Harvest Moon: Twin villages

Serlie Sat Oct 10, 2009 5:36 am

Release date: JP 25/02/2010 *POSTPONED* NA TBA EU N/A
Type: Simulation/RPG
Console: Nintendo DS
Japanese site

Details: This Harvest Moon is quite different from the usual ones, you will have to select 1 of the 2 neighbouring villages: Bluebell (a town known for its animals) or Konohana (a town known for its crops). You will be able to select from either a female or male character and new animals such as Honey bees, Alpacas and an Owl have been introduced!
Released: 8th July 2010

Plot: As you are travelling across the mountains you accidentally collide and fall! When you come to there are two people standing above you. They both suggest you live in their towns but argue which one. After you decide you find out the reason the two don't get along... they can't respect each others cooking style! The harvest godess decides to seal off a connecting tunnel through the mountains and asks you to break the wall-- take part in numerous cooking festivals and help the two get along!

Other features:

Play as either male or female
The friendship bar this time round is in the form of a flower that blooms on the side of the bar on the character you are talking to!
You can use the owl to fly to different places
10 Marriage Candidates + 2 Hidden ones!
Multiplayer is available (Not sure if it's just minigames)
Change outfits, certain characters like certain ones!
New dating system has been introduced
No wooing multiple marriage candidates, they can get jealous now!

Notes: You cannot marry the counterpart main character unfortunately and there are no rival marriages as far as I'm aware. (From my perspective that's a plus because I hate the idea of stealing the rival candidate from another haha)

Notes (2): Natsume have announced the game for America at the E3 renaming it as Harvest Moon: A tale of two towns. No announcement for EU yet.