This game is much better than the first story of seasons. Much better pacing and more things to do every day
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Story of Seasons isn't in any danger of being over, so I wouldn't worry.
The names are different because the characters in this game are actually descendants of the characters from the original Harvest Moon and Natsume always ignored that.
Based on what we know the look of this game was intentional. The next new game will look different.
The Switch version plays like a dream. Extremely smooth. Feels 100x better than the original GBA release, that's for sure.
FoMT was not made by the main development team, which is still working on the next game. I guess there's definitely some concern, since they've been working on the next game for so long though... Either way, the design of SoS FoMT is the way it is because
well, it's a pretty faithful remake.
Perfect, preordered! Need to make sure I have my cow suit for when I propose to Karen (or maybe Cliff).
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The Guardian is reporting 4/5 stars for the game which looks great!
Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town review – absorbing rural rhythms
In a now-crowded field, this reboot of the noughties farm game retains the original’s gentle dramas and nuanced characterisation
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Might go with the new ones first honestly to see their storyline then go Popurri.
Friends of Mineral Town is typically considerd to be the best/most popular game in the series. It's essentially a remake of Back to Nature.
It's actually reviewing higher than I expected which is surprising considering the poor graphics. Makes me wonder how well-received a bigger budget entry would be.
Art style isn't my favourite but I'm hyped to get this when I'm done xenoblade. One of my favourite harvest moon games ever with lots of quality of life improvements. Sign me up
I hope so!
FoMT was not made by the main development team, which is still working on the next game. I guess there's definitely some concern, since they've been working on the next game for so long though... Either way, the design of SoS FoMT is the way it is because
well, it's a pretty faithful remake.
Still? Well I can only hope the new game blows us out of the water after all this time. And well, they tried with the design but I don't think it worked out.
the weird thing about the art style / graphics is that they would be pretty great a couple/few generations ago. like, they're not technically terrible or anything. just really generic.
I mean you can just look at the 3DS and Wii games to see that the next game will look different lol.
Marie every time since 64.
Yeah, it seems ridiculous. I seriously, seriously hope the next mainline game is gonna be mindblowing for all the time they've taken.
I'm torn atm. Popuri was a fav as a kid, but I'm gonna give all the girls (and Gray prob) a shot!
I kind of want this on switch, but I wouldnt mind it on steam as well. What are you guys going for?
Super excited for this! While I have definitely enjoyed the other recent 3DS titles, I am glad this game is more simplistic in that you have the pre-set field, not as many crop stats, and you do not have to worry about trees growing all on your land randomly. Also an actual mine versus the mining spots means I will enjoy mining again versus just cheesing it for the minerals/gems I wanted.
Still not a fan of the new art style, but I'm very glad that gay marriage will be an option without any lame qualifications, or being locked out of certain content for pursuing it.
(Rick got the biggest/only glow up for the dudes.)
(Rick got the biggest/only glow up for the dudes.)
So excited for this game as I never got to play the Mineral town games before, looks amazing and charming. The series is one of my favorites of all time.
I know some of the earlier games in the series have a time limit where the game ends after a year or 2, does this game have one or can you theoretically play forever?
I know some of the earlier games in the series have a time limit where the game ends after a year or 2, does this game have one or can you theoretically play forever?
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Yes. Doctor was named Doctor in FoMT and his name is the same here.
What did they get rid of?
Switch mainly for its portability factor.
I really liked the DS games but my gosh I hope the series never goes back to as complicated as Isle of Happines/Sunshine Isles with crop stats and special care and all that. I really liked the newer games but my favorite in the series is Magical Melody so it's nice to go back to a simpler SoS game in regards to crops. Neat to know that FoMT has an actual mine.
A lot of events were removed. For example, Won's introduction was far more involved in BTN. Some minor villagers too irc. One major thing FOMT got rid of was the reveal that whoever you married was the girl from the initial flashback.
The biggest thing though was some festivals. There was a tomato throwing festival in BTN that got removed.
It's been a while, but I started with FoMT, and when I played BTN later I was blown away by how much was lost in the transition.
Oh, I forgot this was coming out! I actually very recently managed to extract my save from More Friends of Mineral Town (doing a mass back-up of my games). It's from 2009.
It was a game that I played a whole lot on my Gameboy Micro without much idea what to do, but it provided a lot of needed comfort at the time. Looking at my data I barely did anything, but the memories flood back to me, especially the music! Nostalgia hits hard!
It was a game that I played a whole lot on my Gameboy Micro without much idea what to do, but it provided a lot of needed comfort at the time. Looking at my data I barely did anything, but the memories flood back to me, especially the music! Nostalgia hits hard!
God, I wish I had anything good to say about the way this game looks. I like the new portraits, though what they did to Karen bums me out. There are some ok-looking depth of field things that make it look a bit more "diorama-like," but generally it just looks really cheap, particularly when you hold it up to other games on Switch like Link's Awakening. I think it looks worse than Stardew Valley does, aesthetically.
