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

While Story of Seasons (SoS is the new HM) has made some improvements on this title, I actually like HMNB better than SoS in many ways. It's really comes down to personal preference which one you will enjoy more. 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.

Harvest Moon is probably one of my favorite video game series ever. My love for this game all started with Harvest Moon 64 and has continued to grow with each new installment. Harvest Moon A New Beginning is quite different from previous iterations of the game in that it is completely customizeable. You can customize your character, farm, even the town. I really liked this addition to the series. I love being able to customize a game to suit my playstyle and this is no exception. I haven't gotten too far in 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. The tutorial is LONG, longer than any other Harvest Moon game I've played (and I've played quite a lot of them). While someone that has played through many a Harvest Moon game will find the tutorial redundant and unnecessary, new players to the series will find it extremely helpful. Like most Harvest Moon games, the beginning of the game (post-tutorial) is a bit slow as your funds are limited and this game also doesn't have many people in the town to start, but once you get passed the first week or so, you will find that you have more than enough to keep you busy. All I can say for that first week... aside from tending your turnips and potatoes... collect, collect, collect! Collect any item laying on the ground that you see... bugs, flowers, ore, sticks. Sell everything (except building materials and cooking ingredients). This will give you a nice profit up front so you can afford to purchase things later on. While Harvest Moon: A New Beginning is probably not my favorite Harvest Moon title (that belongs to A Wonderful Life and Harvest Moon 64), this game is a very solid and fun addition to the Harvest Moon series. If you are a fan of Harvest Moon (and if you aren't and want to give it a shot, this is probably the game to do it with since it has such an in-depth tutorial), then I think you will enjoy this game!

j'ai acheté un jeu de DS sur le site amazone? que j'ai reçu mais il ne fonctionne pas. J'ai donc demander un retour. Quand j'ai reçu l'étiquette de retour le produit vient des US. Le retour va me coûter pratiquement aussi chère que le produit. Sur l'étiquette de retour il était précisé que je dois avancer le retour du produit amazone vendu par amazone. Mais ce produit est envoyé par un intermédiaire d'amazone, ce qui veut dire que je ne serais pas remboursé du retour!

I thought I had this. And I just realized I didn't so despite Xmas being around the corner got it for myself. The last DS/3DS game I needed for my HM/SOS collection. 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.

I bought this a couple months ago and just opened it tonight to start playing and my 3ds doesn't read the cartridge at all, not showing up at all. My other 3ds games including my other older copy of this game work fine so me 3ds isnt the issue. Very dissapointed and no idea how Id go about returning it since its been so long. I assumed it being a completely new game and unopened that I wouldnt have to worry about this as an issue otherwise I would have tested it the moment I bought it. Wouldnt reccomend this seller

Did not work

Said it was new but look re-sealed different plastic wrap then Nintendo uses. Try not buy used games.