ShadowPaladin V1.0 Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=61503 Marvelous has announcified Harvest Moon Online. Producer Yoshifumi Hashimoto says it's his first online title, but won't commit to platform (reports tease us with suggestive nods to next-gen platforms and PC), and it sounds like Marvelous is entirely reluctant, for the moment, to say anything about it. Still, the prospect of Harvest Moon going online is a nonetheless delightful one. Already we're imagining a virtual countryside full of real farms with real-life farmer's-daughters to befriend and be-bed. More realistically, we also like the idea of going fishing with our friends, real cattle markets, and siring virtual offspring with real other-people. All of which would probably be easier if we just went outside and did them, but, you know. In less hazy news, Marvelous has also spoken out about its new PSP and DS Harvest Moons, one of which is literally a "New Harvest Moon": Innocent Life: Shin Bokujou Monogatari for the PSP, announced at the end of September, is in development at ArtePiazza, and will give you a farm in an idyllic island setting, with lots of towns to visit by bike and even a volcano. Probably not to visit though. The other, Rune Factory: Shin Bokujou Monogatari for the DS, is a bit weird for a Moon title, but we're curious about it anyway. Developed by Neverland, the idea is that you live in a fantasy world where you capture and raise monsters on your farm, and then add them to your adventuring party. Which you lead with a sword. Very peculiar. It doesn't say if you'll be able to go fishing, but you better! Shin Bokujou Monogatari sounds like a pared down version of Pokemon with more emphasis on breeding and less on capturing. Plus you can wade in yourself, which you cant with pokemon. Have to keep an eye on that one *my comments in bold I have to agree with Volourn. Bioware is pretty much dead now. Deals like this kills development studios. 478327[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reveilled Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 Harvest Moon Online sounds like an MMORPG I'd actually play. If everyone gets a huge farm to themselves, then there should be a much lower population density in Harvest Moon Online than there is in other MMORPGS. For the most part, huge population density has always been the main turnoff I've found in MMORPGs. There shouldn't be several million heroes all hanging around in the world's largest city. Hell, there shouldn't be several million heroes hanging around on a planet! Several million farmers, all living at least a kilometre apart, on the other hand, sounds much more reasonable. I can hear the game in my head already... "OMFG SOVIET BOARD OF AGRICULTURE! PK! PK!" "collectivisation sux!" "STFU t0wnE!" "HOLY **** BIRD FLU DEBUFF WTF" "nerf the CAP!" :D Hawk! Eggplant! AWAKEN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaguars4ever Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 Still, the prospect of Harvest Moon going online is a nonetheless delightful one. Already we're imagining a virtual countryside full of real farms with real-life farmer's-daughters to befriend and be-bed. More realistically, we also like the idea of going fishing with our friends, real cattle markets, and siring virtual offspring with real other-people. All of which would probably be easier if we just went outside and did them, but, you know. WTF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowPaladin V1.0 Posted November 2, 2005 Author Share Posted November 2, 2005 Harvest Moon Online sounds like an MMORPG I'd actually play. If everyone gets a huge farm to themselves, then there should be a much lower population density in Harvest Moon Online than there is in other MMORPGS. For the most part, huge population density has always been the main turnoff I've found in MMORPGs. There shouldn't be several million heroes all hanging around in the world's largest city. Hell, there shouldn't be several million heroes hanging around on a planet! Several million farmers, all living at least a kilometre apart, on the other hand, sounds much more reasonable. I can hear the game in my head already... "OMFG SOVIET BOARD OF AGRICULTURE! PK! PK!" "collectivisation sux!" "STFU t0wnE!" "HOLY **** BIRD FLU DEBUFF WTF" "nerf the CAP!" :D <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Don't get me wrong I like harvest moon a lot, but only when i'm in the right sort of mood. I couldnt see myself as a virtual farmer although if it has the month free trial or whatever I could see myself spending a week there. I have to agree with Volourn. Bioware is pretty much dead now. Deals like this kills development studios. 478327[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaftan Barlast Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 -OMFG si dat a pitchfork of immunity against drought??!?!0101 -ye yoo nub ROFLMAO -dupe plz. -neg. u trade liek 4 rakes of multiseed -WTF!!0101 dupe plz!!! -NEG!!010101 -im telling my clan bout this u r so ded u fukin f4gg0t!!! DISCLAIMER: Do not take what I write seriously unless it is clearly and in no uncertain terms, declared by me to be meant in a serious and non-humoristic manner. If there is no clear indication, asume the post is written in jest. This notification is meant very seriously and its purpouse is to avoid misunderstandings and the consequences thereof. Furthermore; I can not be held accountable for anything I write on these forums since the idea of taking serious responsability for my unserious actions, is an oxymoron in itself. Important: as the following sentence contains many naughty words I warn you not to read it under any circumstances; botty, knickers, wee, erogenous zone, psychiatrist, clitoris, stockings, bosom, poetry reading, dentist, fellatio and the department of agriculture. "I suppose outright stupidity and complete lack of taste could also be considered points of view. