This Harvest Moon(HM) is great for all new and old players. To me the pros and the cons make this game a great success. The first pro is that it gives you the old HM fans a chance to play and get use to the various tools. The next pro is that you can continue to work on tool and produce not only tools, but equipment and presents at your house. The last pro I will say is that the HM is broken up by a Final Fantasy feel in that you get to defeat hordes of not only Goblin-like monsters, but also insects and fuzzy little monster (whom later become friends and farm hands). Probably the biggest con is the repetitive nature of the game the monster generators return when ever you leave the caves and the repeated fights with the monsters. Over all it makes it more enjoyable being able to return to the old fights and it gives Rune Factory a whole new feel to it that hopefully will attract new and old players to the newer ways to play Harvest Moon.