In Hinokawa, time flows slowly. Run your shop in the morning, drive to the marketplace in the afternoon, tend your garden, and have coffee with a new friend. Train with a karate master, and wash dirty laundry. Craft your own daily routine, in a slice of life RPG set in rural Japan. City life didn't prepare you for all the bugs, heat, and work that rural life comes with, and over the next months, you'll have to grow into the shoes of a capable store owner - in hopes of fulfilling your father's legacy.
Hinokawa - Your New Start
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Run your own kind of business. Hinokawa is ripe with opportunity. Are you the adventurous type? Set out on expeditions into the dangers of the wilderness, and sell foraged goods you find. Like to barter and trade? Find the best deals at the marketplace, and sell for profit. Like the quiet life? Grow a garden, an orchard, and only open the store when your produce is fresh.
Grow a garden, build a workshop. Design and build dynamic garden beds that allow multiple kinds of crops to grow in a shared space. Use complex processing stations to turn raw materials, whether foraged or bought, into ready-to-sell products.
Explore a sprawling wilderness. Search the environs of Susu mountain and it's surroundings - a web of valleys rich in resources - and danger.
Visit the local marketplace. Travel to the marketplace whenever in need of resources or new products - barter and find the best prices, and even flip items for profit.
Grow into your professions. Level up passively as you perform various work activities, including but not limited to: Gardening, Foraging, Mining, Slaying, Fishing...
Build relationships and grow together. Choosing the right things to say increases your affinity with the townsfolk, and establishing connections is essential for your growth. Closer relationships will unlock new opportunities to spend time, new facilities and ways to expand your store.
Level up Character Stats through social activities. Stats like Knowledge, Charm, Skill, Body and Spirit - can be ranked up through spending time with townsfolk, or activities like training, studying, or meditating. Character stats are vital for progression - unlocking new areas to explore, traders to barter with, and products to discover.
Customize your character, store and home.Â
Take your time. Susu puts emphasis on playing at your own pace, and at the same time, making time feel valuable.
Instead of an ever-active ticking clock, your days flow in phases, each time of day feeling distinct, with different opportunities for activities and growth. This makes the days slower, and each decision to hang out, study, or work, more meaningful.
