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Harvest Moon 3D: A New Beginning - Nintendo 3DS
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Product information
ASIN | B008A27UMG |
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Release date | November 6, 2012 |
Customer Reviews |
4.6 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #38,769 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games) #1,041 in Nintendo 3DS & 2DS Consoles, Games & Accessories |
Product Dimensions | 0.01 x 4.33 x 4.33 inches; 1.06 ounces |
Type of item | Video Game |
Language | English |
Rated | Everyone |
Item model number | 14007 |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Item Weight | 1.06 ounces |
Manufacturer | Solutions 2 Go |
Date First Available | August 15, 2012 |
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Echo Village has seen better days... Just as you've moved in, everyone else has moved away to greener pastures. It's your job to bring villagers back by making the town appealing again, and giving Echo Village a new beginning! For the first time in series history, you can completely customize your character's appearance! Choose your character's gender, skin color, facial expression, hairstyle, and much, much more! You can even go to the tailor and have them make new outfits for you! Don't like where your crops and barn are on your farm? Easy! Just pick them up and move them! Yes, it's really that easy to customize your farm in Harvest Moon: A New Beginning! You can also create tons of new additions for your farm, house, and Echo Village! Build park benches and topiary for the local citizens, a pet house for your farm, and exotic wallpaper and furniture for your house! A New Beginning features new animals like llamas and yaks, new crops to harvest, and new characters to meet and woo! *DLC (Downloadable Content) may not be included and is not guaranteed to work*
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Customers find the game to be a lot of fun and interesting. They also love the graphics, saying it has a cute aesthetic. They appreciate the depth of the game, saying there are a ton of new aspects to enjoy. Customers also appreciate the customization of their farm and town. They are also satisfied with character customization, and value. However, some customers feel the game starts out a little slow.
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Customers find the game fun, interesting, and worth playing. They also say it's one of the most relaxing games they've ever played. Customers also mention that it'll be fun to see the town grow and change through your efforts.
"...This game challenges one's persistence in a way I find really fun and satisfying...." Read more
"...All in all, both are good titles and worth playing. Personally, I think there is more to do in HMNB and more variety, but some disagree...." Read more
"...this game is a very solid and fun addition to the Harvest Moon series...." Read more
"...the story is much deeper. restoring the town is fun and watching new people move in and new things happen is interesting...." Read more
Customers generally like the graphics in the game. They say the 3D look is interesting, and the game has a cute aesthetic. Some reviewers mention that the fish design has become simple, and that the villagers are super adorable.
"...Overall...PROS+ Good controls+ Nice graphics+ Great cast of characters+ Customization+ Animals/Pets..." Read more
"...Pros: The graphics are great, the overall design hasn't been changed which is great. Even though I haven't played Harvest Moon since the 64 version...." Read more
"...The sort of 3D look was interesting and part of why I purchased this game in particular...." Read more
"...I love the graphics, too! I think they look better than the screenshots I saw from Tale of Two Towns when I was deciding which game to pick...." Read more
Customers like the interactivity in the game. They say it has a lot of depth and new aspects to enjoy. They also find the premise interesting and exciting. Customers also say the game is open-ended and has excellent simple farming gameplay. They mention the storyline is good and the events are well moderated.
"...Speaking of real life, I really enjoy this game's balance of fantasy and reality. This is the magic of "A New Beginning."..." Read more
"...the story is much deeper. restoring the town is fun and watching new people move in and new things happen is interesting...." Read more
"...of it that are fun that come much later in the game, but the beginning is so awful that it's just not worth it to me.Graphics:*..." Read more
"...Pros- Stay true to the series. You have your basic everything, grow crops, raise livestocks, ect ect...." Read more
Customers find the customization in the game to be great. They mention that it gives them more options than other Harvest Moon games. They also appreciate the variety of animals, saying that they look amazing. Customers also mention that they can modify the town and their farm, move the buildings around, and customize themselves down to skin tone, eye color, eye type, and face. They say that this makes the game feel more personalized and addicting.
"...different from previous iterations of the game in that it is completely customizeable. You can customize your character, farm, even the town...." Read more
"...You can move everything around to your liking. The town is customizable. You can move people's houses and store around for your convenience...." Read more
"...Animals get huge praise this time around. A ton of variety and they all look amazing! I absolutely love the cows. They're almost comical...." Read more
"...Controls are smooth, Characters are fun.Tons of options. Being able to edit the town a farm is crazy awesome! I was surprised to find that out...." Read more
Customers like the character customization in the video game. They say it's awesome to design your own character, and it'll be interesting to choose from different villagers.
