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[eojoko]

35 hours into my game, and I just went to the West Grassy Plains for the first time.

Heyoooooooooooooooooooooooooo~

Wow, I thought I was playing slowly. I'm about 7 hours in and I'm about to go there.

Loving this game so much. I'm getting some basic skills in a few more Lives before continuing on. Started Angler, then picked up some cooking and blacksmithing skills.

 

[shadyspace]

This is exactly the game chock full of sidequests I always wanted.

 

[Sammy Samusu]

I still haven't unlocked Mercenary, Cooker, Carpenter and Magician.

I'll probably try Carpenter next, I have lots of people asking for furniture.

 

[suberzat]

I am going to push through the story with one life for now

 

[colinp]

So is it recommended to pick up the DLC when I'm buying the game or should I wait? It does have a couple useful/interesting things for those just starting, right?

 

[tuffy]

I've mostly settled into Hunter, Woodcutter, Miner, Blacksmith and Carpenter for now, just to avoid being too overwhelmed. I can exercise the two gathering jobs as a Hunter while exploring and use my crafting jobs to make stuff with those materials. There'll be plenty of time to level up the other jobs later once I've completed the story.

 

[lt519]

Took over 24 hours but I finally got this downloaded! Going to dive in tonight, bought the xpack as well!

 

[Delstius]

So is it recommended to pick up the DLC when I'm buying the game or should I wait? It does have a couple useful/interesting things for those just starting, right?

Everything about the dlc is in the OP.
Specific part that answer your question :

When you download the DLC
Things you get at the start:
-Extra character customization
-Friendship system (allows NPCs to become friends with you and fighting better)
-Pet Birds and Dragons
-2 new houses

 

[shadyspace]

I'm seeing a lot of talk about doing the "gathering" lives early on and simultaneously. Good advice?

 

[colinp]

Everything about the dlc is in the OP.
Specefic part that answer your question :

Spoiler

When you download the DLC
Things you get at the start:
-Extra character customization
-Friendship system (allows NPCs to become friends with you and fighting better)
-Pet Birds and Dragons
-2 new houses

Right, I saw the op! The key question I guess was whether I should buy it or not... It's hard to know how important that stuff is.

 

[BooJoh]

Right, I saw the op! The key question I guess was whether I should buy it or not... It's hard to know how important that stuff is.

The general consensus seems to be that if you're going to end up getting the DLC anyway, you should buy it before you start so you have all the extras from the start.

There's a ton of customization options, though I don't know how much is from the DLC, apparently a lot. And while being able to bring NPCs with you is nice, so far I've been going it alone most of the time.

 

[OniBarubary]

This is a really lame question but, how do I use the various types of arrows? Hunter was my 5th life so I skipped the prologue dialogue and...now I can't figure it out. I need to start poisoning and sleeping fools.

 

[antennaehead]

This is a really lame question but, how do I use the various types of arrows? Hunter was my 5th life so I skipped the prologue dialogue and...now I can't figure it out. I need to start poisoning and sleeping fools.

It's on the D-pad.

 

[Delstius]

I'm seeing a lot of talk about doing the "gathering" lives early on and simultaneously. Good advice?

Yeah, take every gathering jobs at the beginning, so that when you pass by a node/tree/fish, you can take it (regardless of your current job).

Right, I saw the op! The key question I guess was whether I should buy it or not... It's hard to know how important that stuff is.

Depends way more if you're going to like the game enough to buy the DLC in the first place imo. What you get at first ain't that much. Unless you really want more options in the character creation you can do without the DLC at the start.

 

[Chaos17]

Is this worth getting for someone who's probably going to only be playing single-player?
I enjoy stuff like Harvest Moon and Animal Crossing, but get burnt out on them pretty soon once I lose sight of an endgame goal and not having objectives.

This game was designed to be soloed.
The co-op is just a bonus to have more fun.

Hm. Is it just me, or is

Spoiler

Palm

really scarce? I've been all over

Spoiler

Port Puerto

and only got 4 logs.

Go south of the town where is the dunjon area.
You will find more Plm trees over there.

I'm seeing a lot of talk about doing the "gathering" lives early on and simultaneously. Good advice?

Gathering jobs are : miner, woodcutter and fisherman.
We advice to take them early so they will level up with you while you're exploring.

For more details, please check the OP for beginner tips.

So I finished Chapter 4 and bought the house in Al Maajik, and I decide that I should level up my Lives to Expert or higher. So I go to do my Mining Life and I notice that I have a lot of challenges in two areas I've never heard of; Nauticus Cave and Waterfall Cave. I found Nauticus Cave easily enough and feel stupid for missing it, but holy crap, my mind was blown when I found out where Waterfall Cave was! I passed by that area and never noticed the path leading behind the waterfall. It's almost like a secret area. No wonder I could never find any Iron ore, lol. And this is 46 hours in, lol.

