The Anthos, my buddies, is blowin’ within the wind.
Final week, Pure Nintendo checked out a preview occasion for the subsequent chapter within the Harvest Moon sequence: The Winds of Anthos. If the total sport is something just like the 45 minutes of gameplay we noticed, followers of life-style journey sims are in for a deal with when the sport releases on September twenty sixth, 2023.
The demo—led by Natsume’s Graham Markay (Vice President of Operations) and Adam Fitch (Localization Supervisor and Editor)—centered on early exploration of Anthos, merchandise assortment, farming, and quest acceptance and completion. Anthos is a large world that ought to hold gamers occupied with myriad duties, together with farming, crafting, fishing, racing, romancing, and extra.
And simply what’s Anthos? Effectively, after this peaceable land is disrupted by a volcanic eruption that remoted the totally different villages from one another, your character finds an SOS despatched out by the Harvest Goddess (to not point out a magic key). The Harvest Goddess believed the lands may someday be reunited, and—ten years later—it’s as much as you to revive her and the Harvest Sprites as you try and reconnect the villages of Anthos.
After all, that is no small activity. Over the course of our demo, it appeared we barely scratched the floor of what gamers will be capable of see and do in Harvest Moon: The Winds of Anthos. Duties will embody:
- Hold and lift totally different sorts of cows, chickens, and sheep in your barn. As well as, extra unique animals might be discovered within the wilds of Anthos.
- Woo 5 totally different bachelors and 5 totally different bachelorettes. Gamers will be capable of marry whomever their coronary heart wishes, no matter intercourse.
- Hold distinctive pets like wolves and unique animals similar to ferrets!
- Acquire seeds from Harvest Wisps hidden throughout Anthos. Among the uncommon ones solely come out at sure instances, encouraging steady exploration.
- Discover the large world of Anthos on foot or with the help of numerous animals. Distinctive and weird mounts can be found all through the sport.
- Farm throughout Anthos utilizing Doc’s new and improved Expando-Farm. With it, gamers can simply transfer from place to put and farm in every single place from snowy mountains to sandy seashores. As well as, gamers can fast-travel by utilizing the Harvest Goddess’s warp statues.
- And, after all, gamers can doc their adventures by taking photos, selfies, and extra.
Lovely animals, intelligent quests and puzzles, romance, energetic festivals, live shows, and loads of busy-work await.
Are you up for it? You might have till September twenty ninth to determine. Pre-orders for the digital launch are actually open within the eShop, with bodily copies additionally accessible.