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I can't remember if I pre-ordered it or not but I remember getting it at or near release day. One of the few HM/SoS games I never bothered trying to play much of, it was ridiculous the way they handled crops. Certainly a neat idea to have crop star levels or such but they went way overboard with many things in that game.14 year old me pre-ordered IoH and boy did I ever feel let down my its crop system. I should have taken the GameStop cashier trying to hand me Tree of Tranquility as a warning. Yes, both of the original mines are in this remake:
Mining | Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town
There are two mines in SoS:FoMT. Each mine has a variety of ores, gems, and some special items.fogu.com
ToT and Animal Parade are great, so many memories of Animal Parade, I purposely avoided getting married until I made sure to get enough hearts with all the other townsfolk so that they all could get married first.
Thanks for the link!
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Should come on release but guarantees on that are off because of the pandemic.
Ughhh my copy from Amazon isn't going to be here until the 16th :( I've already played it in Japanese, but I'm impatient dammit!
I know a lot of people have qualms about the art style, but I really personally think it looks way better in motion. You get used to it pretty quickly imo!
I know a lot of people have qualms about the art style, but I really personally think it looks way better in motion. You get used to it pretty quickly imo!
Thanks! Yeah true, if I don't get it on release day I won't be upset as I understand. I just wanted to pre-order it directly from Xseed as the strawberry Cow plush is adorable and will look great next to my full size Cow plush and in the past a couple times I never got the pre-order bonus from Amazon, gamestop or such when picking up/receiving it in the mail.
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So if I was choosing between this or doreamon which would people think is better for me? I have played all previous 3ds ones.
£43 on Nintendo eshop
£43 on Nintendo eshop
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Why not both?
If you haven't played Friends of Mineral Town or have played it and want nostalgic memories, play this game.
If you want SoS with Doraemon like storylines and feature, play Doraemon.
They're both great in their own ways, however Doraemon peaks more in graphics. That game is bootiful.
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No not in Australia. XSeed doesn't distribute the games here and I don't think Marvelous is incentivised to bring in bonuses to a small portion of the country. :(
I think (?) it's the same in Europe as well?
Awww sorry to hear, I tried googling to see if EU was getting it but it doesn't seem so either =/
Thanks! That's a bit much for me at the moment, so I think I'll wait for a sale or until I have a bunch of Nintendo points.
Also I still need to play a bunch of RF4:S and My Time At Portia.
yeah, it's very magical melody esque (fantastic game, i agree).
Uk/Pal version here. Everything seems to change when I switch between languages. (English, French, German and Spanish)
Can only change via the Options menu on the Title Screen. The only thing that doesn't change is the title/logo which is still Friends of Mineral Town.
Anything specific you're looking for?
I never played Friends of Mineral Town, although I do know a few things about the series in general.
My experience with Harvest Moon "Story of Seasons" is only comes from the original on the SNES and Animal Parade on the Wii, but I guess this would be a good way to experience this game, not that I own a GBA to play the original to begin with.
I know the GBA original had Link Cable support with the Gamecube HM: It's a Wonderful Life being able to unlock several pieces of music from SNES and N64 games. I wonder if this content will be available in the this re-release.
My experience with Harvest Moon "Story of Seasons" is only comes from the original on the SNES and Animal Parade on the Wii, but I guess this would be a good way to experience this game, not that I own a GBA to play the original to begin with.
I know the GBA original had Link Cable support with the Gamecube HM: It's a Wonderful Life being able to unlock several pieces of music from SNES and N64 games. I wonder if this content will be available in the this re-release.
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Very long however you can "nap" to skip time.
Funny enough I asked about when Xseed stores ship pre-orders earlier today and just checked my email and saw this
Now the wait begins.
Omg enjoy! You might even get it early!
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Nope, that's it, thanks! I couldn't see why it would be different in NA release though, I've been burned in the past.
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huh did not know this was a thing.
Never got far with FoMT as I got into the series around the time Rune Factory was a thing. Don't know how I feel about dropping $80 dollarydoos on it either given I've been burnt with the poor games that were some of the later story of seasons games.
Might wait for some more impressions/wait for a sale, as much as I enjoyed stardew valley and my time at portia, they've got distinctly different vibes.
Never got far with FoMT as I got into the series around the time Rune Factory was a thing. Don't know how I feel about dropping $80 dollarydoos on it either given I've been burnt with the poor games that were some of the later story of seasons games.
Might wait for some more impressions/wait for a sale, as much as I enjoyed stardew valley and my time at portia, they've got distinctly different vibes.
Thanks! Never gotten a game early before so that would be great! -fingers crossed-
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Reckon it will drop to $49 like how Doraemon dropped shortly after it released.
If it drops to that on the switch I'll bite, for now I'll wait for some more user impressions
Which region are we talking? It's already $49 on the NA eshop.
I'd definitely bite if it drops to $30 or maybe $40. Anymore than that is a big ask.
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My sister got her's and subsequently my copy today! (Will be at least six weeks, if not even more until I get to play it though)
My sister got her's and subsequently my copy today! (Will be at least six weeks, if not even more until I get to play it though)
Awww yay! Congrats! :D My tracking updated and shows that it'll be delivered Tuesday so R.I.P the dream of getting it early but oh well haha
Box art is so lovely as usual, wonder if there's a reversible cover.
