Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley
North American boxart
Developer(s)Tabot, Inc.
Publisher(s)
Director(s)Daisuke Shimizu
Producer(s)
  • Taka Maekawa
  • Masaru Yoshioka
  • Yoshiaki Iwasawa
Designer(s)Seira Kobayashi
Programmer(s)Syou Hamada
Artist(s)
  • Sanae Maekawa
  • Saki Imaizumi
Writer(s)Seira Kobayashi
Composer(s)Tsukasa Tawada
SeriesHarvest Moon
Platform(s)Nintendo 3DS
Release
  • NA: November 4, 2014[1]
  • EU: June 19, 2015
  • AU: June 20, 2015
Genre(s)Farm simulation, role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley, known in North America as Harvest Moon 3D: The Lost Valley, is a farm simulation role-playing game developed by Tabot, Inc. for the Nintendo 3DS. It was released in North America on November 4, 2014, in Europe on June 19, 2015 and in Australia on June 20, 2015.

Development

The game was first announced during E3 2014 by Natsume Inc.[2][3] Unlike previous titles in the Story of Seasons series, called Harvest Moon in the Western markets, the game was not developed by Japanese developer Marvelous. Their newest entry in the Story of Seasons series is being published in North America and Europe by Xseed Games. Natsume Inc. owns the rights to the "Harvest Moon" brand in those territories.[4]

Gameplay

Players are able to modify their home such as expanding it and moving items around on the inside of their home, though the player's home cannot be moved from its original place. Players can also modify their world, including terrain elevations and building locations. Players are also able to get married, have a child, buy pets and help villagers with requests.

Reception

The game received "unfavorable" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[5]

References

  1. ^ Neuenschwander, Jeff (October 8, 2014). "Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley Coming in November". Oprainfall. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
  2. ^ Campbell, Colin (June 18, 2014). "Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley trailer shows new ways to farm, fish and create worlds". Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  3. ^ Cunningham, James (June 15, 2014). "E3 2014: Harvest Moon Gets an Injection of Minecraft in 'The Lost Valley'". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  4. ^ Moriarty, Colin (May 28, 2014). "Harvest Moon Returns in Story of Seasons on 3DS". IGN. Ziff Davis.
  5. ^ a b "Harvest Moon 3D: The Lost Valley for 3DS Reviews". Metacritic. Red Ventures. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  6. ^ Wöbbeking, Jan (July 3, 2015). "Test: Harvest Moon: Das verlorene Tal". 4Players (in German). 4Players GmbH. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  7. ^ Patterson, Mollie L. (November 17, 2014). "EGM Review: Harvest Moon [3D]: The Lost Valley". EGMNow. EGM Media LLC. Archived from the original on April 27, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  8. ^ Halestorm, Bradly (December 22, 2014). "Review: Harvest Moon [3D]: The Lost Valley". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  9. ^ Cowan, Danny (November 13, 2014). "Harvest Moon 3D: The Lost Valley review: Fractured farming tales". Engadget (Joystiq). Yahoo. Archived from the original on November 15, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  10. ^ DelVillano, Ron (March 24, 2015). "Harvest Moon [3D]: The Lost Valley Review". Nintendo Life. Gamer Network. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  11. ^ Chandran, Neal (January 13, 2015). "Harvest Moon [3D]: The Lost Valley". RPGFan. Emerald Shield Media LLC. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  12. ^ "Harvest Moon 3D: The Lost Valley review: More than a few things are lost in this valley". National Post. Postmedia Network. December 4, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2022.

External links

Story of Seasons and Harvest Moon video games
Categories