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I forgot this was coming out on Steam too aaaahhh!
Now I don't know which to get.
I see it's 60fps and that's...pretty shocking on Switch but amazing. I guess the only other things are the resolution and loading times. I'll probably play most all docked. Anyone know about these things?
Now I don't know which to get.
I see it's 60fps and that's...pretty shocking on Switch but amazing. I guess the only other things are the resolution and loading times. I'll probably play most all docked. Anyone know about these things?
The artstyle may not be pushing the system or anything but its very clean and the textures are all crisp. The only time it looks "bad" is when theres not much going on on the ground.
My only visual complaint is the lack of facial animations.
dang, my preorder got delayed until thursday. i preordered in may. there are no in-store copies available.
Did the power berry locations change in this game compared to the original? I don't remember the original back to nature having a power berry hidden in the field, but I found one of the first game as I was plowing to plant my first crops.
BtN was my first Harvest Moon and I love it dearly, and I've spent dozens if not hundreds of hours with FoMT, so I was a little concerned about this game based on the screens and some video reviews I'd watched of this game. I'm totally sold on it after a few hours though, it feels good, I've grown to love how it looks in motion, and it's the first Harvest Moon in a long time to draw me in like they used to. I can finally understand HM and Stardew living on and occupying their own piece of the farming pie.
Same but mine got outright cancelled. Gonna call them today to see if they even got copies.
The power berry locations should be based exactly on the one from the original FoMT, which has a few differences from Back to Nature. So no magic talking tree that gives you a power berry after you try to cut it.
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Gotta say the difficulty options are underwhelming. I don't want to raise friendships super fast without earning it, and I don't want to just start with a bunch of free stuff.
But if they had a "Time passes at half speed" easy option, I'd have been all over it.
To be fair, I wouldn't have thought anything of it if there just wasn't' a difficulty option at all.
Edit: I am losing my mind. How do I hold an item in my hands to give it as a gift?
But if they had a "Time passes at half speed" easy option, I'd have been all over it.
To be fair, I wouldn't have thought anything of it if there just wasn't' a difficulty option at all.
Edit: I am losing my mind. How do I hold an item in my hands to give it as a gift?
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No problem, it's not intuitive at first but I actually think it works pretty well, keeps you from constantly having to go into the menu for items
I loved playing Harvest Moon on PS1 when I was a kid. Thinking of buying this but... How does it compare to Stardew Valley and Rune Factory 4 on Switch?
I already own Stardew Valley but want one more game like these to have options and wondering if I should get this or Rune Factory 4 =/
I already own Stardew Valley but want one more game like these to have options and wondering if I should get this or Rune Factory 4 =/
It's actually a remake of a remake of Harvest Moon PS1. So it will be very familiar to you. Depends on what you are looking for, RF4 is 1/3rd farming, 1/3rd social aspects, 1/3rd RPG. SoS:FoMt is 1/2 farming 1/2 social stuff.
I recommend both tbh.
I see. Despite buying the game off the WiiU virtual console, I never played the GBA version of the game much. I am still used to the PS1 version.
Natsume wouldn't be able to stop them if they wanted to, but they ended up going with a more faithful translation for most of the character names.
Some names have changed, like Ann is now Ran and Elli is Elly, Won is Huang. I think most of them remained the same though.
No. XSEED decided to completely redo the localization so there is very little, if any, of the original Natsume localization of in it. That includes the name changes from the original release since they wanted to be more faithful to the Japanese script and names.
What are the main differences between this and the Doraemon SoS game? I assume Doraemon is just more modern, has more stuff to do, and doesn't have marriage?
Doraemon SoS is heavily tied to the Doraemon license, so lots of Doraemon characters and story-related stuff. I wouldn't say it has more stuff to do. This game is definitely better than the Doraemon one unless you are a big fan of Doraemon.
Pretty quiet in here but I have a question (sorry).
I was going to buy on PC but that looks like it's a steaming HOT MESS right now (game won't launch for most people, missing files or a kernel problem I don't know, launches in Japanese and you have to find option to change to English in the US) but someone on Steam just mentioned that for moving your character around, ONLY the analog stick can be used and there is no keybind to make you move with DPAD. Is this true on Switch also? If the game has full analog movement then it may not be as big a deal, but planting and watering stuff using the analog stick to line yourself up sounds like hell?!