Which is a shame! FOMT is one of my favorite games of all time, in spite of the many janky things about the original release. I can't imagine paying $50 for this game right now, but I think I'll pick it up in a sale, because I'm sure that the core gameplay underneath is still wonderful, and I'm interested in seeing the romances with the new characters. If anyone hasn't played FOMT before, it's definitely a great place to start with the series! I'd even recommend checking out the original version (which I believe is on Wii U VC) if the new art style turns you off too much.
Which is a shame! FOMT is one of my favorite games of all time, in spite of the many janky things about the original release. I can't imagine paying $50 for this game right now, but I think I'll pick it up in a sale, because I'm sure that the core gameplay underneath is still wonderful, and I'm interested in seeing the romances with the new characters. If anyone hasn't played FOMT before, it's definitely a great place to start with the series! I'd even recommend checking out the original version (which I believe is on Wii U VC) if the new art style turns you off too much.
14 year old me pre-ordered IoH and boy did I ever feel let down my its crop system. I should have taken the GameStop cashier trying to hand me Tree of Tranquility as a warning. Yes, both of the original mines are in this remake:
Mining | Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town
There are two mines in SoS:FoMT. Each mine has a variety of ores, gems, and some special items.
Reviews are already up on Metacritic, sitting at a 77 which is probably in the high end of what I expected.
Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town
Originally released for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance in 2003, STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town is a complete remake that will let series fans revisit the charming world of Mineral Town, while also introducing it to a new generation of farmers. In this peaceful setting, players will...www.metacritic.com
I gave it a 7
My opinion is that it is a good product, in terms of pacing, gameplay, variety of things to do, with a charming OST and atmosphere
but the art style isn't that great and generally, the production values aren't that high: I think that Doraemon Story of Seasons was a more compelling product for the Switch (production values-wise) and I hope that both Rune Factory 5 and the next brand new Story of Season will take a different approach in terms of camera, artstyle, tech engine and so on
Switchitalia.it: 7/10
It's time for the Tree of Tranquillity/Animal Parade sub-series to come back into the spotlight!
Same art style as they were originally, just polished up a bit. And please let Cain be a marriage candidate this time! (Sorry Helen[?])
Same art style as they were originally, just polished up a bit. And please let Cain be a marriage candidate this time! (Sorry Helen[?])
Yeah I was hoping that the switch games would return to this artstyle instead of continuing on the handheld games tbh
I always went with Ran or Karen. Will probably pick one of them again. Maybe Popurri?
It's been so long since I've played a Story of Seasons game. I was really excited to see this OT and that the game was coming out soon. I played the original so much as a kid.
I'm not crazy on the art style either and the side by side screenshots just make me realise how wonderfully well the original style has aged but I'm really impressed with how quick and snappy it seems to run based on gameplay footage so I think I'll get used to it.
Not sure why they made such drastic changes, the new male looks extremely generic compared to the iconic one. I also hate what they did to Karen.
The game definitely looks better in motion. Already preordered for the cow costume. If only they re-release the original on the Switch. Would probably be better efforts from Natsume than to make bad clones.
I totally agree with the hate on the art style, but the biggest thing that jumps out at me is the head size compared to those teeny tiny little bodies. The proportions are very peculiar.
It really just looks like a high res 3DS game
It really just looks like a high res 3DS game
I want RF5 to follow the Ys series in terms of combat and party systems.
Ordered on steam due to regional prices being considerably lower than the switch price and am looking forward to revisiting it.
I like some of the redesigns but I dont like Popurri. She looks too much like a child even when taking into consideration that the game has a chibi art style. Which is a shame as she was my favourite from the old game. Will probably go with Jennifer or Karen.
But honestly I'm just looking forward to replaying it. After all the praise I sang it while introducing my partner to stardew valley I hope Im not blinded by nostalgia.
Shame it looks so generic tho.
I like some of the redesigns but I dont like Popurri. She looks too much like a child even when taking into consideration that the game has a chibi art style. Which is a shame as she was my favourite from the old game. Will probably go with Jennifer or Karen.
But honestly I'm just looking forward to replaying it. After all the praise I sang it while introducing my partner to stardew valley I hope Im not blinded by nostalgia.
Shame it looks so generic tho.
Was a huge fan of 64 and Back to Nature, and remember getting (but not really sticking with) FoMT on GBA. It's trippy seeing the video above and recognizing most of the map and hearing the music again from Back to Nature. Am I crazy, or did the blacksmith's shop used to be just up the path from your home to the left in BtN?
This is a remake of a gba game that was based on the n64/ps1 game.
Mineral Town is basically a weird alternate universe version of Flowerbud Village that was made when the team that was supposed to just port 64 to PlayStation didn't have any oversight and went completely off the rails. Families, characteristics, and personalities got completely shuffled around or changed in the process. Though the good thing is this Mineral Town remake actually gives the characters new designs that reflect their new personalities after 20 years of re-using the 64 designs that don't really fit them.
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What's ironic is that this game really brought people to love the franchise and what really made Story of Seasons what it is as of today.
I vastly prefer 64 and the original Flowerbud Village storylines but there's definitely no denying Friends of Mineral Town took off on GBA and a lot of people back then learned about the series through it. I'm just glad these alternate versions of the characters finally have their own designs.