Harvest Moon: A New Beginning - story, gameplay info

- your family has a farm in another town
- you are going to go live there
- you plan to make a living farming
- you also have to somehow save a dying town
- most people have moved away and you have to be the one to bring them back
- you can actually move where your barn is if you don't like it
- pick up neighbors' houses and move them as well
- customize your plots of farm, the inside of your house in the same way
- you do not have this ability as soon as you start the game
- there are four people, including yourself, who are living there when you come to town
- visit forest, river, and mountain areas
- you can find animals in these areas
- seeds are about 200-300G a bag
- you cannot get any animals until the travelling animal-man comes back to town
- carry your diary around with you, which lets you save anywhere/anytime
- switch between tabs and look at fish, bugs, crops, tools or plants
- 30 slots in your bag to start
- new notification system for you player to show his/her needs
- at the bottom of the top screen, you can see when your character is starting to feel tired or exhausted
- this section also lets you know how much you earned each day from the shipping bin, when your water is running out on your watering can, and more
- when working with a tool in any of your plots where you farm, the square(s) in front of you will be highlighted

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