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Hometown Story

Platform : Nintendo 3DS |
3.4 3.4 out of 5 stars 58 ratings
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  • Create your own character to reflect your personality!
  • Lots of unique villagers you can befriend and help!
  • Many different endings!
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A Tale of Life, Love, and Friendship! In a lush, green village tucked away in the countryside, you'll reunite with old friends, meet new ones, and rediscover yourself. This is where you grew up, your hometown. You've been tasked with reviving your grandmother's old shop, and have your work cut out for you. However, the more items you sell, the more customers will come to your shop. And as you manage your shop better, you can expand, and the village will prosper! As your shop begins to grow by selling more expensive and rare items, you'll be able give these items to the different villagers that populate the town. Therefore, not only will running a successful shop net you gold, but it will also help reveal the unique stories each villager has. Something insignificant to most people might be the most important thing in the world to someone else! In addition, all the villagers in your hometown have their own unique stories. Which villagers' stories will move you the most? And what will you do to help them? At times, you will be faced with some very important decisions. You'll be free to run your shop the way you want to. Your experiences will be completely different from anyone else's. By the end, you'll have experienced so many unforgettable memories.

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3.4 out of 5 stars
3.4 out of 5
58 global ratings

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Customers like the graphics of the game, mentioning it's very cute and polished. However, some find the writing style repetitive, boring, and not very well scripted. They also say the difficulty level is difficult and tedious. Opinions are mixed on entertainment value.

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11 customers mention11 positive0 negative

Customers find the graphics in the physical video game software very cute. They also say the game is fun and entertaining, with a cool red dragon plush.

"...I love the dragon Plush. Its very cute...." Read more

"This game is not for me. It's cute but I cant bring myself to play it. Here I thought it would be like Harvest Moon and that it would be enjoyable...." Read more

"...been playing this game for a few days, I have one thing to say, it's just TOO CUTE!..." Read more

"...Bought this game for my kid and she can't put it down. Great graphics and a lot of variety. Entertaining A++..." Read more

21 customers mention12 positive9 negative

Customers are mixed about the entertainment value of the game. Some mention that it's pretty fun, nice, and entertaining, while others say that it is boring, not very good, and extremely punishing.

"...to restock every 2 minutes if you stay at the shop, but it's a good game to relax and just take it easy, with no fighting or problems...." Read more

"...However, the worst part is how the game is extremely punishing to you if you try to do things while your store is open...." Read more

"...So glad we found it with the baby dragon. It was the perfect accompaniment to the game. Highly recommended." Read more

"...No dialogue, no charm, nothing. Even a voiced "Thank you!"..." Read more

12 customers mention3 positive9 negative

Customers find the writing style of the physical video game software repetitive, boring, and lame. They also say the controls are poor and the story is mediocre. Customers also feel the game isn't very well scripted, and the game play is incredibly redundant. They mention that the villagers aren're particularly interesting and it's hard to motivate themselves to keep playing.

"...in the game are still there, but they feel like they're not very well scripted...." Read more

"...I feel like there is no story to it and it was slapped together...." Read more

"...One more thing to get in mind: there are lots of events in this games, some come as quests in which you hace to find a certain ítem or talk to..." Read more

"...However, none of the villagers are particularly interesting and most of their events are triggered by purchasing something from the salesman who..." Read more

4 customers mention0 positive4 negative

Customers find the difficulty level of the video game software to be difficult and tedious. They also say the game is highly challenging and there are no game guides.

"...along those lines would have been nice, because as is running the store is rather tedious...." Read more

"...Getting started is difficult as there are no tutorials or instructions. Just keep with it...." Read more

"I enjoy the game and play for hours at a time unfortunately it's highly challenging and there are no game guides to help you out...." Read more

"...Not a bad concept but the execution is beyond terrible. I'd give it zero stars if I could." Read more

3 customers mention0 positive3 negative

Customers find the controls in the video game software poor, strange, and difficult to use. They also say the game controls don't work very well and it's not easy to get the hang of running the store.

"...an NPC to bring up a direction cue, but some of the map controls are also a bit strange...." Read more

"...The game controls don't work very well and its not easy to get the hang of running the store...." Read more

"...the controls are poor the story is medioker and the only thing of interest about this game is the stamp on the top cornor of the game box that says..." Read more

