DarkDesertFox
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GameStop's relase dates are pretty accurate. They have it as 3/31/2015. Usually they set it to 12/31/Year when they don't know.
Story of Seasons! <3
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GameStop's relase dates are pretty accurate. They have it as 3/31/2015. Usually they set it to 12/31/Year when they don't know.
I haven't played a harvest moon type game since [Another] Wonderful Life for gamecube. I had both the boy and girl versions. I really loved that game. Kinda wish they'd release something similar for WiiU, as I have a hard time getting into handheld Harvest Moon type games for some odd reason. However, Story of Seasons looks really cute. I might pick it up eventually.
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So I bought The Tale of Two Towns off the eshop last night to help keep me busy until SOS comes out as I've exhausted ANB. It's only $20 now now so I figured why not. I passed on it a few years ago cause I heard about a major glitch that plagued the 3DS version, but it's apparently fixed in the digital eshop version.
So far I'm liking it. It's definitley a step back from ANB but I try not to compare older games to newer ones in the series as it's not fair. I like the fact that you have two very different towns to live in (makes making a male and a female file more enjoyable). Also I don't mind not having customization as I find the main character to be really cute as is and you do have a choice between 7 different outfits as you progress which is better than none.
In my girl file I'll be going after Cam (aka Kamil in SOS) as he's the only bachelor of interest to me and SOS has many other great bachelors to choose from. In my boy file I'll be going after Georgia I just absolutely love her design!
My only major complaint with this game so far is the "tacked on" 3D as it is originally a DS game after all. There are points when the 3D makes things like your character and house appear like they are floating off the ground. An easy fix to this is to just dial down the 3D a bit or turn it off completely. But overall not a bad game for $20 still beats that fail of The Lost Valley though (glad I never bought that one).
Tott is mainly just something to keep me busy I still can't wait for Story of Seasons! ^.^ How about you guys what are you doing to keep you busy in the meantime?
So far I'm liking it. It's definitley a step back from ANB but I try not to compare older games to newer ones in the series as it's not fair. I like the fact that you have two very different towns to live in (makes making a male and a female file more enjoyable). Also I don't mind not having customization as I find the main character to be really cute as is and you do have a choice between 7 different outfits as you progress which is better than none.
In my girl file I'll be going after Cam (aka Kamil in SOS) as he's the only bachelor of interest to me and SOS has many other great bachelors to choose from. In my boy file I'll be going after Georgia I just absolutely love her design!
My only major complaint with this game so far is the "tacked on" 3D as it is originally a DS game after all. There are points when the 3D makes things like your character and house appear like they are floating off the ground. An easy fix to this is to just dial down the 3D a bit or turn it off completely. But overall not a bad game for $20 still beats that fail of The Lost Valley though (glad I never bought that one).
Tott is mainly just something to keep me busy I still can't wait for Story of Seasons! ^.^ How about you guys what are you doing to keep you busy in the meantime?
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LuckyCalico
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That was one of the things I really liked about Animal Parade. I might had gotten a bit lazy with the farm chores at that point, but it make it more life-like to have your family helping out haha. I also liked in Animal Parade how the children had the spouse's hair and eye color. I wish they included that feature more often.
Me too honestly~ <3 It felt a lot better with your little family helping out, and it might sound weird but it helped encourage me to want to play the game a little. oh my gosh, and the children were adorable! I also loved how you could have two kids in that game. ^^
I also loved how in Animal parade you could pick ANY pet you wanted besides just a dog or a cat, I ended up getting the white weasel and the little black shiba inu and I have no regrets whatsoever about it, and the many clothes choices in that game was astounding as well, I really enjoyed how you could dress up your character without much requirements. <3 that's the only thing I really wasn't a fan of in A new beginning..;; it was REALLY hard to get the items you needed for clothes, I still don't have over half of the clothes I wanted. ;w;
NessCuddles
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OMG I'm SOOO hyped for SoS too 
It looks like it might be one of the better HM games imo. It looks amazing. Its about time. My friend and I have been waiting for over a year (about the time it came out in japan) Hopefully this'll be the last time they push it back. Just 3 more weeks!
