PRESS RELEASE: STORY OF SEASONS: A Wonderful Life brings cozy farming to PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and Steam this Summer

October 28, 2022 ~ RanchStory ~ Leave a comment

London, United Kingdom – 28 October 2022 – Marvelous Europe today announced that STORY OF SEASONS: A Wonderful Life will release for PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S and Windows PC via Steam as well as the Nintendo Switch™ system in Summer 2023 across Europe and Australia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBm4z8ZpBx0 STORY OF SEASONS: A Wonderful Life brings players to Forgotten Valley, a tranquil … Continue reading PRESS RELEASE: STORY OF SEASONS: A Wonderful Life brings cozy farming to PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and Steam this Summer

PRESS RELEASE: STORY OF SEASONS: A Wonderful Life revealed for Nintendo Switch™ release in Summer 2023

September 13, 2022 ~ RanchStory ~ Leave a comment

13 September, 2022 – Marvelous Europe today announced that STORY OF SEASONS: A Wonderful Life will release Summer 2023 on the Nintendo Switch™ system across Europe and Australia.Watch the announcement trailer here: https://youtu.be/XntTiLiH2o0 The latest entry in the long-running series brings players to Forgotten Valley, a tranquil community where they will begin their new carefree … Continue reading PRESS RELEASE: STORY OF SEASONS: A Wonderful Life revealed for Nintendo Switch™ release in Summer 2023

PRESS RELEASE: Revisit the Town of Selphia with Rune Factory 4 Special and Embrace the farming lifestyle with STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One

June 15, 2021 ~ RanchStory ~ Leave a comment

Marvelous Europe Limited are today excited to announce that Rune Factory 4 Special, the remastered High Definition game of the critically acclaimed RPG simulation title that was originally released onto the Nintendo 3DS™ system, and STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town, a High Definition remake of the 2003 GameBoy Advance game Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town, … Continue reading PRESS RELEASE: Revisit the Town of Selphia with Rune Factory 4 Special and Embrace the farming lifestyle with STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One

Newcomers to Mineral Town Review

August 17, 2020 ~ RanchStory ~ Leave a comment

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

The Town is a Character Too (and why Rival Marriage is important)

August 9, 2020 ~ RanchStory ~ Leave a comment

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)

Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town Veteran Player Review

July 8, 2020 ~ RanchStory ~ 1 Comment

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

A Surprise from Mayor Thomas!

June 12, 2020July 8, 2020 ~ RanchStory ~ Leave a comment

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!

North American release date for Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town announced!

May 15, 2020 ~ RanchStory ~ Leave a comment

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!

Name Game

March 24, 2020 ~ RanchStory ~ Leave a comment

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

Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town release date announcement for Australia and Europe!

March 17, 2020 ~ RanchStory ~ Leave a comment

https://youtu.be/N8ReYYLtIJY Good morning, everyone! Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town, a complete remake of the GBA Classic has been given a release date in Australia and Europe by Marvelous: 10th July 2020! In addition to English, Marvelous has also confirmed a complete French, German and Spanish text localization. Key Features: ▪ Rediscover one … Continue reading Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town release date announcement for Australia and Europe!