Harvest Moon: Magical Melody
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| Developer(s) | Marvelous Interactive Inc. |
| Publisher(s) | Marvelous Interactive Inc. (JP), Natsume (US) |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo GameCube |
| Release |  November 10, 2005 March 28, 2006 September, 2006[1] |
| Genre(s) | Role-playing game Life simulation game |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer simultaneously |
Harvest Moon: Magical Melody (牧場物語しあわせの詩 for ワールド, Bokujou Monogatari: Shiawase no Uta for World) (Songs of Happiness for World) is a game for the Nintendo GameCube by developer Marvelous Interactive Inc., and the U.S. title is Harvest Moon: Magical Melody.
It was released in the U.S. (by Natsume, long-time producer of Harvest Moon games) on March 28, 2006. Individuals who pre-ordered the game got a plush sheep as a bonus. In the game, the Harvest Goddess has been turned to stone, so players are enlisted to help the Harvest Sprites restore her back to her normal self . To do this, players have to find 50 out of 100 musical tones by meeting different requirements and doing different things. People have the option of choosing to be male or female, and they have a choice of 10 (11 including the rival, who is always the opposite gender of the player) characters who they can marry.
A rival system has also been added to the game. The player's rival will compete for the magical notes, prizes in festivals, and the record for who makes the most money. In the English version players will also be able to marry their rival (whose name is always Jamie.) Players can buy furniture and arrange it like in Animal Crossing; however, there is no rating system.
Gameplay
D-pad: zoom in and out. B button: put stuff in rucksack. Y button: access different menu. C stick: cycle menus. X button: take the next thing out of the players' rucksack if there is nothing in hand. Perform specific actions like eating and using tools. L button: Cycle menus and whistle for pets and horses. R button: Highlights the square in front of the player if held down. Z button: 3 menus- Normal, Land highlight mode, name display. The game also includes several minigames where four players can test their skills.
Marriage
To get married, the player needs the third house extension, the double bed, the blue feather, and the player's intended spouse must have 8-10 hearts. Once the player has enough hearts, the mayor, Theodore, will tell the player that the feather is at the top of the mountain. The player must then get it and give it to the one the player loves to be married the next day.
Other characters may fall in love with potential partners, as long as the main character has not already wooed the partner to 5 hearts. Though the characters and partners will never get married, it will be implied that they are in love. The list of non-playable characters and their potential partners is as follows:
- Nina and Basil
- Ellen and Carl
- Maria and Ray
- Ann and Blue
- Eve and Dan
- Dia and Kurt
- Gina and Alex
- Gwen and Bob
- Katie and Joe
- Lyla and Louis
While both the male and female main characters can marry Jamie,(if you are a boy, Jamie is a girl, and vis-versa) the game will end if this happens. The goddess will turn back from stone, and you'll kiss and the game will end. You will either start a new file or shut the power off without saving if you changed your mind. It is suggested you do not get married to Jamie for the reason the game will end if you do.
Land
In this game, the "world" is the player's farmland. There are four different types of property: the player's, the townfolks', Jamie's, and land owned by no one. By pressing the ‘Z’ button, the land is automatically color coded. Blue represents your land, yellow is a townsperson's land, Jamie's land is red, and free land is green. The player must choose where to live, a crucial decision that greatly influences the characters' life. There are three plots to choose from: land in the northeast close to the town, land near the river, and land by the sea. The town farm is rather small, but it is close to the town and is fertile enough to raise fine crops. The land near the river is of average size so the player can easily fish for sustenance. Also, the river farm has the most fertile soil. The sea farm is rather large, but is far from the town and infertile. The farm may seem small, so it is possible to buy more land from Woody. When you first start, you are ONLY allowed the choice to purchase 2 plots of land, whichever 2 you didn't originally pick to live at. How much the player is allowed to buy depends on the player's relationship with Theodore. Once the mayor reaches three hearts, all the land will be purchasable at the Workshop.
House
The players' house interior is now "customizable" - it is possible to buy new furniture, put things in storage, and move things around. Like the previous Harvest Moon titles, the player can upgrade his/her house and buy extensions that make the house larger, but this requires lumber, which can be bought or chopped. There a three ways to gather lumber without buying at the Workshop, cutting down trees with your axe, cutting the branches with your axe you find on the ground, or get rid of stumps. The most affordable way is those three ways. However, if you are planning on getting your home upgraded to level 4 or level 5, the best way to gather lumber would be buying it.