It looks like it might be one of the better HM games imo. It looks amazing. Its about time. My friend and I have been waiting for over a year (about the time it came out in japan) Hopefully this'll be the last time they push it back. Just 3 more weeks!Sundance99
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I have preordered my SoS. I'm am really excited about this game. I've only played a couple of HM games but this looks great! I've watched a couple of videos and now I can't wait for the game to come out!
LuckyCalico
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Me too.^^ It was pretty nice to have two kids. The children were really planned out really well in the game. It made the game after the main storyline a lot more enjoyable.
Yes, forgot about that! I loved all the choices of pets and clothes. I always tried to get the panda, but making the trip to island each day was a bit annoying. Agree about the clothing being difficult to get in A New Beginning. It took a while for me to even get Yuri to move in and then getting friendship and the items took way too long.
Omg, I just gave up on the clothes lol...it's too darn hard. Even after she was there for a long time, I never had the materials. I think I was only at Fall or Winter of my 2nd year. I play really slowly though, it takes me almost an actual real life day to get through 3-4 days in game. XD
I keep planning to go back to ANB, because I do think it's a fun game, but I'm distracted atm by Fantasy Life. And then I'll be distracted by SOS...I wonder what changes there will be. It'll be interesting for me, since I only have ANB to compare it to.
I'm curious, how long do you guys take to get through each day in game?
LuckyCalico
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Yeah, I had the same problem. I did eventually do it the easy way and went into the wifi rooms to get some of wool and stuff needed.
Otherwise it did take forever.That's me. I got Fantasy Life a couple weeks ago and I've been playing it so much.^^
Not sure how long it took me in game days. It's been a while since I played ANB so I can't really remember.
Eeep, it really did! though I was always stuck on what to name the kids because they were so adorbs. <3 <3 on the other hand, It just made me more excited to get married and have the children in that game, in my opinion it was the best Harvest moon game to have them.
Me too~ though yeah... the Weasel took me quite awhile since I had to navigate the forest. ;w; but honestly I liked how difficult getting some of the pets were, it was fun and challenging so it kept you motivated, you know?? <3
On the other hand I was NOT so pleased with the clothing in ANB... ;w; I loved how they looked, but getting them was really hard and I was not a fan;; I still have yet to acquire all of them and actually gave up on most. D'x
ShinyYoshi
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I was questioning if I should get Story of Seasons or try an older HM game I never got, since the older games appeal to me more. You guys are really selling Animal Parade lol I've been wondering if I should give AP a try and now I'm really leaning toward getting it. I never had a Harvest Moon game for the Wii and Animal Parade looks really fun.
I'll probably still end up getting Story of Seasons.
I'll probably still end up getting Story of Seasons.
LuckyCalico
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I named one of my children Lucy without realizing it was one of the rivals' children's names. I didn't let Luke and Selena get married since I didn't want two Lucys, haha.XD Definitely agree with you. Loved the children in that game.
Yeah, the weasel was a pain to get too. I wouldn't probably attempt to get it without the hippo transport. Same on the clothing in ANB. I didn't get most of them. I finally remembered the hassle was getting the colored down for everything. Maybe I had bad luck, but I rarely ever got colored down in the game.
I'm excited for Story of Seasons so I say go for it.^^ Animal parade had some really nice aspects in it though with the children, clothing and pet choices. Only real thing I noticed I disliked was the lack of festivals.
I'm guessing Story of Seasons will probably also have the customizable town and character like in ANB (I'm guessing; someone probably has more info on it than I do) whereas in AP you have two character designs to choose from for each gender and the towns' layouts aren't changeable. All depends on which features you like.
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i want this game more than i have ever wanted anything. it looks too darn cute.
RosieThePeppyCat
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One question, I havnt played Harvest Moon in years so,
Are the more recent harvest moon games more like Fantasy Life or Animal Crossing? And what about this one?
Are the more recent harvest moon games more like Fantasy Life or Animal Crossing? And what about this one?
LuckyCalico
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I'm not sure if you can really compared them. If I really had to say, it's a bit like more like Animal Crossing in my opinion. It has the kind of relaxed game play like Animal Crossing, you can fish, collect bugs...
It doesn't have the battle system or the life classes like Fantasy Life. That's more like Rune Factory to me.
I have a question about Harvest Moon games in general. I know everyone plays differently and at your own pace, but I've only played A New Beginning so far, and I got burnt out on it in the middle of the 2nd year. I love it and I want to keep playing it, and also SOS, but IDK...I need help.
