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Harvest Moon 3D: A New Beginning (牧場物語はじまりの大地, Bokujō Monogatari: Hajimari no Daichi, lit. "Ranch Story: Land of the Beginning") is a game for the Nintendo 3DS.

Harvest Moon 3D: A New Beginning
North American cover art
Developer(s)	Marvelous AQL
Publisher(s)	JP: Marvelous AQL NA: Natsume EU: Marvelous AQL[1]
Director(s)	Takahiro Yura
Producer(s)	Yoshifumi Hashimoto
Artist(s)	Igusa Matsuyama
Composer(s)	Kumi Tanioka
Series	Story of Seasons
Platform(s)	Nintendo 3DS
Release	JP: February 23, 2012 NA: October 19, 2012[2] EU: September 20, 2013[1] AU: November 14, 2013
Genre(s)	Farming simulation, role-playing game
Mode(s)	Single-player

Gameplay

The story involves reviving an abandoned town named Echo Village in order to allow the residents and animals to return.

New features to the Story of Seasons series include extensive character customization, design of the house and furniture of the protagonist, and the ability to customize the appearance of the village the game takes place in.[3]

The multiplayer mode is region-free, and players can bring their cows and furry animals like sheep and alpaca, and can milk or shear each other's animals. Sometimes a giant animal will spawn, which give players five big products. Starting players can get a lot of money from collecting animal products in multiplayer, thus the good reception of the multiplayer feature. Players must bring a gift which will be swapped randomly at the beginning of the session. Players can do multiplayer over local connection or Internet, and with "Anyone" or "Friends".

Development

Natsume, Inc. announced on May 29, 2012, that Harvest Moon 3D: A New Beginning would be released in North America.[4] The game was released early by Natsume in North America and started shipping on October 19 instead of closer to its original street date, November 6.[2] It was announced on June 5, 2013, that the game would be released in Europe by Marvelous AQL Europe during Q3 of 2013.[1] A New Beginning is the first true 3DS Harvest Moon game, preceded by Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns which was developed for the DS and released alongside a port for the 3DS. A New Beginning introduces features to the series, including the ability to fully customize the player, farm, and the town of setting.[5]

Release

Special edition preorders included a stuffed cow doll, and regular version preorders included a yak doll.[6] The publisher Natsume announced on October 17, 2012, that the game had gone gold and that there was "unprecedented" interest in the special 15th anniversary edition of the game.[7]

Reception

The game received above-average reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[8] IGN cited the edit features, character customization, extensive tutorials, and a gradual beginning.[12] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 32 out of 40.[10]

References

External links

• Marvelous AQL Inc. page (in Japanese)
• Harvest Moon 3D: A New Beginning at MobyGames

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