NA\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"col\"><a title=\"Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life EU\" class=\"scanlines scanlines\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/8922246e690e3\/harvest-moon-a-wonderful-life-eu.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA0NDUgNjM2Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"445\" height=\"636\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/8922246e690e3\/harvest-moon-a-wonderful-life-eu.445x.jpg\" alt=\"Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life EU\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Images: Natsume<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<p>The North American and European design for A Wonderful Life is likely the one you&#8217;re most familiar with. All regional designs are pretty similar in terms of composition \u2014 with the game&#8217;s protagonist standing triumphantly in the centre, surrounded by a group of animals and fellow villagers \u2014 but what sets the western design apart is the inclusion of a full background (similar, but not identical in the two examples above), presumably set somewhere in Forget-Me-Not Valley.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a very peaceful work of art; certainly indicative of the kind of experience you&#8217;ll be getting with A Wonderful Life.<\/p>\n<h2>Japan<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life Japan\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/e37c1141dde44\/harvest-moon-a-wonderful-life-japan.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA1MDAgNzAwIj48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/e37c1141dde44\/harvest-moon-a-wonderful-life-japan.500x700.jpg\" alt=\"Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life Japan\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Marvelous Interactive<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Japan&#8217;s design for A Wonderful Life is, again, similar in composition, but the protagonist and animals are surrounded by a large wreath of flowers and vegetables; an indication of the kinds of things you&#8217;ll be planting during your life on the farm. We must admit, despite the missing background, we do actually prefer the more vibrant, stylised approach taken with the protagonist and animals here; it&#8217;s nice! This is going to be a tough one, for sure&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>Bonus<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Harvest Moon: Another Wonderful Life NA\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c1d0aa7d0d6f2\/harvest-moon-another-wonderful-life-na.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA1MDAgNzAwIj48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/c1d0aa7d0d6f2\/harvest-moon-another-wonderful-life-na.500x700.jpg\" alt=\"Harvest Moon: Another Wonderful Life NA\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: Natsume<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/gamecube\/harvest_moon_another_wonderful_life\">Harvest Moon: Another Wonderful Life<\/a> launched in 2005 and showcased the exact same gameplay and structure as the original release. The difference? You&#8217;re playing as a girl instead of a boy, and your love interests have also swapped genders. Was it necessary? Mmm, maybe not, but it might have introduced a few more people to the series, regardless.<\/p>\n<p>The box art itself is kind of a combination of the previous designs from A Wonderful Life. The animals from Japan&#8217;s box art have been lifted straight into this one, but it&#8217;s also taken a leaf from the western box art design and opted to include a background once again. It&#8217;s a nice approach overall; kind of taking the best of both worlds!<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>Thanks for taking part in Box Art Brawl once again! Be sure to cast your vote below and let us know in the comments which box art you prefer!<\/p>\n<div id=\"poll-which-region-got-the-best-harvest-moon-a-wonderful-life-box-art\" class=\"poll\" data-uri=\"polls\/which_region_got_the_best_harvest_moon_a_wonderful_life_box_art\">\n<div class=\"results hidden\">\n<h3 data-toc=\"Which region got the best Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life box art?\">Which region got the best Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life box art? (1,175 votes)<\/h3>\n<ol class=\"poll-results\">\n<li class=\"result with-image first\">\n<div class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/14b27753781e5\/100x60.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"60\" alt><\/div>\n<p><strong class=\"answer\">North America \/ Europe<\/strong><span class=\"votes\"><span title=\"735 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg has-votes\" data-value=\"63\"><span class=\"val\">63<\/span>%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"result with-image last\">\n<div class=\"image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3ea9641494412\/100x60.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"60\" alt><\/div>\n<p><strong class=\"answer\">Japan<\/strong><span class=\"votes\"><span title=\"440 votes\"><span class=\"bar accent-bg has-votes\" data-value=\"37\"><span class=\"val\">37<\/span>%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Thanks for voting! We&#8217;ll see you next time for another round of the Box Art Brawl.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: Nintendo Life Hello everyone; welcome to another edition of &#8216;Box Art Brawl&#8217;! It&#8217;s kind of mad that another week has passed already, right..? Where is the time going?! Never mind. Last week, we took a look at one of the all-time greats on SNES: Mega Man X. It was a ruddy close one, too! 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