Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life - Marriage Guide >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><<<<<<<<<<<<<< ******************************************************************************* ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ HHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHH AAAA HHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHH AAAAAA HHHHHHH HHHHHHH AA AA HHHHHHH HHHHHHH AA AA HHHHHHH HHHHHHH AAAAAAAA HHHHHHH HHHHHHH AA AA HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ARVEST MOON: AA AA WONDERFUL LIFE HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHH HHHHHHH ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ HHHHHHH HHHHHHH Marriage Guide HHHHHHH HHHHHHH Version 1.5 HHHHHHH HHHHHHH ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ HHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH *************************************** ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >> Introduction I bet right now you're saying, "I already read about how to find a wife!" Well, you probably have, but not the whole story. I've prepared this FAQ for all those starting out in this game, and I'm sure it should help you, even if you learn just a few new things. Isn't it always better to get information from someone who knows about a certain field? Anyway, I hope you pick up a few points and enjoy the FAQ:) ======================================= >> Table of Contents 1. The Three Girls 2. Winning Them Over 3. Diaries + Heart Cut-Scenes 4. Proposing 5. After Marriage: Wives' Actions 6. Children 7. Choosing A Wife 8. Player Marriage Statistics 9. FAQ 10. Credits 11. Legal Information ======================================= ======================================= 1. The Three Girls <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< When you first start out your game in Forget-Me-Not Valley, you will notice that Takakura recommends that you get married soon. When you roam around the town yourself, you will find that there are three choices for a wife: Celia, Muffy, and Nami. Who you choose is completely up to you, but before you make your decision too quickly, consider each choice. * * * NOTE: You HAVE to get married by the end of year one or else your game is finished. If you haven't chosen someone to marry by the last day of winter, the girl that likes you the most will propose to you. This is your LAST chance to get married. If you reject, then . . . #1 - Celia >> Celia lives on Vesta's Farm where she helps out. She lives with Vesta and Marlin, who are brother and sister. Celia is very nice and never gets angry no matter how much you talk to her. It's not too difficult to find out where she is because she is almost always on the farm. Vesta mentions that ever since you moved in town, Celia's been pretty happy. Appearance: Long brown hair with a green dress and orange bandana. She also has gray eyes. Overall Personality: Kind #2 - Muffy >> Muffy works at the Blue Bar with Griffin and is looking to marry. You might see her walking around town sometimes or by the river. She stays in her room for a while after she wakes up at 10 am, so that's the time to catch her when she's not working. Appearance: Blonde hair and green eyes with a red dress and blue jacket. Overall Personality: Fun #3 - Nami >> Nami is pretty much a wandering traveler who may come across as not interested. But don't worry, you can still get her to like you without too much trouble! Trying to find her around town can be difficult sometimes because she goes to so many different places and doesn't stay in one spot for too long. Appearance: Bright red hair and blue eyes with an orange shirt and blue jacket. She also wears tennis shoes. Overall Personality: Independent Any one of the girls is a great choice, but still choose carefully! ======================================== ======================================== 2. Winning Them Over <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Once you start talking to each of the three girls, you may find that they are not too hard to get along with. But if you are trying to impress a particular one, you have to know a little bit about them because they all like different things. #1 - Celia >> Celia is pretty easy to impress, and from my experience, she is probably the easiest to marry. All you really have to do is give her a flower a day for her to really like you in no time. Likes: Any flower, products from your farm Dislikes: She doesn't really dislike things, she'll just say something nice about it and not take it. #2 - Muffy >> Muffy is also not too hard to impress, but it is slightly more difficult than Celia because Muffy won't accept gifts when she is working behind the counter at the bar. Try to catch her between 10 and 11:30 am and she should be in her room. If not, try to find her late a night around the river. Likes: Coins and moon ore from the dig site, milk, flowers (especially the amorous - found in winter), big huchep Dislikes: Colombo, and other downstream fish #3 - Nami >> Nami doesn't fall for the flowers and produce like the others, but she does like the trick blue flower (found in fall). It is harder to find gifts for her, but it can be done. Likes: Statues from the dig site, trick blue flowers, homemade meals (especially curry) Dislikes: Pretty much everything else Getting a girl to like you isn't too much trouble if you know what to do, so don't worry too much unless you're planning on waiting until the last minute (winter) - then it becomes more difficult :( ======================================== ======================================== 3. Diaries and Heart Cut-Scenes <<<<<<<< If you have not yet chosen a particular path with one of the girls and are just giving all three of them gifts to get them all to like you, that's fine. I recommend this because you get to see everyone's heart scenes. To see how much a girl likes you, you have to look at their diary. Celia's diary is located under her bed (you will be able to view the diary using the "look" command), Muffy's diary is in the colorful lamp at the bar, and Nami's diary is on her desk in the Inner Inn. When you look at a girl's diary, you will either see one green heart, one red heart, two red hearts, three red hearts, or four red hearts. This is to show how interested a girl is in you. The most a diary can have is four red hearts. One green heart: The girl knows that you're available to be married. One red heart: You've managed to impress the girl a little. Two red hearts: The girl is considering a possible relationship with you. Three red hearts: The girl is serious about you now. Four red hearts: Now she really likes you! This is when you can propose (see Proposing). * * * NOTE: Viewing Nami's diary can be a little hard to do because you can only see it when she is in her room. She usually turns in for bed close to midnight, but her schedule changes frequently. Just wait outside her door until she goes in. Now, on to the heart scenes! A heart scene is a short clip showing you having some kind of conversation with a girl to let you know that she is interested in you. Each girl has multiple ones, and some are pretty interesting. >> Celia's Scenes * Possible spoilers #1 - With Celia at one red heart, exit Vesta's house when Celia is outside. You'll get a scene where Celia is explaining to you how she thinks that she gets strength from the plants that she grows. She asks if you think that's silly and you automatically say no. #2 - At two hearts, exit your house around 9 am and Celia will be looking down at your farm heading up the path to the spring. You follow her and once there, you two chat for a little bit and she tells you that it is her favorite spot to go to. After a little conversation, she leaves. #3 - With Celia at two or three hearts, try to enter Vesta's house around 10 am. Celia will say that she is going shopping and wants you to come. Marlin gets mad at this and answers no before you can say anything. Vesta comes and gets mad at Marlin for the way he acted and lets the two of you go. #4 - At three hearts, try to enter Vesta's house and Celia will try to come out at the same time. She asks if you want to go to the spring (say yes). Once there, Celia will say that she has something on her mind. Tell her to cheer up and she'll tell you about how Vesta is trying to set her up in a marriage that she doesn't want. Soon after, she leaves. #5 - With Celia at four hearts, enter Vesta's house while Vesta, Celia, and Marlin are all there (around 8 pm). You should get a scene where Marlin and Vesta are arguing over who Celia should marry without Celia having much say in anything. When you are there for a while they'll notice you. Pick the option that suggests you didn't hear anything and you'll leave. #6 - At four hearts, exit your house between 7 and 10 am and Takakura and Vesta will be at the door saying that they can't find Celia. Marlin shows up and says that he can't find her either. You go to the spring, and when you still don't find her, you return to your farm to see her talking to your dog. You talk to her and she tells you she loves you. If you say you love her too, Celia will be your wife. >> Muffy's Scenes * Possible spoilers #1 - Exit your house around 5 pm with Muffy at one heart and Takakura will come to you saying that he needs to tell you about shipping. Then your dog starts to bother Muffy and you run over to her. Takakura leaves and Muffy is worried if he was mad or not. Say he's fine and then choose "Are you hurt?" Muffy will say she is fine and asks if she can stop by some other time and she leaves. #2 - At two hearts, enter the bar at 6 pm and Muffy will come out at the same time. She just broke three dishes and says that she breaks things when she has something on her mind. Choose either option and she will say that she feels better and