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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! The interns and I have started installing the Christmas Light Extravaganza, though work on it this week has been slow, with only 900 lights installed. While I took this week and next week off from office work, this first week was spent more on cleaning, packing, and decluttering the house than working on Christmas stuff. Now I'm waiting for more light strings to arrive to complete this year's holiday light goals. Next week will be the big push to get the whole thing ready by the 25th. On the other hand, I did manage to make this year's batch of eggnog! Mmmm... eggnog... 90 fluid ounces of egg-and-rum goodness. Last year I had a problem with the ingredients separating while the mixture rested, leaving the boozy portion at the bottom and a milk layer at the top. No idea how that happened, but MrFogu has been reminding me to stir the eggnog every night to keep the brew well mixed.
And we still don't have floors installed in Fogu HQ. Instead, the crew wanted to paint the walls and ceiling before moving onto the floors. Oh well, maybe next week.
There won't be a Farm'n Friday next week because I'll be busy with doing Christmas stuff for my birthday :)
This week, Marvelous held a live streaming event for Rune Factory 3 Special, the upcoming Nintendo Switch remake of the 2009 Nintendo DS game. You can watch a recording of the broadcast on the Marvelous Youtube Channel. Similar to the presentations for Rune Factory 4 SE and Rune Factory 5, the live presentation showcased the upcoming game. The presentation crew was made up of professional broadcaster Mirukinu, VA Ryoko Shiroishi (who gives Micah his JP speaking voice), video game streamer Hira Saiore, Chief Director Shiro Maekawa, and special guest Takahiro Touhon (Sherman de Sainte-Coquille's JP VA).
Mirukinu showed the cute Golden Woolie cape being given away as a prize in Marvelous' Japan-only follow-and-retweet campaign. Marv will randomly choose the 30 winners on November 20.
Their presentation detailed the aspects of Rune Factory 3 that made it special, such as the protagonist turning into a monster, the plant seed companions, and the many marriage candidates (RAINBOW BE BEST). Director Maekawa also showcased the upgrades to the Switch version - the 3D graphics upgrade, the added Newlywed Mode, a new opening movie and newlywed mode movie, and the ability for the player to choose their difficulty level (normal, hard, or hell mode).
A link bonus will trigger when Rune Factory 3 recognizes an existing save file for Rune Factory 4 SE or Rune Factory on the player's console. This bonus will unlock a Lest outfit (RF4) and an Ares outfit (RF5) for Micah.
Besides promoting the special bundles (e.g., Dream Collection and Wedding Collection), the group talked about retailer-specific preorder bonuses. There are quite a few more Micah costumes available! Amazon Japan preorders can get a Doug costume (RF4), Geo preorders can get a Dylas costume (RF4), Joshin preorders get a Martin costume (RF5), Rakuten offers a Leon costume (RF4), and Nintendo eShop digital preorders get a Ryker costume (RF5).
This broadcast also announced the inclusion of an optional Another Episode DLC that will be available for a limited time in Japan. The extra DLC is free until April 3, and 648円 after the free period expires. Like with the Rune Factory 4 SE Another Episode DLC, the RF3 version will be made up of illustrated voice dramas about the marriage candidates.
Lastly, the broadcast aired the new opening title movie for Rune Factory 3. Pretty funky!
Rune Factory 3 will be released in Japan on March 2, 2023. The English localization is roughly scheduled for sometime in 2023.
The skyship exploration game, Sally, reached its funding goal and has moved onto stretch goals. Developer Lucid Tales has rearranged the Nintendo Switch stretch goal to require less funding to unlock based on backer questions on the possibility of launching on their favorite handheld hybrid console. With less than a week left for the campaign, there's a possibility that Sally won't be available for Switch at the initial launch. Lucid Dreams hopes to prioritize a Switch release in the future.
Blobby farming game Ova Magica plans to launch a backer-only closed beta on Steam before Christmas, and ClaudiaTheDev confirms that the game fully supports the handheld Steam Deck console. The stretch goal of being able to play with the blobs was added, along with the ability to position blob helpers exactly where you want them to work on the farm. There will even be an option to create fertilizer from the blob poop collected while cleaning the farm blob barns.
Blob poop. Eh he he he...
Meetlight and the Secret of the Universe easily reached its funding goal and already surpassed several stretch goals. This open-world farming game has unlocked the goals of home console ports (Switch, PS, and XBoX), plus the ability to customize the gender, name, and physical characteristics of the protagonist. Meetlight still has over 20 days left in its campaign to unlock more stretch goals, such as upgrading the animations using motion capture and seasonal-changing character outfits. The 4-player co-op functionality was unlocked earlier today!
Lastly, the pixel-art poultry breeding adventure, The Chicken Game, now has a page on the Steam Store. This indie farming game tasks players with discovering legendary chicken DNA through chicken breeding.
Until next time!
Cher
(Auu... I did not win the Powerball lottery... )
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