Harvest Moon (Story of Seasons)/ Rune Factory General Discussion Thread

[Okami]

Re: Harvest Moon/ Rune Factory General Discussion Thread

I've since grown Corn and a few other things though Summer of Year 1 is nearly over

I had the good fortune to come across a Rune Factory(PS3)Game only two downsides to it were

1.Was Preowned
2.Was $73

:nono: See there's only one game I would play that much money for and that's Wind Waker. Or Mother 3 but you know whatever...

But I have Harvest Moon Animal Parade And there's just something... off about it...

 

[Fatima Shadow Frost Witch]

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I wonder when HM:AnB will get a fixed AU Release Date cause HM:ToTT only lasts until Year 10

 

[Dolce]

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Really? It only last 10 years? To be quiet honest I though HM games never ended. ._.

 

[CrackFox]

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Really? It only last 10 years? To be quiet honest I though HM games never ended. ._.

Same here. I wonder what happens at at the end of year 10 then :0

I usually make it to about year three or four before i've achieved everthing, and then I stop playing. I need to pick up TOTT though, before New Beginning gets a UK release.

 

[Dolce]

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Oh god, I hope it's not a death of your player in HM: A Wonderful Life. Because that's just tragic. D;

And same here myself, after marriage in the games and having a kid I usually feel like I'm done with the games myself. P:

 

[Fatima Shadow Frost Witch]

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Same here. I wonder what happens at at the end of year 10 then

All that happens is Year 10 =Limit of Year Count

 

[Dolce]

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Same here. I wonder what happens at at the end of year 10 then

All that happens is Year 10 =Limit of Year Count

So can you keep playing after 10 years have passed? o.o

 

[Fatima Shadow Frost Witch]

Re: Harvest Moon/ Rune Factory General Discussion Thread

I don't know if it ends but once year 10 comes the majority of the events/Farm upgrades will probably be done by then

 

[CrackFox]

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Events and upgrades are done by about year 4 really, for the average player anyway. I would be shocked if your character died after 10 years though XD
I think the game will probably just carry on as usual but there wont be anything to look forward too. For everyone who has Land of New Beginnings, mind giving me some feedback. It's not out in the UK yet, probably wil be released here around June. I'm undecided about it.

 

[proserpina]

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I have yet to see any hint of a release date, actually, let alone June. Rising Star, the EU publisher of both series so far, has not mentioned plans to publish A New Beginning OR Rune Factory 4 in Europe and I haven't seen any news of either being published here by anyone else either.

 

[CrackFox]

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I have yet to see any hint of a release date, actually, let alone June. Rising Star, the EU publisher of both series so far, has not mentioned plans to publish A New Beginning OR Rune Factory 4 in Europe and I haven't seen any news of either being published here by anyone else either.

Ooh, I could of swore I saw it listed as released on June the something. I can't remember the website, chances are it was fake anyway. I'd imagine we'll get it sometime this year regardless of when, so the question still stands :b

 

[Fatima Shadow Frost Witch]

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Did a bit of Quests Among other things grew/Picked Some Crops Got The Axe and That's about it

 

[CrackFox]

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I've never played Rune Factory. Is that the game that is similar to TOTT, at least in regards to the request boards?

 

[Dolce]

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I've never played Rune Factory. Is that the game that is similar to TOTT, at least in regards to the request boards?

I actually think Harvest Moon got that from Rune Factory 2. But yes they're similar in regards to farming, getting married, and making friends. The only obvious differences would be well the fighting, and items. In each Rune Factory game there's usually a total of 4 (or 5) dungeons, each representing a season and you go through them one buy one as the story unfolds. And as for your weapons you can upgrade those like you do farm tools so that's not much different, and also instead of regular farm animals you get to raise monsters that are very similar to livestock anyways. x)

I myself have a preference for RF, cause I like leveling up my character and fighting ofc. x)

 

[CrackFox]

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It sounds good. I should get it

 

[Dolce]

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I'd recommend the 3rd game in the series then. It's probably the shortest in the game, but I think it had the best characters and humor. And it's pretty straightforward imo.

 

[proserpina]

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Is it any easier to progress with the third than in the first? I tried the very first but it always felt terribly slow and cumbersome to make any money and thus get anything done. It's genuinely put me off trying any since.

 

[CrackFox]

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The easiest HM game to make money in for me, was HMDS. I just kept gambling at the Sprite Casino until I was rich. It's kind of cheating but it's not at the same time.

 

[Dolce]

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Is it any easier to progress with the third than in the first? I tried the very first but it always felt terribly slow and cumbersome to make any money and thus get anything done. It's genuinely put me off trying any since.

Yes. In the third game there's a local wireless function that lets you play dungeons by yourself which can be used for grinding, or collecting drops for cash so if you were really troubled you can use that. Also in the 3rd game they completely eliminated the sleeping bags, so no more worries about not finishing a dungeon either. And there's only 5 dungeons, and a difficulty setting so it's a great place for beginners or people who want to try the series to start from really. :>

Hell I never finished the first game myself, and got back into the series with the third game. ;

The easiest HM game to make money in for me, was HMDS. I just kept gambling at the Sprite Casino until I was rich. It's kind of cheating but it's not at the same time.

Just wait till A New Beginning is out in the UK. You'll be filthy rich if you abuse wifi like I did. :>

 

[CrackFox]

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Just wait till A New Beginning is out in the UK. You'll be filthy rich if you abuse wifi like I did. :>

Sounds interesting ^^
In a way it's not really cheating, i'd buy everything anyway, it's just this way I get things sooner. It's not like I become rich, upgrade my house and abandon my farm xD