will go back into the bar. #3 - At three hearts, exit your house at 3 pm and you will see Muffy on the bridge. She will explain to you that she just attended a marriage of one of her friends in town and that she didn't have a good time because she was made fun of for being a bartender in the valley. When she asks you where you think she belongs, choose "Forget Valley" and she will feel better. #4 - At four hearts, try to go to sleep at 6:30 pm. You will get a knock at the door. It's Takakura and Muffy. Muffy says that she is afraid because she thinks that someone is stalking her. Say yes when she asks if she can stay at your house and then you talk for a while. You get another knock at the door, and it's Griffin, Carter, and Kassey. Griffin explains that he was the one following Muffy. The group talks for a while, and Muffy leaves upset at Griffin for scaring her. #5 - At four hearts, enter the bar around 1 pm. Muffy will say that she doesn't feel like working. Choose "Want to date?" and Muffy will accept. The next scene is Muffy saying that this day was the best that she ever had, and she goes back into the bar. >> Nami's Scenes * Possible spoilers #1 - Exit your house sometime in the morning and Nami will be looking around your farm. When you have an option to choose an answer, choose option two. She'll look around your farm for a while and then she'll leave. You must have Nami at one red heart for this. #2 - With Nami at two hearts, go to the bar when only Nami, Griffin, and Muffy are there sometime in the morning. Have about 1,000G with you. You'll get an event where you'll have to pay for Nami's drink, so bring that money in case it's expensive. A pretty hard scene to get, but you can do it! #3 - With Nami at three hearts, enter your house between 8 and 9 am and you'll get a knock on the door from Tim and Ruby. They don't know where Nami is and want to ask you for help in looking for her. Agree to look for her, and you will go on a search with no results. You'll go back to the Inn with Tim and Ruby and talk. Then Nami will show up and say that she forgot she was going to town for lunch. #4 - At four hearts, enter the Inn in the late afternoon when Nami and Tim are there. Nami got a call from her father which makes her sad, and she takes a letter from Tim (possibly from her father also). She doesn't want to leave the valley, so she asks Tim if she can work around the Inn. Tim says it's fine, but she quickly changes her mind and asks you if she can have work to do around the farm. You can either say yes or no, but your descision will end up with you either marrying Nami or not. #5 - At four hearts, enter the Inn late at night (around 11:30) and Tim will say that Nami isn't looking too happy. Nami then walks down the stairs and ignores the two of you. You go after her and find her crying at the beach. She still doesn't want to leave the valley, but still needs a job. If you want to marry her, choose "Work with me" when the option window appears. * Times mentioned in these scenes may vary slightly, but not much. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 4. Proposing <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< As you know, you can only propose to a girl when you have them at four red hearts in their diary. You can also only propose after the first day of summer when you get the blue feather from the Harvest Sprites. If you have a girl at four red hearts, just go up to her and show her the blue feather and she'll accept. If you do not have a girl at four hearts and propose to her anyway, the number of hearts may drop, so be careful! * Possible spoilers ** These are just some of the proposal scenes you can have >> Celia: If you propose to Celia, she'll take you to the spring and talk with you for a while. >> Muffy: If you propose to Muffy, she'll happily drag you out of the bar, go back to her room and shout with gladness:) >> Nami: She'll look at the blue feather and think for a while and then accept. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 5. After Marriage: Wives' Actions <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Each girl acts a different way when you marry them, and the other two that you didn't marry also act differently. #1 - Celia >> If you marry Celia, she wakes up at 6 am and goes to bed at 10 pm. In chapter two, she RARELY leaves your house, let alone the farm. >> If you don't marry Celia, she becomes slightly disappointed, but Marlin will like you because he didn't want you to marry her anyway. #2 - Muffy >> If you marry Muffy, she wakes up at 8 am and goes to bed at 11 pm. She'll go to bed a couple of hours later if she goes out to the bar, though. In chapter two, she leaves your house pretty often, and leaves the farm sometimes. >>If you don't marry Muffy, she becomes very sad and will often go to the beach late at night and just stand there...but she'll still be nice to you. #3 - Nami >> If you marry Nami, she