SakuraMota
HARVEST MOON FOR GIRLS, ANYONE?
Hello, and welcome to "Harvest Moon For Girls, Anyone?", a thread all about Harvest Moon! whee I started this thread before the releases of Harvest Moon Another Wonderful Life and Harvest Moon More Friends of Mineral Town, which were named A Wonderful Life for Girls and Friends of Mineral Town for Girls in Japan. 3nodding See the Disclaimer note below to see my address to comments that this thread is being "sexist" with its title. xp
This started out as a discussion thread for those two games, but as time has passed, we've seen the release of three new Harvest Moon games and are anxiously anticipating the many more that have yet to come over from or even be released in Japan. As time has progressed, we have discussed each new game as it came along, but we're open for discussion of all the games in this wonderful series. So come on in, join the fun, and let's talk some Harvest Moon! 4laugh
DISCLAIMER:
Hello all! Let me clarify something that seems to be an ongoing battle:
THIS THREAD IS NOT MEANT TO BE SEXIST. BY TITLING IT "HARVEST MOON FOR GIRLS" I WAS NOT SAYING THAT THE GAME IS FOR GIRLS ONLY, BUT RATHER REFERRING TO THE JAPANESE TITLES, "HARVEST MOON: A WONDERFUL LIFE FOR GIRLS" AND "HARVEST MOON: FRIENDS OF MINERAL TOWN FOR GIRLS." SO ALL YOU GUYS COMING IN POSTING "It's not just for girls; it's for everyone!" AND SUCH, I KNOW, OKAY.
REVIEWS
Since so many people are asking the question, "Should I get Harvest Moon DS?", I thought it would be pertenant to post one of the better reviews I have given for the game. 3nodding So here it is:
SakuraMota
Sakura's Honest Opinion of Harvest Moon DS
It's a very fun game. However, there are several glitches. See my first post in this thread under the "Updates" section to read about some of the examples of glitches as well as some ways to prepare yourself for them. There are several nasty glitches, but if you take precautions, they shouldn't hinder gameplay. There are tons of things to purchase, but thankfully, it's fairly easy to make money if you manipulate the system correctly. blaugh A word of caution, though: this is probably one of the more difficult Harvest Moons to play. You have to build all of your buildings (i.e. Chicken Coop, Barn, Building materials storage sheds, etc.), there are MANY things to buy, and you can only gift a potential spouse once a day to raise her affection (as opposed to the M/FoMT series where you could stack on the gifts and potentially bring a person up one full heart level in one day rofl ). People who are used to the A/NWL/SE series and/or actually prefer that series may be surprised at and/or frustrated with the level of difficulty this game presents.
In short, I think it's a great game and highly suggest it to fans. I do not suggest HMDS for beginners of the series because it's not a good example of all that is Harvest Moon and may scare away newcomers. (For Moony Newbies, I suggest Magical Melody. wink ) My opinion: if you're a fan, buy it. In the end, however, you're the one holding the money, and I can't make you do anything. xd I suggest buy it, but you need to do what you feel is best. 3nodding
UPDATE!
NOTE: Due to bugs in the English version of Harvest Moon DS, you CANNOT marry the Harvest Goddess OR Witch Princess. Sorry guys. sweatdrop
Harvest Moon DS finally came out September 12th, 2006. Grats to all those who have bought it, and if you haven't yet, you really should. >w< Many people in the Harvest Moon community have been complaining about their games glitching, files corrupting, and otherwise having problems with making the game run properly. So, I have compiled a few notes and helpful tips that have been helping me keep the glitches at bay:
1. Save your file in both save slots. This will help you if one of them corrupts.
2. Don't build anything you plan to keep for an extended period of time out of Fodder. Fodder buildings and their collapsing in Winter have been the source of major glitch complaints within the Harvest Moon DS community. It's my suggestion to build everything out of Stone, but if that's too pricey for you Lumber is good too, just be careful about storms.
