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!
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
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
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
For the March 2023 issue of Nintendo Dream, Hikaru Nakano (The producer of the Story of Seasons series) and Rika Hoshina (the director for Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life) were interviewed regarding various aspects of the game. Thanks to the collaboration of @artycharmy and @regularcelery, we can share the information with English speaking fans! … Continue reading Translated Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life Interview from Nintendo Dream!
UK, London - 25 January 2023 – Marvelous Europe today announced STORY OF SEASONS: A Wonderful Life will release on June 27th 2023, for Windows PC via Steam, PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, and the Nintendo Switch™ system. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSJFrw5rkiw Today’s announcement comes with a brand-new trailer brought to life entirely through papercraft artwork, from Japanese artist shinrashinge, showing one … Continue reading STORY OF SEASONS: A Wonderful Life sprouts up on PC and Console in Europe and Australia on June 27th
Via ONE PR Studio, XSEED has revealed that Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life will be available for preorder shortly, and feature two editions: A standard edition and a Premium bundle. Each retails for $49.99 and $59.99 respectively. The game will be launching simultaneously on Steam, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and the Nintendo Switch. … Continue reading XSEED reveals bonus plush, preorders for A Wonderful Life opening soon.
We mentioned in a Photobucket Grab Bag a bit ago that Claire wasn’t originally a game character, so why not expand on that a little bit? We had the honor of hosting a brief Q&A with Igusa Matsuyama, the series character designer, and at one point they said this: Claire was a character I originally … Continue reading The Origin of Claire
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