seems casual to me because there really isn't a point to the game except do all the things you could be doing in real life.
but then again, there really isn't a point to any game is there? I dunno, it just doesn't like a game that I could play more than casually. As in once a week or so, but I'm sure it has its fans.
I had the one for gamecube, and it is really fun, but I think harvest moon games are more fun.