A community blog dedicated to both Story of Seasons and Rune Factory with news, articles, and information on the series.
Igusa Matsuyama, the legendary artist behind the Story of Seasons series since the original 1996 game has once again agreed to a Q&A featuring questions from fans from around the world! A big thank you to all the members of the community who helped make this possible. Some aspects of the text have been altered … Continue reading Ranch Story Community Q&A Volume 3: Igusa Matsuyama Returns!
In a year littered with Gamecube-era nostalgia with remakes and remasters of games like Resident Evil 4, Baten Kaitos, and Metroid Prime, experienced farmers have been waiting for A Wonderful Life. The original iteration of the game, released in Japan during 2003, is a long-time fan-favorite game in the series but is also somewhat divisive … Continue reading Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life Veteran’s Review
Similar to previous PC releases, Rune Factory 5 has keyboard and mouse controls along with Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck*, and Generic Controller support!
Welcome back to the world of Rune Factory, Earthmates! It’s been almost ten years since the Japanese release date of the fourth entry and, finally, Rune Factory 5 is here. For a long time it felt uncertain this day would ever come, but Yoshifumi Hashimoto, Hakama, and Marvelous went through the hoops to make it happen.
This is it, farmers! Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town, the long awaited Nintendo Switch title marking the 25th anniversary of one of the foundation-building life sims, is here. Whether you’re all-new to the series, here the whole time, or just returning after the fan-favorite remake released last year, there’s been a lot of … Continue reading Ranch Story’s Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town Review
Setting out to be a new take on the series, including new mechanics, setting, theming, and even a new director, Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma has a lot of questions to answer and, as the first entry for a new console generation, expectations to surpass. After my time with the game, I feel that while … Continue reading Ranch Story’s Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma Review
Below is our original e-mail correspondence with Igusa Matsuyama in Japanese. This is provided for the benefit of Japanese readers and fans wishing to translate Igusa Matsuyama’s words on their own. The text is presented as-is. ——————————————————————– Ranch Story の皆様へ お待たせいたしました。 まずは質問の答えを順番にお返事しますね。 Anonymous asks: 牧場物語幸せの詩の女神様とリオンはどのような関係ですか？ リオンは確か妖精という扱いだったと思います。 女神さまと接点があるかどうかは、私もちょっとわかりません。ごめんなさい。 Tomato asks: 牧場物語ワンダフルライフforガールの主人公の衣装なんですが、I love Kumaのコーデを見ると、Mezzo Pianoというレディースアパレルブランドを思い出しますが、どこからインスピレーションを受けましたか？ 春らしい色合いにしよう！と思っていただけだったと記憶しています。（それぞれ春夏秋冬のイメージで作っていました。）いろいろなイベントが予定されていたダーちゃんが、ほとんど活躍しないと知って、せめてマスコット的存在をアピールできればと、シャツのデザインに入れました。 Pansy Asks: … Continue reading Igusa Matsuyama Interview Original Japanese correspondence
It was a real surprise to see the announcement of Piczle Cross: Story of Seasons. The series isn’t a stranger to puzzle-based spinoffs, but this was the first one in a long time, and a collaboration no less! The only problem was that, personally, I was never good at nonogram puzzles. So, how’s Piczle Cross: … Continue reading Piczle Cross: Story of Seasons – A Nonogram Novice’s Review
It’s been almost 14 years since the original release of Rune Factory 3 for the Nintendo DS, but finally, fluffy golden farmers have returned in a well crafted remaster, letting fans of the series return to Sharance or visit it for their first time. So, how’s the ol’ farm holdin’ up? Presentation Naturally, the first … Continue reading Rune Factory 3 Special Review
One of the major benefits of remakes is allowing people who missed playing a game when it first released a chance to experience its charm and story. This especially rings true for Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life (SOS:AWL), a remake of A Wonderful Life (AWL) which is considered one of the most unique entries … Continue reading Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life Newcomer’s Review + PC/Steamdeck
Marvelous Europe today released STORY OF SEASONS: A Wonderful Life for PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, and the Nintendo Switch™ system in Europe and Australia. A reimagining of the fan-favorite entry in STORY OF SEASONS (Bokujo Monogatari in Japan), STORY OF SEASONS: A Wonderful Life adds modern visuals and design updates to the game to enhance the original experience for seasoned fans … Continue reading STORY OF SEASONS: A Wonderful Life Now Available on Console and PC in Europe and Australia, Welcoming Everyone to Forgotten Valley
XSEED Games, the independent-minded publishing brand of Marvelous USA, Inc., today released STORY OF SEASONS: A Wonderful Life for PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, and the Nintendo Switch™ system in North America and Windows PC via Steam worldwide. A reimagining of the fan-favorite entry in STORY OF SEASONS (Bokujo Monogatari in Japan), STORY OF SEASONS: A Wonderful Life adds modern visuals and design … Continue reading Press Release: STORY OF SEASONS: A Wonderful Life Now Available on Console and PC in North America, Welcoming Everyone to Forgotten Valley
XSEED Games, the independent-minded publishing brand of Marvelous USA, Inc., in collaboration with Marvelous Inc. and Marvelous Europe, today announced Silent Hope, a new action RPG title, will launch Oct. 3 on the Nintendo Switch™ system and PC via Steam. Preorders will soon be available for the physical Day 1 edition on Nintendo Switch which includes … Continue reading PRESS RELEASE: New Action RPG, Silent Hope, coming to Nintendo Switch and PC globally 3rd October (NA)
Marvelous Europe in collaboration with Marvelous Inc. and XSEED Games, today announced Silent Hope, a new action RPG title, that will launch October 3rd on the Nintendo Switch™ system and PC via Steam. https://youtu.be/gDmS6Nk0P50 Preorders will soon be available for the physical standard edition on Nintendo Switch through the Marvelous Europe website for a suggested retail price of … Continue reading PRESS RELEASE: New Action RPG, Silent Hope, coming to Nintendo Switch and PC globally 3rd October (EU)
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