Do you guys spend a lot of time taking care of animals and farming?
I'm at a point where I have 10 or 11 animals, including barn and coup animals...and just taking care of them zaps 1/3 of my energy. Then I have lunch and spend the other 1/3 of my time farming, and I really don't think I even have that much farmland going, considering how many open spaces they give you to plant things. Then the other 1/3 of my time, I'm stressing out trying to squeeze shopping, selling, talking to town people, and taking animals out with Neil, and MAYBE sometimes if there's enough time I attempt a trip...but usually there isn't enough time to make it worth traveling.
I like that there's so much to do, but sometimes, I think I should stop farming. I don't even really make money off of the veggies, mostly fish dishes and milk/egg dishes. IDK...what do you guys spend your time doing, or how do you squeeze things in?
How do you keep yourself from getting burnt out and repeating the same exact day over and over and over again?
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In case this seems off-topic, it's not...I really need to figure if I'm doing something wrong before getting SOS, and repeating the same mistake.
Do you guys spend a lot of time taking care of animals and farming?
I'm at a point where I have 10 or 11 animals, including barn and coup animals...and just taking care of them zaps 1/3 of my energy. Then I have lunch and spend the other 1/3 of my time farming, and I really don't think I even have that much farmland going, considering how many open spaces they give you to plant things. Then the other 1/3 of my time, I'm stressing out trying to squeeze shopping, selling, talking to town people, and taking animals out with Neil, and MAYBE sometimes if there's enough time I attempt a trip...but usually there isn't enough time to make it worth traveling.
I like that there's so much to do, but sometimes, I think I should stop farming. I don't even really make money off of the veggies, mostly fish dishes and milk/egg dishes. IDK...what do you guys spend your time doing, or how do you squeeze things in?
How do you keep yourself from getting burnt out and repeating the same exact day over and over and over again?
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In case this seems off-topic, it's not...I really need to figure if I'm doing something wrong before getting SOS, and repeating the same mistake.
ShinyYoshi
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Honestly, I LOVE Harvest Moon games and A New Beginning got really boring for me, really quickly. I was really disappointed in that game. I've played so many Harvest Moon games and none of them had me as bored as that one. It feels like the days are super short, no matter what you do you will lose basically all your energy before half the day is gone, and the towns people are pretty boring as well.
I'm in my 15th year on one of my Friends of Mineral Town files and I don't know what it is, I can play that game nonstop and never get bored. But in A New Beginning, I stopped playing right after I got married. That's how bored I was. I NEVER do that.
Maybe Story of Seasons will be better than A New Beginning (I know I'm hoping so) and it won't get so boring so quickly.
Yes! Me too, as soon as I was married...and I tried a little for the baby bed, but then I'd have to make it to the 3rd year for some kind of black wool or something, I don't even remember, I couldn't make it that long! XD I want the baby, but even that's not motivation enough. It all just started to feel a little pointless, sadly.
And you're right, the villagers are a pretty boring bunch. Even when your friendship goes up, they don't really do anything especially different. They should have more rare items they give you or something at least.
meriwether
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oh my goodness i didn't realize there was a thread for this. i'm disappointed in myself
i am so dang excited for story of seasons!!!, and FINALLY it's close.....i've been waiting for this since before the japanese release ;; i'm so glad they kept the customization, but i hope it's a lot different from a new beginning. it took me forever to unlock soseki (who i married) and it just dragged on. i still try to play it sometimes but i just can't get into it anymore.
i'd have to say a wonderful life (extreme nostalgia reasons) and magical melody are my favorites, while island of happiness is my least favorite. also friends of mineral town, tree of tranquility(and animal parade) are great great games
sorry for my rambling lol. i just reaaaally like harvest moon
i am so dang excited for story of seasons!!!, and FINALLY it's close.....i've been waiting for this since before the japanese release ;; i'm so glad they kept the customization, but i hope it's a lot different from a new beginning. it took me forever to unlock soseki (who i married) and it just dragged on. i still try to play it sometimes but i just can't get into it anymore.
i'd have to say a wonderful life (extreme nostalgia reasons) and magical melody are my favorites, while island of happiness is my least favorite. also friends of mineral town, tree of tranquility(and animal parade) are great great games
sorry for my rambling lol. i just reaaaally like harvest moon