Town
New shops and characters will arrive in town after you meet certain criteria, like participating in a festival or shipping enough of a particular item. Festivals are held every throughout the year in Flower Bud Square or a few other locations around the village. All animals are bought from a shop now, along with seeds, new tools, furniture, and most other farm necessities. Buildings are put up on your property only when you call upon Woody and specify what type of building you want. Not every piece of property can fit every type of building, so purchasing additional property may be necessary for you to put the desired structures on your land. Purchasing lands is very helpful. If you had got the village property in the beginning of the game, you would need to have more land for barns and chicken coops. However, if you befriend the mayor Thedore to 3 hearts, he will sell all the land that is purchasable.
Tools
Like in Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town, tools can be upgraded. The player can either buy them new from Ann's father, which is rather pricey, or give the tool to the blacksmith along with ore the player has mined and wait a few days. If the tools are upgraded, hold down the button to use the tool in a larger area or a more powerful intensity (depending on the tool). All items are kept in your rucksack. The first rucksack holds 5 items, but the rucksack can be upgraded so that it ultimately can hold 15 items. To receive the largest rucksack, you must first befriend Martha at the clinic. Martha will arrive after you have befriended Alex, the village's docter, with one heart. Then you will need to give her items she is fond of, like herbs or flowers, until she is friendly enough with you to offer to redesign your rucksack. At this point, you can purchase or make your own yarn for her, and she will increase your storage space by 5 items. Your rucksack will now hold 15 items. To receive the second largest rucksack, you must buy it at the Junk Shop, (This will allow you to hold 10 items).
Mining
Normally it is possible only to mine behind Jamie's farm, but during the winter the lake freezes over, giving the player access another mine. Instead of using a hoe, use a hammer to smash rocks and minerals. When descending the levels (by standing on cracks, the player either goes down a random number of floors, or possibly even up) the gems and ore become more valuable. Some rocks and/or crystals send out gas when smashed, and though this sounds bad, sometimes, the gas helps. Pink gas replenishes energy, orange gas temporarily paralyzes, purple gas inverts the controls, red gas limits sight, yellow gas adds speed, and white gas negates the effects of other gases. On floor 100, the player receives a Power Berry. On floor 100 of the Lake Mine, you will reach the Underground Lake. You may be able to catch a legendary fish there and receive a musical note Underground Lake.
Crops
Crops can be grown anywhere the player owns land. There are three types of soil: dry, moist, and wet (dry being the lightest and wet being the darkest). The wet soil is the most fertile, but the player can buy fertilizer (once 10 limestone are sold) to make dry soil moist and moist soil wet.
It is also actually possible to grow crops on public (green) land, but one must be careful, because if a new villager moves in to a property you have planted on, your plantings will be demolished to make way for their building. Throwing weeds on public property is no different from throwing them on your own land - that is, it will not make the villagers angry with you. They only get irritated when you throw weeds and items into roads.
Extensions
Extensions are bought at the Carpenter's shop from Woody, Kurt, and Joe. There are 5 levels of houses, and when the player upgrade his/her house, the player can change the color and texture. It is possible to also buy "extensions" for the players' property - such as a well, a watering hole (for watering can), and a windmill. Note, however, that there are no extensions available beyond the fifth, despite some rumours to the contrary.
Wild Animals
All animals love getting gifts and attention - sort of like the townsfolk. When you get a wild animal's heart meter to four hearts (except for the mole and dolphin) for the first time, that animal will pay you a visit at your house one morning, and you will receive a note. Some of the animals are:
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Seasons
When you select a birthday season when you begin a new game, a random date will be chosen out of the ones not occupied by a festival or another character's birthday.
Spring
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01. New Year's Festival |
11. Ronald's Birthday |
21. None |
(*) She will not be in the town till 9 PM.
