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Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/8\/25\/23322036\/harvestella-nintendo-treehouse-live-square-enix-rpg-stardew-valley<\/a>
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Nintendo just shared a detailed look at Harvestella<\/em>, the upcoming farming sim \/ RPG from Square Enix, in its latest Treehouse Live presentation<\/a>, and after watching the video, the game is now one of my most anticipated titles of the year.<\/p>\n

The farming looks like many other farming sims you might have played \u2014 and I think that\u2019s a good thing. You\u2019ll have a plot of land where you\u2019ll work with your crops, and you can plant and water things on a tile-based grid. The actual mechanics appear to be fairly streamlined, so hopefully they don\u2019t get tedious; I was particularly happy to see that the \u201cwater wand\u201d was generous with where it tossed water. Some crops have clever names, too, meaning you\u2019ll be growing things like \u201ccarrops\u201d and \u201ccucumbles\u201d (which look to be equivalent to carrots and cucumbers, respectively).<\/p>\n

When you\u2019re not farming, you can explore the world around you. You\u2019ll be able to collect resources and take on enemies, and you\u2019ll fight them using a battle system that looks to borrow a lot of aspects from MMOs. You can also visit the nearby village to stock up at a general store and visit a smithy to upgrade your weapons.<\/p>\n

Like you\u2019d expect from any farming sim game, yes, there are fishing spots. And while playing Harvestella<\/em>, you\u2019ll always be on the clock \u2014 there will only be so many in-game hours to take care of everything you might have to do in an in-game day.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve poured hours and hours into Stardew Valley<\/em>; the loop of farming, exploring, and talking with villagers kept me hooked. Harvestella<\/em> looks to offer a lot of what I liked about Stardew<\/em> while also layering on RPG-inspired mechanics, battles, and storytelling (Nintendo\u2019s demo featured a talking unicorn that played a bigger role than I expected), and I think it could be something I play for a very long time. <\/p>\n

Harvestella<\/em> launches on Nintendo Switch and PC on November 4th. That\u2019s already going to be a pretty<\/a> busy<\/a> time<\/a> for games, but I\u2019m pretty sure Harvestella<\/em> is going to find its way onto my schedule. <\/p>\n

During the Treehouse Live show, Nintendo also showed off some of what you can expect from Splatoon 3<\/em>, including single-player levels and new weapons and abilities (like a grappling hook \u2014 it\u2019s been a good week for those<\/a>). The company is hosting a free Splatoon 3 <\/em>\u201cworld premiere\u201d on Saturday<\/a>, where you can check out the multiplayer ahead of the game\u2019s official release on September 9th<\/a>.<\/p>\n