Harvest Moon Pt. 5

Now that I've finished the beginning storyline of Harvest Moon DS, maybe this post should contain some of the goals of the game.

Well, obviously, you want to rescue all 101 harvest sprites plus the Harvest Goddess. The Goddess appears after you've rescued sixty sprites, and I do believe that ends up being her black heart event. But more on marriage later.

This is a Harvest Moon game, so of course you want to grow crops and raise animals. At the beginning of this game, your farm has no building whatsoever aside from your house, your doghouse, your dad's friend's house, and a stable. No woodshed, bird shed, animal shed, nada. You have to call Gotz before you can buy any animals at all. But you can begin planting crops immediately, since you start the game off with all your tools plus two bags of seeds. This game, unlike HM:FoMT but like some other HM games I think, has levels for crops! Planting more than one bags of seeds in a single 9x9 square means you may increase the level by one. Harvest and repeat to get the next level. So awesome!

You can also search for and bless all the cursed tools and accessories. Once you've dug them up from the mine, just call the church and dole out the cash to receive a blessed item. (That sounds so wrong, but there it is.)

And speaking of mines, there's not a single one available at the start of the game. You have to have help from a guy named Carter (no, not the same one from HM:FoMT) and your trusty hammer, unlocking one mine at a time.

I guess marriage could be the next thing I talk about, but there are so many bachelorettes that that will probably take up an entire post itself. So, until tomorrow!