"...You can customize your character, farm, even the town. I really liked this addition to the series...." Read more
"...- There's a lot of townspeople and character and many areas to explore.- Variety of festivals.Cons-..." Read more
"...PROS+ Good controls+ Nice graphics+ Great cast of characters+ Customization+ Animals/Pets+ New Crops..." Read more
"...Controls are smooth, Characters are fun.Tons of options. Being able to edit the town a farm is crazy awesome! I was surprised to find that out...." Read more
Customers find the video game worth buying, great, and easy to earn money. They also say it's the most well-reviewed Harvest Moon game on the 3DS and a worthy successor of its predecessor.
"...The controls in this game are nothing to hit home about, but good enough...." Read more
"...Definitely worth it, and don't let the tutorial scare you (just read a book and press the A button a lot)." Read more
"...Overall it was worth the buy, just not for impatient gameplayers" Read more
"...It is completely worth it." Read more
Customers are mixed about the playability of the video game. Some mention it's easy to figure out, very easy to play, and addictive. They say the mechanics are simple, but there's just enough to do to keep them interested. However, others say that it'd be a bit difficult for some things, annoying to start, and the controls took some getting used to.
"...I find game pacing is spot-on. Things start off simple...." Read more
"...Restoration can be a gruesome painfully slow process if you're not using a helper to let you know ahead of time what you need to collect and how...." Read more
"...The beginning of the game definitely starts off slow. The tutorial is LONG, longer than any other Harvest Moon game I've played..." Read more
"...* Controls took some getting used to, but weren't bad overall, minus having to manually push your animals around to get them to leave and enter the..." Read more
Customers find the quality of the video game software to be poor. They mention that it starts out a little slow, and the game moves along slowly. Some say that the first little bit might drag on, but the game still enjoys everything about it.
"...As others have said, it is a slow start, but you'll find yourself unlocking new buildings/people fairly quickly...." Read more
"...The only thing i really dislike about this game is the stamina.it goes down so fast, you wake full of stamina and by 8am after watering crops and..." Read more
"...the game yet, but I can definitely say that it's a great addition to an already great series. The beginning of the game definitely starts off slow...." Read more
"...This could be a big deal breaker for many but the game starts out extremely slow. Literally you are in a town that's populated by three people...." Read more
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PROS:
In "Harvest Moon: A New Beginning," your character wakes up everyday to an ever-growing list of daily responsibilities. The priorities are totally up to you. I find game pacing is spot-on. Things start off simple. As a new player, I needed the initial simplicity to understand how this farm and village work together. The gameplay guides you but does not force you--in other words it is non-linear gameplay. Within a few days my farmer's tasks became more complex as I received more animals and met more villagers. The initial fun is in learning farming procedures and the learning the lay of the land. I enjoyed watering crops and helping my cows, sheep, and chickens (and bees!) grow and mature throughout the year.
I like the relationship with nature and people that this game puts forth. It's not about conquering nature, but about seeking opportunities. The daily dynamics change with the weather and each season. When I find myself beginning to grow tired of doing the same routine, a new season comes--and with it new crops, new animals and insects and new season-specific activities. For example, bug-catching is important in spring while I've found that mining becomes more important by winter. By the second spring, I'm raising my own bees and far less concerned about wild ones.
In "A New Beginning" there are always new things to look forward to. Weather events puncuate what would otherwise be a common routine. Even within each season, I find myself always looking forward to the festivals. Winning a crop context with a "big broccoli is strangely rewarding. I don't explicitly win points, but I gain the favor of other villagers by simply showing up. Like real life, "It's the thought that counts."
Speaking of real life, I really enjoy this game's balance of fantasy and reality. This is the magic of "A New Beginning." Harvest Moon automates a lot of functions that would be tremendously complicated in real life--(i.e. building construction). But the management of it all is very rewarding and the "hard work" is somehow really fun and unique. I do like suspension of disbelief that time stops when I close the game. (In other words, your crops will mercifully still be green and luscious even if you stop playing the game for a month.)
CONS:
While "A New Beginning" is known for it's visual customization (i.e.clothing, hairstyles, and the ability to re-arrange objects), the lack of button customization is a big shortcoming. The "L" button does absolutely nothing! Why can't "L" be customized to access regular gifts to villagers? A hot-menu exists for tools, but another is sorely needed. Everytime I get lost in a long list, I am reminded that I'm playing a video game. This game has got to be the dozenth Harvest Moon iteration, so I would have expected this kind of thing to have been solved ages ago! Super long lists are a buzzkill.
The lack of features for the touch screen is a disappointment. Most times the second screen is a dedicated vicinity map, which strangely does not illustrate the layout of my farm, nor does it track any of my animals--arguably the two most important game elements. During cut scenes, the second screen just shows an animated flowery wallpaper, with absolutely no interactivity. Sometimes I wish I could just switch off the second screen to increase my battery life. This most certainly won't be the last Harvest Moon game, so I'm sure Natsume with further refine the gameplay later.
