on harvest moon a wonderful life for gamecube there are 6 chapters till you die your son may not take over the farm when you die sadly you get a very long cut scene about everyones reactions and what your son wants to do.
year 1 [1 year long-you find a wife between Celia, Nami, and Muffy (I chose Nami)
year 2 [ 2 years long-you continue with your farm and your house grew,you have a bigger kitchen and a son.Van now sells toys for your son and new characters are added also old nina dies and galen moves houses by the farm. the dig site is a little bigger.
year 3 [3 years long-your son is a little bigger and hugh the son of the runner wally is now a teenager. You can buy an enchanted bear from van which makes your son a brat. Lumina is an adult and the dig site is bigger.
year 4 [2 years long-your son is a teenager and is interested in either kate or lumina nothing happens though.Hugh is an adult and kate is a teenager.Your house has grown and you have aged.Other people have also aged.your son is sure of what he is going to do.
year 5 [1 year long-the dig site is much bigger. not much happens besides that.
year 6 [1 year long-you and everyone else have aged your son is now an adult he is sure of what he will do and no longer asks questions about life on the farm
thats it the game then goes to home screen and you have nothing under your characters file thanks hope this helps