I was going to buy on PC but that looks like it's a steaming HOT MESS right now (game won't launch for most people, missing files or a kernel problem I don't know, launches in Japanese and you have to find option to change to English in the US) but someone on Steam just mentioned that for moving your character around, ONLY the analog stick can be used and there is no keybind to make you move with DPAD. Is this true on Switch also? If the game has full analog movement then it may not be as big a deal, but planting and watering stuff using the analog stick to line yourself up sounds like hell?!
The game seems to have 8 directional movement instead of full analog, and DPad manages another menu of sorts.
Ok thanks. So is it totally fine using analog to do everything in your experience? If not, I was thinking Keyboard/Mouse might work even better (which I never ever use on PC if I don't have to lol).
Game works fine with the analog stick for movement, not a problem at all.
Anyone know why buying the big bed upgrade doesn't replace the regular bed? I just bought it and the two beds are just right next to each other, looks ridiculous lol
You sleep in the regular bed while your spouse and child sleep in the big bed if it works like it did in the original.
Ah, gotcha. Never got that far in the original so...it seemed weird. I'm more used to HM64.
It still looks silly though
Quick question, I just started the game and nowhere close to this moment but I wanted to know in advance. Can you pick the gender of your child?
So excited to finally start this. Haven't put in a lot of time into this series since the first FoMT back on the GBA
So excited to finally start this. Haven't put in a lot of time into this series since the first FoMT back on the GBA
Is there something I'm doing wrong with fishing? It feels like I dont even get a chance to react.
Well. I think I've already decided to never talk to Mannah again. I get what they are going for with her talks forever gimmick, but that be be accomplished by just giving her lots of dialogue you can click through at your own reading rate. The way it forces it to scroll slower than you read is a bit much.
Do relationships decay in this one. Like if I don't talk to someone for a month will I lose musical notes or hearts?
Do relationships decay in this one. Like if I don't talk to someone for a month will I lose musical notes or hearts?
After you visit the hospital and the doctor tells you or your spouse is pregnant, the Harvest Goddess will drop by next day and asks if you're hoping for a boy, a girl, or are ok with either, in which case it'll be random.
Doesn't seem that way, only for harvest sprites I've had to keep bribing them with flour to get them to work for me lol
used some eshop coins so i got this for $45. I actually never played the GBA game, my first was AWL then Magical Melody then DS so I'm excited to see what this has to offer
No, and you can leave it outside all night. Only bother bringing them in (and feeding them) if it's raining or will rain the next day.
(You do need them in a fenced in area so the wild dogs can't bother them though)
I guess this could be turned off by turning the SFX volume down to 0 in the options but it would probably turn other noises off as well.
It is so great to have gay marriage in this game and not have to use cross dressing as a work around.
That's the GBA version :) It's been simplified in the updated version. There is a bell on the outside of a barn that herds the animals outside. The animals automatically return to the barns at 8:00 pm.
The outdoor animals are fed/grazed after 4 hours of outdoor time.
So wild dogs are just gone? They were also in Back to Nature. To be honest these changes don't annoy me too much, as I get older this stuff would just annoy me more and make me grow tired of playing faster.
Is there any way to change the footstep sound? Odd request I know but wow the sound of the mc walking really grates me. THUMP THUMP THUMP THUMP THUMP.
I turned the sfx down which is an awful fix because I'd love to hear the other sound effects...
I turned the sfx down which is an awful fix because I'd love to hear the other sound effects...
I have to say, the game doesn't look too bad when you're actually playing it. It's certainly not as ugly as I thought it was going to be. Still not really sold on the portraits, but I can get used to them.
There's a sidestep button that makes it easier to water your plants, if you're struggling to do it with the normal controls. It slows you down and gives you Dpad-like movement.
Yes, they do. There's a 10% chance of losing friend points/love points every day that you don't talk to someone, according to the fogu guide.
Yeah just got the game and started playing, there are a lot more differences than many led me to believe. Overall the game is definitely easier/simpler. Also either there map is smaller or time goes by slower since I can go to every area and still have time to farm and fish which is definitely not possible early on.
Items stacking is absolutely a god send.
Also, very nice!