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The Ushi No Tane websites specialize in information, FAQs, and guides about the Nintendo console versions of the Harvest Moon, Story of Seasons, and Legend of the River King video games. These game genres are created and published in Japan by Marvelous (JP). In other regions, you'll find Natsume, XSeed Games/Marvelous (USA), Marvelous (EU), and Rising Star involved in the series' release.
The latest version of the mainstream farming series that have been released in various regions of the world are:
The latest version of River King, in all regions of the world, is River King: Mystic Valley (JP 2007, NA 2008, EU 2009).
Since 2000, Ushi no Tane has been run by a grouchy old lady who happens to be fond of video game agriculture along with two feline helpers: Intern Captain Bootu and Intern Hondo Mewnaka. The website is not officially affiliated, sponsored, endorsed, or employed by the developers of Harvest Moon, Story of Seasons, or River King. This is simply a fan site.
Happy Farm'n Friday! Last weekend's rain deluge knocked down the dahlias and zinnias, breaking stems and scattering petals onto the ground. Oof! Some spare tomato supports got the zinnias upright again, but some dahlias bend beyond correction. That's okay since the fall season is upon us, and it's almost time for them to be dug up for their wintertime nap anyway.
A project four years in the making, Swery finally announced this week that his mystery game set in the English countryside, The Good Life, will finally be released on October 15. The game will be published on all announced platforms on this day: Steam, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, and XBox One.
Swery's above video explains the premise of The Good Life, which takes the protagonist Naomi from New York to the sheep farming community of Rainy Woods. She discovers a strange furmiliar mystery and a murder (daa duu duuuuummm), all the while trying to earn money to pay off her debt.
Besides the primary photography aspect, players can decorate Naomi's homes and her clothing outfit. They can grow crops in the garden, which can then be cooked in the kitchen. They can also take part-time jobs at the sheep ranch and participate in sheep-riding races. The better care the sheep get, the faster they'll run in the obstacle course!
Members of the paid Nintendo Online service in America now have the option to download the digital edition of Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town for free as part of their membership benefits. New farmers can try the full version of the game, restriction-free, until September 28. The game is also on sale for 10%, convenient for those on the fence about buying the game. While the free trial ends at 11:59 pm on the 28th, the 10% discount will extend until October 10.
While the game is NOT free in Europe, SoS:PoOT is on sale during the Nintendo Blockbuster sale. SoS:PoOT, Rune Factory 4 Special, and Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town are discounted 30% until October 6.
Earlier this year in May, the Niigata Agricultural and Biotechnic College (ABio) in Japan started a student farming project to plant rice using the traditional methods as noted in Sakuna: of Rice and Ruin. Now it's finally time for the rice harvest! Starting on Monday the 27, 39 first- and second-year students will hand-cut the mature rice and place the harvested grain onto racks to dry in the sun. The college expects the harvest to take 5 hours to complete; if it rains on Monday, they will postpone the harvest until Tuesday.
XSeed is holding a publisher sale on Steam where Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town and Sakuna: of Rice and Ruin are discounted this weekend only. SoS:FoMT is discounted 40% off ($23.99), and Sakuna is on sale for 30% off ($27.99). The sale ends on the 27th. SoS:PoOT is not included in this PC digital game sale.
In yesterday's Nintendo Direct, the official release date for Rune Factory 5 were revealed to be March 22, 2022 in North America and March 25, 2022 in Europe/Oceania.
The BIGGEST CHANGE revealed during the showcase is the unexpected inclusion of same-sex marriage in the western localized version of the game. Holy smokes! Turns out XSeed has been secretly working on adding same-sex relationships since March of last year. The latest Rune Factory 5 localization blog outlined the steps the team took to get the highly-requested feature added to the game:
WooooooOoooOOooOOooOO!!
Until next time!
Cher
(How is it almost 2022 already!?)
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