The decision to pick Julia as my Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness bride was a simple one, really. She’s always friendly, doesn’t seem to have too many issues, and up until I gave her the blue feather, was an only child living with her mother in a barn. Now, the Julia/Mirabelle (no last name) family has grown in size by one after a town-wide wedding and a credit roll (?).
Back to Harvest Moon DS: Island of Happiness for a moment…
I finally have all areas of the island unlocked for everyone to discover, though I can’t pick anything in the jungle due to it currently being winter in my game. This also makes for limited mining opportunities, since grass (the most plentiful health recovery item) is unavailable at this time of year. The good news is that I can fish to my heart’s content, which means that I can easily score points with Lanna (too bad for her I’ve already decided to marry Julia…). Chelsea, the last one to arrive on the island (and the character you play as if you decide to be a girl in the beginning), is easy to get on your good side, as she doesn’t have any particular likes or dislikes, though it takes a while to get her since talking to her is the only real way to boost her friendship rating. Maybe I’ll try going for her on a different playthrough to see what happens.
And now, back to Island of Happiness…
When we last left our hero, he was trying to decide between Julia and Natalie as his bride. Now that he has both girls at the highest heart level (red), it’s all a matter of picking one to receive the famed Blue Feather. Unfortunately, even with a heart level at red in this game, there’s no guarantee that she’ll say yes (I tried twice with Natalie, once right after bringing her into the red, and then again a week later, and she said “she wasn’t ready” both times). I have the “wife’s bed” in my house, and that’s usually the clincher. I wonder if I have to make another upgrade to it, like putting in a bathroom?
