A community blog dedicated to both Story of Seasons and Rune Factory with news, articles, and information on the series.
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
This preview is based on version 1.0.2, but features may be subject to change with future updates. Reclaiming your farmland isn’t the only thing going on in Pioneers of Olive Town. The town itself will be a constant source of new happenings, with almost 40 residents to befriend, tons of events, festivals, a museum to … Continue reading Exploring Olive Town
It’s almost time for Olive Town! For fans waiting patiently for the game, we’ll be doing our best to bring previews from now until release on March 23rd (NA) and March 26th (Europe). To start off our preview series, let’s go over some of the first things you’ll encounter during your first Spring in Olive … Continue reading Our First Olive Town Preview!
Introductions There are few series as well known in the farming sim genre as Bokujou Monogatari (formerly localized as Harvest Moon, but now localized as Story of Seasons), and the newest entry, Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town, serves as a remake of some of the most well known and well loved games in … Continue reading Newcomers to Mineral Town Review
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)
The year is 1997, Hong Kong is no longer a British colony, Deep Blue, a computer, has defeated a legendary Chess master, and for a gaming enthusiast in Japan, a TV commercial has just aired featuring the up-and-coming stars Aki Maeda and her sister, Ai Maeda. 抽選で2000名様にオリジナルウォッチプレゼント Not only is the genre defining Life Sim … Continue reading A Piece of History: The Bokujou Monogatari GB Wristwatch!
As most veteran farmers know, Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town is a remake of one of the most beloved entries in the series. The previous GameBoy Advance and PlayStation iterations of the game are well loved and many returning fans, some of whom may have not played any games in the series since … Continue reading Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town Veteran Player Review
https://66.media.tumblr.com/e78903b26c1ae7f276dd93bd9bff9d03/c3c0670f8b32eb09-b8/s2048x3072/dec9b00c4beeb6629c32989bca69c9108a514966.jpg What’s this? Our official European Correspondent, Eden, got something in the post yesterday! From Mayor Thomas himself, no less! That’s not all, of course. Thomas gifted him with the key to the homestead, some seeds and feed to start his farming career with, and some other fine goodies! I wonder what those seeds will … Continue reading A Surprise from Mayor Thomas!
https://youtu.be/kDS3jtEjZO4 The official North American release date for Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town is confirmed to be July 14th! You may recall the European date was announced for July 10th, but no concrete date was given for the NA release until now. As previously reported, participating retailers such as the official XSEED store, … Continue reading North American release date for Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town announced!
Eagle-eyed fans probably noticed an interesting detail about the Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town remake’s trailer and screenshots: Some of the characters have different names than we’re used to! The reason is simple: These are the original Japanese names for the characters! As we’ve seen from XSEED’s past decisions, such as re-localizing characters … Continue reading Name Game
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