All these activities generally fill the days quite nicely, although until the tunnel is repaired it can be a bit tedious going all the way over the mountain to visit the other town.Īll of these basic farming, fishing, and foraging activities are relatively easy to do. Mining opens up later in the game and isn't as important as it is in other titles, but is there for rock-breaking enthusiasts. There are places to catch fish by hand, traditional fishing holes, bugs to catch, wild animals to befriend, and plenty of nooks and crannies in which to forage for mushrooms, herbs, and flowers. The mountain is a major feature in the game and is quite fun to run around in, sporting a veritable playground of bridges, bouncy mushrooms, earthen slides, and even ziplines.
Players must choose which town to settle in at the beginning of the game, but though Bluebell has bigger barns and Konohana has more tillable land, both towns allow for planting crops and raising animals. Yes, all the basic Harvest Moon activities are here. Still, it's more interesting than the usual barebones Harvest Moon story, and the towns and mountains provide a lovely setting for the usual activities of farming, ranching, fishing, wooing eligible singles, and scrounging around in the wilderness for edible treats. The villagers don't seem to bear any ill-will toward each other, and some of them even send each other gifts.
Other than the feud between the mayors, it's an awfully friendly intervillage rivalry.
Now, the mayors continue to feud, and people have to go all the way up and down the mountain to visit each other.Īs you might guess, the main storyline goal of the game is to bring the villages back together by becoming a prosperous farmer and helping the mayors become friends. Although the two towns were once friendly and connected by a tunnel, a fight between the two mayors several generations ago caused the local Harvest Goddess to throw a fit and seal up the tunnel. Bluebell is a European-style town that focuses on raising livestock, and Konohana is an Asian-style town that mostly concentrates on crops. This time, the setting is a mountain with a town on either side of it. How does the latest DS and 3DS game, Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns, fare? Far better than its predecessors, it turns out.Īs usual for Harvest Moon, Two Towns begins with the main character (male or female) riding into town with the goal of starting a farm.
Its entries have suffered on this generation of portable gaming devices, with some major bugs, poor control issues, or sometimes just a general lack of fun.
Feel free to add to them or add more sections are appropriate.Harvest Moon is a long-running series of farming simulations in which a cute anime-style character is tasked with running a farm, helping the local townspeople, and even marrying and starting a family. Lists and list pages are UNDER CONSTRUCTION. This means this will only work on a 3DS bought from U.S.A. Note: The English 3DS version of this game is landlocked. Everything else is still the exact same, including graphics, albeit supporting 3D views on the 3DS, of course, hence why it will take longer than it would have initially been. There is also a Petting Game for your animals to help raise there hearts. Additional features in the 3DS version that have been confirmed by Natsume are the ability to use the 3DS's StreetPass feature and utilize 3D graphics. Japan only received a DS version, but America will be getting a DS and 3DS version of the game. of America in the USA and Canada released the English version of this game in November 1 st of 2011. Harvest Moon: The Tales of Two Towns, aka Harvest Moon: Twin Villages in It was released in Japan on July 18, 2011.