A Harvest Moon Spin Off With Incredible Potential
4 Stars
A Harvest Moon Spin Off With Incredible Potential
To Start , this is a shop only game!! It's a spin off of Harvest Moon, taking place within the Harvest Moon universe but without all the characters. This is a new series. So once you can wrap your head around that then we can get started.I've played the game for about 24 hours total (not in one day haha) and am on month 3.The game is about exploration and figuring things out for yourself, how true to life is that? It is a little slow at the beginning but it gets better when more people move in and the days go on.I'm told its similar to recettar an item shops tale but I've never played that one.What you can do:- Forage (fruits, truffles, mushrooms and herbs every other day) in various parts of town- Increase friendship level with the villagers and romance level with your marriage candidate, by doing quests.- People come to you at 2pm every day to sell stuff for you to sell in your shop. Items vary everyday , so stock up!!- Change item prices- to make the most gold let the combos build customers wait two hours before giving up and leaving, except villager NPCs.- upgrade your shop by unlocking the requirements- Get married- Various vendors around town will open up so you can buy and sell : prepared dishes, jams, books , pens, ink etc)- shops also open up for new character customizations.You can't:- cook- give random gifts- chop, dig etc- upgrade bed size kitchen etcThere will be an IOS game coming out and there are special unlockables when you achieve points in the 3DS game for the IOS version and vice versa.In all this game is cute and great. There are however little bugs, funky camera angles, sometimes annoying music but if you can look past that and give it a chance this game will surprise you , it did for me :)
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Chibicat23
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun, game, cute dragon plush!
Reviewed in the United States on November 19, 2013
Style: Plush BundleVerified Purchase
I purchased this game on Amazon and also go one as a gift. I love the dragon Plush. Its very cute. It took me a long time to get used to the game and the camera angles but now I am really enjoying the game. I was getting a bit frustrated at first since I had a hard time figuring it out like most people. I've always loved playing all of Natsume's games, especially Harvest Moon but like everyone else says on their reviews, dont assume this is going to be another Harvest Moon game because its not. Check it out.
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Maura Dailey
3.0 out of 5 stars Eerily Accurate Representation of Being a Retail Slave
Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2014
Style: Plush BundleVerified Purchase
It's really rare for me to play games in this genre and not really enjoy them. I've played countless Harvest Moon and Rune Factory games, including some of the spinoffs, such as the futuristic version "Innocent Life". I liked some better than others, but this particular game never really took off for me.

At its core is the sort of game you see on Big Fish Games and other such places: you're running a store and trying to serve an ever growing customer base. You have to pick which items to stock, you have to arrange them, and you have to gradually expand your store and server more and more people every day. If that's all you need to have fun with this game, then you'll enjoy it without reservations. The short day/night cycle makes it easy to get sucked into long sessions, but also makes it easy to pick it up and play it for five minutes at a time. Unfortunately for me, I came into it expecting more.

In Harvest Moon (and Rune Factory), it's not just about farming, it's about meeting the characters in the game and triggering events that let you further develop your relationships with those characters. Also, in later games in the series, the amount of things you can do has grown to include mining, fishing, and other activities. I bought this game blindly at launch because there hadn't been a game yet that let you run a store, like some of the characters do in the Harvest Moon series, and I really wanted to experience that. However, that's really all it is, so it's actually extremely limited. The character scenes you trigger to move forward in the game are still there, but they feel like they're not very well scripted. Some of them are nearly impossible to trigger, and it's easy to feel like you're doing things outside of order. So, as far as the characters and relationships go, this doesn't compare well to the more mature Harvest Moon series.

However, the worst part is how the game is extremely punishing to you if you try to do things while your store is open. In Harvest Moon, you spend a little time each day on your farm, but you're not tied to it, and you have pretty much the entire day cycle to get things done. You can get it out of the way and spend the afternoon exploring, or work on it in the evening, your choice. In this game, you have a set of hours that you must run the store or else you won't make sales and can't progress in the game. If you wander off in the afternoon to visit other people, people will visit your store, get frustrated, and leave. If you try to buy new stock items from others to sell, many of them are only available to visit during your store's hours. It's actually an eerily accurate simulation of what it must be to actually run a real store all by yourself. Of course, that's why in the real world, you try to have employees to run things for you so you don't have to be around every open hour.
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BJLN
1.0 out of 5 stars boring
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2014
Style: Plush BundleVerified Purchase
This game is not for me. It's cute but I cant bring myself to play it. Here I thought it would be like Harvest Moon and that it would be enjoyable. I feel like there is no story to it and it was slapped together. It plays kind of slow and feels like a very flat game, meaning that there is no sense of pourpose execpt to sell things in the store and thats it. I hope it gets better as I play furhter into the game. I will re rate if it picks up.
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Adam Ponce Jr
2.0 out of 5 stars Get Rune Factory or Harvest Moon instead.
Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2013
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I've been a customer on Amazon for several years now and I never felt compelled to write a review for anything until now. This game simply isn't very good.

Managing the store turned out to be a exercise in boredom, where you wait behind the counter until an NPC comes up and then you press A to complete their transaction. No dialogue, no charm, nothing. Even a voiced "Thank you!" or something along those lines would have been nice, because as is running the store is rather tedious. Recettear did a far better job of simulating running a store. I also thought the store's BGM was rather grating on the ears.

The town starts out empty and, as others have said, it fills up over time with more villagers. However, none of the villagers are particularly interesting and most of their events are triggered by purchasing something from the salesman who shows up at your shop everyday and randomly putting it up for sale hoping it triggers an event. Occasionally the villagers will tell you personally what they want, but it's still a matter of waiting until it shows up in the salesman's inventory. In that way it feels as though the game's events just proceed randomly based on whether the salesman will happen to have what you need in his inventory on that day or not.

Most of your time in this game will be spend standing behind the store counter while the unpleasant music plays and you occasionally press A. Every so often I left the shop to get stock from some of the town's NPCs or to see if I could trigger any events but, as I said before, the characters are so dull and events are so dependent on whatever happens to be in the salesman's inventory that it's hard to motivate yourself to keep playing.

If you don't have Rune Factory 4 yet, get that instead. If you have RF4, get Harvest Moon: A New Beginning. If you have both, then wait for a different game to come out and avoid this one. Some people try to claim that you shouldn't compare Hometown Story to Rune Factory or Harvest Moon, but a comparison between the 3 is completely fair given that they premise of all 3 are extremely similar, the only difference being Hometown Story gives you a shop to run rather than a farm.
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