Story of Seasons! <3

[LyraVale]

Not quite sure what you are asking, but as far as I'm aware ANB still works online just fine. The old Animal Crossing games were discontiued as all original Wii and DS online support was discontinued. ANB is for 3DS so it should be fine. To be honest though ANB's online features are pretty lackluster. There's no form of any kind of chat and you're thrown into a field with your animals and other players. You don't even get to check out other people's farms like in SOS. I always found I'd end up in a room with Japanese players most of the time in ANB.

That's what I was trying to ask, lol...so you answered my question. ^.^

I just always felt I was missing out on something from not playing with other on ANB, but then when I read about it, doesn't seem like too much to do. Can you even exchange items, or just take care of animals? Meh, I can do that on my own. I guess I'll just look forward to SOS hopefully having better multiplayer features.

It would be fun if you could bring your husband/wife and double date! XD I'm a dork lol.

 

[Jaebeommie]

Debating on whether or not to get this game. It looks really cute.

 

[Chiisanacx]

Debating on whether or not to get this game. It looks really cute.

Me too D: I don't know, hesitating because I regret buying disney magical world <-- crappiest game ever like srsly. I hope Story of Seasons is good like Rune Factory 3 I loved that game <3

 

[Kairi-Kitten]

I really hope they don't push the date back further T_T I remember for RF 4 I had to see it push back for 3 months lol 8'D

 

[Chiisanacx]

I really hope they don't push the date back further T_T I remember for RF 4 I had to see it push back for 3 months lol 8'D

Over here Story of Seasons gets released in stores in a few days so I'm really excited!

 

[Kairi-Kitten]

Over here Story of Seasons gets released in stores in a few days so I'm really excited!

Ooooo dats good news to my ears *crosses fingers for march release xD*

 

[Holla]

I really hope they don't push the date back further T_T I remember for RF 4 I had to see it push back for 3 months lol 8'D

I believe XSEED (the localization company for SOS) also did Rune Factory 4 and I have heard that they are a fairly small company compared to others, which probably explains the pushed back release dates. If this is the case they should really think about expending by hiring more staff.

 

[LyraVale]

Me too D: I don't know, hesitating because I regret buying disney magical world <-- crappiest game ever like srsly. I hope Story of Seasons is good like Rune Factory 3 I loved that game <3

Off topic--but I'm surprised you didn't like DMW! I loved it for a good couple of months. How far in did you get? Because it does start out stupidly easy for the first half or so of the stickers...but around 60 it starts picking up and gets more interesting.

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More off topic, but related--which Rune Factory is good if you've never played it? Should I just wait for the next RF game, or is there one that everyone agrees is good?

 

[isebrilia]

More off topic, but related--which Rune Factory is good if you've never played it? Should I just wait for the next RF game, or is there one that everyone agrees is good?

I think you should get it! Rune Factory 4 has been on my wishlist for awhile and really the only place you can get it is on Amazon or eBay as it's not in print anymore. I've read lots of reviews (I've played Harvest Moon, but never a Rune Factory game) and I've watched some lets play (you should watch some to see if you would like it!) which made me want to get it. Rune Factory 4 is the first Rune Factory game where you can choose to be a female (all prior games only allowed you to be male) so it's nice to have diversity. The world is also bigger, more crops, more dungeons/monsters, and you also have more storage space which is nice. I'm planning to get Story of Seasons first than Rune Factory 4 eventually c:

 

[Holla]

I think you should get it! Rune Factory 4 has been on my wishlist for awhile and really the only place you can get it is on Amazon or eBay as it's not in print anymore. I've read lots of reviews (I've played Harvest Moon, but never a Rune Factory game) and I've watched some lets play (you should watch some to see if you would like it!) which made me want to get it. Rune Factory 4 is the first Rune Factory game where you can choose to be a female (all prior games only allowed you to be male) so it's nice to have diversity. The world is also bigger, more crops, more dungeons/monsters, and you also have more storage space which is nice. I'm planning to get Story of Seasons first than Rune Factory 4 eventually c:

There's also the eshop which is where I bought my Rune Factory 4. It's a pretty good game and that's saying a lot as I'm not a huge RPG fan.

