Nurse Fin's Welcome to the Wind Bazaar, Observations and first impressions Options

[Nurse Fin]

I don't have the game just yet (grr, gotta wait 'til Christmas...), but other people do. As of today it is available in all game stores across Japan.

Here are some things I have noticed through the wiki:

- Crop system is similar to IoH and SSaF (darn...)
- Most actions are done with the B button now. The A button is strictly for jumping. The "menu" will only display your rucksack; there are no earnings/relationship/status charts on hand (all charts are accessible through the bookshelf).
- For other controls, pressing the L button(?) will toggle walking/running, and the R button will open up a tool selection window.
- Schmidt and Kagetsu are marriage candidates. It is unknown whether there are two more, but it seems unlikely.
- Most of the townspeople are already available, with the exceptions of Schmidt, Kagetsu, and 4 other mystery villagers. The methods to unlock them are currently unknown.
- The save system is like the old HM games. When you start a new game, you pick the slot you want to use (2 total). You can only save when you go to sleep. You cannot make duplicate/backup files (my guess is that it was implemented because of the Wi-Fi...).
- Everything is in real-time. Time doesn't stop indoors (not even in your house), or when you open menus. So far there's no way to pause the game (except closing the DS), so I guess it's something to watch out for.

-Jumping into the water will drop your stamina, but sometimes you can find items in there. Like money, medals, stones...

Obviously I'll have a lot more info once I can try this game for myself. But that's what I've gathered this evening. ^^'


Rival Couples so far:
Juris & Freiya
Agi & Anemone
Lloyd & Shelfer
Dirka & Enju

This post has been edited by Nurse Fin: Dec 19 2008, 01:15 AM

[Hikarii]

Gah, I'm at the end of Autumn and I haven't activated a single rival event, either. O_O; Could it be that the bachelors all have purple heart? That shouldn't be.. Wait, no. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lalaexdee.gif) ; Well, maybe I'll try it after marriage?

Fin, you mentioned on Fogu that a good way to make money is to fish in front of the cafe and make fish dishes, but doesn't that mean you have to buy a fish dish first to be able to make them? Or is it already there in your recipe list and I never knew it? o_o;;