Land of Beginning/A New Beginning General Information Thread

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Bokujou Monogatari: Hajimari no Daichi
Harvest Moon: Land of Beginning/A New Beginning
Announced: October 04, 2011
Release Date: February 23, 2012(JP), November 6, 2012(NA), TBA(EU)
Official Website
Game Wiki
Gameplay Footage 1 2 3
Promotional Comic

Thanks to Nurse Fin, bozomaew, Daisuke Tsubasa, and a big thanks to ystiang for the translations.
Also thank's to Cher for making the thread a stickied one and for the region lock reminder, game info, and gameplay videos.

Cherubae wrote:

This game is REGION LOCKED.

(Just a reminder note from your incredibly grouchy dictator. Sorry for the hijack edit.)

About the Game
This game like all Harvest Moons before it is being developed by MarvelousAQL.
It is exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS handheld console.
Customization and placement are going to be a heavy aspect in the game.

Plot Synopsis
Your character inherited a smal farm in Yamabiko(Mountain Echo) Village(JP)/Echo Village(NA) , from their parents.
The older villagers informs you that the town was once livelier.
But all the younger people have since moved to the city.
The farm is small, and has not crops or animals already on it.
However, if you work hard and help reconstruct the farm and surrounding town, then maybe the people who left will return.

Character Customization
The game allows you to customize your characters through a variety of ways.
*Videos of character customization for boy and girl.
In order:
*Skin Color
*Facial Profile(Eye shape)
*Hair Style(Including hats)
*Hair Color
*Eye Color
*Outfit(Whole outfit, apart from hats)

Farm Customization
Various aspects of the farm can be customized as well.
*Eastern and Western styles of buildings to choose from.
*Structures and plots can freely be placed across a grid, to customize farm placement.
*Decorating the inside of your home will make a return.

Other Things of Note
*You can save anywhere on a total of 2 save files.
*House level upgrades will not be returning.
*The old heart icons for love interests will be making a return.
*Your character, and even his family can take trips to vacation destinations.
*The game will implement the use of 3D terraces and hills to accentuate the 3D look of the world.
*The ability to befriend wild animals will return.
*Villagers moving in as you improve the town will make a return in the game.
*You can begin to improve the town on Spring 25th.
*Time flow is 1 second(IRL) = 1 minute(in game), and does not freeze indoors.
*You have a mail box that you recieve letters and newspapers in. Weather reports are on page 2 of the newspaper.
*Harvest Moon: Land of Beginning will feature a dating stage in relationships, rather then going from friends to being married.
*Reverse proposals will make a return.

Gameplay Videos - Made by Cher
Opening
Boy Customization

Main Characters

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Bachelors

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Bachelorettes

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Villagers

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Animals and Crops
Pets

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Other Animals

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Crops and Flowers

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Fishing

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Recipes

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Shops
General Store

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Assembly Shop

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Animal Store

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Pet Store

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Restaurant/Cafe

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Blacksmith

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Beauty Salon

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Tailor

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Sandra’s Stall

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Witch’s Stall

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Travel Agency

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Festivals and Events

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If you find any new info please post it and I will add it to the thread when possible

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Good idea Osu. That way scans and the like won't be scattered throughout the forum~ :D
*stalks*

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Thank's POD.

Googsie was doing something similar in the Other HM section.
But now that the game has it's own forum I felt the info needed to be consolidated here.

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Good idea!! Thanks for starting this.

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Yeah, it should be here now. I was kinda expectung the mods to move Googs' thread, but this one will have the info more organized.

I'm willing to donate my first post here if you ever need another post for stuff~ C:

Pokefarm · **Posts:** 2100

we need a sticky for this~ :D

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SilverFire wrote:

we need a sticky for this~ :D

Agreed. :D

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Thanks POD, and sure you can help.
I'm just adding the title now.

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Yay~ Pod can be helpful~

Pokefarm · **Posts:** 2100

ahaha Pod :3

i'm just happy about the charrie customization but now i want to know more as well~

hmm, i wonder what types of crops we will have.

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Eggplants.... that's all I saw in the screenshot.

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Thanks for organizing everything, Osu. :3
It's greatly appreciated. :heart:

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I wouldn't mind a few new types of crops but not too much that it can get overwhelming. :'D

Pokefarm · **Posts:** 2100

Osu's the man~

:3

i wonder how you request a sticky >.>

hmm, i'd like to have watermelons :3
/hit
/Fodd's not here
/;A;

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Osu's the sexy man~
/slapped

*hugs Silv*
It's okay... ;_; Haven't seen Yam for a few days either.... ;A;

Oooo, watermelon. I know it's been done before but I love watermelon~

Ushi No Tane - Harvest Moon

Land of Beginning/A New Beginning General Information Thread