Story of Seasons (EU players)

[Libra]

Everyone is welcome to this thread, of course, but this would be mostly for us EU people, since Story of Seasons is new here! ^_^

I got my game today (thank you, Amazon France! <3) and I've played for about 30 minutes so far (went with Seedling mode, by the way). Spent some time creating my avatar (not that many options but I know that can be changed later, so that's okay!) and then started the tutorial which - to be honest - had me bored in no time. x_x

I played Rune Factory 4 a while ago (though I stopped playing because I got stuck on some of the requests, ha ha) and the controls are pretty similar. So nothing new yet for the moment.

The tutorial is one week so I hope to finish it tomorrow or maybe the day after that. I really want to explore the town!

So, who else has this game (ordered) and what do you think of it so far? ^_^

Interesting links from GameFAQs (such as which items to save):
http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/734977-story-of-seasons/71519161/816361755
http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/734977-story-of-seasons/71519161/816361799

 

[Libra]

I figured I might as well post this here and hope someone will answer, LOL.

So I was talking to a friend about the game today and she wanted to know if interacting with the villagers (and working on their friendship levels and such) is necessary or not, as well as participating in events. I realize that's actually a big part of this game, but she's pretty "meh" about that and just wants to focus on farming and nothing else.

I actually think the answer to both questions is "yes", but I would like to know for sure if there are any cons to only focusing on farming?

Thanks!

 

[Chris]

I only got the game today, but not started playing yet. Generally in these games though if you don't spend any time building friendships then you miss out on hidden social events and potential romance/family options within the game. Participating in events often helps you to unlock things that usually help improve the farming aspect of the game.

 

[mayortash]

I'm very curious about this game. I haven't gotten it yet though, I've never really stuck with the Harvest Moon series before. I've bought a few of the games and always ended up going back to AC. For me though it was mostly the fact that your stamina runs out so quickly.

That being said, I've watched a few youtube videos about this and it looks really interesting.

 

[Libra]

I only got the game today, but not started playing yet. Generally in these games though if you don't spend any time building friendships then you miss out on hidden social events and potential romance/family options within the game. Participating in events often helps you to unlock things that usually help improve the farming aspect of the game.

That's helpful information, thank you! <3

I played Rune Factory 4 a while ago (stopped playing at some point, though, should really begin again!) and I know I worked on the friendship levels mostly because it was a request from the Request Box, but I wasn't sure if it was necessary in the Harvest Moon games. ^_^'

I've been busy these last days but I plan on playing it some either tonight or tomorrow because I really want to finish the tutorial, LOL.

 

[mags]

I have had mine a week tomorrow, trying to find a link to what crops I can grow in what seasons in the old ladies field next door to me, anyone know of any links?

 

[matt]

I've ordered this...
I hope it's not too girly

 

[mags]

I've ordered this...
I hope it's not too girly

I don't think it's too girly, enjoy.

 

[Squidward]

I'd love to play this so much! :<

 

[matt]

Should be getting my copy of the game tomorrow
Looking forward to playing it
Is movement free like in acnl or is it stuck like tomodachi life? I've never played harvest Moon or a game like this before

 

[Libra]

Should be getting my copy of the game tomorrow
Looking forward to playing it
Is movement free like in acnl or is it stuck like tomodachi life? I've never played harvest Moon or a game like this before

Movement is free but I find it rather different from AC:NL in the sense of speed; I'm constantly running into things, LOL.

 

[mogyay]

i got my copy today yay, this starting tutorial feels very long..

 

[Libra]

i got my copy today yay, this starting tutorial feels very long..

At least it's only a week; in A New Beginning it was apparently a month long. ^_^'

Which reminds me that I really should play this again (been distracted with other things x_x).

 

[matt]

I like how the side label stands out from the rest of my 3ds games

(This is not my full game library, just some of the games I own. I have a load of download versions of games too)

 

[Emizel]

I'll buy it soon .(probably I'll order it on amazon). ~

 

[matt]

It's nice how you can find things in the river like in AC
Found some nice minerals at the bottom of the river but how can I store them? It won't let me put them in my box...and the fish either

 

[mogyay]

It's nice how you can find things in the river like in AC
Found some nice minerals at the bottom of the river but how can I store them? It won't let me put them in my box...and the fish either

i'm able to store my minerals in my material bin (given to me when i upgraded my house to 'decent') as for fish i might be able to store them in my fridge (i haven't tried yet) but i noticed in one of the rivers there was a fish hatchery so i'm guessing you might have to wait until that's available to buy until you're able to store fish


i'm really enjoying the game so far best harvest moon i've played in a long time, my only issue is things are unlocked so slowly, i guess it's nice having things to look forward to and it means i'm not able to rush the game but seeing that some things aren't available until year 3 is a bit demotivating, right now i'm pretty much just waiting on things to unlock

 

[Megan.]

You can store fish in the fridge.

I got this game a few days ago and I'm totally addicted. I'm currently in Fall and I just unlocked the Safari Zone. It's quite repetitive but I can look past that for now but I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to unlock everything as it takes such long time.

 

[matt]

O right
I don't think I've finished the training yet

 

[kittmitt]

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