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Harvest Moon: Truly A New Beginning [3DS]
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Anyone remember waiting for news of a localization of the latest and "greatest" game in the HM series only for that game to be delayed six times and up to 18 months for no real reason at all? Sure Natsume has gotten better about it (Every single game between A Wonderful Life and HM DS was delayed at least once while the most recent DS games have come out roughly when promised) but with this title, the first built from the ground up on the 3DS they did something amazing. They announced it for one date.
and then moved it up. It now has a soft release in North America starting next week!
Now this game is special for many reasons. It's got fully customizable characters, you can move buildings around to streamline the town, it's got a ton of festivals and plenty of other activities to get you going. It's also been the best received title in Japan in a long ass time and the second best selling game in the series proper. Preorders on Natsume's official site has been off the charts.
and then moved it up. It now has a soft release in North America starting next week!
Natsume Community Manager wrote:1. Did the release date change?
Yes. Harvest Moon: A New Beginning now has a soft release date. That means the game has started shipping to all retail outlets that will carry it. Depending on the retail chain and how quick they are, you should start seeing on store shelves as early as next week (10/22 -10/26).
For our Canadian fans…the game has shipped up north as well, but it might take just a little more time to hit the shelves.
2. Can I still get a COW or YAK from the Natsume Online Store?
Orders for the Anniversary Edition (Premium Plush Cow) remain unchanged and will stay open until 12:00pm PST (that's Noon) on October 23rd, at which point they will disappear. The bundle of the Plush Yak and Harvest Moon: A New Beginning will be staying on the site with no determined end date at this time.
3. Did MY pre-order ship today?
ONLY customers who receive a tracking number by email have a confirmed order shipping. We received so many pre-orders, it's going to take us 4-5 business days to package and ship everything out.
4. I ordered my copy from the Natsume Online Store before that other person, but they got their order first! No Fair!
Here's a loose order of how shipping is handled:
a) The Anniversary Edition (Premium Plush Cow) will start shipping on Friday (10/19) based on the date it was ordered.
b) The Yak and HM ANB will start shipping on Tuesday (10/23) based on the date it was ordered…someone left the barn doors open and we have to spend the next couple of days rounding them up.
c) If you ordered both (Yak & Cow), your order will ship on Tuesday (10/23)
5. I pre-ordered from GameStop or Amazon, when do I get my game?
Each retailer is responsible for shipping their own orders; fans who pre-ordered from other companies should hopefully start seeing their games late next week or early next (10/29 – 11/2) depending on the shipping method.
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Now this game is special for many reasons. It's got fully customizable characters, you can move buildings around to streamline the town, it's got a ton of festivals and plenty of other activities to get you going. It's also been the best received title in Japan in a long ass time and the second best selling game in the series proper. Preorders on Natsume's official site has been off the charts.
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If this game sucks I will riot all over Japan I swear
That doesn't bode well. I thought Two Towns was pretty boring. I didn't even make if halfway through the first spring.
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Dat cow.
but... I dont know if my free time can stand Pokemon AND Harvest Moon at the same time.
I used my paypal account, which has 65 bucks on it, and it still fails. I dunno.
Apparently there has been some issue with paypal, there have been a bunch of people on the official forum saying just that.
This is the first time I've ever followed a ground package from so far away with such anticipation. Pretty much everything else I get ground shipping on comes from Amazon or Newegg. I have no idea where Amazon's closest distribution hub is (it's damn close because I've gotten plenty of things same day/next day on free shipping) and Newegg (Which is Jersey and I always get 2/3 days on free shipping, usually because UPS can't decide which station to deliver out of and always ends up circling around my location.)
Still, can't complain about getting a game at the worst two weeks early!
EDIT: Come to think of it, isn't Rune Factory 4 slated for this year as well!? FFFFFFFFFFff
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I thought it was pretty highly regarded but for some reason it has a 55 Metacritic average.
The games have a proven track record of selling better on Nintendo systems and the two best selling games have been on the DS and the 3DS.
Which was sometime in the first Fall.
This makes the wait very, very painful.
I'll again Monday, I guess.
Guess I'll need to preorder through EBGames. Shame. I wanted that cow.
I probably won't grab this new one sight-unseen, since quality tends to be kind of inconsistent across the series, but I'll definitely keep my eye on it.
Just for the record, this is crazy talk. Because it's awesome. Simply omitting that FUCKING Runey system improved the game by 1000%.
My normal order is RF3>RF1>RFF>RF2>RF:Tides of crap.
RF3 was the pile of shit as far as I'm concerned. It's great fun until the first summer and the earthquakes start and then the game is unplayable.
Bitch is spending a whole week in transit.
Wasn't the earthquakes in RF2? RF3 was the one with the monster village.
Sorry, not earthquakes, hurricanes. It's been a while since I touched the game.