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Harvest Moon Light of Hope

 
Update 2.0.0!Aug 14, 2018 - Community AnnouncementsThank you very much for playing Harvest Moon: Light of Hope! We have just released version 2.0.0, which transforms the game into Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition! This update will include not only minor bug fixes and enhancements to the Farming Friend function, but also adds a new marriageable candidate: Soleil! Soleil also functions as a local co-op character, where you and a friend can play Harvest Moon: Light of Hope Special Edition together! This update also means the four DLC available for the Special Edition on other platforms is available to purchase on Steam as well! We hope everyone enjoys the game and we're always reading the Community Hub, so don't hesitate to leave feedback.UPDATE 1.0.7!Mar 19, 2018 - Community AnnouncementsThank you very much for playing Harvest Moon: Light of Hope! We have just released version 1.0.7 that will correct an achievement issue, as well as a few other minor items. A very special thank you to the users that help us troubleshoot this! We hope everyone enjoys the game and we're always reading the Community Hub, so don't hesitate to leave feedback.UPDATE 1.0.7!Mar 19, 2018 - Community AnnouncementsThank you very much for playing Harvest Moon: Light of Hope! We have just released version 1.0.7 that will correct an achievement issue, as well as a few other minor items. A very special thank you to the users that help us troubleshoot this! We hope everyone enjoys the game and we're always reading the Community Hub, so don't hesitate to leave feedback.UPDATE 1.0.6!Jan 19, 2018 - Community AnnouncementsThank you very much for playing Harvest Moon: Light of Hope! We have just released version 1.0.6 that will correct an achievement issue, as well as a few other minor items. A very special thank you to the users that help us troubleshoot this! We hope everyone enjoys the game and we're always reading the Community Hub, so don't hesitate to leave feedback.UPDATE 1.0.6!Jan 19, 2018 - Community AnnouncementsThank you very much for playing Harvest Moon: Light of Hope! We have just released version 1.0.6 that will correct an achievement issue, as well as a few other minor items. A very special thank you to the users that help us troubleshoot this! We hope everyone enjoys the game and we're always reading the Community Hub, so don't hesitate to leave feedback.UPDATE 1.0.5!Jan 10, 2018 - Community AnnouncementsThank you very much for playing Harvest Moon: Light of Hope! We have just released version 1.0.5 that will correct a rare issue that caused the next day to load incorrectly (day change variable reset), as well as some other minor issues. A very special thank you to the users that help us troubleshoot this! We hope everyone enjoys the game and we're always reading the Community Hub, so don't hesitate to leave feedback.UPDATE 1.0.5!Jan 10, 2018 - Community AnnouncementsThank you very much for playing Harvest Moon: Light of Hope! We have just released version 1.0.5 that will correct a rare issue that caused the next day to load incorrectly (day change variable reset), as well as some other minor issues. A very special thank you to the users that help us troubleshoot this! We hope everyone enjoys the game and we're always reading the Community Hub, so don't hesitate to leave feedback.UPDATE 1.0.4!Dec 12, 2017 - Community AnnouncementsThank you very much for playing Harvest Moon: Light of Hope! We have just released version 1.0.4 that resolves the issue of being able to downgrade your house level from three to two. We hope everyone enjoys the game and we're always reading the Community Hub, so don't hesitate to leave feedback!UPDATE 1.0.4!Dec 12, 2017 - Community AnnouncementsThank you very much for playing Harvest Moon: Light of Hope! We have just released version 1.0.4 that resolves the issue of being able to downgrade your house level from three to two. We hope everyone enjoys the game and we're always reading the Community Hub, so don't hesitate to leave feedback!UPDATE 1.0.3!Nov 29, 2017 - Community AnnouncementsThank you very much for playing Harvest Moon: Light of Hope! We have just released version 1.0.3 that adjusts miscellaneous in-game parameters including the respawn rate of certain natural objects and some minor issue fixes! We hope everyone enjoys the game and we're always reading the Community Hub, so don't hesitate to leave feedback!UPDATE 1.0.3!Nov 29, 2017 - Community AnnouncementsThank you very much for playing Harvest Moon: Light of Hope! We have just released version 1.0.3 that adjusts miscellaneous in-game parameters including the respawn rate of certain natural objects and some minor issue fixes! We hope everyone enjoys the game and we're always reading the Community Hub, so don't hesitate to leave feedback!UPDATE 1.0.2!Nov 24, 2017 - Community AnnouncementsThank you very much for playing