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Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town announced for Nintendo Switch, coming March 23, 2021
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Damn, I like and dislike the artstyle at the same time...don't know how to describe it lol.
But the concept looks really fresh and exciting for an SoS game. Consider me hyped!
But the concept looks really fresh and exciting for an SoS game. Consider me hyped!
Oh wow, we only got to wait a month here in the west. Not what I was expecting but I'll take it.
Beyond excited as this looks like a fresh take on the series and a new SoS is always a good thing.
Beyond excited as this looks like a fresh take on the series and a new SoS is always a good thing.
Not that hyped with it being top-down again and with still "meh" graphics.
Kind of feels only a minor bump from the 3DS games. After Rune Factory 5 went for the open 3rd-parson view (with a nice bright colorful art-style to combat the not that impressive graphics), this is a let down.
Kind of feels only a minor bump from the 3DS games. After Rune Factory 5 went for the open 3rd-parson view (with a nice bright colorful art-style to combat the not that impressive graphics), this is a let down.
I enjoyed the Friends of Mineral Town remake immensely despite the simplistic graphics, and this definitely looks like a step up in that regard so it'll be an easy purchase come March 23rd! (But why does it have to be released like a week before MH?)
I know what you mean. Kinda looks like a browser game art style lol
I thought that too during the initial motorbike riding cutscene (bad HM vibes), but I think I'm liking the sorta "stylized" artstyle more and more. It has not gone full-scale 3D yet, similar to the Friends of Mineral Town remake which also had a nice unique artstyle.
Okay I wasn't the only one, holy carp it looks bad, like a phone game. I am super bummed out right now :(
I was hoping the ugly graphics with the FOMT remake was just a one-time thing, but clearly not. And Rune Factory 5 looks amazing, thank goodness I at least have that.
This looks great. Thank God they didn't go for the Friends of Mineral Town remake route and actually implemented a decent budget.
I mean Rune Factory 5 looks like this:
Kinda hard not to be disappointed with Olive Town here.
man, I'm SO HYPED for RF5
Overall I like the art style but I wish the MCs looked at bit older. And as many hours as I spent in the 3DS games, I am not a fan of crafting building (versus just upgrading them) and having to chop down a gazillion trees to make room for a crop field and then having to put items on my field to stop the trees from regrowing.
I am so excited, love the art direction with interesting characters and cool updated mechanics like the good ones from Stardew Valley.
Eh, the style works fine for Story of Seasons.I mean Rune Factory 5 looks like this:
Kinda hard not to be disappointed with Olive Town here.
And again, we could have easily gotten FoMT's style which wouldn't have made anyone happy.
Looks good to me. I like the art style and animations, a marked improvement over FoMT.
this isn't a Rune Factory so I won't compare it to that. It looks vastly better than the current Natsume Harvest Moons and comparing it to mobile farm games shows a lack of perspective.
this isn't a Rune Factory so I won't compare it to that. It looks vastly better than the current Natsume Harvest Moons and comparing it to mobile farm games shows a lack of perspective.
How in the HELL did I not know there was a Rune Factory 5 trailer? I completely missed it! This game looks fucking amazing! I am less disappointed with Olive Town now.
Main thing that's a bummer is the lack of character portraits during dialog with NPCs. It wouldn't be as jarring if the camera was more dynamic and looked nicer while talking to them but without the art it feels kind of soulless in a way that I am SUPER not into. I wasn't expecting an amazing leap in graphics over the 3DS games. I just wanted to see better lighting and animations... but without the portraits it actually feels like a downgrade.
Main thing that's a bummer is the lack of character portraits during dialog with NPCs. It wouldn't be as jarring if the camera was more dynamic and looked nicer while talking to them but without the art it feels kind of soulless in a way that I am SUPER not into. I wasn't expecting an amazing leap in graphics over the 3DS games. I just wanted to see better lighting and animations... but without the portraits it actually feels like a downgrade.
