Harvest Moon Twin Villages, Scans and more! Options

[Chi-chan]

Kilik is now on the site! He is a Konohana resident.

WOAH! Kind of reminded me of Cliff and Ray the first time I saw him.

EDIT: Screenshots for the owls are on the site too! OMG IT'S SO CUTE! And from the looks of it, you can fly places with it!
The boxart is up too. It's cute!

[therealssjlink]

Wow, I've been out of the loop for a while.

This game looks pretty neat. I really want Alpacas now.

So, has a release date been set? I'm guessing around Feb. or March if it just says Winter right now.

[Zen Clarke]

Maybe Grape is a pet name you can call him when you two get closer....

[Charmy]

I know I wouldn't want to be calling my hubby GRAPE.

[therealssjlink]

....AND WE HAVE A RELEASE DATE!!

On February 25, 2010 we will finally be able to play the next game in this wonderful series.

http://www.bokumono.com/series/futago/

^

The update is on the front page showing the release date. I also found a Japanese community dedicated to the series and they have a forum and wiki for this game that updates frequently. I'll make sure to post anything new I find.

[Edit: Bee Keeping looks cool too!]

[~Miitan]

Why do the animal features look so much cooler than the crops?

Glad they didn't get too stereotypical on the Konohana side at least..

[General_Wolfy]

I just noticed that both protagonists are wearing the same exact boots. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lalaexdee.gif)

and I wish I could read Japanese..*sigh* I guess I'll just look at the picture.

[TheSwedishElf]

Woooow, the game looks pretty. Especially Raspberry. <drool>

Hehe. That was pretty much my reaction too. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lalaexdee.gif)

[Chi-chan]

Three more people are up :3 One's a Konohana bachelorette. Her name is Rikorisu. (She kinda looks like Ion from TOtA...) I don't know if her name is English or not.... To me, after pronouncing it aloud constantly, it kinda sounds like Licorice... haha...

The second person is Mihaiiru. He's a villager that, for some reason, I thought was a woman... Until I realized his name was coloured in blue... And that "she" was flat.

And the third is what I THINK is the witch princess. Judging by her screenshots with cauldrons and sparkly stars. And her childish appearance and the fact that she has -sama at the end of her name. She's short and to me, kinda looks like a mediaval Repunzal character.

[TheSwedishElf]

Oooh, Licorice and the new Witch Princess are almost as cute as Raspberry. ♥

[Alhanalem]

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[weeheedog]

Ooh
Cute Girl and Hot Boy Protaganists :3

And Multiplayer?
Wi-fi I hope ^w^

Alpacas.
Ftw.

[Chi]

Kamil looks really cute (IMG:style_emoticons/default/emot-iia.png) he might become my fav bachelor...hmmmm...maybe... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lalaevil.gif)

[Zen Clarke]

I don't know why these haven't been put up (maybe they have and I missed it), but here are some videos. I don't speak a bit of Japanese, but it's pretty to look at! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lalagrin.gif)

http://www.bokumono.com/series/futago/movie/index.html

[Rumiko]

I was in Japan until last week ~ when I checked a game magazine they wrote something that the release date will be in June or July ~ since I didn't had money that time I couldn't buy it >____> narf!

edit:
I checked the site again~
Release: 8. July 2010
Cost: 5040 Yen
1 to 4 players
Producer: Hashimoto Yoshifumi

*coughs* anyway...it should be there soon...

I also checked the official site right now~ and what I think is really neat - you have three kinds of horses.

a horse ( うま　- uma)
a pony (　ポニー - ponii)
and a　Dosanko ( どさんこ 　- dosanko), which is a horse native to Hokkaido. From the pictures I would say, it's able to pull heavy loads :3

If I got one explanation right - the kinds of horses as well as the carriages change depending on the money you have and the village you live in

As for the forest Animals - you are able to interact with them and help them ~ and they will show there gratitude somehow...

So far~ I try to read some more stuff from the site...

[Rumiko]

uhm sorry if it is a double post~ but I just couldn't help translating a little bit more *_*

*cough*
For the two Villages Bluebell is more focused on raising animals and Konohana is more for crops.
In the following I try to figure out whats new for the two sections :3

About Animals
Alapacas seem to give you highquality wool.

When you ring the bell, the animals will stand in a row...should be easier to work with them ^^

When you catch fish, you can put them in your pond and start feeding them. Slowly they will get bigger and more :3


About Crops
New for the crop section is that you have ridges (?) to grow your stuff. You can also design the space of the fields yourself. Since you plow them on grass first.
uh, and when you made the ridges you should water it once - it's not clear from the text if this means before you plant your crops or if it's a generall thingy ._.
For the water...since there are ridges the water will flow along it~ and you don't have to water that often.

Forrice you need to make waterfields (?) so it can grow correctly. Naturally this only works near rivers and water sources.

Forest
Besides collecting wild crops you can also fish. If you want to have fun you can also use your skateboard or move around the forest on ropes (sliding down and stuff...).

I already wrote about the forest animals above....again, because it fits well here...
You meet them on your way trhough the forest. If you are nice to them, they will be nice to you as well~

The secret tunnel. You can find stones and minerals there.

The Hotspring. You have to find the spring in the tunnel first, I belive. But then you can go there and take a relaxing bath.

You can catch insects.

You can jump on mushrooms and use them like coil springs.


Other new stuff
The weatherforcast can now be heard over the radio. Should it start raining apruptly you can see how the villiagers pull out there umbreallas.
It's said there are various kinds of things that might happen and add to a nice storyline.

WiFi can be accessed from the pond of the Harvest Goddess and you can collect fruits together with 3 other friend of yours.

pickled vegetables can be made in the Watermill. There is a big pot for making this.

You have a message board in your village, where the village people will post request for Items they need.

You canrelocate from one town to the other. Just talk with the major about this. Cost some money though.

Having Dates

You can dress up to look more lovely for your date :3

The flower on the talking panel will show you, how much your "love blossomed" so far. The color is also important.
white - lilac - blue - green - yellow - pink - red ..... sounds familiar, eh?

For the heartevent. It seems your canditate might also invite you to a date.




Ok, this should be enough :P I tried to cover basic information given on the offical site~

[epona]

Thanks, Rumiko for taking some time and giving us some more info.
I don't know what happened the topic starter.

[ZBoy]

A few of the things about this game remind me of Animal Crossing. Thanks for taking the time to translate!

[Rumiko]

no Problem~

are there more things you want to know? I guess I could translate the character description a little bit to detail and hmm....I dunno :P It would be a good practice for to translate some more stuff~ so feel free to ask if you want to know some more stuff :3 I will try to get some more info~


uh but a question from my side...is the translated stuff being put on the main site or should I talk with somebody about this?

So far~ :3

[ZBoy]

The main site should be updated if an admin sees this. Try sending a private message to either Jason or Saffy (site masters) or ToasterBoy who I believe was updating the site with info a few months back.