After completing the storyline of Harvest Moon: Animal Parade, it is possible to start all over again with a few added bonuses. To access New Game+, the player needs to complete a request from the Harvest King.
Finding the Pure-Hearted Individual[]
First, he will ask you to find someone pure of heart, which you should bring him your children. To make travelling easier, he would also activate the Glyph nearby to use as shortcut to reach him easier from Garmon Mine.
Once you bring him your kid(s), The Harvest King will tell you and your children about a small island to the east where the power of nature is weak. He wishes to send a sapling from the Harvest Goddess divine tree there, and explains the sapling must be carried there by someone pure of heart. You are given the choice to choose which of your children to perform the task.
Once The Bearer of the Seedling has been decided, the Harvest King will explain that there are still two other tasks that must be completed. The first is to get Nature's Bounty to make a new divine tree sapling, and the other is to get someone to be the Guardian of the Tree to protect the new tree.
Harvest King mentions that Nature's Bounty is supposed to shine and sparkle, to which your child would point out that they saw them around farm all the time. Finn would then suggests you talk to the Harvest Sprites to gather the ingredients to make Nature's Bounty. [1]
Collecting Nature's Bounty[]
At the Goddess' Pond, Finn asks the other Harvest Sprites about how to get Nature's Bounty. One by one, each Harvest Sprite gives a suggestion as to what they think is required.[1]
Note: After this event, new dialogues would pop up on most NPCs on how you can find the specific ingredients needed for Nature's Bounty. All marriage candidates, plus a few adult NPCs would give you the hints for the hunt for Nature's Bounty. However, most kids including your kids and the Rival Children won't have any hints on where to find them.
Items for new Goddess Tree:[]
- Diamond
- At Garmon Upper Mine Level 25 onwards, you can start obtaining White Wonderful from rocks. Bring them to Mira for appraisal with a 5% chance of obtaining the Diamond needed.
- King Salmon
- King Salmon is one of the King Fishes, which means it will be harder to catch than your average biters. You can only catch it during Summer & Fall, 7pm-9am, on Sunny/Cloudy/Tornado Weather near the big watermill at Flute Fields. A Gold Fishing Pole is recommended, power up your rod 3 levels on the spot where the dirt meets the marble tile and you should get it eventually.
- Shining Honeydew
- This can be planted during Summer, use fertilizers for higher chance in getting Shining quality. Alternatively, you can buy one from Marimba Farm if you have the cash during Summer.
- Cheesecake
- The recipe can be found at Horn Ranch. Recipe: Wheat Flour + milk + egg + butter + cheese. Oven is needed to bake one.
- Shining Hearty Lunch Box
- The higher the amount of hearts you have with your spouse, the more common it will be to receive this item every morning when you wake up.
Spouse's Reflection[]
On the same night where your child had decided to become the Bearer of the Seedling, the player and their spouse would gather at the child's bed as your partner expresses their thought on your child's decision.
Their reaction would vary depending on their personality, though all of them ultimately agrees with the child's decision and decide to support them on their new journey.
Creating the Goddess Tree Seed[]
Once you have collected all of Nature's Bounty, take them back to the Harvest King and hand them over. The Harvest King will use his divine powers to combine the 5 Nature's Bounty to create a Goddess Tree Seed. He then tells you to nurture the seed at the Goddess' Pond with the Harvest Goddess' help. When the tree fully grows, the Guardian of the Tree will be decided. As it cannot be filled by a human, he laments that he needs time to ponder over the ideal candidate choice.[1]
As you and Finn descend from the Altar, Finn asks for your opinion on whether he should be the one to become the Guardian. He admits that even though he is not a fully-fledged Harvest Sprite yet, he states that it won't stop him from working hard to become one. Thus, he decided to consult the Harvest Goddess on what he should do to become the Guardian.
Nurturing the Goddess Tree Seed[]
At the Goddess' Spring, the Harvest Goddess explains that the condition to become the Guardian of the Tree is to help grow the seed into a fine seedling. After comforting Finn (who is over-worrying again), she takes the Goddess Tree seed and requests that you bring your chosen child to her if you didn't bring him/her with you to the pond.[1]
The Harvest Goddess will plant the seed in the soil around the divine tree. She instructs you to water it every day, for a total of 5 days, by bringing your child and Finn to the sapling. If you forget to water the tree for even one day, it will die.[1]
Note: If you allow the sapling to die, then you will get a stern lecture from the Harvest Goddess. She will send you to speak with the Harvest King, who also gives you a guilt trip for allowing the tree to die. Eventually he will soften and send a new seed down to the Harvest Goddess for you to try again. You don't have to collect the 5 Nature's Bounty again for this mistake.[1]
Finn's Transformation into the Guardian of the Tree[]
For the next 5 days, Finn will remind you to bring your child to the Goddess Pond so he/she and him can water the Goddess Tree Seedling. Stand next to the sprout and press the A button to allow the two of them to water it. The tree will grow just a little bit every 2 days.