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveThaiBinh Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 "HOLY **** BIRD FLU DEBUFF WTF" Oh my God! Can we catch Bird Flu on the internet now? Someone should tell the tabloids. "An electric puddle is not what I need right now." (Nina Kalenkov) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoM_Solaufein Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 Looks like some devs can't think of anything better. War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is StrengthBaldur's Gate moddingTeamBGBaldur's Gate modder/community leaderBaldur's Gate - Enhanced Edition beta testerBaldur's Gate 2 - Enhanced Edition beta tester Icewind Dale - Enhanced Edition beta tester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowPaladin V1.0 Posted November 2, 2005 Author Share Posted November 2, 2005 Looks like some devs can't think of anything better. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I would imagine there is going to be some problems with the time scale. Harvest Moon works on an accelerated time which dosnt seem suited to an MMPORG of that nature. For example if one game day equals one real day then things are going to grow really slowly. Unfortuanely if say you have X number of days in a 24 hour period then your going to have to practically live there in order to feed your animals and water the crops. Automate that and you kind of miss the point of the game. Unlike games such as EQ where it dosnt much matter about how many actual game days are going by when your not online in Harvest Moon keeping track of how many days pass is vital. I have to agree with Volourn. Bioware is pretty much dead now. Deals like this kills development studios. 478327[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reveilled Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 Looks like some devs can't think of anything better. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I would imagine there is going to be some problems with the time scale. Harvest Moon works on an accelerated time which dosnt seem suited to an MMPORG of that nature. For example if one game day equals one real day then things are going to grow really slowly. Unfortuanely if say you have X number of days in a 24 hour period then your going to have to practically live there in order to feed your animals and water the crops. Automate that and you kind of miss the point of the game. Unlike games such as EQ where it dosnt much matter about how many actual game days are going by when your not online in Harvest Moon keeping track of how many days pass is vital. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> What they may do is simply have time on farms only pass when the farm's owner is online. Alternatively, they might have several worlds where time passes at different rates which the player can choose to join based on the time he or she has. Thus, someone online every day could play in a world where seven in-game days pass per day, while someone who can only get on at weekends could play in a world where an in-game day passes monday-friday, and three days pass on each of saturday and sunday. And "hardcore" farmers could play a day a day for that authentic boring farm life experience. :D Hawk! Eggplant! AWAKEN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkan Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 This is stupid. I'm sorry, but it is. "Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger." - Herman Goering at the Nuremberg trials "I have also been slowly coming to the realisation that knowledge and happiness are not necessarily coincident, and quite often mutually exclusive" - meta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reveilled Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 This is stupid. I'm sorry, but it is. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Oh yeah? Well...well, you're stupid! Hawk! Eggplant! AWAKEN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowPaladin V1.0 Posted November 2, 2005 Author Share Posted November 2, 2005 What they may do is simply have time on farms only pass when the farm's owner is online. Alternatively, they might have several worlds where time passes at different rates which the player can choose to join based on the time he or she has. Thus, someone online every day could play in a world where seven in-game days pass per day, while someone who can only get on at weekends could play in a world where an in-game day passes monday-friday, and three days pass on each of saturday and sunday. And "hardcore" farmers could play a day a day for that authentic boring farm life experience. :D <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Yes I suppose you could run each farm much like an instanced dungeon with time only mattering in social areas. That one seems the most logical to me. I have to agree with Volourn. Bioware is pretty much dead now. Deals like this kills development studios. 478327[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkan Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 This is stupid. I'm sorry, but it is. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Oh yeah? Well...well, you're stupid! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That may be, but that doesn't change the fact that this is a stupid idea for a game. "Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger." - Herman Goering at the Nuremberg trials "I have also been slowly coming to the realisation that knowledge and happiness are not necessarily coincident, and quite often mutually exclusive" - meta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowPaladin V1.0 Posted November 2, 2005 Author Share Posted November 2, 2005 This is stupid. I'm sorry, but it is. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Never played a Harvest Moon game ? I have to agree with Volourn. Bioware is pretty much dead now. Deals like this kills development studios. 478327[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkan Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 This is stupid. I'm sorry, but it is. