Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley (launching in NA on November 4)

[Lepidoptera]

I'm on the fence with TLV. I feel like Natsume is being dishonest to its fans by not just out right saying its made by them alone. I do understand the need to make money, but tricking your fans into thinking they are buying a "REAL" Harvest Moon is wrong. I may or may not buy this game depending on how the ratings go for it.

Harvest moon hasn't been the same for me since the FOMT/MFOMT era. Rune Factory 3 and 4 seem a lot more fun. I just find HM characters so boring anymore. I already prepaid for Story of Seasons I really want to see how xseed translates the characters and I really like Klaus. This may be the last real Harvest moon I buy. I'm gonna miss having alpacas if that comes to pass. Hopefully not.

 

[Chris]

I've been a huge fan of the HM games since I was a kid but I think I'll be giving this one a miss. It'll probably cost double in Europe anyway - and it doesn't even look like it's worth the NA price.

 

[KCourtnee]

I'M GETTING THIS GAME!!!!!!!!!

The only other HM game I've played was Island of Happiness for the DS, which I LOOVED.
I was actually thinking a few days ago "I wonder if theres a harvest moon game for the 3DS" and then I find this thread

I may not get it this week because I'm saving up for Lights All Night (EDM music festival in Dallas, TX) but I shall definitely get this game <3

 

[Libra]

For those interested in Story of Seasons:

XSEED?s localization for Story of Seasons is coming to a close. The company has completed translations and editing work. Story of Seasons only requires some QA work to address bugs and preserve the personality of each character.

XSEED said in a new blog post:

?Besides all of the above, the QA process is also about preserving each character?s voice, making sure they speak in a consistent manner from scene to scene. That?s doubly important in a non-linear game like this one, where the script files aren?t always in any particular order, and where multiple localizers sometimes have to take turns writing the same character.?

Source here.

 

[Emily]

For those interested in Story of Seasons:

XSEED’s localization for Story of Seasons is coming to a close. The company has completed translations and editing work. Story of Seasons only requires some QA work to address bugs and preserve the personality of each character.

XSEED said in a new blog post:

“Besides all of the above, the QA process is also about preserving each character’s voice, making sure they speak in a consistent manner from scene to scene. That’s doubly important in a non-linear game like this one, where the script files aren’t always in any particular order, and where multiple localizers sometimes have to take turns writing the same character.”

Source here.

Proper excited for Story of Seasons but know the UK will have to wait at least a few months longer than US - because it's practically a tradition for Harvest Moon games now even though it's the same language.

Also has anyone bought The Lost Valley? If so is it good or bad?

 

[Libra]

Also has anyone bought The Lost Valley? If so is it good or bad?

I was reading the comments on Amazon earlier and they're not that good (click). They're not all bad either; some people really like this game.

One thing that seems to come back in those comments is the lack of a town. You quite literally have a valley but not a town like in the other HM games. From what I've read, the NPC's do come from a nearby town but apparently you never gain access to said town.