Rune Factory

[Xanthippe]

Harvest Moon with combat!

Someone's going to write this up, yes?

(If it was multiplayer with an auction house and pk, that would be gaming nirvana).

[schild]

If it ever comes out.

I've had a shitload of interest in playing it for a long, long time.

[Yegolev]

DS?  God dammit.

[schild]

DS?  God dammit.

You should be playing Dungeon Maker anyway.

[Yegolev]

PSP?  God dammit.

FIFM

[Xanthippe]

Ordered this today from Gamestop.  Due to ship 8/14.

Actually, got two copies - my daughter today really got Harvest Moon for the first time (she's 8), and played all afternoon.  So got one for her and one for me.

There's some kind of wifi stuff in it, apparently.

[Xanthippe]

I have my farm growing strawberries, just defeated the first cave, and tamed a few monsters.  One will help me on the farm by harvesting and one will fight with me.

So far, this game is making me very happy, although I will say that certain things were not easy to figure out.

Anyone else playing?

[cmlancas]

If the consensus is it's worth it to pick up, I'll drive down to EB and get it and share my thoughts.

[Trippy]

I'm going to try and pick it up Tuesday when I attempt to get Bioshock for my PC.

[voodoolily]

I also have many veggies on my farm, have three tamed monsters and have fought the first boss a couple times (I used up the last of my hp delivering the finishing blow and am bitter). My fighting buddy is pretty weak and always gets offed by the bees on the second level of the dungeon. I guess I need to plant some food in the patch right next to the boss fight, but I'd rather just buy some food that replenishes a bit of rp.

I upgraded my axe and hammer and am happy just mining and logging, but I guess that's not really the point. 

Edit: I will admit that as Xanthippe mentioned, some things are not intuitive. I have two spell books but for some reason cannot actually execute either. THe escape spell would be pretty nice (esp. since it's not supposed to use any rp), but whenever I hit "x" nothing happens (I have it equipped, so I know that's not the problem).

[Xanthippe]

You might have a status spell on you (seal, I think) that prevents you from casting magic.  Look at your icons by your hp - if there's a green X thing then you have been sealed.  Fix it by going to the doctor and getting a checkup.  Buy medicine that cures seal while you're there.

To equip a magic, press L+X, pick the book, then X to set it on your X button.  (I assume you know this already - books in the library explain a lot of stuff, I think they change each day).

[voodoolily]

Yeah, I figured out the status effect was my problem. Stupid ants!

My pet bee monsters are giving me honey that sells for 300g each!

[voodoolily]

We need to get our friend codes or whatever set up so we can use the magic shell. I'll try to get mine tonight after work.

[Yegolev]

The number of females losing their minds over this game tells me I should get it.

[Sky]

We need to get our friend codes or whatever set up so we can use the magic shell. I'll try to get mine tonight after work.

I don't know how to use the three shells!

[voodoolily]

omg Toros cave is hard. Rilly hard. I died dead on the first little newb monsters. They cast Paralysis on me and I couldn't run or zap out of there, and they killed my pet monster instantly. Must grind in Carmite for a few levels!

So Mist is a level 4 friend and level 2 lovah, followed closely by Rosetta at 3/2. Melody is hot for me too (4/1), but only because I use her bath house every day to recharge my hp and rp. I want to marry Mei but she's a tough cookie. I give her fish every day and I think I still have a 0 for love.

[schild]

She doesn't like fish.

[voodoolily]

Then why does she always tell me I should take up fishing as a hobby and say "I am honored! I love SARDINE! Knowing my tastes will do you well!"?

[schild]

I just made that up.

[Sky]

I gave a woman fish every day and all I got was this stinkin' restraining order.

[cmlancas]

[voodoolily]

I just made that up.

Well you're a big goofball. Why aren't you playing, anyway.

[Xanthippe]

It's a perfect game for OCD types.  Perfect.

Grow food, learn to cook, forge your own stuff, fight and tame beasts.  I'm loving this game.

I finished Toros Cave but only after farming and fighting a lot in Carmite.

