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!
While we mostly loved the recent remake, one of the gripes we mentioned in our Friends of Mineral Town review last month was the loss of rival marriages. This is a relatively minor negative for Friends of Mineral Town in particular due to the nature of the system in the original game, where a lot … Continue reading The Town is a Character Too (and why Rival Marriage is important)
As a fan of Story of Seasons since the earliest days in Flowerbud Village, I have always adored the artwork of Igusa Matsuyama, who has helped make the worlds of Bokumono feel so alive, colorful, vibrant and filled with characters who I adore so much. That’s why, today, I’m especially delighted to bring a rare treat: Thanks to the collaboration of several of our community’s members doing translations, submitting questions, and providing guidance; I present a brief interview with the artist themselves!
Snow Festivals are held annually in Japan and usually span over a few days. People build statues out of snow that turn into ice sculptures around the area of the festival, and people enjoy treats from vendors.
Some of the unused items in Harvest Moon: 64 are extraordinarily familiar, mainly because they appeared in later games in some shape or form. We’ll be going through some of the items, tools and gameplay additions that were shelved before the game’s official release - and their appearance later in the series.
When playing Harvest Moon: 64, did you ever feel like you might be learning something? You were right.
The daughter of Hall, sister of Gray, and granddaughter of the original SNES game’s Ann. She doesn’t inherit much of that inventor knack for machines though.
Before the mountain bridge is built in the first winter she still manages to climb her way up to meet the old couple at their dumpling restaurant, and is willing to go to dangerous lengths for a rare flower. She’s certainly Basil’s daughter alright... far from being simply “the flower girl,” Popuri could be a flower adventurer!
Karen is a brash, sharp tongued young woman who’s probably most infamously known for her unquenchable thirst for liquor, which she seems to take to any time she’s being put into a bad mood... which is basically every day
When she’s not holed up in her library, she could be found teaching the local kids about insects, cooking fish with Elli, or exploring Moon Mountain on her own. In time, she’ll become just as friendly with the player, even overcoming her fear of dogs and attending the Dog Race festival for the first time just to cheer yours on.
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