In the latest Harvestella update from Square Enix, we get a look at the wintry town of Argene — a holy capital where a religious order that worships the Seaslight resides.
Here you’ll meet a new character Brakka, and can grow winter-based crops and to create winter cuisine. Combat jobs have added Avenger, which is a ranged sharpshooter, and Pilgrim, which boasts physical and magical prowess equally.
Faeries will also give you special orders to harvest various crops, thus bestowing special rewards like the ability to plow large areas of your field at once. Meals you create can also be shared with NPCs, even unlocking special scenes and buffs by doing so.
In dungeons, powerful enemies called FEAR will provide a greater challenge than the regular stock — defeating them will earn you special accessories.
Check out the new details below, as well as the towns corresponding to the seasons of Summer, Fall, and Spring.
Harvestella releases on Nintendo Switch and Steam on November 4th, 2022. A free demo is available on Nintendo Switch that includes the first 15 in-game days or progress up through Chapter 2. Saved data can be migrated into the retail release.
Winter Location: Holy Capital Argene
Welcome to the Holy Capital Argene!
It’s a religious city covered in snow and the home base of The Seaslight Order.
Priests of the Order come to worship at the Divine Cave near Argene, where is where the Winter Seaslight is located.
You and Aria visit the Holy City Argene to investigate the Winter Seaslight but are told that only those who have been given the the flower “Flos-Indulgentia” are allowed entry into the Divine Cave.
A priest of the Order says that since the Seaslight anomaly, he has been receiving divine revelations. The prophecy of a disaster in the near future has led many of the faithful to seek the Flos-Indulgentia, rumored to mark those who wear them as pure…
Argene has an underground passage, which even the Order don’t seem to know about…
Daily Life: Faerie Orders
Next, let’s take a look at an activity you can undertake in your daily life: Faerie Orders.
One day, a fire faerie appears at your home. It seems to have something to do with the Seaslight, and claims that other types of faerie exist too.
It says that it will help you work the fields and gives you access to Faerie Orders.
You can check Faerie Orders from the Faerie Book in your home.
By reporting any orders that have been completed, you’ll earn rewards!
For example, by completing Faerie Orders, you’ll gain the ability to plow large areas of fields at once, or water, sow, and harvest crops altogether! It makes farming faster and easier!
You can also level up your fields to increase the probability of harvesting high quality crops. These can be shipped at a higher price or used to make high quality food.
In a previous article (read it here), we explained how you can also grow crops in water and cave biomes. These can be unlocked by helping faeries linked to different Seaslight.
Adventure: Avenger & Pilgrim Jobs
You can take on different roles in battle by equipping jobs. The weapons and skills you can use are determined by the job you have equipped.
When you recruit a new character to fight alongside you, you also gain access to their job. Let’s take a look at two as-yet unrevealed ones:
Adventure: FEAR
In some dungeons, you may encounter powerful enemies called “FEAR”. These are clearly different to the ordinary monsters roaming around.
You won’t be able to defeat these formidable opponents if your party is weak, but if you take them down, you may obtain powerful accessories.
You may encounter paths that seemingly require you to defeat a FEAR to proceed. However, these can be avoided by taking advantage of the environment and unique elements of each dungeon.
Use skills and field effects to your advantage to move forward.
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