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Developed by the man behind the Harvest Moon series, Hometown Story finds players returning to their small village to take over the shop they inherited from their recently deceased grandmother. Players create and customize their own character and then set about growing their shop by exploring the local wilderness for items to sell and by talking and trading with fellow townspeople and vendors. The village begins to thrive as gamers sell more items, and customers become friends who all have unique stories and needs, but players are free to pursue their own goals in any way they please.

Product Identifiers

PublisherNatsume

UPC0719593140092

eBay Product ID (ePID)170260069

Product Key Features

RatingE10+ (Everyone 10+)

GenreSimulation

PlatformNintendo 3DS

Game NameHometown Story

Additional Product Features

Release Year2013

Number of Players1

Country/Region of ManufactureUSA

Control ElementsGamepad/Joystick

ESRB DescriptorViolent References, Mild Suggestive Themes

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4.7

20 product ratings

17 users rated this 5 out of 5 stars
1 users rated this 4 out of 5 stars
1 users rated this 3 out of 5 stars
1 users rated this 2 out of 5 stars
0 users rated this 1 out of 5 stars

Good graphics

Compelling gameplay

Good value

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by 8CeLwN3wT1u@Deleted
Aug 26, 2018Top favorable review
Another Grand Adventure
Graphics are astounding. Could use more tho. And the gameplay is awesome. You run a shop and start in a small town. I dont know, but anything seems possible
Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
by eclipticnova
May 28, 2019Top critical review
Disappointing
There was no tutorial at all, it just throws you straight into the game with a few instructions on how to run the shop and that's it. You can't stock more than one item on each table (i.e. you have to put another strawberry down if someone buys it, meaning you have to keep restocking, and setting the prices). That gets very repetitive and boring. The charcters are not interesting in the slightest. I was very dissapointed, I imagined this being a lot better since Natsume made this game as well as Harvest Moon. "Harvest Moon: Magical Melody" has been my favorite game by them so far, but "A New Beginning" on the 3DS is good as well, though a little slow paced at the beginning.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
by mari-yeage
Apr 23, 2023
Slow to Begin. Exactly as described.
Its exactly as described. I'm just an exhausted mom and I don't have the patience for the very slow beginning. I think I'm going to stick with playing my Harvest Moon and Story of Seasons games. Rune Factory Harvest Moon games are amazing too!
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by zwiazek-0
Feb 18, 2023
Store is great game devs are not so much
The game is mediocre. But the store did an exception job! Description was good and service was great, and the price was good. Any complaints I would have are for game devs. This store did great and even have a nice stock!
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by sonnym20
May 25, 2024
Great game thanks
Great game thanks
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by jadedberry
Mar 02, 2021
Fits Description to a T
it came sealed, works great and was here in no time! thank you :)
Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
by chewor_99
Sep 22, 2020
It's a great title.
It's not what I expected.
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by peter_sea
Apr 03, 2017
Love it
Love it
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by gacunni-5846
Apr 16, 2019
Hometown Story has great gameplay
I like it for the storyline
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by kuki212h
Jan 14, 2017
Good game
Very,very good game...
Verified purchase: YesCondition: New