Harvest Moon Forever: Thanks to Natsume...

Monday, July 13, 2009

Thanks to Natsume...

Thanks to Natsume, I will be given a chance to explore Sunshine Islands and Frantic Farming in the near future. I will not publish ANY information about the games until given permission to do so officially but I would like players to know that I will be working on strategy guides for them.

There was a brief moment in time when I felt that I no longer had the energy nor skill to cover any game in a satisfactory manner. I am a perfectionist and none of my guides are perfect. In all honesty, however, the majority of players who use my guides do find them helpful and more than adequate. I put my heart and soul into them and will continue to do so.

I suppose I am writing this primarily to share my excitement at the opportunity to explore another aspect of the incredibly complex and diverse universe of Harvest Moon. Writing a guide for any Harvest Moon or Rune Factory game may be a lot of work always, but the thrill of exploration and discovery makes it worth every effort. Too bad I have only one life in THIS world and one can't reload each day to use the time again and again...

5 comments:

Jacek said...: Freyashawk, don't beat yourself up about your guides not being perfect. Your guides are very good, and you do them to the best of your ability. That is all one can ask for, and it is good that you do what you do.; July 14, 2009 at 3:00 PM
Jacek said...: Freyashawk, don't beat yourself up about your guides not being perfect. Your guides are very good, and you do them to the best of your ability. That is all one can ask for, and it is good that you do what you do.; July 14, 2009 at 3:01 PM
Freyashawk said...: Thanks for your support. Actually, the problem is lack of time really. I don't have the time to truly EDIT any of my guides properly. There always are new games to explore. A strategy guide has to be written quickly to some extent to be useful to players. I can't spend fifteen years on one guide. I do spend six months usually on any Harvest Moon game, but the wealth and detail of information as well as all the variables mean that editing usually is simply in terms of facts and not style. I made my own life infinitely more difficult as well by creating 'mini-guides' that deal with a single aspect of the game. That means that any modification in facts sometimes has to be added to six different guides! Ah well...; July 14, 2009 at 9:08 PM
D Figman said...: Congratulations Freyashawk on getting an opportunity to write guides for these two games.

While I am far behind on my Rune Factory 2/Frontier playing your guides are MORE than adequate. Nothing is ever perfect, but I truly utilize the information you can give. I will be looking forward to your new guides soon, and expect at least a purchase from this guy.; July 14, 2009 at 11:43 PM
Anonymous said...: Congratulations.

Your guides have helped a load of people and assisted us in understanding strange concepts. I feel that what you call perfectionist is viewed as dedication and determination in completing a task that people rarely attempt to finish. You are also humble as by posting credits to individuals who have helped you in your guides and have always welcomed assistance in making a newe guide.

I'm glad that you were offered this because your guides have been such help. I remember looking you up when I had HMFoMT.

Your the best!!!; July 15, 2009 at 6:42 AM

For all Harvest Moon fans and players

As Freyashawk, I have written about 150 guides for games, most of which have been guides for Harvest Moon games. These are published on IGN. IGN has given me the title of 'Mistress of Harvest Moon' and I strive daily to earn the right to maintain that title. Although there is a link page on IGN that lists all the guides published there, they are not organised by game, but rather given in alphabetical order. I therefore created this page in order to provide links to the guides I have created for each Harvest Moon game. If you access the General Guide for any game, links should be included to all other guides for that game in a section at the end. I will try to add links to ALL guides as time permits, but until I do, you always can refer to my user page at IGN for the complete list.

I wrote the Official Strategy Guide for Tree of Tranquility for BradyGames as well.
Harvest Moon Forever!

How to Use my Guides

I write three different basic types of game guides. I usually write a General Guide for every game, which is fairly comprehensive and deals with all aspects of the game. It may or may not be in the form of a Walkthrough, dealing with game aspects as they occur. My Innocent Life General Guide is an example of a General Guide that is organised as a Walkthrough.

After writing a General Comprehensive Guide, I often write a Calendar Guide giving birthday and festival dates, with additional information that may be helpful, such as favourite gifts for each individual. For all Harvest Moon games, I usually write a number of 'mini-guides', such as Events Guides for each year of gameplay, or Recipe Guides that give all recipes one can make. Fishing, Mining, Shipping or Item Value Guides are other mini-guides that can be very useful when playing Harvest Moon. Character Guides give detailed information about every character in any specific game. My Courtship and Marriage Guide is devoted to all aspects of Courtship and Marriage, including schedules of Heart Events, Rival Heart Events and the likes and dislikes of every Eligible Girl and/or Bachelor.

Although this site is devoted to Harvest Moon, I have included links to game guides for other games. I created a separate link section for Animal Crossing Wild World as well, because I wrote more than one guide for that game.

N.B. All my game guides are published by IGN. This webpage has been created simply to allow players to find links to all my guides more easily.

Copyright Infringement Warning

It is really sad to discover that there are individuals who are willing to steal my guides and to attempt to publish them under their names. Fortunately, there are many players who recognise my guides when they see them anywhere on the internet and who are willing to alert me when some one tries to steal my material. I want to thank all those players for their help in these cases.

Some one stole one of my guides and tried to publish it on Gamefaqs under his/her name. The guide has been removed and the poster has been banned. I now have a contact in the Legal Department at CNet. I spend many months sometimes writing a guide. They are available for the private use of any individual without cost, but they are not available for theft!
If you want permission to include a link to one of my guides on your site, please contact me directly.

Friends of Mineral Town and More Friends of Mineral Town

You will notice that I wrote far more guides for More Friends of Mineral Town than I did for the original 'Friends of Mineral Town'. At some point, I would like to publish more specific Events Guides for Friends of Mineral Town, but players should be aware of the fact that ALL Calendar Events Guides for MFoMT can be used when playing the original FoMT. The Events are the same in most cases in both games. If, therefore, you are playing FoMT and you wish to know the events that can be experienced in the third year of gameplay, refer to the 'Third Year Calendar Events Guide' for 'More Friends of Mineral Town'.