 

[LyraVale]

I think you should get it! Rune Factory 4 has been on my wishlist for awhile and really the only place you can get it is on Amazon or eBay as it's not in print anymore. I've read lots of reviews (I've played Harvest Moon, but never a Rune Factory game) and I've watched some lets play (you should watch some to see if you would like it!) which made me want to get it. Rune Factory 4 is the first Rune Factory game where you can choose to be a female (all prior games only allowed you to be male) so it's nice to have diversity. The world is also bigger, more crops, more dungeons/monsters, and you also have more storage space which is nice. I'm planning to get Story of Seasons first than Rune Factory 4 eventually c:

It sounds very similar to Fantasy Life...which I'm loving right now. I might get it after Story of Seasons and Fantasy Life. lol...a little bit like your plan, except Fantasy Life is involved too. I always worry half way through a game I'm obsessed with that I won't ever find another game to love. It's nice to have my gaming plan for the next few months all settled now. XD

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There's also the eshop which is where I bought my Rune Factory 4. It's a pretty good game and that's saying a lot as I'm not a huge RPG fan.

I'll probably get it from the eshop then. Thanks for the info. ^^

 

[isebrilia]

It sounds very similar to Fantasy Life...which I'm loving right now. I might get it after Story of Seasons and Fantasy Life. lol...a little bit like your plan, except Fantasy Life is involved too. I always worry half way through a game I'm obsessed with that I won't ever find another game to love. It's nice to have my gaming plan for the next few months all settled now. XD

I love Fantasy Life! Haven't played it in awhile though (and yet I named my town Lunares lol) ;-;
I got upset over having difficulties with the spirit bosses in the wizard life so I haven't had motivation to play in awhile lol.
I can't wait for Story of Seasons as I haven't played a Harvest Moon game since A Wonderful Life

 

[LyraVale]

I love Fantasy Life! Haven't played it in awhile though (and yet I named my town Lunares lol) ;-;
I got upset over having difficulties with the spirit bosses in the wizard life so I haven't had motivation to play in awhile lol.
I can't wait for Story of Seasons as I haven't played a Harvest Moon game since A Wonderful Life

lol I am having the same issue with my wizard life...it was the first life I started on, and tbh I think it was a good choice for battles, but it's very hard to level up past Expert. I keep leveling up all the other lives anyway...hoping it'll come back around somehow. XD

It's hard to stay on topic in this thread, because all we can keep posting is "Yay! So excited for SOS! I love HM! Can't waittttt!" lol

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***And yet I like to read when people post that anyway...since it keeps things exciting.

 

[Eldin]

@LyraVale; In regards to the best RF to start with - you could start with RF4 and everything would still make sense, so no worries there. Also it is probably the RF that most people agree is the best to date.

That being said, some people find it hard to go back to the older games once playing the new ones, like any series. I've only played RF1, RF4, and Tides of Destiny. I have no problem going to back to RF1 once in a while for a break because it's much simpler and simply a fun game, but it doesn't hook me like it did the first playthrough, since I've played newer titles since so there isn't as much to do.

Basically if you want to try the older versions (which are also great), I would do so before playing 4. But if you don't care then jump right into 4, haha.

Honestly the only reason I haven't played 2 and 3 is because they are so hard to find. They just didn't print a ton of them (especially 3), so they're hard to come across now. :c So 4 would definitely be easier to get ahold of, especially since it is on the eShop.

And RF4 is sort of similar to Fantasy Life, but there is so much more to do and the storyline is much much deeper (there's literally tiers to it, haha). Also the whole marriage and farming aspect like HM.

 

[LyraVale]

@LyraVale; In regards to the best RF to start with - you could start with RF4 and everything would still make sense, so no worries there. Also it is probably the RF that most people agree is the best to date.

That being said, some people find it hard to go back to the older games once playing the new ones, like any series. I've only played RF1, RF4, and Tides of Destiny. I have no problem going to back to RF1 once in a while for a break because it's much simpler and simply a fun game, but it doesn't hook me like it did the first playthrough, since I've played newer titles since so there isn't as much to do.

Basically if you want to try the older versions (which are also great), I would do so before playing 4. But if you don't care then jump right into 4, haha.