Harvest Moon: Light of Hope! We have just released version 1.0.2 and here are the updates! * Added Cloud Saving * Shortcut Keys Added Default Keys are M = Map (Once Received) N = Request Menu Note : Key configuration is also available from the Options Menu. * Zoom Reset Issue fixed. * Quest Issue Fix * Miscellaneous Text Fixes * Other Minor Fixes We hope everyone enjoys the game and we're always reading the Community Hub, so don't hesitate to leave feedback!UPDATE 1.0.2!Nov 24, 2017 - Community AnnouncementsThank you very much for playing Harvest Moon: Light of Hope! We have just released version 1.0.2 and here are the updates! * Added Cloud Saving * Shortcut Keys Added Default Keys are M = Map (Once Received) N = Request Menu Note : Key configuration is also available from the Options Menu. * Zoom Reset Issue fixed. * Quest Issue Fix * Miscellaneous Text Fixes * Other Minor Fixes We hope everyone enjoys the game and we're always reading the Community Hub, so don't hesitate to leave feedback!Happy Thanksgiving and Things to Come!Nov 22, 2017 - Community AnnouncementsHello to the Harvest Moon Community! From everyone at Natsume Inc., we want to say Happy Thanksgiving. We are thankful for wonderful fans like you. While we will not be in the office as much this week as we will be celebrating the holidays with our families, we wanted to let you know we are working hard on an upcoming patch for Harvest Moon: Light of Hope. Features for future updates will include: *New Cloud Saves *Zoom Reset Issue Fix *Quest Issue Fix *Miscellaneous Text Fixes *Other Minor Fixes Please stay tuned for more news regarding these changes. As always we appreciate your feedback and are reading everything you post here and around the Harvest Moon community.Happy Thanksgiving and Things to Come!Nov 22, 2017 - Community AnnouncementsHello to the Harvest Moon Community! From everyone at Natsume Inc., we want to say Happy Thanksgiving. We are thankful for wonderful fans like you. While we will not be in the office as much this week as we will be celebrating the holidays with our families, we wanted to let you know we are working hard on an upcoming patch for Harvest Moon: Light of Hope. Features for future updates will include: *New Cloud Saves *Zoom Reset Issue Fix *Quest Issue Fix *Miscellaneous Text Fixes *Other Minor Fixes Please stay tuned for more news regarding these changes. As always we appreciate your feedback and are reading everything you post here and around the Harvest Moon community.Update 1.0.1!Nov 17, 2017 - Community AnnouncementsThank you very much for playing Harvest Moon: Light of Hope! We have just released an updated version that fixes a few minor issues including the default key settings. Here is the new default key assignments: W = Up A = Left S = Down D = Right X = Action C = Cancel Space = Rucksack Q = Tabs Left E = Tabs Right Note: This doesn’t change your key assignments if you have already manually changed them. Note: Key configuration is also available from the Options Menu. We hope everyone enjoys the game and we're always reading the Community Hub, so don't hesitate to leave feedback!Update 1.0.1!Nov 17, 2017 - Community AnnouncementsThank you very much for playing Harvest Moon: Light of Hope! We have just released an updated version that fixes a few minor issues including the default key settings. Here is the new default key assignments: W = Up A = Left S = Down D = Right X = Action C = Cancel Space = Rucksack Q = Tabs Left E = Tabs Right Note: This doesn’t change your key assignments if you have already manually changed them. Note: Key configuration is also available from the Options Menu. We hope everyone enjoys the game and we're always reading the Community Hub, so don't hesitate to leave feedback!Natsume opens up about Harvest Moon's confusing past and hopeful futureNov 14, 2017 - PC GamerThe first ever Harvest Moon on PC, titled Light of Hope, has released today. For Natsume, the publisher-turned-developer of the series, it's a big, scary step in more ways than one. Not only is this the first time a Harvest Moon is coming to PC, it also marks the 20-year anniversary of a series beloved for its charmingly quaint slice of rural farmsteading.  But as fans of the series know, not everything has been hunky-dory in the Harvest Moon world in recent years. Ahead of Harvest Moon: Light of Hope's launch, I spoke with Natsume president Hiro Maekawa, vice president of operations Graham Markay, and producer Taka Maekawa to explore the series' past, contentious present, and future.  "It's hard to believe 20 years has gone by," Markay says. "I can look back and remember putting our blood, sweat, and tears into each one. In the earlier days it was really an uphill battle. Not many people were interested in farming simulations for the SNES. Looking back now and seeing how the genre has grown, there's more competitors, which is fantastic, and there's a lot more fans too. It's something to be proud of." Trouble in the valley In terms of number of releases, Harvest Moon (called Bokujō Monogatari in Japan) is a series that rivals even the biggest like Final Fantasy. Since its first release on the SNES, Natsume has published over 30 Harvest Moon games (including several spin-offs) across well over a dozen platforms. It's a hugely popular series worldwide, but it all started with a risky gamble in 1996. "Harvest Moon is something like my child," Hiro Maekawa says. "In 1996, the first time I came across , I had a chance to localize and publish it in America. At that time, I was a newcomer to the videogame industry. I decided to check with my business friends in the videogame industry to see what kind of comments they had about the game. To my surprise, everyone said to me, don't such a boring game. That will be a bad mistake. I was really surprised by those comments." Maekawa explains that, in the '90s, videogames were largely violent and conflict-driven. Harvest Moon, with its relaxed pace where players plant crops, tend to virtual livestock, and court bachelorettes, was unlike anything else at the time. It was wholesome and cute—and everyone was betting against it. Originally created by Yasuhiro Wada and his team at Victor Interactive Software (later acquired by Marvelous Inc.), Natsume agreed to publish and localize Bokujō Monogatari in the West under the name Harvest Moon. Maekawa says it was more than just a publishing arrangement, but a close partnership where Natsume advised and helped guide Wada's vision. "I said to myself, this game might have great potential in the future to grow," Maekawa says. "The reason why is that America is a huge farming country, and I felt very nostalgic about this game because I ...Now Available on Steam - Harvest Moon: Light of Hope, 10% off!Nov 14, 2017 - Product ReleaseHarvest Moon: Light of Hope is Now Available on Steam and is 10% off!* In celebration of Harvest Moon's 20th Anniversary comes an all new Harvest Moon title for Steam! Harvest Moon: Light of Hope! The game encompasses twenty years of the spirit that have made the franchise what it is today! *Offer ends November 21 at 10AM Pacific Time Harvest Moon: Light of Hope coming November 14 to Steam, ahead of consolesOct 25, 2017 - PC GamerUpdate: This story originally stated that Yasuhiro Wada, the creator of Harvest Moon, was working on Story of Seasons. This was incorrect and the story has been changed to reflect this. Natsume announced today that Harvest Moon: Light of Hope , the first Harvest Moon game for PC, will be released on November 14 on Steam. Originally slated for 2018 alongside the Nintendo Switch and Playstation 4 versions, Natsume's CEO and president Hiro Maekawa said in a press release that the ahead-of-schedule PC launch is due to "the hard work of our team." In an era where game delays are commonplace, having one launch sooner than expected is pretty cool, hey? Well, you might not want to get too excited. As a massive Harvest Moon fan, there's plenty of reasons to be skeptical about this latest entry in the series. Back in 2013, Natsume and the original development team behind many of the beloved Harvest Moon games parted ways, with Natsume retaining rights to the series' name. Marvelous Inc., the original developers, continued creating Harvest Moon-style games under the new name Story of Seasons. Meanwhile, Natsume continued making their own version under the original name Harvest Moon, but those games haven't been all that well received . It's all a little confusing. Light of Hope could hopefully change that lukewarm reception to the new era of Harvest Moon. Though it was announced back in May , Natsume finally showed it off on the Switch and PC at E3. Similar to other Harvest Moon games, your character arrives in a town and is promptly tasked with solving all of their rural issues by sweating it out on the fields planting crops and raising livestock and wooing all of the single people. Light of Hope adds a twist in that the town was recently devastated by a storm and it's up to you to rebuild the ruined houses and stores so that residents can return. "The game also introduces a retro plus feel, with classic SNES-inspired graphics alongside some modern features in honor of the 20th anniversary," Natsume says. "And in addition to these new features will be some familiar faces from previous Harvest Moon titles." That all sounds like classic Harvest Moon, but recent impressions haven't been positive. Looking at the trailer, fans (myself included) are quick to criticize the bland art style, which doesn't evoke the 16-bit glory days as much as it makes it look like a mobile game. With Stardew Valley firmly cemented as the best Harvest Moon-type game on PC, I'm not sure that Light of Hope will have what it takes to punt it off the throne. We'll find out for sure on November 14 when Harvest Moon: Light of Hope releases.

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