I'd like to point out to those people saying Harvest Moon isn't an RPG.

You need a better grasp of the English language...

RPG = Role Playing Game. To qualify as an RPG, the player simply has to make decisions for the character. Play the character role. End of story.

You're right that in harvest moon you play the story. All games do that. You play the story of the character. But then if you want a game to be called RPG it have got to have a story like a real movie. There should be things like suspense,drama, action,climaxes,etc. Not like Harvest moon where the things you do would just be to make your farm better. And every year you keep on doing the same thing... What else is there other than getting money in the game. Just like a normal life. Boring...