The primary story for Harvestella leads you down a complex route of events that has you dealing with the Seaslights, cryosleep, and the fate of humanity. But, the people of Harvestella have their own problems that are just as important for the protagonist to help with.
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In each town, you discover an abundance of side quests that people need help solving, whether finding stolen property, mending a relationship, or just helping with a struggling villager’s life. Each story feels fresh and unique, with not a single quest in the game being similar to another. Some are more serious, while others are lighthearted and entertaining.
10 The Bartender’s Secret
Leon, also known as The Bartender, is a friend you encounter while questing in the Shatolla area. One day, you meet a girl named Nina who falls in love with anyone who treats her nicely. She shows affection towards Leon and tails him to the Jade forest. Because of this, we find out he’s been having secret meetings.
In the following two side quests, you discover that Leon is not who he is, and you go on an adventure to save his bar from being shut down. It’s an entertaining quest that gives plenty of Grilla and additional resources, such as Lorelei’s tears.
9 Coco’s Secret
In Harvestella, there are more intelligent species out there than just humans, like the Siren, Hallowed, Faeries, and the Conellu. The Conellu are presented as a species that loves business which can be shown by the Mysterious Trader in Shatolla and the Conellu Emporium in Lethe village.
However, one day in Argene, you discover that Mina, one of the girls at the inn, is hiding a Conellu named Mr. Coco, who is incredibly bad at business. But suddenly, he is invited to leave with other Conellu, only saying they regret sending him away. This side quest is super exciting, with a great twist at the end that leaves you wanting to know more about the Conellu.
8 Take Me To ReGaia!
After visiting Abandoned Eden for the first time, a side quest will appear from a white Omen named Tweedledee. According to the other Omen stationed at Abandoned Eden, once Tweedledee wants to do something, he won’t stop asking or begging for it until he’s been granted permission. This time, he wants to visit the Castle of Illusions.
Due to his excitable nature, once you get there, you realize that Tweedledee is a peculiar, out-of-control personality. This is why it’s unfortunate that the Omen at the Castle of Illusions accidentally take him to be someone like Geist, who has gone rogue. The conclusion of this side quest is interesting, and Tweedledee’s personality is hilarious, making this a fun quest to complete.
7 Friends Forever
One of the first side quests you’ll find yourself doing is in Lethe village, given out by the children Van, Vent, and Milika. The three of them are always together and plan on being friends forever, but one day, Milika stops showing up to play with Van and Vent, sending them to look for answers.
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Once they find out, they protest and try to take matters into their own hands to keep Milika as a friend. However, they make matters worse in the process, and unfortunately, the three of them split apart. The last side quest in the trilogy gives an excellent conclusion for the three friends that leaves the players reminiscing about their childhood.
6 The Cherry Blossom’s Tricks
Nemea has quite a few side quests that start happy, become sad, and end up with an excellent resolution. The Cherry Blossom’s Tricks is one of these quests, as it begins with a young girl named Cherie who wants to go to the ocean. Her parents tell her she can’t go for unknown reasons, which leads her to ask for help.
This becomes a good and bad decision as she soon remembers her real family from her childhood and what she had forgotten before the accident. Of course, she wants to reconnect, but she has mixed feelings since she’s been gone for so long. In the end, Cherie’s quest has an emotional and great conclusion that asks the player about who and what family is.
5 The Woman Who Gathered Snow
When you first meet Claire, she’s standing over an unfinished snowman. She asks you for your help in gathering sticks from the Jade Forest and, after getting them, completes the snowman for a bunch of kids. You find out she works at the confessional booth in Argene’s temple, and she enjoys helping people personally with their problems.
But, this leads to people trying to take advantage of her good nature, and the next quest shows that she must be careful in her job. Despite the unfortunate accident that follows, she continues forward, believing that helping people is more important to her. This quest has a good moral at the end and offers some decent rewards for following Claire through her journey.
4 Punctilious Parents
While exploring Argene, two parents are heavily worried about their daughter Rachel, who has gone missing. They claim she is a sickly child who couldn’t survive outside in the winter cold for very long without her parents there to protect her. So, the parents ask if you can help find her and send you off to ask around about Rachel.
You learn in your search that there is a secret amongst the children in Argene who don’t want people to know the whereabouts of Rachel. This quest will most likely relate to parents raising children and people who remember what it was like being raised by overprotective parents. Because of this, it’s a great quest that also teaches a good lesson.
3 A Lie Turned Truth
Often in Shaltolla and Argene, side quests will have some venture into the Silent Cave, where you’re either rescuing someone from monsters or searching for materials while protecting someone. However, in A Lie Turned Truth, you end up being attacked by a resident and a monster simultaneously.
In this quest, you meet a girl named Elma and her grandfather Alvar. After speaking with them, you find she needs help being escorted to the Silent Cave. Before you go, Elma meets a young woman who chats with her casually, and it’s revealed that Elma easily lies about her life and intentions.
2 The Missing Wife
Nothing is worse than both parties in a marriage letting it fail by being dishonest with each other and not picking up after themselves. In The Missing Wife, Dorell is grieving over his wife after she failed to return from Heaven’s Egg near Nemea. He goes to search for her and concludes that she must be dead.
This emotionally devastated him because before she disappeared, he was a terrible drunk who didn’t care about his marriage. It was only after he realized he needed her that Dorell shaped up to show her that he had changed. Afterward, he sulks away to the bar, where he regrets his life choices, unaware that his wife has been in the town all along. The Missing Wife has a hilarious and excellent resolution that is worth finishing on your own.
1 Two Secrets
Nemea has an orphanage where kids from every town go to get a better life. In this Orphanage is a young boy named Leo who acts as an older brother to all the other kids. But, secretly, at night, he goes to Njord Steppe alone to visit his parents grave.
This quest is a heart-wrenching tale of a young boy who thinks he has to stay mature for everyone else around him and not let anyone in on his grief for his deceased parents. Luckily, the ending of the quest shows that everyone around him cares and protects him when he’s feeling sad without him knowing.
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