Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley

Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley
North American boxart
Developer(s) Tabot, Inc.
Publisher(s) Natsume
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
Series Harvest 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 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. Unlike previous titles named Harvest Moon in the West, there are no plans to release the game in Japan,[2] and it was not developed by Marvelous. Their newest entry in the series, Story of Seasons, is being published in North America by Xseed Games. Natsume owns the rights to the brand "Harvest Moon", meaning that Xseed is not allowed to use it.[3]

Development

The game was first announced during E3 2014 by Natsume.[4][5]

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

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic46/100[6]

With an average of 46/100 on Metacritic, The Lost Valley has received a negative reception among critics.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Neuenschwander, Jeff (October 8, 2014). "Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley Coming in November". Oprainfall. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
  2. ↑ http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/06/natsume_announces_harvest_moon_the_lost_valley_for_a_2014_release_on_3ds
  3. ↑ http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/05/28/harvest-moon-returns-in-story-of-seasons-on-3ds
  4. ↑ Campbell, Colin (June 18, 2014). "Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley trailer shows new ways to farm, fish and create worlds". Polygon. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  5. ↑ Cunningham, James (June 15, 2014). "E3 2014: Harvest Moon Gets an Injection of Minecraft in 'The Lost Valley'". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved July 20, 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Harvest Moon 3D: The Lost Valley for 3DS Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
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