Summer
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01. Bob's Birthday |
11. None |
21. Woody's Birthday |
Autumn
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01. None |
11. None |
21. Liz's Birthday |
Winter
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01. None |
11. None |
21. Terry's Birthday |
Character Profiles
Bachelors and Bachelorettes
| Picture | Name | Birthday | Lives | Likes | Dislikes | Morning Location | Afternoon Location | Evening Location |
| --> | ANN | Summer 18 | Junk Shop | Rare Ore*, Hard-Boiled Eggs, Corn, High-Quality Corn, Baked Corn, Copper Ore, Silver Ore, Gold Ore, and Eggs | Onions, Vegetable Juice, Failed Cooking, and Poison Mushrooms | Junk Shop | Moonlight Mine, Junk Shop | Junk Shop 6:00 PM and up |
| File:Hm mm Azuma.gif --> | ALEX | Spring 30 | Clinic | Vegetable Juice*, Grilled Snapper*, High Quality Turnips*, Herb Tea, Vegetable Juice, Herbs, Pontana Roots, Coral, Cayenne, and Poison Mushrooms,also herbs. | Failed Cooking, Garbage, and Weeds | At the Clinic, around the bridge, outside the Clinic | At the Clinic, by Blue Sky Ranch, outside the Clinic, inside Moonlight Cave | Outside the Clinic 6:00PM and up |
| File:Hm mm Parsley.gif --> | BASIL | Spring 16 | Outside | Pontana Roots*, Herb Tea*, Strawberries, Herbs, Ores, Limestone, and Moondrop Grass | Mayonnaise, Failed Cooking, and Poison Mushrooms | Outside the Moonlight Cave, by Blue Sky Ranch, at Sunny Lake, by Stardop Pond | Inside Moonlight Cave, Hearty Lyla | Inside Moonlight Cave, outside Moonlight Cave 6:00PM and up |
| File:Hm mm Blue.gif --> | BLUE | Winter 20 | Blue Sky Ranch | Eggplants*, Yogurt*, Good Milk* Potatoes, Milk, cheese, | and Juice | In the pasture behind the Blue Sky Ranch | Inside Blue Sky Ranch, in the pasture behind the Blue Sky Ranch | Inside Moonlight Café 6:00PM and up |
| File:Hm mm Bob.gif --> | BOB | Summer 1 | Blue Sky Ranch | Cakes*, Pies*, Spinach, Silver Ore*, and Gold Ore | Eggplant and Poison Mushrooms | Outside Blue Sky Ranch, Perch Inn, Blacksmith | Moonlight Cave, Callaway Café, Perch Inn | Outside Blue Sky Ranch 6:00PM and up |
| File:Hm mm Karl.gif --> | CARL | Fall 16 | Moonlight Café | Sweet Potatoes/Yams*, Apples*, Eggs*, Milk, Herb Tea, Chestnuts, Honey, Popcorn, and Pumpkins | Poison Mushrooms, and Failed Cooking | Running Callaway Café, around Blue Sky Ranch | Running Callaway Café, around Blue Sky Ranch, Flower Bud Square | |
| File:Hm mm Dan.gif --> | DAN | Summer 26 | Paradise Orchard | Very Berry Juice*, Liquor/Soda, Strawberries, Grapes, Jams, and Gold Ores | Mushrooms and Failed Cooking | Paradise Orchard | Paradise Orchard, outside Paradise Orchard | Paradise Orchard, Moonlight Café 6:00PM and up |
| File:Hm mm Dia.gif --> | DIA | Winter 9 | Sanatorium | Blueberries*, Blueberry Jam*, Blueberry Juice*, Emeralds*, Top Qual. Cocoa Nuts*, Moondrop Grass, Oranges, and Yogurt | Poison Mushrooms | Sanatorium | Sanatorium, Outside Woody's Shop | Sanatorium |
| File:Hm mm Ellen.gif --> | ELLEN | Fall 8 | Blue Sky Ranch | High QualityBread Fruit*, Potatoes, Moon Stones, Moondrop Grass, Mayonnaise, and Cocoasm,likes eggs | Poison Mushrooms and Failed Cooking | Outside Blue Sky Ranch | Inside Blue Sky Ranch, Café Callaway, Hearty Lyla | Inside Blue Sky Ranch 6:00PM and up |