I kinda wish they kept up the sorta chibi, round head art style the series had before the 3DS games. The only Story of Seasons game I played was Harvest Moon: Animal Parade on Wii, and I only picked it up because I liked its art style the most. I'll keep my eye on this one, though. I might replay Animal Parade in the meantime. They should put the SNES game on Nintendo Switch Online.
I'm SO excited!!
Also gay marriage confirmed on the JPN website (well, "best friends ceremony" in Japan) but XSEED will undoubtedly localize it as gay marriage like they did with FoMT.
I love the dude in the biker jacket and the girl with thigh highs omg.
Customization looks great too!
Also gay marriage confirmed on the JPN website (well, "best friends ceremony" in Japan) but XSEED will undoubtedly localize it as gay marriage like they did with FoMT.
I love the dude in the biker jacket and the girl with thigh highs omg.
Customization looks great too!
Totally agree, the big heads on the long skinny bodies just really puts me off for whatever reason. Can't even bring myself to pick up Mineral Town despite loving the original, the 'look what they did to my boy' vibes were too strong
Maybe, but Rune Factory Frontier and Tides of Destiny were both liked a lot less than Rune Factory 4 which ended up being a more traditional top down game. So only time will tell if Rune Factory 5 is as good as 4 or is more along the lines of the other console games.
Harvest Moon A Wonderful Life which was also more ambitious also ended up a bit liked than the more traditional games, too.
In the end with all of these games it ends up being about how they play, how the NPCs are, etc .
i don't understand the "i wish they'd go back to the animal parade style" comments because this is largely what animal parade looked like? the indoor backgrounds don't have as many details, and the farm area seems to forced top down on account of the Stardew Valley of it all, and the trees are kind of ugly because, again, the Stardew Valley of it all.
Wow I can't believe this is coming out so soon. Will probably pick it up but I anticipate spending way more time with RF 5.
Yeah I think what I miss most about the old Tree of Tranquility/Animal Parade style is the details. The Story of Seasons artstyle just comes across as a bit too minimal to me, so it has a bit of a phone game feel to it, whereas Tree of Tranquility/Animal Parade feel a little more 'cozy' because of the details.
Taking an example, the store interior of Tree of Tranquility compared to the store we saw in here.
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I really liked the Tree of Tranquility/Animal Parade towns since they both have some nice details to them...I guess we haven't seen much of Olive Town yet, but I do miss the detailed vibes of ToT/AP.
Taking an example, the store interior of Tree of Tranquility compared to the store we saw in here.
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I really liked the Tree of Tranquility/Animal Parade towns since they both have some nice details to them...I guess we haven't seen much of Olive Town yet, but I do miss the detailed vibes of ToT/AP.
I know it's joining a negative chorus, but it bums me out how increasingly bland this series art direction gets, I'd say it never made a good jump to 3D but my first HM game was A Wonderful Life which might still be the peak on a 3D visuals front!
Meanwhile they have this gorgeous looking Doraemon themed SoS game and I'm just thinking why the heck can't that be the kind of base for a mainline game's visuals?! ah well
Meanwhile they have this gorgeous looking Doraemon themed SoS game and I'm just thinking why the heck can't that be the kind of base for a mainline game's visuals?! ah well
Pretty different to those games imo.
They are all life sims, generally though.
AC is super chill, low stakes, slow paced goodness.
Stardew is my favorite game in this genre ever. Stunning 2D graphics, GOAT music, very addictive farming, exploring, combat, mining, relationships etc it's incredible.
This new game looks visually like the recent Friends of Mineral Town game which is unfortunate as I find it bland and ugly lol.
But if this new game carries on the tradition of the 3DS games in gameplay, then it will be a good game. The video gave me hope that the structure is going to be there - I honestly think it looks great barring graphics.
Have you played Stardew? If not, I HIGHLY recommend. Playing it in the fall time in real life for some reason is my favorite time to play it :)