Harvest Moon DS: Grand Bazaar

Harvest Moon DS: Grand Bazaar

Developer(s) Marvelous Interactive
Publisher(s)
Director(s) Takahiro Yura
Producer(s) Yoshifumi Hashimoto
Artist(s) Igusa Matsuyama
Composer(s) Noriko Ishida
Eri Yasuda
Ayumu Murai
Shingo Kataoka
Series Harvest Moon
Platform(s) Nintendo DS
Release date(s) DS[1]
  • JP December 18, 2008
  • NA August 24, 2010
  • EU September 30, 2011
Genre(s) Simulation, role-playing video game

Harvest Moon DS: Grand Bazaar (牧場物語　ようこそ！風のバザールへ Bokujō Monogatari: Yōkoso! Kaze no Bazaar e, lit. "Ranch Story: Welcome! to Wind's Bazaar") is a video game released on December 18, 2008 by Marvelous Interactive in Japan, and released on August 24, 2010 by Natsume in North America. It was also released in Europe on September 30, 2011 by Rising Star Games.[2] The game is the nineteenth game in the Harvest Moon series and the fifth game in the series for the Nintendo DS.

Storyline

Zephyr Town's bazaar was once the grandest in the world, drawing customers and peddlers from all four corners of the Earth. These days, though, the bazaar has more tumbleweeds than customers. You have recently moved to this town and have taken over a run down farm on the outskirts of town. Raise animals, harvest crops, craft rare delicacies, and then sell your wares at your very own shop! [3]

Gameplay

The Bazaar

New to this game is the Bazaar. The Bazaar occurs every Saturday, 10:00AM to 7:00PM. Here, the player can sell any of their items to people from the city. Mayor Felix will present the bazaar's profit goal and the rankings for the most profitable shop the day after the bazaar. If the player ranks in the top 3, they earn a prize.[4]

As you make more money at the bazaar, you will increase its size, the number of shops that appear, and its popularity. Felix will announce that the bazaar will have more shops.[5]

Windmills

There are three windmills on the island. One next to the player's farm, one next to the hotel, and one in the Waterfall area.

When the game first starts, all windmills are broken and nonfunctional.The windmills are repaired on certain dates.

Each windmill has a different function.

The windmill next to the player's farm is used for fermenting.
The windmill next to the hotel is used for manufacturing items and tool upgrades.
The windmill in the Waterfall area is used for grinding crops.
Windmill's use wind factor to determine how fast the process will take. The faster the wind, the faster the process will finish. Players can blow into the DS microphone to help speed up the process as well. [6]

Seasons

There are four seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter.

Each season has different crops that can the player can plant. Crops a different season cannot continue to grow in another season. e.g. Spring crops will die once Summer starts.

Player cannot grow any crops during Winter due to that the crops cannot survive in Winter.

Crops

Growing crops is the primary source of income in the game.

The player is given a hoe and a watering can as tools for growing crops at the beginning.

Crops have star ranks as attributes. The higher the star rank of the crop, the more money it can be sold for.

Fertilizer may be bought or made by the player. Fertilizer can be placed on trees or crops to increase the star rank. [7]

List of Crops [8]
Spring Crops
- Turnip
- Potato
- Cabbage
- Cucumber
- Asparagus
- Strawberry

Summer Crops
- Tomato
- Corn
- Onion
- Pineapple
- Pumpkin
- Radish

Fall Crops
- Eggplant
- Carrot
- Yam
- Green Pepper
- Spinach
- Yellow Pepper
- Cauliflower

Animals

There are six different types of animals the player can have on their farm. Three of the animals are considered "pets" and cannot be sold: dogs, cats, and a horse.

The other three animals are chickens, cows, and sheep. These three animals produce items that can be either used as ingredients or sold as commodity. Chickens produce eggs. Cows produce milk. Sheep produce wool. Each product has a level of quality dictated by stars, 5 stars being the highest of quality. These products can serve as good income. [9]

Marriage

Depending on what gender the player chose, there are either 5 young women/men living in town the player can pursue. Giving gifts is the best way to increase their likeness towards the player. Each of the bachelors/bachelorettes have different likes/loves/dislikes/hates for different gifts.

In order to be to be eligible to get married the player must meet the basic four requirements. (Some candidates may have more requirements)[10]
- Raise the bachelor/bachelorette's heart color to red.
- Purchase the big bed from the bazaar.
- View the bachelor/bachelorette's four heart event.
- Gift the bachelor/bachelorette a blue feather.

Bachelors

(Descriptions from the game.)

Amir: Prince from a far away land. Friends with the mayor. Calm and reserved.
Birthday: Winter 26 [11]

Angelo: An artist who loves to draw. He always has drawing utensils with him.
Birthday: Winter 28 [12]

Dirk: Ivan's younger brother. He's always full of energy. Works part time at the cafe.
Birthday: Summer 12 [13]

Ivan: Dirk's reliable older brother. He works as a tutor in the city.
Birthday: Fall 20 [14]

Lloyd:A merchant who often travels for business. A little standoffish.
Birthday: Fall 3 [15]

Bachellorettes

(Descriptions from the game.)

Antoinette: Quiet and self-involved, her hobby is making clothing and accessories.
Birthday: Winter 12 [16]

Emiko: A very strange and mysterious woman.
Birthday: Spring 5 [17]

Daisy: Although a little clumsy, she is the hotel's hardworking maid.
Birthday: Spring 27 [18]

Freya: A serious and career-minded woman who works in the city.
Birthday: Fall 25 [19]

Sherry: The mayor's daughter. Often worries about her dad. Loves the town very much.
Birthday: Spring 16 [20]

Special Events

During every season, residents of the town come together for festivals. Going to these events can either increase your popularity with the townspeople, increase your reputation, or earn prizes.

When the festivals occur can be found on the calendar. The year in Grand Bazaar is 4 season long, with each season lasting 31 days. Each new year, festivals and birthdays will shift over a day of the week. [21]

List of all festivals [22]
Spring season festivals
Flower Festival
Spring Harmony Day
Tea Festival

Summer season festivals
Animal Festival
Horse Race

Fall season festivals
Cooking Festival
Wine Festival
Pumpkin Festival

Winter season festivals
Pet Festival
Winter Harmony Day
Snowboard Contest
Starry Night
New Years Eve

Reception

Nintendo Power gave the game a 6/10, saying "Although it's the fifth Harvest Moon title for the DS system, not much has changed in Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar."[23] Gamerankings has an aggregate score of 70.31% from 13 reviews for Harvest Moon DS: Grand Bazaar.[24]

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