| File:Hm mm Eve.gif --> | EVE | Winter 16 | Moonlight Café | Purple Balm*, Pink Balm*, Cheese, Special Cheese*, Liquor/Soda*, Strawberries, Cheese, Mushrooms, Sapphires, Other Balms, Honey, Moonstones, Rubies*, and Flowers,she also likes moonstones. | Failed Cooking, Weird Dishes, Toadstool Saute, and Poison Mushrooms | Unknown | Beach, on the Duck Bridge, outside Paradise Orchard | Moonlight Café 6:00PM and up |
| File:Hm mm Gina.gif --> | GINA | Fall 20 | Clinic | Onions*, Wool, Green Peppers, Pontana Roots, Coral, and Herbs | Poison Mushrooms and Balms | |||
| File:Hm mm Gwen.gif --> | GWEN | Summer 8 | Perch Inn | Blueberry Jam*, Very Berry Jam*, High Quality Carrots*, Cabbage, Chestnuts, Cheese, Wool,Eggs,and Red herbs | Failed Cooking and Poison Mushrooms | |||
| File:Hm mm Leon.gif --> | JAMIE | Unknown | Jamie Ranch | "Special" Farm Products*, Fertilized Vegetables, Jams, Coral. and Wild Fruits | Medicine | |||
| File:Hm mm Joe.gif --> | JOE | Summer 10 | Workshop | Tuna Steak*, Wood, Salted Rainbow Trout, Turnips*, Fish, and Corn | Poison Mushrooms, Tea, Jams, Vegetable Juice, and Yogurt | Woodshop | Woodshop, Moonlight Mines, Cafe Callaway, Duck Bridge | Woodshop 6:00PM and up |
| File:Hm mm Katie.gif --> | KATIE | Fall 29 | Café Callaway | Sweet Potatoes/Yams*, Milk, Cheese, Eggs, Butter, Honey, Diamonds and Apple Jam cake | Poison Mushrooms, Chicken Feed, and Failed Cooking | Outside Cafe Callaway | Cafe Callaway | Cafe Callaway 6.00PM and up |
| File:Hm mm Kurt.gif --> | KURT | Winter 10 | Workshop | Herb Tea*, Tomato Juice*, Tomatoes, Herbs Mushroom Soup, Ores, Branches, Wood, Wooden Stakes | Poison Mushrooms, Junk Ore, and Old Stakes | Woodshop | Woodshop, Moonlight Mines | Woodshop 6:00PM and up |
| File:Hm mm Louis.gif | LOUIS | Autumn 2 | Junk Shop | Moonstones*, Potana Roots, Green Peppers, Mayonnaise, and Omelettes | Sashimi, Jams, and Poison Mushrooms | |||
| File:Hm mm Lyla.gif | LYLA | Spring 27 | Hearty Lyla | Pinkcat Flowers*, Pumpkin Pie*, Pumpkins, Herbs, Honey, Liquor/Soda, Wool, Jams, and Juices | Poison Mushrooms and Fish | |||
| File:Hm mm Maria.gif | MARIA | Winter 5 | Flower Bud Library | Eggplants*, Cabbage, and Sashimi,and potatoes | Poison Mushrooms and Liquor/Soda | Mayor's House, Library | Library, Flower Bud Square | Library 6:00PM and up |
| File:Hm mm Nina.gif | NINA | Spring 20 | Spring Farm | Herb Tea*, Flowers, Strawberries, Mayonnaise, Limestone, Milk, and Herbs | Stones | Spring Farm | Outside Spring Farm, Café Callaway | Spring Farm 6:00PM and up |
| File:Hm mm Leif.gif | RAY | Fall 27 | Outside | Moonstone, "Special" Egg*, Corn*, Butter, Mushrooms, and Fish | Jams, Poison Mushrooms, and Failed Cooking | Beach | Island | Riverside, Spring Farm 6:00PM and up |
Other Residents
| Picture | Character | Birthday | Lives | Likes | Dislikes |
| File:Hm mm wayne.gif | DOUG | Fall 7 | Perch Inn | Corn*, Milk, Cheese, Butter, Popcorn, Green Peppers, and Fish | Ores, Failed Cooking, and Poison Mushrooms |
| File:Hm mm dean.gif | DUKE | Winter 28 | Moonlight Café | Liquor/Soda*, Potatoes, and Cheese | Ores, Jewelry, and Failed Cooking |
| File:Hm mm gourmet.gif | GOURMET | Fall 1 | Perch Inn | Truffles*, Truffle Sauté*, "Special" Farm Products*, Mushrooms, Milk, Cheese, Mayonnaise, Butter, and Good Cooking | Ores, Jewelry, and Medicine |
| File:Hm mm hans.gif | HANK | Summer 14 | Blue Sky Ranch | Liquor/Soda*, Cooked Fish, and Fodder | Mushrooms, Medicine, and Honey |
