"Amaho no Sakuna Hime" celebrates its first anniversary. The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries moved to allow you to experience rice farming in a depth unparalleled in the history of games.A rice farming action RPG with over 1 million units shipped worldwide [What day is it today? ]

More and more people are fascinated by real rice farming!

November 12, 2020 (Reiwa 2) is the day when "Amaho no Sakuna Hime" for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 was released. Today marks the first anniversary of its release.

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"Tensui no Sakuna Hime" is an action RPG developed by Doujin Game Circle Edelweiss and published by Marvelous. It is a work that surprised game fans greatly by incorporating the traditional Japanese rice-growing process into the game with a level of precision.

1st anniversary of Sakuna Hime release! Commemorative group picture. Thank you for your continued support #SAKUNA https://t.co/7wA86etzfM

— Ryuta Murayama (@ovopack) 2021-11-12 15:29:25

Sakunahime of Amaho, the first anniversary of its release! No, it's going to be like this... I'm so full of heart that I don't know what to say. I think it's a miracle in modern times where content consumption is fast that this work, which is a straight-line story, has continued to be talked about for almost a year ... https://t.co/47jriLpjTf

— Become (@nal_ew) 2021-11-12 12:03:03

Thanks to you https://t.co/GrRWh8ouFw

— Koichi (@y_koichi) 2021-11-12 16:30:42

It was released on the same day as PlayStation 5, but it became a big topic, so you can imagine the degree of shock that game fans received. right. Later, there was a rare episode where the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries interviewed the development members and it became a hot topic again, so I think many people remember that.

The main character of this work is Sakuna (Sakuna Hime), who has a martial arts god and a fertility god as her parents. By chance, he is ordered to investigate Hinoe Island, which is ruled by demons, and he will work hard at rice farming while solving the problems of the people there. The game is divided into a side-scrolling action part where you fight demons using farm tools and feather robe, and a rice farming part.

What is unique is the way Sakuna grows. The catchphrase of this work, "Rice is power," is as it is. In short, rice cultivation has the meaning of raising the level, and it is interesting because the more rice is cultivated, the more the sakuna grows. When I actually played it, I was so impressed with the idea that "Rice really is power."

As mentioned above, the process of making rice is meticulous and original. There are many games about rice farming, but I've never seen one that focuses solely on rice. Even just planting rice, the rice paddies are plowed by removing stones, and the rice seeds are sorted to remove low-quality rice seeds. It is like entering the “rice planting” that is planted in the rice field. Everyone who experienced it for the first time must have admired its thoroughness.

After this, there are plenty of things to do during the growing period and the harvesting period. I can agree with the story that someone on the Internet said, "The official homepage of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries will be the capture site." I think there are people who have come to love the rice so much and have changed the way they look at the rice fields they see in the real world. I remember that the writer and others were proud of it, saying, "That was 'hasagake'."

Of course, it is possible to eat with the rice you made and the ingredients you brought. Another nice point is that if you eat, you can receive benefits such as a status increase in the action part. The dinner scene is a bit of a highlight, and it's heartwarming to see him enjoying his meal.

On December 9, 2021, a package version with a bargain price will be released. If you have not experienced the rice cultivation of this crop, it would be nice to experience it on this occasion.

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