wakes up at 7 am and goes to bed at 10 pm. She will also go to bed later if she goes to the bar. In chapter two, she is almost always out of the house and will occasionally go to Mineral Town. >> If you don't marry Nami, she'll leave town, but there is an event you can trigger in chapters two or later where she comes back. Go to the bar when Patrick, Cody, Gustafa, and Kassey are there. You should get the scene where all the guys are sad because Nami is gone. Griffin will ask you for a drink, but reject it. Carter will come and say that he saw Nami, and you will look for her and she'll appear. You all talk for a bit, and she's back in town. ======================================== ======================================== 6. Children <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Your child is one of the most important parts of the game and is also very fun to play with. Depending on who you marry, your child will be influenced differently. Their are six different career paths: athlete, artist, musician, scholar, farmer, and rancher. #1 - Celia's Child Appearance: Green hat and trousers with grayish-brown eyes and orange shoes. Has brown hair, also. Walking speed: Medium Overall Personality: Curious Most likely to become: Farmer Other: Not too hard to get close to, he usually likes to wander around the barn and sometimes in the pasture. #2 - Muffy's Child Appearance: Blonde hair and green eyes with blue trousers and a red and white striped shirt. Has a blue and white striped hat. Walking speed: Fast Overall Personality: Mischievous Most likely to become: Rancher/Athlete Other: The most energetic child. He likes to wander around your farm also, and sometimes goes in Takakura's house. Pretty easy to get close to. #3 - Nami's Child Appearance: Reddish-brown hair with blue eyes and all blue clothes. Walking speed: Slow Overall Personality: Shy Most likely to become: Artist/Scholar Other: Nami's son holds his head down as he walks, so don't think it's a glitch. Mostly stays in the house. Difficult to get close to. ======================================== ======================================== 7. Choosing A Wife <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< If you're still having trouble deciding who to marry, maybe this will help out. * NOTE: This is only if you are COMPLETELY unsure of who to choose, and the three girls all seem the same to you. >> If your favorite color is blue, you may marry Nami because she will decorate the floor mats and bed-spread blue. She also has blue clothes for your son. >> If your favorite color is green, you may marry Celia because she will decorate the house green as well as your son's clothes. >> If your favorite color is red, you may marry Muffy because she will decorate the house red as well as your son's clothes. >> Choose based on the wife's schedule and actions. >> Choose based on how your son will be influenced. ======================================== ======================================== 8. Player Marriage Statistics <<<<<<<<<< Here are some statistics of people taken from a Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life fanlisting. 83 Total People: 34 People (40%): Celia 30 People (36%): Nami 19 People (22%): Muffy ======================================== ======================================== 9. FAQ <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< Here are some questions that you might have. Q: I proposed without four hearts and the diary entry went down. Can I get it back up? A: Yes, just keep giving the girl presents. Q: Muffy won't take my gifts! A: Make sure you don't offer her anything when she is working. Q: I can't trigger *heart scene*! A: Just keep trying and you will eventually get it. Q: How come the statistics only add up to 98%? A: Decimals weren't included. Q: What did Nami go to Mineral Town for? A: She just goes wherever she wants whenever she wants. Q: Will Nami come back? A: Yes, but you have to trigger the event. *No relation to above question* Q: I didn't give Celia a present and she added another heart to her diary. Is that normal? A: Yes, she's done that with me before. Q: Does Celia leave your farm more after Chapter 2? A: Yes, a lot more. Q: If I don't marry Muffy will she still work at the bar? A: Yes. Q: How will Vesta feel if I don't marry Celia? A: She won't really care, but she still wanted you to marry her. ======================================== ======================================== 10. Credits <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< >> Thanks to Hannah D for hosting the official Celia, Muffy, and Nami Fanlisting. >> Thanks to Natsume for a great game!:) >> Special thanks to GameFaqs and Gamespot for allowing individuals to share their knowledge of games with others. ======================================== ======================================== 11. Legal Information Copyright 2006 J. B. 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