TheGamer's Meg Pelliccio says: "Harvestella stumbles before it finds a decent pace, with the biggest drawbacks being the slow start and temperamental graphics. If you can get past these shortcomings, there’s plenty to be enjoyed here and a hefty completion time to keep you busy. While it offers an enjoyable blend of RPG meets life sim, there isn’t enough substance on either side to take the game from good to great."
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WTMG's Leo Faria: "All in all, Harvestella is far from being the most impressive and innovative mixture between a farming simulator and an action RPG, but it’s far from being outright bad or worthy of being ignored, either. It’s got some neat redeeming factors, namely its phenomenal soundtrack and relaxing farming vibes, while suffering from an uninspired combat system, and some really poor pacing problems. It’s hard to convince players to pick this one up over, say, a Rune Factory game, with its more established formula, but I did enjoy Harvestella way more than expected. Not exactly a bright highlight from Square Enix’s year, but one still worth praising… moderately…"
