-Looks up from her 3DS where she's playing Harvest Moon; A New Beginning.-

A HARVEST MOON FAN!

I just beat Tree of Tranquility.
You'll find Animal Parade has mostly all the same characters (excluding some 'special' characters that came in TOT). 
However, the adding of the Harvest King was awesome.
However, the lag time will drive you NUTS. NUTS I SAY!

I own over 35 games from the series -Hugs her trunk of Harvest Moon.- O_O It's addictive.
You should get into their Rune Factory (A fantasy Harvest Moon) series. It's pretty cool. Each one gets better and better.