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Never played a Harvest Moon game ? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It's online farming we're talking here right? I don't care what you're farming, it's still farming...in a video game.... It's one thing to kill some time with a single player 'harvesting' game, but to pay monthly fees to spend most of your time online...farming... it's just not right. I mean what's next? Stock Market MMOG? "Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger." - Herman Goering at the Nuremberg trials "I have also been slowly coming to the realisation that knowledge and happiness are not necessarily coincident, and quite often mutually exclusive" - meta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowPaladin V1.0 Posted November 2, 2005 Author Share Posted November 2, 2005 It's online farming we're talking here right? I don't care what you're farming, it's still farming...in a video game.... It's one thing to kill some time with a single player 'harvesting' game, but to pay monthly fees to spend most of your time online...farming... it's just not right. I mean what's next? Stock Market MMOG? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Don't forget you can fish and mine too and cook :D Must admit I'm having difficulty seeing the long term draw as well. You never know. I have to agree with Volourn. Bioware is pretty much dead now. Deals like this kills development studios. 478327[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkan Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 It's online farming we're talking here right? I don't care what you're farming, it's still farming...in a video game.... It's one thing to kill some time with a single player 'harvesting' game, but to pay monthly fees to spend most of your time online...farming... it's just not right. I mean what's next? Stock Market MMOG? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Don't forget you can fish and mine too and cook :D Must admit I'm having difficulty seeing the long term draw as well. You never know. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Great, now I've got to do most of my daily chores twice! Ah I can't wait! But yeah, you never know...them Asians is wacky sometimes... "Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger." - Herman Goering at the Nuremberg trials "I have also been slowly coming to the realisation that knowledge and happiness are not necessarily coincident, and quite often mutually exclusive" - meta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reveilled Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 What can I say? It appeals to me. Don't ask me how, but it does. Hawk! Eggplant! AWAKEN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkan Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 What can I say? It appeals to me. Don't ask me how, but it does. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Are you buy chance, some sort of farmer? "Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger." - Herman Goering at the Nuremberg trials "I have also been slowly coming to the realisation that knowledge and happiness are not necessarily coincident, and quite often mutually exclusive" - meta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveThaiBinh Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 If they have a demo, I'll play. It's always good to come across something that so completely different from anything you've tried before. They should release it in the UK as 'The Archers online'. "An electric puddle is not what I need right now." (Nina Kalenkov) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Musopticon? Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 This sort of reminds me of "A Tale in the Desert" kirottu said: I was raised by polar bears. I had to fight against blood thirsty wolves and rabid penguins to get my food. Those who were too weak to survive were sent to Sweden. It has made me the man I am today. A man who craves furry hentai. So let us go and embrace the rustling smells of unseen worlds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reveilled Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 What can I say? It appeals to me. Don't ask me how, but it does. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Are you buy chance, some sort of farmer? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Alas, no. But if there was no physical effort involved, I might be. :cool: Hawk! Eggplant! AWAKEN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metadigital Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 ... And, in late-breaking news, Dufus have announced their latest game for release Spring 2006: Bring Home the Bacon®. This will be a MMOPRG where people can join in the virtual community, go to virtual school, pass virtual exams and complete virtual vocational training, to go onto virtual employment; any career is possible, from neurosergeon, dentist and oncology specialist, through to teacher, lawyer, barrister, priest, deacon, garbage collector and even unemployed. There is even a special mode for incapacity benefit, and potentially even for fraud! Future expansions will include Day in Court, with possible jail time for all sorts of fun crimes, from grand larceny to murder, and Afterlife, where high level characters can choose their diety and eternal domicile: including hell, valhalla and elysium. OBSCVRVM PER OBSCVRIVS ET IGNOTVM PER IGNOTIVS OPVS ARTIFICEM PROBAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musopticon? Posted November 2, 2005 Share Posted November 2, 2005 Hobo Simulator would so rock. kirottu said: I was raised by polar bears. I had to fight against blood thirsty wolves and rabid penguins to get my food. Those who were too weak to survive were sent to Sweden. It has made me the man I am today. A man who craves furry hentai. So let us go and embrace the rustling smells of unseen worlds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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