Harvest Moon: Skytree Village
Release Date: November 8, 2016
RPG, economic, farm, jRPG, Nintendo exclusive, cozy game, singleplayer
Another entry in jRPG series from Natsume Inc. The players are taken to the titular Skytree village, located in the land called Oasis of the Harvest Goddess. After the power of the Harvest Goddess began to weaken, the village faced ruin. Our task as an owner of a small farm is to restore the land to its former prosperity, so players must prepare soil for farming, plant seeds and harvest, though they can also go fishing.
Harvest Moon: Skytree Village is another entry in Harvest Moon series, released for 3DS. It has been developed by Natsume company, known from Godzilla, Omega Five and – obviously – previous games from the series.
Plot
The story of Harvest Moon: Skytree Village takes place in a land known as Oasis of the Harvest Goddess, in Skytree Village. This once prosperous realm, filled with fertile soil and with people living a good life, has suffered due to weakening of Harvest Goddess, and the village has fallen into ruin. Players’ task is simple – restore Skytree to its former state, which in turn will help the goddess regaining her strength. Even though new cast of characters plays major role, there are also some familiar faces.
Game mechanics
Harvest Moon: Skytree Village for 3DS reuses the gameplay schemes of the 2014’s Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley. However, developers have listened to players’ feedback, changing the elements which were most often complained about. As always, the game comes down to managing our own farm. We must prepare soil, seed plants, harvest and sell crops to buy more seeds etc. More importantly, creators managed to improve all features: we’ve got better fishing mechanics, larger population in village etc. Additionally, we are given many options to change the terrain, which we can ascend and descend, as well as add a lake, ponds and other elements.
Last updated on October 22, 2016
Videos and Screens
[2:57] Harvest Moon: Skytree Village E3 2016 - trailer
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Game Series
Harvest Moon Series
A series of life simulations, enriched with RPG elements and solutions from the economic strategy genre. Its roots date back to 1996, when on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System console appeared the first Harvest Moon. The game received a moderately warm reception from gamers and critics (its average rating on Gamerankings was just over 73/100). Nevertheless, its good sales encouraged the authors to develop the idea, which in time resulted in the creation of a whole series. Over the years, successive installments of the series have been released on a variety of platforms - from desktop consoles, handhelds and mobile devices to personal computers.
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Harvest Moon: Skytree Village Summary
Platforms:
Nintendo 3DS
Developer: Natsume Inc.
Publisher: Natsume Inc.
Age restrictions: none