| File:Hm mm henry.gif | HENRY | Spring 12 | Outside | Carrots, Tomatoes, and Fruits | |
| File:Hm mm liz.gif | LIZ | Fall 21 | Spring Farm | High Quality Pumpkins*, Pumkin Pie*, Flowers, Spinach, and Sweet Potatoes/Yams | Poison Mushrooms and Failed Cooking |
| File:Hm mm martha.gif | MARTHA | Winter 25 | Clinic | Yarn*, "Shiny" Wool*, Wool*, Herbs, Coral, Flowers, and Potatoes | Failed Cooking and Poison Mushrooms |
| File:Hm mm meryl.gif | MERYL | Spring 6 | Paradise Orchard | "Special" Farm Products*, Eggs, Cheese, Mayonnaise, Honey, Salad, and Tomato Salad | Green Peppers, Mushrooms, Failed Cooking, Herb Tea, and Liquor/Soda |
| File:Hm mm michael.gif | MICHAEL | Fall 3 | Junk Shop | Onions, Cheese, Milk, and Ores | Liquor, Poison Mushrooms, and Failed Cooking |
| File:Hm mm nami.gif | NAMI | Summer 3 | Perch Inn | Tomato, Cheese, Butter, Wool, Mushrooms, Vegetables, and Juice | Failed Cooking and Pickled Dishes |
| File:Hm mm ronald.gif | RONALD | Spring 11 | Paradise Orchard | Milk, Wool, Bread, Fish, Herbs, and Liquor/Soda | Poison Mushroom and Failed Cooking |
| File:Hm mm ogihara.gif | SAIBARA | Winter 2 | Atelier Saibara | Good Clay*, Cabbage, Eggplants, Herbs, Fish, and Vegetables | Failed Cooking and Poison Mushrooms |
| File:Hm mm tessai.gif | TAI | Summer 25 | Blacksmith Shop | High Quality Spinach*, Eggplants, Milk, Fish, and Ores | Poison Mushrooms |
| File:Hm mm terry.gif | TERRY | Winter 21 | Flower Bud Riverside | Mushrooms*, Truffles*, Eggs, Cabbage, and Liquor/Soda | Poison Mushrooms, Cakes, and Puddings |
| File:Hm mm theodore.gif | THEODORE | Spring 4 | Mayor's House | Potatoes* and Gold Ore | Cheese, Failed Cooking, and Poison Mushrooms |
| File:Hm mm tim.gif | TIM | Fall 12 | Blacksmith Shop | Omelettes, Cake, Pie, Corn, Ores, Moonstones, Pontana Roots, and Poison Mushrooms | Limestone, Medicine, and Liquor/Soda |
| File:Hm mm woody.gif | WOODY | Summer 21 | Workshop | "Special" Eggs*, High Quality Eggplants*, Eggs, Ores, Liquor/Soda, and Wooden Stakes | Jams, Sweet Things, and Poison Mushrooms |
Musical Notes
While the player will only need 50 to free the Goddess, there are a total of 100 Musical Notes in the game. Notes will be awarded the first time the player accomplish the required goal.
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Image Gallery
Trivia
Five of the bachelorettes in town are from the original Super NES Harvest Moon. They are Ann, Ellen, Eve, Maria, and Nina.
The other five available girls are from the PlayStation 2 game, Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland. They are Gwen, Dia, Lyla, Katie, and Gina. In their previous game, none of these girls could be wed.
Nami, who was one of the three bachelorettes in Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life, appears in Magical Melody. However, she cannot be wed.
Many characters in this game are from Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland, a game that departed from some of the traditions of the series. In particular, many fans found it disappointing that the girls from Save the Homeland could not be married. The inclusion of these characters in a more traditional Harvest Moon game was thus a source of excitement for fans.
External links
- Official Site — Official site for Harvest Moon.