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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! We finally recovered from Covid (whew). I also caught a mini-cold earlier this week (not Covid), so that might be why I'm still stuffed up. Now that the four of us have recovered (myself, Mr.F, and the 2 friends we unknowingly infected), we've learned of 5 others in our social circle who also managed to avoid Covid for the past 2 years and unfortunately have tested positive this week. Stay safe out there!
Captain Livia sent me back into the Meline Crystal Caverns to set another rune crystal in Rune Factory 5. I'm finally beginning to see more challenging monsters and boss battles after being over-leveled for most of the game. My leveling up has slowed after reaching level 100, though I'm doing pretty well with farming and shipping everything to complete the shipped item list challenges. On the downside, now I must be careful about dying because I'm carrying a lot of money! I dread the fee penalty if I end up at Simone's clinic. I've been trying to spend money on costumes to reduce the financial liability of a clinic recovery, but I'm running out of outfits to buy.
The RF5 Woolie mega-plushie also arrived this week, and it's plenty big! It's bigger than both the Fogu interns. It is soooo soft and sheep furry. If you didn't know about the RF5 promo item, this plushie is currently an arcade prize at participating game centers in Japan. Players in Japan then sell their unwanted woolie prizes online at places like Yahoo JP Auctions or Mercari JP.
Today (June 17) is also the 25th anniversary of the release date of Natsume's Harvest Moon game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. I guess if Pres.Hiro hadn't taken a chance to localize his friend's game into English, we might not have been introduced to our favorite BokuMono game series, along with all the games inspired by Wada's original game.
And thanks to all who send their good wishes regarding Intern Reba's passing. The short-legged calico kitty from the Kelseyville, California, goat farm was an awesome cat and had a well-spoiled and happy life. Intern Hondo slept beside her bed for a few days but has since taken it over as his preferred sleeping spot.
The upcoming kitty farming game, Snacko, revealed last weekend during the 2022 Wholesome Direct that there are plans to release the in-development indie game on Playstation 4 and 5. Snacko is currently set for a PC/Steam and, in the future, a Nintendo Switch release. Snacko doesn't have a defined release date yet.
Stairway Games announced this week that their tropical island farming game, Coral Island, will enter Early Access on the Steam gaming platform on October 11, 2022.
If you haven't heard of Coral Island yet, it was a crowdfunded Kickstarter campaign back in 2021 that received over $1.6 million in funding. In this game, players take on a farmer role to revitalize the local town and the surrounding coral reefs that have become negatively impacted by careless residents. There are over 50 villagers in and around Scarlet Town, including marriage candidates, a lot of field crops and orchard trees, animal ranching, cooking, fishing, villager requests, and even cave exploring. Players will also be tasked with cleaning garbage off the ocean floor to encourage the appearance of rare fish and the nearby merfolk. There is also an extensive character customization component.
Stairway Games plans to have Coral Island eventually released on Switch, Playstation, and XBox.
Developer Frame Break had their upcoming farming game, Lightyear Frontier exhibited during Microsoft's XBox Showcase on Sunday. This farming game is set in the far future, where players set out on an open-world alien planet to start a new life of mech-based farming.
We'll grow strange crops, build a homestead, and explore the world with up to three friends. It's so pretty! The game is planned for a Steam (store page) and XBox release in Spring 2023.
The action game Koa and the Five Pirates of Mara now has a demo available until June 20 during Steam's latest NextFest. This spinoff of the tropical island farming and exploration game Summer in Mara places heroine Koa in a level-exploration game to locate the stolen pirate treasure. You can download the free demo from the Steam store page:
The game is planned for a full release by the end of 2022.
Until next time!
Cher
(Fishing Paradiso was released on Steam! Check it out if you're a fan of pixel-like fishing games!)
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