On the 5th day after your child and Finn waters the tree, the Harvest Goddess will appear before you and inform you that the seed has grown into a fine seedling, praising both of them for a job well done. She also fully acknowledges Finn as a full-fledged Harvest Sprite for completing the task, and appoints him as the Guardian of the Tree.
As a celebration, the Harvest Goddess and the other Harvest Sprites gather together to give some of their powers to Finn. After receiving his newfound powers, Finn is tasked to "imagine what he needs to do next" from the Harvest Goddess. Finn goes for his first attempt, but he summons a mini rainbow atop of him! Your child shows some confusion on what that is supposed to be, so Finn says that didn't come out right and tries again with all his might.
This time, Finn successfully materializes a rainbow bridge that trails off into the distance. The Harvest Goddess says that Finn now possess the power to create rainbows, and he will have to take the seedling to the far, distant Waffle island along with your child.
She's sure the Harvest King will recognize Finn and your child as the official guardians now. The Harvest Goddess will also give you the Goddess Tree Seedling and instructs you to take it to the Harvest King.[1]
Starting the NG+ Journey[]
At the Harvest King's throne, the Harvest King will inform you all the preparations for the Goddess Tree Seedling have been made, the sole remaining step is to send your child off to their journey.
This is the point of no return! If you are not ready to start NG+ then do not tell him you are ready. The remainder of the game is a series of cut scenes that you mostly just sit back and watch. I highly recommend putting some tissues within reach in case of tears. 😭
Once you are ready, the Harvest King informs you that your child would depart from Goddess Spring tomorrow morning. He also fully entrusts Finn as the protector of nature and people of Waffle Island. You feel sad about being separated from your child, but the Harvest King reminds you that at some point in time you have to let your child embark on their own journey.
The game will immediately shift to your evening meal, where your entire family is spending their last night together before your chosen child leaves for Waffle Island.
During midnight, you'll wake up and find your child has left the house and traveled down to the Southeast beach near your ranch. They confides in you that they couldn't sleep, but it's not because of them leaving the house come morning. They might feel scared about the upcoming journey, but the true reason is they are a little worried about leaving you and your spouse behind.
Will you able to wake up on time without them around? Will your spouse lose sleep worrying about their child? Knowing this, your child would ask you if they made the right decision and what do you think about it. You can answer them with any encouragement options available to you, such as "You're all grown up now!/ I love you!/ I'm so proud of you!". Your child would feel relieved after hearing your response, and replies that they love you a lot! ❤️
In your final morning, you will all gather at the Goddess Pond to see the chosen child off to the next island. A few of the villagers and Mayor Hamilton have also come to send them off and give their words of encouragement. Your spouse would ask the child to send a letter once they're settled in the new place. Hamilton then suggests taking a group photo to commemorate this day.
Before your child leaves for their journey, you can tell them to wait for a moment, and give them a gift that will be handed over to the person waiting on the other side of the rainbow. You can only give items, and not tools or any other key items like the camera or upgraded farm tools. After giving over the item, your child and Finn will bid farewell and travel across the rainbow bridge, with everyone including your family also waving them goodbye for the final time.[1]
The credits will roll for around 2 mins 30 secs, with the final scene being Finn hovering over the planted Goddess Seedling on Waffle Island.
Starting the NG+[]
After the child walks across the rainbow, you can choose to have the last photo appear on your Wii's message board. You also can choose which save slot you want to use for the new game. You do not have to over-write the game file you just sent your child off on if you don't want to.
Once the ending credits finish, you will be taken back to the title screen. When you choose to continue your game and select the save marked with a gold star, you will be taken to the create new character screen. A new game will start from that point.
After you finish meeting with Hamilton, the child from your previous game will stop by and give you any gift that your previous character send the child off with.
At this point you can save over the previous game file. If you tried to continue your old game-cleared file, you would just start a new game again. Saving over the old game-cleared gold star save file will still keep the gold star marker on your new game save file.
New Game+ bonuses[]
- An item you gave your child in the previous game
- Maximum Stamina Bar
- Level 5 Tool Skills
- Goddess Watering Can
- Goddess Hoe
Letter from your Parents[]
After receiving the gift that your previous character gave to their child, you'll notice that there is a letter in the mailbox. The letter is from your parents, likely a nod to your previous player character's family.
Letter content as follow:[]
"Dearest [Player Name],
How are you? Time goes by fast. It's already been a full season since you left.
Please take care of yourself as the warm season approaches. Don't overwork yourself and collapse from fatigue.
Our hearts are with you.
From Mom and Dad"
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