Hint:  get that anti-paralysis stuff from the doc.  Also, buy Medicate spell at the library - it gets rid of status effects except seal, since you can't cast when sealed.  And don't sell honey, you can eat it so it gives you enough rps to cast medicate to get rid of nasssty status effects.

I'm ignoring the chicks for now, but some like or love me anyway, and I have no idea why.  I haven't given anyone anything.

[Trippy]

With certain ones you build up a relationship just by doing things they have an interest in.

[voodoolily]

Basically the ladies will start loving or liking you just by talking to them at festivals and such. And I will start keeping my honey from now on!

[Signe]

White, black, pink... and there is one that is red and black that comes with a carrying case and a game I don't want!  Too many decisions.  This is why I don't have fish.

[Xanthippe]

Pink.  Now go forth and fetch one.

[schild]

White, black, pink... and there is one that is red and black that comes with a carrying case and a game I don't want!  Too many decisions.  This is why I don't have fish.

I have a pink one and the red and black one. The case with the red and black one and the finish on that DS make it one of the best gaming systems I've owned. It's just fucking gorgeous and feels great.

[Xanthippe]

I tamed a Tundra in Toros.  What an awesome pet.  He squirts water and heals me.

[voodoolily]

I tamed a Lucy. She's not good for anything but accompanying me to Carmite so I can tend to my crops unmolested, but oh well.

[Xanthippe]

I expanded my house, so now I have a forge, a pharmacy and a bench to make accessories.  Mining in Clemans really pays off.  It's late fall.

I didn't realize I'm supposed to brush my monsters daily, so they still are meh about me.

About to tackle Mt. Gigant.

Where do I post my friend code?  This thread or is there another just for DS friend codes?

(And I just found out that Viva Pinata is coming to the DS - whoopie!  I don't want to buy an Xbox.)

[voodoolily]

Whoa how did you have time to get that much wood and gold? I had an out-of-town friend visiting which usurped my desire to do nothing but play RF all weekend.


I tamed a Mama in Toros and she waters my crops and shoots fireballs. 

Oh, there's a Wii friend code thread but you can just post it here. I need to find mine and then I'll post it.

[Xanthippe]

Whoa how did you have time to get that much wood and gold? I had an out-of-town friend visiting which usurped my desire to do nothing but play RF all weekend.

I don't have any friends.  The spouse watched the kids all weekend and everyone left me alone. 

I won a treasure hunting contest and chose a bunch of wood for a prize - late summer, I think it was.

Switch over to mining in Toros for cash.  I mean, your fields are just rune factories in the caves, (well, rune factories and providers of cooking ingredients).  Mining is where the real cash is though.  So plant whatever grows fastest and don't harvest it, just use it for rune replenishment while you mine. 

The next cave is even better for mining.  Again, same deal until you defeat the cave - plant and don't harvest, stop watering when it produces runes, just reap the runes as you need rp for mining.

The wood is the hardest part to get.

[voodoolily]

Whoa how did you have time to get that much wood and gold? I had an out-of-town friend visiting which usurped my desire to do nothing but play RF all weekend.

I don't have any friends.  The spouse watched the kids all weekend and everyone left me alone. 

I won a treasure hunting contest and chose a bunch of wood for a prize - late summer, I think it was.

Switch over to mining in Toros for cash.  I mean, your fields are just rune factories in the caves, (well, rune factories and providers of cooking ingredients).  Mining is where the real cash is though.  So plant whatever grows fastest and don't harvest it, just use it for rune replenishment while you mine. 

The next cave is even better for mining.  Again, same deal until you defeat the cave - plant and don't harvest, stop watering when it produces runes, just reap the runes as you need rp for mining.

The wood is the hardest part to get.

Wait, so if I don't pick my fruit and don't water it it will still just crank out runes for me every day? I have been wasting all my rp watering EVERYTHING in the damn caves just to get a few rp every other day. I have like 300 pieces of wood just from regular logging (and 2 monster huts). Every evening when it's like 9:00 and I still have half my hp I just log it all away clearing stumps to make use of the time before I go to bed.

[Xanthippe]

Wait, so if I don't pick my fruit and don't water it it will still just crank out runes for me every day?

Indeed it will.