Honestly the only reason I haven't played 2 and 3 is because they are so hard to find. They just didn't print a ton of them (especially 3), so they're hard to come across now. :c So 4 would definitely be easier to get ahold of, especially since it is on the eShop.

And RF4 is sort of similar to Fantasy Life, but there is so much more to do and the storyline is much much deeper (there's literally tiers to it, haha). Also the whole marriage and farming aspect like HM.

I agree about older versions of games. ACNL is my first game in the series, and while I wish I'd experienced the others before it, I realize I can't go backwards. I've watched a few videos of Wild World, and even though it looks like fun and there are differences that would make it worth trying, the graphics and whatnot seem sort of uncomfortably old. Sad, because it's only a few years old really, and also I know lots of people enjoy the nostalgia of even older games. It's not for me though.

The only reason I'd go back to older games in a series is if there's a continuous story, like in Kingdom Hearts. I've never been able to play that, only because I feel like there's so much to catch up on, across different game systems too--it's just not possible for me.

Anyway, I'm watching a RF4 playthrough on youtube, and it does look like a good game. I'm adding it to my wishlist of games. After SOS of course.

 

[Holla]

I agree about older versions of games. ACNL is my first game in the series, and while I wish I'd experienced the others before it, I realize I can't go backwards. I've watched a few videos of Wild World, and even though it looks like fun and there are differences that would make it worth trying, the graphics and whatnot seem sort of uncomfortably old. Sad, because it's only a few years old really, and also I know lots of people enjoy the nostalgia of even older games. It's not for me though.

The only reason I'd go back to older games in a series is if there's a continuous story, like in Kingdom Hearts. I've never been able to play that, only because I feel like there's so much to catch up on, across different game systems too--it's just not possible for me.

Anyway, I'm watching a RF4 playthrough on youtube, and it does look like a good game. I'm adding it to my wishlist of games. After SOS of course.

I've played AC since Wild World, so I've also played City Folk. Both were great games of their time, but after New Leaf I no longer have any interest in playing them. So for certain types of games you really need to play them when they are at their greatest, meaning while they are still the most current in the series. It's sad but it's the truth.

 

[LuckyCalico]

I been wanting Story of Seasons since I heard about it in December. I liked A New Beginning pretty well so I'm looking forward to this one. I just kind of wish the spouse and children would help out with the chores like in Animal Parade.

 

[Diamondarcadia]

I agree about older versions of games. ACNL is my first game in the series, and while I wish I'd experienced the others before it, I realize I can't go backwards. I've watched a few videos of Wild World, and even though it looks like fun and there are differences that would make it worth trying, the graphics and whatnot seem sort of uncomfortably old. Sad, because it's only a few years old really, and also I know lots of people enjoy the nostalgia of even older games. It's not for me though.

The only reason I'd go back to older games in a series is if there's a continuous story, like in Kingdom Hearts. I've never been able to play that, only because I feel like there's so much to catch up on, across different game systems too--it's just not possible for me.

Anyway, I'm watching a RF4 playthrough on youtube, and it does look like a good game. I'm adding it to my wishlist of games. After SOS of course.

Kingdom hearts is a game you can just pick up and try, it really doesn't matter if you have played the 18 other side games they've created lol the premise to the series is the same, and honestly all that dark hearts vs light crap in the game confused me to all hell. I just love the games and playing all the disney worlds. Especially with the new remixed versions that just came out for PS3, you don't even need a ps2 to play them anymore! Sweeeeet.

And yeah... To stay on topic rune factory looks... Boring to me. And I played a harvest moon game for 3ds... Think it was a lost valley or new beginning and fell asleep. It bored me to all heck haha

 

[Lolipup]

I been wanting Story of Seasons since I heard about it in December. I liked A New Beginning pretty well so I'm looking forward to this one. I just kind of wish the spouse and children would help out with the chores like in Animal Parade.

Me too! ^^ It just looks so fun honestly, and the graphics are so adorable too, I think personally it would be really neat if the spouse and children would help you like in animal parade since I also really loved that feature~ <3 it was neat and made them seem a lot more helpful then just being there, plus it was cute to watch the kiddies help with the farm. ^^

 

[Beardo]

Is there an official release date?