FoMT was the first HM I played, and though I've played most of the later ones, including the 2nd SoS game, I never enjoyed them as much and always returned to playing that one.
I'm really tempted to get it, but after spending a fortune on those other games only to come back to GBA FoMT in the end, I'm still on the fence.
I'm really tempted to get it, but after spending a fortune on those other games only to come back to GBA FoMT in the end, I'm still on the fence.
Jesus Christ, why does time move so quickly? In most of the original games 10 seconds = 10 minute of game time, this game doubles it so 5 seconds = 10 minutes of game time. Half the day is gone before I'm done with the chores.
Thanks, I think I'll take the risk. My daughter went through pretty much everything in Animal Crossing, besides looking for turnips price.Seems to be the same in NA releases.
I never played Friends of Mineral Town on the GBA, the only Harvest Moon game I've played is A Wonderful Life on the Gamecube which I really adored.
Hows this one compare? I'm looking for something to take over my Animal Crossing spot after hitting a lack of content wall in it.
Hows this one compare? I'm looking for something to take over my Animal Crossing spot after hitting a lack of content wall in it.
I'll pick this up eventually but I'm still putting hours into Animal Crossing everyday, so it seems a bit silly get this at the moment. I thought I'd stop with AC by now, too.
Aiyaa for real? I remember I was struggling getting everything done in the GBA game, especially with a ton of crops outside. Did they speed chores up too?
Does time stop inside the barns like in the previous game?
FoMT is based on Back to Nature for PS1, which I loved along with HM64 which came before it. I remember being really excited for Wonderful Life before it dropped, and was really disappointed with it when I played it. Couldn't you not even get married in this one?
Anyway, this should scratch that itch for you. If it's anything like Back to Nature, which it's based on, it should be really addicting.
You could get married in Wonderful Life.
But sounds like you have high praise for Friends of Mineral Town regardless. I'll probably snag it, thanks!
Time stops inside but if the impressions are true the passing of time hasn't changed from the GBA game.
Personally I much prefer the faster paced Harvest moon games. Days in enties like Animal Parade or the 3DS games lasted way to long.
Thank you! I looked up some gameplay of the first game, as it's been a while since I last played it, and it seems time doesn't progress faster luckily.
I think time stops inside all buildings per the GBA game, the game does have some annoying long animations when you get fatigued and stuff but thankfully time stops then as well.
A Wonderful Life does a lot different from most of the other games in the franchise. Cows actually have to birth a calf to give milk, NPCs age, your child has interests that can be molded by the player, seasons are only ten days, fewer marriage candidates, it has a chapter system, and ultimately has an ending (some of the enhanced versions changed this) for example.
FoMT and most others in the series have a lot more marriage candidates, many more days in each season, cows do not have to give birth to produce milk, more festivals, and while some have a story they do not have an ending and can be played indefinitely.
My game came a few days ago, so I already played to autumn and it's funny because all the things I learned from the original (and BtN) still apply. I could trigger all the events exactly as I did them in FoMT. It's even possible to gain money with the "derby trick" still.
Sometimes the game feels like it did stick to the original a bit TOO much. Like: Why don't I have something to put my lumber & stones into? I mean, I can stuff them in the cabinet but newer games had a specific shed for that. Also, you can only switch screens while being exactly on the path and not on the gras etc., as well as people "sticking" to me when I walk into them.
Those things were in the OG FoMT already but why not update them?
Cute is, that the conversations change depending on who you met already at the black heart events. I am not sure, if it was always like that but it is a nice touch.
I love the game but I am not sure if it is worth full price. Right now it feels like you could easily just pull out your GBA and play FoMT on that, and you still have the almost same experience (maybe even with a more pleasent style, if you don't like the chibi stuff), it feels a bit outdated at times. The new characters are okay. I like Brandon but Jennifer is a bit too spiritual for me, so I could do without them.
Also: The game feels incredibly easy, if you really know stuff from the OG. I had so much money right off the bat, because I did the derby trick and just spammed the spirits with grass (not weed!), so they could water my 10 x 9 fields of pineapple in summer. It's still so easy to "break" the game. (I personally don't mind it but that just shows how similar it is to the OG because every trick that worked over 15 years ago, still works perfectly fine).
Sometimes the game feels like it did stick to the original a bit TOO much. Like: Why don't I have something to put my lumber & stones into? I mean, I can stuff them in the cabinet but newer games had a specific shed for that. Also, you can only switch screens while being exactly on the path and not on the gras etc., as well as people "sticking" to me when I walk into them.
Those things were in the OG FoMT already but why not update them?
Cute is, that the conversations change depending on who you met already at the black heart events. I am not sure, if it was always like that but it is a nice touch.
I love the game but I am not sure if it is worth full price. Right now it feels like you could easily just pull out your GBA and play FoMT on that, and you still have the almost same experience (maybe even with a more pleasent style, if you don't like the chibi stuff), it feels a bit outdated at times. The new characters are okay. I like Brandon but Jennifer is a bit too spiritual for me, so I could do without them.
Also: The game feels incredibly easy, if you really know stuff from the OG. I had so much money right off the bat, because I did the derby trick and just spammed the spirits with grass (not weed!), so they could water my 10 x 9 fields of pineapple in summer. It's still so easy to "break" the game. (I personally don't mind it but that just shows how similar it is to the OG because every trick that worked over 15 years ago, still works perfectly fine).