3. Save multiple times during the day. (For example, maybe in the morning, at noon, at 6 PM, and then right before you go to bed.) This will protect you in case your game freezes and you have to reload.
4. DON'T THROW WEEDS ON THE GROUND. This is considered littering and will make everyone but the Witch Princess hate you.
5. Do the Save/Reload trick to eliminate Typhoons and Snowstorms. This has been in Harvest Moon games since the days of GBC 3. Basically, whenever you wake up in the morning, the weather forecast is randomized. But if you get a forecast you don't want, there's a way to get around it. The old way used to be to hire the carpenter to come build something for you and then cancel, but here's the new method:
Step 1: Save the night before, right before you go to bed.
Step 2: Go to bed.
Step 3: Wake up. Check the weather.
Step 4: If the weather is unfavorable, reload and try again.
This also works well with trying to get it to rain on a certain day (which comes in handy for some Heart Events that require rainy days).
NOTE: While these will help prevent several glitches caused by ingame actions, there are some glitches that cannot be avoided. Some of those glitches include:
The Ghost Town Glitch--All the doors in town are locked, nobody comes outside, and you are the only person in town--EVER. eek This has been happening a lot when people start up new files, but I've heard some people have activated it in the middle of the game as well. xp
The Leia Title Screen Glitch--Basically, the game glitches at the title screen and renders several sprites of Leia the mermaid over the other characters. Resetting the game fixes this. 3nodding Edit: Some have also reported seeing the Harvest Goddess in this glitch. Also, here's a pic:
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b201/sakuramota/HMDSTitleScreenGlitch.jpg
Freezing Glitches--While the saving methods may help prepare you for freezes, it cannot stop them from happening. Freezes happen at random and can happen at any time, but I've noticed I've experienced them when I've been playing nonstop for extended periods of time. 3nodding
The Million/Billion G Glitch--Self explanatory I would think, this glitch gives you an obscene amount of money out of nowhere. To me, this doesn't sound like a bad thing ( xd ) but for purists who want to earn everything by the fruits of their labors (like me xd ), this is a cumbersome glitch. As far as I know, this occurs randomly and there isn't any way to definitely trigger this, but I've heard lots of people have triggered it in Winter. Update: Apparently, there is a guaranteed way to trigger it. NOTE: I don't condone cheating, but if you want to do so, here's how (whited out for those who don't want to see):
--Hire the Fishing Team to fish at the Beach in Winter.
--It will reward you with a random number of G, possibly 1 Billion.
--It may take a couple of days to unlock it. ninja
Some people have asked what glitches are preventing you from marrying the Harvest Goddess and Witch Princess. Well, here's the answer:
The Witch Princess Problem
In order to see the Witch Princess's Purple Heart Event (which you are required to see along with all her other ones for marriage), you must, among many other things, kill 50 of your animals. The problem is, due to coding errors, the Witch doesn't count that you're killing the animals, and therefore, you can't see the event, and therefore, cannot marry her. gonk
The Harvest Goddess Problem
One of the major requirements for marrying the Goddess is to sell at least one of every item. Here's the problem: you can't get Buckwheat Flour, which is one of the selling requirements. gonk Normally, you'd obtain Buckwheat Flour from the New Year's Eve festival, but because of coding errors apparently, the game gives you Buckwheat Noodles instead of the Flour. sweatdrop Some have claimed that they've gotten it, but not many (I've only heard of one or two cases). So if you're one of the lucky few who gets the Flour or if you just use Action Replay to get the Flour, you can potentially marry her, but if not, then you can't marry her.
Keeping all this in mind, I hope you all have an enjoyable experience with the newest installment in the Harvest Moon series.