CONCLUSION:
Otherwise, this is a really satisfying, fun, and unique game. It is my first direct experience with a Harvest Moon title, and is my favorite 3ds game so far. I have to admit that it's addictive. My advice is to keep an open mind and you might also experience the joys (lessons) this terrific gaming concept has to offer. Question if any other games actually challenge one's persistence. Finally, if we put as much enthusiasm with developing ourselves in real life as we do developing the skils of our RPG characters, think of all that we could accomplish!
In this title, the town (including houses) and your farm can be customized. Some people find this to be tedious, but I really enjoy it; just make sure you remove trees so the buildings can fit. SoS has small areas in town that can be edited, but houses/roads are in place. Your farm area in SoS can be customized in much the same way as HMNB.
I love the characters in this title much more than SoS, but they do need to be unlocked. As others have said, it is a slow start, but you'll find yourself unlocking new buildings/people fairly quickly. I found it less boring when something/someone new was being unlocked throughout gameplay.
I like the forest area where you can forage, mine, and fish. I was disappointed that SoS only had different field areas for crops and no forest. The mine in HMNB has 3 mining spots, while SoS has one spot within the Safari.
HMNB has an animal sanctuary where you can take livestock to reduce stress and eventually get "great" products. There is nothing to do in the sanctuary unfortunately, so it is bet to take care of livestock there instead of at the farm on the days you go so that you are not just standing around. SoS has the Safari which serves the same purpose as the sanctuary in HMNB, except the products are now called "+" products. Animals are in the forest in HMNB and can be befriended, but several need to be unlocked is SoS and then show up in the safari where you can befriend them. There are animals around the rental field spots and right outside of town as well in SoS.
Trading in this title is done through the shops and various vendors that show up on certain days. SoS has vendors which need to be unlocked through shipping of several products/crops (there is no shipping box in SoS, all buying/selling is done through vendors). Some vendors take quite some time to unlock and this is the main goal in SoS. I found this tedious, repetitious, and boring as compared to HMNB.
The livestock and crops are much easier to manage in SoS than HMNB. More crops can be harvested from the seeds and livestock care is much quicker and easier, but SoS needs this feature much more due to high shipping requirements. I prefer these features in SoS, but it is not a dealbreaker in HMNB.
Both titles offer character customization which are quite similar. In HMNB you sheer wool, grow cotton/flax, forage down which is then processed by the tailor to make different clothing items. Hair is done at the salon. In SoS, hair can be changed from your closet and clothes are made by you instead. I kind of prefer the tailor/salon in HMNB, but that's just my preference.
HMNB does have a few typos such as funa for tuna and other minor typos which are slightly annoying to me, but doesn't affect gameplay.
All in all, both are good titles and worth playing. Personally, I think there is more to do in HMNB and more variety, but some disagree. I think most of what keeps you busy in SoS is producing/shipping loads of products. While that is a feature of all games of this title, there are WAY more shipping requirements in SoS. If you like lots of customization and want to bring characters in with that process, start with this title (HMNB). If you just want to farm and maintain livestock without worrying about town customization or unlocking of characters by building/placing their homes, start with SoS. There are some characters which unlock in SoS, but most are already in place. I look forward to the upcoming release of SoS Trio of Towns and will continue to enjoy HMNB in the meantime.
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Been playing it too. It's fun to return back to HM on the DS and I am enjoying the mechanics of the game. I also enjoy the characters I've met so far along, they help bring the town to life. It is moving very slow and there is only a few people as the town starts ouy abandoned. A lot of requirements need to be met for certain events that seem date locked. But I enjoy these slow slice of life Sims and am excited to continue the story. Graphics are also pleasing.
It arrived quick, packaged well/ in new unopened packaging and I haven't had any issues with the game.
It came fast and in perfect condition
(I compare it to Tales of Two Towns).
I don't like:
1. how the shipping is done. It takes time scrolling down.
2. to use the makers, you have to put all products in the storage and ref first. so tedious
3. the towns people don't walk to their designation; they magically transport! you have to memorize their schedule coz it's hard to keep track of them. it's a pain during birthdays especially when you still have lots of work to do
4. fertilizing crops. no handy 'just stick it on the ground'. You have to fertilize every single day
5. even if you take your animals out, they still need feed and fodder
I like:
1. the best thing is: making seed and other products takes only seconds! You don't have to wait for the next day!
2. new festivals and contests
3. you got to modify your own town
4. new crops. herbs and mushrooms can also be made into seeds
5. you can fertilize all trees. In Two Towns, you can only fertilize tea trees
6. all right, challenging