I played the original Another Wonderful Life on my PS2 years ago, but never really got past Spring, as it is so difficult to earn money in that game, and I remember my cow and goat stopped giving me milk at some point, and I couldn't figure out what's happening.

So when the announcement for the remake came about, I was thrilled and apprehensive, as I didn't enjoy Another Wonderful Life much back then, but decided to give it a chance. And I'm glad I did.

Not only did the devs fixed a lot of the annoying stuff that is in the original, they made the game a lot better. Earning money is still difficult, especially in the first year, since the seasons are only 10 days long still. But raising friendships are a heck lot easier this time around to the point that I managed to get the free Seed Maker from Daryl in early summer! Several characters in the game however underwent a full 'makeover' like Marlin (or Matthew) in the remake to the point that I barely recognised him from the original (he's hot in the remake tho).

I played this game on the Steam Deck, and while officially, it isn't verified by Valve, you can still play it with some tweaks. Not perfect, but still completely playable.

I'm still in late Autumn of year 1 at the point of writing this review, but so far, I'm enjoying the game.