Happy farming! ^__^
NEWS
WE MADE A GUILD!! blaugh
HMFA: Harvest Moon Fans Anonymous
Please come join the guild that was started because of this thread. whee I'll love you forever! heart
ZOMG HARVEST MOON MANGA!!! o.O >w<
The January edition of Shougaku San-Nen-Sei magazine has published a 16 page Harvest Moon manga in Japan. The story goes through the beginning of the new Harvest Moon DS game, set to be released around February 1st. An English translation was done buy the folks at Ushi no Tane. whee
Go, read, and enjoy! 4laugh
English Translation of teh Manga--Chapter 1 <3
Chapter 2 of the Manga is out! heart Enjoy!
English Translation of teh Manga--Chapter 2 <3
HARVEST MOON WII HAS A RELEASE DATE IN JAPAN!!!!
I went to the official Japanese site for the series (www.bokumono.com) today, and was pleasantly surprised: Harvest Moon Wii has a release date now! heart It's on June 7th of this year. 4laugh So you know what that means: Once the game is out, we'll have some concrete gameplay comments as well as in-game screens and commentaries on how the game works. whee Are you excited? Because I know I am! heart
BANNERS
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LINKS
Here are some links for some good, clean, farming fun!
www.natsume.com
Description: You can't go wrong with the official website. They've got game info, frequently asked questions, and feedback options for all of the games.
www.fogu.com/hm
Description: This is the portal page for the fogu websites. The people who run fogu have made basically guides for each of the portable versions of Harvest Moon and The Legend of River King. Just type in an extra number at the end after "hm" to get to the sites dedicated to any of the 5 current GameBoy titles (GBC 1-3, add on a 1, 2, or 3, FoMT add on 4, and MFoMT add on 5). They have every detail you could possibly want to know about any of these games.
www.gamefaqs.com
Description: Not as dependable as the fogu sites, but a good place to go if you have questions about any Harvest Moon game or ANY game, for that matter. Just type the game you're searching for (for example, "Harvest Moon" wink in the search bar and go! They have General FAQs and Walkthroughs, Specified FAQs, Reviews, Cheats, and more.
www.rpgamer.com
Description: This is the place to go for screenshots and art of upcoming RPGs, like Harvest Moon. ^^
www.hmfarm.com
Description: This is another fun site. They have fan comics, comic captions (which I highly recommend), details about each game, and much more. It doesn't look like it's been updated in a while, but it's still good.
http://www.quizilla.com/users/linainverse/quizzes/What%20kind%20of%20Harvest%20Moon%20player%20are%20you?
Description: A fun little quiz I found on Quizilla that tells you what type of Harvest Moon player you are. My ranking? "Machiavellian" (basically an obsessed freak who will do anything to get 100%). xd If you take the quiz, let us know what you get! ^_^
http://bokumono.com/series/kimishima/index.html
Description: The official site for Harvest Moon: The Island I Grew Up On. whee Sadly, you can only understand it if you can read Japanese. gonk But it still has lots of pretty pictures. 3nodding
Also, here's a link that Zaiten provided us with that has the early propaganda for the game:
http://www.ds-x2.com/index.php?id=5560
HMFA: Harvest Moon Fans Anonymous
Description: This is the link to the Harvest Moon guild that was started because of this thread. If you visit us in this thread, please visit our guild, too! ^__^
The Gaia Official Harvest Moon Thread
Description: This is the official Harvest Moon thread here on Gaia, run by Enishi-san. 3nodding I have a lot of respect for him; his thread has been around longer than this one, and if I had found his thread first, I probably wouldn't have even made this one, LOL! eek So check it out, okay, guys? ^_^
http://gonintendo.com/?p=4435
Description: Scans of the early article in the Japanese gaming bible magazine, Famitsu for Harvest Moon Wii, a.k.a. Harvest Moon: Tree of Peace. whee Thanks goes out to AriRashkae-san for providing the link. ^_^
http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/topics/wii_preview/movie/lineup.html
Description:Here's a video of some upcoming Wii stuff, and Harvest Moon Wii is included! whee (Thanks for linking this, Nter-san; you're the best! 4laugh )
If anyone has any more sites, please PM me with them and I'll add them to this section!