This game loves to remind us how dumb sometimes we can be.
I, personally missed a lot of teleports like the one which bring you directly to snow peak or to nautilus cave, lol.

Random pic of the moment

 

[Lexxism]

Carpenters make axes, so, no.

Ah, carpenters. I guess it's time for me to get the class.

 

[OniBarubary]

It's on the D-pad.

Mucho gusto, I thought I tried that but I was apparently mistaken.

 

[Kandinsky]

Brought this game to work, I'm addicted D:

 

[Aveyn Knight]

Slightly belated pic.

Has anyone with DLC offered Lunares Coins to the fountains yet?

If so, I would love to trade: list of spares.

Heck, you can just take them for free!

 

[Kandinsky]

So what is the best source for passwords, I cant seem to find them on Nintendo's website, halp.

 

[TheMoon]

So what is the best source for passwords, I cant seem to find them on Nintendo's website, halp.

try the OP lol

 

[Liferebooted]

Yay, I finally got off work and was able to pick this up. Now just to walk my real life dog then I can play.

 

[Kater]

Slightly belated pic.

http://serenesforest.net/img/flife/allgod.png

Has anyone with DLC offered Lunares Coins to the fountains yet?

If so, I would love to trade: list of spares.

Heck, you can just take them for free!

Would be interested in Erik's sword. I have "Leo's Bow" if you'd like that. Don't have time to trade at the moment, maybe this weekend?

Apropos fountains, I have really bad luck most of the time and have to re-load my saves a lot. (I lost the deer saddle because of that ;_

 

[Aveyn Knight]

Would be interested in Erik's sword. I have "Leo's Bow" if you'd like that. Don't have time to trade at the moment, maybe this weekend?

Apropos fountains, I have really bad luck most of the time and have to re-load my saves a lot. (I lost the deer saddle because of that ;_

I have Leo's Bow, but I can reserve an Eirk's Sword for you.

Knowing my luck, I'll probably get another two or three by the weekend : P

 

[Sammy Samusu]

Has anyone with DLC offered Lunares Coins to the fountains yet?

If so, I would love to trade: list of spares.

Heck, you can just take them for free!

Animal Crossing feelings.

 

[Velinos]

This game looks fun. It is on my Christmas list this year, so hopefully I will join in the fun next month.

 

[Rhyel]

I have a question about Password Gifts:

There are any way to get this itens in game?

Or the "Password itens" are exclusives of Post Office?

Thanks.

About the game: GOTY 3DS for sure.

 

[Kandinsky]

try the OP lol

Arent those in the google doc datamined passwords?, I want current/official ones only, also I just tried the ones in the OP and they didnt work, I guess they need to be in spanish lol.

 

[Kater]

I have Leo's Bow, but I can reserve an Eirk's Sword for you.

Knowing my luck, I'll probably get another two or three by the weekend : P

I hope I can defeat the

Spoiler

Pumking

(so that I get the item for Pam's request) until then, maybe I can get something different then that you don't have yet.

And yeah, I got Pino's boots 2x times once before (and three medicine packs another time), so I had to re-load my save way to often. I normally don't like to cheat like that but it's basically lottery and as that I make an exception for it since it is purely luck-based (which I lack, apparently).

 

[TheMoon]

Arent those in the google doc datamined passwords?, I want current/official ones only, also I just tried the ones in the OP and they didnt work, I guess they need to be in spanish lol.

wasn't the google doc multilingual?

 

[Kandinsky]

wasn't the google doc multilingual?

Dunno I didnt even opened it, I fear of spoilerz!

 

[Chaos17]

Dunno I didnt even opened it, I fear of spoilerz!

Follow this twitter then : https://twitter.com/NintendoES/status/527810858626191360
Check the Google doc if the passwords don't work because they're case sensitive.

 

[Kandinsky]

Follow this twitter then : https://twitter.com/NintendoES/status/527810858626191360
Check the Google doc if the passwords don't work because they're case sensitive.

Thank you!

 

[Chaos17]

I have a question about Password Gifts:

There are any way to get this itens in game?

Or the "Password itens" are exclusives of Post Office?

Thanks.

About the game: GOTY 3DS for sure.

So far I know, they're exclusive to Post office.
I know it sucks I wanted too to craft them but japanese players had them has events during the year bewtween the release of original game and DLC. Same for the Lunares coins in fact.

 

[Aiustis]

I got two people to buy Fantasy Life both of them love it.

 

[Rhyel]

So far I know, they're exclusive to Post office.
I know it sucks I wanted too to craft them but japanese players had them has events during the year bewtween the release of original game and DLC. Same for the Lunares coins in fact.

Thanks, Nintendo lost the chance to promote the game with events.

