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Harvest Moon 3D: A New Beginning - Nintendo 3DS

Publisher: Natsume  |   SKU: 6602137
Release Date: 11/6/2012  |  
ESRB Rating: E=Everyone
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4.7 of 5 4.7 of 5 (3 reviews)
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Cute, open-ended farming series adds more customization.

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E for Comic Mischief, Use of Alcohol


Synopsis

Synopsis
You step onto the empty street, and the sound of your lonely footsteps reverberate against the cracked, decaying walls. Windows are shuttered, shop doors are barricaded and cobwebs blossom in the corners of every porch. Further out, down the road, weeds slowly suffocate the crop fields and animals wander aimlessly. Welcome to your new home, Echo Village. Abandoned by its citizens, traded for greener pastures, this ghost town has become an empty shell of the bustling community it once was. But all of that is about to change.

As the new arrival to the dismal Echo Village, you are the town's last hope for revival, and that's a challenge you're willing to accept. The only question is, how? An entire town is yours to experiment with, develop and eventually, revive in Harvest Moon 3D: A New Beginning. Featuring the same strategic gameplay that you love from the popular series, this latest installment gives you full customization for the first time in franchise history. You create your own character, customize your own farm and chart your own path toward success in Echo Village. Devise your own plan to revive the city, by building additions, growing crops and raising livestock, including new llamas and yaks. Beautify your surroundings, lure citizens back to the community and prove that the grass is not always greener on the other side.

Features

  • Revive the abandoned town of Echo Village and rebuild it into a vibrant, bustling community
  • Develop and enact your own unique plan for saving the town as you take complete control of the game's path and outcomes
  • Customize your character and farm in virtually any way you want for the first time in the Harvest Moon series
  • Grow crops and raise livestock, including new llamas and yaks
  • Make Echo Village an ideal place to live by building additions to your farm and the entire town
  • Playable in 2D or 3D

Customer Reviews

Harvest Moon 3D: A New Beginning - Nintendo 3DS (5 out of 5)
Great Game
5
Posted by: from RIchland, WA on 05/18/2013Always loved Harvest Moon original. 3DS allows fun play on car trips.
  • Age : 55-64
  • Gender : Female

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Great game for a Harvest Moon lover.
5
Posted by: from Indianapolis, In on 05/17/2013I like the new story line for the game. There are also new things to do and build. I like the way you get tasks you need to complete and are not overwhelmed with too many tasks too fast. You get as much time as you need to complete them and don't feel like you have to be in a rush.
  • Age : 45-54
  • Gender : Female

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Fun times
5
Posted by: from Jaffrey, NH on 04/15/2013I personally loved this game! It is so much fun! It is indeed very interesting and realistic too, the characters are well programed, I loved it!

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Fantastic Game!
5
Posted by: from Flint, Michigan on 04/13/2013RussellOhh, did a great review! So to keep mine short, and simple this is a great game if you liked previous Harvest Moon games or just looking for a fan Relaxing game to play i recommend it for all ages.
  • Age : 18-24
  • Gender : Male

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The best handheld Harvest Moon in many years
4
Posted by: from Maryland on 11/05/2012A New Beginning is the latest iteration of the Harvest Moon franchise. If you've never played any of them, they are a long running series of fun games about farming, living, and being a person, in ways few video games approach. Other video games are about violence, drug use, war, crime, and death; in Harvest Moon, my character goes to church, gets married, raises a family, and works long days in a field. But the games are so much more than that. My wife and I enjoy them together, and know them all very well. They are fun, relaxing, and stress-reliving. I'm a grown man with bills and commitments and a career, but I always play a few minutes of Harvest Moon before going to bed. The games are just fantastic. If you have played a few Harvest Moons before, pick this one up as well. It is a cross between Harvest Moon 64/Back to Nature, Friends of Mineral Town, and Animal Parade. It is much, much more fun and well thought out then Sunshine Island, Tale of Two Towns, and Grand Bazaar were. Many gameplay tweaks, simplifying of overly-complicated mechanics, and a fantastic over world add to the game. The Harvest Moon games have always been a great idea. Relaxing, comforting,and heart-warming, they deserve a place in any person's life. A New Beginning is the best HM I've purchased in years, and that's saying something.
  • Age : 25-34
  • Gender : Male

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