My other fear is to advance many combat lifes and make the game too easy.

Now I am only Mercenary in combat lifes.

 

[shadyspace]

Is Hunter considered a "combat" life?

 

[dakkumauji]

Is Hunter considered a "combat" life?

Yes, you wield bows and generally snipe everything before they get close to you. Or before they turn back around cause they hit some invisible wall, lol

 

[Chorazin]

I'm addicted as hell to this. I'm having so much fun cycling through the Lives and I havent even been past the West Grassy Plains yet! Probably going to rank up all the Lives a few times before I go past there anyways.

 

[Rootbeer]

This game keeps drawing me back to my 3DS in a way few games have been able to. Just an all-around super fun and rewarding game, looks good and has great music too. I want a sequel!

Got a friend to buy it alongside me on launch day. Wish I could have converted more.

 

[Zing]

My other fear is to advance many combat lifes and make the game too easy.

Even one is too many. You could easily clear the game as a woodcutter with a dagger from what I have seen so far.

I am surprised at how much my daughter enjoys this game. I bought two copies with intent of giving one to her at Christmas. Last week she saw me playing it and I let her try it for a bit. It seemed to me that it would be too difficult for her to navigate the obtuse menus and understand some of the concepts. In the end, it doesn't matter. She is a woodcutter/carpenter/angler/miner now and wants to play all the time.

I was correct about the menus. They are confusing in general. I am only able to grasp it due to decades of gaming with poor GUIs and translations. It is far from intuitive, which most of what kids play on iOS these days is. She didn't even know that you could (or needed to) change back to a previous life. She thought they were just tutorials. Although, that's probably how it should have been treated. Having to change "lives" for the sole purpose of completing quests feels forced. I know you get life-related stat boosts and some challenges require you to be a certain life, but I believe the game could have been designed differently to allow you to just do what you want, when you want.

 

[Zing]

This is a really lame question but, how do I use the various types of arrows? Hunter was my 5th life so I skipped the prologue dialogue and...now I can't figure it out. I need to start poisoning and sleeping fools.

Doesn't the mail box have all the tutorials, even the ones you skip? You should be able to read about it there.

So is it recommended to pick up the DLC when I'm buying the game or should I wait? It does have a couple useful/interesting things for those just starting, right?

I haven't bought the DLC and do not regret it, especially since it would mean my daughter and everyone else I know just buy it to link up. That said, multiplayer doesn't seem to be that critical, so maybe that's no big deal. It's rather odd that the DLC, which is primarily based on multiplayer content, would actively discourage multiplayer by fragmenting the user base. It's embarassing that people with DLC can't even join a non-DLC game (I can kind of see not allowing non-DLC to joina DLC world).

One thing about the multiplayer that I suspect many people won't take advantage of, is trading crafted items. No need to burden yourself with another life as a carpenter or tailor when your friend is one and can make you the desired items.

 

[GDJustin]

How do you snap pictures?

 

[Chaos17]

I got two people to buy Fantasy Life both of them love it.

This game keeps drawing me back to my 3DS in a way few games have been able to. Just an all-around super fun and rewarding game, looks good and has great music too. I want a sequel!

Got a friend to buy it alongside me on launch day. Wish I could have converted more.

Let's continue do this.

Support the game

 

[Zing]

How do you snap pictures?

When you gain the ability to do so, the game tells you how. Have you asked the clerk at the middle counter in the guild office?

Has NoA promoted ANY passwords for this game? I just looked over their Twitter feed going back a few months and saw nothing. It's ridiculous.

 

[dakkumauji]

How do you snap pictures?

Pressing Start.

 

[GDJustin]

When you gain the ability to do so, the game tells you how. Have you asked the clerk at the middle counter in the guild office?

Why wouldn't you just reply with what the dude below you replied with?

Pressing Start.

Thank you!

 

[Zing]

Why wouldn't you just reply with what the dude below you replied with?

Because if you haven't talked to the clerk, it isn't enabled, and pressing start does nothing. You literally cannot use the function until you chat with the NPC. If you had chatted with the NPC, you would know how to do it. The natural assumption since you didn't know the correct button is that you have not talked to the NPC and enabled the function yet.

For all I know, the next post you wrote would have said, "I'm pressing start and it isn't doing anything!"

For someone asking for help with basic function mentioned on page seven of the manual (it even explains that you need to talk to the clerk first), you certainly are rude!

 

[pariah164]

I hate it when I find trees I can't cut. I just get like 'godwhy'.

 

[Parallax]

This game keeps drawing me back to my 3DS in a way few games have been able to. Just an all-around super fun and rewarding game, looks good and has great music too. I want a sequel!

Got a friend to buy it alongside me on launch day. Wish I could have converted more.

honestly, it does call to me. i mean, i could just go around hunting trees and ore spots all day